| Rev | Author | # | Line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PerryLorier | 1 | [Acronym] for __I__nitialisation __V__ector. |
| 2 | |||
| 3 | If you encrypt the same file twice then they will encrypt to the same cypher text. However if you prepend a random number to the beginning of the file then they will encrypt to different texts. The "Initialisation Vector" is that random number. The IV can be sent in plaintext along with the cypher text. |
