# All Questions

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### Sending the next one-time pad key in this one-time pad message? [duplicate]

I am doing a research project on cryptography next year, and I'm really new to cryptography. This isn't some really advanced thing or anything, and I'm just trying to come up with something basic. ...
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### AES-CTR in BouncyCastle with string key, without IV or salt [closed]

Our team is encrypting data using a javascript snippet. My problem is I'm supposed to parse them back in my Java code. I am having troubles identifying parts of the algorithm. The code says it's CTR ...
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### How was the MDS matrix used in AES chosen?

$$\begin{pmatrix}2&3&1&1\\ 1&2&3&1\\ 1&1&2&3\\ 3&1&1&2\end{pmatrix}$$ In the above MDS matrix used in AES encryption, why are the numbers $2$,$3$ and $1$...
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### Encrypt file name

I'm looking to encrypt (rename) mutiple files name based on a passphrase. Currently the passphrase would be numeric but I can change that to something else if required. I would like to be able to ...
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### Where can I learn the basics of AES?

I was tasked with making an expo about AES and its steps, but I still can't grasp it, especially when it comes to "key schedule". Does anyone know some good material to start learning? Or can someone ...
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### How to select a 'tweak' used in FE1 mode format preserving encryption?

I'm experimenting with this library Botan which includes a module for format preserving encryption based on FE1 mode. The parameters for the Encrypt method are as follows ...
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### Decrypting DES - limited information

I have a list of DES encrypted strings/data, they come in two lengths, 32 chars hex (16 bytes) or - I believe - 64 chars. I know the key, which is 8 ascii chars (I might add that I am the rightful ...
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### What is the signifcance of inside threat in “How to Construct Multicast Cryptosystems … Secure Against CCA2”

In How to Construct Multicast Cryptosystems Provably Secure Against Adaptive Chosen Ciphertext Attack, the paper states under preliminaries: We consider the scenario where a single party, called ...
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### Deterministic outputs based on non-connected inputs

I am looking for a one way function that can generate outputs deterministically. However, revealing any of the inputs dont allow the person to generate other inputs. E.g: lets say we have a list of ...
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### Super-simple encryption of short strings

I want to anonymise the initials of experiment participants by giving each a pseudonymic set of initials, by encrypting their true initials. Their initials are only two or three letters in length. ...
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### Are there drawbacks to encrypting data locally before being encrypted in cloud backup (multiple encryption)?

I am planning on backing up my hard drive using a cloud backup service but have become skeptical of the industry based on incidents like these: http://dbmsmusings.blogspot.com/2011/02/why-i-no-longer-...
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### Using HMAC SHA256 to protect payment files in local trusted network

in a project that I am working on we have been tasked with eliminating PGP while providing sufficient security to protect payment files only within the Company's trusted network. We arrived at HMAC ...
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### Knowing N and a relationship between the 2 prime numbers(p and q) find p and q generated with RSA

Let there be $p$ and $q$, 2 prime numbers for which the following relationship is true: $|p-q| < 2 \cdot N^{1/4}$. The algorithm first generates the prime number $p$, then it generates $q$ close ...
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### Multiple AES/ECB encryptions of different data with same key all end with same pattern

We have used "AES/ECB/PKCS5Padding" with a 256 bit key. We encrypt different streams of data (blockwise) with the same key. Each encrypted stream ends with same pattern. What is the reason for this?
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### Why perfect secrecy can be ensured when a plain message and a cipher-text based on one-time pad are correlated?

First, some well-known results are as follows. For random variables $X$ and $Y$, we have $$H(X,Y) \leq H(X) + H(Y).$$ The equality is achieved when $X$ and $Y$ are independent. Second, in one-time ...
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### What is the meaning of h(r) in this protocol?

Could somebody tell me what the meaning is of $h(r)$ in the protocol below? ‎‎$A‎\leftarrow‎{B}\quad:{h(r)‎‎}{,B}{,P{_A(r,B)}}‎ \\A‎\rightarrow‎{B}\quad:r$
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### How much of Probability do I need to know to study Cryptography?

I have just started MSc in Computer Security. I didn't study probability before. Now, I have some short time to complete my MSc semester. What are the minimum topics from 'Probability' do I need to ...
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### How to encrypt a vector $e\in Z^{m}$ using LWE

I have a vector $e \in Z^{m}$, now I want to encrypt it by using LWE (Learning With Errors). Because in LWE, we have to encrypt of a bit $\{0,1\}$. How can I encrypt a vector $e \in Z^{m}$? Thank you ...
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### Randomness in generation of Virtual Machines from pre-built Image [closed]

I am studying Multi-Tenancy vs. Virtualization, and I got thinking about randomness, true randomness, virtualization etc, and I couldn't find anything on it. From what I gather, ...
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### Affine transformation in AES: Matrix representation

I know that the affine transformation of the AES can be represented both as a polynomial evaluation over $\operatorname{GF}(2^8)$ and as a matrix-vector multiplication (see, e.g., p.212 C.4 of The ...
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### New to cryptology, studying key exchange

I'm just getting an overview of some of the concepts in key exchanging at the moment, and I'm a bit disoriented on a few topics, namely key stretching, key derivation functions and perfect forward ...
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### uniform vs. non-uniform PPT

I'm trying to understand PPT and in particular what the differences are in uniform and non-uniform PPT's. First, this is how I see it: A Probabilistic Polynomial-Time algorithm A is an algorithm that ...