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>>>>> "Herbert" == Herbert Xu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> Are you sure that you want to have generic CBC code?
>>
>> For many algorithms, there are optomizations that one can do when
>> one is in CBC mode.
Herbert> If anything the parameterised scheme is going to make it
Herbert> easier to have specific optimisations for an algorithm.
Herbert> All you have to do is to register under the name
Herbert> "cbc(yourname)" and off you go.
I see. So, if I ask for cbc(aes) and it finds a cipher by that name,
then we are done.
If it doesn't find it by that name, it will decompose the name to see
if it has something that it does have.
Herbert> Basically from crytpo API's point of view having things
Herbert> like CBC hardcoded is unnecessary and unscalable.
Well, there are not that many general notions of modes, so doesn't
make this too scalable. I still don't know why anyone would use ECB
mode in practice.
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