The SHA-1 hashing algorithm, still used to sign almost one in three SSL certificates, can now be attacked for as little as $75,000, and should be urgently retired, researchers say ...

In other news, a company migrating off SHA1 algorithm moves into the great big world of 32-bit computing. because it was "just weakened" 5 years ago, so "obviously" there was no urgency to start ...

The SHA-1 algorithm is currently used by websites to encrypt data, but experts believe hackers may be closer to cracking the code than previously thought. It is now urging these sites to upgrade ...

Mozilla announced that it will begin phasing out support for SHA-1 certificates, and will no longer trust them after Jan. 1, 2017. Mozilla has joined the chorus of browser makers and technology ...

HOTP is based on the HMAC-SHA-1 algorithm (HMAC stands for Hash-based Message Authentication Code), which in turn is based on SHA-1. In HOTP, a OTP is computed as a function of a token secret and ...

Venafi, meanwhile, said that organizations of all sizes are struggling with SHA-1 migrations. Yet most have known about weaknesses in the algorithm since 2006.

Many big businesses, including firms like Deloitte, are still using SHA-1 certificates, despite the fact that SHA-1 is known to be ineffective. In fact, 120,000 SHA-1 certificates were issued this ...

Currently, OS updates are dual-signed using both SHA-1 and SHA-2 algorithms, but as Microsoft notes: “Due to weaknesses in the SHA-1 algorithm and to align to industry standards Microsoft will ...

Microsoft is considering advancing the blocking of the SHA-1 hashing algorithm on Windows to as early as June next year, taking a cue from a similar decision by the Mozilla Foundation ...

Among the issues discovered during the investigation, there were 64 cases where WoSign had issued certificates signed with the aging SHA-1 algorithm after the industry’s official SHA-1 cutoff ...

The number of HTTPS errors is about to go up as Google announced plans to remove support for SSL/TLS certificates signed with the SHA-1 cryptographic hash algorithm. Google plans to take this step ...

In fact, Polk cautioned that those still using SHA-1 for digital signatures should not wait to upgrade to SHA-3, because there are no commercial versions of the new hash algorithm yet.