Best crypt?

[Kudose]

Hello all.

What's the best built in crypt system to date?

Just wondering since I see that the md5 algorithm can be cracked with 99.5% accuracy in alpha-numeric only.

TIA

[rehfeld]

are talking about one way encryption, like hashing? sha1() is stronger than md5
sha1 is going to be suceptible to dictionary attacks too though. forcing users to choose a strong password thats both long and contains letters and numbers is a good idea no matter what, and makes things significantly stronger.

[mtmosier]

Recent versions of mhash include support for sha512, which is what I use.

All hashing algorithms are vulnerable to brute force attacks - it's just a matter of how long it takes. Whatever algorithm you use you should make sure it's salted to avoid simple hash dictionary attacks.