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authorYves Orton <demerphq@gmail.com>2021-02-12 19:29:36 +0100
committerYves Orton <demerphq@gmail.com>2021-02-13 09:26:05 +0100
commit8bc8b6db1481526395ac3feb7ea9e69413e76351 (patch)
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downloadperl-8bc8b6db1481526395ac3feb7ea9e69413e76351.tar.gz
use SIPHASH 1-3 as the default 64 bit hash
Stadtx should be deprecated and removed after this
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@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ insecure and are not recommended for production use.>
Since Perl 5.18 we have included support for multiple hash functions,
although from time to time we change which functions we support,
-and which function is default (currently SBOX+STADTX on 64 bit builds
+and which function is default (currently SBOX+SIPHASH13 on 64 bit builds
and SBOX+ZAPHOD32 for 32 bit builds). You can choose a different
algorithm by defining one of the following symbols during configure.
Note that there are security implications regarding which hash function you choose
@@ -380,6 +380,9 @@ to be, with the one believed to be most secure at release time being PERL_HASH_F
PERL_HASH_FUNC_ZAPHOD32
PERL_HASH_FUNC_STADTX
+Note that use of PERL_HASH_FUNC_STADTX is deprecated and will be removed
+in a future release.
+
In addition, these, (or custom hash functions), may be "fronted" by the
SBOX32 hash function for keys under a chosen size. This hash function is
special in that it has proven theoretical security properties, and is very