[Info-vax] FTP FYI

[John Dallman]

In article <rplloa$8v7$1 at dont-email.me>,
clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP (Simon Clubley) wrote:

> ... SHA-256 would be my absolute minimum and SHA-512 would be strongly
> preferred for increased protection against future attacks.

Hear, hear. SHA-1 is now worthless against a deliberate attack, although
still fine against accidental corruption. 

An OS claiming to be highly secure needs SHA-512; supporting the
relatively new SHA-3 would add credibility. 

John