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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Byte Addressability And Beyond
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2024 01:17:33 -0000 (UTC)
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On Mon, 3 Jun 2024 13:22:27 +0300, Michael S wrote:

> On Mon, 3 Jun 2024 08:03:53 -0000 (UTC)
> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> but nowadays it’s all about GFC (“Galois-Field Counter”) mode.
> 
> GCM is far more common spelling.

Yeah. It’s just that Évariste Galois is known mainly for just one thing: 
Galois field theory, which is what’s relevant here. Which he wrote up on 
his last night alive.

Imagine if he’d said “stuff this, I’ll write it up tomorrow night, I’m 
going to bed” ...