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Re: [TLS] Collisions (Re: Nico's suggestions - Re: Consensus Call:

Stefan Santesson <stefan@aaa-sec.com> Tue, 11 May 2010 22:16 UTC

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On 10-05-11 11:30 PM, "Marsh Ray" <marsh@extendedsubset.com> wrote:

> Alternatively, if we determine that indeed the non-collision-resistance
> of the hash function is the root of all remaining concerns that would be
> very positive. We could solve them all in one stroke with
> s/FNV-1a/SHA-256/g.

I'm not convinced this is required, but I could live with it.
I would hate to have to add agility and hash negotiation though.

/Stefan

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