> With worries about online security already at a high > pitch, the > discovery of a crack in a widely used Internet encryption > technique > has raised another red flag among government agencies and > computer-code experts.
> The technique, called a "hash function," has been used for > years by > Web-site operators to scramble online transmissions > containing > credit-card information, Social Security numbers and other > sensitive > data. Hash functions are at work, for instance, for most > of the > millions of transactions that take place on the Internet > every day. > The system, involving an algorithm, or mathematical > formula, was > thought to be impenetrable. > http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB11108483829157942 > 8,00.html Ironic that the Wall Street Journal where this article resides encourages their subscribers to use their site via SSL. Though I'm not going to pay $80 for an annual subscription to see the article... s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://macromedia.breezecentral.com/p49777853/ http://www.sys-con.com/author/?id=4806 http://www.fusiontap.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:150609 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
