# [RustCrypto]: Block Padding
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Padding and unpadding of messages divided into blocks.
This crate provides the `Padding` trait with padding and unpadding methods.
Additionally, several common padding schemes are available out of the box.
## License
Licensed under either of:
* [Apache License, Version 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
* [MIT license](http://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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