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Re:SHA-3 Standard [pdf] by laumars on Wednesday August 05, 2015 @03:54PM (#10012384)
I didn't make that assumption. I exampled one use of cryptographic hashes as being for password hashing. An example is not the same as saying two things are the same.
Re:SHA-3 Standard [pdf] by Dylan16807 on Wednesday August 05, 2015 @04:34PM (#10012648)
For a fast hash, being fast is always better. You were not pointing out that there are other metrics, you were directly contradicting a true statement, that BLAKE being faster makes it better.

There is no use case where you want your super-fast hash to be 50% slower.

With a hash this fast you need to get thousands or more times slower to have any benefits in those specialized use cases.

It's sort of a bathtub curve.