Re: [PATCH 0/1] Introduce sm3sum based on OSCCA SM3 hash

[Pádraig Brady]

On 24/05/2021 07:38, Tianjia Zhang wrote:
> At present, the SM3 algorithm has been released in openssl 1.1.1 and
> libgcrypt 1.9.2, and it is already a standard algorithm in the linux
> kernel. We should reconsider this algorithm and provide sm3sum for
> coreutils.
>
> List of specifications for SM3 cryptographic hash algorithm
> (OSCCA GM/T 0004-2012 SM3):
>
> * https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-sca-cfrg-sm3-02
> * https://www.oscca.gov.cn/sca/xxgk/2010-12/17/content_1002389.shtml
> * http://www.gmbz.org.cn/main/viewfile/20180108023812835219.html

Thank you for the update.

I'm thinking rather than add yet another *sum util,
we might go the route of a single utility with
an option to select which algorithm to use.

I need to think a bit about that.

thanks,
Pádraig