SHA-1 collisions achievable
June 11th, 2009. Published under My Recent Reads. No Comments.
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“The researchers, from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, found a way to break the SHA-1 algorithm in significantly fewer tries than previously required. Although the hash function was previously believed to withstand attempts numbering 263, the researchers have been able to whittle that down to 252, a number that puts practical…