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Fix s/Python/Portage/ mention per Cardoe. Extend the backwards compatability a bit to note what to do for even more compatability. |
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Index: glep-0059.html |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/glep/glep-0059.html,v |
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--- glep-0059.html 31 Jan 2010 09:56:08 -0000 1.8 |
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In future, as stream-based checksums are developed (in response to the |
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development by NIST [AHS]), they should be considered and used.</p> |
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<p>The SHA512 algorithm is available in Python 2.5, which has been a |
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-dependency of Portage since approximately Python 2.1.6.13.</p> |
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+dependency of Portage since approximately Portage 2.1.6.13.</p> |
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<p>The WHIRLPOOL checksum is not available within the PyCrypto library or |
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hashlib that is part of Python 2.5, but there are multiple alternative |
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Python implementations available, ranging from pure Python to C-based |
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@@ -182,6 +182,9 @@ was added in June 2006), so it must be r |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id9">Backwards Compatibility</a></h1> |
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<p>Old versions of Portage may support and expect only specific checksums. |
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This is accounted for in the checksum depreciation discussion.</p> |
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+<p>For maximum compatiability, we should only have to include each of the |
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+old algorithms that we are officially still supporting, as well as the |
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+new ones that we prefer.</p> |
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<div class="section" id="references"> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id10">References</a></h1> |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/glep/glep-0059.txt,v |
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Title: Manifest2 hash policies and security implications |
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-Version: $Revision: 1.6 $ |
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-Last-Modified: $Date: 2010/01/31 09:55:43 $ |
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+Version: $Revision: 1.7 $ |
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+Last-Modified: $Date: 2010/02/02 05:49:27 $ |
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Author: Robin Hugh Johnson <robbat2@g.o>, |
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Status: Draft |
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Type: Standards Track |
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development by NIST [AHS]), they should be considered and used. |
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The SHA512 algorithm is available in Python 2.5, which has been a |
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-dependency of Portage since approximately Python 2.1.6.13. |
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+dependency of Portage since approximately Portage 2.1.6.13. |
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The WHIRLPOOL checksum is not available within the PyCrypto library or |
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hashlib that is part of Python 2.5, but there are multiple alternative |
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@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ Backwards Compatibility |
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Old versions of Portage may support and expect only specific checksums. |
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This is accounted for in the checksum depreciation discussion. |
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+For maximum compatiability, we should only have to include each of the |
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+old algorithms that we are officially still supporting, as well as the |
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+new ones that we prefer. |
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References |
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