Java tutorial
import java.io.FileInputStream; import java.io.ObjectInputStream; import java.security.DigestInputStream; import java.security.MessageDigest; public class Main { public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception { FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream("test"); MessageDigest md = MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA"); DigestInputStream dis = new DigestInputStream(fis, md); ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(dis); Object o = ois.readObject(); if (!(o instanceof String)) { System.out.println("Unexpected data in file"); System.exit(-1); } String data = (String) o; System.out.println("Got message " + data); dis.on(false); o = ois.readObject(); if (!(o instanceof byte[])) { System.out.println("Unexpected data in file"); System.exit(-1); } byte origDigest[] = (byte[]) o; System.out.println(MessageDigest.isEqual(md.digest(), origDigest)); } }