Re: Keyed-MD5, ITAR, and HTTP-NG

On Mon, 30 Oct 1995 23:27:36 -0500, you wrote:

Hash functions MD5, SHA

I presume you mean SHA-1. I would prefer to see MD5 deleted. A 128 bit hash simply seems too marginal in length for long term use in most hash applications. I would much rather see something like Haval as a second hash algorithm. It can be faster than MD5, and can easily be tailored to the hash width you want. If 128 bit hashes are really needed, use Haval's 128-bit option.