From: Stefano Spinucci <virgo977virgo@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:01:34 GMT
Subject: [OT] Competition to select a replacement for SHA-1
Message-ID: <906f26060701241001t7a8e8679j698fe670ffb27fac@mail.gmail.com>

>From http://www.full-disk-encryption.net/nist_hash.html :

<quote>
In light of recent attacks on the SHA-1 hash function specified in FIPS 180-2,
Secure Hash Standard, NIST is initiating an effort to develop one or more
additional hash algorithms through a public competition, similar to the
development process for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). The National
Institute of Standards and Technology is planning a competition to develop one
or more cryptographic hash algorithms to augment and revise the current Secure
Hash Standard (Federal Information Processing Standard 180-2).
</quote>

bye

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Stefano Spinucci