[Enigmail] [Fwd: 160-bit hash required for Enigmail?]

[Patrick Brunschwig]

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John W. Moore III wrote:
> LeRoy Cressy wrote:
> 
>> In your OpenPGP preferences under PGP/MIME there You can choose which
>> hash algorithm to use.  For most SHA1 is the algorithm of choice since
>> many do not have SHA256 SHA384 or SHA512 compiled into their kernel.  As
>> more upgrade their systems then using hashes like SHA512 will become
>> popular.
> 
> This depends upon which version of Enigmail is being used.  The Hash
> selection feature has been removed from Enigmail is versions 0.95 and
> above.  The Hash is either selected within gpg.conf or by the prefs Set
> on the Key.

To emphasize on this, the hash selection feature is still there, but no
longer used by default. I.e. if the algorithm was not "default" in
v0.94.x, then the algorithm will still be used as specified in a now
hidden preference. To use the "default", i.e. let gpg choose, make sure
that the option "extensions.enigmail.mimeHashAlgorithm" is set to 0

- -Patrick
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