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Re: [openpgp] AEAD Chunk Size

2019-03-19 05:10:10
On Tue, 19 Mar 2019 11:01:20 +0100,
Werner Koch wrote:
I agree with you that AEAD + signed chunks is even better.  But,
streaming AEAD still provides a significant improvement relative to
the status quo: it protects against EFAIL-style exfiltration attacks.

Neal: Please stop spreading false information.  Our MDC already protects
against this (old) kind of attack.  We implemented the new AE algorithms
merely for cryptographic cleanness and speed.

Thanks, I guess I've misunderstood the issue.  Can you please explain
how the MDC helps protect against ciphertext modification in the
streaming case, as that it still not clear to me.

Thanks!

:) Neal

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