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Git 3.0's upcoming SHA-256 default will be a costly mistake

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Git 3.0's upcoming SHA-256 default will be a costly mistake

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Git@programming.devEnglish · 9 days ago

Git 3.0 will make SHA-256 the new default content hashing algorithm and it will be an incomprehensibly expensive and ultimately valueless and avoidable global nightmare.

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9 days ago
Why not blake3?
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  Addressed in the article.
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    Where?
    
    The attack is vague and unlikely, but blak3 might be faster. Of course less support than sha256

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