Michael Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hallam-Baker, Phillip wrote: >> SHA256 is a full NIST standard. >> Its just suspect because it is based on the SHA1/Md5 technology amd >> likely to be replaced > > Ok, but that doesn't exactly answer my question. Is it really the > case that sha-256 will be The annointed successor for the time > being? Especially in light of the above? Transitions are never > easy and forcing one might be a cure worse than the disease.
As I understand it, NIST says that SHA-256 is it for the next few years. Certainly, there's nothing else in the pipeline at even remotely the same level of development. -Ekr _______________________________________________ NOTE WELL: This list operates according to http://mipassoc.org/dkim/ietf-list-rules.html
