# MiscUtils 1.0rc1 Release Notes

MiscUtils version 1.0rc1 released on 06/06/08

## Introduction

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## Major Changes

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## 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.

## Security

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## Minor API Changes

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## Bugfixes

- Fixed a bug in `PickleRPC.Server`.