[MacPorts] #63885: Replace rmd160 use in MacPorts with something else

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Wed Nov 10 20:29:40 UTC 2021


#63885: Replace rmd160 use in MacPorts with something else
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  Reporter:  ryandesign  |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect      |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal      |  Milestone:
 Component:  base        |    Version:
Resolution:              |   Keywords:
      Port:              |
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Comment (by ryandesign):

 Replying to [comment:9 pmetzger]:
 > I think the probability of a high quality exploit that occurs without
 prior warning against any of the modern hash algorithms is quite low.

 It's obviously not about prior warning. It's about the fact that ports
 often do not get touched for years, so we want security in case an
 algorithm is discovered to be insecure and the portfile is then not
 updated for years after that.

 > We should also systematically get rid of reliance on MD5 (people with
 inexpensive machines can fake that at this point) and SHA1 (people with
 expensive machines can fake that at this point.)

 Not when two different checksum types protect one file.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/63885#comment:12>
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