Re: [PATCH encrypted swsusp 1/3] core functionality

From: folkert
Date: Mon Apr 11 2005 - 05:38:44 EST


> > The following patch adds the core functionality for the encrypted
> > suspend image.
> [Please inline patches, it makes it easier to comment on them.]
> You seem to reuse same key/iv for all the blocks. I'm no crypto
> expert, but I think that is seriously wrong... You probably should use
> block number as a IV or something like that.

Or use a feedback loop: xor your data with the outcome of the previous
round. And for the initial block use 0x00...00 for 'previous block'-
value.


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