On Oct 5, 2013, at 9:29 PM, John Kelsey wrote: > One thing that seems clear to me: When you talk about algorithm flexibility > in a protocol or product, most people think you are talking about the ability > to add algorithms. Really, you are talking more about the ability to > *remove* algorithms. We still have stuff using MD5 and RC4 (and we'll > probably have stuff using dual ec drbg years from now) because while our > standards have lots of options and it's usually easy to add new ones, it's > very hard to take any away. Q. How did God create the world in only 6 days? A. No installed base. -- Jerry
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