On Mon, Feb 01, 2010 at 02:23:42AM -0600, Doug Goldstein wrote: > On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 3:57 AM, Robin H. Johnson <robb...@gentoo.org> wrote: > <snip> > > > > The SHA512 algorithm is available in Python 2.5, which has been a > > dependency of Portage since approximately Python 2.1.6.13. > <snip> > I hate to nitpick, but I believe you meant Portage in that line. Thanks :-) Fixed.
> However, great work on this GLEP, you've put forth some good solid > research into it. > > I do hope that we don't intend on settling on SHA512 as the end all > solution as well. We should retain a method for bumping the hashing > algorithm used when the SHA-3 family becomes available. The present Portage logic I believe requires SHA1 still be present (so I'm not sure how good the second patch I gave would be), and I'd like that to change to rather be the strongest supported & available algorithm. -- Robin Hugh Johnson Gentoo Linux: Developer, Trustee & Infrastructure Lead E-Mail : robb...@gentoo.org GnuPG FP : 11AC BA4F 4778 E3F6 E4ED F38E B27B 944E 3488 4E85
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