On Dec 1, 2007 5:06 AM, Kristian Erik Hermansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [MD5 is dead like WEP]
yup. > And since Chinese researchers have been > attacking SHA-1 lately, should SHA-256 be considered the proper > replacement? SHA2 is good. (so 256 or 512). the design differs from SHA1 and avoids the weaknesses being exploited against this hash func. still, ~2^69 collision resistance for SHA1 is a world of security better than MD5. iMD5 is really dead, lingering only to feast on the brains of the unawares... _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
