[Python-Dev] Hash collision security issue (now public) (original) (raw)
Guido van Rossum guido at python.org
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On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 9:11 PM, Antoine Pitrou <solipsis at pitrou.net> wrote:
On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:56:00 -0700 Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> wrote: > ISTM the only reasonable thing is to have a random seed picked very early > in the process, to be used to change the hash() function of > str/bytes/unicode (in a way that they are still compatible with each other).
Do str and bytes still have to be compatible with each other in 3.x?
Hm, you're right, that's no longer a concern. (Though ATM the hashes still are compatible.)
Merry hashes, weakrefs and thread-local memoryviews to everyone!
:-)
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