http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci1064923,00.html
Should give you more than enough info :) Google news search gave it to me..excellent read :) Adam H On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 12:27:01 -0500, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:150610 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
