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* doc/coreutils.texi (md5sum invocation): Mention currently known security problems. Don't recommend SHA-1 as alternative. * man/md5sum.x (BUGS): Warn about the vulnerabilities and reference the SHA-2 based alternatives. Reported by Simon Josefsson
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[NAME]
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md5sum \- compute and check MD5 message digest
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[DESCRIPTION]
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.\" Add any additional description here
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[BUGS]
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The MD5 algorithm should not be used any more for security related purposes.
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Instead, better use an SHA\-2 algorithm, implemented in the programs
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sha224sum(1), sha256sum(1), sha384sum(1), sha512sum(1)
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