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by 0xEA 4651 days ago
Actually, you rarely want a predictable nonce as well. The difference is that a nonce must not repeat (or repetition is statistically irrelevant).

Even per wikipedia, many often refer to an IV as a nonce: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptographic_nonce

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What problem does a predictable nonce cause?