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

From: "McDonald, Ira" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 10:33:06 -0800

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
phone: +1-906-494-2434
email: [email-masked]