Surely No-one Uses ECB Mode in AES?

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Before I start, I must say that Zoom is my standard VC package and I love its performance and easy of setup.

For cryptography one of the first lessons is to explain why you should never use the EBC mode in AES. It’s then a standard exam question on why you should use salt (and Initialisation Vector — IV) to protect the data. And so, it was a bit of a shock to read that Zoom has been using ECB for its…

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Prof Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE
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Professor of Cryptography. Serial innovator. Believer in fairness, justice & freedom. Based in Edinburgh. Old World Breaker. New World Creator. Building trust.