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That would be correct if the question was ‘For a $2000 32-core desktop should we switch to lightweight cryptography’.

The question is should we switch from some ridiculously insecure crappy crypto on a $3 part to this better lightweight crypto implementation.

Yah, we probably should, it’s better than what we had right?

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RFID tags might be rather in the area of $0.03. Other devices might have some hard memory constraints. For other targets it is rather about making hacking a bit more difficult rather that protecting sensitive data against malicious international actors. > Devices that can benefit from its approach include RFID tags, implanted medical devices, and toll-registration transponders attached to car windshields

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