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Greetings all,

Joseph Stewart wrote:
> source, but what can't you do with 32-bit values that you need to do?

Strong encryption ?
In block cyphers, you need lots of XOR ops, and block sizes of
32 bits are inherently vulnerable but 64 bits are very tough...

Regards,  Peter Billam

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 ihm immer gehorcht?"   Siegfried to Mime, from Act 1 Scene 2