Not so long ago, a function called MD5 was at the core of much computer security. Successful attacks upon it have prompted a migration to something called SHA-1, but this much more secure hash function now looks vulnerable to attack. A similar, and more secure function is SHA-256, but as its name implies it is based on the same – now suspect – principles. The search is therefore on for something better.
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