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Interview With AES Author

Posted by Hemos on from the talking-with-a-smart-guy dept.

Dave Wreski writes "I recently had a chance to ask Vincent Rijmen a few questions about Rijndael, the algorithm soon to replace DES. He talks about the development of the algorithm, his thoughts on the future of Internet security, Linux and security, and more. He's a pretty interesting guy, and had some interesting comments. You can find the interview here"

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  1. Interesting approach by Wizard+of+OS · · Score: 4
    I read an article about RijnDael in a Dutch magazine a few weeks ago. They interviewed the authors (they're from Belgium and speak Dutch too) about the algorithm. The things I remember from the interview:
    • They didn't patent it. This means that they ofcourse get the credit (everlasting fame) but don't earn any money with it (compare that to the people that 'invented' RSA ...)
    • They were searching for the most simple algorithm. Not something that would require massive processors or mathematical libraries, but an algorithm based on simple instructions, something that could fit on (for example) a small chip (smart-) card.



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  2. Security of selected proposals by Phoz · · Score: 4

    You may wish to check out this website for a quick and clean comparison of the security of the different proposals.