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Hashcash should use stronger hash #30

@paulpach

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@paulpach

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FNV is not suitable for Hashcash.

return (difficulty == 0 || ((HashProvider.GetStableHash64(challenge + additionsRequired) << ((sizeof(ulong) * 8) - difficulty)) >> ((sizeof(ulong) * 8) - difficulty)) == 0);

Any math undergrad can break this in his spare time.
You need a stronger cryptographic algorithm for hashcash. The state of the art appears to be sha256, or at least sha1:
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Hashcash#Hash_function_choices

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