ipfs / ipfs/kubo

repo.gc - potentially insecure hash functions not allowed

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Description

#### Version information:
0.4.14

#### Type:
Bug

#### Description:

Low priority but I can't gc if I have a "insecure" hash:

```
$ ipfs repo gc
Error: "potentially insecure hash functions not allowed"
Please run 'ipfs pin verify' to list insecure hashes. If you want to read them, please downgrade your go-ipfs to 0.4.13
; garbage collection aborted: could not retrieve some links
```

```
$ ipfs pin verify
zDvnoLvmiom broken
zDvnoLvmiom: potentially insecure hash functions not allowed
```

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reproducing `ipfs repo gc` on the insecure hash shown by `ipfs pin verify`, using the reported version information as context. Trace how garbage collection retrieves links and handles the "potentially insecure hash functions not allowed" error; done should mean the intended garbage-collection behavior is verified by an appropriate regression test.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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