[vpn] MD5 vs. SHA

jogegabsd jogegabsd at intelnet.net.gt
Thu Jun 20 17:23:00 EDT 2002


> Can anyone explain the difference between MD5 and SHA
>  (besides 128 vs 160 bits) or point me to a good reason to 
> use one over
> the other?

AFAIK MD5 is faster. But SHA-1 is stronger against brute force attacks.
It's just a faster implementation.

HTH

Gerardo Amaya


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