On 19/03/12 12:31 PM, ianG wrote:
... So after a lot of colour, it is not clear if they can break AES.
Yet. OK. But that is their plan. And they think they can do it, within
their foreseeable future.
So, step into NSA's shoes. If there is a timeline here we (NSA) worked
out we can break
On 03/21/2012 08:54 PM, ianG wrote:
Or, is the advantage that CBC and other modes have - obfuscation of the
ciphertext with variation stolen from the plaintext - of such low value
in the scheme of things that these things make no difference?
Just thinking out loud here.
CBC certainly seems