bodewig 2005/02/16 06:35:16 Modified: docs/manual/CoreTasks Tag: ANT_16_BRANCH checksum.html Log: merge Revision Changes Path No revision No revision 1.8.2.6 +14 -1 ant/docs/manual/CoreTasks/checksum.html Index: checksum.html =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/ant/docs/manual/CoreTasks/checksum.html,v retrieving revision 1.8.2.5 retrieving revision 1.8.2.6 diff -u -r1.8.2.5 -r1.8.2.6 --- checksum.html 23 Aug 2004 14:15:46 -0000 1.8.2.5 +++ checksum.html 16 Feb 2005 14:35:16 -0000 1.8.2.6 @@ -14,6 +14,19 @@ Generates checksum for files. This task can also be used to perform checksum verifications. </p> + +<p>Note that many popular message digest functions - including MD5 and +SHA-1 - have been broken recently. If you are going to use the task +to create checksums used in an environment where security is +important, please take some time to investigate the algorithms offered +by your JCE provider. Note also that some JCE providers like the one +by <a href="http://www.bouncycastle.org/";>The Legion of the Bouncy +Castle</a>, the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/gnu-crypto/";>GNU +project</a> or <a +href="http://jce.iaik.tugraz.at/products/01_jce/index.php";>the +Technical University Graz</a> offer more digest algorithms than those +built-in into your JDK.</p> + <h3>Parameters</h3> <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"> <tr> @@ -179,7 +192,7 @@ the result will be true only if the checksums matched correctly for all files being considered. -<hr><p align="center">Copyright © 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation. All rights +<hr><p align="center">Copyright © 2001-2005 The Apache Software Foundation. All rights Reserved.</p> </body>
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