note 50064 deleted from function.md5 by joey
| From: | joey@php.net | Date: | Sun, 17 Jul 2011 08:45:58 +0000 |
| Subject: | note 50064 deleted from function.md5 by joey | ||
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Note Submitter: ian at ianalbert dot com
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Concatenating two different hashes will decrease security. Instead of an attacker having to crack
one hash algorithm they now have the option of cracking either. It's like a crime scene having
one clue or several clues. In security simplicity is usually the better approach.