# Gavin Andresen
# 2011-03-07 16:15:54
# https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=191.msg61601#msg61601

RE: changing things now "just in case" : @p{par}

No, I think it would be dumb to switch hashing algorithms or public/private keylengths now, for at least two reasons: @p{par}

1. You'd just be switching from older technology that has the advantage of being well-tested and "battle-hardened" to something newer that you THINK will be more secure. @p{par}

2. There are much more important things to work on.  If you know enough about crypto to evaluate whether Whirpool really is fundamentally more secure than SHA-256, please apply your knowledge to the problems we have right now, like making users' wallets more secure against trojans and malware... @p{brk}