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Re: [IPsec] synchronizing crypto state

"Dan Harkins" <dharkins@lounge.org> Mon, 22 March 2010 18:20 UTC

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Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:20:20 -0700
From: Dan Harkins <dharkins@lounge.org>
To: David McGrew <mcgrew@cisco.com>
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Subject: Re: [IPsec] synchronizing crypto state
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  Hi,

  Another solution is to use a cipher mode (like SIV) that does not lose
all security if a counter is reused. Then you don't have to worry at all
it.

  Dan.

On Mon, March 22, 2010 9:29 am, David McGrew wrote:
> Hi Yoav,
>
> another requirement for IPsec HA is to coordinate the use of distinct
> counters between multiple crypto engines.  The problem  (and a
> convenient solution) is described in
> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-msec-ipsec-group-counter-modes-05
>
> David
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