Re: hash function for creating an activation code

[Maciej Wolanski <maciej.wolanski () gmail com>]

Weaknes of this aproach doesn't lie in hashing function, so whether md5,
sha-1 or sha-256 will be used it makes no difference

2009/11/9 André Gasser <andre.gasser () gmx ch>:
> Hi,
>
> From a security perspective I would use SHA-256 since both, SHA-1 and MD5
> should not be considered "secure" these days. In this case, where you are
> just generating a license file, computing time should not be an issue...
>
> just my 0.02
>
> andré
>
> Shreyas Zare wrote:

-- 
regards,
Maciej Wolanski

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