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Galois/Counter Mode and random nonces https://neilmadden.blog/2024/05/23/galois-counter-mode-and-random-nonces/
Neil Madden
Galois/Counter Mode and random nonces
It turns out you can encrypt more than 2^32 messages with AES-GCM with a random nonce under certain conditions. It’s still not a good idea, but you can just about do it. #cryptography
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