[CFRG] Can you help me with this?

Adnan Rashid <adnanrashidpk@gmail.com> Sat, 24 July 2021 15:04 UTC

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Hi Everyone,


I am new and have few questions, My questions are regarding the AEAD.


*Questions:*

   1. A *nonce* can be (Counter. LFSR, Timestamp, A sequence number, or
   some combination of these.) Is it possible if we can use them as *aad? **aad
   *can also be a sequence number, written in rfc5116.
   2. If yes then what would be a vulnerability?
   3. How do Alice and Bob know the exact nonce for a particular packet?
   Because packets may be dropped.



Regards,

ADNAN