Kid@sh.itjust.worksM to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days ago60% of MD5 password hashes are crackable in under an hourwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up1159arrow-down16cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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minus-squareAgent641@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoI still used MD5 hashing in the apps I work on. Just not for passwords.
minus-squareoptional@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoIf you need hashing for non-security applications, that’s fine, but I’d still suggest SHA-1 or -25 or even just CRC instead, as that’s something modern (as in less than 15 years old) CPUs can usually do directly in Hardware.
I still used MD5 hashing in the apps I work on.
Just not for passwords.
If you need hashing for non-security applications, that’s fine, but I’d still suggest SHA-1 or -25 or even just CRC instead, as that’s something modern (as in less than 15 years old) CPUs can usually do directly in Hardware.