23 questions linked to/from Why shouldn't I use ECB encryption?
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### Could a larger block size increase the security of the block cipher?

I want to know if a larger block size increase the security of the block cipher?
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### Key recovery when AES ECB is used for short but repeated messages

My question is based on the specification of the protocol LoRaWAN and especially on the part 6.2.5 Join-accept message. It is said that the join-accept message is encrypted using AES ECB. This is (...
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### Decrypting ciphertext that is missing a block

In the AES encryption, suppose that the key is known. The ciphertext is also known except for a block of the same size as the key. For example, the adversary knows $k, c_0, c_1, \dots, c_{n - 1}$; ...
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### Encrypting decimal values with AES

I have a column in a database table called "Amount" that will store decimal values encrypted with AES. It's highly likely that the same amount will exist in multiple rows in the table and be encrypted ...
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### Using a block cipher with timestamp instead of counter

I have a system where machine A sends updates to machine B. The updates are sent over the internet, where each update is a single UDP datagram. Machine A sends a local timestamp in each update (we can ...
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I have a cryptosystem that I'm using for secure chat. It is using AES 256 (with RSA 2048 for key exchange). Would a predictable, and repetitively sent ciphertext plaintext compromise the ...