Re: [hash2] Comments

From: Ivan Matek (libbooze_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-12-07 00:30:24

On Sat, Dec 7, 2024 at 1:06 AM Vinnie Falco <vinnie.falco_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Those users are not listed in my taxonomy but they could be listed thusly:
>
> 5. Users who need to computed a cryptographic or secure hash function
> directly on binary data
>
> There are uncountably many of such users, yet Hash2 is not designed
> primarily for them. Although it is quite handy to be able to use the
> cryptographic primitives that Hash2 does provide, when they are needed. For
> example here:
>
> Thank you for the answer.
Interesting how different people have different assumptions. :) I know you
are much more involved in boost and author of original paper so your's is
probably correct :), but I have assumed that 5. is one of primary targets
for a Boost library.
E.g. C++ beginner googling
how to hash std::pair (this is more for
https://pdimov.github.io/hash2/doc/html/hash2.html#example_use_with_unordered_containers
, not md5)
how to sha256 files C++
...