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diff --git a/doc/manual/cipher_modes.rst b/doc/manual/cipher_modes.rst index 078c4d935..553f883a0 100644 --- a/doc/manual/cipher_modes.rst +++ b/doc/manual/cipher_modes.rst @@ -260,6 +260,9 @@ Available AEAD Modes ------------------------- If in doubt about what to use, pick ChaCha20Poly1305, AES-256/GCM, or AES-256/SIV. +Both ChaCha20Poly1305 and AES with GCM are widely implemented. SIV is somewhat +more obscure (and is slower than either GCM or ChaCha20Poly1305), but has +excellent security properites. ChaCha20Poly1305 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |