02-11-2008, 07:29 PM
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The Frequenter
Join Date: Nov 2007
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About MD5;
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Originally Posted by Wikipedia
In 2004, more serious flaws were discovered making further use of the algorithm for security purposes questionable.
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Originally Posted by Wikipedia
The use of MD5 in some websites' URLs means that Google can also sometimes function as a limited tool for reverse lookup of MD5 hashes.[12] This technique is rendered ineffective by the use of a salt.
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Therefor I choose SHA1 to encode my strings with. I think RobertK quoted it quite well.
MD5 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Salt (cryptography) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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