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Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:14:37 -0600
From: James Nobis <quel@...lrod.net>
To: john-users@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: hmailserver patch has errors, error when compiling
in Linux x86 64-bit and 32-bit
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Solar,
> My understanding is that SHA-256 is only available starting with
> OpenSSL 0.9.8, whereas the jumbo patches require 0.9.7+ so far (not
> necessarily 0.9.8+). So if we merge the hmailserver support patch, we
> make the jumbo patch require 0.9.8+, which is a bit of a problem
> (although it's becoming more acceptable over time). Maybe we should
> include a SHA-256 implementation into the patch itself for now.
You are entirely correct regarding 0.9.8+ for SHA-256. It seems it is a
problem for Owl but 0.9.7 should really get retired. In general one can
always write optimized code that outperforms generic OpenSSL
installations so as I noted initially there is a need for optimization.
> Another comment I had is that maybe we need "generic salted SHA-256"
> support, similar to what I did for SHA-1 and MD4 recently, instead of
> the specialized hmailserver support patch.
That is also a great idea as hmailserver wasn't even something I had
heard of before I wrote the patch. Is this an item you have the time
and interest to do?
If someone can point me to a license acceptable SHA-256 implementation
or someone can add one that would be greatly appreciated.
I want to support the patch I wrote as I wrote it for a friend but
posted it because I expect it may be of use to someone else as well.
However, my free time is quite limited and I wrote this as a short break
from work on my project. I welcome any updates to the patch that make
it acceptable for the jumbo patch as well as feedback on what items I
will have to address myself.
James
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