[openssl-dev] [openssl.org #3897] request: add BLAKE2 hash function (let's kill md5sum!)

[Bill Cox]

On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 9:38 AM, Salz, Rich <rsalz at akamai.com> wrote:

>
> > Zooko only asked for supporting Blake2 as an MD5 replacement, but he's
> being too modest.  I can't stress enough how important the speed of Blake2
>
> The problem is that when you say "Blake2" everyone (yes, everyone in the
> entire world:) thinks it's one digest.  What's really meant is a family of
> four.
>
> That's not insurmountable, but it is confusing.


I agree.  How about Blake256 and Blake512, and leave out the parallel
versions?  That's not confusing.
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