[Cryptography] Shortening block cipher length...

[Sampo Syreeni]

On 2021-03-29, Peter Gutmann wrote:

>> For that matter, what's wrong with Counter Mode?
>
> It turns any strong block cipher into the functional equivalent of 
> RC4. So what you're saying there is "what's wrong with RC4"?

Functional equilent of RC4, isn't the same as RC4, as a bad cipher.

If you substitute a better cipher for RC4 in said construction, 
suddently it can become secure as fuck.
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