EDIT: Check that, it seems ECC will be used for "data in transit", not "data at rest". ECC is supposedly replacing the current RSA and Diffie-Hellman keys infrastructure, not AES. (AES is still sorta 'new' so I thought that was kinda odd.)
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with the aes256 used currently everywhere, there should be no difference.
Otto Sykora
Basel, Switzerland
When/if one of them implements an ECC (Elliptic curve cryptography) algorithm, use that one.
http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/adventuresinsecurity/nsa-to-follow-nist-ecc-...
http://www.gcn.com/print/26_20/44801-1.html?page=1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliptic_Curve_Cryptography
EDIT: Check that, it seems ECC will be used for "data in transit", not "data at rest". ECC is supposedly replacing the current RSA and Diffie-Hellman keys infrastructure, not AES. (AES is still sorta 'new' so I thought that was kinda odd.)
Cancer Survivors -- Remember the fight, celebrate the victory!
Help control the rugrat population -- have yourself spayed or neutered!