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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: If SHA-2 is so secure then why?
by
prolixus
on 07/07/2011, 14:23:54 UTC
Another factor that you're not seeing is that SHA-3 will subject to extensive analysis and testing after it's published. There's a small but real possibility that a flaw in the algorithm could be discovered that makes it less secure than SHA-2. Just jumping into the new standard is riskier than waiting until there is a clear reason to make a transition.