how to phase in new hash algorithms?

Peter Gutmann pgut001 at cs.auckland.ac.nz
Mon Mar 21 23:14:24 EST 2005


"Steven M. Bellovin" <smb at cs.columbia.edu> writes:

>We all understand the need to move to better hash algorithms than SHA1. At a 
>minimum, people should be switching to SHA256/384/512; arguably, Whirlpool is 
>the right way to go.  The problem is how to get there from here.
>
>So -- what should we as a community be doing now?

Kick it upstairs to the political layer.  Someone else's problem, we've already
shown them what the solution is, our job is done.

Peter :-).

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