# All Questions

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### Test vectors for PRESENT algorithm?

I'm looking for Test Vectors to test my implementation of PRESENT. I would like to test a different input from the usual where the key and the plaintext are either 000..000 or FFF...FFF.
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### Why not put MAC in fixed position and cover padding for MAC-then-encrypt?

The biggest problem with using MtE with a mode where it's known to be secure (CBC) is with the padding, where you can't retrieve the authentication until you know where it is by looking at the padding ...
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### Would key stretching help mitigate concerns with “verifiably random”?

Daniel J. Bernstein (and others) have expressed concern over how "verifiably random" curve parameters are generated. He points out that hashing a public seed doesn't prevent, say, the US government ...
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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 ...
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