Kaspersky warns that passwords hashed with MD5 algorithm can be cracked in minutes using a GPU

Just in time for World Password Day, Kaspersky is reminding everyone that outdated hashing algorithms such as MD5 remain among the worst choices for storing passwords.

60% of MD5 password hashes are crackable in under an hour

Happy World Password Day! Maybe it's finally time to kill this holiday in favor of World No-More-Passwords Day?
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Gaming GPUs can crack your passwords in minutes

Gaming GPUs like the RTX 5090 crack 60% of MD5-protected passwords in under an hour, outperforming enterprise security tools ...
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Kaspersky warns MD5 passwords can fall in under a minute to GPUs

GPU cracking speeds: Kaspersky found RTX 5090 cards can guess 219.5 billion MD5 hashes per second, breaking 48% of passwords in under a minute. Why MD5 fails: Designed for speed, MD5 enables ...
Bleeping Computer

This image shows its own MD5 checksum — and it's kind of a big deal

Generating checksums—cryptographic hashes such as MD5 or SHA-256 functions for files is hardly anything new and one of the most efficient means to ascertain the integrity of a file, or to check if two ...
EDN

Cryptography for embedded systems – Part 1: Security level categories & hashing

In this chapter we will look at choosing and optimizing cryptographic algorithms, particularly for resource-constrained systems, such as embedded systems. We will look at various strategies for ...

Mastering Cryptographic Hash Functions for Data Security

Learn about cryptographic hash functions in ensuring secure communication and protection of sensitive information, including ...
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A quarter of major CMSs use outdated MD5 as the default password hashing scheme

Some of the projects that use MD5 as the default method for storing user passwords include WordPress, osCommerce, SuiteCRM, miniBB, SugarCRM, CMS Made Simple, MantisBT, Phorum, Observium, and X3cms.