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GGM PRG construction: Why do we need to change keys all the time with underlying PRG
When constructing a PRF that has n bit input using the GGM PRG, why do we always have to recursively run the PRG using its previous output as a seed key n times. Instead, why don't we run the PRG n ...
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IND-CPA security scheme [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
CPA Secure Chosen plaintext scheme
The example for IND-CPA secure schemes given is generally:
for a random r,
$Enc_k(m) =(r|| E_k(r)$ $XOR$ $m)$ where $E$ is a $PRF$
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What is difference between PRG, PRF, and PRP
Ok. Until what I have gotten is: A PRG is generator is a part of PRF that produces pseudo-random values for the function. PRF is semantically secure and has no worries of being invertible. Fine, then ...
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Questions about Key Derivation Functions
My understanding is that a KDF is a function that takes a master secret and generates multiple keys. It is secure as long as the keys are "independent". If this is true, the following definition would ...
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Are there any authoritative definitions of “key stretching”?
This is mostly a terminology question, but I suppose that it is best asked and answered here. After browsing the Internet I have come across a fair number of completely different definitions of the ...
