GNU bug report logs - #37420
[PATCH] Recommend against SHA-1 for security-related applications

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 08:54:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #38 received at 37420 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, 37420 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37420: [PATCH] Recommend against SHA-1 for security-related
 applications
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 14:08:51 +0200

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> > > Should we perhaps do something to help those who know this under the
> > > name "SHA1"?
> >
> > Is there any risk that some users believe that these would be two
> > different algorithms?  My guess would be no, but I might be wrong.
>
> I have no idea, but I personally didn't even know SHA1 has another
> name, let alone a more "official" one.

This is the spelling in RFC 3174: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3174

Perhaps SHA1 is just a common typo?

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas
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