=?UTF-8?B?SXZhbiBLcnN0acSH?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Perry E. Metzger wrote: >> http://www.csrc.nist.gov/pki/HashWorkshop/index.html > >I'm completely unfamiliar with the way NIST operates, but I've been wondering >for years why they haven't organized this competition already. Do we have a >list veteran who can shed some light on why it took them this long? My >curiosity demands to know.
The AES competition was already a severe resource drain, running another one for an AHS would have been prohibitive, until the clear signs that SHA was in real trouble made it more palatable. Peter. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
