Electronic Code Book (ECB) is a mode of operation for a block cipher, with the characteristic that each possible block of plaintext has a defined corresponding ciphertext value and vice versa.
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Should I use ECB or CBC encryption mode for my block cipher?
Can someone tell me which mode out of ECB and CBC is better, and how to decide which mode to use? Are there any other modes which are better?
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Relative merits of AES ECB and CBC modes for securing data at rest
I need to store several million Payment Card Numbers (PCNs) securely in a mainframe database (that is, 'at rest'). I assume that any attacker will have access to all of the stored data.
I assume the ...
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Encrypt array of int for individual retrieval
I have limited exposure to cryptographic terminology, so please bear with me.
My end goal is to encrypt integer IDs, before transmitting them to a web client in a list of search results, in a way ...
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Capacity of Advanced Encryption Standard in terms of File Encryption
what is the capacity of AES in terms of File Encryption?
is it really good to encrypt a large files in AES? ex. I am encrypting a 8GB of File... is it still good to used AES?
is it still good to used ...
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Which attacks can be avoided by the use of OFB instead of ECB?
For a file encryption program, I was told to use Output Feedback mode (OFB) instead of ECB (Electronic code book) mode.
Which attacks can I avoid by this choice?
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Complexity of ECB and OFB
What is the complexity of ECB in terms of Time and Memory?
and also in OFB? I can't find it in the internet, so I decided to ask it in here.
