X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/u/mdw/catacomb/blobdiff_plain/52cdaca9b7b8e15871a3de8b5b571c18dcc580f8..fbac94e6d8347650fbc9fd0b9e6062f582ddffcd:/rijndael.h diff --git a/rijndael.h b/rijndael.h index 155f7a6..88463b7 100644 --- a/rijndael.h +++ b/rijndael.h @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ /* -*-c-*- * - * $Id: rijndael.h,v 1.1 2000/06/17 11:56:07 mdw Exp $ + * $Id: rijndael.h,v 1.2 2000/10/08 15:48:58 mdw Exp $ * * The Rijndael block cipher * @@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ /*----- Revision history --------------------------------------------------* * * $Log: rijndael.h,v $ + * Revision 1.2 2000/10/08 15:48:58 mdw + * Update comments now that AES has been chosen. + * * Revision 1.1 2000/06/17 11:56:07 mdw * New cipher. * @@ -37,10 +40,11 @@ /*----- Notes on the Rijndael block cipher --------------------------------* * - * Invented by Joan Daemen and Vincent Rijmen, Rijndael is a fast and - * relatively simple 128-bit block cipher proposed by the designers as an AES - * candidate. At the time of writing, the AES winner hasn't been decided. - * Rijnadel is fast, but has a low security margin. I recommend waiting + * Invented by Joan Daemen and Vincent Rijmen, Rijndael is a fast, elegant + * and relatively simple 128-bit block cipher. It was chosen by NIST to be + * the new Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm. + * + * Rijnadel appears to have a low security margin. I recommend waiting * before using Rijndael for any sensitive applications. */