Good side project to implement and open source 
#AES Crypt Now Behind Paywall
polar flicker
winged blade
what is it doing that openssl cli or a million libraries aren't?
polar flicker
The issue probably isn't how novel it is but rather getting used as a dependency -> need to migrate.
Seems they had a wrapping around aes format though. Which means if you used it previously, you'll have to decrypt before you can migrate. And in order to decrypt, you'll need to buy a license/ use the free trial 
winged blade
I'm sure someone will come up with a compatible decrypt if needed; kinda despicable rug pull/money grab
junior remnant
I'm sure someone will come up with a compatible decrypt if needed; kinda despica...
It's 2025
junior remnant
The issue probably isn't how novel it is but rather getting used as a dependency...
As long as you have your old shit with the good license it shouldn't be an issue
They can't change that for existing installs
short ruin
But damn, just pulling this out of nowhere is kind of crazy
junior remnant
But damn, just pulling this out of nowhere is kind of crazy
It's the latest trend in tech
short ruin
It is getting preety scary,
robust flower
But damn, just pulling this out of nowhere is kind of crazy
Being sudden means companies can't move off your system before it closes down and so more will pay to keep their software running
It's a really scummy and dirty tactic but it works
round crow
A plug for learning (but not necessarily using in production!) to write your own implementation of well-known public ciphers. The AES algorithm is public and well-documented, this software added a proprietary wrapper around it.
round crow
start with simple (but outdated) algorithms like RC4
round crow
I guess in a very broad way you could say they are the same. Both produce ciphertext from a plaintext with a symmetric cipher