Question: Let I = ( S , V ) be a MAC. If an attacker can find m 0 m 1 s . t . S
Let be a MAC. If an attacker can find st when the key begins with bit and ends with bit can this MAC be secure
A Yes, an attacker cannot generate a valid tag for or since it does not know the key.
B Yes, since key is chosen uniformly at random. The attacker cannot tell if the key begins with bit and ends with bit
C It depends on the details of the MAC.
D No this MAC can be broken using a chosen message attack.
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