Things are about to get a lot safer on the internet with SHA-2, but there is plenty of work still to be done when it comes to SHA-1 deprecation. For the past couple of years, browser makers have raced ...

Windows operating system updates are dual-signed using both the SHA-1 and SHA-2 hash algorithms to prove authenticity. But going foward, due to "weaknesses" in SHA-1, Microsoft officials have said ...

Microsoft recently described its timeline for phasing out Secure Hash Algorithm-1 (SHA-1) in supported Windows systems, and for upgrading to SHA-2. The details on patching systems to support SHA-2, ...

Microsoft is blocking Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 updates from being installed if they are code signed using a SHA-2 certificate and the machine has Symantec or Norton antivirus installed.

Heartbleed is a great example of how spectacular security failures grab the popular imagination. There is another set of problems much less sexy and harder to fix: keeping standards progressing. As it ...

An update was released today that adds SHA-2 code signing support to Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. If this update is not installed, these Windows operating systems will no longer be ...

Microsoft recently announced that those running legacy platforms must install certain updates to provide support for SHA-2 hash values. Windows 7 and other legacy platforms use SHA-1 to compare hash ...