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Re:Linus: Don't bother with grsecurity. Their patches are pu... by tptacek on Monday June 26, 2017 @08:33AM (#14636231)
Nobody uses SHA-1 for encryption; it is a hash function.
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Re:Linus: Don't bother with grsecurity. Their patches are pu... by waynecochran on Monday June 26, 2017 @09:34AM (#14636645)
It certainly has been used for encryption and probably still is. I wouldn't lose any sleep hashing my passwords with it since most mortals couldn't break it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA-1#Cryptography
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Re:Linus: Don't bother with grsecurity. Their patches are pu... by tptacek on Monday June 26, 2017 @10:50AM (#14637213)
That's a list of places where SHA-1 is used as a hash function in cryptosystems.
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