Re: Restricting key sizes to mult of 64 bits

Michael Marking <marking(_at_)tatanka(_dot_)com> writes:

> > I can agree on a multiple of 8 bits but I don't the 
> > an advantage to use any other value.
> Why?
Because it is the natural unit of measure on most computers.

> For a given maximum key size, this restriction cuts
> the available key space in half, approximately. What
> effect does it have on the difficulty of an attack?
I didn't mean that we need a restriction at all.   


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