Cipher modes

[Marcel Popescu]

Does anybody know of a public document explaining the cipher modes (CBC,
CFB, and so on) to laymen? I would like to know the pros and cons.

More specifically, what mode should I use for 3DES in Yarrow? [The Yarrow
paper doesn't specify it.]

Thanks,
Mark

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