Bug#1011261: The digest algorithm in SHA512SUMS.sign is SHA256
Steve McIntyre <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.debian.devel.cd |
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| Message-ID | <20220521234835.GV17714__25039.7955229104$1653177091$gmane$org@tack.einval.com> |
Control: severity -1 minor On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 12:31:28PM +0800, Zhang Boyang wrote: >Package: debian-cd > >Hello, > >I downloaded debian iso and its SHA512SUMS file. However, when I use gpg to >verify authenticity of SHA512SUMS, I found the signature file use SHA256 as >its digest algorithm. Although SHA256 is pretty safe, it's seem strange that >sign a SHA512SUMS with SHA256. I think it's better to sign SHA512SUMS with >SHA512. Maybe. It's not really a priority to change anything here right now, I'll be honest...