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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/cryptographic-hashes.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/cryptographic-hashes.rst index b0e9c16a..fd5f35d9 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/cryptographic-hashes.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/cryptographic-hashes.rst @@ -120,7 +120,9 @@ SHA-2 family BLAKE2 ~~~~~~ -`BLAKE2`_ is a cryptographic hash function specified in :rfc:`7693`. +`BLAKE2`_ is a cryptographic hash function specified in :rfc:`7693`. BLAKE2's +design makes it immune to `length-extension attacks`_, an advantage over the +SHA-family of hashes. .. note:: @@ -224,3 +226,4 @@ Interfaces .. _`Lifetimes of cryptographic hash functions`: http://valerieaurora.org/hash.html .. _`BLAKE2`: https://blake2.net +.. _`length-extension attacks`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Length_extension_attack |