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Message authentication code algorithm

In cryptography, a cipher block chaining message authentication code (CBC-MAC) is a technique for constructing a message authentication code (MAC) from a block cipher. The message is encrypted with some block cipher algorithm in cipher block chaining (CBC) mode to create a chain of blocks such that each block depends on the proper encryption of the previous block. This interdependence ensures that a change to any of the plaintext bits will cause the final encrypted block to change in a way that cannot be predicted or counteracted without knowing the key to the block cipher. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: CBC-MACA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Beyond the In-Practice CBC: The Research CBC Parameters-Driven Machine Learning Predictive Modeling for Early Differentiation among LeukemiasInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Understanding cryptographyThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: CBC MAC for Real-Time Data SourcesCited 86 times
  5. Go sideways: Block cipher mode of operationA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Initialization vectorA closely related topic

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