The SHA-1 algorithm, one of the first widely used methods of protecting electronic information, has reached the end of its useful life, according to security experts at the National Institute of ...

The most popular web browsers are calling time on SHA-1, the hashing algorithm for securing data, and will soon begin blocking sites that use it. In a blog post, Microsoft stated that the algorithm ...

The startling recent announcement that the SHA-1 hash function was not as secure as previously believed also raised interesting questions in the world of one-time password (OTP) technology, since the ...

Windows 10 security: 'So good, it can block zero-days without being patched' Systems running the Windows 10 Anniversary Update were shielded from two exploits even before Microsoft had issued patches ...

A widely used cryptographic algorithm used to secure sensitive websites, software, and corporate servers is weak enough that well-financed criminals could crack it in the next six years, a ...

Abstract: Challenge-and-response authentication requires a MAC originator and a MAC recipient to compute a message authentication code based on a hidden secret and public data. The originator is ...

The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced the phasing out of the secure hash algorithm (SHA)-1 in the federal government. The agency said it will stop using SHA-1 in ...

It is time to retire SHA-1, or the Secure Hash Algorithm-1, says the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST has set the date of Dec. 31, 2030 to remove SHA-1 support from all ...

Security experts are warning that a security flaw has been found in a popular and powerful data encryption algorithm, dubbed SHA-1, by a team of scientists from Shandong University in China. The three ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Today, Google made major waves in the cryptography world, announcing a public collision in the SHA-1 ...

San Francisco — Three Chinese researchers said last week that they have compromised the SHA-1 hashing algorithm at the core of many of today's mainstream security products. In the wake of the news, ...