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On Mon, Feb 01, 2010 at 02:23:42AM -0600, Doug Goldstein wrote: |
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> On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 3:57 AM, Robin H. Johnson <robbat2@g.o> wrote: |
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> <snip> |
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> > |
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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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> <snip> |
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> I hate to nitpick, but I believe you meant Portage in that line. |
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Thanks :-) Fixed. |
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> However, great work on this GLEP, you've put forth some good solid |
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> research into it. |
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> I do hope that we don't intend on settling on SHA512 as the end all |
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> solution as well. We should retain a method for bumping the hashing |
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> algorithm used when the SHA-3 family becomes available. |
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The present Portage logic I believe requires SHA1 still be present (so |
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I'm not sure how good the second patch I gave would be), and I'd like |
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that to change to rather be the strongest supported & available |
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algorithm. |
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Robin Hugh Johnson |
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Gentoo Linux: Developer, Trustee & Infrastructure Lead |
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E-Mail : robbat2@g.o |
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