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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# This script verifies that a given `.params` file (and the corresponding
+# `.vk` file) is part of `parameters.json` and has the correct digest.
+#
+# This script runs on POSIX compatible shells. You need to have standard
+# utilities (`basename`, `head`, `grep`) as well as have `jq` and `b2sum`
+# installed.
+#
+# The inputs are a `parameter.json` file and a `.params' file.
+
+if [ "${#}" -ne 2 ]; then
+    echo "Verify that a given .params file (and the corresponding .vk file)"
+    echo "is part of parameters.json and has the correct digest."
+    echo ""
+    echo "Usage: $(basename "${0}") parameters.json parameter-file.params"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! command -v b2sum >/dev/null 2>&1
+then
+    echo "ERROR: 'b2sum' needs to be installed."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1
+then
+    echo "ERROR: 'jq' needs to be installed."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+PARAMS_JSON=${1}
+PARAMS_ID="${2%.*}"
+
+PARAMS_FILE="${PARAMS_ID}.params"
+VK_FILE="${PARAMS_ID}.vk"
+
+# Transforms the `parameters.json` into a string that consists of digest and
+# filename pairs.
+PARAMS_JSON_DATA=$(jq -r 'to_entries[] | "\(.value.digest) \(.key)"' "${PARAMS_JSON}")
+
+VK_HASH_SHORT=$(b2sum "${VK_FILE}"|head --bytes 32)
+if echo "${PARAMS_JSON_DATA}"|grep --silent "${VK_HASH_SHORT} ${VK_FILE}"; then
+    echo "ok Correct digest of VK file was found in ${PARAMS_JSON}."
+else
+    echo "not ok ERROR: Digest of VK file was *not* found/correct in ${PARAMS_JSON}."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+PARAMS_HASH_SHORT=$(b2sum "${PARAMS_FILE}"|head --bytes 32)
+if echo "${PARAMS_JSON_DATA}"|grep --silent "${PARAMS_HASH_SHORT} ${PARAMS_FILE}"; then
+    echo "ok Correct digest of params file was found in ${PARAMS_JSON}."
+else
+    echo "not ok ERROR: Digest of params file was *not* found/correct in ${PARAMS_JSON}."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "# Verification successfully completed."