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Re:Announcing TripleSec - JavaScript encryption combining Sa... by 0xEA on Tuesday September 17, 2013 @05:23PM (#6402039)
Actually, you rarely want a predictable nonce as well. The difference is that a nonce must not repeat (or repetition is statistically irrelevant).

Even per wikipedia, many often refer to an IV as a nonce: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptographic_nonce

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Re:Announcing TripleSec - JavaScript encryption combining Sa... by sdevlin on Tuesday September 17, 2013 @06:12PM (#6402268)
What problem does a predictable nonce cause?
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