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EME*: extending EME to handle arbitrary-length messages with associated data

Authors:
Shai Halevi
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URL: http://eprint.iacr.org/2004/125
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Abstract: This work describes a mode of operation, EME*, that turns a regular block cipher into a length-preserving enciphering scheme for messages of (almost) arbitrary length. Specifically, the resulting scheme can handle any bit-length, not shorter than the block size of the underlying cipher, and it also handles associated data of arbitrary bit-length. Such a scheme can either be used directly in applications that need encryption but cannot afford length expansion, or serve as a convenient building block for higher-level modes. The mode EME* is a refinement of the EME mode of Halevi and Rogaway, and it inherits the efficiency and parallelism from the original EME.
BibTeX
@misc{eprint-2004-12097,
  title={EME*: extending EME to handle arbitrary-length messages with associated data},
  booktitle={IACR Eprint archive},
  keywords={secret-key cryptography / Block-cipher usage, cryptographic standards, modes of operation, provable security, sector-level encryption, symmetric encryption},
  url={http://eprint.iacr.org/2004/125},
  note={ shaih@watson.ibm.com 12565 received 26 May 2004, last revised 27 May 2004},
  author={Shai Halevi},
  year=2004
}