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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 01:55:24 -0000 (UTC)
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On Mon, 3 Jun 2024 22:47:05 +0000, MitchAlsup1 wrote:

> ... if the device has encryption
> services why can they not be applied sector by sector ??

They can indeed. This is what “counter mode” is for: it lets you encrypt/
decrypt any part of some large data blob with random access, without 
having to start from the beginning each time.