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Re: 256-bit Camellia vs 256-bit AES - Which is better?



On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 11:19 PM, Chip Panarchy <forumanarchy@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> Recently found a website, (using Firefox 3, love there blue favicon
> idea, always click it), that was using Camelia 256-bit, instead of
> what I usually see (RC4 128 bit or AES 256-bit).
>
> Hadn't seen that cipher before...

http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3713.txt

> Which 256-bit encryption is the best? Camellia or AES?
>
> Also, what attacks can be run against each of them? (or are they
> 'uncrackable', eg would take 2yrs to crack one password)
>
> Can rainbow tables be generated for both ciphers? If so, how much
> hard-drive space would I need to store them? And what program should I
> use to generate these rainbow tables? (eg Winrtgen, etc.)
>
> Are there open-source implementations of both ciphers?
>
> Please reply, as I know very little about the 'security' of these two ciphers.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Panarchy
>
> PS: If I'm using the word cipher incorrectly, please tell me what word
> I should rather be using. Thanks!
>
>
>



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