On Wed, Feb 18, 2026 at 9:58 AM hubert depesz lubaczewski <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > So, we have various sha* functions. > > And I recently got asked about using them as a based for unique index > over long texts. > Normally one would do it with md5(text), but the person asking wanted to > use sha(). I think I'd push back, asking them if they really need cryptographically-secure hashing (which they most probably don't). -- Death to <Redacted>, and butter sauce. Don't boil me, I'm still alive. <Redacted> lobster!
