[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #60638: Gravatar: Upgrade md5 hashing algorithm to sha256

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#60638: Gravatar: Upgrade md5 hashing algorithm to sha256
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 Reporter:  henry.wright             |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement              |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  6.8
Component:  General                  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing  |     Focuses:  privacy
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Changes (by desrosj):

 * keywords:  has-patch => has-patch needs-testing
 * milestone:  Future Release => 6.8


Comment:

 Moving to 6.8 to consider.

 @jucaduca just to confirm, is the plan to continue supporting `md5` in
 addition to the new, preferred `sha256`? Sites running old versions of
 WordPress will continue using `md5` after this change, so just wanted to
 confirm.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/60638#comment:8>
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