# RustCrypto: Ascon
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Pure Rust implementation of the lightweight
[Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data (AEAD)][1] algorithm
[Ascon-AEAD128][2].
## Security Notes
No security audits of this crate have ever been performed.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
## License
Licensed under either of:
* [Apache License, Version 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
* [MIT license](https://opensource.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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authenticated_encryption
[2]: https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-232.ipd