Some possible attacks on SHA1

From: Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 22:35:51 +0200
To: Web Payments <public-webpayments@w3.org>
Message-ID: <CAKaEYh+hKz0tDhZ=2Ryi9VP3ZzhCrn3+1dRWZhWf=3NeBXAGFw@mail.gmail.com>

I had originally thought to create a UUID for transactions using SHA1

This article shows that attacks could be feasible by 2018

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2012/10/when_will_we_se.html

Has got me thinking again ...

Received on Friday, 5 October 2012 20:36:19 UTC