A PDF file with a corrupted header
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broken-pdf-header.pdf
File info
| File Format | |
|---|---|
| File Size | 10 KB（10,240 bytes） |
| MIME Type | application/pdf |
| MD5 | 3fa0c7a24dafc19a719148903af55854 |
| SHA-1 | 69152ff8ef37ae6638940f502ce16d30fe916b8d |
| SHA-256 | 2130fae55ad8450a1434fb60856e30bc2b13c722f882368bec4107964ef6b1a9 |
Download via command line
curl
curl -O https://devlab.itlibra.com/files/broken/pdf/broken-pdf-header.pdf
wget
wget https://devlab.itlibra.com/files/broken/pdf/broken-pdf-header.pdf
PowerShell
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://devlab.itlibra.com/files/broken/pdf/broken-pdf-header.pdf" -OutFile "broken-pdf-header.pdf"
About this file
A deliberately corrupted file, for verifying that your error handling and validation actually work.
In production you will genuinely receive files cut off mid-transfer, files partially lost to storage faults, and files whose extension is simply a lie. The question that matters is not only whether you detect the damage, but whether the application behaves safely once it has.
What to verify
- Validation detects the corruption and surfaces it as a handled error rather than an uncaught exception
- The message shown to the user does not leak an internal stack trace
- Temporary files and database rows are not left half-written when processing fails midway
- The log retains enough to diagnose the cause — file name, size, and what kind of anomaly was detected
FAQ
- Is this file free to use?
- Yes — fully free and no signup required. Use it for any commercial or non-commercial test/verification purpose.
- What is inside the file?
- Dummy data generated for testing — sized to match the listed size exactly.
- What are the hash values for?
- Verify integrity after download or use them as test data for hashing libraries.