Messages in this thread | | | From | Bernd Eckenfels <> | Subject | Re: more git updates.. | Date | Sun, 24 Apr 2005 03:29:43 +0200 |
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In article <20050423174227.51360d63.pj@sgi.com> you wrote: > If something is likely to happen less than once in a billion years, > then for all practical purposes, it won't happen.
Of course there are colliding files already available and easyly generate-able. So a malicous attack is already possible.
Which is especially nasty because one can proof GIT obeject file system is broken. However I dont think it is a problem for Linux Source Control purpose, ever.
However using a combined hash might be a good idea, here. So you silence the critics since they have no eploit samples handy. :) Or at least go with FIPS 180-2.
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