You can verify the authenticity of the downloaded agent with SHA256 checksum validation. This ensures that the downloaded agent is credible and is not tampered with by any malicious code or software. For the .NET agent, you can use CertUtil or Get-FileHash to compute a file hash for verifying the checksum with the agent checksum value. To verify the authenticity of the agent:
CertUtil -hashfile <Your_Agent_File_Name> SHA256
SHA256 hash of YOUR_FILENAME:
319fac26e690ddae59f6de7c0600bcf7ec005820039e8da86c7194d62935fb94
CertUtil: -hashfile command completed successfully.
Get-FileHash <Your_Agent_File_Name> -Algorithm SHA256 | Format-List
Algorithm : SHA256
Hash : 319FAC26E690DDAE59F6DE7C0600BCF7EC005820039E8DA86C7194D62935FB94
Path : <Your_Agent_File_Name>