[tor-commits] [torspec/master] Remove a needless nonce from secret_input in prop224.

[nickm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

commit fc441790ab61435430b482438b7cba4102d6442e
Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:   Tue May 26 09:57:53 2015 -0400

    Remove a needless nonce from secret_input in prop224.
    
    The salt serves the same purpose as 'nonce' did in secret_input, by
    ensuring that the KDF does not produce the same output twice even in
    event of accidental revision counter replay.
    
    Pointed out by DonnchaC.
---
 proposals/224-rend-spec-ng.txt |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/proposals/224-rend-spec-ng.txt b/proposals/224-rend-spec-ng.txt
index 9ee628c..0b6fde2 100644
--- a/proposals/224-rend-spec-ng.txt
+++ b/proposals/224-rend-spec-ng.txt
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ Status: Draft
 
        salt = 16 random bytes
 
-       secret_input = nonce | blinded_public_key | subcredential |
+       secret_input = blinded_public_key | subcredential |
              INT_4(revision_counter)
        keys = KDF(secret_input, salt, "hsdir-encrypted-data",
                   S_KEY_LEN + S_IV_LEN + MAC_KEY_LEN)

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