On 2010-07-30, Paul wrote:
Deterministically generated and cryptographically strong random numbers are used in tens of NIST Approved Algorithms. They are constructed by using an approved hash algorithm, and there, hashing is performed over relatively short messages from 32 to 128 bytes. [...]
Do not forget protocol replies either. The best protocols usually cut down the overhead to a minimum, either because of analyzability, or more commonly because of speed/latency. That means that cryptographically securing the *very* best protocols also implies various cryptographic primitives on very short messages.
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