[Cryptography] [FORGED] Re: Speculation about Baton Block Cipher

[Peter Gutmann]

Ryan Carboni <ryacko at gmail.com> writes:

>Baton has:
>
>12 byte block size
>16 byte block size
>24 byte initialization vector
>20 byte key
>20 byte checksum
>
>Let's play a what does not belong game.
>
>Which number does not belong?

The IV is a bit odd, it hints at a LEAF-like capability a la Clipper/Capstone.
However, it could be a completely ordinary composite nonce value as outlined
in e.g. RFC 5116, "An Interface and Algorithms for Authenticated Encryption".

Peter.