> A new core `hashlib` module will be included in Python 2.5, but will
> not be backported to older Python versions. It includes new
> implementations for SHA-224, -256, -384 and -512. The code and tests
> are already written, and can be gotten from Python's SVN trunk.
Another thing I intended t
On Fri, Dec 16, 2005 at 02:50:36PM -0800, Brett Cannon wrote:
> On 12/16/05, Tim Peters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [SNIP]
> > python-dev'ers: I failed to find anything in the trunk's NEWS file
> > about this (neither about `hashlib`, nor about any of the specific new
> > hash functions). It's n
On 12/16/05, Tim Peters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[SNIP]
> python-dev'ers: I failed to find anything in the trunk's NEWS file
> about this (neither about `hashlib`, nor about any of the specific new
> hash functions). It's not like it isn't newsworthy ;-)
I have fixed the faux pas and added an
[Ronald L. Rivest]
> I'm curious as to the status of upgrading cryptographic
> hash function support in Python, now that md5 and sha1 are
> both clearly broken (in terms of collision-resistance).
>
> The consensus of researchers in this area (at least as
> expressed at the NIST Hash Function Works
Python 2.5 will include sha-256 and sha-512. It will be released
sometime next year.
Jeremy
On 12/16/05, Ronald L. Rivest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi --
>
> I'm curious as to the status of upgrading cryptographic
> hash function support in Python, now that md5 and sha1 are
> both clearly br
Hi --
I'm curious as to the status of upgrading cryptographic
hash function support in Python, now that md5 and sha1 are
both clearly broken (in terms of collision-resistance).
The consensus of researchers in this area (at least as
expressed at the NIST Hash Function Workshop 10/31/05),
is that S
I have finished up the hashlib work I started on in feb/march for
patch 1121611 and 935454 after some discussion on this list. The full
patch including tests and module documentation has been posted in the
sf patch 1121611 as hashlib-008.
I believe it is done and ready and would like to commit it