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Clarify that the SipHash implementation has not be validated for cryptographic purposes.

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Palmer Cox 2013-10-05 16:30:36 -04:00
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*
* Consider this as a main "general-purpose" hash for all hashtables: it
* runs at good speed (competitive with spooky and city) and permits
* cryptographically strong _keyed_ hashing. Key your hashtables from a
* CPRNG like rand::rng.
* strong _keyed_ hashing. Key your hashtables from a strong RNG,
* such as rand::rng.
*
* Although the SipHash algorithm is considered to be cryptographically
* strong, this implementation has not been reviewed for such purposes.
* As such, all cryptographic uses of this implementation are strongly
* discouraged.
*/
#[allow(missing_doc)];