diff --git a/eget.go b/eget.go
index bd46219..1602e33 100644
--- a/eget.go
+++ b/eget.go
@@ -60,17 +60,6 @@ func IsDirectory(path string) bool {
 	return fileInfo.IsDir()
 }
 
-// searches for an asset thaat has the same name as the requested one but
-// ending with .sha256 or .sha256sum
-func checksumAsset(asset string, assets []string) string {
-	for _, a := range assets {
-		if a == asset+".sha256sum" || a == asset+".sha256" {
-			return a
-		}
-	}
-	return ""
-}
-
 // Determine the appropriate Finder to use. If opts.URL is provided, we use
 // a DirectAssetFinder. Otherwise we use a GithubAssetFinder. When a Github
 // repo is provided, we assume the repo name is the 'tool' name (for direct
@@ -135,19 +124,41 @@ func getFinder(project string, opts *Flags) (finder Finder, tool string) {
 	return finder, tool
 }
 
-func getVerifier(sumAsset string, opts *Flags) (verifier Verifier, err error) {
+func getVerifier(asset string, assets []string, opts *Flags) (verifier Verifier, err error) {
 	if opts.Verify != "" {
 		verifier, err = NewSha256Verifier(opts.Verify)
-	} else if sumAsset != "" {
-		verifier = &Sha256AssetVerifier{
-			AssetURL: sumAsset,
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("create Sha256Verifier: %w", err)
 		}
-	} else if opts.Hash {
-		verifier = &Sha256Printer{}
-	} else {
-		verifier = &NoVerifier{}
+		return verifier, nil
+	}
+
+	for _, a := range assets {
+		if a == asset+".sha256sum" || a == asset+".sha256" {
+			fmt.Printf("verify against %s\n", a)
+			return &Sha256AssetVerifier{
+				AssetURL: a,
+			}, nil
+		}
+		if strings.Contains(a, "checksum") {
+			binaryUrl, err := url.Parse(asset)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("extract binary name from asset url: %s: %w", asset, err)
+			}
+			binaryName := path.Base(binaryUrl.Path)
+			fmt.Printf("verify against %s\n", a)
+			return &Sha256SumFileAssetVerifier{
+				Sha256SumAssetURL: a,
+				BinaryName:        binaryName,
+			}, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	if opts.Hash {
+		return &Sha256Printer{}, nil
 	}
-	return verifier, err
+
+	return &NoVerifier{}, nil
 }
 
 // Determine the appropriate detector. If the --system is 'all', we use an
@@ -479,19 +490,15 @@ func main() {
 
 	body := buf.Bytes()
 
-	sumAsset := checksumAsset(url, assets)
-	verifier, err := getVerifier(sumAsset, &opts)
+	verifier, err := getVerifier(url, assets, &opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		fatal(err)
 	}
 	err = verifier.Verify(body)
 	if err != nil {
 		fatal(err)
-	} else if opts.Verify == "" && sumAsset != "" {
-		fmt.Fprintf(output, "Checksum verified with %s\n", path.Base(sumAsset))
-	} else if opts.Verify != "" {
-		fmt.Fprintf(output, "Checksum verified\n")
 	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(output, "%s\n", verifier)
 
 	extractor, err := getExtractor(url, tool, &opts)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/verify.go b/verify.go
index 923b03d..6cd1021 100644
--- a/verify.go
+++ b/verify.go
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"regexp"
 )
 
 type Verifier interface {
 	Verify(b []byte) error
+	String() string
 }
 
 type NoVerifier struct{}
@@ -18,6 +21,10 @@ func (n *NoVerifier) Verify(b []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (n *NoVerifier) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("checksum verification skipped.\n")
+}
+
 type Sha256Error struct {
 	Expected []byte
 	Got      []byte
@@ -52,6 +59,10 @@ func (s256 *Sha256Verifier) Verify(b []byte) error {
 	}
 }
 
+func (n *Sha256Verifier) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("checksum verified: %s\n", n.Expected)
+}
+
 type Sha256Printer struct{}
 
 func (s256 *Sha256Printer) Verify(b []byte) error {
@@ -60,6 +71,10 @@ func (s256 *Sha256Printer) Verify(b []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (n *Sha256Printer) String() string {
+	return ""
+}
+
 type Sha256AssetVerifier struct {
 	AssetURL string
 }
@@ -76,6 +91,9 @@ func (s256 *Sha256AssetVerifier) Verify(b []byte) error {
 	}
 	expected := make([]byte, sha256.Size)
 	n, err := hex.Decode(expected, data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("decode data: %w", err)
+	}
 	if n < sha256.Size {
 		return fmt.Errorf("sha256sum (%s) too small: %d bytes decoded", string(data), n)
 	}
@@ -88,3 +106,48 @@ func (s256 *Sha256AssetVerifier) Verify(b []byte) error {
 		Got:      sum[:],
 	}
 }
+
+func (n *Sha256AssetVerifier) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("checksum verified with %s", n.AssetURL)
+}
+
+type Sha256SumFileAssetVerifier struct {
+	Sha256SumAssetURL string
+	BinaryName        string
+}
+
+func (s256 *Sha256SumFileAssetVerifier) Verify(b []byte) error {
+	got := sha256.Sum256(b)
+
+	resp, err := Get(s256.Sha256SumAssetURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	expectedFound := false
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(resp.Body)
+	sha256sumLinePattern := regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("(%x)\\s+(%s)", got, s256.BinaryName))
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := scanner.Bytes()
+		matches := sha256sumLinePattern.FindSubmatch(line)
+		if matches == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		expectedFound = true
+		break
+	}
+	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("read sha256sum %s: %w", s256.Sha256SumAssetURL, err)
+	}
+	if !expectedFound {
+		return &Sha256Error{
+			Got: got[:],
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (n *Sha256SumFileAssetVerifier) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("checksum verified with %s", n.Sha256SumAssetURL)
+}