Pierre, On Jun 20, 2012 8:27 AM, "Pierre Joye" <pierre....@gmail.com> wrote: > > hi Anthony! > > On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Anthony Ferrara <ircmax...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> I would update the RFC with the current available algorithms or > >> recommended to be used (depending on the usage or goal). > > > > When you say "currently available algorithms", are you talking about > > the hash library as a whole? Or recommended for use with PBKDF2? Or > > other iterated stretching algorithms similar to PBKDF2? > > The algos recommended to use with PBKDF2.
I will update the RFC tonight... > > >> About adding this to 5.4, I do not think it should be done. This is > >> not a small change and it may require more testing, both for the > >> implementations or the API (while it is fairly simple as of now :). > >> php-next is next year anyway. > > > > I can see some advantage to adding it to 5.4, but I can also > > see some disadvantages. So I leave that decision to others (such as > > yourself). > > There are always advantages to do it. But they do not help the big > picture. However, besides what I said earlier, fast releases of > features, 100% BC releases will ease the move to newer versions, > faster than the horrible situation we have now. If we keep merging > features, nobody will migrate, ever or until they have no other > choices. > You have me convinced... Anthony
