Why was AES limited by NIST to a 128-bit block size, although Rijndael could support more?

Asked Feb 17 '16 at 20:43

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Rijndael could support block sizes up to 256 bits; this seems to be useful in AEAD. Wht did NIST restrict AES to a 128-bit block size?

edited Feb 18 '16 at 05:53

mczraf

asked Feb 17 '16 at 20:43

Demi

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