aspose file tools
The moose likes Security and the fly likes digest Algorithm Big Moose Saloon
  Search | Java FAQ | Recent Topics
Register / Login


Win a copy of The Mikado Method this week in the Agile and other Processes forum!
JavaRanch » Java Forums » Engineering » Security
Reply Bookmark "digest Algorithm" Watch "digest Algorithm" New topic
Author

digest Algorithm

sriram vemaraju
Greenhorn

Joined: Feb 11, 2008
Posts: 16
posted private message
0
Quote
hi,
ya i am sorry i meant digest algorithm.Which one should we go for SHA-1 SHA how do we choose?
I heard that both SHA-1 and SHA are obsolete.
Ulf Dittmer
Marshal

Joined: Mar 22, 2005
Posts: 35252
    
    7
posted
0
Quote
They're both obsolete, but SHA-1 is still OK to use from a security point of view. For new development you might as well go with SHA-256, though. More information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA_hash_functions

Android apps – ImageJ plugins – Java web charts
 
I agree. Here's the link: http://ej-technologies/jprofiler - if it wasn't for jprofiler, we would need to run our stuff on 16 servers instead of 3.
 
subject: digest Algorithm
 
Similar Threads
How to extract the SHA-1 digest from an encrypted signature?
SHA encryption algorithm doubt
SHA digest
Enabling SSL
Best Way to encrypt a password