# AES-SIV: Misuse-Resistant Authenticated Encryption Cipher
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[AES-SIV][1] ([RFC 5297][2]) is a high-performance
[Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data (AEAD)][3] cipher which also
provides [nonce reuse misuse resistance][4].
[Documentation][docs-link]
## Security Warning
No security audits of this crate have ever been performed, and it has not been
thoroughly assessed to ensure its operation is constant-time on common CPU
architectures.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
## License
Licensed under either of:
* [Apache License, Version 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
* [MIT license](http://decryptsource.org/licenses/MIT)
at your option.
### Contribution
Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted
for inclusion in the work by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be
dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.
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[1]: https://github.com/miscreant/meta/wiki/AES-SIV
[2]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5297
[3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authenticated_encryption
[4]: https://github.com/miscreant/meta/wiki/Nonce-Reuse-Misuse-Resistance
[5]: https://www.imperialviolet.org/2017/05/14/aesgcmsiv.html
[6]: https://codahale.com/towards-a-safer-footgun/