[Bug 3466] Prefer using AEAD algorithms

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https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3466

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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