SHA-1 Broken? Tell me it aint so...
But alas, it looks like it is. See here- https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/02/sha1_broken.html
For those needing some background on hashes see: https://www.unixwiz.net/techtips/iguide-crypto-hashes.html
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Comments
- Anonymous
February 21, 2005
Reading slashdot I got the idea that while they managed to get collision, that was just with a very specially crafted input. So while interesting, there's no practical use for the fact. - Anonymous
February 21, 2005
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