Re: [Syslog] Syslog-sign: Extending Hash/Signature Algorithm field
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Re: [Syslog] Syslog-sign: Extending Hash/Signature Algorithm field




On Jul 23, 2008, at 5:40 AM, <Pasi.Eronen at nokia.com> <Pasi.Eronen at nokia.com > wrote:


The current NIST-approved hash functions would already consume >50%
of the number space for hash algorithms (and we can expect more
algorithms the hash algorithm competition). Thus, having a field
with only 10 possible values doesn't sound too good (even if the
protocol version field also allows some extensibility).

If we e.g. allowed using letters as well, we'd have 62 possible
values instead -- would that be a reasonable approach?

Yes.

	Jon


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