Originally posted by: Darth Mallwalker
Originally posted by: Jaiman Tuckuh
[snip]ridiculously greater factor. CRC 32, then Md5 caught on in mainstream proggies. Par uses the md5 hash for its testing. (Don't ask me [snip]/Q]Great info JT.
Tho I say SHA1 all the way baby! with 160-bit hashes.
I've read it was developed to replace MD5.
It also happens to be what the torrent protocol uses internally. [snip]
Originally posted by: Jaiman Tuckuh
[snip]ridiculously greater factor. CRC 32, then Md5 caught on in mainstream proggies. Par uses the md5 hash for its testing. (Don't ask me [snip]/Q]Great info JT.
Tho I say SHA1 all the way baby! with 160-bit hashes.
I've read it was developed to replace MD5.
It also happens to be what the torrent protocol uses internally. [snip]
A long-belated
thanks for the modern information. I need to update my advice, as well as my toolbox (haven't picked out a util' yet). I've read the same stuff about it - awesome.