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Subject: Re: [CVS] RPM: rpm/rpmio/ Makefile.am md6.c md6.h
From: Jeff Johnson <n3npq () mac ! com>
Date: 2009-07-17 13:32:25
Message-ID: F3F87FE5-D327-4A87-9880-A62463082152 () mac ! com
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On Jul 17, 2009, at 3:07 AM, devzero2000 wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 5:42 AM, Jeff Johnson<jbj@rpm5.org> wrote:
> > RPM Package Manager, CVS Repository
> > http://rpm5.org/cvs/
> >
> ____________________________________________________________________________
> >
> > Server: rpm5.org Name: Jeff Johnson
> > Root: /v/rpm/cvs Email: jbj@rpm5.org
> > Module: rpm Date: 17-Jul-2009
> 05:42:15
> > Branch: HEAD Handle: 2009071703421500
> >
> > Added files:
> > rpm/rpmio md6.c md6.h
> > Modified files:
> > rpm/rpmio Makefile.am
> >
> > Log:
> > - rpmio: add md6.
>
> Maybe not worth the effort. But it is not very clear at this point
> the future of md6.
>
Yep. Nor is it very clear at this point what hash NIST is gonna choose
or whether tomorrow brings rain ;-)
> http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/07/md6.html
>
> http://groups.csail.mit.edu/cis/md6/
>
MD6 slowness is less interesting for packaging than other hashes.
But the slowness is not an implementation defect in MD6. Other
faster hashes typically already have some identified flaws, or are
tuned with fewer rounds to increase speed with increased chances
of collisions.
73 de Jeff
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-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><div>On Jul 17, 2009, at 3:07 AM, \
devzero2000 wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote \
type="cite">On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 5:42 AM, Jeff Johnson<<a \
href="mailto:jbj@rpm5.org">jbj@rpm5.org</a>> wrote:<br>> RPM Package \
Manager, CVS Repository<br>> <a \
href="http://rpm5.org/cvs/">http://rpm5.org/cvs/</a><br>> \
____________________________________________________________________________<br> \
><br>> Server: <a href="http://rpm5.org">rpm5.org</a> \
Name: \
Jeff Johnson<br>> Root: /v/rpm/cvs \
Email: <a \
href="mailto:jbj@rpm5.org">jbj@rpm5.org</a><br>> Module: rpm \
\
Date: 17-Jul-2009 05:42:15<br> > Branch: HEAD \
\
Handle: 2009071703421500<br>><br>> Added files:<br>> \
rpm/rpmio md6.c md6.h<br>> \
Modified files:<br>> rpm/rpmio \
Makefile.am<br> ><br>> Log:<br>> - \
rpmio: add md6.<br><br>Maybe not worth the effort. But it is not very clear at this \
point the future of md6.<br><br></blockquote><div><br></div>Yep. Nor is it very clear \
at this point what hash NIST is gonna choose or whether tomorrow brings rain \
;-)</div><div><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><a \
href="http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/07/md6.html">http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/07/md6.html</a><br> \
<br><a href="http://groups.csail.mit.edu/cis/md6/">http://groups.csail.mit.edu/cis/md6/</a><br><br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>MD6 \
slowness is less interesting for \
packaging than other hashes.</div><div>But the slowness is not an \
implementation defect in \
MD6. Other</div><div>faster hashes typically already have&nbs \
p;some identified flaws, or are</div><div>tuned with&nb \
sp;fewer rounds to increase speed with increased chances</div><div>of collisions.</div><div><br></div><div>73 \
de Jeff</div></div></body></html>
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