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From StackOverflow [0]: "We can't implement "AES 512 key size" because AES is defined for key sizes k∈{128,192,256} bits only; much like we can't make a bicycl
by kevinbowman 10y ago
From StackOverflow [0]:
"We can't implement "AES 512 key size" because AES is defined for key sizes k∈{128,192,256} bits only; much like we can't make a bicycle with 3 wheels."
[0] http://crypto.stackexchange.com/questions/20253/why-we-cant-implement-aes-512-key-size#20258 http://crypto.stackexchange.com/questions/20253/why-we-cant-...
- shshhdhs 10y agoI was about to disagree with the bicycle analogy, and realized that a tricycle is indeed different than a bicycle, at least by name & definition. Clever analogy.
- chrismorgan 10y agoI love my recumbent tricycle. Legally it’s a bicycle; the fact that it happens to have three wheels is irrelevant.
- gruez 10y agoNot to mention that 128bits is secure enough for the foreseeable future