> Read the room, this is cryptography; one does not simply add mystery padding and rush off to the printing press. In fact, one actually has done almost exactl

> Read the room, this is cryptography; one does not simply add mystery padding and rush off to the printing press. In fact, one actually has done almost exactly that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Encryption_Standard#NSA's_involvement_in_the_design https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Encryption_Standard#NSA's...