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Re: [IPsec] #122: Integrity proposals with combined algorithms

Dan McDonald <danmcd@sun.com> Tue, 24 November 2009 01:09 UTC

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Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:09:33 -0500
From: Dan McDonald <danmcd@sun.com>
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Subject: Re: [IPsec] #122: Integrity proposals with combined algorithms
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On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 04:32:43PM -0800, Paul Hoffman wrote:
> The second sentence seems wrong. Proposed rewording:
>   For example,
>   [AEAD] specifies additional formats based on authenticated
>   encryption, in which the integrity algorithm is an inherent
>   part of the combined algorithm; in this case, the
>   integrity algorithm is specified as "none".

Yes, this is much clearer, given we have a well-defined "none" value for
integrity.

Dan

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