diff --git a/config/blobs/sources b/config/blobs/sources
index 8f82dfc6..433cad82 100644
--- a/config/blobs/sources
+++ b/config/blobs/sources
@@ -5,92 +5,96 @@
 # If you want to make additions, try to add a backup url for download links and 
 # list hashes as sha1 sums.
 
+# NOTE: this file now defines checksums as sha512 (of the sha-2 family),
+# where previously we used 160-bit SHA-1 algorithm; SHA-1 is not secure,
+# having demonstrated collisions, so we have switched to using sha512sum
+
 {x230 x230t x230i x230edp t430 t530 w530}{
-	DL_hash 039c89c6d44ae11ae2510cbd5fed756e97ed9a31
+	DL_hash 4dc908050c91c1227645c900ddee88652937540af4ba222b0239b7f459f260cdf6e5e8113ac14e5543d00cf53abdd6c7bd23e61f690de1ce45a3709a30cbb91c
 	DL_url https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles/g1rg24ww.exe
 	DL_url_bkup https://web.archive.org/web/20210706183911/https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles/g1rg24ww.exe
 }
 
 {x220 x220t t420 t520 t420s}{
-	DL_hash fa0f96c8f36646492fb8c57ad3296bf5f647d9c5
+	DL_hash 81c9917938c4a2a4f128c976250451931efd0f25b51ff34f058ddacb8eec27272691371864a683ec7abcb924fea32592d061584c7b2571a5d3e84eb870281cc3
 	DL_url https://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/83rf46ww.exe
 	DL_url_bkup https://web.archive.org/web/20220202201637/https://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/83rf46ww.exe
 }
 
 {t440pmrc w541mrc t440plibremrc w541}{
-	DL_hash b2f2a1baa1f0c8139e46b0d3e206386ff197bed5
+	DL_hash f3d79aec805c8b0094a4081be76b3a22d329c479ad18210449b7acc3236ccfc4a2103eaa7c5b79a4872bfd699eede047efd46dfb06dc8f47e3216fc254612998
 	DL_url https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles/glrg22ww.exe
 	DL_url_bkup https://web.archive.org/web/20211120031520/https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles/glrg22ww.exe
 }
 
 {hp8200sff}{
-	DL_hash c59e693effc1862c38cc4caa15be0a6a92557e0b
+	DL_hash 8fcb691bf84dc1feefc3c84f7cc59eadaabb200477bb3ecba1b050f23f133b0a8c2539015a523f676544c2dff64599bcba7e844e8c31757b90d70bb4485b5664
 	DL_url https://ftp.ext.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp96001-96500/sp96026.exe
 	DL_url_bkup https://web.archive.org/web/20220708171920/https://ftp.ext.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp96001-96500/sp96026.exe
 }
 
 {hp8300usdt}{
-	DL_hash 039c89c6d44ae11ae2510cbd5fed756e97ed9a31
+	DL_hash 4dc908050c91c1227645c900ddee88652937540af4ba222b0239b7f459f260cdf6e5e8113ac14e5543d00cf53abdd6c7bd23e61f690de1ce45a3709a30cbb91c
 	DL_url https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles/g1rg24ww.exe
 	DL_url_bkup https://web.archive.org/web/20210706183911/https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles/g1rg24ww.exe
 }
 
 {hp2560p}{
-	DL_hash fa0f96c8f36646492fb8c57ad3296bf5f647d9c5
+	DL_hash 81c9917938c4a2a4f128c976250451931efd0f25b51ff34f058ddacb8eec27272691371864a683ec7abcb924fea32592d061584c7b2571a5d3e84eb870281cc3
 	DL_url https://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/83rf46ww.exe
 	DL_url_bkup https://web.archive.org/web/20220202201637/https://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/83rf46ww.exe
 
-	EC_hash c1b1fb0a525cf90459bf024f407e302314bd981b
+	EC_hash a602cc7627c569bc423a5857cf506fbc3bcd68cb6b43a7c1b99d12a569b4107c412748cf49605ef4d5b930eb14b6815c4d1b1dc20145fe9d707e445fc201cea2
 	EC_url https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp85501-86000/sp85526.exe
 	EC_url_bkup https://web.archive.org/web/20230416125725/https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp85501-86000/sp85526.exe
 }
 
 {hp2570p}{
-	DL_hash 039c89c6d44ae11ae2510cbd5fed756e97ed9a31
+	DL_hash 4dc908050c91c1227645c900ddee88652937540af4ba222b0239b7f459f260cdf6e5e8113ac14e5543d00cf53abdd6c7bd23e61f690de1ce45a3709a30cbb91c
 	DL_url https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles/g1rg24ww.exe
 	DL_url_bkup https://web.archive.org/web/20210706183911/https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles/g1rg24ww.exe
 
-	EC_hash a896ef72799e8abd4d0601ec415a2113b2a7f240
+	EC_hash 61ed284bdf938c5f36ad3267263fb3963a6608339425bc41aaef3ab0cd98f07c998d816b0233735ca35dc6cb771257da3f09a40d5cfc96bb6388b4366348275e
 	EC_url https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp96001-96500/sp96085.exe
 	EC_url_bkup https://web.archive.org/web/20230610174558/https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp96001-96500/sp96085.exe
 }
 
 {hp9470m}{
-	DL_hash 039c89c6d44ae11ae2510cbd5fed756e97ed9a31
+	DL_hash 4dc908050c91c1227645c900ddee88652937540af4ba222b0239b7f459f260cdf6e5e8113ac14e5543d00cf53abdd6c7bd23e61f690de1ce45a3709a30cbb91c
 	DL_url https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles/g1rg24ww.exe
 	DL_url_bkup https://web.archive.org/web/20210706183911/https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles/g1rg24ww.exe
 
-	EC_hash 1a03e985552060a9dfe7c40b5ea97ecfb2794583
+	EC_hash 563422bf5420da18b89439f28a38ea28a175f0ad3588f0f5ea39b08dfdd14c8d513cbf11c2125ec3869fc3b7222c7dc3d111415185ea9b73f41410b1b57f13bd
 	EC_url https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp96001-96500/sp96090.exe
 	EC_url_bkup http://web.archive.org/web/20220504072602/https://ftp.ext.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp96001-96500/sp96090.exe
 }
 
 {hp2170p}{
-	DL_hash 039c89c6d44ae11ae2510cbd5fed756e97ed9a31
+	DL_hash 4dc908050c91c1227645c900ddee88652937540af4ba222b0239b7f459f260cdf6e5e8113ac14e5543d00cf53abdd6c7bd23e61f690de1ce45a3709a30cbb91c
 	DL_url https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles/g1rg24ww.exe
 	DL_url_bkup https://web.archive.org/web/20210706183911/https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles/g1rg24ww.exe
 
-	EC_hash 201f7f40c02df42188f4ee3073f8df7f21ab6fa1
+	EC_hash 940e533b6a276c13a6e46a93795ca84b19877b05e82c0c1795b7fea9cbea63c28e606ef994352fc77c4fdfb2e0c31c5edeefa98b989e1990364dfc6417b25460
 	EC_url https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp96001-96500/sp96088.exe
 	EC_url_bkup https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp96001-96500/sp96088.exe
 }
 
 {t1650}{
-	DL_hash 039c89c6d44ae11ae2510cbd5fed756e97ed9a31
+	DL_hash 4dc908050c91c1227645c900ddee88652937540af4ba222b0239b7f459f260cdf6e5e8113ac14e5543d00cf53abdd6c7bd23e61f690de1ce45a3709a30cbb91c
 	DL_url https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles/g1rg24ww.exe
 	DL_url_bkup https://web.archive.org/web/20210706183911/https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles/g1rg24ww.exe
 
 	SCH5545EC_DL_url https://dl.dell.com/FOLDER05065992M/1/T1650A28.exe
 	SCH5545EC_DL_url_bkup https://web.archive.org/web/20230811151654/https://dl.dell.com/FOLDER05065992M/1/T1650A28.exe
-	SCH5545EC_DL_hash 9651bab78b8a0063997f568f7698590c7deb7925
+	SCH5545EC_DL_hash 18261d0f7f27e9de3b0b5a25019b9a934ef1a61cd3f0140e34f38553695e91e671e227a8fa962774edceab5c7804d13ed9fe1c518c5643c7c8f15632f903a6c4
 }
 
 {hp8470pintel}{
-	DL_hash 039c89c6d44ae11ae2510cbd5fed756e97ed9a31
+	DL_hash 4dc908050c91c1227645c900ddee88652937540af4ba222b0239b7f459f260cdf6e5e8113ac14e5543d00cf53abdd6c7bd23e61f690de1ce45a3709a30cbb91c
 	DL_url https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles/g1rg24ww.exe
 	DL_url_bkup https://web.archive.org/web/20210706183911/https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles/g1rg24ww.exe
 
-	EC_hash 20e49c92f610e0bba4b67faac7ae2bc78f421cb7
+	EC_hash b95c9cf909ed537fb448e2be69eddcb57459efbaf0a979a73cd2bce90a7014b110f4dbbeecfd596c072636396b8f20c229c59ffe34e45500ce9edb000c6ccaf9
 	EC_url https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp77501-78000/sp77818.exe
 	EC_url_bkup https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp77501-78000/sp77818.exe
 }
@@ -98,7 +102,7 @@
 # nvidia vga option rom for dgpu models of Dell Latitude E6400
 # for downloading the nvidia rom to pciroms/pci10de,06eb.rom
 {e6400}{
-	E6400_VGA_DL_hash a24ed919e80287b281e407d525af31f307746250
+	E6400_VGA_DL_hash 6217d5fce2291d15bb0649fd2faaeb78e4c48962b07a2bea6af60466bfdc5f233af0d077c2c6e71dd96047bdbb1f612324cef0a5e728ba9a9ec5c69a4022cd8d
 	E6400_VGA_DL_url https://dl.dell.com/FOLDER01530530M/1/E6400A34.exe
 	E6400_VGA_DL_url_bkup https://web.archive.org/web/20230506014903/https://dl.dell.com/FOLDER01530530M/1/E6400A34.exe
 	E6400_VGA_offset 274451
@@ -106,7 +110,7 @@
 }
 
 {e6430}{
-	DL_hash 039c89c6d44ae11ae2510cbd5fed756e97ed9a31
+	DL_hash 4dc908050c91c1227645c900ddee88652937540af4ba222b0239b7f459f260cdf6e5e8113ac14e5543d00cf53abdd6c7bd23e61f690de1ce45a3709a30cbb91c
 	DL_url https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles/g1rg24ww.exe
 	DL_url_bkup https://web.archive.org/web/20210706183911/https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles/g1rg24ww.exe
 }
diff --git a/script/build/release/roms b/script/build/release/roms
index a56c43f5..53c75c63 100755
--- a/script/build/release/roms
+++ b/script/build/release/roms
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ strip_archive()
 
 	(
 	cd "${romdir}" || err "strip_archive: !cd ${romdir}"
-	sha1sum *.rom >> blobhashes || \
-	    err "strip_archive: ${romdir}: !sha1sum *.rom >> blobhashes"
+	sha512sum *.rom >> blobhashes || \
+	    err "strip_archive: ${romdir}: !sha512sum *.rom >> blobhashes"
 	)
 
 	for romfile in "${romdir}"/*.rom; do
diff --git a/script/update/blobs/download b/script/update/blobs/download
index 2903c504..0364bfa5 100755
--- a/script/update/blobs/download
+++ b/script/update/blobs/download
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ vendor_checksum()
 		printf "Vendor update not found on disk for: %s\n" "${board}" \
 		    1>&2
 		return 1
-	elif [ "$(sha1sum ${dl_path} | awk '{print $1}')" != "${1}" ]; then
+	elif [ "$(sha512sum ${dl_path} | awk '{print $1}')" != "${1}" ]; then
 		printf "Bad checksum on vendor update for: %s\n" "${board}" 1>&2
 		return 1
 	fi
diff --git a/script/update/blobs/inject b/script/update/blobs/inject
index ab943a3c..10691658 100755
--- a/script/update/blobs/inject
+++ b/script/update/blobs/inject
@@ -127,7 +127,10 @@ patch_release_roms()
 
 	(
 	cd "${_tmpdir}"/bin/*
-	sha1sum --status -c blobhashes || \
+
+	# NOTE: For compatibility with older rom releases, defer to sha1
+	sha512sum --status -c blobhashes || \
+	    sha1sum --statuc -c blobhashes || \
 	    err "patch_release_roms: ROMs did not match expected hashes"
 	)
 
diff --git a/script/update/blobs/mrc b/script/update/blobs/mrc
index 59ed12f1..e4de2be4 100755
--- a/script/update/blobs/mrc
+++ b/script/update/blobs/mrc
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ _board="peppy"
 _file="chromeos_12239.92.0_peppy_recovery_stable-channel_mp-v3.bin"
 _url="https://dl.google.com/dl/edgedl/chromeos/recovery/chromeos_12239.92.0_peppy_recovery_stable-channel_mp-v3.bin.zip"
 _url2="https://web.archive.org/web/20200516070928/https://dl.google.com/dl/edgedl/chromeos/recovery/chromeos_12239.92.0_peppy_recovery_stable-channel_mp-v3.bin.zip"
-_sha1sum="cd5917cbe7f821ad769bf0fd87046898f9e175c8"
-_mrc_complete_hash="d18de1e3d52c0815b82ea406ca07897c56c65696"
+_sha512sum="340a1cd41136a3ba0de9d306db0e65f51640a2efe63aee9934f326b276adc1af0a2df80c0731c5a749161ec32546909eedfa8ba95801faeb5dcfe1aa4e0840c7"
+_mrc_complete_hash="e5b6d510a5fdb6a7ba0027588dbceef363a2bf30255e9222020abbe71468822f49962d423d872cc05b37098682281c016445f6aa20f88351a134facfe5f70d5b"
 _mrc_complete="mrc/haswell/mrc.bin"
 
 cbdir="coreboot/default"
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ check_existing()
 	[ -f "${_mrc_complete}" ] || \
 		return 0
 	printf 'found existing mrc.bin\n'
-	[ "$(sha1sum "${_mrc_complete}" | awk '{print $1}')" \
+	[ "$(sha512sum "${_mrc_complete}" | awk '{print $1}')" \
 	    = "${_mrc_complete_hash}" ] && \
 		return 1
 	printf 'hashes did not match, starting over\n'
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ fetch_mrc()
 	(
 	cd mrc/haswell/ || err "fetch_mrc: !cd mrc/haswell"
 
-	download_image "${_url}" "${_file}" "${_sha1sum}"
+	download_image "${_url}" "${_file}" "${_sha512sum}"
 	[ -f ${_file} ] || \
-		download_image "${_url2}" "${_file}" "${_sha1sum}"
+		download_image "${_url2}" "${_file}" "${_sha512sum}"
 	[ -f $_file ] || \
 		err "fetch_mrc: ${_file} not downloaded / verification failed."
 
@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@ download_image()
 {
 	url=${1}
 	_file=${2}
-	_sha1sum=${3}
+	_sha512sum=${3}
 
 	printf "Downloading recovery image\n"
 	curl --retry 3 "$url" > "$_file.zip" || err "download_image: curl failed"
 	printf "Verifying recovery image checksum\n"
-	if [ "$(sha1sum "${_file}.zip" | awk '{print $1}')" = "${_sha1sum}" ]
+	if [ "$(sha512sum "${_file}.zip" | awk '{print $1}')" = "${_sha512sum}" ]
 	then
 		unzip -q "${_file}.zip" || err "download_image: cannot unzip"
 		rm -f "${_file}.zip" || err "download_image: can't rm zip {1}"