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Re: ESP Pad byte changes



Jackie Wilson wrote:
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> 
> if it
> is not important from a security standpoint to have it, then why is it in
> the draft?

One argument for using this mechanism is that filling the pad bytes with
a predictable value prevents filling them with other things, i.e.
leaking information. I'm not personally arguing for or against, just
making an observation.



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