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[Defect]: Variant pattern AES[-(128|192|256)]-Wrap[-PKCS7] unclear

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet

Research direction

Review the Cryptography Registry entry for AES[-(128|192|256)]-Wrap[-PKCS7] and compare it with the related variant pattern described in the issue and the context from #834. Determine whether the entry is required and document the data-quality correction without changing schema behavior or adding algorithms.

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Description

cap: cryptography-registry defect

Describe the defect

#834 has been closed, but the variant pattern AES[-(128|192|256)]-Wrap[-PKCS7] is unclear. PKCS7 is a symmetric padding scheme. What does the literal Wrap represent here? The variant pattern AES[-(128|192|256)][-(ECB|CBC|CFB(1|8|64|128)|OFB|CTR|XTS|CTS)][-{padding}][-{ivlen}] already covers the padding scheme. Not sure if the variant pattern AES[-(128|192|256)]-Wrap[-PKCS7] is required.

Additional context

The issue is data-quality / naming defect in the Cryptography Registry and can be fixed without changing schema behavior or introducing new algorithms.

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