On Thu, 6 Sep 2001, Jari Ruusu wrote: > > Is AES the only cipher worthy enough to be used ? > How many ciphers does one need? One good one will fill most peoples' needs. Some ciphers are better for certain situations and applications than others. Also: some ciphers are implemented in hardware, others not (eg 3DES). Better to be open-ended design than closed one. -Dan -- [-] Omae no subete no kichi wa ore no mono da. [-] Linux-crypto: cryptography in and on the Linux system Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/
