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The problem here is that the unique value is required to decrypt the message. So it has to be passed along with the message and can't be encrypted. So an attacker knows what it is and can change it to whatever they want. This allows them to, say, quietly chop off the start of the message without penalty. | The problem here is that the unique value is required to decrypt the message. So it has to be passed along with the message and can't be encrypted. So an attacker knows what it is and can change it to whatever they want. This allows them to, say, quietly chop off the start of the message without penalty. |
pgpfan/ocfb.txt · Last modified: 2022/12/27 22:56 by b.walzer