I also use the sha512 command on a regular basis, and notice a performance improvement (compared to sha256) with amd64 systems.
On Wed, 10 Jan 2018 17:10:40 +0000 (GMT) Tom Cosgrove <tom.cosgr...@arches-consulting.com> wrote: > >>> "Todd C. Miller" 10-Jan-18 16:28 >>> > > > > On Wed, 10 Jan 2018 15:59:30 +0100, Jeremie Courreges-Anglas wrote: > > > > > Do we really want these? For SHA-2, sha256 and sha512 are enough IMHO. > > > > Does anyone actually use the sha512 command? I'd be fine with > > retiring the sha512 link and adding a sha3-256 one. > > > > - todd > > I'd like to keep the sha512 link - I do use it. > > Tom >
