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doc: give a stronger security warning in md5/sha1 man pages

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* man/md5sum.x: Give a more direct warning againt the use
of this hash algorithm for security purposes.
* man/sha1sum.x: Likewise.
Suggested by Jim Meyering.
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Pádraig Brady
2017-03-01 09:33:29 -08:00
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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ md5sum \- compute and check MD5 message digest
[DESCRIPTION]
.\" Add any additional description here
[BUGS]
The MD5 algorithm should not be used any more for security related purposes.
Instead, better use an SHA\-2 algorithm, implemented in the programs
Do not use the MD5 algorithm for security related purposes.
Instead, use an SHA\-2 algorithm, implemented in the programs
sha224sum(1), sha256sum(1), sha384sum(1), sha512sum(1),
or the BLAKE2 algorithm, implemented in b2sum(1)

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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ sha1sum \- compute and check SHA1 message digest
[DESCRIPTION]
.\" Add any additional description here
[BUGS]
The SHA-1 algorithm should not be used any more for security related purposes.
Instead, better use an SHA\-2 algorithm, implemented in the programs
Do not use the SHA-1 algorithm for security related purposes.
Instead, use an SHA\-2 algorithm, implemented in the programs
sha224sum(1), sha256sum(1), sha384sum(1), sha512sum(1),
or the BLAKE2 algorithm, implemented in b2sum(1)