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Tweak FAQ wording.

w32-compat
Christopher Wellons 2017-03-14 17:33:46 -04:00
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@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ passphrase. This is not the weak point.
The purpose of an IV is to allow the same key to be safely used
multiple times. This is particularly important when the same key is
dervied by Diffie-Hellman between the same keypair. Enchive generates
a random ephemeral key pair each time a file is encrypted, so the IV
is unnecessary.
derived on different occasions by Diffie-Hellman between the same key
pair. Enchive generates a random ephemeral key pair each time a file
is encrypted, so the IV is unnecessary.
Since ChaCha20 requires an IV regardless, Enchive simply uses the hash
of the key. This has the additional effect of allowing the client to