diff --git a/netbox/core/admin/__init__.py b/netbox/core/admin/__init__.py
index 540a90158..6335fbe17 100644
--- a/netbox/core/admin/__init__.py
+++ b/netbox/core/admin/__init__.py
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ class DataSourceAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
 @admin.register(DataFile)
 class DataFileAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     list_display = ('path', 'size', 'last_updated')
-    readonly_fields = ('source', 'path', 'last_updated', 'size', 'checksum')
+    readonly_fields = ('source', 'path', 'last_updated', 'size', 'hash')
diff --git a/netbox/core/migrations/0001_initial.py b/netbox/core/migrations/0001_initial.py
index 9c0314302..327c322e6 100644
--- a/netbox/core/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/netbox/core/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Generated by Django 4.1.5 on 2023-01-26 19:00
+# Generated by Django 4.1.5 on 2023-01-26 19:46
 
 from django.db import migrations, models
 import django.db.models.deletion
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 ('path', models.CharField(editable=False, max_length=1000, unique=True)),
                 ('last_updated', models.DateTimeField(editable=False)),
                 ('size', models.PositiveIntegerField(editable=False)),
-                ('checksum', models.CharField(editable=False, max_length=64)),
+                ('hash', models.CharField(editable=False, max_length=64)),
                 ('data', models.BinaryField()),
                 ('source', models.ForeignKey(editable=False, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, related_name='datafiles', to='core.datasource')),
             ],
diff --git a/netbox/core/models.py b/netbox/core/models.py
index 80aac79f8..98ca155ab 100644
--- a/netbox/core/models.py
+++ b/netbox/core/models.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from django.urls import reverse
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 
-from utilities.files import sha256_checksum
+from utilities.files import sha256_hash
 from .choices import *
 
 __all__ = (
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class DataSource(models.Model):
                 continue
 
         # Bulk update modified files
-        updated_count = DataFile.objects.bulk_update(updated_files, ['checksum'])
+        updated_count = DataFile.objects.bulk_update(updated_files, ['hash'])
         logger.debug(f"Updated {updated_count} data files")
 
         # Bulk delete deleted files
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class DataFile(models.Model):
         editable=False
     )
     # TODO: Create a proper SHA256 field
-    checksum = models.CharField(
+    hash = models.CharField(
         max_length=64,
         editable=False
     )
@@ -237,14 +237,14 @@ class DataFile(models.Model):
 
         # Get attributes from file on disk
         file_size = os.path.getsize(file_path)
-        file_checksum = sha256_checksum(file_path).hexdigest()
+        file_hash = sha256_hash(file_path).hexdigest()
 
         # Update instance file attributes & data
-        has_changed = file_size != self.size or file_checksum != self.checksum
+        has_changed = file_size != self.size or file_hash != self.hash
         if has_changed:
             self.last_updated = timezone.now()
             self.size = file_size
-            self.checksum = file_checksum
+            self.hash = file_hash
             with open(file_path, 'rb') as f:
                 self.data = f.read()
 
diff --git a/netbox/utilities/files.py b/netbox/utilities/files.py
index 382c90490..68afe2962 100644
--- a/netbox/utilities/files.py
+++ b/netbox/utilities/files.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import hashlib
 
 
-def sha256_checksum(filepath):
-    # TODO: Write an actual checksum function
-    return hashlib.sha256(filepath.encode('utf-8'))
+def sha256_hash(filepath):
+    """
+    Return the SHA256 hash of the file at the specified path.
+    """
+    with open(filepath, 'rb') as f:
+        return hashlib.sha256(f.read())