Is AES better than RC4

[Jon Callas]

On 23 May 2006, at 3:15 PM, James A. Donald wrote:

>     --
> AES is new, and people keep claiming progress towards
> breaking it, without however, so far producing any
> breaks.
>
> RC4 is old and has numerous known weaknesses, which are
> tricky to code around, and have caught many an
> implementor - notice for example Wifi.  But these are
> known weaknesses, and no new ones have turned up for
> some time, nor does it seem likely that they will.

What problem are you trying to solve?

You're asking a question that doesn't quite map. It's a bit like  
asking whether a Vespa better than a Ferrari.

	Jon


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