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		tptacek on Jan 6, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Secure Secure Shell Counter mode always seemed like an argument against 64-bit blocks, since it implies a 32-bit counter and a 32-bit nonce.

pbsd on Jan 6, 2015 [–]

In general I agree and am as anti-64-bit blocks as it gets; but I don't think it matters in the specific case of SSH.

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