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 ### Notes on checksums
 
-Unlike Ironic itself, Metal3 currently assumes the checksum algorithm to be MD5
-when no `checksumType` value is provided. Since more secure algorithms, such as
-SHA256 or SHA512, are popular nowadays, care must be taken to provide the
-correct `checksumType`. The value of `auto` will make Ironic detect the
-checksum type from its length and will become the default in the next version
-of the BareMetalHost API.
+Setting `checksumType` to `auto` or leaving it empty prompts Ironic to
+automatically detect the checksum type based on its length and will become
+the default in the next version of the BareMetalHost API.
 
 The `checksum` value can be provided either as a URL or as the hash value
 directly. Providing a URL is more convenient in case of public cloud images,