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| author | Paul Kehrer <paul.l.kehrer@gmail.com> | 2013-11-29 16:24:56 -0600 |
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| committer | Paul Kehrer <paul.l.kehrer@gmail.com> | 2013-11-29 17:19:46 -0600 |
| commit | 26c8c6adcb9a6485966070418080a17cd2445bed (patch) | |
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| parent | 67abc864cb64033333aa08a03fba1dd153074dfd (diff) | |
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begin adding warnings to GCM mode
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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst index 70c3d2f4..a77e0e79 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst @@ -320,6 +320,12 @@ Modes .. class:: GCM(initialization_vector, tag=None) + .. warning:: + + When using this mode you MUST not use the decrypted data until every + byte has been decrypted. GCM provides NO guarantees of ciphertext + integrity until decryption is complete. + GCM (Galois Counter Mode) is a mode of operation for block ciphers. It is an AEAD (authenticated encryption with additional data) mode. AEAD is a type of block cipher mode that encrypts the message as well as |