From: Sergey Matveev <stargrave@stargrave.org>
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2017 20:49:56 +0000 (+0300)
Subject: /dev/zero encryption is not an option
X-Git-Tag: v1.0.0~8
X-Git-Url: http://www.git.cypherpunks.ru/?p=gohpenc.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=915a46b16cf4f61778e4b30364e299026656a60e

/dev/zero encryption is not an option

Because output stream contains plaintext block lengths.
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diff --git a/README b/README
index 56d4e80..a307e8d 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ widening supported platforms.
 gohpenc is incompatible with hpenc and much simpler:
 
 * it uses only ChaCha20-Poly1305 algorithm
-* no random data generation mode -- just encrypt /dev/zero. Poly1305
-  still be used, but it is fast enough to close eyes on it
+* no random data generation mode
 * no metadata in output stream and no structure validation. Only blocks
   authentication
 * simpler key derivation -- new key for each block