Generating AES 256 bit key value. Does anyone know of a way to get a 256 bit key value generated from a pass phrase of any length? The encryption cannot be salted as the encrypted values need to be generated again and compared in the database. So a value must generate the same encrypted string each time it is encrypted. Propose a byte oriented 512 bit AES key generation algorithms which provides better security and faster implementation since less iteration are required for generating all the round sub keys. Keywords: Cryptology, AES, Encryption, Decryption, Key schedule, Block cipher, Round Transformation. 256-bit encryption is a data/file encryption technique that uses a 256-bit key to encrypt and decrypt data or files. It is one of the most secure encryption methods after 128- and 192-bit encryption, and is used in most modern encryption algorithms, protocols and technologies including AES and SSL.

Mar 19, 2014  You don't know what you are saying. I suppose you speak about RSA-4096, which is about prime numbers. The 256 bits are just used as a seed to find large prime numbers. The 256bit entropy is more than enough to be secure, and 4096 bit prime numbers are never as secure as 256 bit entropy. I am doing AES Key Generation in c# and passing the key generated for AES 128 bit Encryption. The case is while generating the key I am getting byte length as 16. Next generation encryption. (ASA) transform set configuration that uses 256-bit AES encryption and HMAC-SHA-256 authentication for ESP IPsec in tunnel mode. The following example shows a Cisco IOS Software IKE configuration that uses 128-bit AES for encryption, pre-shared key authentication, and 256-bit ECDH (Group 19). Oct 16, 2017  In simple words AES-256 encryption (Advanced Encryption Standard), is a method to generate key securely to encrypt the data and prevent it from unwanted access to that data. In this AES-256 bit encryption, the 256-bit is the key which is referred.

This thread seems to be generating a lot of fuss, so let me weigh in quickly.

This seems to be expected behaviour for generating RSA keys. An RSA key of length 4096b does not provide you with a security level of 4096b. That is, you don't have to straight-up guess the keys, you work at it via factorisation.

The issue is arising from the fact that entopy and key length are both commonly measured in bits. The entropy of an RSA key is much lower than the key length. 256b of entropy seems to be more than reasonable at first glance.

Normally, I would not defend openSSL, but I will do so here, having not even looked at the responsible code (nor has the submitter of this bug), and not even looked at the mailing list link.

Seriously, do not panic, let the cryptographers look at this and decide if it's really an issue. It's probably good that they're getting 256b of entropy from urandom, it's likely that they're seeding a CSPRNG for prime generation & testing.

I would wager some small sum on this being closed by the end of the week, and us looking back on this and shaking our heads at the uninformed knee-jerk reaction of people in here:

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'If I ask for a 4096-bit key, I should get one, or an error message. I shouldn't get a 256-bit key that looks like a 4096-bit key.' -- taejo, 15 minutes ago

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Creating and managing keys is an important part of the cryptographic process. Symmetric algorithms require the creation of a key and an initialization vector (IV). The key must be kept secret from anyone who should not decrypt your data. The IV does not have to be secret, but should be changed for each session. Asymmetric algorithms require the creation of a public key and a private key. The public key can be made public to anyone, while the private key must known only by the party who will decrypt the data encrypted with the public key. This section describes how to generate and manage keys for both symmetric and asymmetric algorithms.

Symmetric Keys

The symmetric encryption classes supplied by the .NET Framework require a key and a new initialization vector (IV) to encrypt and decrypt data. Whenever you create a new instance of one of the managed symmetric cryptographic classes using the parameterless constructor, a new key and IV are automatically created. Anyone that you allow to decrypt your data must possess the same key and IV and use the same algorithm. Generally, a new key and IV should be created for every session, and neither the key nor IV should be stored for use in a later session.

To communicate a symmetric key and IV to a remote party, you would usually encrypt the symmetric key by using asymmetric encryption. Sending the key across an insecure network without encrypting it is unsafe, because anyone who intercepts the key and IV can then decrypt your data. For more information about exchanging data by using encryption, see Creating a Cryptographic Scheme.

The following example shows the creation of a new instance of the TripleDESCryptoServiceProvider class that implements the TripleDES algorithm.

When the previous code is executed, a new key and IV are generated and placed in the Key and IV properties, respectively.

Sometimes you might need to generate multiple keys. In this situation, you can create a new instance of a class that implements a symmetric algorithm and then create a new key and IV by calling the GenerateKey and GenerateIV methods. The following code example illustrates how to create new keys and IVs after a new instance of the symmetric cryptographic class has been made.

Public Key Encryption

When the previous code is executed, a key and IV are generated when the new instance of TripleDESCryptoServiceProvider is made. Another key and IV are created when the GenerateKey and GenerateIV methods are called.

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Asymmetric Keys

The .NET Framework provides the RSACryptoServiceProvider and DSACryptoServiceProvider classes for asymmetric encryption. These classes create a public/private key pair when you use the parameterless constructor to create a new instance. Asymmetric keys can be either stored for use in multiple sessions or generated for one session only. While the public key can be made generally available, the private key should be closely guarded.

A public/private key pair is generated whenever a new instance of an asymmetric algorithm class is created. After a new instance of the class is created, the key information can be extracted using one of two methods:

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• The ToXmlString method, which returns an XML representation of the key information.

• The ExportParameters method, which returns an RSAParameters structure that holds the key information.

Both methods accept a Boolean value that indicates whether to return only the public key information or to return both the public-key and the private-key information. An RSACryptoServiceProvider class can be initialized to the value of an RSAParameters structure by using the ImportParameters method.

Asymmetric private keys should never be stored verbatim or in plain text on the local computer. If you need to store a private key, you should use a key container. For more on how to store a private key in a key container, see How to: Store Asymmetric Keys in a Key Container.

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The following code example creates a new instance of the RSACryptoServiceProvider class, creating a public/private key pair, and saves the public key information to an RSAParameters structure.

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