>Hi >I am not sure about the padding to be used for DES-CBC mode when it is >used in IPSec ESP. >Can i use random data for padding? If so, can the IV be used for this >purpose? Or will i have to follow the procedure outlined in RFC 2406 and >pad the last block using a monotonically increasing sequence? You got use the monotonically increasing sequence starting from 1. -Satya.