Which mode is a block-cipher implementation acting as a self-synchronising stream cipher?
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Correct answer: B. Cipher Feedback mode
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CFB feeds ciphertext back into the shift register, so after a few bits of an error the decryptor resynchronises. OFB is a synchronous stream cipher.More Data Communication and Computer Networks questions
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