A Stick Figure Guide to AES
Linked by David Adams on Fri 25th Sep 2009 14:27 UTC
Privacy, Security, Encryption Software Engineer and encryption aficionado Jeff Moser has created an XKCD-esque stick figure comic explaining the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES): where it came from, why it was necessary, and most-illuminatingly, how it works. Your eyes may glaze over toward the end when it gets into some hefty math, but even if you skim that part, you'll know a lot more about encryption when you're done.
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Well Done
by kenji on Fri 25th Sep 2009 15:09 UTC
kenji
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2009-04-08

and a fun read. I like pictures. ;)

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The best comment was on the AES Crib sheet
by Lennie on Fri 25th Sep 2009 20:19 UTC
Lennie
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2007-09-22

"handy for memorizing"

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Zfbv3mHcYrc/Srr9Yi-qWbI/AAAAAAAAB0M/5L2fi...

Not any time soon, I think.

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Good comic but
by FealDorf on Sat 26th Sep 2009 09:29 UTC
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2008-01-07

I wish the stupid kid who asked for the math didn't raise the question. I didn't read the math, I wanted to hear about the differential analysis ;)

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Cool
by 3rdalbum on Sat 26th Sep 2009 09:43 UTC
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2008-05-26

I couldn't follow much of the columns, and none of the mathematics, but I got the gist of it. It sounds really clever, and it must be considering that it's not been broken yet (AFAIK?)..

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