CFB chaining mode requires padding
Bug #996207 reported by
Legrandin
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Python-Crypto |
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Bug Description
Almost the same thing as for the other bug about OFB.
CFB makes a stream cipher out of a block cipher.
Because of that it should not require padding.
However, CFB in pycrypto requires the plaintext/
Unlike for the OFB bug, the NIST 800-38A does not say anything about the last block.
However, most resources on the 'net refer to it as not requiring padding.
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