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Chinese Prof Cracks SHA-1 Data Encryption Scheme

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the mad-math dept.

Hades1010 writes to mention an article in the Epoch Times (a Chinese newspaper) about a brilliant Chinese professor who has cracked her fifth encryption scheme in ten years. This one's a doozy, too: she and her team have taken out the SHA-1 scheme, which includes the (highly thought of) MD5 algorithm. As a result, the U.S. government and major corporations will cease using the scheme within the next few years. From the article: " These two main algorithms are currently the crucial technology that electronic signatures and many other password securities use throughout the international community. They are widely used in banking, securities, and e-commerce. SHA-1 has been recognized as the cornerstone for modern Internet security. According to the article, in the early stages of Wang's research, there were other data encryption researchers who tried to crack it. However, none of them succeeded. This is why in 15 years Hash research had become the domain of hopeless research in many scientists' minds. "

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  1. Whoops. by fyngyrz · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Science, 1. Religion, 0.

    :)
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    1. Re:Whoops. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      Stephen Hawking is a nutjob with some severe emotional issues. None of his writings are objective. He starts with a conclusion that he has already determined because of how he feels, rather than examining facts, using sound reasoning and forming conclusions from that.

  2. Re:MD5 & SHA-1 might not be cracked..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Rainbow tables? I had NO IDEA that the gays were so into cracking passwords! Does that mean it is fashionable now? Will there be a show on Bravo about it?

  3. The `threat' by bogaboga · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    This is yet another conformation of the so called "China threat" mostly perpetuated by the current US government. For those who might not know, China successfully shot its own satellite out of orbit; a feat that was till then, only performed by Russia and the USA.

    No matter what we do as Americans, we'll become less relevant in world affairs within a few decades as China overtakes us - worrisome indeed.

  4. Re:How long until... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Nice American arrogance - of course those dumb chinks could never do something unless you heroic yanks haven't already done it YEARS ago.

    Twats.

  5. Re:How long until... by Nutria · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    There are already things that can be done to dramatically reduce the likelihood of buffer overflows as well as things like numeric (math) overflows and underflows.

    Sure. Stop using C.

    It is just that it is more work (and time) for the developers to do this.

    Only if you use C.

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  6. Re:How long until... by Apoklypse · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    That's funny, G.W.Bush speaks very openly about his religion, yet I've never heard him speak a thing about the apocalypse. You seem to be under the influence of the anti-Bush propaganda machine.
    that's funny, he seems quite coherent, maybe it's just that YOU are under the influence of the state sponsored propaganda machine ... no free people can create or desire propaganda, by it's definition only a fascist or other tyrannical regime can and will, and will even aspire to create and disseminate propaganda ...
    Question Authority before It Questions Your Friends and Relatives ...

  7. Re:How long until... by Apoklypse · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Twats are useful and even likable - unlike USians ( Americans )... maybe you meant ignorant twits?
    never politically correct, I prefer the facts ...