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PGP Moving To Stronger SHA Algorithms

Posted by timothy on from the 511-upmanship dept.

PGP Corp. is moving to a stronger SHA Algorithm (SHA-256 and SHA-512) as consequence of the research conducted by the team at Shandong University in China who broke the SHA-1 algorithm. (See this earlier story for more information on the SHA-1 vulnerability.)

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  1. Why only small improvements in security? by ABeowulfCluster · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think I'll wait for the SHA-65000 algorithm instead.. it'll be harder to crack.

    1. Re:Why only small improvements in security? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Hmmph. In my day, we used ROT13, and WE LIKED IT!

      Spoiled brats. /geezer

    2. Re:Why only small improvements in security? by Jarvo · · Score: 3, Funny

      Bah. RSA-640k should be enough key length for everybody.

  2. Bah. by koreaman · · Score: 3, Funny

    Who needs fancy things like PGP? I encrypt all my sensitive data in ROT-13, and it hasn't been cracked yet!

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    1. Re:Bah. by WombatDeath · · Score: 4, Funny

      Same here, though I apply it twice for additional security. Can't be too careful...

    2. Re:Bah. by God!+Awful+2 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Who needs fancy things like PGP? I encrypt all my sensitive data in ROT-13, and it hasn't been cracked yet!
      Are ROT-13 jokes still +1 funny?

      I thought we had moved past ROT-13 and ROT-26 and you had to posit ROT-39 or up in order to get a rise out of people.

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    3. Re:Bah. by Wordsmith · · Score: 3, Funny

      Actually, Rot-13 jokes are still +14 funny.

    4. Re:Bah. by TheRaven64 · · Score: 2, Funny

      I'm sorry, but encrypting your post with ROT-52 didn't make it any more funny.

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  3. Re:the problem is still there by Ziviyr · · Score: 2, Funny

    If you were able to backconvert to password + salt from hash, that would be minusminusgood.

    According to my newspeak dictionary, that'd be double-plus-ungood.

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  4. Re:the problem is still there by kiltedtaco · · Score: 2, Funny

    HAH. That's the first times i've ever seen someone get their newspeak grammar corrected. I like it.

  5. Re:Come on... by Aeiri · · Score: 2, Funny

    If someone uses funding of $25-38M to break an algorithm of mine, then I want them to be able to break it. It'll make me feel good that someone wants my information that badly, especially when it's stuff like "hmm I need to get eggs tonight after work".

  6. Found 2ROT-13 insecure, use 3ROT-13 instead by fleppir · · Score: 2, Funny

    had to be said ......

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  7. Re:Not a solution by uhoreg · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, you are right. I will blame a brain hiccup.

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