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An AES key is a random bitstring of the right length.

Apr 12, 2004  I did a very quick timing test on the AES encrypt and decrypt with a 256 bit key and a 16 byte state array. Since it ran under JTAGICE control using a stop watch to time it, I expect the absolute values of the recorded times to be useless, so only relative times are reported. An AES key, and an IV for symmetric encryption, are just bunchs of random bytes. So any cryptographically strong random number generator will do the trick. OpenSSL provides such a random number generator (which itself feeds on whatever the operating system provides, e.g. CryptGenRandom on Windows or /dev/random and /dev/urandom on Linux). I coded a little implementation to encrypt and decrypt bytes with AES256 (ECB) in C#. I wanted to know if I can optimize/cleanup my code a bit more, or if it i fine like this: using System; using.

  • For a 128-bit AES key you need 16 bytes.
  • For a 256-bit AES key you need 32 bytes.

If you need to generate your own AES key for encrypting data, you should use a good random source. The strength of the key depends on the unpredictability of the random.

Mbed TLS includes the CTR-DRBG module and an Entropy Collection module to help you with making an AES key generator for your key.

/batman-arkham-city-product-key-generator.html. To use the AES generator, you need to have the modules enabled in the config.h files (MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_C and MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C), see How do I configure Mbed TLS.

Include the following headers in your code:

Then add the following variable definitions to your code:

The personalization string needs to be unique to your application to add randomness to your random sources.

Creating the AES key

You need to initialize the entropy pool and the random source and extract data for your key. In this case we generate 32 bytes (256 bits) of random data.

Now you can use the data in key as a 256-bit AES key.

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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.

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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:

  • 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.

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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.

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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