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Re: [P1619-3] Algorithm Equivalancy



Bob,

I agree with David's point of view. The information he is suggesting (factual and verifiable) is an example of a useful parameter to include.

Please consider replacing the "Apples and Oranges" column of "Effective Key Strength" with columns such as what David suggested.

chongo () /\oo/\

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On 2009-Jan-12, at 06:13, David McGrew wrote:

Hi Bob,

it would be good to include AES-XCB and AES-EME.

An important security parameter is the (maximum) number of bytes processed with the algorithm. This would be especially useful to know in a storage context. AES can process a lot more data than 3DES and still provide the same security level - something like 2^32 times as many bytes. It would be great to have a column that presented this information.

David

On Jan 10, 2009, at 11:11 PM, Robert A. (Bob) Lockhart wrote:

The attached file contains a list of a majority of algorithms used in storage applications. We will cover what we need to consider for the standard and how we should handle algorithms versus modes.

Bob L.

Robert A. (Bob) Lockhart
Sr. Solutions Architect
<Algorithm-Mode_Strength_Equivalency.pdf>