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by sdeziel 1415 days ago
> AES128 is weird too since 128-bit key ciphers are kind of deprecated unless your target is a fridge magnet.

Why is AES128 preferred over AES256 by browsers then?

https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/viewClient.html?name=Chrome&... https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/viewClient.html?name=Firefox...

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Technically it's slower, but absolutely meaninglessly so in the context of browsers.