Hi --
I'm curious as to the status of upgrading cryptographic
hash function support in Python, now that md5 and sha1 are
both clearly broken (in terms of collision-resistance).
The consensus of researchers in this area (at least as
expressed at the NIST Hash Function Workshop 10/31/05),
is that SHA-256 is a good choice for the time being, but
that research should continue, and other alternatives may
arise from this research. The larger SHA's also seem OK,
but I think will have less demand...
I'd like to see sha-256 supported in Python. Has this
already happened (and I didn't notice) and/or will it
be happening soon?
Thanks!
Cheers,
Ron Rivest
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Thanks!
Ronald L. Rivest
Room 32-G692, Stata Center, MIT, Cambridge MA 02139
Tel 617-253-5880, Email <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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