# MiscUtils 1.0 Release Notes

MiscUtils version 1.0 released on 11/29/08

## New Features

- You can now use the sha-1 secure hash algorithm instead of md5 with `Funcs.uniqueId()` by setting `sha=True`.

## Improvements and Refinements

- You can now use the sha-1 secure hash algorithm instead of md5 with `Funcs.uniqueId()` by setting `sha=True`.
- Made `PickleRPC` use the newer httplib interface available since Python 2.0.

## Bugfixes

- Fixed a bug in `PickleRPC.Server`.