return sha256Sum, releaseTime, releaseInfo, err
	}

	sha256Sum, err = hex.DecodeString(fields[0])
	if err != nil {
		return sha256Sum, releaseTime, releaseInfo, err
	}

	releaseInfo = fields[1]

	releaseTime, err = releaseInfoToReleaseTime(releaseInfo)
	return sha256Sum, releaseTime, releaseInfo, err
}

				t.Errorf("case %d: result: expected: %v, got: %v", i+1, testCase.expectedResult, result)
			}
			if testCase.expectedReleaseInfo != releaseInfo {
				t.Errorf("case %d: result: expected: %v, got: %v", i+1, testCase.expectedReleaseInfo, releaseInfo)
			}
		}
	}

func (client *peerRESTClient) VerifyBinary(ctx context.Context, u *url.URL, sha256Sum []byte, releaseInfo string, reader io.Reader) error {
	values := make(url.Values)
	values.Set(peerRESTURL, u.String())
	values.Set(peerRESTSha256Sum, hex.EncodeToString(sha256Sum))
	values.Set(peerRESTReleaseInfo, releaseInfo)

	respBody, err := client.callWithContext(ctx, peerRESTMethodVerifyBinary, values, reader, -1)
	if err != nil {

		internalLogIf(ctx, err)
	}

	return
}

// VerifyBinary - asks remote peers to verify the checksum
func (sys *NotificationSys) VerifyBinary(ctx context.Context, u *url.URL, sha256Sum []byte, releaseInfo string, bin []byte) []NotificationPeerErr {
	// FIXME: network calls made in this manner such as one goroutine per node,
	// can easily eat into the internode bandwidth. This function would be mostly