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| author | Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@gmail.com> | 2013-11-13 10:33:01 -0800 |
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| committer | Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@gmail.com> | 2013-11-13 10:33:01 -0800 |
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Describe that hashes get real broken over time
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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/cryptographic-hashes.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/cryptographic-hashes.rst index 20fa23cf..e7b4f2d6 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/cryptographic-hashes.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/cryptographic-hashes.rst @@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ Message Digests >>> digest.finalize() 'l\xa1=R\xcap\xc8\x83\xe0\xf0\xbb\x10\x1eBZ\x89\xe8bM\xe5\x1d\xb2\xd29%\x93\xafj\x84\x11\x80\x90' + Keep in mind that attacks against cryptographic hashes only get stronger + with time, and that often algorithms that were once thought to be strong, + become broken. Because of this it's important to include a plan for + upgrading the hash algorithm you use over time. For more information, see + `Lifetimes of cryptographic hash functions`_. + .. method:: update(data) :param bytes data: The bytes you wish to hash. @@ -109,3 +115,6 @@ MD5 MD5 is a deprecated cryptographic hash function. It has a 128-bit message digest and has practical known collision attacks. + + +.. _`Lifetimes of cryptographic hash functions`: http://valerieaurora.org/hash.html |