MASTG-TEST-211

Weak Hashing Algorithms

Verify that the hashing algorithm used not is weak or deprecated (E.g: MD5 or SHA-1).

Note

Replaces: MASTG-TEST-0061 See: (https://mas.owasp.org/MASTG/tests-beta/ios/MASVS-CRYPTO/MASTG-TEST-0211)

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