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Hash function whose 40-character hexadecimal output is used in both countries' metrology paperwork as a digital fingerprint of measuring software.
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Git 3.0 will give new repositories 64-character SHA-256 object IDs in place of 40-character SHA-1, while existing repositories keep their format. Scott Chacon disputes the security payoff, and his own breakage list shows which scripts need changes.
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One team's half-day audit found seven places where its tooling hardcodes the 40-character SHA-1 hash length, ahead of an expected SHA-256 default in Git 3.0. SHA-256 hashes are 64 characters, so the fix is code that accepts both lengths and asks Git which format a repo uses.
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GitHub's page on removing sensitive data tells teams to revoke and rotate first, and says the extra work of rewriting history often is not warranted when clones, forks and cached SHA-1 views keep the old commit anyway.
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A developer's Play-delivered build returned nothing at all from Sign in with Google, because the fingerprint buttons on Play Console's app signing page no longer describe the certificate that signs the app.
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A dev.to guide reads the 2024-25 ICO record as a demonstrability test: over 12 million pounds in fines landed on breached organisations that could not show their controls. The arithmetic lands in the backlog.
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A 40-character SHA-1 string printed in Slovak certification paperwork matches an entry in Russia's state register of measuring instruments. The comparison cost nothing to run.
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