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Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2015 14:59:17 +0200
From: magnum <john.magnum@...hmail.com>
To: john-dev@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: wpapsk format hash function weirdness

On 2015-08-14 14:53, Solar Designer wrote:
> Lukas, Jim, magnum -
>
> Can you explain why we're using seemingly inconsistent sets of hash
> functions in wpapsk_fmt_plug.c:
>
>                      {
>                                  binary_hash_0,
>                                  fmt_default_binary_hash_1,
>                                  fmt_default_binary_hash_2,
>                                  fmt_default_binary_hash_3,
>                                  fmt_default_binary_hash_4,
>                                  fmt_default_binary_hash_5,
>                                  fmt_default_binary_hash_6
>                      },
>
> along with
>
>                      {
>                                  get_hash_0,
>                                  get_hash_1,
>                                  get_hash_2,
>                                  get_hash_3,
>                                  get_hash_4,
>                                  get_hash_5,
>                                  get_hash_6
>                      },
>
> If this isn't a bug, then I suggest that we add a comment explaining it.


Please note the difference between fmt_default_binary_hash (a stub) and 
fmt_default_binary_hash_x (real functions, used in a lot of formats). 
Maybe we should name it something better, like shared_binary_hash_x...

magnum

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