[PYTHON-CRYPTO] SIG thoughts. [ replies to AMK ]

[Bryan Mongeau]

> Would find_alg() return an instance or a module, though?  Perhaps you'd
> write: cipher_mod = crypto.find_alg('aes')
> encryptor = cipher_mod.new(key, ...)

I fail to see how this is any more efficient or convenient than:

[ exaggerated naming convention ]

from crypto import aes
from crypto import aesOptimizedCImplementation
from crypto import aesHardwareImplementation

No confusion here as to which implementation is being used.

> RC5, which has a variable number of rounds and even a variable word size.

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