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Re: [RFC] adding support for md5

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CWChris Wedgwood <cw@f00f.org>
Date
Aug 21, 2006, 20:44 UTC
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On Sat, Aug 19, 2006 at 01:50:32PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> I can see the point of configurable hashes, but it would be for a
> stronger hash than sha1, not for a (much) weaker one.

Why any configuration option at all? What in practice does it really buy?

If someone (eventually) wants to do something malicious (which right now requires some effort and would probably not go undetected) there are probably easier ways to achieve this (like posting a patch with a non-obvious subtle side-effect).

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Message 13 of 20 in “[RFC] adding support for md5”
  1. David RientjesAug 18, 2006
  2. Nguyễn Thái Ngọc DuyAug 18, 2006
  3. Johannes SchindelinAug 18, 2006
  4. Petr BaudisAug 18, 2006
  5. David RientjesAug 18, 2006
  6. TrekieAug 18, 2006
  7. Johannes SchindelinAug 18, 2006
  8. TrekieAug 18, 2006
  9. Johannes SchindelinAug 18, 2006
  10. Jon SmirlAug 18, 2006
  11. Johannes SchindelinAug 19, 2006
  12. Linus TorvaldsAug 19, 2006
  13. Chris WedgwoodAug 21, 2006
  14. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2006
  15. Shawn PearceAug 23, 2006
  16. Junio C HamanoAug 23, 2006
  17. Shawn PearceAug 23, 2006
  18. Junio C HamanoAug 24, 2006
  19. Shawn PearceAug 24, 2006
  20. Junio C HamanoAug 24, 2006

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