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> Using a fairly small value (4k) should not make the results much worse
> from a security perspective, but might be problematic from a
> collision/distribution standpoint.
Keep in mind the average L1 data cache size is between 16KB and 64KB. 4KB is already a significant chunk of that.
Given a hash function's typical loop is to feed back the current result into the next computation, I don't see why a small value (e.g. 256 bytes) would be detrimental. |
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2012-01-04 11:03:00 | pitrou | set | recipients:
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