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Re: Convert arc4 from a cipher into a block cipher

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On Sat, 2010-04-03 at 09:49 +0200, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote:
> This patch series converts arc4 into a block cipher and converts all its
> users (except those in staging) to use it. The first two patches ensure
> that two implementations can coexist, the following patches convert each
> user so we remain bisectable.
> - lib80211_crypt_tkip was tested with ipw2200
> - mac80211 was tested with zd1211rw

Are you trying to speed up arc4?  Or you want to simplify the code?  Or
maybe you are trying to make arc4 unsuitable for anything other than WEP
and TKIP?  The later should be fine, actually, considering the known
security issues.

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Regards,
Pavel Roskin
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