Re:httpdiff – diff responses to two HTTP/HTTPS requests
by rudolf0 on Tuesday March 24, 2015 @04:52PM
(#9259411)
It doesn't really make a difference in a case like this. Though certainly not an ideal algorithm, the chance of a collision for something like this is low enough to never be a concern.
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Re:httpdiff – diff responses to two HTTP/HTTPS requests
by akjsdfh on Tuesday March 24, 2015 @09:00PM
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counterpoint: is there any reason not to use a stronger hash function?
Why leave something dangerous lying around when /probably/ nothing is going to go wrong... until someone picks it up and decides to do something with it that was unexpected, when better alternatives abound?