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CBC-MAC , fixed length, all blocks returned
CBC-MAC, with fixed length message.
Is it safe to return all ciphered blocks instead of the last?
My intuition says it is less secure, since is gives an attacker more information.
But how could one ...
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Can I jettison MAC if I already have SHA1(M)?
I'm currently using SSL with AES-CBC and HMAC for a file transfer containing string M. Now suppose Alice already knows SHA1(M) (and the adversary does not), and she downloads M from Bob using only ...
