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Re: Crypographically Strong Software Distribution HOWTO

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kent Crispin)
Mon Jul 2 17:19:32 2001

Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 13:19:09 -0700
From: Kent Crispin <kent@songbird.com>
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In-Reply-To: <3B40DB6C.83A53EF@zolera.com>; from rsalz@zolera.com on Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 04:37:00PM -0400

On Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 04:37:00PM -0400, Rich Salz wrote:
> > I've written a HOWTO on the cryptographically strong distribution
> > of computer software.  Any constructive criticism would be
> > appreciated.
> 
> Seems pretty nice; thanks for doing this.
> 
> Any chance of using SHA1 instead of MD5?  MD5 seems to have weaknesses;
> the IETF says not to use it in their protocols, for example.

Any references for either the weaknesses of md5, or what the IETF has to 
say on the issue?

-- 
Kent Crispin                               "Be good, and you will be
kent@songbird.com                           lonesome." -- Mark Twain



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