> On Jul 31, 2024, at 5:15 PM, Morgan <weedpac...@varteg.nz> wrote: > A problem is that MD5 should _not_ be one of the most commonly used > algorithms.
Tell that to: - RFC 2846 - Internet Message Format (IMF) Extensions for Internet Mail - RFC 3229 - Delta-Encoding in HTTP - RFC 4151 - The Internet IP Traffic Archive, and - RFC 4964 - Use of MD5 for IP Version 4 and Version 6 Address Identification > Also, providing a dedicated function for an algorithm over and above others > that don't get such special treatment inflates use of that algorithm, making > it more commonly used. It becomes self-reinforcing. Well that would be an easy fix: Provide special treatment for the preferred algorithms, i.e. their own specific function(s). -Mike
