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Military-grade encryption on Blu-ray discs?

Another thread addresses the question of what can count as "military-grade encryption." In this case, I see that CyberLink Power2Go software boasts "advanced military-grade 256-bit ...
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AES256 - 7zip Vs GPG

I noticed that 7zip provides an option to encrypt the contents of a folder using AES256 (Screenshot Below) and so does GPG using this command: gpgtar --output <Name_Of_The_Output_File> -v --...
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7z "Copy 7zAES" algo brute force with 32 char password for when original file is available (QNAP QLocker ransomware) [duplicate]

As some in here might know, there is/was a ransomware attack going on worldwide that used 7z to encrypt all files <20MB for a ton of users world wide. Each user has a unique 32 char password (Upper ...
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What is the impact of the reported weak IV in 7 Zip?

It has been reported that 7 Zip generates IVs in a weak manner. What is the actual impact of this? I'm asking about historical Zip files that I've sent. I've no plans to use 7 Zip going forward until ...
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