Re: Encrypted Integrity Protected Data Packet, and MDC packet

Werner Koch <wk@gnupg.org> Tue, 25 July 2006 18:34 UTC

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From: Werner Koch <wk@gnupg.org>
To: vedaal@hush.com
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Subject: Re: Encrypted Integrity Protected Data Packet, and MDC packet
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Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:45:29 +0200
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On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:18, vedaal@hush.com said:

> it assumes that the hash used in these packets, is SHA-1
>
> is this a 'MUST',

Yes. To avoid rollback attacks.


Salam-Shalom,

   Werner