[Bug 3466] Prefer using AEAD algorithms
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Fri Sep 16 13:42:48 AEST 2022
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Damien Miller <djm at mindrot.org> changed:
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--- Comment #2 from Damien Miller <djm at mindrot.org> ---
Why?
We do currently preference an AEAD cipher
(chacha20-poly1305 at openssh.com), but AES-GCM can be slower than
AES-CTR.
There are no known weaknesses in using CTR+MAC in the SSH protocol (cf.
https://himsen.github.io/pdf/thesis.pdf)
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