bodewig 2005/02/16 06:34:02 Modified: docs/manual/CoreTasks checksum.html Log: choose your digest wisely Revision Changes Path 1.14 +13 -0 ant/docs/manual/CoreTasks/checksum.html Index: checksum.html =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/ant/docs/manual/CoreTasks/checksum.html,v retrieving revision 1.13 retrieving revision 1.14 diff -u -r1.13 -r1.14 --- checksum.html 10 Sep 2004 14:19:26 -0000 1.13 +++ checksum.html 16 Feb 2005 14:34:02 -0000 1.14 @@ -13,6 +13,19 @@ Generates checksum for files. This task can also be used to perform checksum verifications. </p> + +<p>Note that many popular message digest functions - including MD5 and +SHA-1 - have been broken recently. If you are going to use the task +to create checksums used in an environment where security is +important, please take some time to investigate the algorithms offered +by your JCE provider. Note also that some JCE providers like the one +by <a href="http://www.bouncycastle.org/";>The Legion of the Bouncy +Castle</a>, the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/gnu-crypto/";>GNU +project</a> or <a +href="http://jce.iaik.tugraz.at/products/01_jce/index.php";>the +Technical University Graz</a> offer more digest algorithms than those +built-in into your JDK.</p> + <h3>Parameters</h3> <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"> <tr>
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