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Using sha256sum instead of md5sum for package checksums
2011 Dec 12
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Using sha256sum instead of md5sum for package checksums
...e MD5SUM method of hashing, so it is possible to modify a file and make it have the same MD5SUM as another file. See this link for details on Collision Attacks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collision_attack Recommendation from the US-CERT concerning MD5SUM hashes: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/836068 Based on the above information, the CentOS team will be using sha256sum (sha-2) and not md5sum to generate future hashes for posting on our e-mail announcements to the CentOS Announce Mailing List. Thanks, Johnny Hughes The CentOS Project -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attach...
Using sha256sum instead of md5sum for package checksums
2011 Dec 12
1
Using sha256sum instead of md5sum for package checksums
...e MD5SUM method of hashing, so it is possible to modify a file and make it have the same MD5SUM as another file. See this link for details on Collision Attacks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collision_attack Recommendation from the US-CERT concerning MD5SUM hashes: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/836068 Based on the above information, the CentOS team will be using sha256sum (sha-2) and not md5sum to generate future hashes for posting on our e-mail announcements to the CentOS Announce Mailing List. Thanks, Johnny Hughes The CentOS Project -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attach...
CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 82, Issue 7
2011 Dec 12
0
CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 82, Issue 7
...e MD5SUM method of hashing, so it is possible to modify a file and make it have the same MD5SUM as another file. See this link for details on Collision Attacks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collision_attack Recommendation from the US-CERT concerning MD5SUM hashes: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/836068 Based on the above information, the CentOS team will be using sha256sum (sha-2) and not md5sum to generate future hashes for posting on our e-mail announcements to the CentOS Announce Mailing List. Thanks, Johnny Hughes The CentOS Project -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attach...