Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 22:12:43 +1100 From: Norberto Meijome <freebsd@meijome.net> To: jason <freebsd-security@dfmm.org> Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: MD5 Collisions... Message-ID: <20071203221243.2377393d@meijome.net> In-Reply-To: <20071202230434.O27936@treehorn.dfmm.org> References: <20071203154412.461d0faf@meijome.net> <20071202230434.O27936@treehorn.dfmm.org>
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On Sun, 2 Dec 2007 23:21:21 -0800 (PST)
jason <freebsd-security@dfmm.org> wrote:
> Anyone in a position to understand what's going on here already knew. And
> anyone who doesn't understand these results is not going to be able to
> make any effective use of an advisory, and they're just going to get
> scared over nothing. Therefore, I don't think any kind of advisory is
> warranted.
fair enough. I also know that ports,etc dont solely rely on md5, but I think the text in man md5 could be made a bit updated a bit, or maybe point to some external reference with more updated information...
just my $0.01 anyway ;)
thanks,
B
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