[caops-wg] Hacker Cracks Secure Hashing Algorithm Using Amazon Cloud -- Security -- InformationWeek

[Alan Sill]

Thought you would be interested in the following link.

Topic:
Using EC2's cluster GPU power, security researcher spent only $2.10 to decrypt 14 SHA1 passwords in under an hour; other experts aren't concerned. 

Link:
http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/NAC/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=228300239

Alan