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sanitation@lemmy.today to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 days ago

60% of MD5 password hashes are crackable in under an hour

www.theregister.com

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60% of MD5 password hashes are crackable in under an hour

www.theregister.com

sanitation@lemmy.today to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 days ago
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Happy World Password Day! Maybe it's finally time to kill this holiday in favor of World No-More-Passwords Day?
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    Yep, and md5 is only used by many because it’s so fast. Cutting corners for speed’s sake is always going to come with a penalty somewhere.

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      And, you know, checksums, which MD5 is honestly great for

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        MD5 is vulnerable to collisions, so it’s possible for an attacker to match checksums, too.

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