.:. brainsik added the comment:
Since the note is incorrect, it seems like it should be removed. What "results
it is based on" are you referring to and what complaints are you concerned
about?
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.:. brainsik added the comment:
Bruce Schneier also says (regarding the SHA-1 collision attacks), "it
doesn't affect applications such as HMAC where collisions aren't important":
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/02/sha1_broken.html
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New submission from .:. brainsik :
The HMAC module page [1] says:
Note: The md5 hash has known weaknesses but remains the default for
backwards compatibility. Choose a better one for your application.
However, according to the "Hash Collision Q&A" [2] linked to from the
hashlib m
