Regardless, for *non-cryptographic* purposes you should consider only how well 
a given hash performs. MD4 would be fine too.

Having said that, Blake3 probably would be supported (eventually), only 
question is when.

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> On Jan 22, 2020, at 15:16, Michael Nahas <mike.na...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm the designer of Parchive Version 2.0 (.par2 files).  I'm looking into 
> doing Parchive Version 3.0.  Version 2.0 used MD5 hashes to identify files 
> and confirm their correct arrival.  Given that MD5 is "severely compromised", 
> I'm exploring using other hashes.  
> 
> The fastest cryptographic hashes are Blake3 and KangarooTwelve.  Parchive 
> doesn't rely on the security properties - we could reuse MD5 or even switch 
> to a non-cryptographic hash - but it is nice.  We case more that an algorithm 
> is widely available in good libraries in multiple languages.  
> 
> Are there plans / requests for either of Blake3 or KangarooTwelve to be added 
> to crypto++?  
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> https://parchive.github.io/
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