SHA1 has been on the way out for a few years because of a theoretical collision happening within the next few years. Experts have been pushing for SHA256 for a while.
Today is the day where SHA1 has officially seen its first collision.
Announcing the first SHA1 collision
Shared with: Public, Taher Assaid+1’d by: Un Lo, Anders Nordin, Hervé-Serge Menyonga, Mark Layton, Boris MichaelTaher Assaid – 2017-02-23 18:44:53-0500who still uses SHA-1?Taher Assaid – 2017-02-23 18:46:08-0500theoretical attacks have been there for a while, and it was only a matter of time before some researcher found collisions.Keith I Myers – 2017-02-23 18:51:13-0500+Taher Assaid – CloudFlare still offers certs with SHA1