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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion README.md
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- AES-GCM
- AES-SIV
- ARIA
- ASCON
- ASCON v1.2 (not yet SP 800-232)
- Camellia
- ChaCha20-Poly1305
- XChaCha20-Poly1305
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions testvectors_v1/ascon128_test.json
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"schema": "aead_test_schema_v1.json",
"numberOfTests": 192,
"header": [
"These test vectors implement Ascon-128 v1.2, the final-round submission to the",
"NIST Lightweight Cryptography competition. This variant was NOT standardized:",
"NIST SP 800-232 defines only Ascon-AEAD128, which is a distinct algorithm and",
"is not interoperable with Ascon-128. These vectors are not suitable for",
"testing an SP 800-232 implementation.",
"Test vectors of type AeadTest test authenticated encryption with additional data.",
"The test vectors are intended for testing both encryption and decryption.",
"Test vectors with \"result\" : \"valid\" are valid encryptions.",
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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions testvectors_v1/ascon128a_test.json
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"schema": "aead_test_schema_v1.json",
"numberOfTests": 192,
"header": [
"These test vectors implement Ascon-128a v1.2, the final-round submission to",
"the NIST Lightweight Cryptography competition. Ascon-AEAD128 as standardized",
"in NIST SP 800-232 is derived from Ascon-128a but is NOT interoperable with",
"it: initialization vector, byte ordering, padding, and domain separation are",
"different. As a result these vectors are not suitable for testing an SP 800-232",
"implementation.",
"Test vectors of type AeadTest test authenticated encryption with additional data.",
"The test vectors are intended for testing both encryption and decryption.",
"Test vectors with \"result\" : \"valid\" are valid encryptions.",
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions testvectors_v1/ascon80pq_test.json
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"schema": "aead_test_schema_v1.json",
"numberOfTests": 192,
"header": [
"These test vectors implement Ascon-80pq v1.2, the final-round submission to",
"the NIST Lightweight Cryptography competition. This variant was NOT",
"standardized: NIST SP 800-232 defines only Ascon-AEAD128, which is a distinct",
"algorithm and is not interoperable with Ascon-80pq. These vectors are not",
"suitable for testing an SP 800-232 implementation.",
"Test vectors of type AeadTest test authenticated encryption with additional data.",
"The test vectors are intended for testing both encryption and decryption.",
"Test vectors with \"result\" : \"valid\" are valid encryptions.",
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