note 50064 added to function.md5

From: Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 20:41:31 +0000
Subject: note 50064 added to function.md5
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To php at stock-consulting dot com, actually 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. ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.md5.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+50064 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+50064&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+50064&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+50064&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+50064&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+50064&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+50064&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php

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