md5 hashes in torrents

[hakgipc]

hi guys

im just wondering what is the deal with md5 hashes in torrents?

[VaKo]

You need them to verify that the torrent matches the data your downloading?

[Spartain X]

i though torrent files use SHA-1 hashes that's what it says in the wikipedia entry and md5 is more likely to be used by just regular download iso's and file

[cooper]

http://www.bittorrent.org/protocol.html

SHA-1. No MD5 to be seen.

[Spartain X]

You need them to verify that the torrent matches the data your downloading?

exactly