Follow @Openwall on Twitter for new release announcements and other news
[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 01:13:26 +0200
From: magnum <john.magnum@...hmail.com>
To: john-dev@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: split vs prepare

On 2014-06-25 00:26, magnum wrote:
> Solar, Jim, all
>
> I want this discussed, and "documented" here.
>
> I think the following is granted: If you want to unify case of hex
> hashes, you should do it in split() and declare FMT_SPLIT_UNIFIES_CASE.
>
> But there are other things you can do in split() *or* in prepare(). And
> there are things you simply can't do in split(). When/what should you
> choose? Until now I always thought "if it CAN be done in split, it
> should". Is this a correct approach? Does it matter?

I now found this old thread with some pros and cons:
http://www.openwall.com/lists/john-dev/2011/07/06/8

magnum

Powered by blists - more mailing lists

Confused about mailing lists and their use? Read about mailing lists on Wikipedia and check out these guidelines on proper formatting of your messages.