RFC 6151: Updated Security Considerations for the MD5 Message-Digest and the HMAC-MD5 Algorithms
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document updates the security considerations for the MD5 message digest algorithm. It also updates the security considerations for HMAC-MD5. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC6151
- Published
- March 2011
- Authors
- S. Turner; L. Chen
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 7
- Also known as
- —
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