diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverity_scan.yml b/.github/workflows/coverity_scan.yml
index 826a358b8..0afc8e2e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverity_scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverity_scan.yml
@@ -42,10 +42,22 @@ jobs:
           # ${{ env.stepName }}
           echo -e "::group::${{ env.bashInfo }} ${{ env.stepName }} ${{ env.bashEnd }}"
 
-          wget -nv -qO- https://scan.coverity.com/download/linux64 --post-data "token=${COVERITY_TOKEN}&project=FreeRTOS-Kernel" | tar -zx --one-top-level=cov_scan -C "$HOME"
-          echo "cov_scan_path=$HOME/cov_scan/bin" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "::endgroup::"
-          echo -e "${{ env.bashPass }} ${{ env.stepName }} ${{ env.bashEnd }} "
+          wget -nv -q -O "$HOME/cov-analysis.tar.gz" https://scan.coverity.com/download/linux64 --post-data="token=${COVERITY_TOKEN}&project=FreeRTOS-Kernel"
+          
+          EXPECTED_MD5="e4418004b073140d67390cffba79c3b2"
+          GENERATED_MD5=$(md5sum "$HOME/cov-analysis.tar.gz" | awk '{print $1}')
+
+          if [ "$GENERATED_MD5" = "$EXPECTED_MD5" ]; then
+            tar -zxf "$HOME/cov-analysis.tar.gz" --one-top-level=cov_scan -C "$HOME"            
+            echo "cov_scan_path=$HOME/cov_scan/bin" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            sudo rm -f "$HOME/cov-analysis.tar.gz"
+            echo "::endgroup::"
+            echo -e "${{ env.bashPass }} ${{ env.stepName }} ${{ env.bashEnd }} "
+          else
+            echo -e "${{ env.bashFail }} MD5 checksum verification failed for cov-analysis.tar.gz ${{ env.bashEnd }}"
+            echo -e "${{ env.bashFail }} ${{ env.stepName }} ${{ env.bashEnd }}"
+            exit -1            
+          fi
 
       - env:
           stepName: Coverity Build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kernel-demos.yml b/.github/workflows/kernel-demos.yml
index ec60f7d42..9371e9cea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kernel-demos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kernel-demos.yml
@@ -160,12 +160,23 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt install -y p7zip-full
           pushd $HOME
           curl -L -o msp430-gcc-full-linux-x64-installer-9.3.1.2.7z https://dr-download.ti.com/software-development/ide-configuration-compiler-or-debugger/MD-LlCjWuAbzH/9.3.1.2/msp430-gcc-full-linux-x64-installer-9.3.1.2.7z
-          7z x ./msp430-gcc-full-linux-x64-installer-9.3.1.2.7z
-          chmod +x ./msp430-gcc-full-linux-x64-installer-9.3.1.2.run
-          sudo ./msp430-gcc-full-linux-x64-installer-9.3.1.2.run --prefix /usr/bin/msp430-gcc --mode unattended
-          echo "::endgroup::"
-          popd
-          echo -e "${{ env.bashPass }} ${{ env.stepName }} ${{ env.bashEnd }}"
+          
+          EXPECTED_MD5="2db2f99b4cd5c541ca0389ee20c67527"
+          GENERATED_MD5=$(md5sum msp430-gcc-full-linux-x64-installer-9.3.1.2.7z | awk '{print $1}')
+
+          if [ "$GENERATED_MD5" = "$EXPECTED_MD5" ]; then          
+            7z x ./msp430-gcc-full-linux-x64-installer-9.3.1.2.7z
+            chmod +x ./msp430-gcc-full-linux-x64-installer-9.3.1.2.run
+            sudo ./msp430-gcc-full-linux-x64-installer-9.3.1.2.run --prefix /usr/bin/msp430-gcc --mode unattended
+            echo "::endgroup::"
+            popd
+            echo -e "${{ env.bashPass }} ${{ env.stepName }} ${{ env.bashEnd }}"
+          else
+            popd
+            echo -e "${{ env.bashFail }} MD5 checksum verification failed for msp430-gcc-full-linux-x64-installer-9.3.1.2.7z ${{ env.bashEnd }}"
+            echo -e "${{ env.bashFail }} ${{ env.stepName }} ${{ env.bashEnd }}"
+            exit -1
+          fi
 
       - name: Build msp430_GCC Demo
         shell: bash