Kid@sh.itjust.worksM to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months ago60% of MD5 password hashes are crackable in under an hourwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down16
arrow-up1137arrow-down1external-link60% of MD5 password hashes are crackable in under an hourwww.theregister.comKid@sh.itjust.worksM to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square40linkfedilink
minus-squareMoonMelon@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agoI mean, yeah. MD5 blows for this. It’s not like programs recommend you keep an MD5 hash of people’s passwords on disk or in environment variables, right Perforce?
minus-squaret҉̠̙ǵ̣̞̄ͪ͜x̸̱͚̳ͫ͐̑̈ͯͣ̚n̒͌҉͉̦̜̝ͅ@lemmy.tgxn.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoYeah, unsalted MD5 has been crackable easily for at least 20 years now. 🤣
minus-squareDultas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoYeah using MD5 at this point is really indefensible and has been for years.
I mean, yeah. MD5 blows for this. It’s not like programs recommend you keep an MD5 hash of people’s passwords on disk or in environment variables, right Perforce?
Yeah, unsalted MD5 has been crackable easily for at least 20 years now. 🤣
Yeah using MD5 at this point is really indefensible and has been for years.