Perhaps the graph shows a learning curve, not that hash functions have a lifetime. In other words, newer hash functions should last longer than the original ones because we're naturally learning how to make them better. Maybe.
Lifetimes of cryptographic hash functions
Lifetimes of cryptographic hash functions
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Perhaps the graph shows a learning curve, not that hash functions have a lifetime. In other words, newer hash functions should last longer than the original ones because we're naturally learning how to make them better. Maybe.
Perhaps the graph shows a learning curve, not that hash functions have a lifetime. In other words, newer hash functions should last longer than the original ones because we're naturally learning how to make them better. Maybe.