Re: A free idea about ideas...

From: Tom St Denis (tom_at_securescience.net)
Date: 03/27/04 

Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 11:58:36 GMT

without QP wrote:

>
> Anton Stiglic wrote:
>
>> Why would someone want that when HMAC gives us all that we need?
>
> For many reasons, one of them could be its simplicity and speed. This
> way - efficiency - it gives what HMAC gives but takses much less
> [computations, implementation efforts].

Assuming we trust the VMPC transform for which there isn't really a reason
to. Hmm... ok.

Tom

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