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- MD5
- (Message Digest 5) A popular one-way hash function developed by Ronald Rivest (the "R" in RSA) which is used to create a message digest for digital signatures. MD5...
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- Diebold ATMs infected with credit card skimming malware
- Diebold ATMs infected with credit card skimming malwarethtas why i only use bank atms with my card and CC for everything elseThough cash is preferred.if they want a credit based world, they are going to have to protect it better.More reasons why Windows has no place periodAnother reason why Windows...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-18
- Exploiting Weaknesses in the MD5 Hash Algorithm to Subvert Security on the Web
- A group of renowned researchers has published some of the details of their exploitation of a vulnerability in the MD5 hash algorithm. The advance they describe would allow an attacker to create fraudulent Web-site certificates with which they could launch a phishing or man-in-the-middle attack on an eCommerce, eBanking or...
- White papers 2009-01-01
- MD5/rogue CA attack: The sky is not falling
- MD5/rogue CA attack: The sky is not fallingCA changing to something other than MD5...is the easy part, The new CA Certs will need to be deployed along with new Certs for the websites. Also the Cert Revocation list should be updated.RE: MD5/rogue CA attack: The sky is not fallingI really...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-31
- MD5/rogue CA attack: The sky is not falling
- Guest post by John Viega Today there’s been a lot of buzz about the clever new attack on public key infrastructure from Alex Sotirov and a team of researchers.  In the attack, the bad guy ends up with his own Certification Authority CA that is...
- Blog posts 2008-12-31
- An easy fix ignored
- An easy fix ignoredWhich points out the other obvious flaw...Who identified these CA's as being trustworthy in the first place? No one. They are self-appointed holders of our trust.This was the major criticism of the certificate process in the first place, and the fact that they continue to...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-30
- An easy fix ignored
- Guest post by Chris Eng In the wake of this morning's 25C3 presentation by Alex Sotirov and Jacob Appelbaum, most of the coverage I've read so far has focused on the technical details and real-world impact of their findings. Rightly so -- their paper describing the attack...
- Blog posts 2008-12-30
- SSL broken! Hackers create rogue CA certificate using MD5 collisions
- SSL broken! Hackers create rogue CA certificate using MD5 collisionsAt least they're talking to the vendors first.Now if only the CAs will get off their butts and implement some changes...RE: SSL broken! Hackers create rogue CA certificate using MD5 collisionsпиздёж ёбана, автору фапать 25 разRE: SSL broken! Hackers create rogue...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-30
- SSL broken! Hackers create rogue CA certificate using MD5 collisions
- Using computing power from a cluster of 200 PS3 game consoles and about $700 in test digital certificates, a group of hackers in the U.S. and Europe have found a way to target a known weakness in the MD5 algorithm to create a rogue Certification Authority CA, a breakthrough...
- Blog posts 2008-12-30
- First look at Windows 7 beta 1 Windows 7 beta 1 (build 6.1.7000.0.081212-1400)
- First look at Windows 7 beta 1 Windows 7 beta 1 (build 6.1.7000.0.081212-1400)Santa's responseCan Santa confirm that this MD5 is the official Beta 1? All indications are that it is, but I know sometimes MS sends very late versions of products to the press so that they can get...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-27
- File Checksum (Java) 3 (Windows)
- FileChecksum is a Java 1.4 application to compute common checksums for files: CRC32, MD5, and SHA1. Checksums are small hexadecimal signatures for testing whether or not files have been copied correctly, such as over a network. One person sends a file along with the checksum computed on the original computer....
- Software downloads 2008-12-01
- MD5 2.6 (Mac)
- MD5 is a utility that lets you create and compare MD5 checksums. It can compare files as well as a file with a checksum-string. Or you can simply let the application calculate a checksum. Ease of use. MD5 is extremely easy to use. You want to compare two files?...
- Software downloads 2007-07-19
- Macworld crack offers VIP passes, hacker says
- Macworld crack offers VIP passes, hacker saysNot really a hack...Its just inserting a code. They should not have put the code there to begin with.No commentthat only washes with politicians, embarrassed celebrities, and mostly parties with pie on their face.It is.. but it isn't..Well.. It is a hack.. Just not...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-12
- Finjan Sues Webwasher for Patent Infringement
- Finjan Sues Webwasher for Patent InfringementAh yes, buthash algorythms were devised to tamper proof messages. Using them to identify executables is a recent thing (well 1997 anyway). I often wonder why the malware detecting industry uses MD5? Why not MD3? It would be faster and cheaper. Is it...
- Discussion threads 2006-06-05
- Md5sum 1.22 (Windows)
- Md5sum allows you to verify that downloaded Shorten (.shn) files are not corrupted or otherwise unusable before you burn them to disc or host them on your file server. Do this by checking these files against an .md5 file. An .md5 is a simple text file that contains a 'fingerprint'...
- Software downloads 2006-04-04
- md5app 0.2 (Mac)
- md5App is a MacOS X Cocoa utility for getting the md5 checksum for a file or group of files. MD5 is often used as a way of verifying the integrity or authenticity of a downloaded file.
- Software downloads 2002-01-23
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- Marxio File Checksum Verifier 1.5.2 (Windows)
- Program to calculate and verify checksums of files downloaded from the internet. Supports major checksum types: CRC32, MD4, MD5, SHA1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512, RIPEMD-128, RIPEMD-160, HAVAL 256, TIGER 192. Portable version - no installer, just one file. Basic interface with no fireworks. File Checksum Verifier FCV can save window position,...
- Software downloads 2009-11-02
- Singlemizer 1.0.2 (Mac)
- Singlemizer is a superior duplicate files scanner application which will help you eliminate file clutter on your disks. Smooth animated interface. Singlemizer provides superior user-experience with clean and minimalistic interface. Search in any paths you want. You can provide any paths you want to scan duplicates in, even if they...
- Software downloads 2009-10-27
- Zizisoft Hex Workshop 1.0 (Windows)
- Zizisoft Hex Workshop is an easy-to-use and reliable binary file editor. With Zizisoft Hex Workshop, you can modify, insert and delete binary data. It supports two display radixes: hex and decimal. So you can edit data in the radix you want. It also provides you with very detailed file info...
- Software downloads 2009-10-24
- Directory Lister Pro 1.21 (Windows)
- Directory Lister Pro allows you to create and then save, print or send via e-mail listings of files from selected directories on hard disks, CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, floppy, USB storages and network shares. Listing can be in HTML, text or CSV format for easy import to Excel. You can print standard...
- Software downloads 2009-10-23
- Mail Manager 2.69 (Windows)
- This is the software for sending and receiving E-mail. Along with basic functions as mail soft, can use SMTPS (SMTP over SSL/TLS) and POP3S (POP3 over SSL/TLS) to improve security. Supports SMTP Authentication (SMTP-AUTH) by CRAM-MD5, LOGIN, PLAIN, and supports APOP Authentication. Supports RFC2231 format as an encoding method of...
- Software downloads 2009-10-05
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