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Re: [Cfrg] Request For Comments: OCB Internet-Draft

Ted Krovetz <ted@krovetz.net> Fri, 15 July 2011 00:35 UTC

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> It would help if you explained (in the security considerations) what happens if a nonce is repeated.

Nice suggestion. Security is lost if nonces are reused during encryption. We've made this clearer in the ID and have resubmitted it as draft-krovetz-ocb-02.

> If you are aware of other patents (or applications) that applies, it would help if you send in a patent disclosure about it.

IBM and Virgil Gligor have AE patents which may or may not apply to OCB. What we are trying to establish with them is a clear licensing picture for OCB, hopefully with many free usage scenarios. Phil will update the IETF IPR soon.

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Ted

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