eWEEK: Microsoft Scraps Old Encryption in New Code.
The Redmond, Wash., software company instituted a new policy for all
developers that bans functions using the DES, MD4, MD5 and, in some
cases, the SHA1 encryption algorithm, which is becoming “creaky at the
edges,” said Michael Howard, senior security program manager at the
company, Howard said. [Tomalak's Realm]