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NORX is an authenticated encryption algorithm based on the ChaCha round function, and a second round candidate in the CAESAR competition.

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Is ChaCha20 safer than AES with respect to side-channel attacks?

I've already seen some topics on this matter, but I feel like my question hasn't really been answered. Given the following: AES must be implemented in hardware (i.e. using the AES-NI instruction set)...
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