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Linkify all of the HMAC and HKDF references

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Mark Haines 2015-08-18 14:40:10 +01:00
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@ -226,10 +226,10 @@ Olm Authenticated Encryption
Version 1 Version 1
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Version 1 of Olm uses AES-256_ in CBC_ mode with `PCKS#7`_ padding for encryption Version 1 of Olm uses AES-256_ in CBC_ mode with `PCKS#7`_ padding for
and HMAC-SHA-256 for authentication. The 256 bit AES key, 256 bit HMAC key, encryption and HMAC-SHA-256_ for authentication. The 256 bit AES key, 256 bit
and 128 bit AES IV are derived from the message key using HKDF-SHA-256 using HMAC key, and 128 bit AES IV are derived from the message key using
the default salt and an info of ``"OLM_KEYS"``. HKDF-SHA-256_ using the default salt and an info of ``"OLM_KEYS"``.
First the plain-text is encrypted to get the cipher-text, :math:`X_{i,j}`. First the plain-text is encrypted to get the cipher-text, :math:`X_{i,j}`.
Then the entire message, both the headers and cipher-text, are HMAC'd and the Then the entire message, both the headers and cipher-text, are HMAC'd and the