[tor-dev] SHA-3 isn't looking so hot to me (was: Draft sketch document with ideas for future crypto ops)

2011-10-31 Thread Zooko O'Whielacronx
In reference to: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2011-November/002999.html > FOR A HASH FUNCTION: SHA256, switching to SHA3 in 2012 when it comes > out. It might be worthwhile waiting for SHA3 in most places and > skipping over the SHA256 stage entirely. The AES contest resulte

Re: [tor-dev] Draft sketch document with ideas for future crypto ops

2011-10-31 Thread Roger Dingledine
On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 09:25:58PM -0400, Nick Mathewson wrote: > The point of this document is to discuss what crypto we ought to be using. Thanks Nick! > - To make sure that the extending node is talking to the right next node > when sending an extend cell. > > The new extend cel

[tor-dev] Draft sketch document with ideas for future crypto ops

2011-10-31 Thread Nick Mathewson
Here's an early draft document trying to sketch out the parameters for migrating to better crypto ops and designs in the future. Comments are invited, even comments of the form "you will need to be much more specific here before I can say anything sensible." This is proposals/ideas/xxx-new-crypto

[tor-dev] Reminder: one month left for big features in 0.2.3.x

2011-10-31 Thread Nick Mathewson
Hi, all! This is the final reminder about the December 1 deadline for getting large stuff merged into 0.2.3.x. See http://archives.seul.org/or/dev/Jul-2011/msg00030.html for the original announcment. It should answer many questions. December 1 is the deadline for getting large features and compl