Brasero uses outdated MD5 for the default Checksums type Generated

[anon42584821]

Dear GNOME Developers,

I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to commend the excellent work on Brasero, a tool I’ve relied on for disc burning. I noticed that Brasero currently uses MD5 for checksums in its plugins. While MD5 was once a standard, it’s now considered insecure due to vulnerabilities and collision risks. I suggest updating the default checksum algorithm to SHA256 for enhanced security.

SHA256 is widely adopted and offers superior security, making it ideal for data integrity. Although MD5 is faster, SHA56’s benefits, especially with modern CPU efficiency, make it a worthwhile upgrade. Users expect secure defaults, and this change would align Brasero with current standards.

This is the default currently:

I propose modifying the default settings in the File Checksums and Image Checksums plugins to SHA256. This simple change would significantly improve security without compromising usability.

Thank you for considering this enhancement. Your dedication to GNOME’s app excellence is appreciated, and I look forward to seeing Brasero continue to evolve. It currently is the best UX application for disk burning in my opinion

[Sid]

This is already done in checksum: Default to SHA256 rather than MD5
, but brasero has not made a release in a while, since it’s not actively being maintained by anyone.

Having said that distros actively patch brasero, so you can report it in your downstream distro issue tracker to get those changes, and not wait for a brasero release.