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Why is a non fixed-length encryption scheme worse than a fixed-length one?
I have the following definition (highlights by me):
An (efficient secret-key) encryption scheme $(Gen,Enc,Dec)$, where $Gen$ and $Enc$ are PPT algorithms and $Dec$ is a Deterministic Polytime ...
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ECIES protocol - what does the || operation mean?
I am studying elliptic curves problems, which also includes study of related protocols such as ECIES. A there is a problem I don't understand operation $||$. What this operation mean?
Some stuff is ...