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Re: [TLS] Would this fix RC4 again? (was Re: Encrypt-then-MAC again (was Re: padding bug))

Jacob Appelbaum <jacob@appelbaum.net> Thu, 14 November 2013 10:18 UTC

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Subject: Re: [TLS] Would this fix RC4 again? (was Re: Encrypt-then-MAC again (was Re: padding bug))
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Watson Ladd:
> Suite B not being used extensively,

As a side note, they call it Suite B for a reason, no?

I think that agl's plan of "ChaCha20 and Poly1305 for TLS" is much better:

  https://www.imperialviolet.org/2013/10/07/chacha20.html

All the best,
Jacob

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