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authorMoritz Schulte <mo@g10code.com>2005-03-19 18:56:32 +0000
committerMoritz Schulte <mo@g10code.com>2005-03-19 18:56:32 +0000
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2005-03-19 Moritz Schulte <moritz@g10code.com>
* gcrypt.texi (Working with cipher handles): Clarify CTS mode.
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+2005-03-19 Moritz Schulte <moritz@g10code.com>
+
+ * gcrypt.texi (Working with cipher handles): Clarify CTS mode.
+
2005-02-08 Werner Koch <wk@g10code.com>
* gcrypt.texi: Fixed direntry.
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@@ -1285,7 +1285,9 @@ This flag enables the CFB sync mode, which is a special feature of
See @code{gcry_cipher_sync}.
@item GCRY_CIPHER_CBC_CTS
Enable cipher text stealing (CTS) for the CBC mode. Cannot be used
-simultaneous as GCRY_CIPHER_CBC_MAC
+simultaneous as GCRY_CIPHER_CBC_MAC. CTS mode makes it possible to
+transform data of almost arbitrary size (only limitation is that it
+must be greater than the algorithm's block size).
@item GCRY_CIPHER_CBC_MAC
Compute CBC-MAC keyed checksums. This is the same as CBC mode, but
only output the last block. Cannot be used simultaneous as