[Bug 1100295] Re: MD5 is insecure, add modern hashing

[Fred]

Oh, then this should be fixed in dpkg too.

** Also affects: dpkg (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  MD5 is insecure, add modern hashing

Status in “debsums” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  MD5 is insecure due to hash collisions.

  Add more modern and reliable hashing algorithms such as SHA-1, SHA-2
  or SHA-3.

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