[Python-Dev] Hash collision security issue (now public)

[Guido van Rossum]

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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--Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido)
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