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| Aug 29, 2013 at 9:48 | comment | added | Maarten Bodewes♦ | It is possible to put a pattern e.g. in the first block of the plaintext to quickly establish the algorithm to be used. The IV does not need to be unpredictable or random for modes other than CBC. Otherwise most of the answer is correct, but I don't think it adds much to the other answers already provided. The last sentence is right on the mark though. | |
| Aug 29, 2013 at 9:42 | history | answered | tylo | CC BY-SA 3.0 |