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Is it OK to use a data-encryption key for key wrapping, too?
Our industry (area of cheap networked devices) has a standard that defines the usage of keys for both authentication and encryption using EAX mode of AES. This standard does not define key management, ...
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Derived Shared Key vs Distinct Keys?
I've seen a lot of 2-party applications that derive a shared key from distinct keys created by each party.
Why is this technique employed? Would it not be better to use those two distinct keys for ...
