It's my mistake, I believe. AES does specify 128, 192, and 256-bit keylengths, but only 128-bit block lengths. (I misread something on the CSRC website.)
(I'm copying this back to the list because it's something that I should clear up.) -Kyle H On 4/12/06, Wes Kussmaul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kyle Hamilton wrote: > > > (Interestingly, AES-256 is NOT an approved algorithm, as > > AES only specifies 128 bits.) > > OK, now I'm confused. In John Walker's JavaScrypt (not to be confused > with javascript) description one reads: > > =================== > JavaScrypt's encryption facilities use the Advanced Encryption Standard > (AES) adopted by the United States as Federal Information Processing > Standard 197. AES supports key lengths of 128, 192, and 256 bits; > JavaScrypt uses 256 bit keys exclusively. > =================== > > Is Walker mistaken? > > > -- > Wes Kussmaul > CIO > The Village Group ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
