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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. Winston Churchill's Quote by toonerh · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Churhill said, "Nothing is so exhilarating in life as to be shot at with no result", not "there's no greater thrill in life than being shot at and missed."

    American paraphrasing of Churchill is no thrill to me.