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number of encryption rounds

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 4:24 pm
by agoenk
why AES 128 number of round 10?
so also with 192 = 12, and 256 = 14?

information please

thank you

Re: number of encryption rounds

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 3:02 pm
by paulej
The standard specifies how many rounds to use given the length of the key. I think the answer to that question is best asked of the designers of the encryption algorithm. It's not really an AES Crypt implementation question. I certainly cannot explain their design choice. :-)