Re: SHA-1 vs MD5

On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 05:04:18PM -0300, Ezequias Rodrigues da Rocha wrote:
> Hi list,
> 
> I know that there is a md5 internal function on postgresql, but I noticed
> that it isn't the more secure today. I would like to know if there is a
> SHA-1 function implemented yet of, if not, if the team has plan to introduce
> it on PostgreSQL.

What is the problem you're trying to solve?  Md5 is probably good
enough for many cases, but for long-term use, you're right that sha-1
is what you need.  Actually, you need sha-256, quite frankly.

a

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