Re: dm-crypt, new IV and standards

[David Wagner]

Jean-Luc Cooke  wrote:
>Like you said, CBC is not trivial to temper with - though it is do able.  CTR
>is trivial on the other hand.  Which is why NIST and every cryptographer will
>recommend using a MAC with CTR.  (Why still have CTR?  Unlike CBC, you can
>compute the N+1-th block without needing to know the output from the N-th
>block, so there is the possibility for very high parallelizum).

I'm worried about the potential for confusion, so let me clarify: Good
cryptographers will recommend using a MAC, whether you use CTR, CBC,
or CFB.  The need for a MAC is not specific to CTR; CBC is not exempt.
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