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https://missing.csail.mit.edu/2020/security/ https://missing.csail.mit.edu/2020/security/ > An example of a hash function is SHA1, which is used in Git. It map
by beefhash 7y ago
https://missing.csail.mit.edu/2020/security/ https://missing.csail.mit.edu/2020/security/
> An example of a hash function is SHA1, which is used in Git. It maps arbitrary-sized inputs to 160-bit outputs (which can be represented as 40 hexadecimal characters). We can try out the SHA1 hash on an input using the sha1sum command:
Can we please stop presenting SHA1 as a valid choice for a hash function anytime now? Especially in a security context? This passage is probably just a holdover from the 2008 version of this page, but it's still frustrating to see.