Colin Percival personal blog
Cryptographic Right Answers
Encrypting data: Use AES in CTR (Counter) mode, and append an HMAC . AES is about as standard as you can get, and has done a good job of resisting cryptologic attacks over the past decade. Using CTR mode avoids the weakness of ECB mode, the complex (and bug-prone) process of padding and unpadding of partial blocks (or…
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- 78
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- 15 commenters
Security & PrivacyCrypto & Blockchain2009
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2009 | Cryptographic Right Answers by cperciva | 121 | 38 |
| Mar 20, 2014 | Cryptographic Right Answers (2009) by bshanks | 58 | 40 |
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