Crate aead

Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data (AEAD) traits

This crate provides an abstract interface for AEAD ciphers, which guarantee both confidentiality and integrity, even from a powerful attacker who is able to execute chosen-ciphertext attacks. The resulting security property, ciphertext indistinguishability, is considered a basic requirement for modern cryptographic implementations.

See RustCrypto/AEADs for cipher implementations which use this trait.

Re-exports

pub use generic_array;

Modules

consts

Type aliases for many constants.

Structs

Error	Error type.
Payload	AEAD payloads are a combination of a message (plaintext or ciphertext) and “additional associated data” (AAD) to be authenticated (in cleartext) along with the message.

Traits

Aead	Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data (AEAD) algorithm.
AeadInPlace	In-place stateless AEAD trait.
AeadMut	Stateful Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data algorithm.
AeadMutInPlace	In-place stateful AEAD trait.
Buffer	In-place encryption/decryption byte buffers.
NewAead	Instantiate either a stateless Aead or stateful AeadMut algorithm.

Type Definitions

Key	Key for a NewAead algorithm
Nonce	Nonce: single-use value for ensuring ciphertexts are unique
Tag	Tag: authentication code which ensures ciphertexts are authentic