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Re:SHA-1 'fully and practically broken' by new collision (2020) by stevekemp on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @04:27AM (#28849672)
> If git were designed today it would probably use SHA2 or SHA3 but it's probably not going to change due to the massive install base.

There is some work going on to change this, but it's not an easy task:

https://lwn.net/Articles/811068/

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