From 02558188e0b1171a0e562b6719433951acf65d21 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Gaynor Date: Sun, 29 May 2016 14:30:50 -0400 Subject: Fixed #2859 -- document that SHA-1 is the worst (#2925) * Fixed #2859 -- document that SHA-1 is the worst * words words words --- docs/hazmat/primitives/cryptographic-hashes.rst | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/cryptographic-hashes.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/cryptographic-hashes.rst index 49288326..ff31b779 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/cryptographic-hashes.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/cryptographic-hashes.rst @@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ SHA-1 .. class:: SHA1() SHA-1 is a cryptographic hash function standardized by NIST. It produces an - 160-bit message digest. + 160-bit message digest. Cryptanalysis of SHA-1 has demonstrated that it is + vulnerable to practical collision attacks, though no actual collisions are + publicly known. SHA-2 family ~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- cgit v1.2.3