Re:HandBrake 1.0.0 Released
by aianus on Monday December 26, 2016 @01:51PM
(#13259286)
Of course it does, otherwise a malicious mirror can (theoretically) work to find a collision between their malware and the legitimate file and serve you the former.
There's no good reason not to use a secure hash function.
Re:HandBrake 1.0.0 Released
by JshWright on Monday December 26, 2016 @07:53PM
(#13260610)
If your threat model involves an attacker who is able to achieve a hash collision while still implanting a sophisticated malware, you should probably avoid downloading software from random websites...
There's no good reason not to use a secure hash function.