> a modified(?!) Salsa20
Other concerns aside, XSalsa20 is undeserving of your indignant reaction: it was created by DJB himself and was proven by him to be secure if Salsa20 is.
Other concerns aside, XSalsa20 is undeserving of your indignant reaction: it was created by DJB himself and was proven by him to be secure if Salsa20 is.
I don't think this style of argumentation is helping you. I think it makes it sound like you don't have good responses to technical criticism. But that's just me.