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- Subject: Re: [ANN] Lua 5.2.0 (work5) now available
- From: Rob Kendrick <rjek@...>
- Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 00:16:16 +0000
On Sat, Nov 06, 2010 at 09:09:32AM +1000, pj@pjb.com.au wrote:
>
> 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...
It's difficult to see how simply doubling the number of bits you process
at once removes an inherent vulnerability.
B.
