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		gcb on Oct 12, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Animation of the AES algorithm i agree that the why is complex. but threating it as "math is complex, so let's treat it as a religion and never question or try to understand. just accept." is just plain wrong. So, the first step should be to NOT start with the "Advanced" standard :) look for block cyphers. And if you found your self blocked on this little presentation during the non-sense (and not explained) column transformation step, this may help you: http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:H0QmIsUIBbkJ:w... Understanding AES Mix-Columns Transformation Calculation Kit Choy Xintong University of Wollongong,

Locke1689 on Oct 12, 2010 [–]

I've thought about it and I think I agree with you. I've only taken a little advanced math and I was able to understand most of it.

However, I still don't agree with the OP that that makes this presentation pointless.

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