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Switching from AES-256 to XChaCha20
Feature Requests
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anon95386638
August 28, 2021, 6:12am
#1
Feature name
Change the encryption algorithm from AES-256 to XChaCha20.
Feature function
It will provide better security and will likely be “Quantum safe”.
Related topics + references
https://nordpass.com/features/xchacha20-encryption/
XChaCha20 - libsodium
Grover's algorithm - Wikipedia
stream cipher - Is XChacha20 - Poly1305 Quantum resistant? - Cryptography Stack Exchange