Re:Everything you need to know about cryptography in 1 hour
by tptacek on Friday May 14, 2010 @06:14PM
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By citing CBC-MAC as "DONT USE", do you include CCM mode (which is popular)?
I see clear practical reasons to avoid CBC-MAC (there's an incredibly easy and devastating keying mistake to be made with it). But you have more insight into the theoretical problems than I do.
I see clear practical reasons to avoid CBC-MAC (there's an incredibly easy and devastating keying mistake to be made with it). But you have more insight into the theoretical problems than I do.