full-disclosure - RE: Rijndael

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From: yossarian at planet.nl (yossarian)
Subject: RE: Rijndael

> > Yes, it was, Belgian or Indian, I think.  I didn't mention it becuse I
> > couldn't remember how to spell it ;)
> >
> > But since it's now the US's AES standard, who knows how strong it is...
>
> The designers are Belgian (Flemish).  Not to denigrate them or their work,
> I believe that it was not the strongest of the five AES finalists, and
> this was demonstrated during the last few months before selection.  You
> can interpret that however you want.
>
There were other factors in the selection process, not just cryptographic
strength. And some weaknesses have been fixed later.