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diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst index 9d4f0355..c97d6b0b 100644 --- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst +++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst @@ -340,11 +340,11 @@ Modes 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 - authenticating it (and optionally additional data that is not encrypted) - simultaneously. Additional means of verifying integrity (like + GCM (Galois Counter Mode) is a mode of operation for block ciphers. An + AEAD (authenticated encryption with additional data) mode is a type of + block cipher mode that encrypts the message as well as authenticating it + (and optionally additional data that is not encrypted) simultaneously. + Additional means of verifying integrity (like :doc:`HMAC </hazmat/primitives/hmac>`) are not necessary. :param bytes initialization_vector: Must be random bytes. They do not need |