Re: RE: Rijndael

[Ben Laurie <ben () algroup co uk>]

Steve Poirot wrote:

>  There were some requirements concerning the algorithm's ability to run
> in confined environments, with regard to both memory and processing
> power.  I believe the ability or run on a smart card was one of the
> concerns.  Here's a link to a report on the selection process, including
> how the various algorithm's came out against the original evaluation
> criteria: http://csrc.nist.gov/CryptoToolkit/aes/round2/r2report.pdf

I cannot see how key scheduling speed is plausibly relevant to confined
environments, though. I'm sure you can cook up an example, but it'll be
very artificial, IMO.

Cheers,

Ben.

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