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Re: MD5 vs. SHA-1, Selection Criteria
Phil Karn Jr wrote:
>
> John,
>
> I'm all in favor of being conservative when it comes to choosing ciphers.
> My only concern is whether SHA-1 has had the level of intensive study as
> MD5. Would we be merely jumping from the frying pan into the fire? I really
> don't know the answer.
>
> Phil
I have heard things regarding the MD5-to-SHA-to-SHA1 evolution in
conversations with cryptographers at NIST and NSA that lead me to believe
that SHA-1 has been very thoroughly reviewed and is much more robust than
MD5. It is unfortunate that this review isn't as complete in the public
arena.
-John
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