RE: [bug #61594] suggest new $(hash ...) function

[rsbecker]

On December 2, 2021 3:44 AM, Edward Welbourne
> > My first counter-argument comes from the "$(shell git hash-object obj)"
> > suggestion which begs the question: if git, which relies heavily upon
> > SHA-1, is available, doesn't that mean SHA-1 is also natively
> > available? I'm not aware of git being restricted in any jurisdictions.
> 
> Seems unlikely, given that it's considered insecure.
> FIPS doesn't allow use of it.

Again, as I previously responded, using git was an example, not a required
solution. You can use openssl, openssh, gpg, to do the same thing. As of a
few of versions ago, git can use SHA256 instead of SHA1.