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Git 3.0's upcoming SHA-256 default will be a costly mistake
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this post was submitted on 02 Oct 2026
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The attack is vague and unlikely, but blak3 might be faster. Of course less support than sha256
Grep blake3? Basically changing the algorithm is pointless, but you can tack on another algo, which can be sha-256, blake3, etc. It's a good read.