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by ComputerGuru 2270 days ago
Who the hell still uses ECB?
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tych0 2270 days ago
Wikipedia has a great visualization of this for those who are curious: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_cipher_mode_of_operation...
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floathub 2270 days ago
That is truly amazing. I know precious little about encryption, but I assumed everyone knows that ECB is bad and that CBC is the only sensible way to do AES.

[edited for typo]

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lawnchair_larry 2270 days ago
Your first point is correct, second is definitely not.
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floathub 2270 days ago
See how precious little I know about encryption? And yet even I know that ECB is a terrible choice!

(In minor defense of self, I should have said CBC or "later").

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reader_1000 2270 days ago
Hint: copy-pasters*

* from internet or from old codebases of one’s company

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