Simon Josefsson <[email protected]> writes: > and the link for "algorithm specification" is > > http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/Papers/serpent.pdf
I think this is the authoritative spec, and same document which was included in the submission package (floppy5/serpent.pdf). > The user key length is variable, but for the purposes of this > submission we fix it at 128, 192 or 256 bits > > That is a bit vague, either it is variable or it isn't. I agree, this is not as definitive as I remembered it. Anyway, it defines how short keys of any bitsize <= 256 bits should be padded, in case anybody ever wants to use it, and gives 40-bit keys as an example. > The Serpent-0 specification says > > The user key can be of any length between 64 and 256 bits.[5] > > [5] We define key lengths to be multiples of 32 bits for ease of > implementation, and ... I don't think this is relevant. Regards, /Niels -- Niels Möller. PGP-encrypted email is preferred. Keyid C0B98E26. Internet email is subject to wholesale government surveillance. _______________________________________________ nettle-bugs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lysator.liu.se/mailman/listinfo/nettle-bugs
