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CTR_DRBG: Improve the explanation of security strength

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Separate the cases that achieve a 128-bit strength and the cases that
achieve a 256-bit strength.
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Gilles Peskine 2019-10-02 19:01:31 +02:00
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@ -292,22 +292,24 @@ void mbedtls_ctr_drbg_set_prediction_resistance( mbedtls_ctr_drbg_context *ctx,
* Per NIST SP 800-57A table 2, the achievable security
* strength is 128 bits if using AES-128 and
* 256 bits if using AES-256.
* Therefore, to provide full security,
*
* To achieve 256-bit security,
* you must use AES-256 and
* the entropy input must be at least:
* - 24 bytes if using AES-128 and the \p custom
* argument to mbedtls_ctr_drbg_seed() may repeat
* (for example because it is empty, or more generally
* constant);
* - 48 bytes if using AES-256 and the \p custom
* argument to mbedtls_ctr_drbg_seed() may repeat
* (for example because it is empty, or more generally
* constant);
* - 16 bytes if using AES-128 and the \p custom
* argument to mbedtls_ctr_drbg_seed() includes
* a nonce;
* - 32 bytes if using AES-256 and the \p custom
* argument to mbedtls_ctr_drbg_seed() includes
* a nonce.
* - 48 bytes if the \p custom argument to
* mbedtls_ctr_drbg_seed() may repeat (for example
* because it is empty, or more generally constant);
* - 32 bytes if the \p custom argument to
* mbedtls_ctr_drbg_seed() includes a nonce.
*
* To achieve 128-bit security,
* whether AES-128 or AES-256 is used,
* the entropy input must be at least:
* - 24 bytes if the \p custom argument to
* mbedtls_ctr_drbg_seed() may repeat (for example
* because it is empty, or more generally constant);
* - 16 bytes if the \p custom argument to
* mbedtls_ctr_drbg_seed() includes a nonce.
*
* \param ctx The CTR_DRBG context.
* \param len The amount of entropy to grab, in bytes.