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Re: [openpgp] New fingerprint: which hash algo (was: to v5 or not to v5)

Tom Ritter <tom@ritter.vg> Sun, 04 October 2015 17:28 UTC

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Subject: Re: [openpgp] New fingerprint: which hash algo (was: to v5 or not to v5)
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On 30 September 2015 at 01:18, Werner Koch <wk@gnupg.org> wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Sep 2015 11:13, simon@josefsson.org said:
>
>> Regarding which hash to use, SHA-256 is probably the simplest choice
>> From a practicallity and consensus point of view.  Are there any strong
>> reasons to favor something else?

I have a small preference to see the fingerprint algorithm match what
we believe the most popular signature (hash) algorithm will be. I've
been working with a number of embedded folks and code size can often
be a big concern. More Algorithms, More Code.

-tom

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