the author was also part of the Linux kernel SPECK cipher talks that broke down in 2013 due to the nsa's stonewalling and hand waving for technical data and exp

the author was also part of the Linux kernel SPECK cipher talks that broke down in 2013 due to the nsa's stonewalling and hand waving for technical data and explanations. nsa speck was never adopted. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speck_(cipher) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speck_(cipher)