SHA256:          "sha256",
	BLAKE2b512:      "blake2b",
	HighwayHash256:  "highwayhash256",
	HighwayHash256S: "highwayhash256S",
}

// New returns a new hash.Hash calculating the given bitrot algorithm.
func (a BitrotAlgorithm) New() hash.Hash {
	switch a {
	case SHA256:
		return sha256.New()
	case BLAKE2b512:
		b2, _ := blake2b.New512(nil) // New512 never returns an error if the key is nil
		return b2