Re: Suggested DER Prefixes

[pgut001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Peter Gutmann)]

Derek Atkins <derek@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>"Jeroen C. van Gelderen" <jeroen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>Hmm... if I read you correctly that would imply that AES-256 with a
>>key containing 128 bits of entropy is less secure than AES-128 with a
>>key containing 128 bits of entropy. Do you know of a document where
>>this would be explained?
>
>I certainly did not say "less secure", did I?  It's certainly much SLOWER,

"very slightly slower", although given people's obsession with speed at any
cost I guess it'd be safe to say "unacceptably (to the user) slower".

Peter.