note 50064 added to function.md5
| From: | ian at ianalbert dot com | Date: | Wed, 16 Feb 2005 20:41:31 +0000 |
| Subject: | note 50064 added to function.md5 | ||
| Groups: | php.notes | ||
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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.
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