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Re: [openpgp] Deprecate legacy hash algorithms

Werner Koch <wk@gnupg.org> Tue, 21 March 2017 07:23 UTC

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Subject: Re: [openpgp] Deprecate legacy hash algorithms
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On Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:09, joncallas@icloud.com said:

> I prefer deprecation (SHOULD NOT) over banning (MUST NOT) because a
> ban leads either to people being silly about a lack of backwards
> compatibility or they just defiantly ignore the ban.

Good point.  I am also fine with SHOULD NOT.


Salam-Shalom,

   Werner

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