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64-bit MACs #13

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jetwhiz opened this issue Mar 20, 2016 · 0 comments

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jetwhiz commented Mar 20, 2016

2.6 from audit: https://defuse.ca/audits/encfs.htm

Exploitability: Low
Security Impact: Medium

EncFS uses 64-bit MACs. This is not long enough, as they can be forged in 2^64 time, which is feasible today.

EncFS should use (at least) 128-bit MACs.

Mirror from upstream: vgough#13

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