Hallam-Baker, Phillip wrote:
SHA256 is a full NIST standard.
Its just suspect because it is based on the SHA1/Md5 technology amd
likely to be replaced 
  Ok, but that doesn't exactly answer my question. Is it really the
  case that sha-256 will be The annointed successor for the time
  being? Especially in light of the above? Transitions are never
  easy and forcing one might be a cure worse than the disease.
                Mike
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