thanks for sharing your thoughts on this Lagi, you make some good points. On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 5:44 AM, Lagi Pittas via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> I think everybody is overplaying this. > > It will only matter if the amount of money or other advantages is worth at > least $110,000. > > > The algorithm executed in Amazons cloud at the cheapest rate would cost > that much in processing to get 1 key. > > The only people that will waste YOUR money to do this are governments and > they have the equipment. > If you really have something they want so much they will come through your > door. > > Depending on what you are doing why not do 2 SHA1 or even an blowfish > encrypt first. > > Better yet - you could write your own in a few hours based on other code > - it doesnt have to be particular clever since they don't know the > algorithm how will they break it unless it's just a simple transposition? > > Read between the lines Google doesn't use it so obviously people will start > using Google's which will with 100% certainty will have a backdoor in it > looking as to how they removed 140,000 indexed pages of > www.naturalnews.com > after the owner didn't give in to blackmail - "Don't be evil" my arse. > > http://www.newstarget.com/2017-02-23-breaking-mike- > adams-and-alex-jones-taken-down-by-google-cia-prior-to- > big-event-trump-needs-to-beware.html > > A bit of history of backdoors and homegrown encryption algorithm > http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/NSAchallenge. > php#axzz4Zb6ctE4v > > I'm certainly not going to lose sleep over this. > > > Lagi > > On 24 February 2017 at 01:25, Tom Glod via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > > > Read this article today. I use SHA1 in my software, so > > > > https://www.recode.net/2017/2/23/14715570/google- > > researchers-crack-internet-security-tool-sha1-encryption > > > > What do you all think? Should I bother reporting this? or is it fair to > say > > they know about it? What are the chances that there will be extra effort > > placed on adding another sha digest function? sha256? > > > > THanks > > > > Tom > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > -- *Tom Glod* CEO @ *MakeShyft R.D.A* - www.makeshyft.com Developer of *U.M.P* - www.IamUMP.com _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode