Calculate and compare CRC when writing and reading ledger snapshots (#…

…1319) Fixes #892 Integration into `cardano-node`: IntersectMBO/cardano-node#6047. This uses the branch [geo2a/issue-892-checksum-snaphot-file-release-ouroboros-consensus-0.21.0.0-backport](https://github.com/IntersectMBO/ouroboros-consensus/tree/geo2a/issue-892-checksum-snaphot-file-release-ouroboros-consensus-0.21.0.0-backport) which is the backport of this PR onto the most resent release of the `ouroboros-consensus` package. In this PR, we change the reading and writing disk snapshots of ledger state. When a snapshot is taken and written to disk, an additional file with the `.checksum` extension is written alongside it. The checksum file contains a string that represent the CRC32 checksum of the snapshot. The checksum is calculated incrementally, alongside writing the snapshot to disk. When a snapshot is read from dist, the checksum is again calculated and compared to the tracked one. If the checksum is different, `readSnaphot` returns the `ReadSnapshotDataCorruption` error, indicating data corruption. The checksum is calculated incrementally, alongside reading a writing the data. On write, we use the [`hPutAllCRC`](https://input-output-hk.github.io/fs-sim/fs-api/src/System.FS.CRC.html#hPutAllCRC) function from `fs-sim`, and on read we modify the [readIncremental](https://github.com/IntersectMBO/ouroboros-consensus/blob/892-checksum-snaphot-file/ouroboros-consensus/src/ouroboros-consensus/Ouroboros/Consensus/Util/CBOR.hs#L191) function to compute the checksum as data is read. To enable seamless integration into `cardano-node`, we make the check optional. When initialising the ledger state from a snapshot in `initLedgerDB`, we issue a warning in case the checksum file is missing for a snapshot, but do not fail as in case of invalid snapshots. The `db-analyser` tool ignores the checksum files by default when reading the snapshots. We add `--disk-snapshot-checksum` flag to enabled the check. When writing a snapshot to disk, e.g. as a result of the `--store-ledger` analysis, `db-analyser` will always write calculate the checksum and write it into the snapshot's `.checksum` file. **Tests** There state machine test in `Test.Ouroboros.Storage.LedgerDB.OnDisk` is relevant to this feature, and has caught a number of silly mistakes in the process of its implementation, for example forgetting to delete a checksum file when the snapshot is deleted. The model in the test does not track checksums, and I do not think it can (or should) be augmented to do that. Howerver, the `Snap` and `Restore` events are now parameterised by the checksum flag, and the values for the flag are randomised when generating these events. This leads to testing the following properties: - this feature is backwards-compatible, i.e. the `Restore` events will always lead to restoring from a snapshot, even if `Snap` events do not write checksum files (i.e. their flag is `NoDoDiskSnapshotChecksum` ~= `False`). - If the interpretation of the `DoDiskSnapshotChecksum` flag changes in the code base and becomes strict, i.e. hard fail if the checksum file is missing, this test will discover that. **Effects on Performance**: Running `db-analyser` to read a ledger snapshot and store the snapshot of the state at the next slot shows a difference of 2 seconds on my machine. See a comment below for the logs. To precisely evaluate the effects, we need a micro-benchmark of the reading and writing of snapshots with and without the checksum calculation.
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diff --git a/ouroboros-consensus-cardano/app/DBAnalyser/Parsers.hs b/ouroboros-consensus-cardano/app/DBAnalyser/Parsers.hs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE ApplicativeDo #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE CPP           #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase    #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE ApplicativeDo      #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP                #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase         #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE PatternSynonyms    #-}
 
 module DBAnalyser.Parsers (
     BlockType (..)
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ import           Options.Applicative
 import           Ouroboros.Consensus.Block
 import           Ouroboros.Consensus.Byron.Node (PBftSignatureThreshold (..))
 import           Ouroboros.Consensus.Shelley.Node (Nonce (..))
+import           Ouroboros.Consensus.Storage.LedgerDB.DiskPolicy (pattern DoDiskSnapshotChecksum, pattern NoDoDiskSnapshotChecksum)
 
 {-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Parsing
@@ -44,6 +46,10 @@ parseDBAnalyserConfig = DBAnalyserConfig
     <*> parseValidationPolicy
     <*> parseAnalysis
     <*> parseLimit
+    <*> flag DoDiskSnapshotChecksum NoDoDiskSnapshotChecksum (mconcat [
+            long "no-snapshot-checksum-on-read"
+          , help "Don't check the '.checksum' file when reading a ledger snapshot"
+          ])
 
 parseSelectDB :: Parser SelectDB
 parseSelectDB =
@@ -130,7 +136,14 @@ storeLedgerParser = do
             <> "This is much slower than block reapplication (the default)."
             )
     )
-  pure $ StoreLedgerStateAt slot ledgerValidation
+  doChecksum <- flag DoDiskSnapshotChecksum NoDoDiskSnapshotChecksum
+    (mconcat [ long "no-snapshot-checksum-on-write"
+             , help (unlines [ "Don't calculate the checksum and"
+                             , "write the '.checksum' file"
+                             , "when taking a ledger snapshot"
+                             ])
+             ])
+  pure $ StoreLedgerStateAt slot ledgerValidation doChecksum
 
 checkNoThunksParser :: Parser AnalysisName
 checkNoThunksParser = CheckNoThunksEvery <$> option auto

diff --git a/ouroboros-consensus-cardano/src/unstable-cardano-tools/Cardano/Tools/DBAnalyser/Analysis.hs b/ouroboros-consensus-cardano/src/unstable-cardano-tools/Cardano/Tools/DBAnalyser/Analysis.hs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ import qualified Ouroboros.Consensus.Storage.ImmutableDB as ImmutableDB
 import           Ouroboros.Consensus.Storage.LedgerDB (DiskSnapshot (..),
                      writeSnapshot)
 import           Ouroboros.Consensus.Storage.Serialisation (encodeDisk)
-import           Ouroboros.Consensus.Util ((..:))
+import           Ouroboros.Consensus.Util (Flag (..), (..:))
 import qualified Ouroboros.Consensus.Util.IOLike as IOLike
 import           Ouroboros.Network.SizeInBytes
 import           System.FS.API (SomeHasFS (..))
@@ -102,19 +102,19 @@ runAnalysis analysisName = case go analysisName of
       pure result
   where
     go :: AnalysisName -> SomeAnalysis blk
-    go ShowSlotBlockNo                                = mkAnalysis $ showSlotBlockNo
-    go CountTxOutputs                                 = mkAnalysis $ countTxOutputs
-    go ShowBlockHeaderSize                            = mkAnalysis $ showHeaderSize
-    go ShowBlockTxsSize                               = mkAnalysis $ showBlockTxsSize
-    go ShowEBBs                                       = mkAnalysis $ showEBBs
-    go OnlyValidation                                 = mkAnalysis @StartFromPoint $ \_ -> pure Nothing
-    go (StoreLedgerStateAt slotNo lgrAppMode)         = mkAnalysis $ storeLedgerStateAt slotNo lgrAppMode
-    go CountBlocks                                    = mkAnalysis $ countBlocks
-    go (CheckNoThunksEvery nBks)                      = mkAnalysis $ checkNoThunksEvery nBks
-    go TraceLedgerProcessing                          = mkAnalysis $ traceLedgerProcessing
-    go (ReproMempoolAndForge nBks)                    = mkAnalysis $ reproMempoolForge nBks
-    go (BenchmarkLedgerOps mOutfile lgrAppMode)       = mkAnalysis $ benchmarkLedgerOps mOutfile lgrAppMode
-    go (GetBlockApplicationMetrics nrBlocks mOutfile) = mkAnalysis $ getBlockApplicationMetrics nrBlocks mOutfile
+    go ShowSlotBlockNo                                   = mkAnalysis $ showSlotBlockNo
+    go CountTxOutputs                                    = mkAnalysis $ countTxOutputs
+    go ShowBlockHeaderSize                               = mkAnalysis $ showHeaderSize
+    go ShowBlockTxsSize                                  = mkAnalysis $ showBlockTxsSize
+    go ShowEBBs                                          = mkAnalysis $ showEBBs
+    go OnlyValidation                                    = mkAnalysis @StartFromPoint $ \_ -> pure Nothing
+    go (StoreLedgerStateAt slotNo lgrAppMode doChecksum) = mkAnalysis $ storeLedgerStateAt slotNo lgrAppMode doChecksum
+    go CountBlocks                                       = mkAnalysis $ countBlocks
+    go (CheckNoThunksEvery nBks)                         = mkAnalysis $ checkNoThunksEvery nBks
+    go TraceLedgerProcessing                             = mkAnalysis $ traceLedgerProcessing
+    go (ReproMempoolAndForge nBks)                       = mkAnalysis $ reproMempoolForge nBks
+    go (BenchmarkLedgerOps mOutfile lgrAppMode)          = mkAnalysis $ benchmarkLedgerOps mOutfile lgrAppMode
+    go (GetBlockApplicationMetrics nrBlocks mOutfile)    = mkAnalysis $ getBlockApplicationMetrics nrBlocks mOutfile
 
     mkAnalysis ::
          forall startFrom. SingI startFrom
@@ -382,8 +382,9 @@ storeLedgerStateAt ::
      )
   => SlotNo
   -> LedgerApplicationMode
+  -> Flag "DoDiskSnapshotChecksum"
   -> Analysis blk StartFromLedgerState
-storeLedgerStateAt slotNo ledgerAppMode env = do
+storeLedgerStateAt slotNo ledgerAppMode doChecksum env = do
     void $ processAllUntil db registry GetBlock startFrom limit initLedger process
     pure Nothing
   where
@@ -422,7 +423,7 @@ storeLedgerStateAt slotNo ledgerAppMode env = do
     storeLedgerState ledgerState = case pointSlot pt of
         NotOrigin slot -> do
           let snapshot = DiskSnapshot (unSlotNo slot) (Just "db-analyser")
-          writeSnapshot ledgerDbFS encLedger snapshot ledgerState
+          writeSnapshot ledgerDbFS doChecksum encLedger snapshot ledgerState
           traceWith tracer $ SnapshotStoredEvent slot
         Origin -> pure ()
       where

diff --git a/ouroboros-consensus-cardano/src/unstable-cardano-tools/Cardano/Tools/DBAnalyser/Run.hs b/ouroboros-consensus-cardano/src/unstable-cardano-tools/Cardano/Tools/DBAnalyser/Run.hs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ analyse ::
   => DBAnalyserConfig
   -> Args blk
   -> IO (Maybe AnalysisResult)
-analyse DBAnalyserConfig{analysis, confLimit, dbDir, selectDB, validation, verbose} args =
+analyse DBAnalyserConfig{analysis, confLimit, dbDir, selectDB, validation, verbose, diskSnapshotChecksumOnRead} args =
     withRegistry $ \registry -> do
       lock           <- newMVar ()
       chainDBTracer  <- mkTracer lock verbose
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ analyse DBAnalyserConfig{analysis, confLimit, dbDir, selectDB, validation, verbo
                 ledgerDbFS
                 (decodeDiskExtLedgerState $ configCodec cfg)
                 decode
+                diskSnapshotChecksumOnRead
                 (DiskSnapshot slot (Just "db-analyser"))
                 -- TODO @readSnapshot@ has type @ExceptT ReadIncrementalErr m
                 -- (ExtLedgerState blk)@ but it also throws exceptions! This makes

diff --git a/ouroboros-consensus-cardano/src/unstable-cardano-tools/Cardano/Tools/DBAnalyser/Types.hs b/ouroboros-consensus-cardano/src/unstable-cardano-tools/Cardano/Tools/DBAnalyser/Types.hs
@@ -1,20 +1,23 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE DataKinds #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving #-}
 
 module Cardano.Tools.DBAnalyser.Types (module Cardano.Tools.DBAnalyser.Types) where
 
 import           Data.Word
 import           Ouroboros.Consensus.Block
+import           Ouroboros.Consensus.Util (Flag)
 
 data SelectDB =
     SelectImmutableDB (WithOrigin SlotNo)
 
 data DBAnalyserConfig = DBAnalyserConfig {
-    dbDir      :: FilePath
-  , verbose    :: Bool
-  , selectDB   :: SelectDB
-  , validation :: Maybe ValidateBlocks
-  , analysis   :: AnalysisName
-  , confLimit  :: Limit
+    dbDir                      :: FilePath
+  , verbose                    :: Bool
+  , selectDB                   :: SelectDB
+  , validation                 :: Maybe ValidateBlocks
+  , analysis                   :: AnalysisName
+  , confLimit                  :: Limit
+  , diskSnapshotChecksumOnRead :: Flag "DoDiskSnapshotChecksum"
   }
 
 data AnalysisName =
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ data AnalysisName =
   | ShowBlockTxsSize
   | ShowEBBs
   | OnlyValidation
-  | StoreLedgerStateAt SlotNo LedgerApplicationMode
+  | StoreLedgerStateAt SlotNo LedgerApplicationMode (Flag "DoDiskSnapshotChecksum")
   | CountBlocks
   | CheckNoThunksEvery Word64
   | TraceLedgerProcessing

diff --git a/ouroboros-consensus-cardano/test/tools-test/Main.hs b/ouroboros-consensus-cardano/test/tools-test/Main.hs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE PatternSynonyms #-}
+
 module Main (main) where
 
 import qualified Cardano.Tools.DBAnalyser.Block.Cardano as Cardano
@@ -8,6 +10,8 @@ import qualified Cardano.Tools.DBSynthesizer.Run as DBSynthesizer
 import           Cardano.Tools.DBSynthesizer.Types
 import           Ouroboros.Consensus.Block
 import           Ouroboros.Consensus.Cardano.Block
+import           Ouroboros.Consensus.Storage.LedgerDB.DiskPolicy
+                     (pattern NoDoDiskSnapshotChecksum)
 import qualified Test.Cardano.Tools.Headers
 import           Test.Tasty
 import           Test.Tasty.HUnit
@@ -62,12 +66,13 @@ testImmutaliserConfig =
 testAnalyserConfig :: DBAnalyserConfig
 testAnalyserConfig =
   DBAnalyserConfig {
-      dbDir       = chainDB
-    , verbose     = False
-    , selectDB    = SelectImmutableDB Origin
-    , validation  = Just ValidateAllBlocks
-    , analysis    = CountBlocks
-    , confLimit   = Unlimited
+      dbDir                      = chainDB
+    , verbose                    = False
+    , selectDB                   = SelectImmutableDB Origin
+    , validation                 = Just ValidateAllBlocks
+    , analysis                   = CountBlocks
+    , confLimit                  = Unlimited
+    , diskSnapshotChecksumOnRead = NoDoDiskSnapshotChecksum
     }
 
 testBlockArgs :: Cardano.Args (CardanoBlock StandardCrypto)

diff --git a/ouroboros-consensus-diffusion/src/ouroboros-consensus-diffusion/Ouroboros/Consensus/Node.hs b/ouroboros-consensus-diffusion/src/ouroboros-consensus-diffusion/Ouroboros/Consensus/Node.hs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE MonadComprehensions #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE NamedFieldPuns #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE PatternSynonyms #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE Rank2Types #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ module Ouroboros.Consensus.Node (
   , RunNodeArgs (..)
   , Tracers
   , Tracers' (..)
+  , pattern DoDiskSnapshotChecksum
+  , pattern NoDoDiskSnapshotChecksum
     -- * Internal helpers
   , mkNodeKernelArgs
   , nodeKernelArgsEnforceInvariants
@@ -107,7 +110,8 @@ import           Ouroboros.Consensus.Storage.ChainDB (ChainDB, ChainDbArgs,
 import qualified Ouroboros.Consensus.Storage.ChainDB as ChainDB
 import qualified Ouroboros.Consensus.Storage.ChainDB.Impl.Args as ChainDB
 import           Ouroboros.Consensus.Storage.LedgerDB.DiskPolicy
-                     (DiskPolicyArgs (..))
+                     (DiskPolicyArgs (..), pattern DoDiskSnapshotChecksum,
+                     pattern NoDoDiskSnapshotChecksum)
 import           Ouroboros.Consensus.Util.Args
 import           Ouroboros.Consensus.Util.IOLike
 import           Ouroboros.Consensus.Util.Orphans ()

diff --git a/...sensus/changelog.d/20241128_084625_georgy.lukyanov_892_checksum_snaphot_file.md b/...sensus/changelog.d/20241128_084625_georgy.lukyanov_892_checksum_snaphot_file.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+### Breaking
+
+- When writing a ledger state snapshot to disk, calculate the state's CRC32 checksum and write it to a separate file, which is named the same as the snapshot file, plus the `.checksum` extension.
+- When reading a snapshot file in `readSnapshot`, calculate its checksum and compare it to the value in the corresponding `.checksum` file. Return an error if the checksum is different or invalid. Issue a warning if the checksum file does not exist, but still initialise the ledger DB.
+- To support the previous item, change the error type of the `readSnapshot` from `ReadIncrementalErr` to the extended `ReadSnaphotErr`.
+- Checksumming the snapshots is controlled via the `doChecksum :: Flag "DoDiskSnapshotChecksum"` parameter of `initFromSnapshot`. Ultimately, this parameter comes from the Node's configuration file via the `DiskPolicy` data type.
+- Extend the `DiskPolicyArgs` data type to enable the node to pass `Flag "DoDiskSnapshotChecksum"` to Consensus.
+
+### Non-breaking
+
+- Make `Ouroboros.Consensus.Util.CBOR.readIncremental` optionally compute the checksum of the data as it is read.
+- Introduce an explicit `Ord` instance for `DiskSnapshot` that compares the values on `dsNumber`.
+- Introduce a new utility newtype `Flag` to represent type-safe boolean flags. See ouroboros-consensus/src/ouroboros-consensus/Ouroboros/Consensus/Util.hs.
+- Use `Flag "DoDiskSnapshotChecksum"` to control the check of the snapshot checksum file in `takeSnapshot`, `readSnapshot` and `writeSnapshot`.
diff --git a/...boros-consensus/src/ouroboros-consensus/Ouroboros/Consensus/Storage/ChainDB/Impl/LgrDB.hs b/...boros-consensus/src/ouroboros-consensus/Ouroboros/Consensus/Storage/ChainDB/Impl/LgrDB.hs
@@ -232,9 +232,11 @@ initFromDisk LgrDbArgs { lgrHasFS = hasFS, .. }
         lgrConfig
         lgrGenesis
         (streamAPI immutableDB)
+        doDiskSnapshotChecksum
     return (db, replayed)
   where
     ccfg = configCodec $ getExtLedgerCfg $ LedgerDB.ledgerDbCfg lgrConfig
+    LedgerDB.DiskPolicyArgs _ _ doDiskSnapshotChecksum = lgrDiskPolicyArgs
 
 -- | For testing purposes
 mkLgrDB :: StrictTVar m (LedgerDB' blk)
@@ -280,11 +282,12 @@ takeSnapshot ::
      , IsLedger (LedgerState blk)
      )
   => LgrDB m blk -> m (Maybe (LedgerDB.DiskSnapshot, RealPoint blk))
-takeSnapshot lgrDB@LgrDB{ cfg, tracer, hasFS } = wrapFailure (Proxy @blk) $ do
+takeSnapshot lgrDB@LgrDB{ cfg, tracer, hasFS, diskPolicy } = wrapFailure (Proxy @blk) $ do
     ledgerDB <- LedgerDB.ledgerDbAnchor <$> atomically (getCurrent lgrDB)
     LedgerDB.takeSnapshot
       tracer
       hasFS
+      (LedgerDB.onDiskShouldChecksumSnapshots diskPolicy)
       (encodeDiskExtLedgerState ccfg)
       ledgerDB
   where

diff --git a/ouroboros-consensus/src/ouroboros-consensus/Ouroboros/Consensus/Storage/LedgerDB.hs b/ouroboros-consensus/src/ouroboros-consensus/Ouroboros/Consensus/Storage/LedgerDB.hs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE PatternSynonyms #-}
+
 -- | The Ledger DB is responsible for the following tasks:
 --
 -- - __Maintaining the in-memory ledger state at the tip__: When we try to
@@ -134,6 +136,8 @@ module Ouroboros.Consensus.Storage.LedgerDB (
   , SnapshotFailure (..)
   , diskSnapshotIsTemporary
   , listSnapshots
+  , pattern DoDiskSnapshotChecksum
+  , pattern NoDoDiskSnapshotChecksum
   , readSnapshot
     -- ** Write to disk
   , takeSnapshot
@@ -160,7 +164,9 @@ module Ouroboros.Consensus.Storage.LedgerDB (
 import           Ouroboros.Consensus.Storage.LedgerDB.DiskPolicy
                      (DiskPolicy (..), DiskPolicyArgs (..),
                      NumOfDiskSnapshots (..), SnapshotInterval (..),
-                     TimeSinceLast (..), defaultDiskPolicyArgs, mkDiskPolicy)
+                     TimeSinceLast (..), defaultDiskPolicyArgs, mkDiskPolicy,
+                     pattern DoDiskSnapshotChecksum,
+                     pattern NoDoDiskSnapshotChecksum)
 import           Ouroboros.Consensus.Storage.LedgerDB.Init (InitLog (..),
                      ReplayGoal (..), ReplayStart (..), TraceReplayEvent (..),
                      decorateReplayTracerWithGoal,

diff --git a/...oros-consensus/src/ouroboros-consensus/Ouroboros/Consensus/Storage/LedgerDB/DiskPolicy.hs b/...oros-consensus/src/ouroboros-consensus/Ouroboros/Consensus/Storage/LedgerDB/DiskPolicy.hs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE DeriveGeneric #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE DerivingVia #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE NumericUnderscores #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE PatternSynonyms #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards #-}
 
 module Ouroboros.Consensus.Storage.LedgerDB.DiskPolicy (
@@ -13,6 +14,10 @@ module Ouroboros.Consensus.Storage.LedgerDB.DiskPolicy (
   , TimeSinceLast (..)
   , defaultDiskPolicyArgs
   , mkDiskPolicy
+  , pattern DoDiskSnapshotChecksum
+  , pattern NoDoDiskSnapshotChecksum
+    -- * Re-exports
+  , Flag (..)
   ) where
 
 import           Control.Monad.Class.MonadTime.SI
@@ -21,27 +26,36 @@ import           Data.Word
 import           GHC.Generics
 import           NoThunks.Class (NoThunks, OnlyCheckWhnf (..))
 import           Ouroboros.Consensus.Config.SecurityParam
+import           Ouroboros.Consensus.Util (Flag (..))
 
 -- | Length of time, requested by the user, that has to pass after which
 -- a snapshot is taken. It can be:
 --
 -- 1. either explicitly provided by user in seconds
--- 2. or default value can be requested - the specific DiskPolicy determines
+-- 2. or default value can be requested - the specific @'DiskPolicy'@ determines
 --    what that is exactly, see `mkDiskPolicy` as an example
 data SnapshotInterval =
     DefaultSnapshotInterval
   | RequestedSnapshotInterval DiffTime
   deriving stock (Eq, Generic, Show)
 
 -- | Number of snapshots to be stored on disk. This is either the default value
--- as determined by the DiskPolicy, or it is provided by the user. See the
--- `DiskPolicy` documentation for more information.
+-- as determined by the @'DiskPolicy'@, or it is provided by the user. See the
+-- @'DiskPolicy'@ documentation for more information.
 data NumOfDiskSnapshots =
     DefaultNumOfDiskSnapshots
   | RequestedNumOfDiskSnapshots Word
   deriving stock (Eq, Generic, Show)
 
-data DiskPolicyArgs = DiskPolicyArgs SnapshotInterval NumOfDiskSnapshots
+-- | Type-safe flag to regulate the checksum policy of the ledger state snapshots.
+--
+-- These patterns are exposed to cardano-node and will be passed as part of @'DiskPolicy'@.
+pattern DoDiskSnapshotChecksum, NoDoDiskSnapshotChecksum :: Flag "DoDiskSnapshotChecksum"
+pattern DoDiskSnapshotChecksum = Flag True
+pattern NoDoDiskSnapshotChecksum = Flag False
+
+-- | The components used by cardano-node to construct a @'DiskPolicy'@.
+data DiskPolicyArgs = DiskPolicyArgs SnapshotInterval NumOfDiskSnapshots (Flag "DoDiskSnapshotChecksum")
 
 -- | On-disk policy
 --
@@ -67,7 +81,7 @@ data DiskPolicy = DiskPolicy {
       --        the next snapshot, we delete the oldest one, leaving the middle
       --        one available in case of truncation of the write. This is
       --        probably a sane value in most circumstances.
-      onDiskNumSnapshots       :: Word
+      onDiskNumSnapshots            :: Word
 
       -- | Should we write a snapshot of the ledger state to disk?
       --
@@ -87,7 +101,11 @@ data DiskPolicy = DiskPolicy {
       --   blocks had to be replayed.
       --
       -- See also 'mkDiskPolicy'
-    , onDiskShouldTakeSnapshot :: TimeSinceLast DiffTime -> Word64 -> Bool
+    , onDiskShouldTakeSnapshot      :: TimeSinceLast DiffTime -> Word64 -> Bool
+
+    -- | Whether or not to checksum the ledger snapshots to detect data corruption on disk.
+    -- "yes" if @'DoDiskSnapshotChecksum'@; "no" if @'NoDoDiskSnapshotChecksum'@.
+    , onDiskShouldChecksumSnapshots :: Flag "DoDiskSnapshotChecksum"
     }
   deriving NoThunks via OnlyCheckWhnf DiskPolicy
 
@@ -97,10 +115,10 @@ data TimeSinceLast time = NoSnapshotTakenYet | TimeSinceLast time
 -- | Default on-disk policy arguments suitable to use with cardano-node
 --
 defaultDiskPolicyArgs :: DiskPolicyArgs
-defaultDiskPolicyArgs = DiskPolicyArgs DefaultSnapshotInterval DefaultNumOfDiskSnapshots
+defaultDiskPolicyArgs = DiskPolicyArgs DefaultSnapshotInterval DefaultNumOfDiskSnapshots DoDiskSnapshotChecksum
 
 mkDiskPolicy :: SecurityParam -> DiskPolicyArgs -> DiskPolicy
-mkDiskPolicy (SecurityParam k) (DiskPolicyArgs reqInterval reqNumOfSnapshots) =
+mkDiskPolicy (SecurityParam k) (DiskPolicyArgs reqInterval reqNumOfSnapshots onDiskShouldChecksumSnapshots) =
   DiskPolicy {..}
   where
     onDiskNumSnapshots :: Word