On 07/01/2010 08:00 AM, michael.fe...@evonik.com wrote:
Thanks for your wishes,
but it seems that I will never be famous:
"Hash Function Update Due to Potential Weakness Found in SHA-1"
http://www.rsa.com/rsalabs/node.asp?id=2834
I read that article several years ago. Correct me if I am wrong - but
the article does not describe a "real world collision". It describes how
it is technically possible to find a collision in fewer than previous
thought sample. Where "find" does not mean real world document. It's
still theoretical that a real life a.c will collide with a real life
z.jpg in the same repository.
If real life examples start to crop up - we know things absolutely need
to be fixed.
As long as things stay in the realm of theory and manipulated scenarios
- the situation is quite different.
It's similar to the technical potential for failure in RAM and hard
disks. But, we choose to use these for some reason...
Cheers,
mark
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Mark Mielke<m...@mielke.cc>
