Re: [boost] What hash functions should be included in a hypothetical Boost hash-v2 library?

Subject: Re: [boost] What hash functions should be included in a hypothetical Boost hash-v2 library?
From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-12-31 16:22:58

On December 31, 2017 7:06:08 PM Vinnie Falco via Boost 
<boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
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> On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 7:21 AM, Andrey Semashev via Boost
> <boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> I often use MurmurHash
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> Murmur is vulnerable to algorithmic complexity attacks:
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> http://emboss.github.io/blog/2012/12/14/breaking-murmur-hash-flooding-dos-reloaded/

MurmurHash is not intended to be cryptographically secure. Where the hash 
can be applied to external data you probably want a more secure function.