PWG-ANNOUNCE> RFC 4270 "Attacks on Cryptographic Hashes in Internet Protocols"

From: McDonald, Ira (imcdonald@sharplabs.com)
Date: Mon Dec 12 2005 - 13:33:06 EST

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Hi folks,

This RFC concisely describes known attacks against MD5 and
SHA-1 (which together are the ubiquitous hash algorithms
in current Internet protocols).

4270 Attacks on Cryptographic Hashes in Internet Protocols. P.
Hoffman, B. Schneier. November 2005. (Format: TXT=26641 bytes)
(Status: INFORMATIONAL)

ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc4270.txt

Scary, but important reading.

Cheers,
- Ira

Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)
Blue Roof Music / High North Inc
PO Box 221 Grand Marais, MI 49839
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email: imcdonald@sharplabs.com

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