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		deknos 5 hours ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Transitioning the Use of Cryptographic Algorithms ... On the one hand i am glad that ECB dies officially as a mode on the other hand i wonder what NIST officially recommends when you want to encrypt data that's shorter than one block. xD regarding finally transitioning away from SHA1: about fucking time :D

tptacek 4 hours ago [–]

Any other mode? You can't preserve the original length if you're authenticating anyways.

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