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Add GCM cypher #32

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@aeugster

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The signing / integrity-check is currently kind of hand-made.

Describe the solution you'd like
Use existing integrity check of GCM library. Think about making it default ON. For backwards kompatibility a "turn GCM off" flag might be necessary.

Describe alternatives you've considered
tbd

Additional context
the encrption method: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galois/Counter_Mode
there seem to be some disadvantages with memory usage: https://stackoverflow.com/a/26370130

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