derick Thu Apr 18 05:25:11 2002 EDT
Modified files:
/phpdoc/en/reference/mcrypt/functions mcrypt-create-iv.xml
Log:
- Add more information about IVs
Index: phpdoc/en/reference/mcrypt/functions/mcrypt-create-iv.xml
diff -u phpdoc/en/reference/mcrypt/functions/mcrypt-create-iv.xml:1.2
phpdoc/en/reference/mcrypt/functions/mcrypt-create-iv.xml:1.3
--- phpdoc/en/reference/mcrypt/functions/mcrypt-create-iv.xml:1.2 Wed Apr 17
02:40:11 2002
+++ phpdoc/en/reference/mcrypt/functions/mcrypt-create-iv.xml Thu Apr 18 05:25:10
+2002
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.2 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ -->
<!-- splitted from ./en/functions/mcrypt.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
<refentry id="function.mcrypt-create-iv">
<refnamediv>
@@ -43,6 +43,19 @@
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The IV is only meant to give an alternative seed to the encryption
+ routines. This IV does not need to be secret at all, though it can be
+ desirable. You even can send it along with your ciphertext without
+ loosing security.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ More information can be found at <ulink
+ url="&url.mcrypt.iv;">&url.mcrypt.iv;</ulink>, <ulink
+ url="&url.mcrypt.bcm;">&url.mcrypt.bcm;</ulink> and in chapter 9.3 of
+ Applied Cryptography by Schneier (ISBN 0-471-11709-9) for a discussion of
+ this topic.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
