# RustCrypto: Ascon

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Pure Rust implementation of the lightweight
[Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data (AEAD)][1] algorithms
[Ascon-128, Ascon-128a, and Ascon-80pq][2].

## Security Notes

No security audits of this crate have ever been performed.

USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

## Minimum Supported Rust Version

This crate requires **Rust 1.56** at a minimum.

We may change the MSRV in the future, but it will be accompanied by a minor
version bump.

## 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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[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authenticated_encryption
[2]: https://ascon.iaik.tugraz.at