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drvortex on May 4, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: PHP: md5('240610708') == md5('QNKCDZO')

So this is a PHP fail. But all the same, MD5 has been shown to fail collision resistance several times now.

masklinn on May 4, 2015 [–]

The problem is this is an issue with any comparison of hex digit strings. It's a possible issue with any hash function not just MD5.

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