On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:55:14 -0500 Robert J. Hansen <[email protected]> articulated:
> On 2/19/11 9:53 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Think we'll see this included one day in OpenPGP, or will we just > > skip to SHA-3 when it's ready? > > Usually, algorithms are added due to existing users with a strong need > -- e.g., CAMELLIA came about because users in the Pacific Rim needed > it. > > I'm unaware of anyone saying, "the SHA-2s are great, but they're too > slow on 64-bit processors." And until there is, the odds of OpenPGP > adoption are practically nil, IMO. Out of simple morbid curiosity, other than the time and effort needed to adopt the code, is there any downside to this venture? -- Jerry ✌ [email protected] _____________________________________________________________________ Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
