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| -rw-r--r-- | openssl/src/aes.rs | 13 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/openssl/src/aes.rs b/openssl/src/aes.rs index d128a666..7c008575 100644 --- a/openssl/src/aes.rs +++ b/openssl/src/aes.rs @@ -1,8 +1,11 @@ -//! Low level AES functionality +//! Low level AES IGE functionality +//! +//! AES ECB, CBC, XTS, CTR, CFB, GCM and other conventional symmetric encryption +//! modes are found in [`symm`]. This is the implementation of AES IGE. //! //! Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) provides symmetric key cipher that //! the same key is used to encrypt and decrypt data. This implementation -//! Uses 128, 192, or 256 bit keys. This module provides functions to +//! uses 128, 192, or 256 bit keys. This module provides functions to //! create a new key with [`new_encrypt`] and perform an encryption/decryption //! using that key with [`aes_ige`]. //! @@ -14,8 +17,12 @@ //! [`aes_ige`]: fn.aes_ige.html //! //! The [`symm`] module should be used in preference to this module in most cases. +//! The IGE block cypher is a non-traditional cipher mode. More traditional AES +//! encryption methods are found in the [`Crypter`] and [`Cipher`] structs. //! //! [`symm`]: ../symm/index.html +//! [`Crypter`]: ../symm/struct.Crypter.html +//! [`Cipher`]: ../symm/struct.Cipher.html //! //! # Examples //! @@ -107,7 +114,7 @@ impl AesKey { /// Performs AES IGE encryption or decryption /// -/// AES IGE (Infinite Garble Extension) is the form of AES block cipher utilized in +/// AES IGE (Infinite Garble Extension) is a form of AES block cipher utilized in /// OpenSSL. Infinite Garble referes to propogating forward errors. IGE, like other /// block ciphers implemented for AES requires an initalization vector. The IGE mode /// allows a stream of blocks to be encrypted or decrypted without having the entire |