VeriSign transitions all new RapidSSL certificates to SHA-1 algorithm
VeriSign announced an immediate transition to the SHA-1 algorithm on new RapidSSL brand certificates. The transition to the SHA-1 algorithm came within a few hours of the public unveiling of an MD5 flaw presented by researchers during the 2008 Chaos Communication Congress (CCC) in Berlin, rendering the MD5 flaw ineffective for all new RapidSSL Certificates.
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