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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 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.