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by pwg 4535 days ago
Read the "Design Principles" section more carefully. Simple concatenation suffers from several different attack vectors.
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adammacleod 4535 days ago
Thank you.

I am concerned about changing the algorithm at this point in case anyone has already used it. I don't think there are any serious concerns but will report back if I find any (after taking some more time). Of course if anyone knows this stuff very well I'd be very eager for some feedback!

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pwg 4534 days ago
> Of course if anyone knows this stuff very well I'd be very eager for some feedback!

Exactly why you should be considering changing the algorithm.

http://happybearsoftware.com/you-are-dangerously-bad-at-cryp...

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