MD5 and passwords June 20, 2004AsidesMatt Handy Dandy Guides to MD5 and passwords, in which you can see why we use that method for WordPress. Hat tip: Sushubh. Share this:Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Related Posts
Why isn’t SHA1 used instead of MD5? SHA1 is better & more secure than MD5. If I’m not wrong, MD5 is 128bit hash while SHA1 is 160bit hash. Reply
well, that’s actually what is used in php scripts since years, man!
Why isn’t SHA1 used instead of MD5? SHA1 is better & more secure than MD5. If I’m not wrong, MD5 is 128bit hash while SHA1 is 160bit hash.
Seen this? http://passcracking.com/