On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 10:12:28PM +0900, Michael Paquier wrote: > Hi all, > > SHA-1 is now an option available for cryptohashes, and like the > existing set of functions of SHA-2, I don't really see a reason why we > should not have a SQL function for SHA1. Attached is a patch doing > that.
Thanks for doing this! While there are applications SHA1 is no longer good for, there are plenty where it's still in play. One I use frequently is git. While there are plans for creating an upgrade path to more cryptographically secure hashes, it will take some years before repositories have converted over. Best, David. -- David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> http://fetter.org/ Phone: +1 415 235 3778 Remember to vote! Consider donating to Postgres: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate
