Why does it need to be a part of the language and not a widget or a library stack which we can all fiddle with for our projects , which would make it more difficult for the bad boys to decrypt?
Lagi On 24 February 2017 at 17:15, Tom Glod via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Its good to hear its being looked at by the core team. I trust the most > obvious correct decision will be made eventually. > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 11:28 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > As much as I enjoy chatting with other users, a while back I had hoped to > > make this more actionable by submitting an enhancement request for > sha256: > > > > http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14223 > > > > The challenge with satisfying that request is two fold: > > > > - sha2 is not a single algo, but a family of algos, and requires new > > syntax forms that have to be thought out in addition to the more complex > > engineering work to support that new set of language design patterns. > > > > - This chart shows that sha2 already has minor weaknesses, which will > > likely become more significant over time, suggesting we might already > start > > looking at extending the afore-mentioned framework even further to > include > > sha3 (and I suppose even be prepared for the inevitable sha4). > > http://valerieaurora.org/hash.html > > > > All that said, in light of the visibility of the issue after the recent > > Google research, I discussed this with a member of the core dev team > > yesterday, who will be evaluating the merit of this more comprehensive > > framework vs perhaps a simpler implementation of merely the most > > commonly-use sha2 flavor for now. > > > > After that analysis is done I trust we'll get an update on that soon. > > > > For now, just rest assured that they read the same security bulletins we > > do (Peter tends to read more than me, so I always pick up a trick or two > > talking with him about security), and are actively exploring options for > us. > > > > -- > > Richard Gaskin > > Fourth World Systems > > Software Design and Development for Desktop, Mobile, and Web > > ____________________________________________________________ > > ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > > > -- > *Tom Glod* > > CEO @ *MakeShyft R.D.A* - www.makeshyft.com > > > > Developer of *U.M.P* - www.IamUMP.com > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
