Re: [openpgp] Version 5 key and fingerprint proposal

On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 12:25:42PM +0100, Werner Koch wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Mar 2017 11:17, wk(_at_)gnupg(_dot_)org said:
>
> > What do others think:
> >
> >  - Use SHA-256 and truncated to 200 bits
> >  - Use SHA-512 and truncated to 200 bits
> >  - Anything else
> No opinions?
Have you considered making fingerprints a non-hexidecimal encoding, such as
base32? They could be the same size, but with more bits.

Bitcoin Core has done a lot of research lately in creating a good base32
encoding with UI features like single-digit error detection and correction.

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