anirudhaptiwari / document-integrity-checker

College Mini Project

Document Integrity Checker

Description

This Flask-based web application allows users to check the integrity of any PDF document. It uses the SHA-256 hashing algorithm to calculate a unique hash for each uploaded document. Later, it can compare the calculated hash of the document with the stored hash to check if the document has been modified.

Features

• User Authentication
• File Upload
• Hash Generation
• Integrity Check

Technologies Used

• Python
• Flask
• hashlib
• os
• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript

Installation

1. Clone the repository: Clone this repository to your local machine using the command:

git clone https://github.com/anirudhaptiwari/Document-Integrity-Checker.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:Use the command:

cd Document-Integrity-Checker

3.Install the dependencies: The project requires Flask and its dependencies. You can install them using pip:

pip install flask

Usage

1. Run the application: You can run the application using the command:

python app.py

This will start the Flask development server.

2. Access the application: Open web browser and navigate to

http://localhost:5000

This will take you to the login page of the application.

4. Use the application: From the login page, you can log in to the application (the default username and password are both ‘admin’) Once logged in, you can choose to either generate a hash for a new document or check the integrity of an existing document.

Contribution

Contributions are what make the open-source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.