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Probably i should explain what i meant with "got outdated and requires a better version" sentence. It is a race and as stronger algorithms comes to life -and st
by marcusfrex 10y ago
Probably i should explain what i meant with "got outdated and requires a better version" sentence. It is a race and as stronger algorithms comes to life -and stronger attack methods invented against them-, others gets simply weaker and weaker just like happened to MD2 and then MD4 And then MD5.
Sorry for misunderstanding.
- tptacek 10y agoMD4 and MD5 didn't get easier and easier to crack due to cryptanalytic advances; it got easier to generate collisions. That's a serious problem for a cryptographic hash, but depending on the construction you're using, it might not have anything to do with MD5's suitability as a password hash. There's no password hash cracking tool I'm aware of that takes advantage of MD5's weaknesses. So, no: this isn't happening with bcrypt.