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Re: [saag] SHA-1 to SHA-n transition

Peter Gutmann <pgut001@cs.auckland.ac.nz> Tue, 03 March 2009 19:22 UTC

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Subject: Re: [saag] SHA-1 to SHA-n transition
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Jeffrey Hutzelman <jhutz@cmu.edu> writes:

>Unfortunately, it also creates a fairly signficant set of problems, in that
>the credentials are no longer portable -- besides needing to know your
>password, you need a salt that's hidden somewhere in your browser's long-term
>state.

Yes, I know, and I also knew that every time anyone mentions something like
this someone immediately raises the point you've just made, which is why I
addressed it in my original message.

Peter.

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