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You almost imply that GCM is the only authenticated encryption. People should know that it is just one of them, but it is the one that circumvents patents and i
by iso8859-1 11y ago
You almost imply that GCM is the only authenticated encryption. People should know that it is just one of them, but it is the one that circumvents patents and is really reasonably fast.
- tptacek 11y agoIt is the only widely compatible AEAD for TLS. Soon, it'll be accompanied by ChaCha/Poly1305, but not yet. GCM is the last AEAD I'd reach for in a custom design!