Re: aes again

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Newsmail wrote:
> well Marc you said I dont have to use AES256, but well even if I dun use it
> I'M interested in the difference between the 128. simple question, more
> easy to break 128 than 256?
> I read at loop-aes readme that for keys over 20 caracters it uses aes192,
> and over 40 caracters it uses 256. why is that?
> greg

Just use AES128 encryption type, and loop-AES will use AES-128 cipher
regardless of passphrase length. Encryption type AES (without numbers) will
select cipher AES-128, AES-192 or AES-256 based on passphrase length.

Regards,
Jari Ruusu <jari.ruusu@xxxxxxxxxx>

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