Microsoft to begin SHA-1 crypto shutoff with Windows 10's summer upgrade

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Network World Security Alert May 03, 2016 Microsoft to begin SHA-1 crypto shutoff with Windows 10's summer upgrade Microsoft outlined the timetable it will use to drop browser support for sites that secure traffic with SHA-1 certificates, part of an Internet-wide plan to rid the Internet of the weaker encryption. 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