On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 4:14 PM, sudheer a <[email protected]> wrote: > thanks girish for prompt response. >
No problem. > this is my understanding as of now, please correct if wrong. Okay. > AES XCBC MAC 96 is hashing algorithm to generate MAC using AES in extended CBC > mode. Correct. > It generates 128bit MAC but only first 96 bits are stored in authentictor > field and the same is comapred at the recepient side as AH supports 96 bits > by default. Right. I remember this is the way AH works. Yes you are right. Best of luck! -Girish -- Gayatri Hitech web: http://gayatri-hitech.com SpamCheetah Spam filter: http://spam-cheetah.com _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [email protected] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
