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authorEgor Tensin <Egor.Tensin@gmail.com>2015-07-12 02:35:21 +0300
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# Utilities
Here are a couple of useful utilities built on top of the library.
-Each of the utilities accepts the `--help` flag, which can be used to examine utility's usage info.
+Each of the utilities accepts the `--help` flag, which can be used to examine
+utility's usage info.
The included utilities are:
@@ -9,13 +10,15 @@ The included utilities are:
* [file encryption](#file-encryption) utilities,
* and [bitmap encryption](#bitmap-encryption) utilities.
-On older CPUs, you can run the utilities [using Intel SDE](../README.md#running-on-older-cpus).
+On older CPUs, you can run the utilities
+[using Intel SDE](../README.md#running-on-older-cpus).
## Block encryption
### aes_encrypt_block.exe
-Encrypts 16-byte blocks using AES-128/192/256 in the specified mode of operation.
+Encrypts 16-byte blocks using AES-128/192/256 in the specified mode of
+operation.
#### Usage examples
@@ -42,7 +45,8 @@ run:
### aes_decrypt_block.exe
-Decrypts 16-byte blocks using AES-128/192/256 in the specified mode of operation.
+Decrypts 16-byte blocks using AES-128/192/256 in the specified mode of
+operation.
#### Usage examples
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## Bitmap encryption
-These utilities were developed primarily to demonstrate the drawbacks of using ECB mode
-(namely, the fact that identical plaintext blocks get mapped to identical ciphertext blocks).
+These utilities were developed primarily to demonstrate the drawbacks of using
+ECB mode (namely, the fact that identical plaintext blocks get mapped to
+identical ciphertext blocks).
This can be explicitly shown using 8-bit-per-pixel bitmaps:
Plaintext BMP | Encrypted in ECB mode | Encrypted in CBC mode