Re: md5() algorithm, probabilities

w>> I╢ll do. You seem to be experienced. I╢ve read (on search "+md5 +attack w>> +collision" that md5() is to slow for real time envirnonments? Is that w>> true, I╢ve never benchmarked and I╢m using it frequently... Well, it depends on what you call "slow". Most cryptographical functions are not fast - they do a lot of complicated things. I'm not sure on comparative analysis of hash-functions, but I'm almost sure the above book should have some pointers on that. That's The Book in applied cryptography :) -- Stanislav Malyshev stas@zend.com +972-3-6139665