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authorlloyd <[email protected]>2013-12-10 03:30:24 +0000
committerlloyd <[email protected]>2013-12-10 03:30:24 +0000
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@@ -81,3 +81,9 @@ AEAD modes currently available include GCM, OCB, and EAX. All three use a
Returns true if *nonce_len* is a valid nonce length for this scheme. For
EAX and GCM, any length nonces are allowed. OCB allows any value between
8 and 15 bytes.
+
+ .. cpp:function:: size_t default_nonce_length() const
+
+ Returns a reasonable length for the nonce, typically either 96
+ bits, or the only supported length for modes which don't
+ support 96 bit nonces.