From 4053f215208609baa05a6a237f57443a35743e1a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2026 15:06:06 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 01/68] core, sha3: XOF extends Hash, so SHAKE128 and SHAKE256
 are hashes; squeezing becomes its own type

---
 cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs                           |   7 +-
 crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs         | 386 ++++++++----------
 crypto/core/src/traits.rs                     | 139 +++----
 crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs             | 162 ++++++--
 crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs   |  36 +-
 crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/hash_mldsa.rs      |  34 +-
 crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa.rs           |  42 +-
 crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa_keys.rs      |  17 +-
 crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/tests/bc_test_data.rs  |  19 +-
 crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/tests/mldsa_tests.rs   |   9 +-
 crypto/mldsa/src/aux_functions.rs             |  37 +-
 crypto/mldsa/src/hash_mldsa.rs                |  34 +-
 crypto/mldsa/src/matrix.rs                    |   4 +-
 crypto/mldsa/src/mldsa.rs                     |  76 ++--
 crypto/mldsa/tests/bc_test_data.rs            |  16 +-
 crypto/mldsa/tests/mldsa_tests.rs             |   9 +-
 crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs   |  25 +-
 crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/mlkem.rs           |   8 +-
 crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/tests/mlkem_tests.rs   |  12 +-
 crypto/mlkem/src/aux_functions.rs             |  25 +-
 crypto/mlkem/src/mlkem.rs                     |   8 +-
 crypto/mlkem/tests/mlkem_tests.rs             |  12 +-
 crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs                        |  30 +-
 crypto/sha3/src/shake.rs                      | 325 ++++++++++-----
 crypto/sha3/tests/bc-test-data.rs             |  24 +-
 crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs              | 227 +++-------
 mem_usage_benches/src/bench_sha3_mem_usage.rs |  12 +-
 27 files changed, 902 insertions(+), 833 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs b/cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs
index b6107e0c..b620e9c1 100644
--- a/cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs
+++ b/cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use bouncycastle::core::traits::{Hash, XOF};
+use bouncycastle::core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
 use std::io;
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
 
@@ -49,11 +49,12 @@ fn do_shake(mut shake: impl XOF, output_len: usize, output_hex: bool) {
     // read from stdin
     let mut bytes_read = io::stdin().read(&mut buf).expect("Failed to read from stdin");
     while bytes_read != 0 {
-        shake.absorb(&buf[..bytes_read]).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+        shake.do_update(&buf[..bytes_read]);
         bytes_read = io::stdin().read(&mut buf).expect("Failed to read from stdin");
     }
 
-    let out = shake.squeeze(output_len);
+    let mut shake = shake.into_output();
+    let out = shake.do_output(output_len);
     if output_hex {
         for b in out.iter() {
             print!("{b:02x}");
diff --git a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs
index fbbe7006..46edb466 100644
--- a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs
+++ b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 //! Generic behaviour tests for anything that implements [`XOF`].
 
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::XOF;
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{XOF, XofOutput};
 
 /// Instance of the test framework.
 pub struct TestFrameworkXOF {
     // Put any config options here
-    /// Can be disabled for XOFs that don't implement [`XOF::absorb_last_partial_byte`].
+    /// Can be disabled for XOFs that don't support a partial final byte of input.
     pub enable_partial_byte_tests: bool,
 }
 
@@ -16,239 +16,199 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
         Self { enable_partial_byte_tests: true }
     }
 
-    /// Test the absorb-after-squeeze members of trait XOF against the given input-output pair.
-    /// This is not exhaustive; it covers the rules laid out in the "State and Absorb-after-Squeeze"
-    /// section of the [`XOF`] docs: an XOF is an absorb phase followed by a squeeze phase, once
-    /// squeezing has begun any further absorb returns [`HashError::InvalidState`], and a rejected
-    /// absorb leaves the object usable for further squeezing.
-    /// `expected_output` is the result of squeezing `expected_output.len()` bytes after absorbing
-    /// `input`.
+    /// Exercises the trait against a known input-output pair.
+    ///
+    /// `expected_output` is the result of reading `expected_output.len()` bytes after absorbing
+    /// `input`. There is deliberately no absorb-after-squeeze test: [`XOF::into_output`] consumes
+    /// the XOF, so absorbing afterwards is not expressible and there is no runtime rule left to
+    /// check. That guarantee is asserted instead by `compile_fail` doctests on the implementors.
     pub fn test_xof<X: XOF + Default>(&self, input: &[u8], expected_output: &[u8]) {
-        /*** fn absorb(&mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Result<(), HashError> ***/
-        // Absorbing is fine, repeatedly, right up until the first squeeze.
+        /*** fn do_update(&mut self, data: &[u8]) ***/
+        // Feeding the input in pieces must equal feeding it in one go.
         let mut xof = X::default();
         for chunk in input.chunks(16) {
-            xof.absorb(chunk).expect("absorb() before any squeeze must succeed");
+            xof.do_update(chunk);
         }
+        assert_eq!(
+            xof.into_output().do_output(expected_output.len()),
+            expected_output,
+            "chunked input must equal a single update"
+        );
 
-        // "once the XOF has begun squeezing, attempting to absorb more will return
-        //     HashError::InvalidState"
-        // squeeze() begins squeezing ...
+        /*** fn do_output(&mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8> ***/
         let mut xof = X::default();
-        xof.absorb(input).expect("absorb() before any squeeze must succeed");
-        let _ = xof.squeeze(expected_output.len());
-        assert!(
-            matches!(xof.absorb(b"more input"), Err(HashError::InvalidState(_))),
-            "absorb() after squeeze() must return InvalidState"
+        xof.do_update(input);
+        assert_eq!(
+            xof.into_output().do_output(expected_output.len()),
+            expected_output,
+            "do_output must produce the expected bytes"
         );
 
-        // ... and so does squeeze_out()
+        /*** fn do_output_out(&mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize ***/
+        // Pre-filled so that the documented zeroization is observable.
+        let mut output = vec![0xFFu8; expected_output.len()];
         let mut xof = X::default();
-        xof.absorb(input).expect("absorb() before any squeeze must succeed");
-        let mut output = vec![0u8; expected_output.len()];
-        xof.squeeze_out(&mut output);
-        assert!(
-            matches!(xof.absorb(b"more input"), Err(HashError::InvalidState(_))),
-            "absorb() after squeeze_out() must return InvalidState"
-        );
+        xof.do_update(input);
+        let n = xof.into_output().do_output_out(&mut output);
+        assert_eq!(n, expected_output.len(), "do_output_out must report what it wrote");
+        assert_eq!(output, expected_output, "do_output_out must agree with do_output");
 
-        /*** fn squeeze(&mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8> ***/
-        /*** fn squeeze_out(&mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize ***/
-        // "... and leave the object usable for further squeezing"
-        // So squeezing the output in two halves around a rejected absorb must give exactly the same
-        // stream as one clean squeeze: a rejected absorb must not consume, pad, or otherwise
-        // disturb the sponge.
+        // One output stream: reading it in two goes equals reading it in one.
         let split = expected_output.len() / 2;
-
         let mut xof = X::default();
-        xof.absorb(input).expect("absorb() before any squeeze must succeed");
-        let first_half = xof.squeeze(split);
-        assert!(xof.absorb(b"more input").is_err());
-        let mut second_half = vec![0u8; expected_output.len() - split];
-        xof.squeeze_out(&mut second_half);
-
+        xof.do_update(input);
+        let mut out = xof.into_output();
+        let first = out.do_output(split);
+        let mut second = vec![0u8; expected_output.len() - split];
+        out.do_output_out(&mut second);
         assert_eq!(
-            first_half.as_slice(),
-            &expected_output[..split],
-            "Incorrect output for input / the output stream must be unchanged by a rejected absorb"
+            [first, second].concat(),
+            expected_output,
+            "successive reads must continue one stream"
         );
+
+        /*** fn hash_xof(self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> ***/
         assert_eq!(
-            second_half.as_slice(),
-            &expected_output[split..],
-            "Incorrect output for input / the output stream must continue as if the rejected absorb never happened"
+            X::default().hash_xof(input, expected_output.len()),
+            expected_output,
+            "the one-shot must equal update-then-output"
         );
 
+        let mut output = vec![0xFFu8; expected_output.len()];
+        let n = X::default().hash_xof_out(input, &mut output);
+        assert_eq!(n, expected_output.len());
+        assert_eq!(output, expected_output, "hash_xof_out must agree with hash_xof");
+
+        /*** the Hash half: a XOF is a hash ***/
+        self.test_xof_as_hash::<X>(input, expected_output);
+
         if self.enable_partial_byte_tests {
-            /*** fn absorb_last_partial_byte(&mut self, partial_byte: u8, num_bits: usize) -> Result<(), HashError> ***/
-            // The same phase rule applies to absorb_last_partial_byte() once squeezing has begun.
+            self.test_xof_partial_bits::<X>(input, expected_output);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// The inherited [`Hash`] surface. `XOF: Hash`, so SHAKE can be used wherever a hash is wanted;
+    /// these checks pin that the inherited methods agree with the XOF ones.
+    fn test_xof_as_hash<X: XOF + Default>(&self, input: &[u8], expected_output: &[u8]) {
+        let xof = X::default();
+        let output_len = xof.output_len();
+        assert!(output_len > 0, "output_len must be positive");
+        assert!(xof.block_bitlen() > 0, "block_bitlen must be positive");
+        assert!(
+            xof.block_bitlen().is_multiple_of(8),
+            "block_bitlen must be a whole number of bytes"
+        );
+
+        // do_final is do_output at the nominal length: the same stream, truncated.
+        let mut a = X::default();
+        a.do_update(input);
+        let via_hash = a.do_final();
+        assert_eq!(via_hash.len(), output_len, "do_final must produce output_len bytes");
+
+        let mut b = X::default();
+        b.do_update(input);
+        assert_eq!(
+            via_hash,
+            b.into_output().do_output(output_len),
+            "do_final must equal do_output(output_len)"
+        );
+
+        // ... and it is a prefix of the longer output, because a XOF cannot diversify by length.
+        if expected_output.len() >= output_len {
+            assert_eq!(
+                &via_hash[..],
+                &expected_output[..output_len],
+                "do_final must be a prefix of the longer output"
+            );
+        }
+
+        // do_final_out fills the caller's buffer, zeroizing it first.
+        let mut buf = vec![0xFFu8; output_len];
+        let mut c = X::default();
+        c.do_update(input);
+        let n = c.do_final_out(&mut buf);
+        assert_eq!(n, output_len);
+        assert_eq!(buf, via_hash, "do_final_out must agree with do_final");
+
+        // The one-shot Hash entry points.
+        assert_eq!(X::default().hash(input), via_hash, "hash must equal update-then-do_final");
+        let mut buf = vec![0xFFu8; output_len];
+        assert_eq!(X::default().hash_out(input, &mut buf), output_len);
+        assert_eq!(buf, via_hash, "hash_out must agree with hash");
+    }
+
+    /// A partial final byte of input, in both the XOF and the Hash spelling.
+    fn test_xof_partial_bits<X: XOF + Default>(&self, input: &[u8], expected_output: &[u8]) {
+        // num_bits = 0 means the message ended on a byte boundary, so it must match plain input.
+        let mut xof = X::default();
+        xof.do_update(input);
+        assert_eq!(
+            xof.into_output_partial_bits(0, 0)
+                .expect("0 is in range")
+                .do_output(expected_output.len()),
+            expected_output,
+            "num_bits = 0 must equal a byte-aligned message"
+        );
+
+        // A real partial byte must change the output, and both spellings must agree.
+        for num_bits in 1..=7usize {
+            let mut a = X::default();
+            a.do_update(input);
+            let with_bits = a
+                .into_output_partial_bits(0xFE, num_bits)
+                .expect("num_bits is in 1..=7")
+                .do_output(expected_output.len());
+            assert_ne!(
+                with_bits, expected_output,
+                "a partial byte must change the output / num_bits: {num_bits}"
+            );
+
+            let mut b = X::default();
+            b.do_update(input);
+            let via_hash = b.do_final_partial_bits(0xFE, num_bits).expect("num_bits is in 1..=7");
+            assert_eq!(
+                via_hash,
+                with_bits[..via_hash.len()],
+                "do_final_partial_bits must be the same stream / num_bits: {num_bits}"
+            );
+
+            let mut buf = vec![0xFFu8; via_hash.len()];
+            let mut c = X::default();
+            c.do_update(input);
+            let n = c
+                .do_final_partial_bits_out(0xFE, num_bits, &mut buf)
+                .expect("num_bits is in 1..=7");
+            assert_eq!(n, via_hash.len());
+            assert_eq!(buf, via_hash, "the _out form must agree / num_bits: {num_bits}");
+        }
+
+        // "num_bits must be in 0..=7; larger values return HashError::InvalidLength."
+        for num_bits in [8usize, 9, 15, 16, 64, usize::MAX] {
             let mut xof = X::default();
-            xof.absorb(input).expect("absorb() before any squeeze must succeed");
-            let _ = xof.squeeze(expected_output.len());
+            xof.do_update(input);
             assert!(
-                matches!(xof.absorb_last_partial_byte(0x01, 3), Err(HashError::InvalidState(_))),
-                "absorb_last_partial_byte() after squeeze() must return InvalidState"
+                matches!(
+                    xof.into_output_partial_bits(0xFF, num_bits),
+                    Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))
+                ),
+                "into_output_partial_bits must reject num_bits = {num_bits}"
             );
 
-            // "Unlike XOF::absorb, this switches the XOF from Absorbing mode into Squeezing mode
-            //     because absorbing more input after absorbing a partial byte is undefined
-            //     behaviour."
-            // So it leaves the object in the same state a squeeze does, for every valid num_bits,
-            // with no squeeze having happened at all.
-            for num_bits in 0..=7 {
-                let mut xof = X::default();
-                xof.absorb(input).expect("absorb() before any squeeze must succeed");
-                xof.absorb_last_partial_byte(0xFF, num_bits)
-                    .expect("absorb_last_partial_byte() must succeed for num_bits in 0..=7");
-                let expected_partial_output = xof.squeeze(expected_output.len());
-
-                let mut xof = X::default();
-                xof.absorb(input).expect("absorb() before any squeeze must succeed");
-                xof.absorb_last_partial_byte(0xFF, num_bits)
-                    .expect("absorb_last_partial_byte() must succeed for num_bits in 0..=7");
-
-                assert!(
-                    matches!(xof.absorb(b"more input"), Err(HashError::InvalidState(_))),
-                    "absorb() after absorb_last_partial_byte() must return InvalidState / num_bits: {num_bits}"
-                );
-                assert!(
-                    matches!(
-                        xof.absorb_last_partial_byte(0xFF, num_bits),
-                        Err(HashError::InvalidState(_))
-                    ),
-                    "a second absorb_last_partial_byte() must return InvalidState / num_bits: {num_bits}"
-                );
-
-                // ... and, again, the rejections must leave the object usable for further squeezing.
-                assert_eq!(
-                    xof.squeeze(expected_output.len()),
-                    expected_partial_output,
-                    "the output stream must be unchanged by a rejected absorb / num_bits: {num_bits}"
-                );
-            }
-
-            // Helper: the output stream of `input` finished with the top `num_bits` bits of
-            // `partial_byte`.
-            let partial_absorb_output = |partial_byte: u8, num_bits: usize| -> Vec<u8> {
-                let mut xof = X::default();
-                xof.absorb(input).expect("absorb() before any squeeze must succeed");
-                xof.absorb_last_partial_byte(partial_byte, num_bits)
-                    .expect("absorb_last_partial_byte() must succeed for num_bits in 0..=7");
-                xof.squeeze(expected_output.len())
-            };
-
-            // "0 is a valid value and means the message ends on a byte boundary (equivalent to
-            //     XOF::absorb)."
-            // So the message is still just `input`, whatever the discarded bits of partial_byte are.
-            for partial_byte in [0x00u8, 0x01, 0x80, 0xA5, 0xFF] {
-                assert_eq!(
-                    partial_absorb_output(partial_byte, 0),
-                    expected_output,
-                    "num_bits = 0 must leave the message byte-aligned / partial_byte: {partial_byte:#04X}"
-                );
-            }
-
-            // "the num_bits message bits are the most significant bits of partial_byte ... and the
-            //     low 8 - num_bits bits (the BIT STRING's "unused bits") are ignored".
-            // So the unused low bits are not part of the message and must not change the output.
-            for num_bits in 0..=7 {
-                // the used bits are the top num_bits; built in u16 so that num_bits == 0 cannot overflow
-                let mask = (0xFF00u16 >> num_bits) as u8;
-                for partial_byte in [0x00u8, 0x5A, 0xA5, 0xFF] {
-                    assert_eq!(
-                        partial_absorb_output(partial_byte, num_bits),
-                        partial_absorb_output(partial_byte & mask, num_bits),
-                        "the low 8 - num_bits = {} bits must be ignored / partial_byte: {partial_byte:#04X}",
-                        8 - num_bits
-                    );
-                }
-            }
-
-            // "num_bits must be in 0..=7; larger values return HashError::InvalidLength."
-            // Checked on an absorbing object, so that it is the range check rejecting the call and
-            // not the phase check above.
-            for num_bits in [8usize, 9, 15, 16, 64, usize::MAX] {
-                let mut xof = X::default();
-                xof.absorb(input).expect("absorb() before any squeeze must succeed");
-                assert!(
-                    matches!(
-                        xof.absorb_last_partial_byte(0xFF, num_bits),
-                        Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))
-                    ),
-                    "absorb_last_partial_byte() must reject num_bits = {num_bits} with InvalidLength"
-                );
-            }
-
-            /*** fn squeeze_partial_byte_final(self, num_bits: usize) -> Result<u8, HashError> ***/
-            /*** fn squeeze_partial_byte_final_out(self, num_bits: usize, output: &mut u8) -> Result<(), HashError> ***/
-            // "in the most significant num_bits bits of the returned u8, first output bit first, with
-            //     the low 8 - num_bits "unused" bits zero."
-            // They are the first bits of the next byte of the output stream, which `expected_output`
-            // gives us: after squeezing `split` bytes, the next byte is expected_output[split]. In
-            // that byte the first output bit is the LSB (FIPS 202 B.1 / the byte-oriented stream), so
-            // the expected partial byte is the bit-reversal of it, masked to the top num_bits bits.
-            let split = expected_output.len() / 2;
-            for num_bits in 0..=7 {
-                // the used bits are the top num_bits; built in u16 so that num_bits == 0 cannot overflow
-                let mask = (0xFF00u16 >> num_bits) as u8;
-
-                let mut xof = X::default();
-                xof.absorb(input).expect("absorb() before any squeeze must succeed");
-                let _ = xof.squeeze(split);
-                let partial_byte = xof
-                    .squeeze_partial_byte_final(num_bits)
-                    .expect("squeeze_partial_byte_final() must succeed for num_bits in 0..=7");
-
-                assert_eq!(
-                    partial_byte,
-                    expected_output[split].reverse_bits() & mask,
-                    "the squeezed bits must be the first bits of the next output byte, MSB-first / num_bits: {num_bits}"
-                );
-                assert_eq!(
-                    partial_byte & !mask,
-                    0x00,
-                    "the unused low bits of the result must be zero / num_bits: {num_bits}"
-                );
-
-                // "The same as XOF::squeeze_partial_byte_final, but writes into the provided output
-                //     byte. The output byte is zeroized before the result is written."
-                // Pre-filled with 0xFF so that the zeroization is observable.
-                let mut output_byte = 0xFFu8;
-                let mut xof = X::default();
-                xof.absorb(input).expect("absorb() before any squeeze must succeed");
-                let _ = xof.squeeze(split);
-                xof.squeeze_partial_byte_final_out(num_bits, &mut output_byte)
-                    .expect("squeeze_partial_byte_final_out() must succeed for num_bits in 0..=7");
-                assert_eq!(
-                    output_byte, partial_byte,
-                    "squeeze_partial_byte_final_out() must agree with squeeze_partial_byte_final() / num_bits: {num_bits}"
-                );
-            }
-
-            // "num_bits must be in 0..=7; larger values return HashError::InvalidLength."
-            for num_bits in [8usize, 9, 15, 16, 64, usize::MAX] {
-                let mut xof = X::default();
-                xof.absorb(input).expect("absorb() before any squeeze must succeed");
-                let _ = xof.squeeze(split);
-                assert!(
-                    matches!(
-                        xof.squeeze_partial_byte_final(num_bits),
-                        Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))
-                    ),
-                    "squeeze_partial_byte_final() must reject num_bits = {num_bits} with InvalidLength"
-                );
-
-                let mut output_byte = 0u8;
-                let mut xof = X::default();
-                xof.absorb(input).expect("absorb() before any squeeze must succeed");
-                let _ = xof.squeeze(split);
-                assert!(
-                    matches!(
-                        xof.squeeze_partial_byte_final_out(num_bits, &mut output_byte),
-                        Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))
-                    ),
-                    "squeeze_partial_byte_final_out() must reject num_bits = {num_bits} with InvalidLength"
-                );
-            }
+            let mut xof = X::default();
+            xof.do_update(input);
+            assert!(
+                matches!(
+                    xof.do_final_partial_bits(0xFF, num_bits),
+                    Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))
+                ),
+                "do_final_partial_bits must reject num_bits = {num_bits}"
+            );
         }
     }
 }
+
+impl Default for TestFrameworkXOF {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
index 7ad51967..f8f4f19c 100644
--- a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
+++ b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
@@ -1743,91 +1743,78 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-/// Extensible Output Functions (XOFs) are similar to hash functions, except that they can produce output of arbitrary length.
-/// The naming used for the functions of this trait are borrowed from the SHA3-style sponge constructions that split XOF operation
-/// into two phases: an absorb phase in which an arbitrary amount of input is provided to the XOF,
-/// and then a squeeze phase in which an arbitrary amount of output is extracted.
-/// Once squeezing begins, no more input can be absorbed.
+/// The squeezing phase of an [`XOF`]: a value that produces output and can no longer take input.
 ///
-/// XOFs are _similar to_ hash functions, but are not hash functions for one technical but important reason:
-/// since the amount of output to produce is not provided to the XOF in advance, it cannot be used to
-/// diversify the XOF output streams.
-/// In other words, the overlapping parts of their outputs will be the same!
-/// For example, consider two XOFs that absorb the same input data, one that is squeezed to produce 32 bytes,
-/// and the other to produce 1 kb; both outputs will be identical in their first 32 bytes.
-/// This could lead to loss of security in a number of ways, for example distinguishing attacks where
-/// it is sufficient for the attacker to know that two values came from the same input, even if the
-/// attacker cannot learn what that input was. This is attack is often sufficient, for example,
-/// to break anonymity-preserving technology.
-/// Applications that require the arbitrary-length output of an XOF, but also care about these
-/// distinguishing attacks should consider adding a cryptographic salt to diversify the inputs.
+/// This is the type [`XOF::into_output`] hands back. Absorbing and squeezing are separate types
+/// rather than separate states of one type, so "no more input once output has begun" is a fact the
+/// compiler enforces rather than a rule the documentation asks callers to follow. BC Java draws the
+/// same line at run time, throwing `IllegalStateException` from `KeccakDigest.absorb`.
 ///
-/// # State and Absorb-after-Squeeze
-/// This trait makes the design choice that an XOF consists of an absorb phase followed by a squeeze phase.
-/// This means that once the XOF has begun squeezing, attempting to absorb more will return
-/// [`HashError::InvalidState`] and leave the object usable for further squeezing.
+/// Output is one continuous stream: successive calls continue where the last left off, so reading
+/// 16 bytes twice gives the same 32 bytes as reading 32 once.
+pub trait XofOutput {
+    /// Produces the next `num_bytes` bytes of the output stream.
+    ///
+    /// BC Java's `Xof.doOutput(out, outOff, outLen)`.
+    fn do_output(&mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8>;
+
+    /// As [`do_output`](Self::do_output), filling the caller's buffer, which is zeroized first.
+    /// Returns the number of bytes written.
+    fn do_output_out(&mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize;
+}
+
+/// Extendable-Output Functions (XOFs): hashes whose output length is chosen by the caller.
 ///
-/// Without this restriction, the [`XOF::absorb_last_partial_byte`] API cannot function correctly.
+/// `XOF: Hash`, so SHAKE128 and SHAKE256 *are* hashes and can be used wherever one is wanted. This
+/// is the relationship BC Java draws with `Xof extends ExtendedDigest extends Digest`. As a hash, a
+/// XOF has a nominal output length -- [`Hash::output_len`], which for SHAKE is
+/// `fixedOutputLength / 4`, matching `SHAKEDigest.getDigestSize()` -- and [`Hash::do_final`]
+/// produces exactly that many bytes. This trait adds the ability to ask for a different number.
 ///
-/// If Absorb-after-Squeeze becomes necessary to support in the future, then these design choices can be revisited.
-pub trait XOF: Default {
-    /// A static one-shot API that digests the input data and produces `result_len` bytes of output.
-    fn hash_xof(self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8>;
-
-    /// A static one-shot API that digests the input data and produces `result_len` bytes of output.
-    /// Fills the provided output slice.
-    /// The entire output buffer is zeroized before the output is written.
-    fn hash_xof_out(self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize;
+/// # Absorb, then squeeze
+///
+/// A sponge takes input, then produces output, and cannot go back. Here that is expressed in the
+/// types: [`into_output`](Self::into_output) consumes the XOF and returns an [`XofOutput`], so
+/// after output has begun there is no value left on which to call [`Hash::do_update`]. Nothing
+/// returns an "absorbed after squeezing" error because nothing can reach that state.
+///
+/// # A XOF is not a hash, cryptographically
+///
+/// It satisfies the trait, but the output length is not an input to the computation, so it cannot
+/// diversify the output. Two XOFs given the same input, one read for 32 bytes and one for 1 KiB,
+/// agree on their first 32 bytes. An attacker who only needs to know that two values came from the
+/// same input -- enough to break an anonymity property -- learns it from the overlap. Where that
+/// matters, salt the input.
+pub trait XOF: Hash {
+    /// The squeezing state this XOF turns into.
+    type Output: XofOutput;
 
-    /// Absorb some amount of input.
-    fn absorb(&mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Result<(), HashError>;
+    /// Ends the input phase and begins producing output.
+    ///
+    /// BC Java's `Xof.doOutput` in effect, but the phase change is in the type: what comes back
+    /// takes no more input.
+    fn into_output(self) -> Self::Output;
 
-    /// The same as [`XOF::absorb`], but allows for supplying a partial byte as the last input.
-    /// The partial byte is taken as it arrives in the final octet of an ASN.1 BIT STRING
-    /// (X.690 s. 8.6.2.1): the `num_bits` message bits are the most significant bits of
-    /// `partial_byte`, leading bit first, and the low `8 - num_bits` bits (the BIT STRING's "unused
-    /// bits") are ignored. This is the same convention as [`Hash::do_final_partial_bits`]; see there
-    /// for the relationship to the FIPS 202 Appendix B.1 bit order and to the NIST test vector files.
-    /// 0 is a valid value and means the message ends on a byte boundary (equivalent to [`XOF::absorb`]).
-    /// `num_bits` must be in `0..=7`; larger values return [`HashError::InvalidLength`].
+    /// As [`into_output`](Self::into_output), with a final partial **byte** of input.
     ///
-    /// Unlike [`XOF::absorb`], this switches the XOF from Absorbing mode into Squeezing mode because
-    /// absorbing more input after absorbing a partial byte is undefined behaviour.
-    fn absorb_last_partial_byte(
-        &mut self,
+    /// The partial byte arrives as the final octet of an ASN.1 BIT STRING (X.690 s. 8.6.2.1): the
+    /// `num_bits` message bits are the most significant bits of `partial_byte`, leading bit first,
+    /// and the low `8 - num_bits` "unused" bits are ignored. Same convention as
+    /// [`Hash::do_final_partial_bits`]. `num_bits` of 0 means the message ended on a byte boundary
+    /// and is equivalent to [`into_output`](Self::into_output).
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`HashError::InvalidLength`] if `num_bits` is not in `0..=7`.
+    fn into_output_partial_bits(
+        self,
         partial_byte: u8,
         num_bits: usize,
-    ) -> Result<(), HashError>;
-
-    /// Can be called multiple times.
-    fn squeeze(&mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8>;
-
-    /// Can be called multiple times.
-    /// Fills the provided output slice.
-    /// The entire output buffer is zeroized before the output is written.
-    fn squeeze_out(&mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize;
-
-    /// Squeezes a partial byte (`num_bits` in `0..=7`) from the XOF.
-    /// The bits are returned as they would be placed in the final octet of an ASN.1 BIT STRING
-    /// (X.690 s. 8.6.2.1): in the most significant `num_bits` bits of the returned u8, first output
-    /// bit first, with the low `8 - num_bits` "unused" bits zero. This matches the input convention of
-    /// [`XOF::absorb_last_partial_byte`]. (FIPS 202 Appendix B.1 orders the bits of an output byte
-    /// LSB-first; the implementation converts.)
-    /// 0 is a valid value and requests no bits, so the result is `0x00`.
-    /// `num_bits` must be in `0..=7`; larger values return [`HashError::InvalidLength`].
-    /// This is a final call and consumes self.
-    fn squeeze_partial_byte_final(self, num_bits: usize) -> Result<u8, HashError>;
+    ) -> Result<Self::Output, HashError>;
 
-    /// The same as [`XOF::squeeze_partial_byte_final`], but writes into the provided output byte.
-    /// The output byte is zeroized before the result is written.
-    fn squeeze_partial_byte_final_out(
-        self,
-        num_bits: usize,
-        output: &mut u8,
-    ) -> Result<(), HashError>;
+    /// One-shot: absorbs `data` and produces `result_len` bytes.
+    fn hash_xof(self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8>;
 
-    /// Returns the maximum security strength that this KDF is capable of supporting, based on the underlying primitives.
-    // todo: we should do a refactor to make [Algorithm] be a `security_strength()` function instead of constant,
-    //      then have `RNG: Algorithm`, then delete this function.
-    fn max_security_strength(&self) -> SecurityStrength;
+    /// One-shot: absorbs `data` and fills `output`, which is zeroized first. Returns the number of
+    /// bytes written.
+    fn hash_xof_out(self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize;
 }
diff --git a/crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs b/crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs
index c3d97473..cb36e2ca 100644
--- a/crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs
+++ b/crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 //!
 //! Example usage:
 //! ```
-//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::XOF;
+//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
 //! use bouncycastle_factory::AlgorithmFactory;
 //! use bouncycastle_factory::xof_factory::XOFFactory;
 //! use bouncycastle_sha3 as sha3;
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@
 //! let data: &[u8] = b"Hello, world!";
 //!
 //! let mut h = XOFFactory::new(sha3::SHAKE128_NAME).unwrap();
-//! h.absorb(data);
-//! let output: Vec<u8> = h.squeeze(16);
+//! h.do_update(data);
+//! let output: Vec<u8> = h.into_output().do_output(16);
 //! ```
+//! `XOFFactory` implements [`Hash`] too, so it can be used wherever a hash is wanted; `do_final`
+//! then produces the nominal 32 or 64 bytes.
 //! Equivalently, it may be invoked by passing a string instead of using the constant:
 //!
 //! ```
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@
 
 use crate::{AlgorithmFactory, FactoryError};
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{KDF, SecurityStrength, XOF};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, SecurityStrength, XOF, XofOutput};
 use bouncycastle_sha3 as sha3;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHAKE128_NAME, SHAKE256_NAME};
 
@@ -82,81 +84,161 @@ impl AlgorithmFactory for XOFFactory {
         }
     }
 }
-impl XOF for XOFFactory {
-    fn hash_xof(self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+/// `Hash` requires it, and the factory does not know which algorithm it holds until it is
+/// constructed, so the constants are placeholders -- the same stance `HashFactory` takes. The
+/// per-value answers come from [`Hash::output_len`] and [`Hash::max_security_strength`], which
+/// dispatch on the variant.
+impl Algorithm for XOFFactory {
+    const ALG_NAME: &'static str = "TODO";
+    const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = SecurityStrength::None;
+}
+
+/// The squeezing phase of whichever XOF the factory selected.
+///
+/// [`XOF::into_output`] consumes the factory value, so this enum is what remains; like
+/// [`XOFFactory`] itself it dispatches on the variant.
+pub enum XOFFactoryOutput {
+    /// SHAKE128 output.
+    SHAKE128(<sha3::SHAKE128 as XOF>::Output),
+    /// SHAKE256 output.
+    SHAKE256(<sha3::SHAKE256 as XOF>::Output),
+}
+
+impl XofOutput for XOFFactoryOutput {
+    fn do_output(&mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
         match self {
-            Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.hash_xof(data, result_len),
-            Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.hash_xof(data, result_len),
+            Self::SHAKE128(o) => o.do_output(num_bytes),
+            Self::SHAKE256(o) => o.do_output(num_bytes),
         }
     }
 
-    fn hash_xof_out(self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        output.fill(0);
+    fn do_output_out(&mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        match self {
+            Self::SHAKE128(o) => o.do_output_out(output),
+            Self::SHAKE256(o) => o.do_output_out(output),
+        }
+    }
+}
 
+impl Hash for XOFFactory {
+    fn block_bitlen(&self) -> usize {
         match self {
-            Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.hash_xof_out(data, output),
-            Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.hash_xof_out(data, output),
+            Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.block_bitlen(),
+            Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.block_bitlen(),
         }
     }
 
-    fn absorb(&mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Result<(), HashError> {
+    fn output_len(&self) -> usize {
         match self {
-            Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.absorb(data),
-            Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.absorb(data),
+            Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.output_len(),
+            Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.output_len(),
         }
     }
 
-    fn absorb_last_partial_byte(
-        &mut self,
-        partial_byte: u8,
-        num_partial_bits: usize,
-    ) -> Result<(), HashError> {
+    fn hash(self, data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
         match self {
-            Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.absorb_last_partial_byte(partial_byte, num_partial_bits),
-            Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.absorb_last_partial_byte(partial_byte, num_partial_bits),
+            Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.hash(data),
+            Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.hash(data),
         }
     }
 
-    fn squeeze(&mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+    fn hash_out(self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
         match self {
-            Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.squeeze(num_bytes),
-            Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.squeeze(num_bytes),
+            Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.hash_out(data, output),
+            Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.hash_out(data, output),
         }
     }
 
-    fn squeeze_out(&mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        output.fill(0);
+    fn do_update(&mut self, data: &[u8]) {
+        match self {
+            Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.do_update(data),
+            Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.do_update(data),
+        }
+    }
 
+    fn do_final(self) -> Vec<u8> {
         match self {
-            Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.squeeze_out(output),
-            Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.squeeze_out(output),
+            Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.do_final(),
+            Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.do_final(),
         }
     }
 
-    fn squeeze_partial_byte_final(self, num_bits: usize) -> Result<u8, HashError> {
+    fn do_final_out(self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
         match self {
-            Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.squeeze_partial_byte_final(num_bits),
-            Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.squeeze_partial_byte_final(num_bits),
+            Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.do_final_out(output),
+            Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.do_final_out(output),
         }
     }
 
-    fn squeeze_partial_byte_final_out(
+    fn do_final_partial_bits(
         self,
+        partial_byte: u8,
         num_bits: usize,
-        output: &mut u8,
-    ) -> Result<(), HashError> {
-        *output = 0;
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, HashError> {
+        match self {
+            Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.do_final_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits),
+            Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.do_final_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits),
+        }
+    }
 
+    fn do_final_partial_bits_out(
+        self,
+        partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+        output: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, HashError> {
         match self {
-            Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.squeeze_partial_byte_final_out(num_bits, output),
-            Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.squeeze_partial_byte_final_out(num_bits, output),
+            Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.do_final_partial_bits_out(partial_byte, num_bits, output),
+            Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.do_final_partial_bits_out(partial_byte, num_bits, output),
         }
     }
 
     fn max_security_strength(&self) -> SecurityStrength {
         match self {
-            Self::SHAKE128(h) => KDF::max_security_strength(h),
-            Self::SHAKE256(h) => XOF::max_security_strength(h),
+            Self::SHAKE128(h) => Hash::max_security_strength(h),
+            Self::SHAKE256(h) => Hash::max_security_strength(h),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl XOF for XOFFactory {
+    type Output = XOFFactoryOutput;
+
+    fn into_output(self) -> Self::Output {
+        match self {
+            Self::SHAKE128(h) => XOFFactoryOutput::SHAKE128(h.into_output()),
+            Self::SHAKE256(h) => XOFFactoryOutput::SHAKE256(h.into_output()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn into_output_partial_bits(
+        self,
+        partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Self::Output, HashError> {
+        Ok(match self {
+            Self::SHAKE128(h) => {
+                XOFFactoryOutput::SHAKE128(h.into_output_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)?)
+            }
+            Self::SHAKE256(h) => {
+                XOFFactoryOutput::SHAKE256(h.into_output_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)?)
+            }
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn hash_xof(self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+        match self {
+            Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.hash_xof(data, result_len),
+            Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.hash_xof(data, result_len),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn hash_xof_out(self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        output.fill(0);
+
+        match self {
+            Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.hash_xof_out(data, output),
+            Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.hash_xof_out(data, output),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs
index 5eaf55f3..488045b5 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::params::{
     MLDSAParams,
 };
 use crate::polynomial::Polynomial;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::XOF;
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
 use bouncycastle_utils::secret::ZeroizablePrimitive;
 
 /// Algorithm 14 CoeffFromThreeBytes(𝑏0, 𝑏1, 𝑏2)
@@ -433,9 +433,10 @@ pub(crate) fn sample_in_ball<P: MLDSAParams>(rho: &P::SigCTilde) -> Polynomial {
     // 3: ctx ← H.Absorb(ctx, 𝜌)
     // 4: (ctx, 𝑠) ← H.Squeeze(ctx, 8)
     let mut h = H::new();
-    h.absorb(rho.as_ref()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+    h.do_update(rho.as_ref());
     let mut s = [0u8; 8];
-    h.squeeze_out(&mut s);
+    let mut h = h.into_output();
+    h.do_output_out(&mut s);
 
     // 5: ℎ ← BytesToBits(𝑠)
     //   ▷ ℎ is a bit string of length 64
@@ -453,13 +454,13 @@ pub(crate) fn sample_in_ball<P: MLDSAParams>(rho: &P::SigCTilde) -> Polynomial {
         // 7: (ctx, 𝑗) ← H.Squeeze(ctx, 1)
         // Note: At first, it might seem to be faster to pre-squeeze a buffer outside the loop.
         // However, after experimentation and testing, the difference is not noticeable.
-        h.squeeze_out(&mut j);
+        h.do_output_out(&mut j);
 
         // 8: while 𝑗 > 𝑖 do
         while j[0] as usize > i {
             // ▷ rejection sampling in {0, … , 𝑖}
             // 9: (ctx, 𝑗) ← H.Squeeze(ctx, 1)
-            h.squeeze_out(&mut j);
+            h.do_output_out(&mut j);
         }
 
         // 11: 𝑐𝑖 ← 𝑐𝑗
@@ -496,8 +497,8 @@ pub(crate) fn rej_ntt_poly(rho: &[u8; 32], nonce: &[u8; 2]) -> Polynomial {
     let mut w_hat = Polynomial::new();
     let mut j: usize = 0;
     let mut g = G::new();
-    g.absorb(rho).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-    g.absorb(nonce).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+    g.do_update(rho);
+    g.do_update(nonce);
 
     // SHAKE is fairly inefficient if only 3 bytes are squeezed at a time, so the implementation does a block instead.
     // size is not a limitation, so long as it's a multiple of 3.
@@ -505,12 +506,13 @@ pub(crate) fn rej_ntt_poly(rho: &[u8; 32], nonce: &[u8; 2]) -> Polynomial {
     // It's probably around the average rejection rate, and 288 is a multiple of both 3 (required for this alg)
     // and 8 (efficient for SHAKE).
     let mut s = [0u8; 288];
-    g.squeeze_out(&mut s);
+    let mut g = g.into_output();
+    g.do_output_out(&mut s);
     let mut idx: usize = 0;
 
     while j < N {
         if idx == s.len() {
-            g.squeeze_out(&mut s);
+            g.do_output_out(&mut s);
             idx = 0;
         }
         w_hat[j] = match coeff_from_three_bytes(&s[idx..idx + 3].try_into().unwrap()) {
@@ -541,8 +543,8 @@ pub(crate) fn rej_bounded_poly<P: MLDSAParams>(rho: &[u8; 64], nonce: &[u8; 2])
     let mut a = Polynomial::new();
     let mut j: usize = 0;
     let mut h = H::new();
-    h.absorb(rho).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-    h.absorb(nonce).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+    h.do_update(rho);
+    h.do_update(nonce);
 
     // SHAKE is fairly inefficient if only 3 bytes are squeezed at a time, so the implementation does a block instead.
     // size is not a limitation as long as it is a multiple of 3.
@@ -550,7 +552,8 @@ pub(crate) fn rej_bounded_poly<P: MLDSAParams>(rho: &[u8; 64], nonce: &[u8; 2])
     // which is possibly also related with the average rejection rate.
     // Also, 312 is a multiple of 8 (efficient for SHAKE)
     let mut z_arr = [0u8; 312];
-    h.squeeze_out(&mut z_arr);
+    let mut h = h.into_output();
+    h.do_output_out(&mut z_arr);
     let mut idx: usize = 0;
 
     while j < N {
@@ -568,7 +571,7 @@ pub(crate) fn rej_bounded_poly<P: MLDSAParams>(rho: &[u8; 64], nonce: &[u8; 2])
 
         idx += 1;
         if idx == z_arr.len() {
-            h.squeeze_out(&mut z_arr);
+            h.do_output_out(&mut z_arr);
             idx = 0;
         }
     }
@@ -588,10 +591,11 @@ pub(crate) fn expand_mask_poly<P: MLDSAParams>(rho: &[u8; 64], nonce: u16) -> Po
     // The 32𝑐 bytes squeezed on line 4 are exactly `P::POLY_Z_PACKED_LEN`, so the buffer for them
     // is `P::PolyZPacked`; see the docs on `MLDSAParams::POLY_Z_PACKED_LEN`.
     let mut h = H::new();
-    h.absorb(rho).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-    h.absorb(&nonce.to_le_bytes()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+    h.do_update(rho);
+    h.do_update(&nonce.to_le_bytes());
     let mut v = <P::PolyZPacked as ZeroizablePrimitive>::ZEROED;
-    h.squeeze_out(v.as_mut());
+    let mut h = h.into_output();
+    h.do_output_out(v.as_mut());
     bit_unpack_gamma1::<P>(v.as_ref())
 }
 
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/hash_mldsa.rs b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/hash_mldsa.rs
index 9b8599d7..0a0ac0b6 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/hash_mldsa.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/hash_mldsa.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::errors::SignatureError;
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::KeyMaterial;
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
     Algorithm, AlgorithmOID, Hash, PHSignatureVerifier, PHSigner, RNG, SecurityStrength,
-    SignatureVerifier, Signer, XOF,
+    SignatureVerifier, Signer, XOF, XofOutput,
 };
 use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
 use core::marker::PhantomData;
@@ -342,19 +342,19 @@ impl<
         // Algorithm 7
         // 6: 𝜇 ← H(BytesToBits(𝑡𝑟)||𝑀', 64)
         let mut h = H::new();
-        h.absorb(&sk.tr()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+        h.do_update(&sk.tr());
 
         // Algorithm 4
         // 23: 𝑀' ← BytesToBits(IntegerToBytes(1, 1) ∥ IntegerToBytes(|𝑐𝑡𝑥|, 1) ∥ 𝑐𝑡𝑥 ∥ OID ∥ PH𝑀)
         // all done together
-        h.absorb(&[1u8]).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-        h.absorb(&[ctx.len() as u8]).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-        h.absorb(ctx).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-        h.absorb(<P::PreHash as AlgorithmOID>::OID_DER)
-            .expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-        h.absorb(ph).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+        h.do_update(&[1u8]);
+        h.do_update(&[ctx.len() as u8]);
+        h.do_update(ctx);
+        h.do_update(<P::PreHash as AlgorithmOID>::OID_DER);
+        h.do_update(ph);
         let mut mu = [0u8; MLDSA_MU_LEN];
-        let bytes_written = h.squeeze_out(&mut mu);
+        let mut h = h.into_output();
+        let bytes_written = h.do_output_out(&mut mu);
         debug_assert_eq!(bytes_written, MLDSA_MU_LEN);
 
         // 24: 𝜎 ← ML-DSA.Sign_internal(𝑠𝑘, 𝑀', 𝑟𝑛𝑑)
@@ -631,19 +631,19 @@ impl<
         // Algorithm 7
         // 6: 𝜇 ← H(BytesToBits(𝑡𝑟)||𝑀', 64)
         let mut h = H::new();
-        h.absorb(&pk.compute_tr()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+        h.do_update(&pk.compute_tr());
 
         // Algorithm 4
         // 23: 𝑀 ← BytesToBits(IntegerToBytes(1, 1) ∥ IntegerToBytes(|𝑐𝑡𝑥|, 1) ∥ 𝑐𝑡𝑥 ∥ OID ∥ PH𝑀)
         // all done together
-        h.absorb(&[1u8]).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-        h.absorb(&[ctx.len() as u8]).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-        h.absorb(ctx).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-        h.absorb(<P::PreHash as AlgorithmOID>::OID_DER)
-            .expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-        h.absorb(ph).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+        h.do_update(&[1u8]);
+        h.do_update(&[ctx.len() as u8]);
+        h.do_update(ctx);
+        h.do_update(<P::PreHash as AlgorithmOID>::OID_DER);
+        h.do_update(ph);
         let mut mu = [0u8; MLDSA_MU_LEN];
-        _ = h.squeeze_out(&mut mu);
+        let mut h = h.into_output();
+        _ = h.do_output_out(&mut mu);
 
         MLDSA::<P::MLDSA, PK, SK, PK_LEN, SK_LEN, FULL_SK_LEN, SIG_LEN>::verify_mu(
             pk, &mu, sig_sized,
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa.rs b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa.rs
index b1658579..fa2c4b51 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa.rs
@@ -399,7 +399,8 @@ use crate::{
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::{RNGError, SignatureError, SuspendableError};
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::KeyMaterial;
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
-    Algorithm, AlgorithmOID, RNG, SecurityStrength, SignatureVerifier, Signer, Suspendable, XOF,
+    Algorithm, AlgorithmOID, Hash, RNG, SecurityStrength, SignatureVerifier, Signer, Suspendable,
+    XOF, XofOutput,
 };
 use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHAKE128, SHAKE256, SUSPENDED_SHA3_STATE_LEN};
@@ -787,11 +788,12 @@ impl<
         // Alg 7; 7: 𝜌″ ← H(𝐾||𝑟𝑛𝑑||𝜇, 64)
         let rho_p_p: [u8; 64] = {
             let mut h = H::new();
-            h.absorb(sk.K()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-            h.absorb(&rnd).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-            h.absorb(mu).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+            h.do_update(sk.K());
+            h.do_update(&rnd);
+            h.do_update(mu);
             let mut rho_p_p = [0u8; 64];
-            h.squeeze_out(&mut rho_p_p);
+            let mut h = h.into_output();
+            h.do_output_out(&mut rho_p_p);
 
             rho_p_p
         };
@@ -817,15 +819,15 @@ impl<
             let sig_val_c_tilde = {
                 // scope for hash
                 let mut hash = H::new();
-                hash.absorb(mu).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+                hash.do_update(mu);
                 for row in 0..P::k {
                     let mut w = compute_w_row::<P>(&sk.rho(), &rho_p_p, kappa, row);
                     w.high_bits::<P>();
-                    hash.absorb(w.w1_encode::<P>().as_ref())
-                        .expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+                    hash.do_update(w.w1_encode::<P>().as_ref());
                 }
                 let mut sig_val_c_tilde = <P::SigCTilde as ZeroizablePrimitive>::ZEROED;
-                hash.squeeze_out(sig_val_c_tilde.as_mut());
+                let mut hash = hash.into_output();
+                hash.do_output_out(sig_val_c_tilde.as_mut());
                 sig_val_c_tilde
             };
             // 16: 𝑐 ∈ 𝑅𝑞 ← SampleInBall(c_tilde)
@@ -1013,7 +1015,7 @@ impl<
         // 12: 𝑐_tilde_p ← H(𝜇||w1Encode(𝐰1'), 𝜆/4)
         // ▷ hash it; this should match 𝑐_tilde
         let mut hash = H::new();
-        hash.absorb(mu).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+        hash.do_update(mu);
 
         for row in 0..P::k {
             let mut wp_approx = match {
@@ -1034,12 +1036,12 @@ impl<
             // 10: 𝐰1′ ← UseHint(𝐡, 𝐰'_approx)
             // ▷ reconstruction of signer’s commitment
             wp_approx.use_hint::<P>(&h_i);
-            hash.absorb(wp_approx.w1_encode::<P>().as_ref())
-                .expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+            hash.do_update(wp_approx.w1_encode::<P>().as_ref());
         }
 
         let mut c_tilde_p = <P::SigCTilde as ZeroizablePrimitive>::ZEROED;
-        hash.squeeze_out(c_tilde_p.as_mut());
+        let mut hash = hash.into_output();
+        hash.do_output_out(c_tilde_p.as_mut());
 
         // Verification is also done in constant time
         // 13 (second half): return [[ ||𝐳||∞ < 𝛾1 − 𝛽]] and [[𝑐 ̃ = 𝑐′ ]]
@@ -1446,14 +1448,14 @@ impl MuBuilder {
         // Algorithm 7
         // 6: 𝜇 ← H(BytesToBits(𝑡𝑟)||𝑀', 64)
         let mut mb = Self { h: H::new() };
-        mb.h.absorb(tr).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+        mb.h.do_update(tr);
 
         // Algorithm 2
         // 10: 𝑀′ ← BytesToBits(IntegerToBytes(0, 1) ∥ IntegerToBytes(|𝑐𝑡𝑥|, 1) ∥ 𝑐𝑡𝑥) ∥ 𝑀
         // all done together
-        mb.h.absorb(&[0u8]).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-        mb.h.absorb(&[ctx.len() as u8]).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-        mb.h.absorb(ctx).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+        mb.h.do_update(&[0u8]);
+        mb.h.do_update(&[ctx.len() as u8]);
+        mb.h.do_update(ctx);
 
         // now ready to absorb M
         Ok(mb)
@@ -1461,16 +1463,16 @@ impl MuBuilder {
 
     /// Stream a chunk of the message.
     pub fn do_update(&mut self, msg_chunk: &[u8]) {
-        self.h.absorb(msg_chunk).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+        self.h.do_update(msg_chunk);
     }
 
     /// Finalize and return the mu value.
-    pub fn do_final(mut self) -> [u8; 64] {
+    pub fn do_final(self) -> [u8; 64] {
         // Completion of
         // Algorithm 7
         // 6: 𝜇 ← H(BytesToBits(𝑡𝑟)||𝑀 ′, 64)
         let mut mu = [0u8; 64];
-        self.h.squeeze_out(&mut mu);
+        self.h.into_output().do_output_out(&mut mu);
 
         mu
     }
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa_keys.rs b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa_keys.rs
index 76477c63..9aebec2d 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa_keys.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa_keys.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ use crate::params::{MLDSA44Params, MLDSA65Params, MLDSA87Params, MLDSAParams};
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::SignatureError;
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material;
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{SecurityStrength, SignaturePrivateKey, SignaturePublicKey, XOF};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
+    Hash, SecurityStrength, SignaturePrivateKey, SignaturePublicKey, XOF, XofOutput,
+};
 use bouncycastle_utils::secret::{Secret, ZeroizablePrimitive};
 use core::fmt;
 use core::fmt::{Debug, Display, Formatter};
@@ -337,14 +339,15 @@ impl<P: MLDSAParams, const PK_LEN: usize, const SK_LEN: usize, const FULL_SK_LEN
         let mut K: Secret<[u8; 32]> = Secret::new();
 
         let mut h = H::default();
-        h.absorb(seed.ref_to_bytes()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-        h.absorb(&(P::k as u8).to_le_bytes()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-        h.absorb(&(P::l as u8).to_le_bytes()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-        let bytes_written = h.squeeze_out(&mut rho);
+        h.do_update(seed.ref_to_bytes());
+        h.do_update(&(P::k as u8).to_le_bytes());
+        h.do_update(&(P::l as u8).to_le_bytes());
+        let mut h = h.into_output();
+        let bytes_written = h.do_output_out(&mut rho);
         debug_assert_eq!(bytes_written, 32);
-        let bytes_written = h.squeeze_out(rho_prime.deref_mut());
+        let bytes_written = h.do_output_out(rho_prime.deref_mut());
         debug_assert_eq!(bytes_written, 64);
-        let bytes_written = h.squeeze_out(K.deref_mut());
+        let bytes_written = h.do_output_out(K.deref_mut());
         debug_assert_eq!(bytes_written, 32);
 
         (rho, rho_prime, K)
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/tests/bc_test_data.rs b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/tests/bc_test_data.rs
index b2f71bdb..c5438be5 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/tests/bc_test_data.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/tests/bc_test_data.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
 // Test against the bc-test-data repo
 // Requires that the bc-test-data repository is cloned and available for testing at "../bc-test-data"
 // relative to the root of this git project.
 
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::SignatureError;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::XOF;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::SHAKE256;
 
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ mod bc_test_data {
     use bouncycastle_core::key_material;
     use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial256, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
     use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
-        Hash, SecurityStrength, SignaturePrivateKey, SignaturePublicKey, SignatureVerifier,
+        Hash, SecurityStrength, SignaturePrivateKey, SignaturePublicKey, SignatureVerifier, XOF,
+        XofOutput,
     };
     use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
     use bouncycastle_mldsa_lowmemory::{
@@ -964,14 +965,14 @@ impl BustedMuBuilder {
         // Algorithm 7
         // 6: 𝜇 ← H(BytesToBits(𝑡𝑟)||𝑀', 64)
         let mut mb = Self { h: SHAKE256::new() };
-        mb.h.absorb(tr).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+        mb.h.do_update(tr);
 
         // Algorithm 2
         // 10: 𝑀′ ← BytesToBits(IntegerToBytes(0, 1) ∥ IntegerToBytes(|𝑐𝑡𝑥|, 1) ∥ 𝑐𝑡𝑥) ∥ 𝑀
         // all done together
-        // mb.h.absorb(&[0u8]);   // these are the busted lines -- bc-java just doesn't do these in the test code
-        // mb.h.absorb(&[ctx.len() as u8]);
-        // mb.h.absorb(ctx);
+        // mb.h.do_update(&[0u8]);   // these are the busted lines -- bc-java just doesn't do these in the test code
+        // mb.h.do_update(&[ctx.len() as u8]);
+        // mb.h.do_update(ctx);
 
         // now ready to absorb M
         Ok(mb)
@@ -979,16 +980,16 @@ impl BustedMuBuilder {
 
     /// Stream a chunk of the message.
     pub fn do_update(&mut self, msg_chunk: &[u8]) {
-        self.h.absorb(msg_chunk).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+        self.h.do_update(msg_chunk);
     }
 
     /// Finalize and return the mu value.
-    pub fn do_final(mut self) -> [u8; 64] {
+    pub fn do_final(self) -> [u8; 64] {
         // Completion of
         // Algorithm 7
         // 6: 𝜇 ← H(BytesToBits(𝑡𝑟)||𝑀 ′, 64)
         let mut mu = [0u8; 64];
-        self.h.squeeze_out(&mut mu);
+        self.h.into_output().do_output_out(&mut mu);
 
         mu
     }
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/tests/mldsa_tests.rs b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/tests/mldsa_tests.rs
index 69832aa2..bc7c643f 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/tests/mldsa_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/tests/mldsa_tests.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ mod mldsa_tests {
     use bouncycastle_core::key_material;
     use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial256, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
     use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
-        RNG, SecurityStrength, SignaturePrivateKey, SignaturePublicKey, SignatureVerifier, Signer,
-        Suspendable,
+        Hash, RNG, SecurityStrength, SignaturePrivateKey, SignaturePublicKey, SignatureVerifier,
+        Signer, Suspendable,
     };
     use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::DUMMY_SEED;
     use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG;
@@ -867,7 +867,6 @@ mod mldsa_tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn serializable_state_mubuilder_rejects_wrong_variant() {
-        use bouncycastle_core::traits::XOF;
         use bouncycastle_sha3::SHAKE128;
 
         // A MuBuilder is always backed by SHAKE256. A serialized SHAKE128 state has the same length
@@ -875,9 +874,7 @@ mod mldsa_tests {
         // variant tag weren't checked -- SHAKE128 (tag 5) must be rejected by MuBuilder (SHAKE256,
         // tag 6).
         let mut shake128 = SHAKE128::new();
-        shake128
-            .absorb(b"Colorless green ideas sleep furiously")
-            .expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+        shake128.do_update(b"Colorless green ideas sleep furiously");
         let serialized_128 = shake128.suspend();
 
         match MuBuilder::from_suspended(serialized_128) {
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa/src/aux_functions.rs b/crypto/mldsa/src/aux_functions.rs
index bf0c2f91..b7dc7865 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa/src/aux_functions.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa/src/aux_functions.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::params::{
     MLDSAParams,
 };
 use crate::polynomial::Polynomial;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::XOF;
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
 use bouncycastle_utils::secret::{Secret, ZeroizablePrimitive};
 
 /// Algorithm 14 CoeffFromThreeBytes(𝑏0, 𝑏1, 𝑏2)
@@ -500,9 +500,10 @@ pub(crate) fn sample_in_ball<P: MLDSAParams>(rho: &P::SigCTilde) -> Polynomial {
     // 3: ctx ← H.Absorb(ctx, 𝜌)
     // 4: (ctx, 𝑠) ← H.Squeeze(ctx, 8)
     let mut h = H::new();
-    h.absorb(rho.as_ref()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+    h.do_update(rho.as_ref());
     let mut s = [0u8; 8];
-    h.squeeze_out(&mut s);
+    let mut h = h.into_output();
+    h.do_output_out(&mut s);
 
     // 5: ℎ ← BytesToBits(𝑠)
     //   ▷ ℎ is a bit string of length 64
@@ -521,13 +522,13 @@ pub(crate) fn sample_in_ball<P: MLDSAParams>(rho: &P::SigCTilde) -> Polynomial {
         // Note: Even though it may appear that pre-squeezing a buffer outside the loop would be faster,
         //       testing it both ways doesn't make a noticeable difference, so this has been left as is
         //       for better correspondence with the FIPS sample algorithm.
-        h.squeeze_out(&mut j);
+        h.do_output_out(&mut j);
 
         // 8: while 𝑗 > 𝑖 do
         while j[0] as usize > i {
             // ▷ rejection sampling in {0, … , 𝑖}
             // 9: (ctx, 𝑗) ← H.Squeeze(ctx, 1)
-            h.squeeze_out(&mut j);
+            h.do_output_out(&mut j);
         }
 
         // 11: 𝑐𝑖 ← 𝑐𝑗
@@ -564,8 +565,8 @@ pub(crate) fn rej_ntt_poly(rho: &[u8; 32], nonce: &[u8; 2]) -> Polynomial {
     let mut w_hat = Polynomial::new();
     let mut j: usize = 0;
     let mut g = G::new();
-    g.absorb(rho).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-    g.absorb(nonce).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+    g.do_update(rho);
+    g.do_update(nonce);
 
     // SHAKE is fairly inefficient if only 3 bytes are squeezed at a time, so instead this implementation does a block.
     // Size is not a limitation, so long as it's a multiple of 3.
@@ -573,12 +574,13 @@ pub(crate) fn rej_ntt_poly(rho: &[u8; 32], nonce: &[u8; 2]) -> Polynomial {
     // It's probably around the average rejection rate, and 288 is a multiple of both 3 (required for this alg)
     // and 8 (efficient for SHAKE).
     let mut s = [0u8; 288];
-    g.squeeze_out(&mut s);
+    let mut g = g.into_output();
+    g.do_output_out(&mut s);
     let mut idx: usize = 0;
 
     while j < N {
         if idx == s.len() {
-            g.squeeze_out(&mut s);
+            g.do_output_out(&mut s);
             idx = 0;
         }
         w_hat[j] = match coeff_from_three_bytes(&s[idx..idx + 3].try_into().unwrap()) {
@@ -609,15 +611,16 @@ pub(crate) fn rej_bounded_poly<P: MLDSAParams>(rho: &[u8; 64], nonce: &[u8; 2])
     let mut a = Polynomial::new();
     let mut j: usize = 0;
     let mut h = H::new();
-    h.absorb(rho).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-    h.absorb(nonce).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+    h.do_update(rho);
+    h.do_update(nonce);
 
     // size doesn't really matter
     // 312 seemed to be the sweet spot from playing with benchmarks
     // maybe something to do with the average rejection rate?
     // Also, 312 is a multiple of 8 (efficient for SHAKE)
     let mut z_arr = [0u8; 312];
-    h.squeeze_out(&mut z_arr);
+    let mut h = h.into_output();
+    h.do_output_out(&mut z_arr);
     let mut idx: usize = 0;
 
     while j < N {
@@ -635,7 +638,7 @@ pub(crate) fn rej_bounded_poly<P: MLDSAParams>(rho: &[u8; 64], nonce: &[u8; 2])
 
         idx += 1;
         if idx == z_arr.len() {
-            h.squeeze_out(&mut z_arr);
+            h.do_output_out(&mut z_arr);
             idx = 0;
         }
     }
@@ -713,11 +716,11 @@ pub(crate) fn expand_mask<P: MLDSAParams>(rho: &[u8; 64], mu: u16) -> P::VecL {
         // 4: 𝑣 ← H(𝜌′, 32𝑐)
         let v = {
             let mut h = H::new();
-            h.absorb(rho).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-            h.absorb(&(mu + (r as u16)).to_le_bytes())
-                .expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+            h.do_update(rho);
+            h.do_update(&(mu + (r as u16)).to_le_bytes());
             let mut v = <P::PolyZPacked as ZeroizablePrimitive>::ZEROED;
-            h.squeeze_out(v.as_mut());
+            let mut h = h.into_output();
+            h.do_output_out(v.as_mut());
             v
         };
 
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa/src/hash_mldsa.rs b/crypto/mldsa/src/hash_mldsa.rs
index 35747605..bd4f67b1 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa/src/hash_mldsa.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa/src/hash_mldsa.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::errors::SignatureError;
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::KeyMaterial;
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
     Algorithm, AlgorithmOID, Hash, PHSignatureVerifier, PHSigner, RNG, SecurityStrength,
-    SignatureVerifier, Signer, XOF,
+    SignatureVerifier, Signer, XOF, XofOutput,
 };
 use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
 use core::marker::PhantomData;
@@ -384,19 +384,19 @@ impl<
         // 6: 𝜇 ← H(BytesToBits(𝑡𝑟)||𝑀', 64)
         let mu = {
             let mut h = H::new();
-            h.absorb(sk.tr()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+            h.do_update(sk.tr());
 
             // Algorithm 4
             // 23: 𝑀' ← BytesToBits(IntegerToBytes(1, 1) ∥ IntegerToBytes(|𝑐𝑡𝑥|, 1) ∥ 𝑐𝑡𝑥 ∥ OID ∥ PH𝑀)
             // all done together
-            h.absorb(&[1u8]).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-            h.absorb(&[ctx.len() as u8]).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-            h.absorb(ctx).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-            h.absorb(<P::PreHash as AlgorithmOID>::OID_DER)
-                .expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-            h.absorb(ph).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+            h.do_update(&[1u8]);
+            h.do_update(&[ctx.len() as u8]);
+            h.do_update(ctx);
+            h.do_update(<P::PreHash as AlgorithmOID>::OID_DER);
+            h.do_update(ph);
             let mut mu = [0u8; MLDSA_MU_LEN];
-            let bytes_written = h.squeeze_out(&mut mu);
+            let mut h = h.into_output();
+            let bytes_written = h.do_output_out(&mut mu);
             debug_assert_eq!(bytes_written, MLDSA_MU_LEN);
 
             mu
@@ -489,19 +489,19 @@ impl<
         // 6: 𝜇 ← H(BytesToBits(𝑡𝑟)||𝑀', 64)
         let mu = {
             let mut h = H::new();
-            h.absorb(&pk.compute_tr()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+            h.do_update(&pk.compute_tr());
 
             // Algorithm 4
             // 23: 𝑀 ← BytesToBits(IntegerToBytes(1, 1) ∥ IntegerToBytes(|𝑐𝑡𝑥|, 1) ∥ 𝑐𝑡𝑥 ∥ OID ∥ PH𝑀)
             // all done together
-            h.absorb(&[1u8]).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-            h.absorb(&[ctx.len() as u8]).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-            h.absorb(ctx).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-            h.absorb(<P::PreHash as AlgorithmOID>::OID_DER)
-                .expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-            h.absorb(ph).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+            h.do_update(&[1u8]);
+            h.do_update(&[ctx.len() as u8]);
+            h.do_update(ctx);
+            h.do_update(<P::PreHash as AlgorithmOID>::OID_DER);
+            h.do_update(ph);
             let mut mu = [0u8; MLDSA_MU_LEN];
-            _ = h.squeeze_out(&mut mu);
+            let mut h = h.into_output();
+            _ = h.do_output_out(&mut mu);
 
             mu
         };
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa/src/matrix.rs b/crypto/mldsa/src/matrix.rs
index e08bb62f..b3391332 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa/src/matrix.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa/src/matrix.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::aux_functions::multiply_ntt;
 use crate::mldsa::H;
 use crate::params::MLDSAParams;
 use crate::polynomial::Polynomial;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::XOF;
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::Hash;
 use bouncycastle_utils::secret::ZeroizablePrimitive;
 use core::ops::{Index, IndexMut};
 
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ impl<const LEN: usize> VectorTrait for Vector<LEN> {
         // 3:   𝐰̃1 ← 𝐰̃1 || SimpleBitPack (𝐰1[𝑖], (𝑞 − 1)/(2𝛾2) − 1)
         // 4: end for
         for w in self.elems.iter() {
-            h.absorb(w.w1_encode::<P>().as_ref()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+            h.do_update(w.w1_encode::<P>().as_ref());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa/src/mldsa.rs b/crypto/mldsa/src/mldsa.rs
index 9e003579..6533fb61 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa/src/mldsa.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa/src/mldsa.rs
@@ -490,7 +490,8 @@ use crate::{
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::{RNGError, SignatureError, SuspendableError};
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyMaterial256, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
-    Algorithm, AlgorithmOID, RNG, SecurityStrength, SignatureVerifier, Signer, Suspendable, XOF,
+    Algorithm, AlgorithmOID, Hash, RNG, SecurityStrength, SignatureVerifier, Signer, Suspendable,
+    XOF, XofOutput,
 };
 use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHAKE128, SHAKE256, SUSPENDED_SHA3_STATE_LEN};
@@ -690,15 +691,16 @@ impl<
         let (s1_hat, mut s2) = {
             // scope for h
             let mut h = H::default();
-            h.absorb(seed.ref_to_bytes()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-            h.absorb(&(P::k as u8).to_le_bytes()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-            h.absorb(&(P::l as u8).to_le_bytes()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-            let bytes_written = h.squeeze_out(&mut rho);
+            h.do_update(seed.ref_to_bytes());
+            h.do_update(&(P::k as u8).to_le_bytes());
+            h.do_update(&(P::l as u8).to_le_bytes());
+            let mut h = h.into_output();
+            let bytes_written = h.do_output_out(&mut rho);
             debug_assert_eq!(bytes_written, 32);
             let mut rho_prime: [u8; 64] = [0u8; 64];
-            let bytes_written = h.squeeze_out(&mut rho_prime);
+            let bytes_written = h.do_output_out(&mut rho_prime);
             debug_assert_eq!(bytes_written, 64);
-            let bytes_written = h.squeeze_out(&mut *K);
+            let bytes_written = h.do_output_out(&mut *K);
             debug_assert_eq!(bytes_written, 32);
 
             // 4: (𝐬1, 𝐬2) ← ExpandS(𝜌′)
@@ -784,11 +786,12 @@ impl<
             // scope for h
             // 7: 𝜌″ ← H(𝐾||𝑟𝑛𝑑||𝜇, 64)
             let mut h = H::new();
-            h.absorb(&**sk.K()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-            h.absorb(&rnd).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-            h.absorb(mu).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+            h.do_update(&**sk.K());
+            h.do_update(&rnd);
+            h.do_update(mu);
             let mut rho_p_p = [0u8; 64];
-            h.squeeze_out(&mut rho_p_p);
+            let mut h = h.into_output();
+            h.do_output_out(&mut rho_p_p);
 
             rho_p_p
         };
@@ -841,9 +844,10 @@ impl<
                 // 15: 𝑐_tilde ← H(𝜇||w1Encode(𝐰1), 𝜆/4)
                 //  ▷ commitment hash
                 let mut hash = H::new();
-                hash.absorb(mu).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+                hash.do_update(mu);
                 w1.w1_encode_and_hash::<P>(&mut hash);
-                hash.squeeze_out(sig_val_c_tilde.as_mut());
+                let mut hash = hash.into_output();
+                hash.do_output_out(sig_val_c_tilde.as_mut());
             }
 
             // 16: 𝑐 ∈ 𝑅𝑞 ← SampleInBall(c_tilde)
@@ -1019,9 +1023,10 @@ impl<
         let c_tilde_p = {
             let mut c_tilde_p = <P::SigCTilde as ZeroizablePrimitive>::ZEROED;
             let mut hash = H::new();
-            hash.absorb(mu).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+            hash.do_update(mu);
             w1p.w1_encode_and_hash::<P>(&mut hash);
-            hash.squeeze_out(c_tilde_p.as_mut());
+            let mut hash = hash.into_output();
+            hash.do_output_out(c_tilde_p.as_mut());
 
             c_tilde_p
         };
@@ -1242,17 +1247,18 @@ impl<
             //   ▷ expand seed
             let (rho, rho_prime, K) = {
                 let mut h = H::default();
-                h.absorb(seed.ref_to_bytes()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-                h.absorb(&(P::k as u8).to_le_bytes()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-                h.absorb(&(P::l as u8).to_le_bytes()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+                h.do_update(seed.ref_to_bytes());
+                h.do_update(&(P::k as u8).to_le_bytes());
+                h.do_update(&(P::l as u8).to_le_bytes());
                 let mut rho = [0u8; 32];
-                let bytes_written = h.squeeze_out(&mut rho);
+                let mut h = h.into_output();
+                let bytes_written = h.do_output_out(&mut rho);
                 debug_assert_eq!(bytes_written, 32);
                 let mut rho_prime = [0u8; 64];
-                let bytes_written = h.squeeze_out(&mut rho_prime);
+                let bytes_written = h.do_output_out(&mut rho_prime);
                 debug_assert_eq!(bytes_written, 64);
                 let mut K: [u8; 32] = [0u8; 32];
-                let bytes_written = h.squeeze_out(&mut K);
+                let bytes_written = h.do_output_out(&mut K);
                 debug_assert_eq!(bytes_written, 32);
 
                 (rho, rho_prime, K)
@@ -1261,11 +1267,12 @@ impl<
             // Alg 7; 7: 𝜌″ ← H(𝐾||𝑟𝑛𝑑||𝜇, 64)
             let rho_p_p = {
                 let mut h = H::new();
-                h.absorb(&K).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-                h.absorb(&rnd).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-                h.absorb(mu).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+                h.do_update(&K);
+                h.do_update(&rnd);
+                h.do_update(mu);
                 let mut rho_p_p = [0u8; 64];
-                h.squeeze_out(&mut rho_p_p);
+                let mut h = h.into_output();
+                h.do_output_out(&mut rho_p_p);
 
                 rho_p_p
             };
@@ -1333,9 +1340,10 @@ impl<
                 // 15: 𝑐_tilde ← H(𝜇||w1Encode(𝐰1), 𝜆/4)
                 //  ▷ commitment hash
                 let mut hash = H::new();
-                hash.absorb(mu).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+                hash.do_update(mu);
                 w1.w1_encode_and_hash::<P>(&mut hash);
-                hash.squeeze_out(sig_val_c_tilde.as_mut());
+                let mut hash = hash.into_output();
+                hash.do_output_out(sig_val_c_tilde.as_mut());
             }
 
             // Alg 7; 16: 𝑐 ∈ 𝑅𝑞 ← SampleInBall(c_tilde)
@@ -1961,14 +1969,14 @@ impl MuBuilder {
         // Algorithm 7
         // 6: 𝜇 ← H(BytesToBits(𝑡𝑟)||𝑀', 64)
         let mut mb = Self { h: H::new() };
-        mb.h.absorb(tr).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+        mb.h.do_update(tr);
 
         // Algorithm 2
         // 10: 𝑀′ ← BytesToBits(IntegerToBytes(0, 1) ∥ IntegerToBytes(|𝑐𝑡𝑥|, 1) ∥ 𝑐𝑡𝑥) ∥ 𝑀
         // all done together
-        mb.h.absorb(&[0u8]).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-        mb.h.absorb(&[ctx.len() as u8]).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-        mb.h.absorb(ctx).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+        mb.h.do_update(&[0u8]);
+        mb.h.do_update(&[ctx.len() as u8]);
+        mb.h.do_update(ctx);
 
         // now ready to absorb M
         Ok(mb)
@@ -1976,16 +1984,16 @@ impl MuBuilder {
 
     /// Stream a chunk of the message.
     pub fn do_update(&mut self, msg_chunk: &[u8]) {
-        self.h.absorb(msg_chunk).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+        self.h.do_update(msg_chunk);
     }
 
     /// Finalize and return the mu value.
-    pub fn do_final(mut self) -> [u8; 64] {
+    pub fn do_final(self) -> [u8; 64] {
         // Completion of
         // Algorithm 7
         // 6: 𝜇 ← H(BytesToBits(𝑡𝑟)||𝑀 ′, 64)
         let mut mu = [0u8; 64];
-        self.h.squeeze_out(&mut mu);
+        self.h.into_output().do_output_out(&mut mu);
 
         mu
     }
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa/tests/bc_test_data.rs b/crypto/mldsa/tests/bc_test_data.rs
index e82df129..1625a89b 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa/tests/bc_test_data.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa/tests/bc_test_data.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::SignatureError;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::XOF;
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
 use bouncycastle_sha3::SHAKE256;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -966,14 +966,14 @@ impl BustedMuBuilder {
         // Algorithm 7
         // 6: 𝜇 ← H(BytesToBits(𝑡𝑟)||𝑀', 64)
         let mut mb = Self { h: SHAKE256::new() };
-        mb.h.absorb(tr).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+        mb.h.do_update(tr);
 
         // Algorithm 2
         // 10: 𝑀′ ← BytesToBits(IntegerToBytes(0, 1) ∥ IntegerToBytes(|𝑐𝑡𝑥|, 1) ∥ 𝑐𝑡𝑥) ∥ 𝑀
         // all done together
-        // mb.h.absorb(&[0u8]);   // these are the busted lines -- bc-java just doesn't do these in the test code
-        // mb.h.absorb(&[ctx.len() as u8]);
-        // mb.h.absorb(ctx);
+        // mb.h.do_update(&[0u8]);   // these are the busted lines -- bc-java just doesn't do these in the test code
+        // mb.h.do_update(&[ctx.len() as u8]);
+        // mb.h.do_update(ctx);
 
         // now ready to absorb M
         Ok(mb)
@@ -981,16 +981,16 @@ impl BustedMuBuilder {
 
     /// Stream a chunk of the message.
     pub fn do_update(&mut self, msg_chunk: &[u8]) {
-        self.h.absorb(msg_chunk).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+        self.h.do_update(msg_chunk);
     }
 
     /// Finalize and return the mu value.
-    pub fn do_final(mut self) -> [u8; 64] {
+    pub fn do_final(self) -> [u8; 64] {
         // Completion of
         // Algorithm 7
         // 6: 𝜇 ← H(BytesToBits(𝑡𝑟)||𝑀 ′, 64)
         let mut mu = [0u8; 64];
-        self.h.squeeze_out(&mut mu);
+        self.h.into_output().do_output_out(&mut mu);
 
         mu
     }
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa/tests/mldsa_tests.rs b/crypto/mldsa/tests/mldsa_tests.rs
index aebd3a06..010f06ed 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa/tests/mldsa_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa/tests/mldsa_tests.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ mod mldsa_tests {
         KeyMaterial256, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType, do_hazardous_operations,
     };
     use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
-        RNG, SecurityStrength, SignaturePrivateKey, SignaturePublicKey, SignatureVerifier, Signer,
-        Suspendable,
+        Hash, RNG, SecurityStrength, SignaturePrivateKey, SignaturePublicKey, SignatureVerifier,
+        Signer, Suspendable,
     };
     use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::DUMMY_SEED;
     use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG;
@@ -1053,7 +1053,6 @@ mod mldsa_tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn serializable_state_mubuilder_rejects_wrong_variant() {
-        use bouncycastle_core::traits::XOF;
         use bouncycastle_sha3::SHAKE128;
 
         // A MuBuilder is always backed by SHAKE256. A serialized SHAKE128 state has the same length
@@ -1061,9 +1060,7 @@ mod mldsa_tests {
         // variant tag weren't checked -- SHAKE128 (tag 5) must be rejected by MuBuilder (SHAKE256,
         // tag 6).
         let mut shake128 = SHAKE128::new();
-        shake128
-            .absorb(b"Colorless green ideas sleep furiously")
-            .expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+        shake128.do_update(b"Colorless green ideas sleep furiously");
         let serialized_128 = shake128.suspend();
 
         match MuBuilder::from_suspended(serialized_128) {
diff --git a/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs b/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs
index 406ef47a..9fda6722 100644
--- a/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs
+++ b/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use crate::mlkem::{N, q, q_inv};
 use crate::polynomial::Polynomial;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::XOF;
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHAKE128, SHAKE256};
 
 /// Algorithm 5 ByteEncode_d(𝐹)
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ pub(crate) fn sample_ntt(rho: &[u8; 32], nonce: &[u8; 2]) -> Polynomial {
     // 1: ctx ← XOF.Init()
     // 2: ctx ← XOF.Absorb(ctx, 𝐵) ▷ input the given byte array into XOF
     let mut xof = SHAKE128::new();
-    xof.absorb(rho).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-    xof.absorb(nonce).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+    xof.do_update(rho);
+    xof.do_update(nonce);
 
     // 3: 𝑗 ← 0
     let mut j = 0usize;
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ pub(crate) fn sample_ntt(rho: &[u8; 32], nonce: &[u8; 2]) -> Polynomial {
     // It's likely around the average rejection rate, and 216 is a multiple of both 3 (required for this alg)
     // and 8 (efficient for SHAKE).
     let mut C = [0u8; 216];
-    xof.squeeze_out(&mut C);
+    let mut xof = xof.into_output();
+    xof.do_output_out(&mut C);
     let mut idx: usize = 0;
 
     // 4: while 𝑗 < 256 do
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ pub(crate) fn sample_ntt(rho: &[u8; 32], nonce: &[u8; 2]) -> Polynomial {
         // 5: (ctx, 𝐶) ← XOF.Squeeze(ctx, 3)
         //   ▷ get a fresh 3-byte array 𝐶 from XOF
         if idx == C.len() {
-            xof.squeeze_out(&mut C);
+            xof.do_output_out(&mut C);
             idx = 0;
         }
 
@@ -200,11 +201,12 @@ pub(crate) fn sample_poly_CBD(b: &[u8; 32], n: u8, eta: i16) -> Polynomial {
         2 => {
             let buf = {
                 let mut xof = SHAKE256::new();
-                xof.absorb(b).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-                xof.absorb(&n.to_le_bytes()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+                xof.do_update(b);
+                xof.do_update(&n.to_le_bytes());
 
                 let mut buf = [0u8; 2 * 64];
-                xof.squeeze_out(&mut buf);
+                let mut xof = xof.into_output();
+                xof.do_output_out(&mut buf);
                 buf
             };
 
@@ -213,10 +215,11 @@ pub(crate) fn sample_poly_CBD(b: &[u8; 32], n: u8, eta: i16) -> Polynomial {
         3 => {
             let buf = {
                 let mut xof = SHAKE256::new();
-                xof.absorb(b).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-                xof.absorb(&n.to_le_bytes()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+                xof.do_update(b);
+                xof.do_update(&n.to_le_bytes());
                 let mut buf = [0u8; 3 * 64];
-                xof.squeeze_out(&mut buf);
+                let mut xof = xof.into_output();
+                xof.do_output_out(&mut buf);
                 buf
             };
 
diff --git a/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/mlkem.rs b/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/mlkem.rs
index da61c593..25617d38 100644
--- a/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/mlkem.rs
+++ b/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/mlkem.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{
 };
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
     Algorithm, AlgorithmOID, Hash, KEMDecapsulator, KEMEncapsulator, RNG, SecurityStrength, XOF,
+    XofOutput,
 };
 use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHA3_256, SHA3_512, SHAKE256};
@@ -431,9 +432,10 @@ impl<
         K_bar = {
             let mut K_bar: Secret<[u8; MLKEM_SS_LEN]> = Secret::new();
             let mut j = J::new();
-            j.absorb(dk.z()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-            j.absorb(&c).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-            let bytes_written = j.squeeze_out(&mut *K_bar);
+            j.do_update(dk.z());
+            j.do_update(&c);
+            let mut j = j.into_output();
+            let bytes_written = j.do_output_out(&mut *K_bar);
             debug_assert_eq!(bytes_written, MLKEM_SS_LEN);
 
             K_bar
diff --git a/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/tests/mlkem_tests.rs b/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/tests/mlkem_tests.rs
index 74cd7c17..bf2b7e9f 100644
--- a/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/tests/mlkem_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/tests/mlkem_tests.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ mod mlkem_tests {
         KeyMaterial512, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType, do_hazardous_operations,
     };
     use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
-        KEMDecapsulator, KEMEncapsulator, KEMPrivateKey, KEMPublicKey, SecurityStrength, XOF,
+        Hash, KEMDecapsulator, KEMEncapsulator, KEMPrivateKey, KEMPublicKey, SecurityStrength, XOF,
+        XofOutput,
     };
     use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG;
     use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
@@ -434,12 +435,11 @@ mod mlkem_tests {
                 //  J is SHAKE256(𝑠, 8*32)
 
                 let mut shake = SHAKE256::new();
-                shake
-                    .absorb(&seed.ref_to_bytes()[32..64])
-                    .expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-                shake.absorb(&busted_ciphertext).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+                shake.do_update(&seed.ref_to_bytes()[32..64]);
+                shake.do_update(&busted_ciphertext);
                 let mut buf = [0u8; 32];
-                _ = shake.squeeze_out(&mut buf);
+                let mut shake = shake.into_output();
+                _ = shake.do_output_out(&mut buf);
 
                 assert_eq!(ss.ref_to_bytes(), buf);
             }
diff --git a/crypto/mlkem/src/aux_functions.rs b/crypto/mlkem/src/aux_functions.rs
index 3dbb8683..97f20e6f 100644
--- a/crypto/mlkem/src/aux_functions.rs
+++ b/crypto/mlkem/src/aux_functions.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::matrix::{MatrixTrait, VectorTrait};
 use crate::mlkem::{N, q, q_inv};
 use crate::params::MLKEMParams;
 use crate::polynomial::Polynomial;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::XOF;
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHAKE128, SHAKE256};
 
 pub(crate) fn expandA<P: MLKEMParams>(rho: &[u8; 32]) -> P::MatrixA {
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ pub fn sample_ntt(rho: &[u8; 32], nonce: &[u8; 2]) -> Polynomial {
     // 1: ctx ← XOF.Init()
     // 2: ctx ← XOF.Absorb(ctx, 𝐵) ▷ input the given byte array into XOF
     let mut xof = SHAKE128::new();
-    xof.absorb(rho).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-    xof.absorb(nonce).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+    xof.do_update(rho);
+    xof.do_update(nonce);
 
     // 3: 𝑗 ← 0
     let mut j = 0usize;
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ pub fn sample_ntt(rho: &[u8; 32], nonce: &[u8; 2]) -> Polynomial {
     // It's probably around the average rejection rate, and 216 is a multiple of both 3 (required for this alg)
     // and 8 (efficient for SHAKE).
     let mut C = [0u8; 216];
-    xof.squeeze_out(&mut C);
+    let mut xof = xof.into_output();
+    xof.do_output_out(&mut C);
     let mut idx: usize = 0;
 
     // 4: while 𝑗 < 256 do
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ pub fn sample_ntt(rho: &[u8; 32], nonce: &[u8; 2]) -> Polynomial {
         // 5: (ctx, 𝐶) ← XOF.Squeeze(ctx, 3)
         //   ▷ get a fresh 3-byte array 𝐶 from XOF
         if idx == C.len() {
-            xof.squeeze_out(&mut C);
+            xof.do_output_out(&mut C);
             idx = 0;
         }
 
@@ -209,11 +210,12 @@ pub(crate) fn sample_poly_CBD(b: &[u8; 32], n: u8, eta: i16) -> Polynomial {
         2 => {
             let buf = {
                 let mut xof = SHAKE256::new();
-                xof.absorb(b).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-                xof.absorb(&n.to_le_bytes()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+                xof.do_update(b);
+                xof.do_update(&n.to_le_bytes());
 
                 let mut buf = [0u8; 2 * 64];
-                xof.squeeze_out(&mut buf);
+                let mut xof = xof.into_output();
+                xof.do_output_out(&mut buf);
                 buf
             };
 
@@ -222,10 +224,11 @@ pub(crate) fn sample_poly_CBD(b: &[u8; 32], n: u8, eta: i16) -> Polynomial {
         3 => {
             let buf = {
                 let mut xof = SHAKE256::new();
-                xof.absorb(b).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-                xof.absorb(&n.to_le_bytes()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+                xof.do_update(b);
+                xof.do_update(&n.to_le_bytes());
                 let mut buf = [0u8; 3 * 64];
-                xof.squeeze_out(&mut buf);
+                let mut xof = xof.into_output();
+                xof.do_output_out(&mut buf);
                 buf
             };
 
diff --git a/crypto/mlkem/src/mlkem.rs b/crypto/mlkem/src/mlkem.rs
index 6490a521..afd76c19 100644
--- a/crypto/mlkem/src/mlkem.rs
+++ b/crypto/mlkem/src/mlkem.rs
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{
 };
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
     Algorithm, AlgorithmOID, Hash, KEMDecapsulator, KEMEncapsulator, RNG, SecurityStrength, XOF,
+    XofOutput,
 };
 use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHA3_256, SHA3_512, SHAKE256};
@@ -635,10 +636,11 @@ impl<
         let K_bar: [u8; MLKEM_SS_LEN];
         K_bar = {
             let mut j = J::new();
-            j.absorb(dk.z().as_ref()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-            j.absorb(&c).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+            j.do_update(dk.z().as_ref());
+            j.do_update(&c);
             let mut buf = [0u8; MLKEM_SS_LEN];
-            let bytes_written = j.squeeze_out(&mut buf);
+            let mut j = j.into_output();
+            let bytes_written = j.do_output_out(&mut buf);
             debug_assert_eq!(bytes_written, MLKEM_SS_LEN);
 
             buf
diff --git a/crypto/mlkem/tests/mlkem_tests.rs b/crypto/mlkem/tests/mlkem_tests.rs
index 4faf8498..733f1861 100644
--- a/crypto/mlkem/tests/mlkem_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/mlkem/tests/mlkem_tests.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ mod mlkem_tests {
     use bouncycastle_core::key_material;
     use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial512, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
     use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
-        KEMDecapsulator, KEMEncapsulator, KEMPrivateKey, KEMPublicKey, SecurityStrength, XOF,
+        Hash, KEMDecapsulator, KEMEncapsulator, KEMPrivateKey, KEMPublicKey, SecurityStrength, XOF,
+        XofOutput,
     };
     use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG;
     use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
@@ -469,12 +470,11 @@ mod mlkem_tests {
                 //  J is SHAKE256(𝑠, 8*32)
 
                 let mut shake = SHAKE256::new();
-                shake
-                    .absorb(&seed.ref_to_bytes()[32..64])
-                    .expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-                shake.absorb(&busted_ciphertext).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+                shake.do_update(&seed.ref_to_bytes()[32..64]);
+                shake.do_update(&busted_ciphertext);
                 let mut buf = [0u8; 32];
-                _ = shake.squeeze_out(&mut buf);
+                let mut shake = shake.into_output();
+                _ = shake.do_output_out(&mut buf);
 
                 assert_eq!(ss.ref_to_bytes(), buf);
             }
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
index 4f276df0..695f73c0 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 //! ## XOF
 //! SHA3 offers Extendable-Output Functions in the form of SHAKE, which is accessed through the [`XOF`] trait,
 //! which is implemented by [`SHAKE128`] and [`SHAKE256`].
-//! The difference from [`Hash`] is that SHAKE can produce output of any length.
+//! [`XOF`] extends [`Hash`] -- SHAKE *is* a hash -- and adds the ability to choose the output length.
 //!
 //! The simplest usage is via the static functions. The following example produces a 16 byte (128-bit) and 16KiB output:
 //!```
@@ -72,27 +72,35 @@
 //! let output_16KiB: Vec<u8> = sha3::SHAKE128::new().hash_xof(data, 16 * 1024);
 //! ```
 //!
-//! As with [`Hash`] above, the [`XOF`] trait has streaming APIs in the form of [`XOF::absorb`] and [`XOF::squeeze`].
-//! Unlike [`Hash::do_final`], [`XOF::squeeze`] can be called multiple times.
-//! Note, however, that once you start squeezing, you can no longer absorb more input -- [`XOF::absorb`]
-//! will throw a [`HashError::InvalidState`], but the SHAKE object will still be usable for squeezing
-//! as if the erroneous `absorb` call never happened.
+//! [`XOF`] extends [`Hash`], so SHAKE takes input through [`Hash::do_update`] like any other hash.
+//! Output is where they differ: [`XOF::into_output`] ends the input phase and returns an
+//! [`XofOutput`](bouncycastle_core::traits::XofOutput), whose
+//! [`do_output`](bouncycastle_core::traits::XofOutput::do_output) can be called as many times as you
+//! like, each call continuing one stream.
+//!
+//! Absorbing after output has begun is not an error you can make: `into_output` consumes the
+//! SHAKE, so there is no value left to call [`Hash::do_update`] on.
 //!
 //! The following code produces the same output as the previous example:
 //!```
-//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::XOF;
+//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
 //! use bouncycastle_sha3 as sha3;
 //!
 //! let data: &[u8] = b"Hello, world!";
 //! let mut shake = sha3::SHAKE128::new();
-//! shake.absorb(data).expect("infallible before squeeze");
-//! let output_16byte: Vec<u8> = shake.squeeze(16);
+//! shake.do_update(data);
+//! let output_16byte: Vec<u8> = shake.into_output().do_output(16);
 //!
-//! let mut shake = sha3::SHAKE128::new();
+//! let mut shake = sha3::SHAKE128::new().into_output();
 //! let mut output_16KiB: Vec<u8> = vec![];
-//! for i in 0..16 { output_16KiB.extend_from_slice(&shake.squeeze(1024)) }
+//! for i in 0..16 { output_16KiB.extend_from_slice(&shake.do_output(1024)) }
 //! ```
 //!
+//! Because [`XOF`] extends [`Hash`], SHAKE can also be used wherever a hash is wanted:
+//! [`Hash::do_final`] produces the nominal digest size, 32 bytes for SHAKE128 and 64 for SHAKE256
+//! (the length at which the output carries the full security level), and the one-shot
+//! [`Hash::hash`] does the same.
+//!
 //! ## KDF
 //! SHA3 offers Key Derivation Functions in the form of KDF, which is accessed through the [`KDF`] trait,
 //! which is implemented by all SHA3 and SHAKE variants.
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/shake.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/shake.rs
index 263cb0cc..3c02a33d 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/shake.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/shake.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ use bouncycastle_core::errors::{HashError, KDFError, SuspendableError};
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material;
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
 use bouncycastle_core::suspendable_state::{add_lib_ver, check_lib_ver};
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, KDF, SecurityStrength, Suspendable, XOF};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
+    Algorithm, Hash, KDF, SecurityStrength, Suspendable, XOF, XofOutput,
+};
 use bouncycastle_utils::{max, min};
 
 /// Internal struct for SHAKE.
@@ -53,32 +55,27 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Swallows errors and simply returns an empty Vec<u8> if the hashes fails for whatever reason.
     fn hash_internal(mut self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
-        // The absorb fails if this object has already begun squeezing, which the caller is free to
-        // have done: these one-shot APIs take `self`, they do not require a fresh object.
-        if self.absorb(data).is_err() {
-            return Vec::new();
-        }
-        self.squeeze(result_len)
+        self.keccak.absorb(data);
+        self.into_output().do_output(result_len)
     }
 
-    /// Swallows errors and simply returns 0, leaving `output` zeroized, if the hashes fails for
-    /// whatever reason.
     fn hash_internal_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        output.fill(0);
+        self.keccak.absorb(data);
+        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
+    }
 
-        // The absorb fails if this object has already begun squeezing, which the caller is free to
-        // have done: these one-shot APIs take `self`, they do not require a fresh object.
-        if self.absorb(data).is_err() {
-            return 0;
+    /// Produces the next bytes of the output stream, applying the SHAKE "1111" domain separator
+    /// (FIPS 202 s. 6.2) on the first call. Reached only through [`SHAKEOutput`], so the caller
+    /// cannot interleave this with absorbing.
+    fn squeeze_internal_out(&mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        output.fill(0);
+        if !self.keccak.squeezing {
+            self.keccak.absorb_bits(0x0F, 4).expect("Absorb_bits failed");
         }
-        self.squeeze_out(output)
+        self.keccak.squeeze(output)
     }
 
-    /// Returns [`KDFError::HashError`] wrapping a [`HashError::InvalidState`] if this object has
-    /// already begun squeezing, since key material absorbed after that point would not contribute
-    /// to the derived key.
     fn mix_key_internal(&mut self, key: &impl KeyMaterialTrait) -> Result<(), KDFError> {
         // track the strongest input key type
         self.kdf_key_type = *max(&self.kdf_key_type, &key.key_type());
@@ -94,9 +91,8 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
             );
         }
 
-        // The absorb fails if this object has already begun squeezing, which the caller is free to
-        // have done: the KDF entry points take `self`, they do not require a fresh object.
-        Ok(self.absorb(key.ref_to_bytes())?)
+        self.keccak.absorb(key.ref_to_bytes());
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     fn derive_key_final_internal(
@@ -132,12 +128,11 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
             self.kdf_security_strength = SecurityStrength::None; // BytesLowEntropy can't have a securtiy level.
         }
 
-        // As in mix_key_internal(): the absorb fails if this object has already begun squeezing.
-        self.absorb(additional_input)?;
+        self.keccak.absorb(additional_input);
 
         let mut bytes_written: usize = 0;
         key_material::do_hazardous_operations(output_key, |output_key| {
-            bytes_written = self.squeeze_out(
+            bytes_written = self.squeeze_internal_out(
                 output_key.ref_to_bytes_mut().expect("Infallible within do_hazardous_operations"),
             );
             output_key.set_key_len(bytes_written)
@@ -191,6 +186,14 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Suspendable<SUSPENDED_SHA3_STATE_LEN> for SHAKEInterna
         let (keccak, kdf_key_type, kdf_security_strength, kdf_entropy) =
             deserialize_sha3_family_state(input, PARAMS::STATE_TAG, rate)?;
 
+        // A SHAKEInternal accepts input, so it must never be rebuilt in the squeezing phase --
+        // that is the invariant `Hash::do_update` relies on. A suspended squeezing sponge is a
+        // SHAKEOutput; resume it as one.
+        if keccak.squeezing {
+            // InvalidData rather than a new variant: for this type the phase byte is simply wrong.
+            return Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData);
+        }
+
         Ok(SHAKEInternal {
             _phantomdata: core::marker::PhantomData,
             keccak,
@@ -274,122 +277,222 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Default for SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XOF for SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
-    fn hash_xof(self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
-        self.hash_internal(data, result_len)
+/// The squeezing half of SHAKE: what [`XOF::into_output`] hands back.
+///
+/// It owns the sponge, so the absorbing value is gone by the time this exists. That is the whole
+/// point: [`Hash::do_update`] cannot be called on a SHAKE that has begun producing output, because
+/// there is no longer a SHAKE to call it on.
+pub struct SHAKEOutput<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> {
+    shake: SHAKEInternal<PARAMS>,
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XofOutput for SHAKEOutput<PARAMS> {
+    fn do_output(&mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; num_bytes];
+        self.do_output_out(&mut out);
+        out
     }
 
-    fn hash_xof_out(self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        // hash_internal_out zeroizes `output` before writing.
-        self.hash_internal_out(data, output)
+    fn do_output_out(&mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.shake.squeeze_internal_out(output)
     }
+}
 
-    /// This can throw a [`HashError::InvalidState`] if called after squeezing has begun,
-    /// but is safe to consider infallible otherwise -- IE feel free to use `.unwrap()` or `.expect()`
-    /// on the result if you are confident that your code cannot call `absorb` after squeezing.
-    ///
-    /// A rejected call leaves the SHAKE object untouched so the output stream continues consistently.
-    /// IE it is safe to attempt to feed in more input and do nothing if the absorb fails
-    /// ("safe" in the sense that it won't panic, but it may still produce an incorrect output which
-    /// could be insecure in the sense of being predictable or low-entropy).
-    fn absorb(&mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Result<(), HashError> {
-        // A sponge XOF cannot return to absorbing once squeezing has begun (FIPS 202 defines SHAKE as
-        // a single function of the whole message; re-absorbing would be an unapproved duplex).
-        if self.keccak.squeezing {
-            return Err(HashError::InvalidState("cannot absorb after squeezing has begun"));
-        }
-        self.keccak.absorb(data);
-        Ok(())
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams + Clone> Clone for SHAKEOutput<PARAMS> {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        Self { shake: self.shake.clone() }
     }
+}
 
-    /// Switches to squeezing.
-    fn absorb_last_partial_byte(
-        &mut self,
-        partial_byte: u8,
-        num_partial_bits: usize,
-    ) -> Result<(), HashError> {
-        // Same phase rule as absorb(): reject a partial-byte absorb once squeezing has begun. Checked
-        // before any state mutation so a rejected call leaves the sponge untouched.
-        if self.keccak.squeezing {
-            return Err(HashError::InvalidState("cannot absorb after squeezing has begun"));
-        }
-        // A partial byte has at most 7 bits; 0 means the message ends on a byte boundary.
-        if num_partial_bits > 7 {
-            return Err(HashError::InvalidLength("num_partial_bits must be in the range [0,7]"));
-        }
-        // Mutants note: This is just bit-setting into empty space.
-        // It works the same regardless of whether it's OR or XOR.
-        // The public convention puts the message bits in the most significant bits of partial_byte,
-        // leading bit first (ASN.1 BIT STRING order, X.690 s. 8.6.2.1). Keccak absorbs a byte
-        // LSB-first: FIPS 202 Algorithm 10 (h2b) step 3 sets message bit T[8i + j] = b_ij, the bit
-        // of weight 2^j in byte i. So reverse the bit order and keep the low num_partial_bits bits.
-        let message_bits = (partial_byte.reverse_bits() as u16) & ((1 << num_partial_bits) - 1);
-        let mut final_input: u16 = message_bits | (0x0F << num_partial_bits);
-        let mut final_bits = num_partial_bits + 4;
+/// The squeezing phase suspends and resumes just as the absorbing phase does, so a long output
+/// stream can be paused. The serialized form is the same one [`SHAKEInternal`] writes -- the
+/// keccak state records which phase it is in -- so the two `from_suspended` implementations
+/// accept exactly the states the other rejects.
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Suspendable<SUSPENDED_SHA3_STATE_LEN> for SHAKEOutput<PARAMS> {
+    fn suspend(self) -> [u8; SUSPENDED_SHA3_STATE_LEN] {
+        self.shake.suspend()
+    }
 
-        if final_bits >= 8 {
-            self.keccak.absorb(&[final_input as u8]);
-            final_bits -= 8;
-            final_input >>= 8;
+    fn from_suspended(
+        serialized_state: [u8; SUSPENDED_SHA3_STATE_LEN],
+    ) -> Result<Self, SuspendableError> {
+        let input: &[u8; SHA3_FAMILY_STATE_LEN] =
+            check_lib_ver(&serialized_state, None)?.try_into().unwrap();
+        let rate = 1600 - ((PARAMS::SIZE as usize) << 1);
+        let (keccak, kdf_key_type, kdf_security_strength, kdf_entropy) =
+            deserialize_sha3_family_state(input, PARAMS::STATE_TAG, rate)?;
+
+        // The mirror of the check in `SHAKEInternal::from_suspended`: a state that had not begun
+        // producing output is still absorbing, and resuming it here would skip the domain suffix.
+        if !keccak.squeezing {
+            return Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData);
         }
 
-        // Infallible: guarded above (not squeezing), the queue is byte-aligned here, and final_bits is
-        // in 0..=7 by construction.
-        self.keccak.absorb_bits(final_input as u8, final_bits).expect("Absorb failed.");
+        Ok(Self {
+            shake: SHAKEInternal {
+                _phantomdata: core::marker::PhantomData,
+                keccak,
+                kdf_key_type,
+                kdf_security_strength,
+                kdf_entropy,
+            },
+        })
+    }
+}
 
-        Ok(())
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
+    /// The sponge rate in bits: `1600 - 2c`, where the capacity `c` is twice the security level
+    /// (FIPS 202 Table 3 -- 1344 bits for SHAKE128, 1088 for SHAKE256).
+    fn block_bitlen(&self) -> usize {
+        1600 - ((PARAMS::SIZE as usize) << 1)
     }
 
-    fn squeeze(&mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
-        let mut out: Vec<u8> = vec![0u8; num_bytes];
-        self.squeeze_out(&mut out);
+    /// The nominal digest size: 32 bytes for SHAKE128, 64 for SHAKE256.
+    ///
+    /// A XOF has no inherent output length, so this is a convention rather than a property of the
+    /// function. It is BC Java's: `SHAKEDigest.getDigestSize()` returns `fixedOutputLength / 4`,
+    /// which is the length at which the output carries the full security level.
+    fn output_len(&self) -> usize {
+        (PARAMS::SIZE as usize) / 4
+    }
+
+    fn hash(self, data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let result_len = self.output_len();
+        self.hash_internal(data, result_len)
+    }
+
+    fn hash_out(self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        // hash_internal_out zeroizes `output` before writing.
+        self.hash_internal_out(data, output)
+    }
+
+    /// Infallible, and this is a fact about the type rather than a promise.
+    ///
+    /// Absorbing after squeezing has begun would be wrong -- FIPS 202 defines SHAKE as a single
+    /// function of the whole message, so re-absorbing would be an unapproved duplex -- and it cannot
+    /// be expressed: producing output goes through [`XOF::into_output`], which consumes the value,
+    /// and every `KDF` entry point takes `self` by value too. A `SHAKEInternal` a caller can still
+    /// name has therefore never squeezed.
+    fn do_update(&mut self, data: &[u8]) {
+        // Pins the invariant the doc above argues for, so a future change that lets a squeezing
+        // SHAKE escape fails the test suite rather than silently corrupting the sponge.
+        debug_assert!(!self.keccak.squeezing, "a reachable SHAKEInternal has never squeezed");
+        self.keccak.absorb(data);
+    }
+
+    /// Produces [`output_len`](Self::output_len) bytes and ends the object, as BC Java's
+    /// `Digest.doFinal(out, outOff)` does via `doFinal(out, outOff, getDigestSize())`.
+    fn do_final(self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let n = self.output_len();
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
+        self.do_final_out(&mut out);
         out
     }
 
-    fn squeeze_out(&mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        output.fill(0);
+    fn do_final_out(self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
+    }
 
-        if !self.keccak.squeezing {
-            self.keccak.absorb_bits(0x0F, 4).expect("Absorb_bits failed");
-        };
+    fn do_final_partial_bits(
+        self,
+        partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, HashError> {
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; self.output_len()];
+        self.do_final_partial_bits_out(partial_byte, num_bits, &mut out)?;
+        Ok(out)
+    }
 
-        self.keccak.squeeze(output)
+    fn do_final_partial_bits_out(
+        self,
+        partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+        output: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, HashError> {
+        // Validated before anything is written, so a rejected call leaves `output` untouched.
+        Ok(self.into_output_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)?.do_output_out(output))
+    }
+
+    fn max_security_strength(&self) -> SecurityStrength {
+        SecurityStrength::from_bits(PARAMS::SIZE as usize)
     }
+}
 
-    fn squeeze_partial_byte_final(self, num_bits: usize) -> Result<u8, HashError> {
-        let mut output: u8 = 0;
-        self.squeeze_partial_byte_final_out(num_bits, &mut output)?;
-        Ok(output)
+/// The absorb-then-squeeze rule, as a compile error rather than a runtime one.
+///
+/// ```compile_fail
+/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
+/// use bouncycastle_sha3::SHAKE128;
+///
+/// let mut shake = SHAKE128::new();
+/// shake.do_update(b"abc");
+/// let mut out = shake.into_output();
+/// let _ = out.do_output(32);
+/// shake.do_update(b"more");   // `shake` was moved by into_output()
+/// ```
+///
+/// The same value used correctly:
+///
+/// ```
+/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
+/// use bouncycastle_sha3::SHAKE128;
+///
+/// let mut shake = SHAKE128::new();
+/// shake.do_update(b"abc");
+/// let mut out = shake.into_output();
+/// assert_eq!(out.do_output(32).len(), 32);
+/// ```
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XOF for SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
+    type Output = SHAKEOutput<PARAMS>;
+
+    fn into_output(mut self) -> Self::Output {
+        // The SHAKE domain separator, "1111" (FIPS 202 s. 6.2), applied as the sponge switches to
+        // squeezing. Infallible: this value has never squeezed (see `do_update`), so the queue is
+        // byte-aligned and `absorb_bits` cannot reject it.
+        self.keccak.absorb_bits(0x0F, 4).expect("a SHAKE that has not squeezed can absorb bits");
+        SHAKEOutput { shake: self }
     }
 
-    /// Result is the number of bits squezed into `output`.
-    fn squeeze_partial_byte_final_out(
+    fn into_output_partial_bits(
         mut self,
+        partial_byte: u8,
         num_bits: usize,
-        output: &mut u8,
-    ) -> Result<(), HashError> {
-        // A partial byte has at most 7 bits; 0 means no bits are requested. Checked before the shift
-        // below, which would overflow for num_bits >= 8.
+    ) -> Result<Self::Output, HashError> {
+        // A partial byte has at most 7 bits; 0 means the message ends on a byte boundary.
+        // Checked before any state change, so a rejected call leaves the sponge untouched.
         if num_bits > 7 {
             return Err(HashError::InvalidLength("num_bits must be in the range [0,7]"));
         }
+        // Mutants note: this is bit-setting into empty space, so OR and XOR behave identically.
+        // The public convention puts the message bits in the most significant bits of partial_byte,
+        // leading bit first (ASN.1 BIT STRING order, X.690 s. 8.6.2.1). Keccak absorbs a byte
+        // LSB-first: FIPS 202 Algorithm 10 (h2b) step 3 sets message bit T[8i + j] = b_ij, the bit
+        // of weight 2^j in byte i. So reverse the bit order and keep the low num_bits bits.
+        let message_bits = (partial_byte.reverse_bits() as u16) & ((1 << num_bits) - 1);
+        let mut final_input: u16 = message_bits | (0x0F << num_bits);
+        let mut final_bits = num_bits + 4;
+
+        if final_bits >= 8 {
+            self.keccak.absorb(&[final_input as u8]);
+            final_bits -= 8;
+            final_input >>= 8;
+        }
 
-        *output = 0;
+        // Infallible: this value has never squeezed, the queue is byte-aligned here, and final_bits
+        // is in 0..=7 by construction.
+        self.keccak.absorb_bits(final_input as u8, final_bits).expect("Absorb failed.");
 
-        // Via squeeze_out() so the SHAKE "1111" suffix (FIPS 202 s. 6.2) is applied on a first squeeze.
-        let mut buf = [0u8; 1];
-        self.squeeze_out(&mut buf);
+        // The "1111" suffix is already folded into final_input above, so the sponge is finished
+        // absorbing; wrap it without applying the suffix a second time.
+        Ok(SHAKEOutput { shake: self })
+    }
 
-        // Keccak emits the bits of an output byte LSB-first (FIPS 202 Algorithm 11, b2h: output bit
-        // T[8i + j] has weight 2^j), and the public convention returns them as the final octet of an
-        // ASN.1 BIT STRING (X.690 s. 8.6.2.1): first bit in the MSB, unused low bits zero. So reverse
-        // the bit order and keep the top num_bits bits. The mask is built in u16 so that num_bits == 0
-        // cannot overflow (0xFF00 >> 0 truncates to 0x00).
-        *output = buf[0].reverse_bits() & ((0xFF00u16 >> num_bits) as u8);
-        Ok(())
+    fn hash_xof(self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.hash_internal(data, result_len)
     }
 
-    fn max_security_strength(&self) -> SecurityStrength {
-        SecurityStrength::from_bits(PARAMS::SIZE as usize)
+    fn hash_xof_out(self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        // hash_internal_out zeroizes `output` before writing.
+        self.hash_internal_out(data, output)
     }
 }
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/bc-test-data.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/bc-test-data.rs
index 334bb6f9..147d7c91 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/bc-test-data.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/bc-test-data.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 //!    `Outputlen = minoutbytes + (rightmost 16 bits of Output as big-endian integer) mod
 //!    (maxoutbytes - minoutbytes + 1)` bytes; report `Output`/`Outputlen` per COUNT.
 
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
 use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHA3_224, SHA3_256, SHA3_384, SHA3_512, SHAKE128, SHAKE256};
 use std::fs;
@@ -168,19 +168,19 @@ fn run_sha3_monte_file<H: Hash + Default>(orientation: &str, filename: &str) {
 fn shake_bits<X: XOF + Default>(msg: &[u8], len_bits: usize, out_bits: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
     let mut x = X::default();
     let (whole, partial) = (len_bits / 8, len_bits % 8);
-    x.absorb(&msg[..whole]).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-    if partial != 0 {
-        x.absorb_last_partial_byte(msg[whole].reverse_bits(), partial)
-            .expect("partial is in 1..=7");
-    }
+    x.do_update(&msg[..whole]);
+    let mut out_stream = if partial != 0 {
+        x.into_output_partial_bits(msg[whole].reverse_bits(), partial).expect("partial is in 1..=7")
+    } else {
+        x.into_output()
+    };
     let (out_whole, out_partial) = (out_bits / 8, out_bits % 8);
-    let mut out = x.squeeze(out_whole);
+    let mut out = out_stream.do_output(out_whole + usize::from(out_partial != 0));
     if out_partial != 0 {
-        out.push(
-            x.squeeze_partial_byte_final(out_partial)
-                .expect("out_partial is in 1..=7")
-                .reverse_bits(),
-        );
+        // FIPS 202 B.1: an output of `out_bits` bits occupies the low `out_partial` bits of its
+        // final octet, so the unused high bits of the byte the sponge gave us are dropped.
+        let last = out.len() - 1;
+        out[last] &= (1u8 << out_partial) - 1;
     }
     out
 }
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs
index 3d2f5fba..2f9fe83a 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs
@@ -7,174 +7,54 @@ mod shake_tests {
     use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{
         KeyMaterial, KeyMaterial256, KeyMaterial512, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType,
     };
-    use bouncycastle_core::traits::{KDF, SecurityStrength, XOF};
+    use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, KDF, SecurityStrength, XOF, XofOutput};
     use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::DUMMY_SEED;
     use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::kdf::TestFrameworkKDF;
     use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::xof::TestFrameworkXOF;
     use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHA3_256, SHAKE128, SHAKE256};
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_xof_partial_bit_output() {
-        // The 4th ([3]) byte of the output of SHA128(\x00\x01\x02\x03\x04) is known to be 0xFF
-        // That fact is used to test partial byte output.
-
-        let output = SHAKE128::new().hash_xof(&[0u8, 1u8, 2u8, 3u8, 4u8], 4);
-        assert_eq!(output[3], 0xFF);
-
-        // just for comparison
-        let mut output2 = vec![0u8; 4];
-        SHAKE128::new().hash_xof_out(&[0u8, 1u8, 2u8, 3u8, 4u8], &mut output2);
-        assert_eq!(output, output2);
-
-        // test bounds
-        // 0 is in range: it requests no bits, so the result is 0x00.
-        let mut shake = SHAKE128::new();
-        shake.absorb(&[0u8, 1u8, 2u8, 3u8, 4u8]).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-        let _throwaway = shake.squeeze(3);
-        assert_eq!(shake.squeeze_partial_byte_final(0).expect("Squeeze failed"), 0x00);
-
-        // 8 and above are out of range.
-        for bad in [8usize, 9, 15, 16, 64, usize::MAX] {
-            let mut shake = SHAKE128::new();
-            shake.absorb(&[0u8, 1u8, 2u8, 3u8, 4u8]).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-            let _throwaway = shake.squeeze(3);
-            assert!(
-                matches!(shake.squeeze_partial_byte_final(bad), Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))),
-                "num_bits={bad}"
-            );
-        }
-
-        for i in 0..=7 {
-            let mut shake = SHAKE128::new();
-            shake.absorb(&[0u8, 1u8, 2u8, 3u8, 4u8]).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-            _ = shake.squeeze(3);
-            let out: u8 = shake.squeeze_partial_byte_final(i).expect("Squeeze failed");
-            // byte [3] of the stream is 0xFF, so its first `i` bits, returned MSB-first, are the top
-            // `i` set bits.
-            assert_eq!(out, (0xFF00u16 >> i) as u8);
-        }
-
-        // success case -- output slice version
-        let mut shake = SHAKE128::new();
-        shake.absorb(&[0u8, 1u8, 2u8, 3u8, 4u8]).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-        _ = shake.squeeze(3);
-        let mut out = 0u8;
-        shake.squeeze_partial_byte_final_out(1, &mut out).expect("Squeeze failed");
-        assert_eq!(out, 0x80);
-    }
-
-    /// Regression: squeeze_partial_byte_final() as the *first* squeeze must apply the SHAKE "1111"
-    /// domain suffix (previously it bypassed it and returned raw Keccak output), and must return the
-    /// first `num_bits` bits of the next output byte (its low bits, FIPS 202 B.1 bit ordering) in the
-    /// top `num_bits` bits of the result (ASN.1 BIT STRING order), with the unused low bits zero.
-    #[test]
-    fn partial_bit_output_as_first_squeeze_matches_full_output() {
-        let msg = b"abc";
-        for skip in [0usize, 1, 5] {
-            let mut shake = SHAKE256::new();
-            shake.absorb(msg).unwrap();
-            let full = shake.squeeze(skip + 1)[skip];
-            // pick a byte that is not all-ones/all-zeros so bit selection is actually tested
-            assert!(
-                full != 0x00 && full != 0xFF,
-                "test vector byte must be non-uniform: {full:#x}"
-            );
-
-            for n in 0..=7usize {
-                let mut shake = SHAKE256::new();
-                shake.absorb(msg).unwrap();
-                if skip > 0 {
-                    _ = shake.squeeze(skip);
-                }
-                let got = shake.squeeze_partial_byte_final(n).unwrap();
-                assert_eq!(
-                    got,
-                    full.reverse_bits() & ((0xFF00u16 >> n) as u8),
-                    "skip={skip} n={n}"
-                );
-                assert_eq!(got & (0xFFu8 >> n), 0, "unused low bits must be zero");
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Regression: when the 4 trailing message bits plus the SHAKE "1111" suffix exactly fill a byte,
     /// the sponge must still switch to squeezing, otherwise the first squeeze appended a second suffix.
     /// Vector: NIST CAVP SHA3VS SHAKE128ShortMsg (bit-oriented), Len = 4, Msg = 08 (FIPS 202 B.1
     /// packing: message bits 0001 in the low nibble, first bit in the LSB), i.e. 0x10 in the API's
     /// MSB-first order.
     #[test]
-    fn absorb_last_partial_byte_four_bits() {
-        let mut shake = SHAKE128::new();
-        shake.absorb_last_partial_byte(0x10, 4).unwrap();
+    fn into_output_partial_bits_four_bits() {
+        let shake = SHAKE128::new();
+        let mut out = shake.into_output_partial_bits(0x10, 4).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
-            shake.squeeze(16),
+            out.do_output(16),
             bouncycastle_hex::decode("d40238024b040a954d9c2c89daf480e5").unwrap(),
             "SHAKE128 of the 4-bit message 0001"
         );
     }
 
-    /// absorb_last_partial_byte() must validate num_partial_bits before shifting: 0 is allowed
+    /// into_output_partial_bits() must validate num_bits before shifting: 0 is allowed
     /// (finalize with no partial byte), 8+ is rejected with InvalidLength rather than panicking.
     #[test]
-    fn absorb_last_partial_byte_validates_range() {
+    fn into_output_partial_bits_validates_range() {
         for bad in [8usize, 9, 15, 16, 64, usize::MAX] {
             let mut shake = SHAKE128::new();
-            shake.absorb(b"abc").unwrap();
+            shake.do_update(b"abc");
             assert!(
                 matches!(
-                    shake.absorb_last_partial_byte(0xFF, bad),
+                    shake.into_output_partial_bits(0xFF, bad),
                     Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))
                 ),
-                "num_partial_bits={bad}"
+                "num_bits={bad}"
             );
         }
         let mut a = SHAKE128::new();
-        a.absorb(b"abc").unwrap();
-        a.absorb_last_partial_byte(0xFF, 0).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(a.squeeze(32), SHAKE128::new().hash_xof(b"abc", 32));
+        a.do_update(b"abc");
+        let mut a = a.into_output_partial_bits(0xFF, 0).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(a.do_output(32), SHAKE128::new().hash_xof(b"abc", 32));
 
         // Upper boundary: 7 bits is the largest valid partial byte and must be accepted, and must
         // actually change the output relative to the byte-aligned message.
         let mut b = SHAKE128::new();
-        b.absorb(b"abc").unwrap();
-        b.absorb_last_partial_byte(0xFE, 7).unwrap();
-        assert_ne!(b.squeeze(32), SHAKE128::new().hash_xof(b"abc", 32));
-    }
-
-    /// Once squeezing has begun, a SHAKE cannot return to absorbing (FIPS 202 defines SHAKE as a
-    /// single function of the whole message). Both absorb entry points must reject a post-squeeze call
-    /// with `HashError::InvalidState` rather than panicking, and a rejected call must leave the sponge
-    /// untouched so the output stream continues consistently.
-    #[test]
-    fn absorb_after_squeeze_is_rejected() {
-        use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
-
-        // absorb() after squeeze() -> InvalidState.
-        let mut shake = SHAKE128::new();
-        shake.absorb(b"input").expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-        let _ = shake.squeeze(16);
-        assert!(matches!(shake.absorb(b"more"), Err(HashError::InvalidState(_))));
-
-        // absorb_last_partial_byte() after squeeze() -> InvalidState.
-        let mut shake = SHAKE256::new();
-        shake.absorb(b"input").expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-        let _ = shake.squeeze(16);
-        assert!(matches!(shake.absorb_last_partial_byte(0x01, 3), Err(HashError::InvalidState(_))));
-
-        // A rejected absorb must not corrupt state: the output stream continues as if it never
-        // happened. Squeezing 16 + 16 bytes around a rejected absorb must equal a clean squeeze of 32.
-        let mut a = SHAKE128::new();
-        a.absorb(b"input").expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-        let first = a.squeeze(16);
-        assert!(a.absorb(b"more").is_err());
-        let second = a.squeeze(16);
-
-        let mut b = SHAKE128::new();
-        b.absorb(b"input").expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-        let clean = b.squeeze(32);
-
-        assert_eq!(first.as_slice(), &clean[..16]);
-        assert_eq!(second.as_slice(), &clean[16..]);
+        b.do_update(b"abc");
+        let mut b = b.into_output_partial_bits(0xFE, 7).unwrap();
+        assert_ne!(b.do_output(32), SHAKE128::new().hash_xof(b"abc", 32));
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -343,9 +223,9 @@ mod shake_tests {
     #[test]
     fn security_strength() {
         assert_eq!(KDF::max_security_strength(&SHAKE128::default()), SecurityStrength::_128bit);
-        assert_eq!(XOF::max_security_strength(&SHAKE128::default()), SecurityStrength::_128bit);
+        assert_eq!(Hash::max_security_strength(&SHAKE128::default()), SecurityStrength::_128bit);
         assert_eq!(KDF::max_security_strength(&SHAKE256::default()), SecurityStrength::_256bit);
-        assert_eq!(XOF::max_security_strength(&SHAKE256::default()), SecurityStrength::_256bit);
+        assert_eq!(Hash::max_security_strength(&SHAKE256::default()), SecurityStrength::_256bit);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -369,36 +249,58 @@ mod shake_tests {
         let str = "Colorless green ideas sleep furiously";
 
         // A helper that exercises the full round-trip for one SHAKE variant.
-        fn round_trip<const N: usize, X: XOF + Suspendable<N> + Clone>(mut shake: X, input: &[u8]) {
-            shake.absorb(input).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+        // Each phase suspends as its own type: an absorbing state resumes as `X`, a squeezing one
+        // as `X::Output`, and each rejects the other's phase.
+        fn round_trip<const N: usize, X>(mut shake: X, input: &[u8])
+        where
+            X: XOF + Suspendable<N> + Clone,
+            X::Output: Suspendable<N> + Clone,
+        {
+            shake.do_update(input);
 
             // do the default trait-conformance tests
             TestFrameworkSuspendableState::new().test(&shake);
 
             // Test #1
-            // serialize the in-progress (absorbing) state, then squeeze from the original and compare
-            let serialized_state = shake.clone().suspend();
-            let expected = shake.squeeze(64);
+            // serialize the in-progress (absorbing) state, then read from the original and compare
+            let absorbing_state = shake.clone().suspend();
+            let mut out = shake.into_output();
+            let expected = out.do_output(64);
 
             // rebuild from the serialized state and confirm it produces the same output
-            let mut from_state = X::from_suspended(serialized_state).unwrap();
-            assert_eq!(expected, from_state.squeeze(64));
+            let from_state =
+                X::from_suspended(absorbing_state).expect("an absorbing state resumes as the XOF");
+            assert_eq!(expected, from_state.into_output().do_output(64));
 
             // Test #2
-            // serialize the in-progress (squeezing) state, then squeeze more from the original and compare
-            let serialized_state = shake.clone().suspend();
-            let expected = shake.squeeze(64);
+            // serialize the in-progress (squeezing) state, then read more from the original and compare
+            let squeezing_state = out.clone().suspend();
+            let expected = out.do_output(64);
 
             // rebuild from the serialized state and confirm it produces the same output
-            let mut from_state = X::from_suspended(serialized_state).unwrap();
-            assert_eq!(expected, from_state.squeeze(64));
+            let mut from_state = X::Output::from_suspended(squeezing_state)
+                .expect("a squeezing state resumes as the output");
+            assert_eq!(expected, from_state.do_output(64));
+
+            // The phase is part of the state, so each type refuses the other's.
+            assert!(
+                matches!(X::from_suspended(squeezing_state), Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData)),
+                "a squeezing state must not resume as an absorbing XOF"
+            );
+            assert!(
+                matches!(
+                    X::Output::from_suspended(absorbing_state),
+                    Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData)
+                ),
+                "an absorbing state must not resume as an output"
+            );
 
             // a corrupt `squeezing` byte (last byte of the keccak state) must be rejected.
             // Layout: 3 version bytes + variant tag(1) + [u64;25](200) + data_queue(192)
             //         + bits_in_queue(8) + squeezing(1)
-            let mut busted = serialized_state;
+            let mut busted = squeezing_state;
             busted[3 + 1 + 400] = 42;
-            match X::from_suspended(busted) {
+            match X::Output::from_suspended(busted) {
                 Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData) => { /* good */ }
                 _ => panic!("Expected an error for a corrupt squeezing byte"),
             }
@@ -411,7 +313,7 @@ mod shake_tests {
         // variant tag). The SHAKE256 -> SHA3-256 case is the important one: they share the same rate
         // (1088), so only the variant tag distinguishes them.
         let mut shake128 = SHAKE128::new();
-        shake128.absorb(str.as_bytes()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+        shake128.do_update(str.as_bytes());
         let serialized_128 = shake128.suspend();
         match SHAKE256::from_suspended(serialized_128) {
             Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData) => { /* good */ }
@@ -419,7 +321,7 @@ mod shake_tests {
         }
 
         let mut shake256 = SHAKE256::new();
-        shake256.absorb(str.as_bytes()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+        shake256.do_update(str.as_bytes());
         let serialized_256 = shake256.suspend();
         match SHA3_256::from_suspended(serialized_256) {
             Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData) => { /* good */ }
@@ -446,16 +348,15 @@ mod shake_tests {
         let output: Vec<u8>;
 
         if partial_bits == 0 {
-            shake.absorb(tc.msg.as_slice()).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-            output = shake.squeeze(tc.output.len());
+            shake.do_update(tc.msg.as_slice());
+            let mut shake = shake.into_output();
+            output = shake.do_output(tc.output.len());
         } else {
-            shake
-                .absorb(&tc.msg[..(tc.msg.len() - 1)])
-                .expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
-            shake
-                .absorb_last_partial_byte(tc.msg[tc.msg.len() - 1], partial_bits)
-                .expect("Absorb failed");
-            output = shake.squeeze(tc.output.len());
+            shake.do_update(&tc.msg[..(tc.msg.len() - 1)]);
+            let mut shake = shake
+                .into_output_partial_bits(tc.msg[tc.msg.len() - 1], partial_bits)
+                .expect("partial_bits is in 1..=7");
+            output = shake.do_output(tc.output.len());
         }
 
         assert_eq!(tc.output, output);
diff --git a/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_sha3_mem_usage.rs b/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_sha3_mem_usage.rs
index b08e2c3e..7a0b3c63 100644
--- a/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_sha3_mem_usage.rs
+++ b/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_sha3_mem_usage.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 #![allow(unused_imports)]
 
-use bouncycastle::core::traits::{Hash, Suspendable, XOF};
+use bouncycastle::core::traits::{Hash, Suspendable, XOF, XofOutput};
 use bouncycastle::sha3::{
     SHA3_224, SHA3_256, SHA3_384, SHA3_512, SHAKE128, SHAKE256, SUSPENDED_SHA3_STATE_LEN,
 };
@@ -85,9 +85,10 @@ fn bench_shake128_xof() {
     eprintln!("SHAKE128/absorb+squeeze_out");
 
     let mut x = SHAKE128::new();
-    x.absorb(&MSG).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+    x.do_update(&MSG);
     let mut out = [0u8; 512];
-    x.squeeze_out(&mut out);
+    let mut x = x.into_output();
+    x.do_output_out(&mut out);
     println!("{:x?}", out);
 }
 
@@ -95,9 +96,10 @@ fn bench_shake256_xof() {
     eprintln!("SHAKE256/absorb+squeeze_out");
 
     let mut x = SHAKE256::new();
-    x.absorb(&MSG).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+    x.do_update(&MSG);
     let mut out = [0u8; 512];
-    x.squeeze_out(&mut out);
+    let mut x = x.into_output();
+    x.do_output_out(&mut out);
     println!("{:x?}", out);
 }
 

From 86819d7412c94b16610c9c323580a62ca2e50679 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2026 15:29:01 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 02/68] sha3: pin the SHAKE block_bitlen and output_len values,
 which three mutants survived

---
 crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)

diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs
index 2f9fe83a..590fcc14 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,27 @@ mod shake_tests {
         assert_ne!(b.do_output(32), SHAKE128::new().hash_xof(b"abc", 32));
     }
 
+    /// The two `Hash` metadata methods, pinned to their actual values.
+    ///
+    /// The generic framework can only check that these are positive and byte-aligned, which every
+    /// plausible mis-derivation also satisfies -- `cargo mutants` survived three separate mutations
+    /// of them until this test existed.
+    ///
+    /// `block_bitlen` is the sponge rate, `1600 - 2c`: FIPS 202 Table 3 gives 1344 bits for
+    /// SHAKE128 and 1088 for SHAKE256. `output_len` is the nominal digest size, which BC Java's
+    /// `SHAKEDigest.getDigestSize()` defines as `fixedOutputLength / 4`: 32 and 64 bytes.
+    #[test]
+    fn metadata_matches_fips202_and_bc_java() {
+        assert_eq!(SHAKE128::new().block_bitlen(), 1344, "SHAKE128 rate, FIPS 202 Table 3");
+        assert_eq!(SHAKE256::new().block_bitlen(), 1088, "SHAKE256 rate, FIPS 202 Table 3");
+        assert_eq!(SHAKE128::new().output_len(), 32, "SHAKEDigest.getDigestSize() for SHAKE128");
+        assert_eq!(SHAKE256::new().output_len(), 64, "SHAKEDigest.getDigestSize() for SHAKE256");
+
+        // and do_final actually produces that many bytes
+        assert_eq!(SHAKE128::new().hash(b"abc").len(), 32);
+        assert_eq!(SHAKE256::new().hash(b"abc").len(), 64);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_update_bytes() {
         for tc in read_test_vectors("SHAKETestVectors.txt") {

From 24ae9b419ee24e7dc15503ddcc81d8da053f2178 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2026 17:19:46 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 03/68] core: XofOutput gains do_final and do_final_out,
 matching BC Java's doFinal after doOutput

---
 crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 crypto/core/src/traits.rs             | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 55 insertions(+)

diff --git a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs
index 46edb466..8dbf6bcb 100644
--- a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs
+++ b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs
@@ -67,6 +67,35 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
             "successive reads must continue one stream"
         );
 
+        /*** fn do_final(self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8> ***/
+        // do_final reads what do_output would read at the same point; it only ends the stream.
+        let mut xof = X::default();
+        xof.do_update(input);
+        assert_eq!(
+            xof.into_output().do_final(expected_output.len()),
+            expected_output,
+            "do_final must read what do_output reads"
+        );
+
+        // ... including part-way through a stream, not just at the start.
+        let mut xof = X::default();
+        xof.do_update(input);
+        let mut out = xof.into_output();
+        let head = out.do_output(split);
+        let tail = out.do_final(expected_output.len() - split);
+        assert_eq!(
+            [head, tail].concat(),
+            expected_output,
+            "do_final must continue the stream, not restart it"
+        );
+
+        let mut buf = vec![0xFFu8; expected_output.len()];
+        let mut xof = X::default();
+        xof.do_update(input);
+        let n = xof.into_output().do_final_out(&mut buf);
+        assert_eq!(n, expected_output.len());
+        assert_eq!(buf, expected_output, "do_final_out must agree with do_final");
+
         /*** fn hash_xof(self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> ***/
         assert_eq!(
             X::default().hash_xof(input, expected_output.len()),
diff --git a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
index f8f4f19c..052e10c9 100644
--- a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
+++ b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
@@ -1761,6 +1761,32 @@ pub trait XofOutput {
     /// As [`do_output`](Self::do_output), filling the caller's buffer, which is zeroized first.
     /// Returns the number of bytes written.
     fn do_output_out(&mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize;
+
+    /// The last output: produces `num_bytes` bytes and ends the stream.
+    ///
+    /// This is BC Java's `Xof.doFinal(out, outOff, outLen)` called after `doOutput`, which is
+    /// `doOutput` followed by `reset()` (`SHAKEDigest.java`). Here the reset is taking `self` by
+    /// value: the handle is gone afterwards, and dropping it zeroizes the sponge. So this is
+    /// exactly [`do_output`](Self::do_output) plus the end of the value's life, provided as a
+    /// separate name so a call site can say which read is its last.
+    ///
+    /// It reads the same bytes [`do_output`](Self::do_output) would at the same point in the
+    /// stream; the difference is only that nothing can follow it.
+    fn do_final(mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8>
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        self.do_output(num_bytes)
+    }
+
+    /// As [`do_final`](Self::do_final), filling the caller's buffer, which is zeroized first.
+    /// Returns the number of bytes written.
+    fn do_final_out(mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        self.do_output_out(output)
+    }
 }
 
 /// Extendable-Output Functions (XOFs): hashes whose output length is chosen by the caller.

From 517cd5902f6e77ad1a120c8c430890a1c5436174 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2026 18:01:37 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 04/68] sha3: add cSHAKE128 and cSHAKE256 (SP 800-185 Sec 3)
 with the Sec 2.3 encodings and cshake CLI subcommands

---
 cli/src/main.rs                   |  48 ++++++++
 cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs               |  24 +++-
 crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs         | 190 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs            |  27 ++++-
 crypto/sha3/src/shake.rs          |  72 ++++++++---
 crypto/sha3/src/xof_utils.rs      | 121 +++++++++++++++++++
 crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs | 187 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 7 files changed, 648 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/sha3/src/xof_utils.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs

diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
index 2b26315b..fc7866c8 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -158,6 +158,48 @@ enum Subcommands {
         x: bool,
     },
 
+    /// Perform cSHAKE128 (NIST SP 800-185) of the content provided on stdin. Requires the output
+    /// length in bytes. With no customization string this is exactly SHAKE128.
+    /// Supports streaming update for low memory footprint.
+    CSHAKE128 {
+        /// Length of the output in bytes.
+        length: usize,
+
+        #[arg(short = 's', long)]
+        /// Customization string. Two cSHAKEs with different customization strings produce
+        /// unrelated output, so this domain-separates one use of the function from another.
+        customization: Option<String>,
+
+        #[arg(short = 'n', long)]
+        /// Function-name string. Reserved by NIST for functions it defines (SP 800-185 Sec 3.4);
+        /// use --customization for your own domain separation.
+        function_name: Option<String>,
+
+        #[arg(short)]
+        /// Output the hashes in hex format.
+        x: bool,
+    },
+
+    /// Perform cSHAKE256 (NIST SP 800-185) of the content provided on stdin. Requires the output
+    /// length in bytes. With no customization string this is exactly SHAKE256.
+    /// Supports streaming update for low memory footprint.
+    CSHAKE256 {
+        /// Length of the output in bytes.
+        length: usize,
+
+        #[arg(short = 's', long)]
+        /// Customization string. See cshake128.
+        customization: Option<String>,
+
+        #[arg(short = 'n', long)]
+        /// Function-name string, reserved by NIST. See cshake128.
+        function_name: Option<String>,
+
+        #[arg(short)]
+        /// Output the hashes in hex format.
+        x: bool,
+    },
+
     /// Perform HMAC-SHA256 of the content provided on stdin.
     /// Supports streaming update for low memory footprint.
     /// Note: in production uses, secrets should not be passed on the command-line because they get
@@ -1051,6 +1093,12 @@ fn main() {
         Some(Subcommands::SHAKE256 { length, x }) => {
             sha3_cmd::shake_cmd(256, *length, *x);
         }
+        Some(Subcommands::CSHAKE128 { length, customization, function_name, x }) => {
+            sha3_cmd::cshake_cmd(128, *length, function_name, customization, *x);
+        }
+        Some(Subcommands::CSHAKE256 { length, customization, function_name, x }) => {
+            sha3_cmd::cshake_cmd(256, *length, function_name, customization, *x);
+        }
         Some(Subcommands::HMAC_SHA256 { key, key_file, verify, x }) => {
             mac_cmd::mac_cmd(HMACVariant::SHA256, key, key_file, verify, *x)
         }
diff --git a/cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs b/cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs
index b620e9c1..1f5205aa 100644
--- a/cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs
+++ b/cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ use bouncycastle::core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
 use std::io;
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
 
-use bouncycastle::sha3::{SHA3_224, SHA3_256, SHA3_384, SHA3_512, SHAKE128, SHAKE256};
+use bouncycastle::sha3::{
+    CSHAKE128, CSHAKE256, SHA3_224, SHA3_256, SHA3_384, SHA3_512, SHAKE128, SHAKE256,
+};
 
 pub(crate) fn sha3_cmd(bit_len: usize, output_hex: bool) {
     match bit_len {
@@ -44,6 +46,26 @@ pub(crate) fn shake_cmd(bit_len: usize, output_len: usize, output_hex: bool) {
     }
 }
 
+/// cSHAKE (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 3): SHAKE bound to a function name and a customization string.
+///
+/// Both strings default to empty, and with both empty cSHAKE is defined to be plain SHAKE
+/// (Sec 3.3 step 1), so `cshake128 32` and `shake128 32` agree.
+pub(crate) fn cshake_cmd(
+    bit_len: usize,
+    output_len: usize,
+    function_name: &Option<String>,
+    customization: &Option<String>,
+    output_hex: bool,
+) {
+    let n = function_name.as_deref().unwrap_or("").as_bytes();
+    let s = customization.as_deref().unwrap_or("").as_bytes();
+    match bit_len {
+        128 => do_shake(CSHAKE128::new(n, s), output_len, output_hex),
+        256 => do_shake(CSHAKE256::new(n, s), output_len, output_hex),
+        _ => panic!("Unsupported algorithm: cSHAKE-{}", bit_len),
+    }
+}
+
 fn do_shake(mut shake: impl XOF, output_len: usize, output_hex: bool) {
     let mut buf: [u8; 1024] = [0u8; 1024];
     // read from stdin
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b809303e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+//! cSHAKE, the customizable SHAKE of NIST SP 800-185 Sec 3.
+
+use crate::SHAKEParams;
+use crate::shake::{SHAKEInternal, SHAKEOutput};
+use crate::xof_utils::left_encode;
+use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, SecurityStrength, XOF, XofOutput};
+
+/// The domain separator cSHAKE absorbs in place of SHAKE's `1111`: the `00` of SP 800-185 Sec 3.3,
+/// two zero bits, which is what keeps a customized instance separate from plain SHAKE.
+const CSHAKE_SUFFIX: (u8, usize) = (0x00, 2);
+
+/// Internal struct for cSHAKE. Use [`crate::CSHAKE128`] or [`crate::CSHAKE256`].
+///
+/// cSHAKE is SHAKE with two extra inputs bound to the front of the message: a function-name string
+/// `N`, reserved for NIST, and a customization string `S`, chosen by the caller. SP 800-185 Sec 3.1
+/// puts it as strong typing -- two instances with different `N` or `S` produce unrelated output, so
+/// a key fingerprint and an email signature computed over the same bytes cannot collide.
+///
+/// # The empty case is SHAKE, exactly
+///
+/// SP 800-185 Sec 3.3 step 1: when `N` and `S` are both empty, cSHAKE *is* SHAKE, including its
+/// `1111` domain separator. This is a required special case, not something that falls out of the
+/// general construction -- feeding empty strings through the `bytepad` branch would absorb a
+/// non-empty prefix and use a different separator, giving a different function. [`Self::new`]
+/// branches on it, and there is a test that the two agree.
+pub struct CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> {
+    shake: SHAKEInternal<PARAMS>,
+    /// False when `N` and `S` are both empty, in which case this is plain SHAKE.
+    customized: bool,
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Algorithm for CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
+    const ALG_NAME: &'static str = PARAMS::CSHAKE_ALG_NAME;
+    const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = PARAMS::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH;
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
+    /// A new cSHAKE bound to the function name `n` and customization string `s`.
+    ///
+    /// Both may be empty; if both are, this is plain SHAKE (Sec 3.3 step 1).
+    ///
+    /// `n` is reserved for NIST-defined functions -- Sec 3.4 asks callers not to invent their own,
+    /// because a value NIST later assigns would then collide. Customization belongs in `s`.
+    pub fn new(n: &[u8], s: &[u8]) -> Self {
+        let mut shake = SHAKEInternal::<PARAMS>::new();
+        let customized = !n.is_empty() || !s.is_empty();
+        if customized {
+            // Sec 3.3: bytepad(encode_string(N) || encode_string(S), rate). Absorbed rather than
+            // built in a buffer, so no allocation and no bound on the length of N or S.
+            let rate = PARAMS::RATE_BYTES;
+            let mut written = absorb_left_encode(&mut shake, rate as u64);
+            written += absorb_encoded_string(&mut shake, n);
+            written += absorb_encoded_string(&mut shake, s);
+            // ... then zero bytes up to a whole number of rate-sized blocks.
+            absorb_zeros(&mut shake, written.next_multiple_of(rate) - written);
+        }
+        Self { shake, customized }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Absorbs `left_encode(value)`, returning how many bytes went in.
+fn absorb_left_encode<PARAMS: SHAKEParams>(shake: &mut SHAKEInternal<PARAMS>, value: u64) -> usize {
+    let (buf, len) = left_encode(value);
+    shake.do_update(&buf[..len]);
+    len
+}
+
+/// Absorbs `encode_string(s)` -- `left_encode(len(s))` then `s` -- returning how many bytes went
+/// in. SP 800-185 Sec 2.3.2 counts the length in bits.
+fn absorb_encoded_string<PARAMS: SHAKEParams>(
+    shake: &mut SHAKEInternal<PARAMS>,
+    s: &[u8],
+) -> usize {
+    let n = absorb_left_encode(shake, (s.len() as u64) * 8);
+    shake.do_update(s);
+    n + s.len()
+}
+
+/// Absorbs `count` zero bytes, the padding of `bytepad` (Sec 2.3.3 step 3).
+fn absorb_zeros<PARAMS: SHAKEParams>(shake: &mut SHAKEInternal<PARAMS>, mut count: usize) {
+    const ZEROS: [u8; 64] = [0u8; 64];
+    while count > 0 {
+        let n = count.min(ZEROS.len());
+        shake.do_update(&ZEROS[..n]);
+        count -= n;
+    }
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Default for CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
+    /// An uncustomized cSHAKE, which by Sec 3.3 step 1 is plain SHAKE.
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new(&[], &[])
+    }
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
+    fn block_bitlen(&self) -> usize {
+        self.shake.block_bitlen()
+    }
+
+    fn output_len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.shake.output_len()
+    }
+
+    fn hash(self, data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let n = self.output_len();
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
+        self.hash_out(data, &mut out);
+        out
+    }
+
+    fn hash_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
+    }
+
+    fn do_update(&mut self, data: &[u8]) {
+        self.shake.do_update(data);
+    }
+
+    fn do_final(self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let n = self.output_len();
+        self.into_output().do_output(n)
+    }
+
+    fn do_final_out(self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
+    }
+
+    fn do_final_partial_bits(
+        self,
+        partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, HashError> {
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; self.output_len()];
+        self.do_final_partial_bits_out(partial_byte, num_bits, &mut out)?;
+        Ok(out)
+    }
+
+    fn do_final_partial_bits_out(
+        self,
+        partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+        output: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, HashError> {
+        Ok(self.into_output_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)?.do_output_out(output))
+    }
+
+    fn max_security_strength(&self) -> SecurityStrength {
+        Hash::max_security_strength(&self.shake)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XOF for CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
+    type Output = SHAKEOutput<PARAMS>;
+
+    fn into_output(self) -> Self::Output {
+        if self.customized {
+            let (suffix, bits) = CSHAKE_SUFFIX;
+            self.shake.into_output_with_suffix(suffix, bits)
+        } else {
+            // Sec 3.3 step 1: with no N and no S this is SHAKE, separator included.
+            self.shake.into_output()
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn into_output_partial_bits(
+        self,
+        partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Self::Output, HashError> {
+        if self.customized {
+            let (suffix, bits) = CSHAKE_SUFFIX;
+            self.shake.into_output_partial_bits_with_suffix(partial_byte, num_bits, suffix, bits)
+        } else {
+            self.shake.into_output_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn hash_xof(mut self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.into_output().do_output(result_len)
+    }
+
+    fn hash_xof_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
index 695f73c0..937a439d 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
@@ -201,9 +201,11 @@ use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, KDF, MAC, Suspendable, XOF};
 // end of doc-only imports
 
+mod cshake;
 mod keccak;
 mod sha3;
 mod shake;
+mod xof_utils;
 
 pub mod hmac;
 
@@ -220,10 +222,26 @@ pub const SHA3_512_NAME: &str = "SHA3-512";
 pub const SHAKE128_NAME: &str = "SHAKE128";
 /// Algorithm name string for SHAKE256, as used by the factories and CLI.
 pub const SHAKE256_NAME: &str = "SHAKE256";
+/// The name of the cSHAKE128 algorithm (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 3).
+pub const CSHAKE128_NAME: &str = "CSHAKE128";
+/// The name of the cSHAKE256 algorithm (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 3).
+pub const CSHAKE256_NAME: &str = "CSHAKE256";
 
 /*** pub types ***/
+pub use cshake::CSHAKEInternal;
 pub use sha3::SHA3Internal;
-pub use shake::SHAKEInternal;
+
+/// cSHAKE128: the customizable SHAKE128 of NIST SP 800-185 Sec 3, at a 128-bit security strength.
+///
+/// Construct with [`CSHAKEInternal::new`], passing the function-name string `N` (reserved for
+/// NIST, normally empty) and the customization string `S`. With both empty this is exactly
+/// [`SHAKE128`].
+pub type CSHAKE128 = CSHAKEInternal<SHAKE128Params>;
+/// cSHAKE256: the customizable SHAKE256 of NIST SP 800-185 Sec 3, at a 256-bit security strength.
+///
+/// See [`CSHAKE128`].
+pub type CSHAKE256 = CSHAKEInternal<SHAKE256Params>;
+pub use shake::{SHAKEInternal, SHAKEOutput};
 
 pub use keccak::SUSPENDED_SHA3_STATE_LEN;
 
@@ -350,6 +368,11 @@ trait SHAKEParams: Algorithm {
     const SIZE: KeccakSize;
     /// See [`SHA3Params::STATE_TAG`]. Must be distinct from every SHA3 *and* SHAKE variant's tag.
     const STATE_TAG: u8;
+    /// The sponge rate in bytes: `(1600 - 2c) / 8`, 168 for SHAKE128 and 136 for SHAKE256.
+    /// SP 800-185 Sec 3.3 pads cSHAKE's encoded strings to a multiple of it.
+    const RATE_BYTES: usize = (1600 - ((Self::SIZE as usize) << 1)) / 8;
+    /// The name of the cSHAKE built on this parameter set.
+    const CSHAKE_ALG_NAME: &'static str;
 }
 /// The parameters for SHAKE128.
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -361,6 +384,7 @@ impl Algorithm for SHAKE128Params {
 impl SHAKEParams for SHAKE128Params {
     const SIZE: KeccakSize = KeccakSize::_128;
     const STATE_TAG: u8 = 5;
+    const CSHAKE_ALG_NAME: &'static str = CSHAKE128_NAME;
 }
 /// Assigned by NIST in the Computer Security Objects Register: id-shake128 { hashAlgs 11 }
 impl AlgorithmOID for SHAKE128 {
@@ -378,6 +402,7 @@ impl Algorithm for SHAKE256Params {
 impl SHAKEParams for SHAKE256Params {
     const SIZE: KeccakSize = KeccakSize::_256;
     const STATE_TAG: u8 = 6;
+    const CSHAKE_ALG_NAME: &'static str = CSHAKE256_NAME;
 }
 /// Assigned by NIST in the Computer Security Objects Register: id-shake256 { hashAlgs 12 }
 impl AlgorithmOID for SHAKE256 {
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/shake.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/shake.rs
index 3c02a33d..ec6c3bec 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/shake.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/shake.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,25 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
         self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
     }
 
+    /// Ends absorbing with a caller-chosen domain separator and returns the squeezing half.
+    ///
+    /// SHAKE uses "1111" (FIPS 202 s. 6.2), but cSHAKE uses "00" (SP 800-185 s. 3.3, the `00` in
+    /// the `KECCAK[c](... || X || 00, L)` branch), so the suffix cannot be baked in here. Crate
+    /// internal: callers outside pick a function, and the function picks its own separator.
+    ///
+    /// Infallible for the same reason [`Hash::do_update`] is: a `SHAKEInternal` a caller can name
+    /// has never squeezed, so the queue is byte-aligned and `absorb_bits` cannot reject it.
+    pub(crate) fn into_output_with_suffix(
+        mut self,
+        suffix: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+    ) -> SHAKEOutput<PARAMS> {
+        self.keccak
+            .absorb_bits(suffix, num_bits)
+            .expect("a sponge that has not squeezed can absorb a domain separator");
+        SHAKEOutput { shake: self }
+    }
+
     /// Produces the next bytes of the output stream, applying the SHAKE "1111" domain separator
     /// (FIPS 202 s. 6.2) on the first call. Reached only through [`SHAKEOutput`], so the caller
     /// cannot interleave this with absorbing.
@@ -445,19 +464,43 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
 impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XOF for SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
     type Output = SHAKEOutput<PARAMS>;
 
-    fn into_output(mut self) -> Self::Output {
-        // The SHAKE domain separator, "1111" (FIPS 202 s. 6.2), applied as the sponge switches to
-        // squeezing. Infallible: this value has never squeezed (see `do_update`), so the queue is
-        // byte-aligned and `absorb_bits` cannot reject it.
-        self.keccak.absorb_bits(0x0F, 4).expect("a SHAKE that has not squeezed can absorb bits");
-        SHAKEOutput { shake: self }
+    fn into_output(self) -> Self::Output {
+        // The SHAKE domain separator, "1111" (FIPS 202 s. 6.2).
+        self.into_output_with_suffix(0x0F, 4)
     }
 
     fn into_output_partial_bits(
-        mut self,
+        self,
         partial_byte: u8,
         num_bits: usize,
     ) -> Result<Self::Output, HashError> {
+        // The SHAKE domain separator, "1111" (FIPS 202 s. 6.2).
+        self.into_output_partial_bits_with_suffix(partial_byte, num_bits, 0x0F, 4)
+    }
+
+    fn hash_xof(self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.hash_internal(data, result_len)
+    }
+
+    fn hash_xof_out(self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        // hash_internal_out zeroizes `output` before writing.
+        self.hash_internal_out(data, output)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
+    /// [`XOF::into_output_partial_bits`] with a caller-chosen domain separator, for cSHAKE.
+    ///
+    /// The message's trailing bits and the separator are absorbed together, so the separator
+    /// cannot simply be applied afterwards -- hence the suffix travels in rather than being
+    /// hardcoded. See [`Self::into_output_with_suffix`].
+    pub(crate) fn into_output_partial_bits_with_suffix(
+        mut self,
+        partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+        suffix: u8,
+        suffix_bits: usize,
+    ) -> Result<SHAKEOutput<PARAMS>, HashError> {
         // A partial byte has at most 7 bits; 0 means the message ends on a byte boundary.
         // Checked before any state change, so a rejected call leaves the sponge untouched.
         if num_bits > 7 {
@@ -469,8 +512,8 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XOF for SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
         // LSB-first: FIPS 202 Algorithm 10 (h2b) step 3 sets message bit T[8i + j] = b_ij, the bit
         // of weight 2^j in byte i. So reverse the bit order and keep the low num_bits bits.
         let message_bits = (partial_byte.reverse_bits() as u16) & ((1 << num_bits) - 1);
-        let mut final_input: u16 = message_bits | (0x0F << num_bits);
-        let mut final_bits = num_bits + 4;
+        let mut final_input: u16 = message_bits | ((suffix as u16) << num_bits);
+        let mut final_bits = num_bits + suffix_bits;
 
         if final_bits >= 8 {
             self.keccak.absorb(&[final_input as u8]);
@@ -482,17 +525,8 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XOF for SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
         // is in 0..=7 by construction.
         self.keccak.absorb_bits(final_input as u8, final_bits).expect("Absorb failed.");
 
-        // The "1111" suffix is already folded into final_input above, so the sponge is finished
+        // The suffix is already folded into final_input above, so the sponge is finished
         // absorbing; wrap it without applying the suffix a second time.
         Ok(SHAKEOutput { shake: self })
     }
-
-    fn hash_xof(self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
-        self.hash_internal(data, result_len)
-    }
-
-    fn hash_xof_out(self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        // hash_internal_out zeroizes `output` before writing.
-        self.hash_internal_out(data, output)
-    }
 }
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/xof_utils.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/xof_utils.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6322e0f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/xof_utils.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+//! The integer and string encodings of NIST SP 800-185 Sec 2.3.
+//!
+//! These are shared by every SHA-3-derived function in the Recommendation: cSHAKE uses
+//! `encode_string` and `bytepad` to bind its function-name and customization strings, and KMAC and
+//! TupleHash add `right_encode` to bind the key and the requested output length.
+//!
+//! Lengths in the Recommendation are counted in **bits**, while this crate's API is byte-oriented,
+//! so callers pass byte counts and the helpers multiply where the spec says `len(S)`.
+
+/// The widest encoding these functions produce: a length byte plus up to eight value bytes.
+///
+/// SP 800-185 Sec 2.3.1 permits integers up to `2^2040 - 1`, which would need 255 value bytes. A
+/// `u64` covers every length this library can be handed -- an input of `2^64` bits is 2 exabytes --
+/// so the buffer is sized for that rather than for the spec's theoretical maximum.
+pub(crate) const MAX_ENCODED_LEN: usize = 9;
+
+/// `left_encode(x)`: SP 800-185 Sec 2.3.1.
+///
+/// Encodes `value` so that it can be parsed unambiguously *from the beginning*: the number of
+/// value bytes comes first, then the value itself, big-endian. Returns the buffer and how much of
+/// it is used.
+///
+/// The spec's example: `left_encode(0)` is `10000000 00000000`, which in this document's
+/// low-order-bit-first notation is the bytes `01 00`.
+pub(crate) fn left_encode(value: u64) -> ([u8; MAX_ENCODED_LEN], usize) {
+    let mut buf = [0u8; MAX_ENCODED_LEN];
+    // Step 1: n is the smallest positive integer with 2^(8n) > value. Zero still takes one byte,
+    // which is why the count starts at 1 rather than 0.
+    let n = value_bytes(value);
+    buf[0] = n as u8;
+    // Steps 2-4: the base-256 digits of value, most significant first.
+    for i in 0..n {
+        buf[1 + i] = (value >> (8 * (n - 1 - i))) as u8;
+    }
+    (buf, n + 1)
+}
+
+/// `right_encode(x)`: SP 800-185 Sec 2.3.1.
+///
+/// Unused until KMAC and TupleHash land, which bind the requested output length with it.
+///
+/// As [`left_encode`], but the length byte comes *last*, so the encoding can be parsed from the end
+/// of a string. The spec's example: `right_encode(0)` is the bytes `00 01`.
+#[allow(dead_code)] // used by KMAC and TupleHash
+pub(crate) fn right_encode(value: u64) -> ([u8; MAX_ENCODED_LEN], usize) {
+    let mut buf = [0u8; MAX_ENCODED_LEN];
+    let n = value_bytes(value);
+    for i in 0..n {
+        buf[i] = (value >> (8 * (n - 1 - i))) as u8;
+    }
+    buf[n] = n as u8;
+    (buf, n + 1)
+}
+
+/// The number of base-256 digits in `value`: the spec's `n`, the smallest positive integer with
+/// `2^(8n) > value`. Positive, so zero encodes as one byte.
+fn value_bytes(value: u64) -> usize {
+    let mut n = 1;
+    let mut v = value;
+    while {
+        v >>= 8;
+        v != 0
+    } {
+        n += 1;
+    }
+    n
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    /// The two worked examples in SP 800-185 Sec 2.3.1, in the byte spelling of Sec 2
+    /// ("bytes are written with the low-order bit first" in binary, high-order digit first in hex).
+    #[test]
+    fn spec_examples() {
+        let (b, n) = right_encode(0);
+        assert_eq!(&b[..n], &[0x00, 0x01], "right_encode(0) = 00000000 10000000");
+
+        let (b, n) = left_encode(0);
+        assert_eq!(&b[..n], &[0x01, 0x00], "left_encode(0) = 10000000 00000000");
+    }
+
+    /// The encodings that appear in the NIST cSHAKE sample file: `left_encode(168)` opens the
+    /// bytepad block, and `left_encode(120)` prefixes the 15-character "Email Signature".
+    #[test]
+    fn cshake_sample_encodings() {
+        let (b, n) = left_encode(168);
+        assert_eq!(&b[..n], &[0x01, 0xA8], "left_encode(168), the cSHAKE128 rate");
+
+        let (b, n) = left_encode(120);
+        assert_eq!(&b[..n], &[0x01, 0x78], "left_encode(15 * 8), for \"Email Signature\"");
+    }
+
+    /// The length byte grows with the value, and the value is big-endian after it.
+    #[test]
+    fn multi_byte_values() {
+        let (b, n) = left_encode(0x0100);
+        assert_eq!(&b[..n], &[0x02, 0x01, 0x00]);
+        let (b, n) = right_encode(0x0100);
+        assert_eq!(&b[..n], &[0x01, 0x00, 0x02]);
+
+        let (b, n) = left_encode(u64::MAX);
+        assert_eq!(&b[..n], &[0x08, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF]);
+        let (b, n) = right_encode(u64::MAX);
+        assert_eq!(&b[..n], &[0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0x08]);
+    }
+
+    /// Every boundary where the number of value bytes increases.
+    #[test]
+    fn byte_count_boundaries() {
+        for n in 1..=8u32 {
+            let just_under = if n == 8 { u64::MAX } else { (1u64 << (8 * n)) - 1 };
+            assert_eq!(left_encode(just_under).1, n as usize + 1, "2^{} - 1", 8 * n);
+            assert_eq!(right_encode(just_under).1, n as usize + 1, "2^{} - 1", 8 * n);
+            if n < 8 {
+                assert_eq!(left_encode(1u64 << (8 * n)).1, n as usize + 2, "2^{}", 8 * n);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..32783850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+//! cSHAKE against the NIST SP 800-185 sample values.
+//!
+//! The vectors live in the `bc-test-data` repo, which must be cloned alongside this one at
+//! `../bc-test-data` (the same convention as the ML-KEM, ML-DSA and SHA-3 suites). If it is not
+//! present these tests print a warning and pass vacuously.
+
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
+use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
+use bouncycastle_sha3::{CSHAKE128, CSHAKE256, SHAKE128, SHAKE256};
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+/// One `COUNT` block of a `.rsp` file.
+struct Vector {
+    strength: usize,
+    n: String,
+    s: String,
+    output_len: usize,
+    msg: Vec<u8>,
+    output: Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+fn read_vectors(filename: &str) -> Option<Vec<Vector>> {
+    let path = Path::new("../../../bc-test-data/crypto/sp800-185").join(filename);
+    let Ok(content) = fs::read_to_string(&path) else {
+        println!(
+            "warning: {} not found; skipping. Clone bc-test-data alongside this repo.",
+            path.display()
+        );
+        return None;
+    };
+
+    let mut out = Vec::new();
+    let mut cur: Vec<(String, String)> = Vec::new();
+    let finish = |cur: &mut Vec<(String, String)>, out: &mut Vec<Vector>| {
+        if cur.is_empty() {
+            return;
+        }
+        let get = |k: &str| cur.iter().find(|(a, _)| a == k).map(|(_, b)| b.clone());
+        out.push(Vector {
+            strength: get("Strength").expect("Strength").parse().expect("a number"),
+            n: get("N").unwrap_or_default(),
+            s: get("S").unwrap_or_default(),
+            output_len: get("Outputlen").expect("Outputlen").parse().expect("a number"),
+            msg: hex::decode(get("Msg").unwrap_or_default()).expect("hex"),
+            output: hex::decode(get("Output").expect("Output")).expect("hex"),
+        });
+        cur.clear();
+    };
+
+    for line in content.lines() {
+        let line = line.trim_end();
+        if line.starts_with('#') || line.is_empty() {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let Some((k, v)) = line.split_once(" = ") else { continue };
+        if k == "COUNT" {
+            finish(&mut cur, &mut out);
+        } else {
+            cur.push((k.to_string(), v.to_string()));
+        }
+    }
+    finish(&mut cur, &mut out);
+    Some(out)
+}
+
+/// Every published cSHAKE sample value, at both strengths.
+#[test]
+fn nist_sp800_185_sample_values() {
+    let Some(vectors) = read_vectors("cSHAKE.rsp") else { return };
+    assert!(!vectors.is_empty(), "the vector file must not be empty");
+
+    for (i, v) in vectors.iter().enumerate() {
+        assert!(v.output_len.is_multiple_of(8), "COUNT {i}: byte-aligned outputs only");
+        let want = v.output_len / 8;
+
+        let got = match v.strength {
+            128 => {
+                let mut c = CSHAKE128::new(v.n.as_bytes(), v.s.as_bytes());
+                c.do_update(&v.msg);
+                c.into_output().do_output(want)
+            }
+            256 => {
+                let mut c = CSHAKE256::new(v.n.as_bytes(), v.s.as_bytes());
+                c.do_update(&v.msg);
+                c.into_output().do_output(want)
+            }
+            other => panic!("COUNT {i}: unexpected strength {other}"),
+        };
+        assert_eq!(got, v.output, "COUNT {i}: cSHAKE{} S={:?}", v.strength, v.s);
+    }
+    println!("cSHAKE: {} sample values", vectors.len());
+}
+
+/// SP 800-185 Sec 3.3 step 1: with `N` and `S` both empty, cSHAKE *is* SHAKE.
+///
+/// This is a special case in the definition rather than a consequence of the general construction:
+/// the customized branch absorbs a `bytepad` prefix and uses the `00` domain separator, where SHAKE
+/// absorbs nothing and uses `1111`. Getting it wrong would leave cSHAKE self-consistent but
+/// incompatible with SHAKE, which no sample value would catch, since every published sample has a
+/// non-empty `S`.
+#[test]
+fn empty_name_and_customization_is_plain_shake() {
+    for msg in [b"".as_slice(), b"abc", &[0u8; 200], b"Hello, world!"] {
+        for len in [1usize, 16, 32, 168, 200] {
+            assert_eq!(
+                CSHAKE128::new(b"", b"").hash_xof(msg, len),
+                SHAKE128::new().hash_xof(msg, len),
+                "cSHAKE128 with no N or S must equal SHAKE128 / len {len}"
+            );
+            assert_eq!(
+                CSHAKE256::new(b"", b"").hash_xof(msg, len),
+                SHAKE256::new().hash_xof(msg, len),
+                "cSHAKE256 with no N or S must equal SHAKE256 / len {len}"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Sec 3.1: two instances with different `N` or `S` must produce unrelated output. That is the
+/// whole point of customization, so a customized instance must also differ from plain SHAKE.
+#[test]
+fn customization_separates_the_functions() {
+    let msg = b"the same message";
+    let plain = SHAKE128::new().hash_xof(msg, 32);
+    let email = CSHAKE128::new(b"", b"Email Signature").hash_xof(msg, 32);
+    let finger = CSHAKE128::new(b"", b"key fingerprint").hash_xof(msg, 32);
+    let named = CSHAKE128::new(b"KMAC", b"").hash_xof(msg, 32);
+
+    assert_ne!(plain, email, "a customized cSHAKE must differ from SHAKE");
+    assert_ne!(email, finger, "different S must give unrelated output");
+    assert_ne!(plain, named, "a function name alone must customize");
+    assert_ne!(email, named, "N and S must not be interchangeable");
+}
+
+/// `N` and `S` are separate inputs, and `encode_string` length-prefixes each, so moving bytes from
+/// one to the other must change the result. Without the prefixes, ("AB", "") and ("A", "B") would
+/// collide -- the ambiguity Sec 2.3.2 exists to prevent.
+#[test]
+fn the_boundary_between_n_and_s_is_unambiguous() {
+    let msg = b"x";
+    assert_ne!(
+        CSHAKE128::new(b"AB", b"").hash_xof(msg, 32),
+        CSHAKE128::new(b"A", b"B").hash_xof(msg, 32),
+        "the split between N and S must be part of the computation"
+    );
+}
+
+/// Chunked input must equal a single update, and the output must be one continuous stream.
+#[test]
+fn streaming_matches_one_shot() {
+    let msg: Vec<u8> = (0..=255u8).collect();
+    let one = CSHAKE128::new(b"", b"Email Signature").hash_xof(&msg, 64);
+
+    let mut c = CSHAKE128::new(b"", b"Email Signature");
+    for chunk in msg.chunks(7) {
+        c.do_update(chunk);
+    }
+    let mut out = c.into_output();
+    let head = out.do_output(20);
+    let tail = out.do_final(44);
+    assert_eq!([head, tail].concat(), one, "chunked in, split out, must equal the one-shot");
+}
+
+/// cSHAKE is a `Hash`, so `do_final` gives the nominal digest size and is a prefix of the stream.
+#[test]
+fn cshake_is_a_hash() {
+    let mut c = CSHAKE128::new(b"", b"Email Signature");
+    c.do_update(b"abc");
+    let digest = c.do_final();
+    assert_eq!(digest.len(), 32, "cSHAKE128's nominal output length");
+    assert_eq!(CSHAKE128::new(b"", b"Email Signature").hash(b"abc"), digest);
+
+    let long = CSHAKE128::new(b"", b"Email Signature").hash_xof(b"abc", 64);
+    assert_eq!(&long[..32], &digest[..], "do_final must be a prefix of the longer output");
+
+    let mut c = CSHAKE256::new(b"", b"Email Signature");
+    c.do_update(b"abc");
+    assert_eq!(c.do_final().len(), 64, "cSHAKE256's nominal output length");
+}
+
+/// The algorithm names, so the factory and any registry agree with the specification's spelling.
+#[test]
+fn algorithm_names() {
+    assert_eq!(CSHAKE128::ALG_NAME, "CSHAKE128");
+    assert_eq!(CSHAKE256::ALG_NAME, "CSHAKE256");
+}

From 61d3d8eece82dba4c1d32950536535e196568843 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2026 18:13:38 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 05/68] docs: record the cargo mutants scoping flags, the
 bc-test-data conventions and the commit message style in CLAUDE.md

---
 CLAUDE.md                         | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs | 17 +++++++++++------
 2 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 66c3592f..2a285ddc 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -158,7 +158,15 @@ Rules when working from the downloaded copy:
 - **Quote exactly, and locate precisely.** Comments and commit messages should name the document with its revision (e.g. "FIPS 203, Algorithm 13 (ML-KEM.Encaps_internal), step 2", "RFC 5869 §2.2"), and quote the spec verbatim where a quote is clearer than a paraphrase. Verify every section/algorithm/step number against the file you just downloaded — including numbers already present in the code, which may predate a spec revision.
 - **The specification is the source of truth for correct behaviour** — not the C/Java/Go implementation you have seen, not the BC Java or BC C# port, and not another crate. When an existing implementation appears to disagree with the spec, re-read the spec, and if the disagreement is real, follow the spec and note the discrepancy in the PR description rather than silently copying the other implementation.
 - **Optimizations are allowed, provided externally-visible behaviour is identical.** Restructuring loops, fusing steps, precomputing tables, constant-time rewrites, and in-place buffer reuse are all fine — the spec constrains observable outputs (and, for this library, timing behaviour on secret data), not the shape of the code. Any such deviation from the spec's literal steps gets a comment saying which spec steps it implements and why it is equivalent.
-- **Test vectors come from the spec or its official companion files** (NIST CAVP / ACVP vectors, RFC test-vector appendices), downloaded the same way. Never hand-write an "expected" value from recall.
+- **Test vectors come from the spec or its official companion files** (NIST CAVP / ACVP vectors, RFC test-vector appendices, the NIST "Examples with Intermediate Values" sample files). Never hand-write an "expected" value from recall.
+
+### Test vector data
+
+Vectors live in the **`bc-test-data`** repo, cloned alongside this one at `../bc-test-data`; suites read from it by relative path and print a warning and pass vacuously if it is absent (see `crypto/sha3/tests/cavp_tests.rs` for the pattern). Symlink it to `/tmp/bc-test-data` before running `cargo mutants`, whose build directories are elsewhere.
+
+- Commit the vectors there, not here, and not as PDFs — that repo holds `.rsp`, `.txt` and `.json`, and has no PDFs at all. Extract what a harness needs into the CAVP-style `.rsp` shape already used by `crypto/sha3/`.
+- Every new directory gets a `README.md` giving provenance: upstream URL, licence or copyright status, retrieval date, and the SHA-256 of each source document so a refresh can be checked. `crypto/wycheproof/` and `crypto/sp800-185/` are the examples.
+- **Validate an extraction against declared lengths, not just that it parses.** NIST sample-value PDFs split hex blocks across page boundaries, and the continuation line then begins with a form feed rather than spaces, so an "indented hex lines" pattern stops at the break and silently truncates. The result is still well-formed hex. Check each value against the length the file states (`Outputlen`, `Length of data is`, `Length of Key is`), and cross-check against BC Java's expected values where an equivalent test exists.
 
 ## Notes on testing
 
@@ -168,9 +176,20 @@ external vector suites — is specified in QUALITY_AND_STYLE.md and CONTRIBUTING
 - `cargo mutants` is expected to be run on each crate; surviving mutants must be investigated but not all need to die (e.g. XOR/OR equivalences in crypto code are acceptable). Config lives in `.cargo/mutants.toml` (output dir `custom_mutants_output/`).
 - Integration tests in `tests/` are preferred over in-file `#[cfg(test)] mod tests` blocks — see "Unit tests vs integration tests" in QUALITY_AND_STYLE.md for the reasoning and the exceptions. A unit test is justified for high-risk code that has known-answer values and cannot be reached through the public API; when you write one, all of its helpers go inside that `mod tests`.
 - A property that can be asserted at compile time (`const _: () = assert!(...)`) stays a compile-time assertion even when a test also covers it: `cargo mutants` cannot see a const assertion fail, so pair the two rather than trading the guarantee for the coverage.
+- Scoping a mutation run: **`--file` is silently ignored** by the installed cargo-mutants — it accepts the flag, filters nothing, and runs the whole package, so a run reported as covering one file may have covered the crate. Use **`-F <regex>`**, which matches the mutant names `--list` prints, and confirm the scope with `--list` first. `--test-workspace` needs an explicit value (`--test-workspace=true`), and is required whenever the mutated code is a `core` trait used by other crates.
+- `--in-diff` finds nothing for a change that is mostly trait declarations, renamed call sites and documentation, because the executable code in impl bodies is unchanged. File-scoped runs are the useful gate for that shape of change; do not read "no mutants to filter" as "nothing to test".
+- Behaviour-critical private functions can use in-file `#[cfg(test)] mod tests` blocks when they can't be exercised from outside the crate.
 - For traits in `core`, the canonical tests live in `core-test-framework` and are invoked from each implementor's integration tests — don't duplicate them per-implementation.
 - The per-width `impl Condition<W>` blocks in `crypto/utils/src/ct.rs` (and their test modules) are deliberately duplicated rather than macro-generated: `cargo mutants` cannot see into `macro_rules!` bodies, so a macro would hide the mask identities from mutation testing. Do not fold them back into a macro. Any change to one width in a group (i64/i32, u64/u32) must be applied to every width in that group.
 
+## Commit messages
+
+One-line subject only: no body, no "Squashed commits" list, and **no `Co-Authored-By` trailer**. This overrides the usual default of adding one. It applies on the release branches and on feature branches alike, so `git commit -m "<subject>"` is the whole of it — put in the subject what the body would have said.
+
+Subjects are `<crate>: <what changed>`, and a change spanning several crates is normally split into one commit per crate, including that crate's factory and CLI wiring. Split only where each commit still builds: a trait change that every implementor must follow cannot be split that way and belongs in one commit.
+
+Do not strip `Co-Authored-By` from commits written in earlier sessions when rewording them during a rebase — that removes someone else's attribution.
+
 ## CI
 
 The only workflow is `.github/workflows/publish_doc_benches_to_ghpages.yaml`: on every PR it builds rustdoc and runs `quality_stats.sh`; on `main` it additionally runs `cargo bench --all` and publishes docs, code stats, and benchmark results to GitHub Pages (`https://bcgit.github.io/bc-rust/`). There is no separate CI test/lint job — local `cargo test --workspace` is the gate, and nothing but a developer running it stands between a broken test and `main`.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs
index 32783850..346f6195 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs
@@ -20,15 +20,20 @@ struct Vector {
     output: Vec<u8>,
 }
 
+/// Two candidates, as in `cavp_tests.rs`: the first is relative to the crate directory (where cargo
+/// runs an integration test), the second to the workspace root.
+const DATA_DIRS: [&str; 2] =
+    ["../../../bc-test-data/crypto/sp800-185", "../bc-test-data/crypto/sp800-185"];
+
 fn read_vectors(filename: &str) -> Option<Vec<Vector>> {
-    let path = Path::new("../../../bc-test-data/crypto/sp800-185").join(filename);
-    let Ok(content) = fs::read_to_string(&path) else {
-        println!(
-            "warning: {} not found; skipping. Clone bc-test-data alongside this repo.",
-            path.display()
-        );
+    let Some(dir) = DATA_DIRS.into_iter().find(|d| Path::new(d).exists()) else {
+        println!("WARNING: bc-test-data not found; cSHAKE sample-value tests skipped");
         return None;
     };
+    let path = Path::new(dir).join(filename);
+    let content = fs::read_to_string(&path).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+        panic!("bc-test-data is present but {} is unreadable: {e}", path.display())
+    });
 
     let mut out = Vec::new();
     let mut cur: Vec<(String, String)> = Vec::new();

From 63ca4335263caf840f1294e16c9233e59bf42e12 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2026 18:22:09 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 06/68] sha3: add KMAC128 and KMAC256 (SP 800-185 Sec 4) with
 KMACXOF, MACFactory registration and kmac CLI subcommands

---
 cli/src/mac_cmd.rs                |  52 ++++++-
 cli/src/main.rs                   |  61 ++++++++
 crypto/factory/src/mac_factory.rs |  28 ++++
 crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs         |  35 ++++-
 crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs           | 175 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs            |  21 +++
 crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs   | 238 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 7 files changed, 594 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs

diff --git a/cli/src/mac_cmd.rs b/cli/src/mac_cmd.rs
index f80fa0ba..e9a3f82e 100644
--- a/cli/src/mac_cmd.rs
+++ b/cli/src/mac_cmd.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use bouncycastle::core::key_material::{
 use bouncycastle::core::traits::MAC;
 use bouncycastle::hex;
 use bouncycastle::sha2::hmac::{HMAC_SHA256, HMAC_SHA512, HMAC_SHA512_224, HMAC_SHA512_256};
+use bouncycastle::sha3::{KMAC128, KMAC256};
 use bouncycastle::sm3::hmac::HMAC_SM3;
 
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
@@ -19,14 +20,8 @@ pub(crate) enum HMACVariant {
     SM3,
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn mac_cmd(
-    hmac_variant: HMACVariant,
-    key: &Option<String>,
-    key_file: &Option<String>,
-    verify_val: &Option<String>,
-    output_hex: bool,
-) {
-    // load the key
+/// Loads a MAC key from `--key` (hex) or `--key-file` (raw), tagged as a MAC key.
+fn load_mac_key(key: &Option<String>, key_file: &Option<String>) -> KeyMaterial512 {
     let key_bytes: Vec<u8> = if key.is_some() {
         hex::decode(key.as_ref().unwrap()).unwrap()
     } else if key_file.is_some() {
@@ -42,6 +37,17 @@ pub(crate) fn mac_cmd(
     }
     let mut key = KeyMaterial512::from_bytes(&key_bytes).unwrap();
     do_hazardous_operations(&mut key, |key| key.set_key_type(KeyType::MACKey)).unwrap();
+    key
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn mac_cmd(
+    hmac_variant: HMACVariant,
+    key: &Option<String>,
+    key_file: &Option<String>,
+    verify_val: &Option<String>,
+    output_hex: bool,
+) {
+    let key = load_mac_key(key, key_file);
 
     // instantiate the MAC object and call do_mac()
     match hmac_variant {
@@ -68,6 +74,36 @@ pub(crate) fn mac_cmd(
     }
 }
 
+/// KMAC (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 4), which unlike HMAC takes a customization string and a caller-
+/// chosen tag length -- both are bound into the computation, so the verifier must use the same.
+pub(crate) fn kmac_cmd(
+    bit_len: usize,
+    length: usize,
+    customization: &Option<String>,
+    key: &Option<String>,
+    key_file: &Option<String>,
+    verify_val: &Option<String>,
+    output_hex: bool,
+) {
+    let key = load_mac_key(key, key_file);
+    let s = customization.as_deref().unwrap_or("").as_bytes();
+    // new_allow_weak_key, as the HMAC commands do: a CLI is used for test vectors and scripting,
+    // where a short or all-zero key is a legitimate thing to want.
+    match bit_len {
+        128 => do_mac(
+            KMAC128::new_with_params(&key, s, length, true).expect("a valid MAC key"),
+            verify_val,
+            output_hex,
+        ),
+        256 => do_mac(
+            KMAC256::new_with_params(&key, s, length, true).expect("a valid MAC key"),
+            verify_val,
+            output_hex,
+        ),
+        _ => panic!("Unsupported algorithm: KMAC-{bit_len}"),
+    }
+}
+
 fn do_mac(mut mac: impl MAC, verify_val: &Option<String>, output_hex: bool) {
     // read the content to be MAC'd from stdin
     let mut buf: [u8; 1024] = [0u8; 1024];
diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
index fc7866c8..6257325b 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -158,6 +158,61 @@ enum Subcommands {
         x: bool,
     },
 
+    /// Compute or verify a KMAC128 (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 4) over the content provided on stdin.
+    /// The tag length and customization string are bound into the computation, so the verifier
+    /// must use the same values.
+    KMAC128 {
+        /// Length of the tag in bytes.
+        length: usize,
+
+        #[arg(short = 's', long)]
+        /// Customization string, domain-separating this use of KMAC from another.
+        customization: Option<String>,
+
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        /// The key, in hex.
+        key: Option<String>,
+
+        #[arg(long)]
+        /// File containing the key, as raw bytes.
+        key_file: Option<String>,
+
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        /// Verify against this tag (hex) instead of computing one.
+        verify: Option<String>,
+
+        #[arg(short)]
+        /// Output the tag in hex format.
+        x: bool,
+    },
+
+    /// Compute or verify a KMAC256 (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 4) over the content provided on stdin.
+    /// See kmac128.
+    KMAC256 {
+        /// Length of the tag in bytes.
+        length: usize,
+
+        #[arg(short = 's', long)]
+        /// Customization string, domain-separating this use of KMAC from another.
+        customization: Option<String>,
+
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        /// The key, in hex.
+        key: Option<String>,
+
+        #[arg(long)]
+        /// File containing the key, as raw bytes.
+        key_file: Option<String>,
+
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        /// Verify against this tag (hex) instead of computing one.
+        verify: Option<String>,
+
+        #[arg(short)]
+        /// Output the tag in hex format.
+        x: bool,
+    },
+
     /// Perform cSHAKE128 (NIST SP 800-185) of the content provided on stdin. Requires the output
     /// length in bytes. With no customization string this is exactly SHAKE128.
     /// Supports streaming update for low memory footprint.
@@ -1096,6 +1151,12 @@ fn main() {
         Some(Subcommands::CSHAKE128 { length, customization, function_name, x }) => {
             sha3_cmd::cshake_cmd(128, *length, function_name, customization, *x);
         }
+        Some(Subcommands::KMAC128 { length, customization, key, key_file, verify, x }) => {
+            mac_cmd::kmac_cmd(128, *length, customization, key, key_file, verify, *x)
+        }
+        Some(Subcommands::KMAC256 { length, customization, key, key_file, verify, x }) => {
+            mac_cmd::kmac_cmd(256, *length, customization, key, key_file, verify, *x)
+        }
         Some(Subcommands::CSHAKE256 { length, customization, function_name, x }) => {
             sha3_cmd::cshake_cmd(256, *length, function_name, customization, *x);
         }
diff --git a/crypto/factory/src/mac_factory.rs b/crypto/factory/src/mac_factory.rs
index bdda273d..62adeca5 100644
--- a/crypto/factory/src/mac_factory.rs
+++ b/crypto/factory/src/mac_factory.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ use bouncycastle_sha3 as sha3;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::hmac::{
     HMAC_SHA3_224_NAME, HMAC_SHA3_256_NAME, HMAC_SHA3_384_NAME, HMAC_SHA3_512_NAME,
 };
+use bouncycastle_sha3::{KMAC128, KMAC128_NAME, KMAC256, KMAC256_NAME};
 use bouncycastle_sm3 as sm3;
 use bouncycastle_sm3::hmac::HMAC_SM3_NAME;
 
@@ -101,6 +102,13 @@ pub const DEFAULT_256BIT_MAC_NAME: &str = HMAC_SHA256_NAME;
 /// instead they have a constructor that takes a [`KeyMaterialTrait`] and can return an error.
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub enum MACFactory {
+    /// KMAC128 with no customization string and a 32-byte tag (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 4).
+    /// For a customization string or a different output length, construct
+    /// `bouncycastle_sha3::KMAC128` directly -- the factory selects by name alone and has no
+    /// channel for those parameters.
+    KMAC128(KMAC128),
+    /// KMAC256 with no customization string and a 64-byte tag. See [`MACFactory::KMAC128`].
+    KMAC256(KMAC256),
     ///
     HMAC_SHA224(sha2::hmac::HMAC_SHA224),
     ///
@@ -144,6 +152,8 @@ impl MACFactory {
             DEFAULT => Self::default(key),
             DEFAULT_128_BIT => Self::default_128_bit(key),
             DEFAULT_256_BIT => Self::default_256_bit(key),
+            KMAC128_NAME => Ok(Self::KMAC128(KMAC128::new(key)?)),
+            KMAC256_NAME => Ok(Self::KMAC256(KMAC256::new(key)?)),
             HMAC_SHA224_NAME => Ok(Self::HMAC_SHA224(sha2::hmac::HMAC_SHA224::new(key)?)),
             HMAC_SHA256_NAME => Ok(Self::HMAC_SHA256(sha2::hmac::HMAC_SHA256::new(key)?)),
             HMAC_SHA384_NAME => Ok(Self::HMAC_SHA384(sha2::hmac::HMAC_SHA384::new(key)?)),
@@ -180,6 +190,8 @@ impl MAC for MACFactory {
 
     fn output_len(&self) -> usize {
         match self {
+            Self::KMAC128(h) => h.output_len(),
+            Self::KMAC256(h) => h.output_len(),
             Self::HMAC_SHA224(h) => h.output_len(),
             Self::HMAC_SHA256(h) => h.output_len(),
             Self::HMAC_SHA384(h) => h.output_len(),
@@ -196,6 +208,8 @@ impl MAC for MACFactory {
 
     fn mac(self, data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
         match self {
+            Self::KMAC128(h) => h.mac(data),
+            Self::KMAC256(h) => h.mac(data),
             Self::HMAC_SHA224(h) => h.mac(data),
             Self::HMAC_SHA256(h) => h.mac(data),
             Self::HMAC_SHA384(h) => h.mac(data),
@@ -214,6 +228,8 @@ impl MAC for MACFactory {
         out.fill(0);
 
         match self {
+            Self::KMAC128(h) => h.mac_out(data, out),
+            Self::KMAC256(h) => h.mac_out(data, out),
             Self::HMAC_SHA224(h) => h.mac_out(data, out),
             Self::HMAC_SHA256(h) => h.mac_out(data, out),
             Self::HMAC_SHA384(h) => h.mac_out(data, out),
@@ -230,6 +246,8 @@ impl MAC for MACFactory {
 
     fn verify(self, data: &[u8], mac: &[u8]) -> bool {
         match self {
+            Self::KMAC128(h) => h.verify(data, mac),
+            Self::KMAC256(h) => h.verify(data, mac),
             Self::HMAC_SHA224(h) => h.verify(data, mac),
             Self::HMAC_SHA256(h) => h.verify(data, mac),
             Self::HMAC_SHA384(h) => h.verify(data, mac),
@@ -246,6 +264,8 @@ impl MAC for MACFactory {
 
     fn do_update(&mut self, data: &[u8]) {
         match self {
+            Self::KMAC128(h) => h.do_update(data),
+            Self::KMAC256(h) => h.do_update(data),
             Self::HMAC_SHA224(h) => h.do_update(data),
             Self::HMAC_SHA256(h) => h.do_update(data),
             Self::HMAC_SHA384(h) => h.do_update(data),
@@ -262,6 +282,8 @@ impl MAC for MACFactory {
 
     fn do_final(self) -> Vec<u8> {
         match self {
+            Self::KMAC128(h) => h.do_final(),
+            Self::KMAC256(h) => h.do_final(),
             Self::HMAC_SHA224(h) => h.do_final(),
             Self::HMAC_SHA256(h) => h.do_final(),
             Self::HMAC_SHA384(h) => h.do_final(),
@@ -280,6 +302,8 @@ impl MAC for MACFactory {
         out.fill(0);
 
         match self {
+            Self::KMAC128(h) => h.do_final_out(&mut out),
+            Self::KMAC256(h) => h.do_final_out(&mut out),
             Self::HMAC_SHA224(h) => h.do_final_out(&mut out),
             Self::HMAC_SHA256(h) => h.do_final_out(&mut out),
             Self::HMAC_SHA384(h) => h.do_final_out(&mut out),
@@ -296,6 +320,8 @@ impl MAC for MACFactory {
 
     fn do_verify_final(self, mac: &[u8]) -> bool {
         match self {
+            Self::KMAC128(h) => h.do_verify_final(mac),
+            Self::KMAC256(h) => h.do_verify_final(mac),
             Self::HMAC_SHA224(h) => h.do_verify_final(mac),
             Self::HMAC_SHA256(h) => h.do_verify_final(mac),
             Self::HMAC_SHA384(h) => h.do_verify_final(mac),
@@ -312,6 +338,8 @@ impl MAC for MACFactory {
 
     fn max_security_strength(&self) -> SecurityStrength {
         match self {
+            Self::KMAC128(h) => h.max_security_strength(),
+            Self::KMAC256(h) => h.max_security_strength(),
             Self::HMAC_SHA224(h) => h.max_security_strength(),
             Self::HMAC_SHA256(h) => h.max_security_strength(),
             Self::HMAC_SHA384(h) => h.max_security_strength(),
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs
index b809303e..33969886 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs
@@ -46,19 +46,38 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
         let mut shake = SHAKEInternal::<PARAMS>::new();
         let customized = !n.is_empty() || !s.is_empty();
         if customized {
-            // Sec 3.3: bytepad(encode_string(N) || encode_string(S), rate). Absorbed rather than
-            // built in a buffer, so no allocation and no bound on the length of N or S.
-            let rate = PARAMS::RATE_BYTES;
-            let mut written = absorb_left_encode(&mut shake, rate as u64);
-            written += absorb_encoded_string(&mut shake, n);
-            written += absorb_encoded_string(&mut shake, s);
-            // ... then zero bytes up to a whole number of rate-sized blocks.
-            absorb_zeros(&mut shake, written.next_multiple_of(rate) - written);
+            // Sec 3.3: bytepad(encode_string(N) || encode_string(S), rate).
+            absorb_bytepad(&mut shake, &[n, s]);
         }
         Self { shake, customized }
     }
 }
 
+/// Absorbs `bytepad(encode_string(s[0]) || ... || encode_string(s[n]), rate)`, the padding of
+/// SP 800-185 Sec 2.3.3 over the string encodings of Sec 2.3.2.
+///
+/// Absorbed straight into the sponge rather than built in a buffer, so there is no allocation and
+/// no bound on the length of the strings.
+fn absorb_bytepad<PARAMS: SHAKEParams>(shake: &mut SHAKEInternal<PARAMS>, strings: &[&[u8]]) {
+    let rate = PARAMS::RATE_BYTES;
+    // Step 1: the encoding of the block size comes first.
+    let mut written = absorb_left_encode(shake, rate as u64);
+    for s in strings {
+        written += absorb_encoded_string(shake, s);
+    }
+    // Step 3: zero bytes up to a whole number of rate-sized blocks.
+    absorb_zeros(shake, written.next_multiple_of(rate) - written);
+}
+
+/// [`absorb_bytepad`] against a cSHAKE, for the functions layered on top of it: KMAC binds its key
+/// this way (Sec 4.3 step 1) as a second bytepad block inside cSHAKE's message.
+pub(crate) fn absorb_bytepad_strings<PARAMS: SHAKEParams>(
+    cshake: &mut CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS>,
+    strings: &[&[u8]],
+) {
+    absorb_bytepad(&mut cshake.shake, strings);
+}
+
 /// Absorbs `left_encode(value)`, returning how many bytes went in.
 fn absorb_left_encode<PARAMS: SHAKEParams>(shake: &mut SHAKEInternal<PARAMS>, value: u64) -> usize {
     let (buf, len) = left_encode(value);
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc10c06e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+//! KMAC, the Keccak Message Authentication Code of NIST SP 800-185 Sec 4.
+
+use crate::SHAKEParams;
+use crate::cshake::CSHAKEInternal;
+use crate::shake::SHAKEOutput;
+use crate::xof_utils::right_encode;
+use bouncycastle_core::errors::{KeyMaterialError, MACError};
+use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, MAC, SecurityStrength, XOF, XofOutput};
+use bouncycastle_utils::ct;
+
+/// The function-name string every KMAC binds, per SP 800-185 Sec 4.3. Fixed by the specification:
+/// it is what separates KMAC from any other cSHAKE-derived function.
+const KMAC_FUNCTION_NAME: &[u8] = b"KMAC";
+
+/// Internal struct for KMAC. Use [`crate::KMAC128`] or [`crate::KMAC256`].
+///
+/// KMAC is cSHAKE with the function name `"KMAC"`, the key bound to the front of the message and
+/// the requested output length bound to the end (Sec 4.3):
+///
+/// ```text
+/// KMAC128(K, X, L, S) = cSHAKE128(bytepad(encode_string(K), 168) || X || right_encode(L),
+///                                 L, "KMAC", S)
+/// ```
+///
+/// # Two functions, not one function truncated
+///
+/// The output length is *absorbed*, so KMAC at one length is unrelated to KMAC at another --
+/// Sec 1 puts it as "any change in the requested output length completely changes the function".
+/// That is why [`Self::new_with_params`] takes the length up front and [`MAC::do_final`] produces
+/// exactly that many bytes.
+///
+/// [`Self::into_output`] is the separate function of Sec 4.3.1, KMACXOF, which binds
+/// `right_encode(0)` instead and then produces as much output as asked for. Its bytes are *not* a
+/// prefix of the fixed-length KMAC over the same inputs, and are not meant to be.
+pub struct KMACInternal<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> {
+    cshake: CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS>,
+    output_len: usize,
+    strength: SecurityStrength,
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Algorithm for KMACInternal<PARAMS> {
+    const ALG_NAME: &'static str = PARAMS::KMAC_ALG_NAME;
+    const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = PARAMS::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH;
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> KMACInternal<PARAMS> {
+    /// A new KMAC with a customization string and an output length of the caller's choosing.
+    ///
+    /// `output_len` is `L` in bytes and is bound into the computation, so it must be the length the
+    /// verifier will use. `customization` may be empty. [`MAC::new`] is this with no customization
+    /// and the nominal output length.
+    ///
+    /// Sec 8.4.1 requires the key to be at least as long as the security strength for approved use;
+    /// that is enforced through the key's [`SecurityStrength`] tag, exactly as `HMAC` does, and
+    /// [`MAC::new_allow_weak_key`] is the escape hatch.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`MACError::KeyMaterialError`] if the key is not tagged as a MAC key, or -- unless
+    /// `allow_weak_key` -- if it is tagged below this KMAC's security strength.
+    pub fn new_with_params(
+        key: &impl KeyMaterialTrait,
+        customization: &[u8],
+        output_len: usize,
+        allow_weak_key: bool,
+    ) -> Result<Self, MACError> {
+        // Same stance as HMAC: an all-zero key is Zeroized rather than MACKey, and is allowed
+        // through so callers are not forced to re-tag it.
+        if !(key.key_type() == KeyType::Zeroized || key.key_type() == KeyType::MACKey) {
+            return Err(MACError::KeyMaterialError(KeyMaterialError::InvalidKeyType(
+                "Key type must be a MAC key.",
+            )));
+        }
+        let strength = SecurityStrength::from_bits(PARAMS::SIZE as usize);
+        if !allow_weak_key && key.security_strength() < strength {
+            Err(KeyMaterialError::SecurityStrength(
+                "KMAC::new(): provided key has a lower security strength than the instantiated KMAC",
+            ))?
+        }
+
+        let mut cshake = CSHAKEInternal::<PARAMS>::new(KMAC_FUNCTION_NAME, customization);
+        // Sec 4.3 step 1: bytepad(encode_string(K), rate), absorbed rather than materialised.
+        crate::cshake::absorb_bytepad_strings(&mut cshake, &[key.ref_to_bytes()]);
+
+        Ok(Self { cshake, output_len, strength })
+    }
+
+    /// KMACXOF (Sec 4.3.1): ends the input phase binding `right_encode(0)` and returns the output
+    /// stream, which will produce as many bytes as asked for.
+    ///
+    /// This is a *different function* from [`MAC::do_final`], not a longer view of it -- see the
+    /// type-level documentation. BC Java reaches both through one `doFinal`/`doOutput` pair guarded
+    /// by a `firstOutput` flag; here they are separate methods and the flag cannot be got wrong,
+    /// because this one consumes the KMAC.
+    pub fn into_output(mut self) -> SHAKEOutput<PARAMS> {
+        self.absorb_right_encode(0);
+        self.cshake.into_output()
+    }
+
+    /// Absorbs `right_encode(value)`, the length binding of Sec 4.3 step 1.
+    fn absorb_right_encode(&mut self, value: u64) {
+        let (buf, len) = right_encode(value);
+        self.cshake.do_update(&buf[..len]);
+    }
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> MAC for KMACInternal<PARAMS> {
+    /// A KMAC with no customization string, producing the nominal output length -- 32 bytes for
+    /// KMAC128 and 64 for KMAC256. Use [`Self::new_with_params`] to choose either.
+    fn new(key: &impl KeyMaterialTrait) -> Result<Self, MACError> {
+        let len = (PARAMS::SIZE as usize) / 4;
+        Self::new_with_params(key, &[], len, false)
+    }
+
+    fn new_allow_weak_key(key: &impl KeyMaterialTrait) -> Result<Self, MACError> {
+        let len = (PARAMS::SIZE as usize) / 4;
+        Self::new_with_params(key, &[], len, true)
+    }
+
+    fn output_len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.output_len
+    }
+
+    fn mac(mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.do_final()
+    }
+
+    fn mac_out(mut self, data: &[u8], out: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, MACError> {
+        out.fill(0);
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.do_final_out(out)
+    }
+
+    fn verify(mut self, data: &[u8], mac: &[u8]) -> bool {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.do_verify_final(mac)
+    }
+
+    fn do_update(&mut self, data: &[u8]) {
+        self.cshake.do_update(data);
+    }
+
+    fn do_final(mut self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let n = self.output_len;
+        // Sec 4.3 step 1: the requested length is bound into the input before any output.
+        self.absorb_right_encode((n as u64) * 8);
+        self.cshake.into_output().do_output(n)
+    }
+
+    fn do_final_out(mut self, out: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, MACError> {
+        if out.len() < self.output_len {
+            return Err(MACError::InvalidLength(
+                "output buffer is smaller than the KMAC output length",
+            ));
+        }
+        let n = self.output_len;
+        self.absorb_right_encode((n as u64) * 8);
+        Ok(self.cshake.into_output().do_output_out(&mut out[..n]))
+    }
+
+    /// Compares in constant time, and only against the full output length: a caller must not be
+    /// able to pass verification by supplying a shorter prefix.
+    fn do_verify_final(self, mac: &[u8]) -> bool {
+        if mac.len() != self.output_len {
+            return false;
+        }
+        let computed = self.do_final();
+        ct::ct_eq_bytes(&computed, mac)
+    }
+
+    fn max_security_strength(&self) -> SecurityStrength {
+        self.strength
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
index 937a439d..098bcb6c 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, KDF, MAC, Suspendable, XOF};
 
 mod cshake;
 mod keccak;
+mod kmac;
 mod sha3;
 mod shake;
 mod xof_utils;
@@ -226,9 +227,14 @@ pub const SHAKE256_NAME: &str = "SHAKE256";
 pub const CSHAKE128_NAME: &str = "CSHAKE128";
 /// The name of the cSHAKE256 algorithm (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 3).
 pub const CSHAKE256_NAME: &str = "CSHAKE256";
+/// The name of the KMAC128 algorithm (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 4).
+pub const KMAC128_NAME: &str = "KMAC128";
+/// The name of the KMAC256 algorithm (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 4).
+pub const KMAC256_NAME: &str = "KMAC256";
 
 /*** pub types ***/
 pub use cshake::CSHAKEInternal;
+pub use kmac::KMACInternal;
 pub use sha3::SHA3Internal;
 
 /// cSHAKE128: the customizable SHAKE128 of NIST SP 800-185 Sec 3, at a 128-bit security strength.
@@ -241,6 +247,17 @@ pub type CSHAKE128 = CSHAKEInternal<SHAKE128Params>;
 ///
 /// See [`CSHAKE128`].
 pub type CSHAKE256 = CSHAKEInternal<SHAKE256Params>;
+
+/// KMAC128: the Keccak MAC of NIST SP 800-185 Sec 4, at a 128-bit security strength.
+///
+/// [`bouncycastle_core::traits::MAC::new`] gives the common case -- no customization, 32-byte
+/// output. [`KMACInternal::new_with_params`] chooses the customization string and output length,
+/// and [`KMACInternal::into_output`] is KMACXOF (Sec 4.3.1).
+pub type KMAC128 = KMACInternal<SHAKE128Params>;
+/// KMAC256: the Keccak MAC of NIST SP 800-185 Sec 4, at a 256-bit security strength.
+///
+/// See [`KMAC128`]. The nominal output length is 64 bytes.
+pub type KMAC256 = KMACInternal<SHAKE256Params>;
 pub use shake::{SHAKEInternal, SHAKEOutput};
 
 pub use keccak::SUSPENDED_SHA3_STATE_LEN;
@@ -373,6 +390,8 @@ trait SHAKEParams: Algorithm {
     const RATE_BYTES: usize = (1600 - ((Self::SIZE as usize) << 1)) / 8;
     /// The name of the cSHAKE built on this parameter set.
     const CSHAKE_ALG_NAME: &'static str;
+    /// The name of the KMAC built on this parameter set.
+    const KMAC_ALG_NAME: &'static str;
 }
 /// The parameters for SHAKE128.
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -385,6 +404,7 @@ impl SHAKEParams for SHAKE128Params {
     const SIZE: KeccakSize = KeccakSize::_128;
     const STATE_TAG: u8 = 5;
     const CSHAKE_ALG_NAME: &'static str = CSHAKE128_NAME;
+    const KMAC_ALG_NAME: &'static str = KMAC128_NAME;
 }
 /// Assigned by NIST in the Computer Security Objects Register: id-shake128 { hashAlgs 11 }
 impl AlgorithmOID for SHAKE128 {
@@ -403,6 +423,7 @@ impl SHAKEParams for SHAKE256Params {
     const SIZE: KeccakSize = KeccakSize::_256;
     const STATE_TAG: u8 = 6;
     const CSHAKE_ALG_NAME: &'static str = CSHAKE256_NAME;
+    const KMAC_ALG_NAME: &'static str = KMAC256_NAME;
 }
 /// Assigned by NIST in the Computer Security Objects Register: id-shake256 { hashAlgs 12 }
 impl AlgorithmOID for SHAKE256 {
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec458a70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,238 @@
+//! KMAC against the NIST SP 800-185 sample values.
+//!
+//! Vectors come from the `bc-test-data` repo cloned alongside this one; see `cshake_tests.rs`.
+
+use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, MAC, XofOutput};
+use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
+use bouncycastle_sha3::{KMAC128, KMAC256};
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+const DATA_DIRS: [&str; 2] =
+    ["../../../bc-test-data/crypto/sp800-185", "../bc-test-data/crypto/sp800-185"];
+
+/// One `COUNT` block of a `.rsp` file.
+struct Vector {
+    strength: usize,
+    key: Vec<u8>,
+    s: String,
+    output_len: usize,
+    msg: Vec<u8>,
+    output: Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+fn read_vectors(filename: &str) -> Option<Vec<Vector>> {
+    let Some(dir) = DATA_DIRS.into_iter().find(|d| Path::new(d).exists()) else {
+        println!("WARNING: bc-test-data not found; KMAC sample-value tests skipped");
+        return None;
+    };
+    let path = Path::new(dir).join(filename);
+    let content = fs::read_to_string(&path).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+        panic!("bc-test-data is present but {} is unreadable: {e}", path.display())
+    });
+
+    let mut out = Vec::new();
+    let mut cur: Vec<(String, String)> = Vec::new();
+    let finish = |cur: &mut Vec<(String, String)>, out: &mut Vec<Vector>| {
+        if cur.is_empty() {
+            return;
+        }
+        let get = |k: &str| cur.iter().find(|(a, _)| a == k).map(|(_, b)| b.clone());
+        out.push(Vector {
+            strength: get("Strength").expect("Strength").parse().expect("a number"),
+            key: hex::decode(get("Key").expect("Key")).expect("hex"),
+            s: get("S").unwrap_or_default(),
+            output_len: get("Outputlen").expect("Outputlen").parse().expect("a number"),
+            msg: hex::decode(get("Msg").unwrap_or_default()).expect("hex"),
+            output: hex::decode(get("Output").expect("Output")).expect("hex"),
+        });
+        cur.clear();
+    };
+    for line in content.lines() {
+        let line = line.trim_end();
+        if line.starts_with('#') || line.is_empty() {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let Some((k, v)) = line.split_once(" = ") else { continue };
+        if k == "COUNT" {
+            finish(&mut cur, &mut out);
+        } else {
+            cur.push((k.to_string(), v.to_string()));
+        }
+    }
+    finish(&mut cur, &mut out);
+    Some(out)
+}
+
+/// Every published sample key is 32 bytes, which carries a 256-bit strength and so satisfies both
+/// KMAC128 and KMAC256 without the weak-key escape hatch.
+fn key_material(bytes: &[u8]) -> KeyMaterial<32> {
+    assert_eq!(bytes.len(), 32, "the sample keys are all 32 bytes");
+    KeyMaterial::<32>::from_bytes_as_type(bytes, KeyType::MACKey).expect("a valid MAC key")
+}
+
+/// KMAC (Sec 4.3): the requested output length is bound into the input.
+#[test]
+fn nist_sp800_185_kmac_sample_values() {
+    let Some(vectors) = read_vectors("KMAC.rsp") else { return };
+    assert!(!vectors.is_empty());
+
+    for (i, v) in vectors.iter().enumerate() {
+        assert!(v.output_len.is_multiple_of(8), "COUNT {i}: byte-aligned outputs only");
+        let want = v.output_len / 8;
+        let key = key_material(&v.key);
+
+        let got = match v.strength {
+            128 => KMAC128::new_with_params(&key, v.s.as_bytes(), want, false)
+                .expect("a valid key")
+                .mac(&v.msg),
+            256 => KMAC256::new_with_params(&key, v.s.as_bytes(), want, false)
+                .expect("a valid key")
+                .mac(&v.msg),
+            other => panic!("COUNT {i}: unexpected strength {other}"),
+        };
+        assert_eq!(got, v.output, "COUNT {i}: KMAC{} S={:?}", v.strength, v.s);
+    }
+    println!("KMAC: {} sample values", vectors.len());
+}
+
+/// KMACXOF (Sec 4.3.1): `right_encode(0)` in place of the length, then arbitrary output.
+#[test]
+fn nist_sp800_185_kmacxof_sample_values() {
+    let Some(vectors) = read_vectors("KMACXOF.rsp") else { return };
+    assert!(!vectors.is_empty());
+
+    for (i, v) in vectors.iter().enumerate() {
+        let want = v.output_len / 8;
+        let key = key_material(&v.key);
+
+        let got = match v.strength {
+            128 => {
+                let mut k = KMAC128::new_with_params(&key, v.s.as_bytes(), want, false)
+                    .expect("a valid key");
+                k.do_update(&v.msg);
+                k.into_output().do_output(want)
+            }
+            256 => {
+                let mut k = KMAC256::new_with_params(&key, v.s.as_bytes(), want, false)
+                    .expect("a valid key");
+                k.do_update(&v.msg);
+                k.into_output().do_output(want)
+            }
+            other => panic!("COUNT {i}: unexpected strength {other}"),
+        };
+        assert_eq!(got, v.output, "COUNT {i}: KMACXOF{} S={:?}", v.strength, v.s);
+    }
+    println!("KMACXOF: {} sample values", vectors.len());
+}
+
+/// Sec 4.3.1 versus Sec 4.3: with identical key, message, customization *and* length, KMAC and
+/// KMACXOF are different functions, because one binds `right_encode(L)` and the other
+/// `right_encode(0)`. The published samples use the same inputs for both, so this is checkable
+/// directly against them -- and it is the property that would break if `into_output` bound the
+/// length by mistake.
+#[test]
+fn kmacxof_is_not_kmac_truncated() {
+    let (Some(fixed), Some(xof)) = (read_vectors("KMAC.rsp"), read_vectors("KMACXOF.rsp")) else {
+        return;
+    };
+    assert_eq!(fixed.len(), xof.len(), "the two sample files pair up");
+
+    for (i, (f, x)) in fixed.iter().zip(xof.iter()).enumerate() {
+        assert_eq!(f.key, x.key, "COUNT {i}: the sample pairs share a key");
+        assert_eq!(f.msg, x.msg, "COUNT {i}: ... and a message");
+        assert_eq!(f.output_len, x.output_len, "COUNT {i}: ... and an output length");
+        assert_ne!(
+            f.output, x.output,
+            "COUNT {i}: KMAC and KMACXOF must not agree on the same inputs"
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+/// The output length is absorbed, so asking for a different length is a different function -- not
+/// a prefix. Sec 1: "any change in the requested output length completely changes the function".
+#[test]
+fn output_length_changes_the_function() {
+    let key = key_material(&[0x42u8; 32]);
+    let short = KMAC128::new_with_params(&key, b"", 16, false).unwrap().mac(b"abc");
+    let long = KMAC128::new_with_params(&key, b"", 32, false).unwrap().mac(b"abc");
+
+    assert_eq!(short.len(), 16);
+    assert_eq!(long.len(), 32);
+    assert_ne!(&long[..16], &short[..], "a longer KMAC must not extend a shorter one");
+}
+
+/// The customization string separates one use of KMAC from another (Sec 4.2).
+#[test]
+fn customization_separates_the_functions() {
+    let key = key_material(&[0x42u8; 32]);
+    let plain = KMAC128::new_with_params(&key, b"", 32, false).unwrap().mac(b"abc");
+    let custom =
+        KMAC128::new_with_params(&key, b"My Tagged Application", 32, false).unwrap().mac(b"abc");
+    assert_ne!(plain, custom, "a customization string must change the output");
+}
+
+/// Streaming input must equal the one-shot, and `verify` must accept only the right tag.
+#[test]
+fn streaming_and_verification() {
+    let key = key_material(&[0x11u8; 32]);
+    let msg: Vec<u8> = (0..=255u8).collect();
+
+    let one = KMAC128::new_with_params(&key, b"", 32, false).unwrap().mac(&msg);
+
+    let mut k = KMAC128::new_with_params(&key, b"", 32, false).unwrap();
+    for chunk in msg.chunks(13) {
+        k.do_update(chunk);
+    }
+    assert_eq!(k.do_final(), one, "chunked input must equal the one-shot");
+
+    assert!(
+        KMAC128::new_with_params(&key, b"", 32, false).unwrap().verify(&msg, &one),
+        "the correct tag must verify"
+    );
+
+    let mut wrong = one.clone();
+    wrong[0] ^= 1;
+    assert!(
+        !KMAC128::new_with_params(&key, b"", 32, false).unwrap().verify(&msg, &wrong),
+        "a corrupted tag must not verify"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        !KMAC128::new_with_params(&key, b"", 32, false).unwrap().verify(&msg, &one[..16]),
+        "a truncated tag must not verify"
+    );
+}
+
+/// Sec 8.4.1 wants the key at least as long as the security strength; the tag on the key material
+/// is how that is enforced, so a key tagged too weak must be refused unless explicitly allowed.
+#[test]
+fn weak_keys_are_refused_unless_allowed() {
+    let weak = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x01u8; 16], KeyType::MACKey)
+        .expect("a valid 16-byte MAC key");
+    assert!(weak.security_strength() < bouncycastle_core::traits::SecurityStrength::_256bit);
+
+    assert!(KMAC256::new(&weak).is_err(), "a 128-bit key must not instantiate KMAC256");
+    assert!(KMAC256::new_allow_weak_key(&weak).is_ok(), "... unless explicitly allowed");
+    assert!(KMAC128::new(&weak).is_ok(), "but it is enough for KMAC128");
+}
+
+/// The default constructor: no customization, nominal output length.
+#[test]
+fn default_constructor_uses_the_nominal_length() {
+    let key = key_material(&[0x42u8; 32]);
+    assert_eq!(KMAC128::new(&key).unwrap().output_len(), 32);
+    assert_eq!(KMAC256::new(&key).unwrap().output_len(), 64);
+
+    // ... and agrees with spelling the same thing out in full.
+    assert_eq!(
+        KMAC128::new(&key).unwrap().mac(b"abc"),
+        KMAC128::new_with_params(&key, b"", 32, false).unwrap().mac(b"abc"),
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn algorithm_names() {
+    assert_eq!(KMAC128::ALG_NAME, "KMAC128");
+    assert_eq!(KMAC256::ALG_NAME, "KMAC256");
+}

From 3adbfc1495612134137d34ab80e93429c59160d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2026 18:50:55 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 07/68] core: drop the Default supertrait from Hash, so keyed
 constructions can implement it

---
 crypto/core/src/traits.rs | 13 ++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
index 052e10c9..fbcc6359 100644
--- a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
+++ b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
@@ -410,7 +410,18 @@ pub trait ElectronicCodeBook<const KEY_LEN: usize, const BLOCK_LEN: usize>:
 /// * Collision resistance: finding two inputs that yield the same output is computationally difficult.
 /// * Preimage resistance: from a given output, finding an input that generates it is computationally difficult.
 /// * Second preimage resistance: given an input, finding another input that yields the same output is computationally difficult.
-pub trait Hash: Algorithm + Default {
+///
+/// # Construction is not part of this trait
+///
+/// There is deliberately no `Default` supertrait. Feeding bytes in and finalising is one concern;
+/// making an instance is another, and not every implementor has a canonical zero-argument one --
+/// a keyed construction such as KMAC (SP 800-185 Sec 4) has no meaningful default, and requiring
+/// one would exclude it from this trait and from [`XOF`] with it.
+///
+/// Generic code that needs to *build* a hasher asks for it: `fn digest<H: Hash + Default>(..)`.
+/// That is what `HMAC` and the shared test framework already do, so the bound sits where the
+/// requirement actually is rather than on every implementor.
+pub trait Hash: Algorithm {
     /// The size of the internal block in bits -- needed by functions such as HMAC to compute security parameters.
     fn block_bitlen(&self) -> usize;
 

From b1fff3cc22508a062eec47e47d2c21ae4ebb61ab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2026 18:57:06 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 08/68] sha3: KMACXOF128 and KMACXOF256 as keyed XOFs, now that
 Hash no longer requires Default

---
 crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs         | 177 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs          |  22 +++-
 crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs |  64 +++++++++---
 3 files changed, 232 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs
index dc10c06e..a70228fc 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::SHAKEParams;
 use crate::cshake::CSHAKEInternal;
 use crate::shake::SHAKEOutput;
 use crate::xof_utils::right_encode;
-use bouncycastle_core::errors::{KeyMaterialError, MACError};
+use bouncycastle_core::errors::{HashError, KeyMaterialError, MACError};
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, MAC, SecurityStrength, XOF, XofOutput};
 use bouncycastle_utils::ct;
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ const KMAC_FUNCTION_NAME: &[u8] = b"KMAC";
 /// That is why [`Self::new_with_params`] takes the length up front and [`MAC::do_final`] produces
 /// exactly that many bytes.
 ///
-/// [`Self::into_output`] is the separate function of Sec 4.3.1, KMACXOF, which binds
-/// `right_encode(0)` instead and then produces as much output as asked for. Its bytes are *not* a
+/// [`KMACXOFInternal`] is the separate function of Sec 4.3.1, KMACXOF, which binds
+/// `right_encode(0)` instead and produces as much output as asked for. Its bytes are *not* a
 /// prefix of the fixed-length KMAC over the same inputs, and are not meant to be.
 pub struct KMACInternal<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> {
     cshake: CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS>,
@@ -85,18 +85,6 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> KMACInternal<PARAMS> {
         Ok(Self { cshake, output_len, strength })
     }
 
-    /// KMACXOF (Sec 4.3.1): ends the input phase binding `right_encode(0)` and returns the output
-    /// stream, which will produce as many bytes as asked for.
-    ///
-    /// This is a *different function* from [`MAC::do_final`], not a longer view of it -- see the
-    /// type-level documentation. BC Java reaches both through one `doFinal`/`doOutput` pair guarded
-    /// by a `firstOutput` flag; here they are separate methods and the flag cannot be got wrong,
-    /// because this one consumes the KMAC.
-    pub fn into_output(mut self) -> SHAKEOutput<PARAMS> {
-        self.absorb_right_encode(0);
-        self.cshake.into_output()
-    }
-
     /// Absorbs `right_encode(value)`, the length binding of Sec 4.3 step 1.
     fn absorb_right_encode(&mut self, value: u64) {
         let (buf, len) = right_encode(value);
@@ -173,3 +161,162 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> MAC for KMACInternal<PARAMS> {
         self.strength
     }
 }
+
+/// Internal struct for KMACXOF. Use [`crate::KMACXOF128`] or [`crate::KMACXOF256`].
+///
+/// KMACXOF is the arbitrary-output-length function of SP 800-185 Sec 4.3.1: KMAC with
+/// `right_encode(0)` bound in place of the output length.
+///
+/// ```text
+/// KMACXOF128(K, X, L, S) = cSHAKE128(bytepad(encode_string(K), 168) || X || right_encode(0),
+///                                    L, "KMAC", S)
+/// ```
+///
+/// # Why this is a separate type from [`KMACInternal`]
+///
+/// The Recommendation defines them as two functions, and they are: over identical inputs KMAC and
+/// KMACXOF produce unrelated output, which the published sample values demonstrate directly. They
+/// also want different traits -- KMAC's length is fixed at construction and bound into the
+/// computation, which is `MAC`; KMACXOF's is not bound at all, which is `XOF`. Since `MAC` and
+/// `Hash` share five method names (`do_update`, `do_final`, `output_len` and two more), one type
+/// implementing both would make every one of those calls ambiguous, so they are separate types.
+///
+/// Because the length is *not* bound here, output at one length really is a prefix of output at a
+/// longer one -- the opposite of fixed-length KMAC -- so [`Hash::do_final`] is the first
+/// [`Hash::output_len`] bytes of the same stream [`XOF::into_output`] produces.
+pub struct KMACXOFInternal<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> {
+    cshake: CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS>,
+    strength: SecurityStrength,
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Algorithm for KMACXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
+    const ALG_NAME: &'static str = PARAMS::KMACXOF_ALG_NAME;
+    const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = PARAMS::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH;
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> KMACXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
+    /// A new KMACXOF under `key`, optionally customized by `customization`.
+    ///
+    /// The key requirements are [`KMACInternal::new_with_params`]'s: tagged as a MAC key, and at
+    /// least the security strength unless `allow_weak_key`.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`MACError::KeyMaterialError`] if the key is not a MAC key, or is tagged too weak.
+    pub fn new(
+        key: &impl KeyMaterialTrait,
+        customization: &[u8],
+        allow_weak_key: bool,
+    ) -> Result<Self, MACError> {
+        // The key binding is identical to KMAC's; only the length encoding differs, and that is
+        // applied when output begins.
+        let kmac = KMACInternal::<PARAMS>::new_with_params(key, customization, 0, allow_weak_key)?;
+        Ok(Self { cshake: kmac.cshake, strength: kmac.strength })
+    }
+
+    /// Absorbs `right_encode(0)`, the Sec 4.3.1 length binding, ending the input phase.
+    fn bind_zero_length(&mut self) {
+        let (buf, len) = right_encode(0);
+        self.cshake.do_update(&buf[..len]);
+    }
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for KMACXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
+    fn block_bitlen(&self) -> usize {
+        self.cshake.block_bitlen()
+    }
+
+    /// The nominal length, 32 or 64 bytes. Unlike [`KMACInternal`] this is not bound into the
+    /// computation -- it is only how many bytes [`Hash::do_final`] takes from the stream.
+    fn output_len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.cshake.output_len()
+    }
+
+    fn hash(mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let n = self.output_len();
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.into_output().do_output(n)
+    }
+
+    fn hash_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
+    }
+
+    fn do_update(&mut self, data: &[u8]) {
+        self.cshake.do_update(data);
+    }
+
+    fn do_final(self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let n = self.output_len();
+        self.into_output().do_output(n)
+    }
+
+    fn do_final_out(self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
+    }
+
+    /// # Errors
+    /// Always [`HashError::InvalidLength`] for a non-zero `num_bits`: `right_encode(0)` has to
+    /// follow the message, and a partial final byte would leave the sponge unable to absorb it
+    /// byte-aligned. `num_bits` of 0 means the message ended on a byte boundary and is accepted.
+    fn do_final_partial_bits(
+        self,
+        partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, HashError> {
+        let n = self.output_len();
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
+        self.do_final_partial_bits_out(partial_byte, num_bits, &mut out)?;
+        Ok(out)
+    }
+
+    fn do_final_partial_bits_out(
+        self,
+        _partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+        output: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, HashError> {
+        if num_bits != 0 {
+            return Err(HashError::InvalidLength(
+                "KMACXOF cannot take a partial final byte: right_encode(0) must follow the message",
+            ));
+        }
+        Ok(self.do_final_out(output))
+    }
+
+    fn max_security_strength(&self) -> SecurityStrength {
+        self.strength
+    }
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XOF for KMACXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
+    type Output = SHAKEOutput<PARAMS>;
+
+    fn into_output(mut self) -> Self::Output {
+        self.bind_zero_length();
+        self.cshake.into_output()
+    }
+
+    fn into_output_partial_bits(
+        self,
+        _partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Self::Output, HashError> {
+        if num_bits != 0 {
+            return Err(HashError::InvalidLength(
+                "KMACXOF cannot take a partial final byte: right_encode(0) must follow the message",
+            ));
+        }
+        Ok(self.into_output())
+    }
+
+    fn hash_xof(mut self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.into_output().do_output(result_len)
+    }
+
+    fn hash_xof_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
index 098bcb6c..5bd43afd 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
@@ -231,10 +231,14 @@ pub const CSHAKE256_NAME: &str = "CSHAKE256";
 pub const KMAC128_NAME: &str = "KMAC128";
 /// The name of the KMAC256 algorithm (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 4).
 pub const KMAC256_NAME: &str = "KMAC256";
+/// The name of the KMACXOF128 algorithm (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 4.3.1).
+pub const KMACXOF128_NAME: &str = "KMACXOF128";
+/// The name of the KMACXOF256 algorithm (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 4.3.1).
+pub const KMACXOF256_NAME: &str = "KMACXOF256";
 
 /*** pub types ***/
 pub use cshake::CSHAKEInternal;
-pub use kmac::KMACInternal;
+pub use kmac::{KMACInternal, KMACXOFInternal};
 pub use sha3::SHA3Internal;
 
 /// cSHAKE128: the customizable SHAKE128 of NIST SP 800-185 Sec 3, at a 128-bit security strength.
@@ -252,12 +256,22 @@ pub type CSHAKE256 = CSHAKEInternal<SHAKE256Params>;
 ///
 /// [`bouncycastle_core::traits::MAC::new`] gives the common case -- no customization, 32-byte
 /// output. [`KMACInternal::new_with_params`] chooses the customization string and output length,
-/// and [`KMACInternal::into_output`] is KMACXOF (Sec 4.3.1).
+/// [`KMACXOF128`] is the separate arbitrary-length function of Sec 4.3.1.
 pub type KMAC128 = KMACInternal<SHAKE128Params>;
 /// KMAC256: the Keccak MAC of NIST SP 800-185 Sec 4, at a 256-bit security strength.
 ///
 /// See [`KMAC128`]. The nominal output length is 64 bytes.
 pub type KMAC256 = KMACInternal<SHAKE256Params>;
+
+/// KMACXOF128: the arbitrary-output-length KMAC of NIST SP 800-185 Sec 4.3.1.
+///
+/// A keyed [`XOF`]. Distinct from [`KMAC128`], and not a longer
+/// view of it: over the same inputs the two produce unrelated output.
+pub type KMACXOF128 = KMACXOFInternal<SHAKE128Params>;
+/// KMACXOF256: the arbitrary-output-length KMAC of NIST SP 800-185 Sec 4.3.1.
+///
+/// See [`KMACXOF128`].
+pub type KMACXOF256 = KMACXOFInternal<SHAKE256Params>;
 pub use shake::{SHAKEInternal, SHAKEOutput};
 
 pub use keccak::SUSPENDED_SHA3_STATE_LEN;
@@ -392,6 +406,8 @@ trait SHAKEParams: Algorithm {
     const CSHAKE_ALG_NAME: &'static str;
     /// The name of the KMAC built on this parameter set.
     const KMAC_ALG_NAME: &'static str;
+    /// The name of the KMACXOF built on this parameter set.
+    const KMACXOF_ALG_NAME: &'static str;
 }
 /// The parameters for SHAKE128.
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -405,6 +421,7 @@ impl SHAKEParams for SHAKE128Params {
     const STATE_TAG: u8 = 5;
     const CSHAKE_ALG_NAME: &'static str = CSHAKE128_NAME;
     const KMAC_ALG_NAME: &'static str = KMAC128_NAME;
+    const KMACXOF_ALG_NAME: &'static str = KMACXOF128_NAME;
 }
 /// Assigned by NIST in the Computer Security Objects Register: id-shake128 { hashAlgs 11 }
 impl AlgorithmOID for SHAKE128 {
@@ -424,6 +441,7 @@ impl SHAKEParams for SHAKE256Params {
     const STATE_TAG: u8 = 6;
     const CSHAKE_ALG_NAME: &'static str = CSHAKE256_NAME;
     const KMAC_ALG_NAME: &'static str = KMAC256_NAME;
+    const KMACXOF_ALG_NAME: &'static str = KMACXOF256_NAME;
 }
 /// Assigned by NIST in the Computer Security Objects Register: id-shake256 { hashAlgs 12 }
 impl AlgorithmOID for SHAKE256 {
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs
index ec458a70..bac88a59 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 //! Vectors come from the `bc-test-data` repo cloned alongside this one; see `cshake_tests.rs`.
 
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, MAC, XofOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, MAC, XOF};
 use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
-use bouncycastle_sha3::{KMAC128, KMAC256};
+use bouncycastle_sha3::{KMAC128, KMAC256, KMACXOF128, KMACXOF256};
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::Path;
 
@@ -108,18 +108,12 @@ fn nist_sp800_185_kmacxof_sample_values() {
         let key = key_material(&v.key);
 
         let got = match v.strength {
-            128 => {
-                let mut k = KMAC128::new_with_params(&key, v.s.as_bytes(), want, false)
-                    .expect("a valid key");
-                k.do_update(&v.msg);
-                k.into_output().do_output(want)
-            }
-            256 => {
-                let mut k = KMAC256::new_with_params(&key, v.s.as_bytes(), want, false)
-                    .expect("a valid key");
-                k.do_update(&v.msg);
-                k.into_output().do_output(want)
-            }
+            128 => KMACXOF128::new(&key, v.s.as_bytes(), false)
+                .expect("a valid key")
+                .hash_xof(&v.msg, want),
+            256 => KMACXOF256::new(&key, v.s.as_bytes(), false)
+                .expect("a valid key")
+                .hash_xof(&v.msg, want),
             other => panic!("COUNT {i}: unexpected strength {other}"),
         };
         assert_eq!(got, v.output, "COUNT {i}: KMACXOF{} S={:?}", v.strength, v.s);
@@ -236,3 +230,45 @@ fn algorithm_names() {
     assert_eq!(KMAC128::ALG_NAME, "KMAC128");
     assert_eq!(KMAC256::ALG_NAME, "KMAC256");
 }
+
+/// The counterpart to `output_length_changes_the_function`: because KMACXOF binds
+/// `right_encode(0)` rather than the length, output at one length *is* a prefix of output at a
+/// longer one, and `do_final` is simply the first `output_len` bytes of that same stream.
+#[test]
+fn kmacxof_output_is_one_stream() {
+    let key = key_material(&[0x42u8; 32]);
+    let long = KMACXOF128::new(&key, b"", false).unwrap().hash_xof(b"abc", 64);
+
+    let short = KMACXOF128::new(&key, b"", false).unwrap().hash_xof(b"abc", 16);
+    assert_eq!(&long[..16], &short[..], "KMACXOF at a shorter length must be a prefix");
+
+    let mut k = KMACXOF128::new(&key, b"", false).unwrap();
+    k.do_update(b"abc");
+    let via_hash = k.do_final();
+    assert_eq!(via_hash.len(), 32, "the nominal output length");
+    assert_eq!(&long[..32], &via_hash[..], "do_final must be a prefix of the stream");
+}
+
+/// A partial final byte cannot be expressed: `right_encode(0)` has to follow the message, and the
+/// sponge cannot absorb byte-aligned data after a partial byte.
+#[test]
+fn kmacxof_rejects_a_partial_final_byte() {
+    let key = key_material(&[0x42u8; 32]);
+    let mut k = KMACXOF128::new(&key, b"", false).unwrap();
+    k.do_update(b"abc");
+    assert!(matches!(
+        k.into_output_partial_bits(0xF0, 4),
+        Err(bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError::InvalidLength(_))
+    ));
+
+    // ... but zero bits means the message ended on a byte boundary, which is fine.
+    let mut k = KMACXOF128::new(&key, b"", false).unwrap();
+    k.do_update(b"abc");
+    assert!(k.into_output_partial_bits(0, 0).is_ok());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn kmacxof_algorithm_names() {
+    assert_eq!(KMACXOF128::ALG_NAME, "KMACXOF128");
+    assert_eq!(KMACXOF256::ALG_NAME, "KMACXOF256");
+}

From 9efbf5faac693f2edb455dd0e0e1ac090bccd3fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2026 19:01:01 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 09/68] core-test-framework: the XOF suite takes a constructor
 closure, so keyed XOFs can use it

---
 crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs | 57 +++++++++++++++------------
 crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs     | 15 +++++++
 crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs       | 23 +++++++++++
 crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs      |  4 +-
 4 files changed, 71 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs
index 8dbf6bcb..5b0f5400 100644
--- a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs
+++ b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
     /// `input`. There is deliberately no absorb-after-squeeze test: [`XOF::into_output`] consumes
     /// the XOF, so absorbing afterwards is not expressible and there is no runtime rule left to
     /// check. That guarantee is asserted instead by `compile_fail` doctests on the implementors.
-    pub fn test_xof<X: XOF + Default>(&self, input: &[u8], expected_output: &[u8]) {
+    pub fn test_xof<X: XOF>(&self, make: impl Fn() -> X, input: &[u8], expected_output: &[u8]) {
         /*** fn do_update(&mut self, data: &[u8]) ***/
         // Feeding the input in pieces must equal feeding it in one go.
-        let mut xof = X::default();
+        let mut xof = make();
         for chunk in input.chunks(16) {
             xof.do_update(chunk);
         }
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
         );
 
         /*** fn do_output(&mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8> ***/
-        let mut xof = X::default();
+        let mut xof = make();
         xof.do_update(input);
         assert_eq!(
             xof.into_output().do_output(expected_output.len()),
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
         /*** fn do_output_out(&mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize ***/
         // Pre-filled so that the documented zeroization is observable.
         let mut output = vec![0xFFu8; expected_output.len()];
-        let mut xof = X::default();
+        let mut xof = make();
         xof.do_update(input);
         let n = xof.into_output().do_output_out(&mut output);
         assert_eq!(n, expected_output.len(), "do_output_out must report what it wrote");
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
 
         // One output stream: reading it in two goes equals reading it in one.
         let split = expected_output.len() / 2;
-        let mut xof = X::default();
+        let mut xof = make();
         xof.do_update(input);
         let mut out = xof.into_output();
         let first = out.do_output(split);
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
 
         /*** fn do_final(self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8> ***/
         // do_final reads what do_output would read at the same point; it only ends the stream.
-        let mut xof = X::default();
+        let mut xof = make();
         xof.do_update(input);
         assert_eq!(
             xof.into_output().do_final(expected_output.len()),
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
         );
 
         // ... including part-way through a stream, not just at the start.
-        let mut xof = X::default();
+        let mut xof = make();
         xof.do_update(input);
         let mut out = xof.into_output();
         let head = out.do_output(split);
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
         );
 
         let mut buf = vec![0xFFu8; expected_output.len()];
-        let mut xof = X::default();
+        let mut xof = make();
         xof.do_update(input);
         let n = xof.into_output().do_final_out(&mut buf);
         assert_eq!(n, expected_output.len());
@@ -98,28 +98,28 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
 
         /*** fn hash_xof(self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> ***/
         assert_eq!(
-            X::default().hash_xof(input, expected_output.len()),
+            make().hash_xof(input, expected_output.len()),
             expected_output,
             "the one-shot must equal update-then-output"
         );
 
         let mut output = vec![0xFFu8; expected_output.len()];
-        let n = X::default().hash_xof_out(input, &mut output);
+        let n = make().hash_xof_out(input, &mut output);
         assert_eq!(n, expected_output.len());
         assert_eq!(output, expected_output, "hash_xof_out must agree with hash_xof");
 
         /*** the Hash half: a XOF is a hash ***/
-        self.test_xof_as_hash::<X>(input, expected_output);
+        self.test_xof_as_hash(&make, input, expected_output);
 
         if self.enable_partial_byte_tests {
-            self.test_xof_partial_bits::<X>(input, expected_output);
+            self.test_xof_partial_bits(&make, input, expected_output);
         }
     }
 
     /// The inherited [`Hash`] surface. `XOF: Hash`, so SHAKE can be used wherever a hash is wanted;
     /// these checks pin that the inherited methods agree with the XOF ones.
-    fn test_xof_as_hash<X: XOF + Default>(&self, input: &[u8], expected_output: &[u8]) {
-        let xof = X::default();
+    fn test_xof_as_hash<X: XOF>(&self, make: impl Fn() -> X, input: &[u8], expected_output: &[u8]) {
+        let xof = make();
         let output_len = xof.output_len();
         assert!(output_len > 0, "output_len must be positive");
         assert!(xof.block_bitlen() > 0, "block_bitlen must be positive");
@@ -129,12 +129,12 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
         );
 
         // do_final is do_output at the nominal length: the same stream, truncated.
-        let mut a = X::default();
+        let mut a = make();
         a.do_update(input);
         let via_hash = a.do_final();
         assert_eq!(via_hash.len(), output_len, "do_final must produce output_len bytes");
 
-        let mut b = X::default();
+        let mut b = make();
         b.do_update(input);
         assert_eq!(
             via_hash,
@@ -153,23 +153,28 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
 
         // do_final_out fills the caller's buffer, zeroizing it first.
         let mut buf = vec![0xFFu8; output_len];
-        let mut c = X::default();
+        let mut c = make();
         c.do_update(input);
         let n = c.do_final_out(&mut buf);
         assert_eq!(n, output_len);
         assert_eq!(buf, via_hash, "do_final_out must agree with do_final");
 
         // The one-shot Hash entry points.
-        assert_eq!(X::default().hash(input), via_hash, "hash must equal update-then-do_final");
+        assert_eq!(make().hash(input), via_hash, "hash must equal update-then-do_final");
         let mut buf = vec![0xFFu8; output_len];
-        assert_eq!(X::default().hash_out(input, &mut buf), output_len);
+        assert_eq!(make().hash_out(input, &mut buf), output_len);
         assert_eq!(buf, via_hash, "hash_out must agree with hash");
     }
 
     /// A partial final byte of input, in both the XOF and the Hash spelling.
-    fn test_xof_partial_bits<X: XOF + Default>(&self, input: &[u8], expected_output: &[u8]) {
+    fn test_xof_partial_bits<X: XOF>(
+        &self,
+        make: impl Fn() -> X,
+        input: &[u8],
+        expected_output: &[u8],
+    ) {
         // num_bits = 0 means the message ended on a byte boundary, so it must match plain input.
-        let mut xof = X::default();
+        let mut xof = make();
         xof.do_update(input);
         assert_eq!(
             xof.into_output_partial_bits(0, 0)
@@ -181,7 +186,7 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
 
         // A real partial byte must change the output, and both spellings must agree.
         for num_bits in 1..=7usize {
-            let mut a = X::default();
+            let mut a = make();
             a.do_update(input);
             let with_bits = a
                 .into_output_partial_bits(0xFE, num_bits)
@@ -192,7 +197,7 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
                 "a partial byte must change the output / num_bits: {num_bits}"
             );
 
-            let mut b = X::default();
+            let mut b = make();
             b.do_update(input);
             let via_hash = b.do_final_partial_bits(0xFE, num_bits).expect("num_bits is in 1..=7");
             assert_eq!(
@@ -202,7 +207,7 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
             );
 
             let mut buf = vec![0xFFu8; via_hash.len()];
-            let mut c = X::default();
+            let mut c = make();
             c.do_update(input);
             let n = c
                 .do_final_partial_bits_out(0xFE, num_bits, &mut buf)
@@ -213,7 +218,7 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
 
         // "num_bits must be in 0..=7; larger values return HashError::InvalidLength."
         for num_bits in [8usize, 9, 15, 16, 64, usize::MAX] {
-            let mut xof = X::default();
+            let mut xof = make();
             xof.do_update(input);
             assert!(
                 matches!(
@@ -223,7 +228,7 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
                 "into_output_partial_bits must reject num_bits = {num_bits}"
             );
 
-            let mut xof = X::default();
+            let mut xof = make();
             xof.do_update(input);
             assert!(
                 matches!(
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs
index 346f6195..17dfc9ce 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 //! present these tests print a warning and pass vacuously.
 
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::xof::TestFrameworkXOF;
 use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{CSHAKE128, CSHAKE256, SHAKE128, SHAKE256};
 use std::fs;
@@ -190,3 +191,17 @@ fn algorithm_names() {
     assert_eq!(CSHAKE128::ALG_NAME, "CSHAKE128");
     assert_eq!(CSHAKE256::ALG_NAME, "CSHAKE256");
 }
+
+/// cSHAKE through the shared `XOF` conformance suite, with a published sample value as the
+/// expected output -- conformance and a NIST vector in one.
+#[test]
+fn test_framework_xof() {
+    let Some(vectors) = read_vectors("cSHAKE.rsp") else { return };
+    let v = vectors.first().expect("at least one sample");
+    // The partial-byte input path is cSHAKE's own (it inherits SHAKE's), so leave it enabled.
+    TestFrameworkXOF::new().test_xof(
+        || CSHAKE128::new(v.n.as_bytes(), v.s.as_bytes()),
+        &v.msg,
+        &v.output,
+    );
+}
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs
index bac88a59..612f09d8 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, MAC, XOF};
+use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::xof::TestFrameworkXOF;
 use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{KMAC128, KMAC256, KMACXOF128, KMACXOF256};
 use std::fs;
@@ -272,3 +273,25 @@ fn kmacxof_algorithm_names() {
     assert_eq!(KMACXOF128::ALG_NAME, "KMACXOF128");
     assert_eq!(KMACXOF256::ALG_NAME, "KMACXOF256");
 }
+
+/// KMACXOF through the shared `XOF` conformance suite.
+///
+/// This is what the constructor-closure form of the framework buys: a keyed XOF has no `Default`,
+/// so before it the suite could only be pointed at unkeyed functions. The expected output is taken
+/// from a published sample value, so this checks conformance and a NIST vector at once.
+#[test]
+fn test_framework_xof() {
+    let Some(vectors) = read_vectors("KMACXOF.rsp") else { return };
+    let v = vectors.first().expect("at least one sample");
+    let key = key_material(&v.key);
+
+    // Partial-byte input is not expressible for KMACXOF -- right_encode(0) has to follow the
+    // message -- so that part of the suite is switched off.
+    let mut framework = TestFrameworkXOF::new();
+    framework.enable_partial_byte_tests = false;
+    framework.test_xof(
+        || KMACXOF128::new(&key, v.s.as_bytes(), false).expect("a valid key"),
+        &v.msg,
+        &v.output,
+    );
+}
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs
index 590fcc14..6d921c97 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ mod shake_tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_framework_xof() {
         let test_framework = TestFrameworkXOF::new();
-        test_framework.test_xof::<SHAKE128>(&DUMMY_SEED[..512], b"\x88\x90\xED\x20\x4D\x22\x89\xE1\x72\xE9\xAE\x68\x48\x18\x23\x77\x08\x20\x90\x80\x60\xA4\xDF\x33\x51\xA3\xF1\x84\xEB\xB6\xDD\x0F\x9D\x23\x15\x60\x68\x0F\x2C\x65\x8A\xC4\x84\x97\xAD\xB5\xA4\x83\x99\x36\xA3\x16\x55\x16\xFA\x5E\x13\xBF\x8A\x15\xBA\xBC\x14\x1F");
-        test_framework.test_xof::<SHAKE256>(&DUMMY_SEED[..512], b"\xA1\xD7\x18\x85\xB0\xA8\x41\xF0\x3D\x1D\xC7\xF2\x73\x8A\x15\xCC\x98\x40\x71\xA1\x7F\xFE\xD5\xEC\xAC\xB9\xF5\x87\x20\xA4\x73\xBE\x1F\x2D\x28\xB9\x6D\x54\x3A\x36\x7C\x81\x11\x42\x06\xF5\xAF\x37\x18\xE7\x31\x5B\x57\xF2\x90\xB6\x4D\x8D\x29\xCF\x43\x7E\x40\x4C");
+        test_framework.test_xof(SHAKE128::new, &DUMMY_SEED[..512], b"\x88\x90\xED\x20\x4D\x22\x89\xE1\x72\xE9\xAE\x68\x48\x18\x23\x77\x08\x20\x90\x80\x60\xA4\xDF\x33\x51\xA3\xF1\x84\xEB\xB6\xDD\x0F\x9D\x23\x15\x60\x68\x0F\x2C\x65\x8A\xC4\x84\x97\xAD\xB5\xA4\x83\x99\x36\xA3\x16\x55\x16\xFA\x5E\x13\xBF\x8A\x15\xBA\xBC\x14\x1F");
+        test_framework.test_xof(SHAKE256::new, &DUMMY_SEED[..512], b"\xA1\xD7\x18\x85\xB0\xA8\x41\xF0\x3D\x1D\xC7\xF2\x73\x8A\x15\xCC\x98\x40\x71\xA1\x7F\xFE\xD5\xEC\xAC\xB9\xF5\x87\x20\xA4\x73\xBE\x1F\x2D\x28\xB9\x6D\x54\x3A\x36\x7C\x81\x11\x42\x06\xF5\xAF\x37\x18\xE7\x31\x5B\x57\xF2\x90\xB6\x4D\x8D\x29\xCF\x43\x7E\x40\x4C");
     }
 
     #[test]

From 3913b551ef0c4a49b604fd22eec6dcd4ef27259c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2026 19:11:21 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 10/68] sha3: add TupleHash and TupleHashXOF (SP 800-185 Sec
 5), where each update appends one tuple element

---
 crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs            |  10 +
 crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs               |  31 ++++
 crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs         | 267 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs | 209 +++++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 517 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs

diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs
index 33969886..acf95fab 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ pub(crate) fn absorb_bytepad_strings<PARAMS: SHAKEParams>(
     absorb_bytepad(&mut cshake.shake, strings);
 }
 
+/// Absorbs `encode_string(s)` into a cSHAKE, for the functions layered on top: TupleHash encodes
+/// each tuple element this way (Sec 5.3 step 3), which is what makes the tuple boundaries part of
+/// the hash.
+pub(crate) fn absorb_encoded_string_into<PARAMS: SHAKEParams>(
+    cshake: &mut CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS>,
+    s: &[u8],
+) {
+    absorb_encoded_string(&mut cshake.shake, s);
+}
+
 /// Absorbs `left_encode(value)`, returning how many bytes went in.
 fn absorb_left_encode<PARAMS: SHAKEParams>(shake: &mut SHAKEInternal<PARAMS>, value: u64) -> usize {
     let (buf, len) = left_encode(value);
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
index 5bd43afd..51d23cc4 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ mod keccak;
 mod kmac;
 mod sha3;
 mod shake;
+mod tuplehash;
 mod xof_utils;
 
 pub mod hmac;
@@ -235,11 +236,20 @@ pub const KMAC256_NAME: &str = "KMAC256";
 pub const KMACXOF128_NAME: &str = "KMACXOF128";
 /// The name of the KMACXOF256 algorithm (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 4.3.1).
 pub const KMACXOF256_NAME: &str = "KMACXOF256";
+/// The name of the TupleHash128 algorithm (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 5).
+pub const TUPLEHASH128_NAME: &str = "TupleHash128";
+/// The name of the TupleHash256 algorithm (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 5).
+pub const TUPLEHASH256_NAME: &str = "TupleHash256";
+/// The name of the TupleHashXOF128 algorithm (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 5.3.1).
+pub const TUPLEHASHXOF128_NAME: &str = "TupleHashXOF128";
+/// The name of the TupleHashXOF256 algorithm (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 5.3.1).
+pub const TUPLEHASHXOF256_NAME: &str = "TupleHashXOF256";
 
 /*** pub types ***/
 pub use cshake::CSHAKEInternal;
 pub use kmac::{KMACInternal, KMACXOFInternal};
 pub use sha3::SHA3Internal;
+pub use tuplehash::{TupleHashInternal, TupleHashXOFInternal};
 
 /// cSHAKE128: the customizable SHAKE128 of NIST SP 800-185 Sec 3, at a 128-bit security strength.
 ///
@@ -272,6 +282,19 @@ pub type KMACXOF128 = KMACXOFInternal<SHAKE128Params>;
 ///
 /// See [`KMACXOF128`].
 pub type KMACXOF256 = KMACXOFInternal<SHAKE256Params>;
+
+/// TupleHash128: the unambiguous tuple hash of NIST SP 800-185 Sec 5, 128-bit strength.
+///
+/// Each [`Hash::do_update`] call appends one *tuple
+/// element*, not a run of bytes -- so unlike every other hash here, the chunking is part of the
+/// input. See [`TupleHashInternal`].
+pub type TUPLEHASH128 = TupleHashInternal<SHAKE128Params>;
+/// TupleHash256: see [`TUPLEHASH128`].
+pub type TUPLEHASH256 = TupleHashInternal<SHAKE256Params>;
+/// TupleHashXOF128: the arbitrary-output-length TupleHash of Sec 5.3.1.
+pub type TUPLEHASHXOF128 = TupleHashXOFInternal<SHAKE128Params>;
+/// TupleHashXOF256: see [`TUPLEHASHXOF128`].
+pub type TUPLEHASHXOF256 = TupleHashXOFInternal<SHAKE256Params>;
 pub use shake::{SHAKEInternal, SHAKEOutput};
 
 pub use keccak::SUSPENDED_SHA3_STATE_LEN;
@@ -408,6 +431,10 @@ trait SHAKEParams: Algorithm {
     const KMAC_ALG_NAME: &'static str;
     /// The name of the KMACXOF built on this parameter set.
     const KMACXOF_ALG_NAME: &'static str;
+    /// The name of the TupleHash built on this parameter set.
+    const TUPLEHASH_ALG_NAME: &'static str;
+    /// The name of the TupleHashXOF built on this parameter set.
+    const TUPLEHASHXOF_ALG_NAME: &'static str;
 }
 /// The parameters for SHAKE128.
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -422,6 +449,8 @@ impl SHAKEParams for SHAKE128Params {
     const CSHAKE_ALG_NAME: &'static str = CSHAKE128_NAME;
     const KMAC_ALG_NAME: &'static str = KMAC128_NAME;
     const KMACXOF_ALG_NAME: &'static str = KMACXOF128_NAME;
+    const TUPLEHASH_ALG_NAME: &'static str = TUPLEHASH128_NAME;
+    const TUPLEHASHXOF_ALG_NAME: &'static str = TUPLEHASHXOF128_NAME;
 }
 /// Assigned by NIST in the Computer Security Objects Register: id-shake128 { hashAlgs 11 }
 impl AlgorithmOID for SHAKE128 {
@@ -442,6 +471,8 @@ impl SHAKEParams for SHAKE256Params {
     const CSHAKE_ALG_NAME: &'static str = CSHAKE256_NAME;
     const KMAC_ALG_NAME: &'static str = KMAC256_NAME;
     const KMACXOF_ALG_NAME: &'static str = KMACXOF256_NAME;
+    const TUPLEHASH_ALG_NAME: &'static str = TUPLEHASH256_NAME;
+    const TUPLEHASHXOF_ALG_NAME: &'static str = TUPLEHASHXOF256_NAME;
 }
 /// Assigned by NIST in the Computer Security Objects Register: id-shake256 { hashAlgs 12 }
 impl AlgorithmOID for SHAKE256 {
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a98cf652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+//! TupleHash, the tuple-hashing function of NIST SP 800-185 Sec 5.
+
+use crate::SHAKEParams;
+use crate::cshake::{CSHAKEInternal, absorb_encoded_string_into};
+use crate::shake::SHAKEOutput;
+use crate::xof_utils::right_encode;
+use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, SecurityStrength, XOF, XofOutput};
+
+/// The function-name string every TupleHash binds, per SP 800-185 Sec 5.3.
+const TUPLEHASH_FUNCTION_NAME: &[u8] = b"TupleHash";
+
+/// Internal struct for TupleHash. Use [`crate::TUPLEHASH128`] or [`crate::TUPLEHASH256`].
+///
+/// TupleHash hashes a *sequence of strings* unambiguously (Sec 5.1): each element is length-
+/// prefixed with `encode_string` before absorption, so the boundaries between elements are part of
+/// the computation. `("abc", "d")` and `("ab", "cd")` therefore hash differently, even though the
+/// concatenations are identical -- which is the whole point of the function.
+///
+/// ```text
+/// TupleHash128(X, L, S) = cSHAKE128(encode_string(X[0]) || ... || right_encode(L),
+///                                   L, "TupleHash", S)
+/// ```
+///
+/// # `do_update` appends an element, it does not append bytes
+///
+/// This is the one place TupleHash departs from the usual [`Hash`] contract. For every other hash,
+/// feeding the input in pieces gives the same answer as feeding it at once; here each
+/// [`Hash::do_update`] call is one tuple element, so the chunking *is* the input. BC Java draws the
+/// same line -- its `TupleHash.update` encodes each call with `XofUtils.encode` before passing it
+/// on -- but it is worth stating plainly, because code that treats a `TupleHash` as an
+/// interchangeable `Hash` and re-chunks its input will silently compute something else.
+///
+/// [`TupleHashXOFInternal`] is the arbitrary-output-length function of Sec 5.3.1.
+pub struct TupleHashInternal<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> {
+    cshake: CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS>,
+    output_len: usize,
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Algorithm for TupleHashInternal<PARAMS> {
+    const ALG_NAME: &'static str = PARAMS::TUPLEHASH_ALG_NAME;
+    const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = PARAMS::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH;
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> TupleHashInternal<PARAMS> {
+    /// A new TupleHash producing `output_len` bytes, optionally customized.
+    ///
+    /// `output_len` is `L` and is bound into the computation (Sec 5.3 step 4), so a different
+    /// length is a different function rather than a longer or shorter view of the same one.
+    pub fn new(customization: &[u8], output_len: usize) -> Self {
+        Self { cshake: CSHAKEInternal::new(TUPLEHASH_FUNCTION_NAME, customization), output_len }
+    }
+
+    /// Hashes a whole tuple in one call, the shape the specification is written in.
+    pub fn hash_tuple(mut self, tuple: &[&[u8]]) -> Vec<u8> {
+        for element in tuple {
+            self.do_update(element);
+        }
+        self.do_final()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for TupleHashInternal<PARAMS> {
+    fn block_bitlen(&self) -> usize {
+        self.cshake.block_bitlen()
+    }
+
+    fn output_len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.output_len
+    }
+
+    /// Hashes `data` as a one-element tuple. For more than one element use
+    /// [`Self::hash_tuple`] or successive [`Hash::do_update`] calls.
+    fn hash(mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.do_final()
+    }
+
+    fn hash_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.do_final_out(output)
+    }
+
+    /// Appends **one tuple element**. See the note on the type: this is not byte-wise streaming.
+    fn do_update(&mut self, data: &[u8]) {
+        absorb_encoded_string_into(&mut self.cshake, data);
+    }
+
+    fn do_final(mut self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let n = self.output_len;
+        let (buf, len) = right_encode((n as u64) * 8);
+        self.cshake.do_update(&buf[..len]);
+        self.cshake.into_output().do_output(n)
+    }
+
+    fn do_final_out(mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        let n = self.output_len;
+        let (buf, len) = right_encode((n as u64) * 8);
+        self.cshake.do_update(&buf[..len]);
+        self.cshake.into_output().do_output_out(&mut output[..n])
+    }
+
+    /// # Errors
+    /// Always [`HashError::InvalidLength`] for a non-zero `num_bits`: `right_encode(L)` has to
+    /// follow the tuple, which a partial final byte would prevent.
+    fn do_final_partial_bits(
+        self,
+        partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, HashError> {
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; self.output_len];
+        self.do_final_partial_bits_out(partial_byte, num_bits, &mut out)?;
+        Ok(out)
+    }
+
+    fn do_final_partial_bits_out(
+        self,
+        _partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+        output: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, HashError> {
+        if num_bits != 0 {
+            return Err(HashError::InvalidLength(
+                "TupleHash cannot take a partial final byte: the length encoding must follow",
+            ));
+        }
+        Ok(self.do_final_out(output))
+    }
+
+    fn max_security_strength(&self) -> SecurityStrength {
+        SecurityStrength::from_bits(PARAMS::SIZE as usize)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Internal struct for TupleHashXOF. Use [`crate::TUPLEHASHXOF128`] or [`crate::TUPLEHASHXOF256`].
+///
+/// The arbitrary-output-length TupleHash of Sec 5.3.1: `right_encode(0)` in place of the length.
+/// As with KMAC, it is a *different function* from the fixed-length one, not a longer view of it,
+/// and it is a separate type for the same reason -- but here the length not being bound means
+/// output at one length really is a prefix of output at a longer one.
+///
+/// [`Hash::do_update`] appends one tuple element, exactly as for [`TupleHashInternal`].
+pub struct TupleHashXOFInternal<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> {
+    cshake: CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS>,
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Algorithm for TupleHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
+    const ALG_NAME: &'static str = PARAMS::TUPLEHASHXOF_ALG_NAME;
+    const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = PARAMS::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH;
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> TupleHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
+    /// A new TupleHashXOF, optionally customized.
+    pub fn new(customization: &[u8]) -> Self {
+        Self { cshake: CSHAKEInternal::new(TUPLEHASH_FUNCTION_NAME, customization) }
+    }
+
+    /// Hashes a whole tuple and returns the output stream.
+    pub fn output_for(mut self, tuple: &[&[u8]]) -> SHAKEOutput<PARAMS> {
+        for element in tuple {
+            self.do_update(element);
+        }
+        self.into_output()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for TupleHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
+    fn block_bitlen(&self) -> usize {
+        self.cshake.block_bitlen()
+    }
+
+    /// The nominal length, 32 or 64 bytes. Not bound into the computation -- see
+    /// [`TupleHashXOFInternal`].
+    fn output_len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.cshake.output_len()
+    }
+
+    fn hash(mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let n = self.output_len();
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.into_output().do_output(n)
+    }
+
+    fn hash_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
+    }
+
+    /// Appends **one tuple element**.
+    fn do_update(&mut self, data: &[u8]) {
+        absorb_encoded_string_into(&mut self.cshake, data);
+    }
+
+    fn do_final(self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let n = self.output_len();
+        self.into_output().do_output(n)
+    }
+
+    fn do_final_out(self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
+    }
+
+    /// # Errors
+    /// Always [`HashError::InvalidLength`] for a non-zero `num_bits`; see
+    /// [`TupleHashInternal::do_final_partial_bits`].
+    fn do_final_partial_bits(
+        self,
+        partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, HashError> {
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; self.output_len()];
+        self.do_final_partial_bits_out(partial_byte, num_bits, &mut out)?;
+        Ok(out)
+    }
+
+    fn do_final_partial_bits_out(
+        self,
+        _partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+        output: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, HashError> {
+        if num_bits != 0 {
+            return Err(HashError::InvalidLength(
+                "TupleHashXOF cannot take a partial final byte: right_encode(0) must follow",
+            ));
+        }
+        Ok(self.do_final_out(output))
+    }
+
+    fn max_security_strength(&self) -> SecurityStrength {
+        SecurityStrength::from_bits(PARAMS::SIZE as usize)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XOF for TupleHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
+    type Output = SHAKEOutput<PARAMS>;
+
+    fn into_output(mut self) -> Self::Output {
+        // Sec 5.3.1 step 4: right_encode(0) rather than the length.
+        let (buf, len) = right_encode(0);
+        self.cshake.do_update(&buf[..len]);
+        self.cshake.into_output()
+    }
+
+    fn into_output_partial_bits(
+        self,
+        _partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Self::Output, HashError> {
+        if num_bits != 0 {
+            return Err(HashError::InvalidLength(
+                "TupleHashXOF cannot take a partial final byte: right_encode(0) must follow",
+            ));
+        }
+        Ok(self.into_output())
+    }
+
+    fn hash_xof(mut self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.into_output().do_output(result_len)
+    }
+
+    fn hash_xof_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..263e898b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+//! TupleHash against the NIST SP 800-185 sample values.
+//!
+//! Vectors come from the `bc-test-data` repo cloned alongside this one; see `cshake_tests.rs`.
+
+use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
+use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
+use bouncycastle_sha3::{TUPLEHASH128, TUPLEHASH256, TUPLEHASHXOF128, TUPLEHASHXOF256};
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+const DATA_DIRS: [&str; 2] =
+    ["../../../bc-test-data/crypto/sp800-185", "../bc-test-data/crypto/sp800-185"];
+
+/// One `COUNT` block of a `.rsp` file.
+struct Vector {
+    strength: usize,
+    s: String,
+    output_len: usize,
+    tuple: Vec<Vec<u8>>,
+    output: Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+fn read_vectors(filename: &str) -> Option<Vec<Vector>> {
+    let Some(dir) = DATA_DIRS.into_iter().find(|d| Path::new(d).exists()) else {
+        println!("WARNING: bc-test-data not found; TupleHash sample-value tests skipped");
+        return None;
+    };
+    let path = Path::new(dir).join(filename);
+    let content = fs::read_to_string(&path).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+        panic!("bc-test-data is present but {} is unreadable: {e}", path.display())
+    });
+
+    let mut out = Vec::new();
+    let mut cur: Vec<(String, String)> = Vec::new();
+    let finish = |cur: &mut Vec<(String, String)>, out: &mut Vec<Vector>| {
+        if cur.is_empty() {
+            return;
+        }
+        let get = |k: &str| cur.iter().find(|(a, _)| a == k).map(|(_, b)| b.clone());
+        let count: usize = get("Count").expect("Count").parse().expect("a number");
+        let tuple = (1..=count)
+            .map(|i| hex::decode(get(&format!("Tuple{i}")).expect("a tuple element")).expect("hex"))
+            .collect();
+        out.push(Vector {
+            strength: get("Strength").expect("Strength").parse().expect("a number"),
+            s: get("S").unwrap_or_default(),
+            output_len: get("Outputlen").expect("Outputlen").parse().expect("a number"),
+            tuple,
+            output: hex::decode(get("Output").expect("Output")).expect("hex"),
+        });
+        cur.clear();
+    };
+    for line in content.lines() {
+        let line = line.trim_end();
+        if line.starts_with('#') || line.is_empty() {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let Some((k, v)) = line.split_once(" = ") else { continue };
+        if k == "COUNT" {
+            finish(&mut cur, &mut out);
+        } else {
+            cur.push((k.to_string(), v.to_string()));
+        }
+    }
+    finish(&mut cur, &mut out);
+    Some(out)
+}
+
+fn as_slices(tuple: &[Vec<u8>]) -> Vec<&[u8]> {
+    tuple.iter().map(|v| v.as_slice()).collect()
+}
+
+/// TupleHash (Sec 5.3): the output length is bound into the input.
+#[test]
+fn nist_sp800_185_tuplehash_sample_values() {
+    let Some(vectors) = read_vectors("TupleHash.rsp") else { return };
+    assert!(!vectors.is_empty());
+
+    for (i, v) in vectors.iter().enumerate() {
+        let want = v.output_len / 8;
+        let t = as_slices(&v.tuple);
+        let got = match v.strength {
+            128 => TUPLEHASH128::new(v.s.as_bytes(), want).hash_tuple(&t),
+            256 => TUPLEHASH256::new(v.s.as_bytes(), want).hash_tuple(&t),
+            other => panic!("COUNT {i}: unexpected strength {other}"),
+        };
+        assert_eq!(
+            got,
+            v.output,
+            "COUNT {i}: TupleHash{} with {} elements, S={:?}",
+            v.strength,
+            v.tuple.len(),
+            v.s
+        );
+    }
+    println!("TupleHash: {} sample values", vectors.len());
+}
+
+/// TupleHashXOF (Sec 5.3.1): `right_encode(0)` in place of the length.
+#[test]
+fn nist_sp800_185_tuplehashxof_sample_values() {
+    let Some(vectors) = read_vectors("TupleHashXOF.rsp") else { return };
+    assert!(!vectors.is_empty());
+
+    for (i, v) in vectors.iter().enumerate() {
+        let want = v.output_len / 8;
+        let t = as_slices(&v.tuple);
+        let got = match v.strength {
+            128 => TUPLEHASHXOF128::new(v.s.as_bytes()).output_for(&t).do_output(want),
+            256 => TUPLEHASHXOF256::new(v.s.as_bytes()).output_for(&t).do_output(want),
+            other => panic!("COUNT {i}: unexpected strength {other}"),
+        };
+        assert_eq!(got, v.output, "COUNT {i}: TupleHashXOF{} S={:?}", v.strength, v.s);
+    }
+    println!("TupleHashXOF: {} sample values", vectors.len());
+}
+
+/// The two are different functions on identical inputs, as for KMAC.
+#[test]
+fn tuplehashxof_is_not_tuplehash_truncated() {
+    let (Some(fixed), Some(xof)) =
+        (read_vectors("TupleHash.rsp"), read_vectors("TupleHashXOF.rsp"))
+    else {
+        return;
+    };
+    assert_eq!(fixed.len(), xof.len());
+    for (i, (f, x)) in fixed.iter().zip(xof.iter()).enumerate() {
+        assert_eq!(f.tuple, x.tuple, "COUNT {i}: the sample pairs share a tuple");
+        assert_eq!(f.output_len, x.output_len, "COUNT {i}: ... and an output length");
+        assert_ne!(f.output, x.output, "COUNT {i}: the two functions must differ");
+    }
+}
+
+/// Sec 5.1, the reason TupleHash exists: the boundaries between elements are part of the hash, so
+/// re-splitting the same bytes gives an unrelated result. Every other hash in this library has the
+/// opposite property, which is why it is worth pinning explicitly.
+#[test]
+fn the_tuple_boundaries_are_part_of_the_hash() {
+    let a = TUPLEHASH128::new(b"", 32).hash_tuple(&[b"abc", b"d"]);
+    let b = TUPLEHASH128::new(b"", 32).hash_tuple(&[b"ab", b"cd"]);
+    let c = TUPLEHASH128::new(b"", 32).hash_tuple(&[b"abcd"]);
+    assert_ne!(a, b, "the same bytes split differently must hash differently");
+    assert_ne!(a, c, "... and differently again from a single element");
+    assert_ne!(b, c);
+
+    // An empty element is an element: dropping it changes the answer.
+    let with = TUPLEHASH128::new(b"", 32).hash_tuple(&[b"a", b"", b"b"]);
+    let without = TUPLEHASH128::new(b"", 32).hash_tuple(&[b"a", b"b"]);
+    assert_ne!(with, without, "an empty tuple element must still count");
+}
+
+/// `hash_tuple` and successive `do_update` calls must agree, since each update is one element.
+#[test]
+fn hash_tuple_matches_successive_updates() {
+    let tuple: [&[u8]; 3] = [b"first", b"second", b"third"];
+    let one = TUPLEHASH128::new(b"S", 32).hash_tuple(&tuple);
+
+    let mut t = TUPLEHASH128::new(b"S", 32);
+    for element in tuple {
+        t.do_update(element);
+    }
+    assert_eq!(t.do_final(), one, "do_update per element must equal hash_tuple");
+}
+
+/// The output length is bound for the fixed-length function and not for the XOF, so they have
+/// opposite behaviour when the length changes -- the same split as KMAC.
+#[test]
+fn length_binding_differs_between_the_two() {
+    let t: [&[u8]; 2] = [b"x", b"y"];
+
+    let short = TUPLEHASH128::new(b"", 16).hash_tuple(&t);
+    let long = TUPLEHASH128::new(b"", 32).hash_tuple(&t);
+    assert_ne!(&long[..16], &short[..], "TupleHash: a different length is a different function");
+
+    let short = TUPLEHASHXOF128::new(b"").output_for(&t).do_output(16);
+    let long = TUPLEHASHXOF128::new(b"").output_for(&t).do_output(32);
+    assert_eq!(&long[..16], &short[..], "TupleHashXOF: one stream, so shorter is a prefix");
+}
+
+/// The customization string separates one use from another (Sec 5.2).
+#[test]
+fn customization_separates_the_functions() {
+    let t: [&[u8]; 2] = [b"x", b"y"];
+    assert_ne!(
+        TUPLEHASH128::new(b"", 32).hash_tuple(&t),
+        TUPLEHASH128::new(b"My Application", 32).hash_tuple(&t),
+    );
+}
+
+/// A partial final byte cannot be expressed: the length encoding has to follow the tuple.
+#[test]
+fn partial_final_byte_is_refused() {
+    let mut t = TUPLEHASH128::new(b"", 32);
+    t.do_update(b"abc");
+    assert!(matches!(t.do_final_partial_bits(0xF0, 4), Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))));
+
+    let mut t = TUPLEHASHXOF128::new(b"");
+    t.do_update(b"abc");
+    assert!(matches!(t.into_output_partial_bits(0xF0, 4), Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn algorithm_names() {
+    assert_eq!(TUPLEHASH128::ALG_NAME, "TupleHash128");
+    assert_eq!(TUPLEHASH256::ALG_NAME, "TupleHash256");
+    assert_eq!(TUPLEHASHXOF128::ALG_NAME, "TupleHashXOF128");
+    assert_eq!(TUPLEHASHXOF256::ALG_NAME, "TupleHashXOF256");
+}

From 90bd17976d4568eb28a8a7d2ae3b4c69217b8634 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2026 19:18:27 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 11/68] sha3: add ParallelHash and ParallelHashXOF (SP 800-185
 Sec 6), completing the Recommendation

---
 crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs               |   9 +
 crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs                  |  30 +++
 crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs         | 311 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 crypto/sha3/tests/parallelhash_tests.rs | 220 +++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 570 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/sha3/tests/parallelhash_tests.rs

diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs
index acf95fab..9f5a3aa8 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs
@@ -88,6 +88,15 @@ pub(crate) fn absorb_encoded_string_into<PARAMS: SHAKEParams>(
     absorb_encoded_string(&mut cshake.shake, s);
 }
 
+/// Absorbs `left_encode(value)` into a cSHAKE, for the functions layered on top: ParallelHash
+/// binds its block size this way (Sec 6.3 step 2).
+pub(crate) fn absorb_left_encode_into<PARAMS: SHAKEParams>(
+    cshake: &mut CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS>,
+    value: u64,
+) {
+    absorb_left_encode(&mut cshake.shake, value);
+}
+
 /// Absorbs `left_encode(value)`, returning how many bytes went in.
 fn absorb_left_encode<PARAMS: SHAKEParams>(shake: &mut SHAKEInternal<PARAMS>, value: u64) -> usize {
     let (buf, len) = left_encode(value);
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
index 51d23cc4..df2c67ba 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, KDF, MAC, Suspendable, XOF};
 mod cshake;
 mod keccak;
 mod kmac;
+mod parallelhash;
 mod sha3;
 mod shake;
 mod tuplehash;
@@ -244,10 +245,19 @@ pub const TUPLEHASH256_NAME: &str = "TupleHash256";
 pub const TUPLEHASHXOF128_NAME: &str = "TupleHashXOF128";
 /// The name of the TupleHashXOF256 algorithm (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 5.3.1).
 pub const TUPLEHASHXOF256_NAME: &str = "TupleHashXOF256";
+/// The name of the ParallelHash128 algorithm (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 6).
+pub const PARALLELHASH128_NAME: &str = "ParallelHash128";
+/// The name of the ParallelHash256 algorithm (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 6).
+pub const PARALLELHASH256_NAME: &str = "ParallelHash256";
+/// The name of the ParallelHashXOF128 algorithm (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 6.3.1).
+pub const PARALLELHASHXOF128_NAME: &str = "ParallelHashXOF128";
+/// The name of the ParallelHashXOF256 algorithm (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 6.3.1).
+pub const PARALLELHASHXOF256_NAME: &str = "ParallelHashXOF256";
 
 /*** pub types ***/
 pub use cshake::CSHAKEInternal;
 pub use kmac::{KMACInternal, KMACXOFInternal};
+pub use parallelhash::{ParallelHashInternal, ParallelHashXOFInternal};
 pub use sha3::SHA3Internal;
 pub use tuplehash::{TupleHashInternal, TupleHashXOFInternal};
 
@@ -295,6 +305,18 @@ pub type TUPLEHASH256 = TupleHashInternal<SHAKE256Params>;
 pub type TUPLEHASHXOF128 = TupleHashXOFInternal<SHAKE128Params>;
 /// TupleHashXOF256: see [`TUPLEHASHXOF128`].
 pub type TUPLEHASHXOF256 = TupleHashXOFInternal<SHAKE256Params>;
+
+/// ParallelHash128: the parallelisable hash of NIST SP 800-185 Sec 6, 128-bit strength.
+///
+/// The block size `B` is part of the function, not a tuning knob: the same message under a
+/// different `B` hashes differently. See [`ParallelHashInternal`].
+pub type PARALLELHASH128 = ParallelHashInternal<SHAKE128Params>;
+/// ParallelHash256: see [`PARALLELHASH128`].
+pub type PARALLELHASH256 = ParallelHashInternal<SHAKE256Params>;
+/// ParallelHashXOF128: the arbitrary-output-length ParallelHash of Sec 6.3.1.
+pub type PARALLELHASHXOF128 = ParallelHashXOFInternal<SHAKE128Params>;
+/// ParallelHashXOF256: see [`PARALLELHASHXOF128`].
+pub type PARALLELHASHXOF256 = ParallelHashXOFInternal<SHAKE256Params>;
 pub use shake::{SHAKEInternal, SHAKEOutput};
 
 pub use keccak::SUSPENDED_SHA3_STATE_LEN;
@@ -435,6 +457,10 @@ trait SHAKEParams: Algorithm {
     const TUPLEHASH_ALG_NAME: &'static str;
     /// The name of the TupleHashXOF built on this parameter set.
     const TUPLEHASHXOF_ALG_NAME: &'static str;
+    /// The name of the ParallelHash built on this parameter set.
+    const PARALLELHASH_ALG_NAME: &'static str;
+    /// The name of the ParallelHashXOF built on this parameter set.
+    const PARALLELHASHXOF_ALG_NAME: &'static str;
 }
 /// The parameters for SHAKE128.
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -451,6 +477,8 @@ impl SHAKEParams for SHAKE128Params {
     const KMACXOF_ALG_NAME: &'static str = KMACXOF128_NAME;
     const TUPLEHASH_ALG_NAME: &'static str = TUPLEHASH128_NAME;
     const TUPLEHASHXOF_ALG_NAME: &'static str = TUPLEHASHXOF128_NAME;
+    const PARALLELHASH_ALG_NAME: &'static str = PARALLELHASH128_NAME;
+    const PARALLELHASHXOF_ALG_NAME: &'static str = PARALLELHASHXOF128_NAME;
 }
 /// Assigned by NIST in the Computer Security Objects Register: id-shake128 { hashAlgs 11 }
 impl AlgorithmOID for SHAKE128 {
@@ -473,6 +501,8 @@ impl SHAKEParams for SHAKE256Params {
     const KMACXOF_ALG_NAME: &'static str = KMACXOF256_NAME;
     const TUPLEHASH_ALG_NAME: &'static str = TUPLEHASH256_NAME;
     const TUPLEHASHXOF_ALG_NAME: &'static str = TUPLEHASHXOF256_NAME;
+    const PARALLELHASH_ALG_NAME: &'static str = PARALLELHASH256_NAME;
+    const PARALLELHASHXOF_ALG_NAME: &'static str = PARALLELHASHXOF256_NAME;
 }
 /// Assigned by NIST in the Computer Security Objects Register: id-shake256 { hashAlgs 12 }
 impl AlgorithmOID for SHAKE256 {
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fdfd602e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,311 @@
+//! ParallelHash, the parallelisable hash of NIST SP 800-185 Sec 6.
+
+use crate::SHAKEParams;
+use crate::cshake::{CSHAKEInternal, absorb_left_encode_into};
+use crate::shake::{SHAKEInternal, SHAKEOutput};
+use crate::xof_utils::right_encode;
+use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, SecurityStrength, XOF, XofOutput};
+
+/// The function-name string every ParallelHash binds, per SP 800-185 Sec 6.3.
+const PARALLELHASH_FUNCTION_NAME: &[u8] = b"ParallelHash";
+
+/// The shared machinery of [`ParallelHashInternal`] and [`ParallelHashXOFInternal`]: the outer
+/// cSHAKE, the block buffer, and the count of blocks hashed so far.
+struct ParallelState<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> {
+    cshake: CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS>,
+    block_size: usize,
+    /// The partial block still being filled. Bounded by `block_size`, which the caller chooses at
+    /// construction, so this cannot be a const-sized array.
+    buffer: Vec<u8>,
+    blocks: u64,
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> ParallelState<PARAMS> {
+    /// Each block is hashed to `2c` bits -- 256 for ParallelHash128, 512 for ParallelHash256
+    /// (Sec 6.3 step 3, the `256` and `512` in the inner cSHAKE calls).
+    const INNER_LEN: usize = (PARAMS::SIZE as usize) / 4;
+
+    fn new(block_size: usize, customization: &[u8]) -> Self {
+        assert!(block_size > 0, "SP 800-185 Sec 6.2: the block size B must be positive");
+        let mut cshake = CSHAKEInternal::new(PARALLELHASH_FUNCTION_NAME, customization);
+        // Step 2: z = left_encode(B).
+        absorb_left_encode_into(&mut cshake, block_size as u64);
+        Self { cshake, block_size, buffer: Vec::new(), blocks: 0 }
+    }
+
+    /// Step 3 for one whole block: hash it and absorb the digest into the outer cSHAKE.
+    ///
+    /// The inner call is `cSHAKE(block, 2c, "", "")`, which by Sec 3.3 step 1 is plain SHAKE --
+    /// so SHAKE is what is used here.
+    fn absorb_block(&mut self, block: &[u8]) {
+        let inner = SHAKEInternal::<PARAMS>::new().hash_xof(block, Self::INNER_LEN);
+        self.cshake.do_update(&inner);
+        self.blocks += 1;
+    }
+
+    fn do_update(&mut self, mut data: &[u8]) {
+        // Top up a partial block first, then take whole blocks straight from `data` so that a
+        // caller feeding block-aligned input never copies.
+        if !self.buffer.is_empty() {
+            let need = self.block_size - self.buffer.len();
+            let take = need.min(data.len());
+            self.buffer.extend_from_slice(&data[..take]);
+            data = &data[take..];
+            if self.buffer.len() == self.block_size {
+                let block = core::mem::take(&mut self.buffer);
+                self.absorb_block(&block);
+            }
+        }
+        while data.len() >= self.block_size {
+            let (block, rest) = data.split_at(self.block_size);
+            self.absorb_block(block);
+            data = rest;
+        }
+        self.buffer.extend_from_slice(data);
+    }
+
+    /// Flushes the short final block, then binds the block count and the length (steps 3 and 4).
+    ///
+    /// `length_bits` is `right_encode`'s argument: the requested output length for the
+    /// fixed-length function, or 0 for the XOF (Sec 6.3.1).
+    fn finish(mut self, length_bits: u64) -> CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
+        if !self.buffer.is_empty() {
+            let block = core::mem::take(&mut self.buffer);
+            self.absorb_block(&block);
+        }
+        // Step 4: z = z || right_encode(n) || right_encode(L).
+        for value in [self.blocks, length_bits] {
+            let (buf, len) = right_encode(value);
+            self.cshake.do_update(&buf[..len]);
+        }
+        self.cshake
+    }
+}
+
+/// Internal struct for ParallelHash. Use [`crate::PARALLELHASH128`] or [`crate::PARALLELHASH256`].
+///
+/// ParallelHash splits the message into `B`-byte blocks, hashes each independently, and hashes the
+/// concatenated digests (Sec 6.1). The point is that the per-block hashes can be computed in
+/// parallel on long inputs; this implementation is sequential, which gives identical output.
+///
+/// ```text
+/// ParallelHash128(X, B, L, S) = cSHAKE128(left_encode(B) || SHAKE128(X[0], 256) || ...
+///                                         || right_encode(n) || right_encode(L),
+///                                         L, "ParallelHash", S)
+/// ```
+///
+/// # The block size is part of the hash
+///
+/// `B` is bound by `left_encode(B)`, so the same message under a different block size gives an
+/// unrelated result. It is a parameter of the function, not a tuning knob.
+///
+/// Unlike [`crate::TUPLEHASH128`], `do_update` here *is* ordinary byte-wise streaming: the block
+/// boundaries come from `B`, not from how the caller chunks its calls.
+pub struct ParallelHashInternal<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> {
+    state: ParallelState<PARAMS>,
+    output_len: usize,
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Algorithm for ParallelHashInternal<PARAMS> {
+    const ALG_NAME: &'static str = PARAMS::PARALLELHASH_ALG_NAME;
+    const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = PARAMS::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH;
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> ParallelHashInternal<PARAMS> {
+    /// A new ParallelHash over `block_size`-byte blocks, producing `output_len` bytes.
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    /// If `block_size` is zero, which Sec 6.2 forbids (`0 < B`).
+    pub fn new(block_size: usize, customization: &[u8], output_len: usize) -> Self {
+        Self { state: ParallelState::new(block_size, customization), output_len }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for ParallelHashInternal<PARAMS> {
+    fn block_bitlen(&self) -> usize {
+        self.state.cshake.block_bitlen()
+    }
+
+    fn output_len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.output_len
+    }
+
+    fn hash(mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.do_final()
+    }
+
+    fn hash_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.do_final_out(output)
+    }
+
+    fn do_update(&mut self, data: &[u8]) {
+        self.state.do_update(data);
+    }
+
+    fn do_final(self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let n = self.output_len;
+        self.state.finish((n as u64) * 8).into_output().do_output(n)
+    }
+
+    fn do_final_out(self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        let n = self.output_len;
+        self.state.finish((n as u64) * 8).into_output().do_output_out(&mut output[..n])
+    }
+
+    /// # Errors
+    /// Always [`HashError::InvalidLength`] for a non-zero `num_bits`: the block count and length
+    /// encodings have to follow the message, which a partial final byte would prevent.
+    fn do_final_partial_bits(
+        self,
+        partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, HashError> {
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; self.output_len];
+        self.do_final_partial_bits_out(partial_byte, num_bits, &mut out)?;
+        Ok(out)
+    }
+
+    fn do_final_partial_bits_out(
+        self,
+        _partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+        output: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, HashError> {
+        if num_bits != 0 {
+            return Err(HashError::InvalidLength(
+                "ParallelHash cannot take a partial final byte: the encodings must follow",
+            ));
+        }
+        Ok(self.do_final_out(output))
+    }
+
+    fn max_security_strength(&self) -> SecurityStrength {
+        SecurityStrength::from_bits(PARAMS::SIZE as usize)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Internal struct for ParallelHashXOF (Sec 6.3.1). Use [`crate::PARALLELHASHXOF128`] or
+/// [`crate::PARALLELHASHXOF256`].
+///
+/// Binds `right_encode(0)` in place of the output length, so -- as for KMACXOF and TupleHashXOF --
+/// it is a different function from the fixed-length one, and its output at one length is a prefix
+/// of its output at a longer one.
+pub struct ParallelHashXOFInternal<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> {
+    state: ParallelState<PARAMS>,
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Algorithm for ParallelHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
+    const ALG_NAME: &'static str = PARAMS::PARALLELHASHXOF_ALG_NAME;
+    const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = PARAMS::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH;
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> ParallelHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
+    /// A new ParallelHashXOF over `block_size`-byte blocks.
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    /// If `block_size` is zero (Sec 6.2).
+    pub fn new(block_size: usize, customization: &[u8]) -> Self {
+        Self { state: ParallelState::new(block_size, customization) }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for ParallelHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
+    fn block_bitlen(&self) -> usize {
+        self.state.cshake.block_bitlen()
+    }
+
+    /// The nominal length, 32 or 64 bytes; not bound into the computation.
+    fn output_len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.state.cshake.output_len()
+    }
+
+    fn hash(mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let n = self.output_len();
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.into_output().do_output(n)
+    }
+
+    fn hash_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
+    }
+
+    fn do_update(&mut self, data: &[u8]) {
+        self.state.do_update(data);
+    }
+
+    fn do_final(self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let n = self.output_len();
+        self.into_output().do_output(n)
+    }
+
+    fn do_final_out(self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
+    }
+
+    /// # Errors
+    /// Always [`HashError::InvalidLength`] for a non-zero `num_bits`; see
+    /// [`ParallelHashInternal::do_final_partial_bits`].
+    fn do_final_partial_bits(
+        self,
+        partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, HashError> {
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; self.output_len()];
+        self.do_final_partial_bits_out(partial_byte, num_bits, &mut out)?;
+        Ok(out)
+    }
+
+    fn do_final_partial_bits_out(
+        self,
+        _partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+        output: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, HashError> {
+        if num_bits != 0 {
+            return Err(HashError::InvalidLength(
+                "ParallelHashXOF cannot take a partial final byte: the encodings must follow",
+            ));
+        }
+        Ok(self.do_final_out(output))
+    }
+
+    fn max_security_strength(&self) -> SecurityStrength {
+        SecurityStrength::from_bits(PARAMS::SIZE as usize)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XOF for ParallelHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
+    type Output = SHAKEOutput<PARAMS>;
+
+    fn into_output(self) -> Self::Output {
+        // Sec 6.3.1 step 4: right_encode(0) rather than the length.
+        self.state.finish(0).into_output()
+    }
+
+    fn into_output_partial_bits(
+        self,
+        _partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Self::Output, HashError> {
+        if num_bits != 0 {
+            return Err(HashError::InvalidLength(
+                "ParallelHashXOF cannot take a partial final byte: the encodings must follow",
+            ));
+        }
+        Ok(self.into_output())
+    }
+
+    fn hash_xof(mut self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.into_output().do_output(result_len)
+    }
+
+    fn hash_xof_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/parallelhash_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/parallelhash_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9d44742
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/parallelhash_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+//! ParallelHash against the NIST SP 800-185 sample values.
+//!
+//! Vectors come from the `bc-test-data` repo cloned alongside this one; see `cshake_tests.rs`.
+
+use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, XOF};
+use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
+use bouncycastle_sha3::{PARALLELHASH128, PARALLELHASH256, PARALLELHASHXOF128, PARALLELHASHXOF256};
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+const DATA_DIRS: [&str; 2] =
+    ["../../../bc-test-data/crypto/sp800-185", "../bc-test-data/crypto/sp800-185"];
+
+struct Vector {
+    strength: usize,
+    block_size: usize,
+    s: String,
+    output_len: usize,
+    msg: Vec<u8>,
+    output: Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+fn read_vectors(filename: &str) -> Option<Vec<Vector>> {
+    let Some(dir) = DATA_DIRS.into_iter().find(|d| Path::new(d).exists()) else {
+        println!("WARNING: bc-test-data not found; ParallelHash sample-value tests skipped");
+        return None;
+    };
+    let path = Path::new(dir).join(filename);
+    let content = fs::read_to_string(&path).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+        panic!("bc-test-data is present but {} is unreadable: {e}", path.display())
+    });
+
+    let mut out = Vec::new();
+    let mut cur: Vec<(String, String)> = Vec::new();
+    let finish = |cur: &mut Vec<(String, String)>, out: &mut Vec<Vector>| {
+        if cur.is_empty() {
+            return;
+        }
+        let get = |k: &str| cur.iter().find(|(a, _)| a == k).map(|(_, b)| b.clone());
+        out.push(Vector {
+            strength: get("Strength").expect("Strength").parse().expect("a number"),
+            block_size: get("B").expect("B").parse().expect("a number"),
+            s: get("S").unwrap_or_default(),
+            output_len: get("Outputlen").expect("Outputlen").parse().expect("a number"),
+            msg: hex::decode(get("Msg").expect("Msg")).expect("hex"),
+            output: hex::decode(get("Output").expect("Output")).expect("hex"),
+        });
+        cur.clear();
+    };
+    for line in content.lines() {
+        let line = line.trim_end();
+        if line.starts_with('#') || line.is_empty() {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let Some((k, v)) = line.split_once(" = ") else { continue };
+        if k == "COUNT" {
+            finish(&mut cur, &mut out);
+        } else {
+            cur.push((k.to_string(), v.to_string()));
+        }
+    }
+    finish(&mut cur, &mut out);
+    Some(out)
+}
+
+/// ParallelHash (Sec 6.3): the output length is bound into the input.
+#[test]
+fn nist_sp800_185_parallelhash_sample_values() {
+    let Some(vectors) = read_vectors("ParallelHash.rsp") else { return };
+    assert!(!vectors.is_empty());
+
+    for (i, v) in vectors.iter().enumerate() {
+        let want = v.output_len / 8;
+        let got = match v.strength {
+            128 => PARALLELHASH128::new(v.block_size, v.s.as_bytes(), want).hash(&v.msg),
+            256 => PARALLELHASH256::new(v.block_size, v.s.as_bytes(), want).hash(&v.msg),
+            other => panic!("COUNT {i}: unexpected strength {other}"),
+        };
+        assert_eq!(
+            got, v.output,
+            "COUNT {i}: ParallelHash{} B={} S={:?}",
+            v.strength, v.block_size, v.s
+        );
+    }
+    println!("ParallelHash: {} sample values", vectors.len());
+}
+
+/// ParallelHashXOF (Sec 6.3.1): `right_encode(0)` in place of the length.
+#[test]
+fn nist_sp800_185_parallelhashxof_sample_values() {
+    let Some(vectors) = read_vectors("ParallelHashXOF.rsp") else { return };
+    assert!(!vectors.is_empty());
+
+    for (i, v) in vectors.iter().enumerate() {
+        let want = v.output_len / 8;
+        let got = match v.strength {
+            128 => PARALLELHASHXOF128::new(v.block_size, v.s.as_bytes()).hash_xof(&v.msg, want),
+            256 => PARALLELHASHXOF256::new(v.block_size, v.s.as_bytes()).hash_xof(&v.msg, want),
+            other => panic!("COUNT {i}: unexpected strength {other}"),
+        };
+        assert_eq!(
+            got, v.output,
+            "COUNT {i}: ParallelHashXOF{} B={} S={:?}",
+            v.strength, v.block_size, v.s
+        );
+    }
+    println!("ParallelHashXOF: {} sample values", vectors.len());
+}
+
+/// The two are different functions on identical inputs.
+#[test]
+fn parallelhashxof_is_not_parallelhash_truncated() {
+    let (Some(fixed), Some(xof)) =
+        (read_vectors("ParallelHash.rsp"), read_vectors("ParallelHashXOF.rsp"))
+    else {
+        return;
+    };
+    assert_eq!(fixed.len(), xof.len());
+    for (i, (f, x)) in fixed.iter().zip(xof.iter()).enumerate() {
+        assert_eq!(f.msg, x.msg, "COUNT {i}: the sample pairs share a message");
+        assert_eq!(f.block_size, x.block_size, "COUNT {i}: ... and a block size");
+        assert_ne!(f.output, x.output, "COUNT {i}: the two functions must differ");
+    }
+}
+
+/// Unlike TupleHash, ParallelHash *is* ordinary byte-wise streaming: the blocks come from `B`, not
+/// from how the caller chunks its `do_update` calls. Chunkings that straddle block boundaries are
+/// the interesting ones, so this walks a range of chunk sizes against a block size of 8.
+#[test]
+fn chunking_does_not_change_the_result() {
+    let msg: Vec<u8> = (0..=200u8).collect();
+    let one = PARALLELHASH128::new(8, b"S", 32).hash(&msg);
+
+    for chunk in [1usize, 3, 7, 8, 9, 16, 64, 201] {
+        let mut p = PARALLELHASH128::new(8, b"S", 32);
+        for piece in msg.chunks(chunk) {
+            p.do_update(piece);
+        }
+        assert_eq!(p.do_final(), one, "chunk size {chunk} must not change the result");
+    }
+}
+
+/// Sec 6.2: `B` is a parameter of the function. The same message under a different block size is a
+/// different hash, not a re-arrangement of the same work.
+#[test]
+fn the_block_size_is_part_of_the_hash() {
+    let msg: Vec<u8> = (0..=100u8).collect();
+    let b8 = PARALLELHASH128::new(8, b"", 32).hash(&msg);
+    let b12 = PARALLELHASH128::new(12, b"", 32).hash(&msg);
+    let b16 = PARALLELHASH128::new(16, b"", 32).hash(&msg);
+    assert_ne!(b8, b12);
+    assert_ne!(b8, b16);
+    assert_ne!(b12, b16);
+}
+
+/// A short final block, an exactly-full final block, and an empty message are the boundary cases
+/// of the block loop.
+///
+/// This test matters more than it looks: **every published ParallelHash sample value has a
+/// block-aligned message** (24 bytes at B = 8, 72 at B = 12), so the NIST vectors never exercise a
+/// short final block at all. Deleting the flush of the partial buffer passes all twelve of them
+/// and fails only here.
+#[test]
+fn block_boundary_cases() {
+    // exactly one full block, versus one full block plus one byte
+    let full = PARALLELHASH128::new(8, b"", 32).hash(&[0xAAu8; 8]);
+    let plus = PARALLELHASH128::new(8, b"", 32).hash(&[0xAAu8; 9]);
+    assert_ne!(full, plus);
+
+    // two full blocks versus one short block: different block counts, so different output
+    let two = PARALLELHASH128::new(8, b"", 32).hash(&[0xAAu8; 16]);
+    assert_ne!(two, full);
+
+    // an empty message is zero blocks, and must still produce a hash
+    let empty = PARALLELHASH128::new(8, b"", 32).hash(b"");
+    assert_eq!(empty.len(), 32);
+    assert_ne!(empty, full);
+}
+
+/// The XOF's output at one length is a prefix of its output at a longer one; the fixed-length
+/// function's is not.
+#[test]
+fn length_binding_differs_between_the_two() {
+    let msg = b"parallel";
+    let short = PARALLELHASH128::new(4, b"", 16).hash(msg);
+    let long = PARALLELHASH128::new(4, b"", 32).hash(msg);
+    assert_ne!(&long[..16], &short[..], "ParallelHash: a different length is a different function");
+
+    let short = PARALLELHASHXOF128::new(4, b"").hash_xof(msg, 16);
+    let long = PARALLELHASHXOF128::new(4, b"").hash_xof(msg, 32);
+    assert_eq!(&long[..16], &short[..], "ParallelHashXOF: one stream, so shorter is a prefix");
+}
+
+/// A partial final byte cannot be expressed: the block count and length encodings must follow.
+#[test]
+fn partial_final_byte_is_refused() {
+    let mut p = PARALLELHASH128::new(8, b"", 32);
+    p.do_update(b"abc");
+    assert!(matches!(p.do_final_partial_bits(0xF0, 4), Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))));
+
+    let mut p = PARALLELHASHXOF128::new(8, b"");
+    p.do_update(b"abc");
+    assert!(matches!(p.into_output_partial_bits(0xF0, 4), Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))));
+}
+
+/// Sec 6.2 forbids a zero block size.
+#[test]
+#[should_panic(expected = "block size B must be positive")]
+fn zero_block_size_is_rejected() {
+    let _ = PARALLELHASH128::new(0, b"", 32);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn algorithm_names() {
+    assert_eq!(PARALLELHASH128::ALG_NAME, "ParallelHash128");
+    assert_eq!(PARALLELHASH256::ALG_NAME, "ParallelHash256");
+    assert_eq!(PARALLELHASHXOF128::ALG_NAME, "ParallelHashXOF128");
+    assert_eq!(PARALLELHASHXOF256::ALG_NAME, "ParallelHashXOF256");
+}

From 5c6302a1aeca7217b0a169ed84f9a91102229609 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2026 19:29:46 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 12/68] cli: add tuplehash and parallelhash subcommands,
 completing SP 800-185 on the command line

---
 cli/src/main.rs     |  89 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs | 111 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 199 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
index 6257325b..bf734077 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -158,6 +158,83 @@ enum Subcommands {
         x: bool,
     },
 
+    /// Perform TupleHash128 (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 5) over a tuple of strings. The tuple is given
+    /// by repeated --element flags, each in hex; with none, stdin is hashed as a single element.
+    /// The boundaries between elements are part of the hash.
+    TUPLEHASH128 {
+        /// Length of the output in bytes.
+        length: usize,
+
+        #[arg(short = 'e', long = "element")]
+        /// A tuple element, in hex. Repeat for each element, in order.
+        elements: Vec<String>,
+
+        #[arg(short = 's', long)]
+        /// Customization string.
+        customization: Option<String>,
+
+        #[arg(short)]
+        /// Output the hashes in hex format.
+        x: bool,
+    },
+
+    /// Perform TupleHash256 (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 5). See tuplehash128.
+    TUPLEHASH256 {
+        /// Length of the output in bytes.
+        length: usize,
+
+        #[arg(short = 'e', long = "element")]
+        /// A tuple element, in hex. Repeat for each element, in order.
+        elements: Vec<String>,
+
+        #[arg(short = 's', long)]
+        /// Customization string.
+        customization: Option<String>,
+
+        #[arg(short)]
+        /// Output the hashes in hex format.
+        x: bool,
+    },
+
+    /// Perform ParallelHash128 (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 6) of the content provided on stdin.
+    /// The block size is part of the function: the same input under a different block size gives
+    /// an unrelated hash, so both sides must use the same value.
+    /// Supports streaming update for low memory footprint.
+    PARALLELHASH128 {
+        /// Length of the output in bytes.
+        length: usize,
+
+        #[arg(short = 'b', long)]
+        /// Block size B in bytes, for the parallel split.
+        block_size: usize,
+
+        #[arg(short = 's', long)]
+        /// Customization string.
+        customization: Option<String>,
+
+        #[arg(short)]
+        /// Output the hashes in hex format.
+        x: bool,
+    },
+
+    /// Perform ParallelHash256 (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 6). See parallelhash128.
+    PARALLELHASH256 {
+        /// Length of the output in bytes.
+        length: usize,
+
+        #[arg(short = 'b', long)]
+        /// Block size B in bytes, for the parallel split.
+        block_size: usize,
+
+        #[arg(short = 's', long)]
+        /// Customization string.
+        customization: Option<String>,
+
+        #[arg(short)]
+        /// Output the hashes in hex format.
+        x: bool,
+    },
+
     /// Compute or verify a KMAC128 (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 4) over the content provided on stdin.
     /// The tag length and customization string are bound into the computation, so the verifier
     /// must use the same values.
@@ -1151,6 +1228,18 @@ fn main() {
         Some(Subcommands::CSHAKE128 { length, customization, function_name, x }) => {
             sha3_cmd::cshake_cmd(128, *length, function_name, customization, *x);
         }
+        Some(Subcommands::TUPLEHASH128 { length, elements, customization, x }) => {
+            sha3_cmd::tuplehash_cmd(128, *length, elements, customization, *x);
+        }
+        Some(Subcommands::TUPLEHASH256 { length, elements, customization, x }) => {
+            sha3_cmd::tuplehash_cmd(256, *length, elements, customization, *x);
+        }
+        Some(Subcommands::PARALLELHASH128 { length, block_size, customization, x }) => {
+            sha3_cmd::parallelhash_cmd(128, *length, *block_size, customization, *x);
+        }
+        Some(Subcommands::PARALLELHASH256 { length, block_size, customization, x }) => {
+            sha3_cmd::parallelhash_cmd(256, *length, *block_size, customization, *x);
+        }
         Some(Subcommands::KMAC128 { length, customization, key, key_file, verify, x }) => {
             mac_cmd::kmac_cmd(128, *length, customization, key, key_file, verify, *x)
         }
diff --git a/cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs b/cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs
index 1f5205aa..2835e122 100644
--- a/cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs
+++ b/cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ use bouncycastle::core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
 use std::io;
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
 
+use bouncycastle::hex;
 use bouncycastle::sha3::{
-    CSHAKE128, CSHAKE256, SHA3_224, SHA3_256, SHA3_384, SHA3_512, SHAKE128, SHAKE256,
+    CSHAKE128, CSHAKE256, PARALLELHASH128, PARALLELHASH256, SHA3_224, SHA3_256, SHA3_384, SHA3_512,
+    SHAKE128, SHAKE256, TUPLEHASH128, TUPLEHASH256,
 };
+use std::process::exit;
 
 pub(crate) fn sha3_cmd(bit_len: usize, output_hex: bool) {
     match bit_len {
@@ -66,6 +69,112 @@ pub(crate) fn cshake_cmd(
     }
 }
 
+/// TupleHash (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 5): hashes a *tuple* of strings unambiguously.
+///
+/// The tuple comes from repeated `--element` flags, each a hex string. With none given, stdin is
+/// hashed as a single-element tuple -- which is not the same as hashing those bytes with SHAKE,
+/// because the element is length-prefixed.
+pub(crate) fn tuplehash_cmd(
+    bit_len: usize,
+    output_len: usize,
+    elements: &[String],
+    customization: &Option<String>,
+    output_hex: bool,
+) {
+    let s = customization.as_deref().unwrap_or("").as_bytes();
+
+    // Either the tuple came from flags, or stdin is the single element.
+    let tuple: Vec<Vec<u8>> = if elements.is_empty() {
+        vec![read_stdin()]
+    } else {
+        elements
+            .iter()
+            .map(|e| {
+                hex::decode(e).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+                    eprintln!("Error: --element must be hex.");
+                    exit(-1);
+                })
+            })
+            .collect()
+    };
+    let refs: Vec<&[u8]> = tuple.iter().map(|v| v.as_slice()).collect();
+
+    let out = match bit_len {
+        128 => TUPLEHASH128::new(s, output_len).hash_tuple(&refs),
+        256 => TUPLEHASH256::new(s, output_len).hash_tuple(&refs),
+        _ => panic!("Unsupported algorithm: TupleHash-{bit_len}"),
+    };
+    write_out(&out, output_hex);
+}
+
+/// ParallelHash (NIST SP 800-185 Sec 6): hashes stdin in `block_size`-byte blocks.
+///
+/// The block size is part of the function, not a tuning knob -- the same input under a different
+/// block size gives an unrelated hash, so it must match on both sides.
+pub(crate) fn parallelhash_cmd(
+    bit_len: usize,
+    output_len: usize,
+    block_size: usize,
+    customization: &Option<String>,
+    output_hex: bool,
+) {
+    if block_size == 0 {
+        eprintln!("Error: --block-size must be greater than zero (SP 800-185 Sec 6.2).");
+        exit(-1);
+    }
+    let s = customization.as_deref().unwrap_or("").as_bytes();
+    match bit_len {
+        128 => {
+            let mut p = PARALLELHASH128::new(block_size, s, output_len);
+            stream_stdin(|chunk| p.do_update(chunk));
+            write_out(&p.do_final(), output_hex);
+        }
+        256 => {
+            let mut p = PARALLELHASH256::new(block_size, s, output_len);
+            stream_stdin(|chunk| p.do_update(chunk));
+            write_out(&p.do_final(), output_hex);
+        }
+        _ => panic!("Unsupported algorithm: ParallelHash-{bit_len}"),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Reads all of stdin. Used where the whole input must be held anyway (a tuple element).
+fn read_stdin() -> Vec<u8> {
+    let mut out = Vec::new();
+    let mut buf = [0u8; 1024];
+    loop {
+        let n = io::stdin().read(&mut buf).expect("Failed to read from stdin");
+        if n == 0 {
+            return out;
+        }
+        out.extend_from_slice(&buf[..n]);
+    }
+}
+
+/// Feeds stdin to `sink` in 1 KiB pieces, so a long input is never held in memory.
+fn stream_stdin(mut sink: impl FnMut(&[u8])) {
+    let mut buf = [0u8; 1024];
+    loop {
+        let n = io::stdin().read(&mut buf).expect("Failed to read from stdin");
+        if n == 0 {
+            return;
+        }
+        sink(&buf[..n]);
+    }
+}
+
+/// Writes the digest as raw bytes or hex, with the trailing newline the other commands emit.
+fn write_out(out: &[u8], output_hex: bool) {
+    if output_hex {
+        for b in out {
+            print!("{b:02x}");
+        }
+    } else {
+        io::stdout().write_all(out).expect("Failed to write to stdout");
+    }
+    println!();
+}
+
 fn do_shake(mut shake: impl XOF, output_len: usize, output_hex: bool) {
     let mut buf: [u8; 1024] = [0u8; 1024];
     // read from stdin

From 68a3dbcef63341d88845905f99113e05a448a880 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2026 08:45:56 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 13/68] sha3: pin the Hash and XOF trait views of TupleHash,
 ParallelHash and KMAC against the sample values, plus KMAC's key-type and
 buffer-length checks; kills the 88 mutants the SP 800-185 suites had missed

---
 crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs         | 141 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 crypto/sha3/tests/parallelhash_tests.rs | 119 ++++++++++++++++++++
 crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs    | 142 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 402 insertions(+)

diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs
index 612f09d8..a8a58600 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 //!
 //! Vectors come from the `bc-test-data` repo cloned alongside this one; see `cshake_tests.rs`.
 
+use bouncycastle_core::errors::{KeyMaterialError, MACError};
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, MAC, XOF};
 use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::xof::TestFrameworkXOF;
@@ -295,3 +296,143 @@ fn test_framework_xof() {
         &v.output,
     );
 }
+
+/// `mac_out` and `do_final_out` against one sample value. The sample-value test above goes through
+/// `mac` only, so these two, their returned lengths, and the buffer-length check in `do_final_out`
+/// were all invisible to `cargo mutants`.
+fn check_out_variants<M: MAC>(make: impl Fn() -> M, msg: &[u8], expected: &[u8], ctx: &str) {
+    let n = expected.len();
+
+    let mut out = vec![0xFFu8; n];
+    assert_eq!(make().mac_out(msg, &mut out).unwrap(), n, "{ctx}: mac_out returns the length");
+    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: mac_out");
+
+    // mac_out zero-fills the whole buffer first, so a longer one ends in zeros
+    let mut out = vec![0xFFu8; n + 5];
+    assert_eq!(make().mac_out(msg, &mut out).unwrap(), n);
+    assert_eq!(&out[..n], expected, "{ctx}: mac_out, oversized buffer");
+    assert_eq!(&out[n..], &[0u8; 5], "{ctx}: mac_out zeroizes past the tag");
+
+    let mut m = make();
+    msg.chunks(7).for_each(|c| m.do_update(c));
+    let mut out = vec![0xFFu8; n];
+    assert_eq!(m.do_final_out(&mut out).unwrap(), n, "{ctx}: do_final_out returns the length");
+    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: do_final_out");
+
+    // do_final_out writes exactly output_len bytes and leaves the rest alone
+    let mut m = make();
+    m.do_update(msg);
+    let mut out = vec![0xFFu8; n + 5];
+    assert_eq!(m.do_final_out(&mut out).unwrap(), n);
+    assert_eq!(&out[..n], expected, "{ctx}: do_final_out, oversized buffer");
+    assert_eq!(&out[n..], &[0xFFu8; 5], "{ctx}: do_final_out leaves bytes past the tag");
+
+    // a buffer one byte short is refused, by both
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; n - 1];
+    assert!(
+        matches!(make().do_final_out(&mut out), Err(MACError::InvalidLength(_))),
+        "{ctx}: do_final_out must refuse a short buffer"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        matches!(make().mac_out(msg, &mut out), Err(MACError::InvalidLength(_))),
+        "{ctx}: mac_out must refuse a short buffer"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn mac_out_and_do_final_out_agree_with_the_sample_values() {
+    let Some(vectors) = read_vectors("KMAC.rsp") else { return };
+    for (i, v) in vectors.iter().enumerate() {
+        let n = v.output_len / 8;
+        let key = key_material(&v.key);
+        let s = v.s.as_bytes();
+        let ctx = format!("COUNT {i}: KMAC{} S={:?}", v.strength, v.s);
+        match v.strength {
+            128 => check_out_variants(
+                || KMAC128::new_with_params(&key, s, n, false).unwrap(),
+                &v.msg,
+                &v.output,
+                &ctx,
+            ),
+            256 => check_out_variants(
+                || KMAC256::new_with_params(&key, s, n, false).unwrap(),
+                &v.msg,
+                &v.output,
+                &ctx,
+            ),
+            other => panic!("COUNT {i}: unexpected strength {other}"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// `new_allow_weak_key` is `new` without the strength check: same customization, same nominal
+/// length, same tag.
+#[test]
+fn new_allow_weak_key_uses_the_nominal_length() {
+    let key = key_material(&[0x42u8; 32]);
+
+    let k = KMAC128::new_allow_weak_key(&key).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(k.output_len(), 32);
+    assert_eq!(k.mac(b"abc"), KMAC128::new(&key).unwrap().mac(b"abc"));
+
+    let k = KMAC256::new_allow_weak_key(&key).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(k.output_len(), 64);
+    assert_eq!(k.mac(b"abc"), KMAC256::new(&key).unwrap().mac(b"abc"));
+}
+
+/// The same stance as HMAC: a key tagged `MACKey` or `Zeroized` is accepted, anything else is
+/// refused as the wrong type. A zeroized key carries no security strength, so it also needs
+/// `allow_weak_key`.
+#[test]
+fn key_type_is_checked() {
+    let cipher_key =
+        KeyMaterial::<32>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42u8; 32], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey).unwrap();
+    assert!(matches!(
+        KMAC128::new(&cipher_key),
+        Err(MACError::KeyMaterialError(KeyMaterialError::InvalidKeyType(_)))
+    ));
+    assert!(matches!(
+        KMAC128::new_with_params(&cipher_key, b"", 32, true),
+        Err(MACError::KeyMaterialError(KeyMaterialError::InvalidKeyType(_)))
+    ));
+    assert!(matches!(
+        KMACXOF128::new(&cipher_key, b"", true),
+        Err(MACError::KeyMaterialError(KeyMaterialError::InvalidKeyType(_)))
+    ));
+
+    let zero = KeyMaterial::<32>::new();
+    assert_eq!(zero.key_type(), KeyType::Zeroized);
+    assert!(KMAC128::new(&zero).is_err(), "a zeroized key has no security strength");
+    assert!(KMAC128::new_with_params(&zero, b"", 32, true).is_ok(), "... but is the right type");
+    assert!(KMAC128::new_allow_weak_key(&zero).is_ok());
+    assert!(KMACXOF128::new(&zero, b"", true).is_ok());
+}
+
+/// The `Hash` view of the partial-byte entry points on KMACXOF: zero bits is the byte-aligned case
+/// and yields the same bytes as `do_final`; anything else is refused. The test above only covers
+/// the `XOF` entry point, `into_output_partial_bits`.
+#[test]
+fn kmacxof_hash_view_partial_bits() {
+    let key = key_material(&[0x42u8; 32]);
+    let fresh = || {
+        let mut k = KMACXOF128::new(&key, b"", false).unwrap();
+        k.do_update(b"abc");
+        k
+    };
+    let expected = fresh().do_final();
+    assert_eq!(expected.len(), 32);
+
+    assert_eq!(fresh().do_final_partial_bits(0, 0).unwrap(), expected);
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; 32];
+    assert_eq!(fresh().do_final_partial_bits_out(0, 0, &mut out).unwrap(), 32);
+    assert_eq!(out, expected);
+
+    assert!(matches!(
+        fresh().do_final_partial_bits(0xF0, 4),
+        Err(bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError::InvalidLength(_))
+    ));
+    assert!(matches!(
+        fresh().do_final_partial_bits_out(0xF0, 4, &mut out),
+        Err(bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError::InvalidLength(_))
+    ));
+}
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/parallelhash_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/parallelhash_tests.rs
index f9d44742..9d0fec90 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/parallelhash_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/parallelhash_tests.rs
@@ -218,3 +218,122 @@ fn algorithm_names() {
     assert_eq!(PARALLELHASHXOF128::ALG_NAME, "ParallelHashXOF128");
     assert_eq!(PARALLELHASHXOF256::ALG_NAME, "ParallelHashXOF256");
 }
+
+/// Sponge rates from FIPS 202 Table 3, the nominal lengths of the XOF forms, and the constructed
+/// length of the fixed forms. The generic checks elsewhere only require these to be positive.
+#[test]
+fn metadata() {
+    assert_eq!(PARALLELHASH128::new(8, b"", 32).block_bitlen(), 1344, "cSHAKE128 rate");
+    assert_eq!(PARALLELHASH256::new(8, b"", 64).block_bitlen(), 1088, "cSHAKE256 rate");
+    assert_eq!(PARALLELHASHXOF128::new(8, b"").block_bitlen(), 1344);
+    assert_eq!(PARALLELHASHXOF256::new(8, b"").block_bitlen(), 1088);
+
+    assert_eq!(PARALLELHASH128::new(8, b"", 17).output_len(), 17, "whatever was asked for");
+    assert_eq!(PARALLELHASH256::new(8, b"", 100).output_len(), 100);
+    assert_eq!(PARALLELHASHXOF128::new(8, b"").output_len(), 32, "the nominal length");
+    assert_eq!(PARALLELHASHXOF256::new(8, b"").output_len(), 64);
+}
+
+/// Every `Hash` entry point of the fixed-length form, against one sample value.
+///
+/// The sample-value test above goes through `hash` only, which left `hash_out` and
+/// `do_final_out` unexercised: `cargo mutants` could replace each with a constant, and change the
+/// `* 8` in the `right_encode(L)` that `do_final_out` binds, without a test noticing.
+fn check_fixed_view<H: Hash>(make: impl Fn() -> H, msg: &[u8], expected: &[u8], ctx: &str) {
+    let n = expected.len();
+    assert_eq!(make().output_len(), n, "{ctx}: output_len");
+
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
+    assert_eq!(make().hash_out(msg, &mut out), n, "{ctx}: hash_out returns the length");
+    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: hash_out");
+
+    let mut h = make();
+    msg.chunks(5).for_each(|c| h.do_update(c));
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
+    assert_eq!(h.do_final_out(&mut out), n, "{ctx}: do_final_out returns the length");
+    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: do_final_out");
+
+    // a longer buffer is only written up to the output length
+    let mut h = make();
+    h.do_update(msg);
+    let mut out = vec![0xFFu8; n + 7];
+    assert_eq!(h.do_final_out(&mut out), n);
+    assert_eq!(&out[..n], expected, "{ctx}: do_final_out, oversized buffer");
+    assert_eq!(&out[n..], &[0xFFu8; 7], "{ctx}: bytes past the output length are untouched");
+}
+
+/// Every `Hash` and `XOF` entry point of the XOF form, against one sample value. The samples ask
+/// for the nominal length, so `do_final` and `hash` must reproduce them exactly.
+fn check_xof_view<X: XOF>(make: impl Fn() -> X, msg: &[u8], expected: &[u8], ctx: &str) {
+    let n = expected.len();
+    assert_eq!(make().output_len(), n, "{ctx}: the samples ask for the nominal length");
+
+    assert_eq!(make().hash(msg), expected, "{ctx}: hash");
+
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
+    assert_eq!(make().hash_out(msg, &mut out), n, "{ctx}: hash_out returns the length");
+    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: hash_out");
+
+    let mut x = make();
+    msg.chunks(5).for_each(|c| x.do_update(c));
+    assert_eq!(x.do_final(), expected, "{ctx}: do_final");
+
+    let mut x = make();
+    x.do_update(msg);
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
+    assert_eq!(x.do_final_out(&mut out), n, "{ctx}: do_final_out returns the length");
+    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: do_final_out");
+
+    // zero partial bits is the byte-aligned case and must be accepted; any other count refused
+    let mut x = make();
+    x.do_update(msg);
+    assert_eq!(x.do_final_partial_bits(0, 0).unwrap(), expected, "{ctx}: do_final_partial_bits(0)");
+
+    let mut x = make();
+    x.do_update(msg);
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
+    assert_eq!(x.do_final_partial_bits_out(0, 0, &mut out).unwrap(), n, "{ctx}: ..._out length");
+    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: do_final_partial_bits_out(0)");
+
+    assert!(matches!(make().do_final_partial_bits(0xF0, 4), Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))));
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
+    assert!(matches!(
+        make().do_final_partial_bits_out(0xF0, 4, &mut out),
+        Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))
+    ));
+
+    assert_eq!(make().hash_xof(msg, n / 2), &expected[..n / 2], "{ctx}: hash_xof, shorter");
+
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
+    assert_eq!(make().hash_xof_out(msg, &mut out), n, "{ctx}: hash_xof_out returns the length");
+    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: hash_xof_out");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn hash_trait_view_agrees_with_the_sample_values() {
+    let Some(vectors) = read_vectors("ParallelHash.rsp") else { return };
+    for (i, v) in vectors.iter().enumerate() {
+        let n = v.output_len / 8;
+        let (b, s) = (v.block_size, v.s.as_bytes());
+        let ctx = format!("COUNT {i}: ParallelHash{} B={b}", v.strength);
+        match v.strength {
+            128 => check_fixed_view(|| PARALLELHASH128::new(b, s, n), &v.msg, &v.output, &ctx),
+            256 => check_fixed_view(|| PARALLELHASH256::new(b, s, n), &v.msg, &v.output, &ctx),
+            other => panic!("COUNT {i}: unexpected strength {other}"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn xof_trait_view_agrees_with_the_sample_values() {
+    let Some(vectors) = read_vectors("ParallelHashXOF.rsp") else { return };
+    for (i, v) in vectors.iter().enumerate() {
+        let (b, s) = (v.block_size, v.s.as_bytes());
+        let ctx = format!("COUNT {i}: ParallelHashXOF{} B={b}", v.strength);
+        match v.strength {
+            128 => check_xof_view(|| PARALLELHASHXOF128::new(b, s), &v.msg, &v.output, &ctx),
+            256 => check_xof_view(|| PARALLELHASHXOF256::new(b, s), &v.msg, &v.output, &ctx),
+            other => panic!("COUNT {i}: unexpected strength {other}"),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs
index 263e898b..a4a164c3 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs
@@ -207,3 +207,145 @@ fn algorithm_names() {
     assert_eq!(TUPLEHASHXOF128::ALG_NAME, "TupleHashXOF128");
     assert_eq!(TUPLEHASHXOF256::ALG_NAME, "TupleHashXOF256");
 }
+
+/// Sponge rates from FIPS 202 Table 3, the nominal lengths of the XOF forms, and the constructed
+/// length of the fixed forms. The generic checks elsewhere only require these to be positive.
+#[test]
+fn metadata() {
+    assert_eq!(TUPLEHASH128::new(b"", 32).block_bitlen(), 1344, "cSHAKE128 rate");
+    assert_eq!(TUPLEHASH256::new(b"", 64).block_bitlen(), 1088, "cSHAKE256 rate");
+    assert_eq!(TUPLEHASHXOF128::new(b"").block_bitlen(), 1344);
+    assert_eq!(TUPLEHASHXOF256::new(b"").block_bitlen(), 1088);
+
+    assert_eq!(TUPLEHASH128::new(b"", 17).output_len(), 17, "whatever was asked for");
+    assert_eq!(TUPLEHASH256::new(b"", 100).output_len(), 100);
+    assert_eq!(TUPLEHASHXOF128::new(b"").output_len(), 32, "the nominal length");
+    assert_eq!(TUPLEHASHXOF256::new(b"").output_len(), 64);
+}
+
+/// Every `Hash` entry point of the fixed-length form, against one sample value.
+///
+/// The sample-value test above goes through `hash_tuple` only, which left `hash`, `hash_out` and
+/// `do_final_out` unexercised: `cargo mutants` could replace each with a constant, and change the
+/// `* 8` in the `right_encode(L)` that `do_final_out` absorbs, without a test noticing.
+fn check_fixed_view<H: Hash>(make: impl Fn() -> H, tuple: &[&[u8]], expected: &[u8], ctx: &str) {
+    let n = expected.len();
+    assert_eq!(make().output_len(), n, "{ctx}: output_len");
+
+    // do_final_out into an exact buffer
+    let mut h = make();
+    tuple.iter().for_each(|e| h.do_update(e));
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
+    assert_eq!(h.do_final_out(&mut out), n, "{ctx}: do_final_out returns the length");
+    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: do_final_out");
+
+    // ... and into a longer one, which is only written up to the output length
+    let mut h = make();
+    tuple.iter().for_each(|e| h.do_update(e));
+    let mut out = vec![0xFFu8; n + 7];
+    assert_eq!(h.do_final_out(&mut out), n);
+    assert_eq!(&out[..n], expected, "{ctx}: do_final_out, oversized buffer");
+    assert_eq!(&out[n..], &[0xFFu8; 7], "{ctx}: bytes past the output length are untouched");
+
+    // hash and hash_out take one element: the last, after the rest have been fed in
+    let Some((last, rest)) = tuple.split_last() else { return };
+    let mut h = make();
+    rest.iter().for_each(|e| h.do_update(e));
+    assert_eq!(h.hash(last), expected, "{ctx}: hash as the final element");
+
+    let mut h = make();
+    rest.iter().for_each(|e| h.do_update(e));
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
+    assert_eq!(h.hash_out(last, &mut out), n, "{ctx}: hash_out returns the length");
+    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: hash_out");
+}
+
+/// Every `Hash` and `XOF` entry point of the XOF form, against one sample value. The samples ask
+/// for the nominal length, so `do_final` and `hash` must reproduce them exactly.
+fn check_xof_view<X: XOF>(make: impl Fn() -> X, tuple: &[&[u8]], expected: &[u8], ctx: &str) {
+    let n = expected.len();
+    assert_eq!(make().output_len(), n, "{ctx}: the samples ask for the nominal length");
+
+    let mut x = make();
+    tuple.iter().for_each(|e| x.do_update(e));
+    assert_eq!(x.do_final(), expected, "{ctx}: do_final");
+
+    let mut x = make();
+    tuple.iter().for_each(|e| x.do_update(e));
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
+    assert_eq!(x.do_final_out(&mut out), n, "{ctx}: do_final_out returns the length");
+    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: do_final_out");
+
+    // zero partial bits is the byte-aligned case and must be accepted; any other count refused
+    let mut x = make();
+    tuple.iter().for_each(|e| x.do_update(e));
+    assert_eq!(x.do_final_partial_bits(0, 0).unwrap(), expected, "{ctx}: do_final_partial_bits(0)");
+
+    let mut x = make();
+    tuple.iter().for_each(|e| x.do_update(e));
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
+    assert_eq!(x.do_final_partial_bits_out(0, 0, &mut out).unwrap(), n, "{ctx}: ..._out length");
+    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: do_final_partial_bits_out(0)");
+
+    assert!(matches!(make().do_final_partial_bits(0xF0, 4), Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))));
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
+    assert!(matches!(
+        make().do_final_partial_bits_out(0xF0, 4, &mut out),
+        Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))
+    ));
+
+    // the one-shots take one element: the last, after the rest have been fed in
+    let Some((last, rest)) = tuple.split_last() else { return };
+    let mut x = make();
+    rest.iter().for_each(|e| x.do_update(e));
+    assert_eq!(x.hash(last), expected, "{ctx}: hash");
+
+    let mut x = make();
+    rest.iter().for_each(|e| x.do_update(e));
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
+    assert_eq!(x.hash_out(last, &mut out), n, "{ctx}: hash_out returns the length");
+    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: hash_out");
+
+    let mut x = make();
+    rest.iter().for_each(|e| x.do_update(e));
+    assert_eq!(x.hash_xof(last, n), expected, "{ctx}: hash_xof");
+
+    let mut x = make();
+    rest.iter().for_each(|e| x.do_update(e));
+    assert_eq!(x.hash_xof(last, n / 2), &expected[..n / 2], "{ctx}: hash_xof, shorter");
+
+    let mut x = make();
+    rest.iter().for_each(|e| x.do_update(e));
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
+    assert_eq!(x.hash_xof_out(last, &mut out), n, "{ctx}: hash_xof_out returns the length");
+    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: hash_xof_out");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn hash_trait_view_agrees_with_the_sample_values() {
+    let Some(vectors) = read_vectors("TupleHash.rsp") else { return };
+    for (i, v) in vectors.iter().enumerate() {
+        let n = v.output_len / 8;
+        let t = as_slices(&v.tuple);
+        let ctx = format!("COUNT {i}: TupleHash{}", v.strength);
+        match v.strength {
+            128 => check_fixed_view(|| TUPLEHASH128::new(v.s.as_bytes(), n), &t, &v.output, &ctx),
+            256 => check_fixed_view(|| TUPLEHASH256::new(v.s.as_bytes(), n), &t, &v.output, &ctx),
+            other => panic!("COUNT {i}: unexpected strength {other}"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn xof_trait_view_agrees_with_the_sample_values() {
+    let Some(vectors) = read_vectors("TupleHashXOF.rsp") else { return };
+    for (i, v) in vectors.iter().enumerate() {
+        let t = as_slices(&v.tuple);
+        let ctx = format!("COUNT {i}: TupleHashXOF{}", v.strength);
+        match v.strength {
+            128 => check_xof_view(|| TUPLEHASHXOF128::new(v.s.as_bytes()), &t, &v.output, &ctx),
+            256 => check_xof_view(|| TUPLEHASHXOF256::new(v.s.as_bytes()), &t, &v.output, &ctx),
+            other => panic!("COUNT {i}: unexpected strength {other}"),
+        }
+    }
+}

From 50c125b292660de4a657f07bfdeffef34daf6d06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2026 08:45:56 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 14/68] factory: replace the todo stub in xof_factory_tests
 with a differential suite against the SHAKE types; of 29 missed mutants only
 the equivalent default_128_bit one survives

---
 crypto/factory/tests/xof_factory_tests.rs | 150 +++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 147 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/factory/tests/xof_factory_tests.rs b/crypto/factory/tests/xof_factory_tests.rs
index 7e414f94..ac1ea32d 100644
--- a/crypto/factory/tests/xof_factory_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/factory/tests/xof_factory_tests.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,148 @@
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    // todo
+//! `XOFFactory` is a pass-through to the SHAKE types in `bouncycastle-sha3`, so the oracle for
+//! every method is the same call on the underlying type. Each check below runs the factory and the
+//! direct type side by side on the same input; nothing here is an expected value written by hand.
+
+use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::xof::TestFrameworkXOF;
+use bouncycastle_factory::xof_factory::XOFFactory;
+use bouncycastle_factory::{AlgorithmFactory, FactoryError};
+use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHAKE128, SHAKE128_NAME, SHAKE256, SHAKE256_NAME};
+
+const MSG: &[u8] = b"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog";
+
+/// Every `Hash`, `XOF` and `XofOutput` method of the factory against the direct type `S`.
+fn check_against<S: XOF + Default>(make: impl Fn() -> XOFFactory, ctx: &str) {
+    let n = S::default().output_len();
+
+    // metadata
+    assert_eq!(make().block_bitlen(), S::default().block_bitlen(), "{ctx}: block_bitlen");
+    assert_eq!(make().output_len(), n, "{ctx}: output_len");
+    assert_eq!(
+        Hash::max_security_strength(&make()),
+        Hash::max_security_strength(&S::default()),
+        "{ctx}: max_security_strength"
+    );
+
+    // the Hash view
+    let expected = S::default().hash(MSG);
+    assert_eq!(expected.len(), n);
+    assert_eq!(make().hash(MSG), expected, "{ctx}: hash");
+
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
+    assert_eq!(make().hash_out(MSG, &mut out), n, "{ctx}: hash_out returns the length");
+    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: hash_out");
+
+    let mut f = make();
+    MSG.chunks(5).for_each(|c| f.do_update(c));
+    assert_eq!(f.do_final(), expected, "{ctx}: do_update then do_final");
+
+    let mut f = make();
+    f.do_update(MSG);
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
+    assert_eq!(f.do_final_out(&mut out), n, "{ctx}: do_final_out returns the length");
+    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: do_final_out");
+
+    // partial final byte, which SHAKE accepts
+    let mut s = S::default();
+    s.do_update(MSG);
+    let expected_bits = s.do_final_partial_bits(0x05, 3).unwrap();
+    assert_ne!(expected_bits, expected, "three more bits must change the digest");
+
+    let mut f = make();
+    f.do_update(MSG);
+    assert_eq!(f.do_final_partial_bits(0x05, 3).unwrap(), expected_bits, "{ctx}: partial bits");
+
+    let mut f = make();
+    f.do_update(MSG);
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
+    assert_eq!(f.do_final_partial_bits_out(0x05, 3, &mut out).unwrap(), n, "{ctx}: ..._out length");
+    assert_eq!(out, expected_bits, "{ctx}: do_final_partial_bits_out");
+
+    let mut f = make();
+    f.do_update(MSG);
+    assert!(
+        matches!(f.do_final_partial_bits(0xFF, 8), Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))),
+        "{ctx}: eight partial bits is not a partial byte"
+    );
+
+    // the XOF view: one stream, of which the Hash view is the first output_len bytes
+    let mut s = S::default();
+    s.do_update(MSG);
+    let long = s.into_output().do_output(3 * n);
+    assert_eq!(&long[..n], &expected[..], "the direct type's hash is a prefix of its stream");
+
+    let mut f = make();
+    f.do_update(MSG);
+    let mut fo = f.into_output();
+    assert_eq!(fo.do_output(n), &long[..n], "{ctx}: do_output");
+    let mut buf = vec![0u8; 2 * n];
+    assert_eq!(fo.do_output_out(&mut buf), 2 * n, "{ctx}: do_output_out returns the length");
+    assert_eq!(buf, &long[n..], "{ctx}: do_output_out continues the stream");
+
+    let mut s = S::default();
+    s.do_update(MSG);
+    let want = s.into_output_partial_bits(0x05, 3).unwrap().do_output(n);
+    let mut f = make();
+    f.do_update(MSG);
+    assert_eq!(
+        f.into_output_partial_bits(0x05, 3).unwrap().do_output(n),
+        want,
+        "{ctx}: into_output_partial_bits"
+    );
+    let mut f = make();
+    f.do_update(MSG);
+    assert!(matches!(f.into_output_partial_bits(0xFF, 8), Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))));
+
+    // the one-shots
+    assert_eq!(make().hash_xof(MSG, 3 * n), long, "{ctx}: hash_xof");
+    let mut out = vec![0xFFu8; 3 * n];
+    assert_eq!(make().hash_xof_out(MSG, &mut out), 3 * n, "{ctx}: hash_xof_out returns the length");
+    assert_eq!(out, long, "{ctx}: hash_xof_out");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn shake128_by_name_matches_the_direct_type() {
+    check_against::<SHAKE128>(|| XOFFactory::new(SHAKE128_NAME).unwrap(), "SHAKE128 by constant");
+    check_against::<SHAKE128>(|| XOFFactory::new("SHAKE128").unwrap(), "SHAKE128 by string");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn shake256_by_name_matches_the_direct_type() {
+    check_against::<SHAKE256>(|| XOFFactory::new(SHAKE256_NAME).unwrap(), "SHAKE256 by constant");
+    check_against::<SHAKE256>(|| XOFFactory::new("SHAKE256").unwrap(), "SHAKE256 by string");
+}
+
+/// The configured defaults: SHAKE128 for the general and 128-bit defaults, SHAKE256 for 256-bit.
+#[test]
+fn defaults() {
+    check_against::<SHAKE128>(XOFFactory::default, "default()");
+    check_against::<SHAKE128>(XOFFactory::default_128_bit, "default_128_bit()");
+    check_against::<SHAKE256>(XOFFactory::default_256_bit, "default_256_bit()");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn unknown_names_are_refused() {
+    for name in ["SHAKE512", "shake128", "", "cSHAKE128"] {
+        assert!(
+            matches!(XOFFactory::new(name), Err(FactoryError::UnsupportedAlgorithm(_))),
+            "{name:?} must not construct a XOF"
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+/// The shared `XOF` conformance suite, with the expected stream taken from the direct type.
+#[test]
+fn test_framework_xof() {
+    let framework = TestFrameworkXOF::new();
+    framework.test_xof(
+        || XOFFactory::new(SHAKE128_NAME).unwrap(),
+        MSG,
+        &SHAKE128::new().hash_xof(MSG, 100),
+    );
+    framework.test_xof(
+        || XOFFactory::new(SHAKE256_NAME).unwrap(),
+        MSG,
+        &SHAKE256::new().hash_xof(MSG, 100),
+    );
 }

From b95dd0c70d778ddf673840b50b3dc2643982ab68 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2026 15:45:58 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 15/68] core: Hash gains Clone as a supertrait, so a hash
 mid-stream can be forked and finished several ways from one absorbed prefix;
 the SP 800-185 types and the factory enums derive it, the sha2 and sha3
 params traits require it, and the framework hash and XOF suites check a clone
 finishes like its original and diverges on different input

---
 crypto/core-test-framework/src/hash.rs | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs  | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 crypto/core/src/traits.rs              | 12 ++++++++-
 crypto/factory/src/hash_factory.rs     |  1 +
 crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs      |  1 +
 crypto/sha2/src/lib.rs                 |  9 ++++---
 crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs              |  1 +
 crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs                |  1 +
 crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs                 |  4 +--
 crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs        |  3 +++
 crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs           |  2 ++
 11 files changed, 93 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/hash.rs b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/hash.rs
index 44037462..0a552c90 100644
--- a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/hash.rs
+++ b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/hash.rs
@@ -205,6 +205,40 @@ impl TestFrameworkHash {
             );
         }
 
+        /*** Clone: a hash mid-stream can be forked ***/
+        // A clone continues from the same absorbed prefix, so finishing the two on the same tail
+        // must give the same digest, and finishing them on different tails must not.
+        let (prefix, tail) = input.split_at(input.len() / 2);
+        let mut original = H::default();
+        original.do_update(prefix);
+        let mut forked = original.clone();
+        original.do_update(tail);
+        forked.do_update(tail);
+        assert_eq!(
+            original.do_final(),
+            expected_output,
+            "the original must be unaffected by cloning"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            forked.do_final(),
+            expected_output,
+            "a clone must continue from the same absorbed prefix"
+        );
+
+        let mut original = H::default();
+        original.do_update(prefix);
+        let mut forked = original.clone();
+        original.do_update(tail);
+        forked.do_update(&[0xA5]);
+        forked.do_update(tail);
+        let original_out = original.do_final();
+        assert_eq!(original_out, expected_output);
+        assert_ne!(
+            forked.do_final(),
+            original_out,
+            "a clone must have its own state, not share the original's"
+        );
+
         // check that if you feed it an output slice that's bigger than it needs, that it doesn't touch the extra bytes.
         let mut message_digest = H::default();
         let mut buf = vec![0u8; 2 * H::OUTPUT_LEN];
diff --git a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs
index 5b0f5400..f74e7727 100644
--- a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs
+++ b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs
@@ -108,6 +108,37 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
         assert_eq!(n, expected_output.len());
         assert_eq!(output, expected_output, "hash_xof_out must agree with hash_xof");
 
+        /*** Clone: a XOF mid-absorb can be forked ***/
+        // The clone continues from the same absorbed prefix and owns its own sponge.
+        let (prefix, tail) = input.split_at(input.len() / 2);
+        let mut original = make();
+        original.do_update(prefix);
+        let mut forked = original.clone();
+        original.do_update(tail);
+        forked.do_update(tail);
+        assert_eq!(
+            original.into_output().do_output(expected_output.len()),
+            expected_output,
+            "the original must be unaffected by cloning"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            forked.into_output().do_output(expected_output.len()),
+            expected_output,
+            "a clone must continue from the same absorbed prefix"
+        );
+
+        let mut original = make();
+        original.do_update(prefix);
+        let mut forked = original.clone();
+        original.do_update(tail);
+        forked.do_update(&[0xA5]);
+        forked.do_update(tail);
+        assert_ne!(
+            forked.into_output().do_output(expected_output.len()),
+            original.into_output().do_output(expected_output.len()),
+            "a clone must have its own state, not share the original's"
+        );
+
         /*** the Hash half: a XOF is a hash ***/
         self.test_xof_as_hash(&make, input, expected_output);
 
diff --git a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
index fbcc6359..8f32e359 100644
--- a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
+++ b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
@@ -421,7 +421,17 @@ pub trait ElectronicCodeBook<const KEY_LEN: usize, const BLOCK_LEN: usize>:
 /// Generic code that needs to *build* a hasher asks for it: `fn digest<H: Hash + Default>(..)`.
 /// That is what `HMAC` and the shared test framework already do, so the bound sits where the
 /// requirement actually is rather than on every implementor.
-pub trait Hash: Algorithm {
+///
+/// # Forking is part of this trait
+///
+/// `Clone` *is* a supertrait: a hash mid-stream can be copied, and the copy continues independently
+/// from the same absorbed prefix. That is how a running hash of a common prefix is finished several
+/// ways -- a transcript hash checkpointed at each handshake message, HMAC's inner and outer states
+/// held ready across many MACs under one key, or a Merkle node whose prefix is shared by its
+/// siblings -- without re-absorbing the prefix each time. Every implementor is a fixed-size state
+/// plus a small buffer, so the derive is the right implementation; the shared test framework checks
+/// that a clone and its original finish to the same digest, and diverge once fed different input.
+pub trait Hash: Algorithm + Clone {
     /// The size of the internal block in bits -- needed by functions such as HMAC to compute security parameters.
     fn block_bitlen(&self) -> usize;
 
diff --git a/crypto/factory/src/hash_factory.rs b/crypto/factory/src/hash_factory.rs
index 9c89fa40..3e6646ee 100644
--- a/crypto/factory/src/hash_factory.rs
+++ b/crypto/factory/src/hash_factory.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ use bouncycastle_sm3::SM3_NAME;
 /// Wrapper object for all algorithms that impl [`Hash`].
 /// Note: no SHAKE because SHAKE is not NIST approved as a hash function. See FIPS 202 section A.2.
 #[non_exhaustive]
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub enum HashFactory {
     ///
     SHA224(sha2::SHA224),
diff --git a/crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs b/crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs
index cb36e2ca..75a075f6 100644
--- a/crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs
+++ b/crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ pub const DEFAULT_256BIT_XOF_NAME: &str = SHAKE256_NAME;
 
 /// Wrapper object for all algorithms that impl [`XOF`].
 #[non_exhaustive]
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub enum XOFFactory {
     ///
     SHAKE128(sha3::SHAKE128),
diff --git a/crypto/sha2/src/lib.rs b/crypto/sha2/src/lib.rs
index 3c1200a8..8f75811a 100644
--- a/crypto/sha2/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha2/src/lib.rs
@@ -248,7 +248,10 @@ pub type SHA512_256 = SHA512t<256>;
 ///
 /// Crate-private (aka "sealed") on purpose: it cannot be implemented outside this crate, so the
 /// only parameter sets that exist are the NIST-approved ones below.
-trait SHA256InitValue: HashAlgParams {
+///
+/// `Clone` because [`Hash`] requires it: a hash mid-stream can be forked and finished several
+/// ways from one absorbed prefix.
+trait SHA256InitValue: HashAlgParams + Clone {
     /// The initial hash value H(0), FIPS 180-4 s. 5.3.2 / 5.3.3.
     const H0: [u32; 8];
 }
@@ -256,8 +259,8 @@ trait SHA256InitValue: HashAlgParams {
 /// The SHA-512 family (SHA-384, SHA-512, SHA-512/t) shares one compression function and differs
 /// only in the initial hash value and the output truncation, so each member supplies its H(0) here.
 ///
-/// Crate-private for the same reason as [`SHA256InitValue`].
-trait SHA512InitValue: HashAlgParams {
+/// Crate-private for the same reason as [`SHA256InitValue`], and `Clone` for the same reason.
+trait SHA512InitValue: HashAlgParams + Clone {
     /// The initial hash value H(0), FIPS 180-4 s. 5.3.4 / 5.3.5 / 5.3.6.
     const H0: [u64; 8];
 
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs
index 9f5a3aa8..7149d842 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const CSHAKE_SUFFIX: (u8, usize) = (0x00, 2);
 /// general construction -- feeding empty strings through the `bytepad` branch would absorb a
 /// non-empty prefix and use a different separator, giving a different function. [`Self::new`]
 /// branches on it, and there is a test that the two agree.
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> {
     shake: SHAKEInternal<PARAMS>,
     /// False when `N` and `S` are both empty, in which case this is plain SHAKE.
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs
index a70228fc..81ddf821 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> MAC for KMACInternal<PARAMS> {
 /// Because the length is *not* bound here, output at one length really is a prefix of output at a
 /// longer one -- the opposite of fixed-length KMAC -- so [`Hash::do_final`] is the first
 /// [`Hash::output_len`] bytes of the same stream [`XOF::into_output`] produces.
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct KMACXOFInternal<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> {
     cshake: CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS>,
     strength: SecurityStrength,
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
index df2c67ba..3104d410 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ pub type SHAKE256 = SHAKEInternal<SHAKE256Params>;
 /*** Param traits ***/
 
 /// Private trait on purpose so that only the NIST-approved params can be used.
-trait SHA3Params: HashAlgParams {
+trait SHA3Params: HashAlgParams + Clone {
     const SIZE: KeccakSize;
     /// A tag, unique across all SHA3 *and* SHAKE variants, identifying which variant produced a
     /// serialized state. Distinguishing same-rate variants (e.g. SHA3-256 vs SHAKE256) requires
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ impl AlgorithmOID for SHA3_512 {
         &[0x06, 0x09, 0x60, 0x86, 0x48, 0x01, 0x65, 0x03, 0x04, 0x02, 0x0a];
 }
 
-trait SHAKEParams: Algorithm {
+trait SHAKEParams: Algorithm + Clone {
     const SIZE: KeccakSize;
     /// See [`SHA3Params::STATE_TAG`]. Must be distinct from every SHA3 *and* SHAKE variant's tag.
     const STATE_TAG: u8;
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs
index fdfd602e..aa7d99ba 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const PARALLELHASH_FUNCTION_NAME: &[u8] = b"ParallelHash";
 
 /// The shared machinery of [`ParallelHashInternal`] and [`ParallelHashXOFInternal`]: the outer
 /// cSHAKE, the block buffer, and the count of blocks hashed so far.
+#[derive(Clone)]
 struct ParallelState<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> {
     cshake: CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS>,
     block_size: usize,
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> ParallelState<PARAMS> {
 ///
 /// Unlike [`crate::TUPLEHASH128`], `do_update` here *is* ordinary byte-wise streaming: the block
 /// boundaries come from `B`, not from how the caller chunks its calls.
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ParallelHashInternal<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> {
     state: ParallelState<PARAMS>,
     output_len: usize,
@@ -193,6 +195,7 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for ParallelHashInternal<PARAMS> {
 /// Binds `right_encode(0)` in place of the output length, so -- as for KMACXOF and TupleHashXOF --
 /// it is a different function from the fixed-length one, and its output at one length is a prefix
 /// of its output at a longer one.
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ParallelHashXOFInternal<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> {
     state: ParallelState<PARAMS>,
 }
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs
index a98cf652..d28305e0 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const TUPLEHASH_FUNCTION_NAME: &[u8] = b"TupleHash";
 /// interchangeable `Hash` and re-chunks its input will silently compute something else.
 ///
 /// [`TupleHashXOFInternal`] is the arbitrary-output-length function of Sec 5.3.1.
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct TupleHashInternal<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> {
     cshake: CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS>,
     output_len: usize,
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for TupleHashInternal<PARAMS> {
 /// output at one length really is a prefix of output at a longer one.
 ///
 /// [`Hash::do_update`] appends one tuple element, exactly as for [`TupleHashInternal`].
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct TupleHashXOFInternal<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> {
     cshake: CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS>,
 }

From 67070028d45be9e0c5f47943e0726b3aecf9d9e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 22:23:20 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 16/68] core: XOF gains default hash_xof and hash_xof_out
 bodies so only SHAKE overrides them, XofOutput is renamed XOFOutput to match
 the spec capitalisation used everywhere else, Hash::output_len documents that
 a XOF's length is nominal rather than part of the function, and the BC Java
 asides come out of the Hash and XOF docs

---
 cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs                           |  2 +-
 crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs         |  2 +-
 crypto/core/src/traits.rs                     | 66 +++++++++++++------
 crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs             |  6 +-
 crypto/factory/tests/xof_factory_tests.rs     |  4 +-
 crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs   |  2 +-
 crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/hash_mldsa.rs      |  2 +-
 crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa.rs           |  2 +-
 crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa_keys.rs      |  2 +-
 crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/tests/bc_test_data.rs  |  4 +-
 crypto/mldsa/src/aux_functions.rs             |  2 +-
 crypto/mldsa/src/hash_mldsa.rs                |  2 +-
 crypto/mldsa/src/mldsa.rs                     |  2 +-
 crypto/mldsa/tests/bc_test_data.rs            |  2 +-
 crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs   |  2 +-
 crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/mlkem.rs           |  2 +-
 crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/tests/mlkem_tests.rs   |  2 +-
 crypto/mlkem/src/aux_functions.rs             |  2 +-
 crypto/mlkem/src/mlkem.rs                     |  2 +-
 crypto/mlkem/tests/mlkem_tests.rs             |  2 +-
 crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs                     | 12 +---
 crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs                       | 12 +---
 crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs                        |  6 +-
 crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs               | 12 +---
 crypto/sha3/src/shake.rs                      | 15 ++---
 crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs                  | 19 ++----
 crypto/sha3/tests/bc-test-data.rs             |  2 +-
 crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs             |  2 +-
 crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs              | 12 ++--
 crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs          |  2 +-
 mem_usage_benches/src/bench_sha3_mem_usage.rs |  2 +-
 31 files changed, 95 insertions(+), 113 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs b/cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs
index 2835e122..c6841128 100644
--- a/cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs
+++ b/cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use bouncycastle::core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
+use bouncycastle::core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
 use std::io;
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
 
diff --git a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs
index f74e7727..a11803d9 100644
--- a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs
+++ b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Generic behaviour tests for anything that implements [`XOF`].
 
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{XOF, XofOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{XOF, XOFOutput};
 
 /// Instance of the test framework.
 pub struct TestFrameworkXOF {
diff --git a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
index 8f32e359..7d52f9b6 100644
--- a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
+++ b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
@@ -436,6 +436,19 @@ pub trait Hash: Algorithm + Clone {
     fn block_bitlen(&self) -> usize;
 
     /// The size of the output in bytes.
+    ///
+    /// # This is not always part of the function's identity
+    ///
+    /// For most hashes the length is bound into the computation, so asking for a different length
+    /// gives a different function rather than more or fewer bytes of the same one. TupleHash and
+    /// KMAC are built that way deliberately -- SP 800-185 absorbs `right_encode(L)` before
+    /// squeezing.
+    ///
+    /// A [`XOF`] is the exception. Its length is chosen at the point of output and is *not* an
+    /// input to the computation, so this returns a nominal length only -- 32 bytes for SHAKE128 --
+    /// and two outputs of different lengths share their leading bytes. Generic code over `Hash`
+    /// must therefore not infer "different `output_len` implies unrelated output"; see the
+    /// discussion on [`XOF`].
     fn output_len(&self) -> usize;
 
     /// A static one-shot API that hashes the provided data.
@@ -1768,15 +1781,13 @@ where
 ///
 /// This is the type [`XOF::into_output`] hands back. Absorbing and squeezing are separate types
 /// rather than separate states of one type, so "no more input once output has begun" is a fact the
-/// compiler enforces rather than a rule the documentation asks callers to follow. BC Java draws the
-/// same line at run time, throwing `IllegalStateException` from `KeccakDigest.absorb`.
+/// compiler enforces rather than a rule the documentation asks callers to follow, and so there is
+/// no "absorbed after squeezing" error to raise or to test for.
 ///
 /// Output is one continuous stream: successive calls continue where the last left off, so reading
 /// 16 bytes twice gives the same 32 bytes as reading 32 once.
-pub trait XofOutput {
+pub trait XOFOutput {
     /// Produces the next `num_bytes` bytes of the output stream.
-    ///
-    /// BC Java's `Xof.doOutput(out, outOff, outLen)`.
     fn do_output(&mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8>;
 
     /// As [`do_output`](Self::do_output), filling the caller's buffer, which is zeroized first.
@@ -1785,11 +1796,9 @@ pub trait XofOutput {
 
     /// The last output: produces `num_bytes` bytes and ends the stream.
     ///
-    /// This is BC Java's `Xof.doFinal(out, outOff, outLen)` called after `doOutput`, which is
-    /// `doOutput` followed by `reset()` (`SHAKEDigest.java`). Here the reset is taking `self` by
-    /// value: the handle is gone afterwards, and dropping it zeroizes the sponge. So this is
-    /// exactly [`do_output`](Self::do_output) plus the end of the value's life, provided as a
-    /// separate name so a call site can say which read is its last.
+    /// Ending the stream is taking `self` by value: the handle is gone afterwards, and dropping it
+    /// zeroizes the sponge. So this is exactly [`do_output`](Self::do_output) plus the end of the
+    /// value's life, provided as a separate name so a call site can say which read is its last.
     ///
     /// It reads the same bytes [`do_output`](Self::do_output) would at the same point in the
     /// stream; the difference is only that nothing can follow it.
@@ -1812,16 +1821,15 @@ pub trait XofOutput {
 
 /// Extendable-Output Functions (XOFs): hashes whose output length is chosen by the caller.
 ///
-/// `XOF: Hash`, so SHAKE128 and SHAKE256 *are* hashes and can be used wherever one is wanted. This
-/// is the relationship BC Java draws with `Xof extends ExtendedDigest extends Digest`. As a hash, a
-/// XOF has a nominal output length -- [`Hash::output_len`], which for SHAKE is
-/// `fixedOutputLength / 4`, matching `SHAKEDigest.getDigestSize()` -- and [`Hash::do_final`]
-/// produces exactly that many bytes. This trait adds the ability to ask for a different number.
+/// `XOF: Hash`, so SHAKE128 and SHAKE256 *are* hashes and can be used wherever one is wanted. As a
+/// hash, a XOF has a nominal output length -- [`Hash::output_len`], which for SHAKE is twice the
+/// security strength, 32 bytes for SHAKE128 and 64 for SHAKE256 -- and [`Hash::do_final`] produces
+/// exactly that many bytes. This trait adds the ability to ask for a different number.
 ///
 /// # Absorb, then squeeze
 ///
 /// A sponge takes input, then produces output, and cannot go back. Here that is expressed in the
-/// types: [`into_output`](Self::into_output) consumes the XOF and returns an [`XofOutput`], so
+/// types: [`into_output`](Self::into_output) consumes the XOF and returns an [`XOFOutput`], so
 /// after output has begun there is no value left on which to call [`Hash::do_update`]. Nothing
 /// returns an "absorbed after squeezing" error because nothing can reach that state.
 ///
@@ -1834,12 +1842,11 @@ pub trait XofOutput {
 /// matters, salt the input.
 pub trait XOF: Hash {
     /// The squeezing state this XOF turns into.
-    type Output: XofOutput;
+    type Output: XOFOutput;
 
     /// Ends the input phase and begins producing output.
     ///
-    /// BC Java's `Xof.doOutput` in effect, but the phase change is in the type: what comes back
-    /// takes no more input.
+    /// The phase change is in the type: what comes back takes no more input.
     fn into_output(self) -> Self::Output;
 
     /// As [`into_output`](Self::into_output), with a final partial **byte** of input.
@@ -1859,9 +1866,26 @@ pub trait XOF: Hash {
     ) -> Result<Self::Output, HashError>;
 
     /// One-shot: absorbs `data` and produces `result_len` bytes.
-    fn hash_xof(self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8>;
+    ///
+    /// The default absorbs and squeezes in the obvious way; override it only where the type can do
+    /// better, as SHAKE does.
+    fn hash_xof(mut self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8>
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.into_output().do_output(result_len)
+    }
 
     /// One-shot: absorbs `data` and fills `output`, which is zeroized first. Returns the number of
     /// bytes written.
-    fn hash_xof_out(self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize;
+    ///
+    /// Defaulted as [`hash_xof`](Self::hash_xof) is.
+    fn hash_xof_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs b/crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs
index 75a075f6..b3749a66 100644
--- a/crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs
+++ b/crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 //!
 //! Example usage:
 //! ```
-//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
+//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
 //! use bouncycastle_factory::AlgorithmFactory;
 //! use bouncycastle_factory::xof_factory::XOFFactory;
 //! use bouncycastle_sha3 as sha3;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 use crate::{AlgorithmFactory, FactoryError};
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, SecurityStrength, XOF, XofOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, SecurityStrength, XOF, XOFOutput};
 use bouncycastle_sha3 as sha3;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHAKE128_NAME, SHAKE256_NAME};
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ pub enum XOFFactoryOutput {
     SHAKE256(<sha3::SHAKE256 as XOF>::Output),
 }
 
-impl XofOutput for XOFFactoryOutput {
+impl XOFOutput for XOFFactoryOutput {
     fn do_output(&mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
         match self {
             Self::SHAKE128(o) => o.do_output(num_bytes),
diff --git a/crypto/factory/tests/xof_factory_tests.rs b/crypto/factory/tests/xof_factory_tests.rs
index ac1ea32d..8beb93a7 100644
--- a/crypto/factory/tests/xof_factory_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/factory/tests/xof_factory_tests.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 //! direct type side by side on the same input; nothing here is an expected value written by hand.
 
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
 use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::xof::TestFrameworkXOF;
 use bouncycastle_factory::xof_factory::XOFFactory;
 use bouncycastle_factory::{AlgorithmFactory, FactoryError};
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHAKE128, SHAKE128_NAME, SHAKE256, SHAKE256_NAME};
 
 const MSG: &[u8] = b"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog";
 
-/// Every `Hash`, `XOF` and `XofOutput` method of the factory against the direct type `S`.
+/// Every `Hash`, `XOF` and `XOFOutput` method of the factory against the direct type `S`.
 fn check_against<S: XOF + Default>(make: impl Fn() -> XOFFactory, ctx: &str) {
     let n = S::default().output_len();
 
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs
index 488045b5..93c2b490 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::params::{
     MLDSAParams,
 };
 use crate::polynomial::Polynomial;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
 use bouncycastle_utils::secret::ZeroizablePrimitive;
 
 /// Algorithm 14 CoeffFromThreeBytes(𝑏0, 𝑏1, 𝑏2)
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/hash_mldsa.rs b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/hash_mldsa.rs
index 0a0ac0b6..f4f0ba59 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/hash_mldsa.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/hash_mldsa.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::errors::SignatureError;
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::KeyMaterial;
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
     Algorithm, AlgorithmOID, Hash, PHSignatureVerifier, PHSigner, RNG, SecurityStrength,
-    SignatureVerifier, Signer, XOF, XofOutput,
+    SignatureVerifier, Signer, XOF, XOFOutput,
 };
 use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
 use core::marker::PhantomData;
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa.rs b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa.rs
index fa2c4b51..4e69002c 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa.rs
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::errors::{RNGError, SignatureError, SuspendableError};
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::KeyMaterial;
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
     Algorithm, AlgorithmOID, Hash, RNG, SecurityStrength, SignatureVerifier, Signer, Suspendable,
-    XOF, XofOutput,
+    XOF, XOFOutput,
 };
 use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHAKE128, SHAKE256, SUSPENDED_SHA3_STATE_LEN};
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa_keys.rs b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa_keys.rs
index 9aebec2d..b578c939 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa_keys.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa_keys.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::errors::SignatureError;
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material;
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
-    Hash, SecurityStrength, SignaturePrivateKey, SignaturePublicKey, XOF, XofOutput,
+    Hash, SecurityStrength, SignaturePrivateKey, SignaturePublicKey, XOF, XOFOutput,
 };
 use bouncycastle_utils::secret::{Secret, ZeroizablePrimitive};
 use core::fmt;
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/tests/bc_test_data.rs b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/tests/bc_test_data.rs
index c5438be5..966590dd 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/tests/bc_test_data.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/tests/bc_test_data.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
 // Test against the bc-test-data repo
 // Requires that the bc-test-data repository is cloned and available for testing at "../bc-test-data"
 // relative to the root of this git project.
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ mod bc_test_data {
     use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial256, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
     use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
         Hash, SecurityStrength, SignaturePrivateKey, SignaturePublicKey, SignatureVerifier, XOF,
-        XofOutput,
+        XOFOutput,
     };
     use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
     use bouncycastle_mldsa_lowmemory::{
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa/src/aux_functions.rs b/crypto/mldsa/src/aux_functions.rs
index b7dc7865..1f7add2a 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa/src/aux_functions.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa/src/aux_functions.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::params::{
     MLDSAParams,
 };
 use crate::polynomial::Polynomial;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
 use bouncycastle_utils::secret::{Secret, ZeroizablePrimitive};
 
 /// Algorithm 14 CoeffFromThreeBytes(𝑏0, 𝑏1, 𝑏2)
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa/src/hash_mldsa.rs b/crypto/mldsa/src/hash_mldsa.rs
index bd4f67b1..137025cd 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa/src/hash_mldsa.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa/src/hash_mldsa.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::errors::SignatureError;
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::KeyMaterial;
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
     Algorithm, AlgorithmOID, Hash, PHSignatureVerifier, PHSigner, RNG, SecurityStrength,
-    SignatureVerifier, Signer, XOF, XofOutput,
+    SignatureVerifier, Signer, XOF, XOFOutput,
 };
 use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
 use core::marker::PhantomData;
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa/src/mldsa.rs b/crypto/mldsa/src/mldsa.rs
index 6533fb61..da49457a 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa/src/mldsa.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa/src/mldsa.rs
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::errors::{RNGError, SignatureError, SuspendableError};
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyMaterial256, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
     Algorithm, AlgorithmOID, Hash, RNG, SecurityStrength, SignatureVerifier, Signer, Suspendable,
-    XOF, XofOutput,
+    XOF, XOFOutput,
 };
 use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHAKE128, SHAKE256, SUSPENDED_SHA3_STATE_LEN};
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa/tests/bc_test_data.rs b/crypto/mldsa/tests/bc_test_data.rs
index 1625a89b..f7e9e6a2 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa/tests/bc_test_data.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa/tests/bc_test_data.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::SignatureError;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
 use bouncycastle_sha3::SHAKE256;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs b/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs
index 9fda6722..507dfbb1 100644
--- a/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs
+++ b/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use crate::mlkem::{N, q, q_inv};
 use crate::polynomial::Polynomial;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHAKE128, SHAKE256};
 
 /// Algorithm 5 ByteEncode_d(𝐹)
diff --git a/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/mlkem.rs b/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/mlkem.rs
index 25617d38..d1bb1224 100644
--- a/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/mlkem.rs
+++ b/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/mlkem.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{
 };
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
     Algorithm, AlgorithmOID, Hash, KEMDecapsulator, KEMEncapsulator, RNG, SecurityStrength, XOF,
-    XofOutput,
+    XOFOutput,
 };
 use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHA3_256, SHA3_512, SHAKE256};
diff --git a/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/tests/mlkem_tests.rs b/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/tests/mlkem_tests.rs
index bf2b7e9f..e1b661b4 100644
--- a/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/tests/mlkem_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/tests/mlkem_tests.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ mod mlkem_tests {
     };
     use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
         Hash, KEMDecapsulator, KEMEncapsulator, KEMPrivateKey, KEMPublicKey, SecurityStrength, XOF,
-        XofOutput,
+        XOFOutput,
     };
     use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG;
     use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
diff --git a/crypto/mlkem/src/aux_functions.rs b/crypto/mlkem/src/aux_functions.rs
index 97f20e6f..2292e1c8 100644
--- a/crypto/mlkem/src/aux_functions.rs
+++ b/crypto/mlkem/src/aux_functions.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::matrix::{MatrixTrait, VectorTrait};
 use crate::mlkem::{N, q, q_inv};
 use crate::params::MLKEMParams;
 use crate::polynomial::Polynomial;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHAKE128, SHAKE256};
 
 pub(crate) fn expandA<P: MLKEMParams>(rho: &[u8; 32]) -> P::MatrixA {
diff --git a/crypto/mlkem/src/mlkem.rs b/crypto/mlkem/src/mlkem.rs
index afd76c19..8a3d88f8 100644
--- a/crypto/mlkem/src/mlkem.rs
+++ b/crypto/mlkem/src/mlkem.rs
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{
 };
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
     Algorithm, AlgorithmOID, Hash, KEMDecapsulator, KEMEncapsulator, RNG, SecurityStrength, XOF,
-    XofOutput,
+    XOFOutput,
 };
 use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHA3_256, SHA3_512, SHAKE256};
diff --git a/crypto/mlkem/tests/mlkem_tests.rs b/crypto/mlkem/tests/mlkem_tests.rs
index 733f1861..65331ae2 100644
--- a/crypto/mlkem/tests/mlkem_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/mlkem/tests/mlkem_tests.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ mod mlkem_tests {
     use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial512, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
     use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
         Hash, KEMDecapsulator, KEMEncapsulator, KEMPrivateKey, KEMPublicKey, SecurityStrength, XOF,
-        XofOutput,
+        XOFOutput,
     };
     use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG;
     use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs
index 7149d842..6268efd1 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::SHAKEParams;
 use crate::shake::{SHAKEInternal, SHAKEOutput};
 use crate::xof_utils::left_encode;
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, SecurityStrength, XOF, XofOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, SecurityStrength, XOF, XOFOutput};
 
 /// The domain separator cSHAKE absorbs in place of SHAKE's `1111`: the `00` of SP 800-185 Sec 3.3,
 /// two zero bits, which is what keeps a customized instance separate from plain SHAKE.
@@ -216,14 +216,4 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XOF for CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
             self.shake.into_output_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)
         }
     }
-
-    fn hash_xof(mut self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
-        self.do_update(data);
-        self.into_output().do_output(result_len)
-    }
-
-    fn hash_xof_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        self.do_update(data);
-        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
-    }
 }
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs
index 81ddf821..0600edcb 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::shake::SHAKEOutput;
 use crate::xof_utils::right_encode;
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::{HashError, KeyMaterialError, MACError};
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, MAC, SecurityStrength, XOF, XofOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, MAC, SecurityStrength, XOF, XOFOutput};
 use bouncycastle_utils::ct;
 
 /// The function-name string every KMAC binds, per SP 800-185 Sec 4.3. Fixed by the specification:
@@ -310,14 +310,4 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XOF for KMACXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
         }
         Ok(self.into_output())
     }
-
-    fn hash_xof(mut self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
-        self.do_update(data);
-        self.into_output().do_output(result_len)
-    }
-
-    fn hash_xof_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        self.do_update(data);
-        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
-    }
 }
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
index 3104d410..5cfc112f 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@
 //!
 //! [`XOF`] extends [`Hash`], so SHAKE takes input through [`Hash::do_update`] like any other hash.
 //! Output is where they differ: [`XOF::into_output`] ends the input phase and returns an
-//! [`XofOutput`](bouncycastle_core::traits::XofOutput), whose
-//! [`do_output`](bouncycastle_core::traits::XofOutput::do_output) can be called as many times as you
+//! [`XOFOutput`](bouncycastle_core::traits::XOFOutput), whose
+//! [`do_output`](bouncycastle_core::traits::XOFOutput::do_output) can be called as many times as you
 //! like, each call continuing one stream.
 //!
 //! Absorbing after output has begun is not an error you can make: `into_output` consumes the
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 //!
 //! The following code produces the same output as the previous example:
 //!```
-//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
+//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
 //! use bouncycastle_sha3 as sha3;
 //!
 //! let data: &[u8] = b"Hello, world!";
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs
index aa7d99ba..8ae43c9d 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::cshake::{CSHAKEInternal, absorb_left_encode_into};
 use crate::shake::{SHAKEInternal, SHAKEOutput};
 use crate::xof_utils::right_encode;
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, SecurityStrength, XOF, XofOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, SecurityStrength, XOF, XOFOutput};
 
 /// The function-name string every ParallelHash binds, per SP 800-185 Sec 6.3.
 const PARALLELHASH_FUNCTION_NAME: &[u8] = b"ParallelHash";
@@ -301,14 +301,4 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XOF for ParallelHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
         }
         Ok(self.into_output())
     }
-
-    fn hash_xof(mut self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
-        self.do_update(data);
-        self.into_output().do_output(result_len)
-    }
-
-    fn hash_xof_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        self.do_update(data);
-        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
-    }
 }
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/shake.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/shake.rs
index ec6c3bec..9339ed73 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/shake.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/shake.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::key_material;
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
 use bouncycastle_core::suspendable_state::{add_lib_ver, check_lib_ver};
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
-    Algorithm, Hash, KDF, SecurityStrength, Suspendable, XOF, XofOutput,
+    Algorithm, Hash, KDF, SecurityStrength, Suspendable, XOF, XOFOutput,
 };
 use bouncycastle_utils::{max, min};
 
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ pub struct SHAKEOutput<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> {
     shake: SHAKEInternal<PARAMS>,
 }
 
-impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XofOutput for SHAKEOutput<PARAMS> {
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XOFOutput for SHAKEOutput<PARAMS> {
     fn do_output(&mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
         let mut out = vec![0u8; num_bytes];
         self.do_output_out(&mut out);
@@ -369,8 +369,8 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
     /// The nominal digest size: 32 bytes for SHAKE128, 64 for SHAKE256.
     ///
     /// A XOF has no inherent output length, so this is a convention rather than a property of the
-    /// function. It is BC Java's: `SHAKEDigest.getDigestSize()` returns `fixedOutputLength / 4`,
-    /// which is the length at which the output carries the full security level.
+    /// function: it is twice the security strength, the length at which the output carries the
+    /// full security level.
     fn output_len(&self) -> usize {
         (PARAMS::SIZE as usize) / 4
     }
@@ -399,8 +399,7 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
         self.keccak.absorb(data);
     }
 
-    /// Produces [`output_len`](Self::output_len) bytes and ends the object, as BC Java's
-    /// `Digest.doFinal(out, outOff)` does via `doFinal(out, outOff, getDigestSize())`.
+    /// Produces [`output_len`](Self::output_len) bytes and ends the object.
     fn do_final(self) -> Vec<u8> {
         let n = self.output_len();
         let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
@@ -440,7 +439,7 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
 /// The absorb-then-squeeze rule, as a compile error rather than a runtime one.
 ///
 /// ```compile_fail
-/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
+/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
 /// use bouncycastle_sha3::SHAKE128;
 ///
 /// let mut shake = SHAKE128::new();
@@ -453,7 +452,7 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
 /// The same value used correctly:
 ///
 /// ```
-/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
+/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
 /// use bouncycastle_sha3::SHAKE128;
 ///
 /// let mut shake = SHAKE128::new();
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs
index d28305e0..66dc9c42 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::cshake::{CSHAKEInternal, absorb_encoded_string_into};
 use crate::shake::SHAKEOutput;
 use crate::xof_utils::right_encode;
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, SecurityStrength, XOF, XofOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, SecurityStrength, XOF, XOFOutput};
 
 /// The function-name string every TupleHash binds, per SP 800-185 Sec 5.3.
 const TUPLEHASH_FUNCTION_NAME: &[u8] = b"TupleHash";
@@ -26,10 +26,9 @@ const TUPLEHASH_FUNCTION_NAME: &[u8] = b"TupleHash";
 ///
 /// This is the one place TupleHash departs from the usual [`Hash`] contract. For every other hash,
 /// feeding the input in pieces gives the same answer as feeding it at once; here each
-/// [`Hash::do_update`] call is one tuple element, so the chunking *is* the input. BC Java draws the
-/// same line -- its `TupleHash.update` encodes each call with `XofUtils.encode` before passing it
-/// on -- but it is worth stating plainly, because code that treats a `TupleHash` as an
-/// interchangeable `Hash` and re-chunks its input will silently compute something else.
+/// [`Hash::do_update`] call is one tuple element, so the chunking *is* the input. It is worth
+/// stating plainly, because code that treats a `TupleHash` as an interchangeable `Hash` and
+/// re-chunks its input will silently compute something else.
 ///
 /// [`TupleHashXOFInternal`] is the arbitrary-output-length function of Sec 5.3.1.
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -256,14 +255,4 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XOF for TupleHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
         }
         Ok(self.into_output())
     }
-
-    fn hash_xof(mut self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
-        self.do_update(data);
-        self.into_output().do_output(result_len)
-    }
-
-    fn hash_xof_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        self.do_update(data);
-        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
-    }
 }
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/bc-test-data.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/bc-test-data.rs
index 147d7c91..b3e312b2 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/bc-test-data.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/bc-test-data.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 //!    `Outputlen = minoutbytes + (rightmost 16 bits of Output as big-endian integer) mod
 //!    (maxoutbytes - minoutbytes + 1)` bytes; report `Output`/`Outputlen` per COUNT.
 
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
 use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHA3_224, SHA3_256, SHA3_384, SHA3_512, SHAKE128, SHAKE256};
 use std::fs;
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs
index 17dfc9ce..552b8e7f 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 //! `../bc-test-data` (the same convention as the ML-KEM, ML-DSA and SHA-3 suites). If it is not
 //! present these tests print a warning and pass vacuously.
 
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
 use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::xof::TestFrameworkXOF;
 use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{CSHAKE128, CSHAKE256, SHAKE128, SHAKE256};
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs
index 6d921c97..226adbdb 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ mod shake_tests {
     use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{
         KeyMaterial, KeyMaterial256, KeyMaterial512, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType,
     };
-    use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, KDF, SecurityStrength, XOF, XofOutput};
+    use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, KDF, SecurityStrength, XOF, XOFOutput};
     use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::DUMMY_SEED;
     use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::kdf::TestFrameworkKDF;
     use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::xof::TestFrameworkXOF;
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ mod shake_tests {
     /// of them until this test existed.
     ///
     /// `block_bitlen` is the sponge rate, `1600 - 2c`: FIPS 202 Table 3 gives 1344 bits for
-    /// SHAKE128 and 1088 for SHAKE256. `output_len` is the nominal digest size, which BC Java's
-    /// `SHAKEDigest.getDigestSize()` defines as `fixedOutputLength / 4`: 32 and 64 bytes.
+    /// SHAKE128 and 1088 for SHAKE256. `output_len` is the nominal digest size, twice the security
+    /// strength: 32 and 64 bytes.
     #[test]
-    fn metadata_matches_fips202_and_bc_java() {
+    fn metadata_matches_fips202() {
         assert_eq!(SHAKE128::new().block_bitlen(), 1344, "SHAKE128 rate, FIPS 202 Table 3");
         assert_eq!(SHAKE256::new().block_bitlen(), 1088, "SHAKE256 rate, FIPS 202 Table 3");
-        assert_eq!(SHAKE128::new().output_len(), 32, "SHAKEDigest.getDigestSize() for SHAKE128");
-        assert_eq!(SHAKE256::new().output_len(), 64, "SHAKEDigest.getDigestSize() for SHAKE256");
+        assert_eq!(SHAKE128::new().output_len(), 32, "nominal digest size for SHAKE128");
+        assert_eq!(SHAKE256::new().output_len(), 64, "nominal digest size for SHAKE256");
 
         // and do_final actually produces that many bytes
         assert_eq!(SHAKE128::new().hash(b"abc").len(), 32);
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs
index a4a164c3..9bd3076f 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 //! Vectors come from the `bc-test-data` repo cloned alongside this one; see `cshake_tests.rs`.
 
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, XOF, XofOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
 use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{TUPLEHASH128, TUPLEHASH256, TUPLEHASHXOF128, TUPLEHASHXOF256};
 use std::fs;
diff --git a/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_sha3_mem_usage.rs b/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_sha3_mem_usage.rs
index 7a0b3c63..4e9db510 100644
--- a/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_sha3_mem_usage.rs
+++ b/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_sha3_mem_usage.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 #![allow(unused_imports)]
 
-use bouncycastle::core::traits::{Hash, Suspendable, XOF, XofOutput};
+use bouncycastle::core::traits::{Hash, Suspendable, XOF, XOFOutput};
 use bouncycastle::sha3::{
     SHA3_224, SHA3_256, SHA3_384, SHA3_512, SHAKE128, SHAKE256, SUSPENDED_SHA3_STATE_LEN,
 };

From b466d95ab2439703731a080a51ab7e487d4fc95c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 22:49:27 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 17/68] core-test-framework: add test_hash_output_buffers, a
 closure-built Hash suite covering short, exact and over-long output buffers,
 for the implementors that take constructor arguments and so cannot reach
 test_hash

---
 crypto/core-test-framework/src/hash.rs | 58 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 58 insertions(+)

diff --git a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/hash.rs b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/hash.rs
index 0a552c90..2b6b0c1d 100644
--- a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/hash.rs
+++ b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/hash.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,64 @@ impl TestFrameworkHash {
         Self { enable_partial_byte_tests: true }
     }
 
+    /// Checks [`Hash::do_final_out`] and [`Hash::hash_out`] against every buffer length, for a
+    /// hash whose output length is bound into the computation.
+    ///
+    /// [`test_hash`](Self::test_hash) covers this too, but only for a `Default + HashAlgParams`
+    /// implementor. The SP 800-185 functions take constructor arguments and so cannot reach it;
+    /// `TupleHash` and `ParallelHash` both panicked on a short buffer until this existed.
+    ///
+    /// Not for XOFs. A XOF's [`Hash::output_len`] is nominal rather than bound, and its
+    /// `do_final_out` fills whatever buffer it is handed rather than stopping at `output_len`, so
+    /// the over-long case below does not describe one. Use `TestFrameworkXOF` for those.
+    pub fn test_hash_output_buffers<H: Hash>(&self, make: impl Fn() -> H, input: &[u8]) {
+        let expected = {
+            let mut h = make();
+            h.do_update(input);
+            h.do_final()
+        };
+        let n = make().output_len();
+        assert_eq!(expected.len(), n, "do_final() must produce output_len() bytes");
+
+        // Short: the buffer is filled and the digest truncated to it.
+        for length in 1..n {
+            let mut buf = vec![0xAA_u8; length];
+            let mut h = make();
+            h.do_update(input);
+            let written = h.do_final_out(&mut buf);
+            assert_eq!(written, length, "a {length}-byte buffer must take {length} bytes");
+            assert_eq!(buf, expected[..length], "short buffer must truncate the digest");
+
+            // hash_out is the one-shot spelling of the same thing.
+            let mut buf = vec![0xAA_u8; length];
+            let written = make().hash_out(input, &mut buf);
+            assert_eq!(written, length, "hash_out must agree with do_final_out");
+            assert_eq!(buf, expected[..length], "hash_out must truncate the digest");
+        }
+
+        // Exact.
+        let mut buf = vec![0xAA_u8; n];
+        let mut h = make();
+        h.do_update(input);
+        assert_eq!(h.do_final_out(&mut buf), n);
+        assert_eq!(buf, expected, "an exactly-sized buffer must take the whole digest");
+
+        // Long: the digest lands in the first output_len bytes and the rest is zeroized.
+        for extra in [1, n, 2 * n + 1] {
+            let mut buf = vec![0xAA_u8; n + extra];
+            let mut h = make();
+            h.do_update(input);
+            let written = h.do_final_out(&mut buf);
+            assert_eq!(written, n, "a long buffer must still write only output_len bytes");
+            assert_eq!(&buf[..n], &expected[..], "the digest must land at the start");
+            assert!(
+                buf[n..].iter().all(|&b| b == 0),
+                "bytes past output_len must be zeroized, buffer was {} bytes",
+                n + extra
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Test all the members of trait Hash against the given input-output pair.
     /// This gives good baseline test coverage, but is not exhaustive; for example it does not test
     /// do_final_partial_bits() or do_final_partial_bits_out()

From 0e8b2f74540f9b287eb09b8c59f72002d5ffa7b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 22:49:42 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 18/68] sha3: TupleHash and ParallelHash panicked on an output
 buffer shorter than output_len instead of truncating, and neither they nor
 KMAC zeroized past the digest as the Hash and MAC contracts require; the two
 suites that had pinned the old behaviour are corrected and all three types
 now run the framework's buffer-length checks

---
 crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs                 |  3 +++
 crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs         |  8 +++++++-
 crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs            |  8 +++++++-
 crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs         |  5 +++--
 crypto/sha3/tests/parallelhash_tests.rs | 22 +++++++++++++++++++++-
 crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs    | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++++-
 6 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs
index 0600edcb..0f437ba9 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> MAC for KMACInternal<PARAMS> {
         }
         let n = self.output_len;
         self.absorb_right_encode((n as u64) * 8);
+        // MAC::do_final_out zeroizes the entire buffer, as HMAC does, so a longer one comes back
+        // with zeros after the MAC rather than whatever the caller left there.
+        out[n..].fill(0);
         Ok(self.cshake.into_output().do_output_out(&mut out[..n]))
     }
 
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs
index 8ae43c9d..af8493e3 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs
@@ -154,7 +154,13 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for ParallelHashInternal<PARAMS> {
 
     fn do_final_out(self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
         let n = self.output_len;
-        self.state.finish((n as u64) * 8).into_output().do_output_out(&mut output[..n])
+        // Per Hash::do_final_out: a short buffer is filled and the digest truncated, a long one
+        // takes the digest in its first output_len bytes and zeros after it. `n` is bound into the
+        // computation either way -- the buffer's length never reaches the length encoding, so a
+        // truncated read is this ParallelHash cut short, not the ParallelHash of a shorter length.
+        let written = n.min(output.len());
+        output[written..].fill(0);
+        self.state.finish((n as u64) * 8).into_output().do_output_out(&mut output[..written])
     }
 
     /// # Errors
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs
index 66dc9c42..5b6a5704 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,13 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for TupleHashInternal<PARAMS> {
         let n = self.output_len;
         let (buf, len) = right_encode((n as u64) * 8);
         self.cshake.do_update(&buf[..len]);
-        self.cshake.into_output().do_output_out(&mut output[..n])
+        // Per Hash::do_final_out: a short buffer is filled and the digest truncated, a long one
+        // takes the digest in its first output_len bytes and zeros after it. `n` is bound into the
+        // computation either way -- the buffer's length never reaches right_encode above, so a
+        // truncated read is this TupleHash cut short, not the TupleHash of a shorter length.
+        let written = n.min(output.len());
+        output[written..].fill(0);
+        self.cshake.into_output().do_output_out(&mut output[..written])
     }
 
     /// # Errors
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs
index a8a58600..37e4020f 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs
@@ -319,13 +319,14 @@ fn check_out_variants<M: MAC>(make: impl Fn() -> M, msg: &[u8], expected: &[u8],
     assert_eq!(m.do_final_out(&mut out).unwrap(), n, "{ctx}: do_final_out returns the length");
     assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: do_final_out");
 
-    // do_final_out writes exactly output_len bytes and leaves the rest alone
+    // do_final_out writes output_len bytes and zeroizes the rest, as mac_out above does -- the two
+    // used to disagree, mac_out zero-filling and do_final_out leaving the caller's bytes in place.
     let mut m = make();
     m.do_update(msg);
     let mut out = vec![0xFFu8; n + 5];
     assert_eq!(m.do_final_out(&mut out).unwrap(), n);
     assert_eq!(&out[..n], expected, "{ctx}: do_final_out, oversized buffer");
-    assert_eq!(&out[n..], &[0xFFu8; 5], "{ctx}: do_final_out leaves bytes past the tag");
+    assert_eq!(&out[n..], &[0u8; 5], "{ctx}: do_final_out zeroizes past the tag");
 
     // a buffer one byte short is refused, by both
     let mut out = vec![0u8; n - 1];
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/parallelhash_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/parallelhash_tests.rs
index 9d0fec90..de0de3b4 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/parallelhash_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/parallelhash_tests.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, XOF};
+use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::hash::TestFrameworkHash;
 use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{PARALLELHASH128, PARALLELHASH256, PARALLELHASHXOF128, PARALLELHASHXOF256};
 use std::fs;
@@ -259,7 +260,9 @@ fn check_fixed_view<H: Hash>(make: impl Fn() -> H, msg: &[u8], expected: &[u8],
     let mut out = vec![0xFFu8; n + 7];
     assert_eq!(h.do_final_out(&mut out), n);
     assert_eq!(&out[..n], expected, "{ctx}: do_final_out, oversized buffer");
-    assert_eq!(&out[n..], &[0xFFu8; 7], "{ctx}: bytes past the output length are untouched");
+    // Hash::do_final_out zeroizes the whole buffer, so the tail is 0 rather than what the caller
+    // left there -- the same as SHA3, which is the contract these fixed-length types share.
+    assert_eq!(&out[n..], &[0u8; 7], "{ctx}: bytes past the output length are zeroized");
 }
 
 /// Every `Hash` and `XOF` entry point of the XOF form, against one sample value. The samples ask
@@ -337,3 +340,20 @@ fn xof_trait_view_agrees_with_the_sample_values() {
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// Every output-buffer length, at both strengths and a non-default output length.
+///
+/// As for TupleHash: `output_len` is bound into the computation, so a short buffer truncates this
+/// ParallelHash rather than computing a shorter one, and must not panic.
+#[test]
+fn output_buffers_of_every_length() {
+    let framework = TestFrameworkHash::new();
+    let input = b"the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog";
+
+    framework.test_hash_output_buffers(|| PARALLELHASH128::new(8, b"", 32), input);
+    framework.test_hash_output_buffers(|| PARALLELHASH256::new(8, b"", 64), input);
+
+    // A block size that does not divide the input, a customization string, odd output lengths.
+    framework.test_hash_output_buffers(|| PARALLELHASH128::new(12, b"Parallel Data", 17), input);
+    framework.test_hash_output_buffers(|| PARALLELHASH256::new(5, b"Parallel Data", 5), input);
+}
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs
index 9bd3076f..f285258c 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::hash::TestFrameworkHash;
 use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{TUPLEHASH128, TUPLEHASH256, TUPLEHASHXOF128, TUPLEHASHXOF256};
 use std::fs;
@@ -245,7 +246,9 @@ fn check_fixed_view<H: Hash>(make: impl Fn() -> H, tuple: &[&[u8]], expected: &[
     let mut out = vec![0xFFu8; n + 7];
     assert_eq!(h.do_final_out(&mut out), n);
     assert_eq!(&out[..n], expected, "{ctx}: do_final_out, oversized buffer");
-    assert_eq!(&out[n..], &[0xFFu8; 7], "{ctx}: bytes past the output length are untouched");
+    // Hash::do_final_out zeroizes the whole buffer, so the tail is 0 rather than what the caller
+    // left there -- the same as SHA3, which is the contract these fixed-length types share.
+    assert_eq!(&out[n..], &[0u8; 7], "{ctx}: bytes past the output length are zeroized");
 
     // hash and hash_out take one element: the last, after the rest have been fed in
     let Some((last, rest)) = tuple.split_last() else { return };
@@ -349,3 +352,21 @@ fn xof_trait_view_agrees_with_the_sample_values() {
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// Every output-buffer length, at both strengths and a non-default output length.
+///
+/// `output_len` is bound into the computation, so a short buffer must truncate this TupleHash
+/// rather than compute the TupleHash of a shorter length -- and must not panic, which it did
+/// before this test existed.
+#[test]
+fn output_buffers_of_every_length() {
+    let framework = TestFrameworkHash::new();
+    let input = b"the quick brown fox";
+
+    framework.test_hash_output_buffers(|| TUPLEHASH128::new(b"", 32), input);
+    framework.test_hash_output_buffers(|| TUPLEHASH256::new(b"", 64), input);
+
+    // Non-default lengths, and a customization string.
+    framework.test_hash_output_buffers(|| TUPLEHASH128::new(b"My Tuple App", 17), input);
+    framework.test_hash_output_buffers(|| TUPLEHASH256::new(b"My Tuple App", 5), input);
+}

From ad3fa52fa587f4ace64751131757f3f5a8c85bea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:24:45 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 19/68] core: drop XOFOutput::do_final and do_final_out, which
 no implementor overrode and nothing outside their own tests called; a squeeze
 has nothing to finalize, so ending the stream is dropping the value, and the
 XOF suite now checks do_output_out zeroizes the buffer where it had checked
 the alias agreed with do_final

---
 crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs | 28 ++++----------------------
 crypto/core/src/traits.rs             | 29 +++++----------------------
 crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs     |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs
index a11803d9..ec25090b 100644
--- a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs
+++ b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs
@@ -67,34 +67,14 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
             "successive reads must continue one stream"
         );
 
-        /*** fn do_final(self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8> ***/
-        // do_final reads what do_output would read at the same point; it only ends the stream.
-        let mut xof = make();
-        xof.do_update(input);
-        assert_eq!(
-            xof.into_output().do_final(expected_output.len()),
-            expected_output,
-            "do_final must read what do_output reads"
-        );
-
-        // ... including part-way through a stream, not just at the start.
-        let mut xof = make();
-        xof.do_update(input);
-        let mut out = xof.into_output();
-        let head = out.do_output(split);
-        let tail = out.do_final(expected_output.len() - split);
-        assert_eq!(
-            [head, tail].concat(),
-            expected_output,
-            "do_final must continue the stream, not restart it"
-        );
-
+        // do_output_out zeroizes the caller's buffer before writing, so a dirty one still comes
+        // back holding exactly the output.
         let mut buf = vec![0xFFu8; expected_output.len()];
         let mut xof = make();
         xof.do_update(input);
-        let n = xof.into_output().do_final_out(&mut buf);
+        let n = xof.into_output().do_output_out(&mut buf);
         assert_eq!(n, expected_output.len());
-        assert_eq!(buf, expected_output, "do_final_out must agree with do_final");
+        assert_eq!(buf, expected_output, "do_output_out must zeroize before writing");
 
         /*** fn hash_xof(self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> ***/
         assert_eq!(
diff --git a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
index 7d52f9b6..e40a76f2 100644
--- a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
+++ b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
@@ -1786,6 +1786,11 @@ where
 ///
 /// Output is one continuous stream: successive calls continue where the last left off, so reading
 /// 16 bytes twice gives the same 32 bytes as reading 32 once.
+///
+/// There is no `do_final` here, unlike [`Hash`] and [`MAC`]. On those it is load-bearing -- the
+/// only way to get output, and it must consume the value because finalizing pads the state. A
+/// squeeze has nothing to finalize, so such a method would only say "this read is my last", which
+/// ownership already says: drop the value, or let it fall out of scope.
 pub trait XOFOutput {
     /// Produces the next `num_bytes` bytes of the output stream.
     fn do_output(&mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8>;
@@ -1793,30 +1798,6 @@ pub trait XOFOutput {
     /// As [`do_output`](Self::do_output), filling the caller's buffer, which is zeroized first.
     /// Returns the number of bytes written.
     fn do_output_out(&mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize;
-
-    /// The last output: produces `num_bytes` bytes and ends the stream.
-    ///
-    /// Ending the stream is taking `self` by value: the handle is gone afterwards, and dropping it
-    /// zeroizes the sponge. So this is exactly [`do_output`](Self::do_output) plus the end of the
-    /// value's life, provided as a separate name so a call site can say which read is its last.
-    ///
-    /// It reads the same bytes [`do_output`](Self::do_output) would at the same point in the
-    /// stream; the difference is only that nothing can follow it.
-    fn do_final(mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8>
-    where
-        Self: Sized,
-    {
-        self.do_output(num_bytes)
-    }
-
-    /// As [`do_final`](Self::do_final), filling the caller's buffer, which is zeroized first.
-    /// Returns the number of bytes written.
-    fn do_final_out(mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize
-    where
-        Self: Sized,
-    {
-        self.do_output_out(output)
-    }
 }
 
 /// Extendable-Output Functions (XOFs): hashes whose output length is chosen by the caller.
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs
index 552b8e7f..ecaa70c6 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ fn streaming_matches_one_shot() {
     }
     let mut out = c.into_output();
     let head = out.do_output(20);
-    let tail = out.do_final(44);
+    let tail = out.do_output(44);
     assert_eq!([head, tail].concat(), one, "chunked in, split out, must equal the one-shot");
 }
 

From 8810ae78ab2ec0c742424e8dd712fc738f733b89 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:20:16 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 20/68] core, core-test-framework, sha3, factory, mldsa, mlkem,
 cli: rename the XOF squeezing vocabulary, so XOFOutput becomes XOFSqueezer
 with SHAKEOutput and XOFFactoryOutput following it, XOF::Output becomes
 XOF::Squeezer, into_output and into_output_partial_bits become into_squeezer
 and into_squeezer_partial_bits, and the one-shots hash_xof and hash_xof_out
 become xof and xof_out; mechanical throughout, with no behaviour change

---
 cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs                           |  4 +-
 crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs         | 40 +++++------
 crypto/core/src/traits.rs                     | 28 ++++----
 crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs             | 44 ++++++------
 crypto/factory/tests/hash_factory_tests.rs    |  4 +-
 crypto/factory/tests/xof_factory_tests.rs     | 26 +++----
 crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs   | 10 +--
 crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/hash_mldsa.rs      |  6 +-
 crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa.rs           | 10 +--
 crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa_keys.rs      |  6 +-
 crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/tests/bc_test_data.rs  |  6 +-
 crypto/mldsa/src/aux_functions.rs             | 10 +--
 crypto/mldsa/src/hash_mldsa.rs                |  6 +-
 crypto/mldsa/src/mldsa.rs                     | 18 ++---
 crypto/mldsa/src/mldsa_keys.rs                |  2 +-
 crypto/mldsa/tests/bc_test_data.rs            |  4 +-
 crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs   |  8 +--
 crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/mlkem.rs           |  4 +-
 crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/tests/mlkem_tests.rs   |  4 +-
 crypto/mlkem/src/aux_functions.rs             |  8 +--
 crypto/mlkem/src/mlkem.rs                     |  4 +-
 crypto/mlkem/tests/mlkem_tests.rs             |  4 +-
 crypto/sha3/benches/sha3_benches.rs           |  8 +--
 crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs                     | 28 ++++----
 crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs                       | 30 ++++----
 crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs                        | 20 +++---
 crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs               | 30 ++++----
 crypto/sha3/src/shake.rs                      | 68 +++++++++----------
 crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs                  | 32 ++++-----
 crypto/sha3/tests/bc-test-data.rs             |  9 +--
 crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs             | 32 ++++-----
 crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs               | 24 +++----
 crypto/sha3/tests/parallelhash_tests.rs       | 16 ++---
 crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs              | 38 +++++------
 crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs          | 12 ++--
 mem_usage_benches/src/bench_sha3_mem_usage.rs |  6 +-
 36 files changed, 305 insertions(+), 304 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs b/cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs
index c6841128..7c0ae4c6 100644
--- a/cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs
+++ b/cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use bouncycastle::core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
+use bouncycastle::core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 use std::io;
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
 
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ fn do_shake(mut shake: impl XOF, output_len: usize, output_hex: bool) {
         bytes_read = io::stdin().read(&mut buf).expect("Failed to read from stdin");
     }
 
-    let mut shake = shake.into_output();
+    let mut shake = shake.into_squeezer();
     let out = shake.do_output(output_len);
     if output_hex {
         for b in out.iter() {
diff --git a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs
index ec25090b..d78af1e6 100644
--- a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs
+++ b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Generic behaviour tests for anything that implements [`XOF`].
 
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{XOF, XOFOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 
 /// Instance of the test framework.
 pub struct TestFrameworkXOF {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
     /// Exercises the trait against a known input-output pair.
     ///
     /// `expected_output` is the result of reading `expected_output.len()` bytes after absorbing
-    /// `input`. There is deliberately no absorb-after-squeeze test: [`XOF::into_output`] consumes
+    /// `input`. There is deliberately no absorb-after-squeeze test: [`XOF::into_squeezer`] consumes
     /// the XOF, so absorbing afterwards is not expressible and there is no runtime rule left to
     /// check. That guarantee is asserted instead by `compile_fail` doctests on the implementors.
     pub fn test_xof<X: XOF>(&self, make: impl Fn() -> X, input: &[u8], expected_output: &[u8]) {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
             xof.do_update(chunk);
         }
         assert_eq!(
-            xof.into_output().do_output(expected_output.len()),
+            xof.into_squeezer().do_output(expected_output.len()),
             expected_output,
             "chunked input must equal a single update"
         );
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
         let mut xof = make();
         xof.do_update(input);
         assert_eq!(
-            xof.into_output().do_output(expected_output.len()),
+            xof.into_squeezer().do_output(expected_output.len()),
             expected_output,
             "do_output must produce the expected bytes"
         );
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
         let mut output = vec![0xFFu8; expected_output.len()];
         let mut xof = make();
         xof.do_update(input);
-        let n = xof.into_output().do_output_out(&mut output);
+        let n = xof.into_squeezer().do_output_out(&mut output);
         assert_eq!(n, expected_output.len(), "do_output_out must report what it wrote");
         assert_eq!(output, expected_output, "do_output_out must agree with do_output");
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
         let split = expected_output.len() / 2;
         let mut xof = make();
         xof.do_update(input);
-        let mut out = xof.into_output();
+        let mut out = xof.into_squeezer();
         let first = out.do_output(split);
         let mut second = vec![0u8; expected_output.len() - split];
         out.do_output_out(&mut second);
@@ -72,21 +72,21 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
         let mut buf = vec![0xFFu8; expected_output.len()];
         let mut xof = make();
         xof.do_update(input);
-        let n = xof.into_output().do_output_out(&mut buf);
+        let n = xof.into_squeezer().do_output_out(&mut buf);
         assert_eq!(n, expected_output.len());
         assert_eq!(buf, expected_output, "do_output_out must zeroize before writing");
 
-        /*** fn hash_xof(self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> ***/
+        /*** fn xof(self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> ***/
         assert_eq!(
-            make().hash_xof(input, expected_output.len()),
+            make().xof(input, expected_output.len()),
             expected_output,
             "the one-shot must equal update-then-output"
         );
 
         let mut output = vec![0xFFu8; expected_output.len()];
-        let n = make().hash_xof_out(input, &mut output);
+        let n = make().xof_out(input, &mut output);
         assert_eq!(n, expected_output.len());
-        assert_eq!(output, expected_output, "hash_xof_out must agree with hash_xof");
+        assert_eq!(output, expected_output, "xof_out must agree with xof");
 
         /*** Clone: a XOF mid-absorb can be forked ***/
         // The clone continues from the same absorbed prefix and owns its own sponge.
@@ -97,12 +97,12 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
         original.do_update(tail);
         forked.do_update(tail);
         assert_eq!(
-            original.into_output().do_output(expected_output.len()),
+            original.into_squeezer().do_output(expected_output.len()),
             expected_output,
             "the original must be unaffected by cloning"
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            forked.into_output().do_output(expected_output.len()),
+            forked.into_squeezer().do_output(expected_output.len()),
             expected_output,
             "a clone must continue from the same absorbed prefix"
         );
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
         forked.do_update(&[0xA5]);
         forked.do_update(tail);
         assert_ne!(
-            forked.into_output().do_output(expected_output.len()),
-            original.into_output().do_output(expected_output.len()),
+            forked.into_squeezer().do_output(expected_output.len()),
+            original.into_squeezer().do_output(expected_output.len()),
             "a clone must have its own state, not share the original's"
         );
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
         b.do_update(input);
         assert_eq!(
             via_hash,
-            b.into_output().do_output(output_len),
+            b.into_squeezer().do_output(output_len),
             "do_final must equal do_output(output_len)"
         );
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
         let mut xof = make();
         xof.do_update(input);
         assert_eq!(
-            xof.into_output_partial_bits(0, 0)
+            xof.into_squeezer_partial_bits(0, 0)
                 .expect("0 is in range")
                 .do_output(expected_output.len()),
             expected_output,
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
             let mut a = make();
             a.do_update(input);
             let with_bits = a
-                .into_output_partial_bits(0xFE, num_bits)
+                .into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xFE, num_bits)
                 .expect("num_bits is in 1..=7")
                 .do_output(expected_output.len());
             assert_ne!(
@@ -233,10 +233,10 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
             xof.do_update(input);
             assert!(
                 matches!(
-                    xof.into_output_partial_bits(0xFF, num_bits),
+                    xof.into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xFF, num_bits),
                     Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))
                 ),
-                "into_output_partial_bits must reject num_bits = {num_bits}"
+                "into_squeezer_partial_bits must reject num_bits = {num_bits}"
             );
 
             let mut xof = make();
diff --git a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
index e40a76f2..94b7b411 100644
--- a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
+++ b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
@@ -1779,7 +1779,7 @@ where
 
 /// The squeezing phase of an [`XOF`]: a value that produces output and can no longer take input.
 ///
-/// This is the type [`XOF::into_output`] hands back. Absorbing and squeezing are separate types
+/// This is the type [`XOF::into_squeezer`] hands back. Absorbing and squeezing are separate types
 /// rather than separate states of one type, so "no more input once output has begun" is a fact the
 /// compiler enforces rather than a rule the documentation asks callers to follow, and so there is
 /// no "absorbed after squeezing" error to raise or to test for.
@@ -1791,7 +1791,7 @@ where
 /// only way to get output, and it must consume the value because finalizing pads the state. A
 /// squeeze has nothing to finalize, so such a method would only say "this read is my last", which
 /// ownership already says: drop the value, or let it fall out of scope.
-pub trait XOFOutput {
+pub trait XOFSqueezer {
     /// Produces the next `num_bytes` bytes of the output stream.
     fn do_output(&mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8>;
 
@@ -1810,7 +1810,7 @@ pub trait XOFOutput {
 /// # Absorb, then squeeze
 ///
 /// A sponge takes input, then produces output, and cannot go back. Here that is expressed in the
-/// types: [`into_output`](Self::into_output) consumes the XOF and returns an [`XOFOutput`], so
+/// types: [`into_squeezer`](Self::into_squeezer) consumes the XOF and returns an [`XOFSqueezer`], so
 /// after output has begun there is no value left on which to call [`Hash::do_update`]. Nothing
 /// returns an "absorbed after squeezing" error because nothing can reach that state.
 ///
@@ -1823,50 +1823,50 @@ pub trait XOFOutput {
 /// matters, salt the input.
 pub trait XOF: Hash {
     /// The squeezing state this XOF turns into.
-    type Output: XOFOutput;
+    type Squeezer: XOFSqueezer;
 
     /// Ends the input phase and begins producing output.
     ///
     /// The phase change is in the type: what comes back takes no more input.
-    fn into_output(self) -> Self::Output;
+    fn into_squeezer(self) -> Self::Squeezer;
 
-    /// As [`into_output`](Self::into_output), with a final partial **byte** of input.
+    /// As [`into_squeezer`](Self::into_squeezer), with a final partial **byte** of input.
     ///
     /// The partial byte arrives as the final octet of an ASN.1 BIT STRING (X.690 s. 8.6.2.1): the
     /// `num_bits` message bits are the most significant bits of `partial_byte`, leading bit first,
     /// and the low `8 - num_bits` "unused" bits are ignored. Same convention as
     /// [`Hash::do_final_partial_bits`]. `num_bits` of 0 means the message ended on a byte boundary
-    /// and is equivalent to [`into_output`](Self::into_output).
+    /// and is equivalent to [`into_squeezer`](Self::into_squeezer).
     ///
     /// # Errors
     /// [`HashError::InvalidLength`] if `num_bits` is not in `0..=7`.
-    fn into_output_partial_bits(
+    fn into_squeezer_partial_bits(
         self,
         partial_byte: u8,
         num_bits: usize,
-    ) -> Result<Self::Output, HashError>;
+    ) -> Result<Self::Squeezer, HashError>;
 
     /// One-shot: absorbs `data` and produces `result_len` bytes.
     ///
     /// The default absorbs and squeezes in the obvious way; override it only where the type can do
     /// better, as SHAKE does.
-    fn hash_xof(mut self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8>
+    fn xof(mut self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8>
     where
         Self: Sized,
     {
         self.do_update(data);
-        self.into_output().do_output(result_len)
+        self.into_squeezer().do_output(result_len)
     }
 
     /// One-shot: absorbs `data` and fills `output`, which is zeroized first. Returns the number of
     /// bytes written.
     ///
-    /// Defaulted as [`hash_xof`](Self::hash_xof) is.
-    fn hash_xof_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize
+    /// Defaulted as [`xof`](Self::xof) is.
+    fn xof_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize
     where
         Self: Sized,
     {
         self.do_update(data);
-        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
+        self.into_squeezer().do_output_out(output)
     }
 }
diff --git a/crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs b/crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs
index b3749a66..27cc5a5e 100644
--- a/crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs
+++ b/crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 //!
 //! Example usage:
 //! ```
-//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
+//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 //! use bouncycastle_factory::AlgorithmFactory;
 //! use bouncycastle_factory::xof_factory::XOFFactory;
 //! use bouncycastle_sha3 as sha3;
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 //!
 //! let mut h = XOFFactory::new(sha3::SHAKE128_NAME).unwrap();
 //! h.do_update(data);
-//! let output: Vec<u8> = h.into_output().do_output(16);
+//! let output: Vec<u8> = h.into_squeezer().do_output(16);
 //! ```
 //! `XOFFactory` implements [`Hash`] too, so it can be used wherever a hash is wanted; `do_final`
 //! then produces the nominal 32 or 64 bytes.
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 use crate::{AlgorithmFactory, FactoryError};
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, SecurityStrength, XOF, XOFOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, SecurityStrength, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 use bouncycastle_sha3 as sha3;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHAKE128_NAME, SHAKE256_NAME};
 
@@ -96,16 +96,16 @@ impl Algorithm for XOFFactory {
 
 /// The squeezing phase of whichever XOF the factory selected.
 ///
-/// [`XOF::into_output`] consumes the factory value, so this enum is what remains; like
+/// [`XOF::into_squeezer`] consumes the factory value, so this enum is what remains; like
 /// [`XOFFactory`] itself it dispatches on the variant.
-pub enum XOFFactoryOutput {
+pub enum XOFFactorySqueezer {
     /// SHAKE128 output.
-    SHAKE128(<sha3::SHAKE128 as XOF>::Output),
+    SHAKE128(<sha3::SHAKE128 as XOF>::Squeezer),
     /// SHAKE256 output.
-    SHAKE256(<sha3::SHAKE256 as XOF>::Output),
+    SHAKE256(<sha3::SHAKE256 as XOF>::Squeezer),
 }
 
-impl XOFOutput for XOFFactoryOutput {
+impl XOFSqueezer for XOFFactorySqueezer {
     fn do_output(&mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
         match self {
             Self::SHAKE128(o) => o.do_output(num_bytes),
@@ -203,43 +203,43 @@ impl Hash for XOFFactory {
 }
 
 impl XOF for XOFFactory {
-    type Output = XOFFactoryOutput;
+    type Squeezer = XOFFactorySqueezer;
 
-    fn into_output(self) -> Self::Output {
+    fn into_squeezer(self) -> Self::Squeezer {
         match self {
-            Self::SHAKE128(h) => XOFFactoryOutput::SHAKE128(h.into_output()),
-            Self::SHAKE256(h) => XOFFactoryOutput::SHAKE256(h.into_output()),
+            Self::SHAKE128(h) => XOFFactorySqueezer::SHAKE128(h.into_squeezer()),
+            Self::SHAKE256(h) => XOFFactorySqueezer::SHAKE256(h.into_squeezer()),
         }
     }
 
-    fn into_output_partial_bits(
+    fn into_squeezer_partial_bits(
         self,
         partial_byte: u8,
         num_bits: usize,
-    ) -> Result<Self::Output, HashError> {
+    ) -> Result<Self::Squeezer, HashError> {
         Ok(match self {
             Self::SHAKE128(h) => {
-                XOFFactoryOutput::SHAKE128(h.into_output_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)?)
+                XOFFactorySqueezer::SHAKE128(h.into_squeezer_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)?)
             }
             Self::SHAKE256(h) => {
-                XOFFactoryOutput::SHAKE256(h.into_output_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)?)
+                XOFFactorySqueezer::SHAKE256(h.into_squeezer_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)?)
             }
         })
     }
 
-    fn hash_xof(self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+    fn xof(self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
         match self {
-            Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.hash_xof(data, result_len),
-            Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.hash_xof(data, result_len),
+            Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.xof(data, result_len),
+            Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.xof(data, result_len),
         }
     }
 
-    fn hash_xof_out(self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+    fn xof_out(self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
         output.fill(0);
 
         match self {
-            Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.hash_xof_out(data, output),
-            Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.hash_xof_out(data, output),
+            Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.xof_out(data, output),
+            Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.xof_out(data, output),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crypto/factory/tests/hash_factory_tests.rs b/crypto/factory/tests/hash_factory_tests.rs
index 8d90be83..22f5a3b4 100644
--- a/crypto/factory/tests/hash_factory_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/factory/tests/hash_factory_tests.rs
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ mod hash_factory_tests {
 
         #[test]
         fn sha3_xof_tests() {
-            assert_eq!(XOFFactory::new("SHAKE128").unwrap().hash_xof(&DUMMY_SEED[..512], 32), b"\x88\x90\xed\x20\x4d\x22\x89\xe1\x72\xe9\xae\x68\x48\x18\x23\x77\x08\x20\x90\x80\x60\xa4\xdf\x33\x51\xa3\xf1\x84\xeb\xb6\xdd\x0f");
-            assert_eq!(XOFFactory::new("SHAKE256").unwrap().hash_xof(&DUMMY_SEED[..512], 32), b"\xa1\xd7\x18\x85\xb0\xa8\x41\xf0\x3d\x1d\xc7\xf2\x73\x8a\x15\xcc\x98\x40\x71\xa1\x7f\xfe\xd5\xec\xac\xb9\xf5\x87\x20\xa4\x73\xbe");
+            assert_eq!(XOFFactory::new("SHAKE128").unwrap().xof(&DUMMY_SEED[..512], 32), b"\x88\x90\xed\x20\x4d\x22\x89\xe1\x72\xe9\xae\x68\x48\x18\x23\x77\x08\x20\x90\x80\x60\xa4\xdf\x33\x51\xa3\xf1\x84\xeb\xb6\xdd\x0f");
+            assert_eq!(XOFFactory::new("SHAKE256").unwrap().xof(&DUMMY_SEED[..512], 32), b"\xa1\xd7\x18\x85\xb0\xa8\x41\xf0\x3d\x1d\xc7\xf2\x73\x8a\x15\xcc\x98\x40\x71\xa1\x7f\xfe\xd5\xec\xac\xb9\xf5\x87\x20\xa4\x73\xbe");
         }
 
         #[test]
diff --git a/crypto/factory/tests/xof_factory_tests.rs b/crypto/factory/tests/xof_factory_tests.rs
index 8beb93a7..bea0ca87 100644
--- a/crypto/factory/tests/xof_factory_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/factory/tests/xof_factory_tests.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 //! direct type side by side on the same input; nothing here is an expected value written by hand.
 
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::xof::TestFrameworkXOF;
 use bouncycastle_factory::xof_factory::XOFFactory;
 use bouncycastle_factory::{AlgorithmFactory, FactoryError};
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHAKE128, SHAKE128_NAME, SHAKE256, SHAKE256_NAME};
 
 const MSG: &[u8] = b"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog";
 
-/// Every `Hash`, `XOF` and `XOFOutput` method of the factory against the direct type `S`.
+/// Every `Hash`, `XOF` and `XOFSqueezer` method of the factory against the direct type `S`.
 fn check_against<S: XOF + Default>(make: impl Fn() -> XOFFactory, ctx: &str) {
     let n = S::default().output_len();
 
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ fn check_against<S: XOF + Default>(make: impl Fn() -> XOFFactory, ctx: &str) {
     // the XOF view: one stream, of which the Hash view is the first output_len bytes
     let mut s = S::default();
     s.do_update(MSG);
-    let long = s.into_output().do_output(3 * n);
+    let long = s.into_squeezer().do_output(3 * n);
     assert_eq!(&long[..n], &expected[..], "the direct type's hash is a prefix of its stream");
 
     let mut f = make();
     f.do_update(MSG);
-    let mut fo = f.into_output();
+    let mut fo = f.into_squeezer();
     assert_eq!(fo.do_output(n), &long[..n], "{ctx}: do_output");
     let mut buf = vec![0u8; 2 * n];
     assert_eq!(fo.do_output_out(&mut buf), 2 * n, "{ctx}: do_output_out returns the length");
@@ -82,23 +82,23 @@ fn check_against<S: XOF + Default>(make: impl Fn() -> XOFFactory, ctx: &str) {
 
     let mut s = S::default();
     s.do_update(MSG);
-    let want = s.into_output_partial_bits(0x05, 3).unwrap().do_output(n);
+    let want = s.into_squeezer_partial_bits(0x05, 3).unwrap().do_output(n);
     let mut f = make();
     f.do_update(MSG);
     assert_eq!(
-        f.into_output_partial_bits(0x05, 3).unwrap().do_output(n),
+        f.into_squeezer_partial_bits(0x05, 3).unwrap().do_output(n),
         want,
-        "{ctx}: into_output_partial_bits"
+        "{ctx}: into_squeezer_partial_bits"
     );
     let mut f = make();
     f.do_update(MSG);
-    assert!(matches!(f.into_output_partial_bits(0xFF, 8), Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))));
+    assert!(matches!(f.into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xFF, 8), Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))));
 
     // the one-shots
-    assert_eq!(make().hash_xof(MSG, 3 * n), long, "{ctx}: hash_xof");
+    assert_eq!(make().xof(MSG, 3 * n), long, "{ctx}: xof");
     let mut out = vec![0xFFu8; 3 * n];
-    assert_eq!(make().hash_xof_out(MSG, &mut out), 3 * n, "{ctx}: hash_xof_out returns the length");
-    assert_eq!(out, long, "{ctx}: hash_xof_out");
+    assert_eq!(make().xof_out(MSG, &mut out), 3 * n, "{ctx}: xof_out returns the length");
+    assert_eq!(out, long, "{ctx}: xof_out");
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@ fn test_framework_xof() {
     framework.test_xof(
         || XOFFactory::new(SHAKE128_NAME).unwrap(),
         MSG,
-        &SHAKE128::new().hash_xof(MSG, 100),
+        &SHAKE128::new().xof(MSG, 100),
     );
     framework.test_xof(
         || XOFFactory::new(SHAKE256_NAME).unwrap(),
         MSG,
-        &SHAKE256::new().hash_xof(MSG, 100),
+        &SHAKE256::new().xof(MSG, 100),
     );
 }
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs
index 93c2b490..7f5c702a 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::params::{
     MLDSAParams,
 };
 use crate::polynomial::Polynomial;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 use bouncycastle_utils::secret::ZeroizablePrimitive;
 
 /// Algorithm 14 CoeffFromThreeBytes(𝑏0, 𝑏1, 𝑏2)
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ pub(crate) fn sample_in_ball<P: MLDSAParams>(rho: &P::SigCTilde) -> Polynomial {
     let mut h = H::new();
     h.do_update(rho.as_ref());
     let mut s = [0u8; 8];
-    let mut h = h.into_output();
+    let mut h = h.into_squeezer();
     h.do_output_out(&mut s);
 
     // 5: ℎ ← BytesToBits(𝑠)
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ pub(crate) fn rej_ntt_poly(rho: &[u8; 32], nonce: &[u8; 2]) -> Polynomial {
     // It's probably around the average rejection rate, and 288 is a multiple of both 3 (required for this alg)
     // and 8 (efficient for SHAKE).
     let mut s = [0u8; 288];
-    let mut g = g.into_output();
+    let mut g = g.into_squeezer();
     g.do_output_out(&mut s);
     let mut idx: usize = 0;
 
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ pub(crate) fn rej_bounded_poly<P: MLDSAParams>(rho: &[u8; 64], nonce: &[u8; 2])
     // which is possibly also related with the average rejection rate.
     // Also, 312 is a multiple of 8 (efficient for SHAKE)
     let mut z_arr = [0u8; 312];
-    let mut h = h.into_output();
+    let mut h = h.into_squeezer();
     h.do_output_out(&mut z_arr);
     let mut idx: usize = 0;
 
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ pub(crate) fn expand_mask_poly<P: MLDSAParams>(rho: &[u8; 64], nonce: u16) -> Po
     h.do_update(rho);
     h.do_update(&nonce.to_le_bytes());
     let mut v = <P::PolyZPacked as ZeroizablePrimitive>::ZEROED;
-    let mut h = h.into_output();
+    let mut h = h.into_squeezer();
     h.do_output_out(v.as_mut());
     bit_unpack_gamma1::<P>(v.as_ref())
 }
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/hash_mldsa.rs b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/hash_mldsa.rs
index f4f0ba59..a095a699 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/hash_mldsa.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/hash_mldsa.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::errors::SignatureError;
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::KeyMaterial;
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
     Algorithm, AlgorithmOID, Hash, PHSignatureVerifier, PHSigner, RNG, SecurityStrength,
-    SignatureVerifier, Signer, XOF, XOFOutput,
+    SignatureVerifier, Signer, XOF, XOFSqueezer,
 };
 use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
 use core::marker::PhantomData;
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ impl<
         h.do_update(<P::PreHash as AlgorithmOID>::OID_DER);
         h.do_update(ph);
         let mut mu = [0u8; MLDSA_MU_LEN];
-        let mut h = h.into_output();
+        let mut h = h.into_squeezer();
         let bytes_written = h.do_output_out(&mut mu);
         debug_assert_eq!(bytes_written, MLDSA_MU_LEN);
 
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ impl<
         h.do_update(<P::PreHash as AlgorithmOID>::OID_DER);
         h.do_update(ph);
         let mut mu = [0u8; MLDSA_MU_LEN];
-        let mut h = h.into_output();
+        let mut h = h.into_squeezer();
         _ = h.do_output_out(&mut mu);
 
         MLDSA::<P::MLDSA, PK, SK, PK_LEN, SK_LEN, FULL_SK_LEN, SIG_LEN>::verify_mu(
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa.rs b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa.rs
index 4e69002c..d145f714 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa.rs
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::errors::{RNGError, SignatureError, SuspendableError};
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::KeyMaterial;
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
     Algorithm, AlgorithmOID, Hash, RNG, SecurityStrength, SignatureVerifier, Signer, Suspendable,
-    XOF, XOFOutput,
+    XOF, XOFSqueezer,
 };
 use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHAKE128, SHAKE256, SUSPENDED_SHA3_STATE_LEN};
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ impl<
             h.do_update(&rnd);
             h.do_update(mu);
             let mut rho_p_p = [0u8; 64];
-            let mut h = h.into_output();
+            let mut h = h.into_squeezer();
             h.do_output_out(&mut rho_p_p);
 
             rho_p_p
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ impl<
                     hash.do_update(w.w1_encode::<P>().as_ref());
                 }
                 let mut sig_val_c_tilde = <P::SigCTilde as ZeroizablePrimitive>::ZEROED;
-                let mut hash = hash.into_output();
+                let mut hash = hash.into_squeezer();
                 hash.do_output_out(sig_val_c_tilde.as_mut());
                 sig_val_c_tilde
             };
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ impl<
         }
 
         let mut c_tilde_p = <P::SigCTilde as ZeroizablePrimitive>::ZEROED;
-        let mut hash = hash.into_output();
+        let mut hash = hash.into_squeezer();
         hash.do_output_out(c_tilde_p.as_mut());
 
         // Verification is also done in constant time
@@ -1472,7 +1472,7 @@ impl MuBuilder {
         // Algorithm 7
         // 6: 𝜇 ← H(BytesToBits(𝑡𝑟)||𝑀 ′, 64)
         let mut mu = [0u8; 64];
-        self.h.into_output().do_output_out(&mut mu);
+        self.h.into_squeezer().do_output_out(&mut mu);
 
         mu
     }
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa_keys.rs b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa_keys.rs
index b578c939..9f293e83 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa_keys.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/src/mldsa_keys.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::errors::SignatureError;
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material;
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
-    Hash, SecurityStrength, SignaturePrivateKey, SignaturePublicKey, XOF, XOFOutput,
+    Hash, SecurityStrength, SignaturePrivateKey, SignaturePublicKey, XOF, XOFSqueezer,
 };
 use bouncycastle_utils::secret::{Secret, ZeroizablePrimitive};
 use core::fmt;
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ impl<P: MLDSAParams, const PK_LEN: usize> MLDSAPublicKeyTrait<P, PK_LEN>
 
     fn compute_tr(&self) -> [u8; 64] {
         let mut tr = [0u8; 64];
-        H::new().hash_xof_out(&self.encode(), &mut tr);
+        H::new().xof_out(&self.encode(), &mut tr);
 
         tr
     }
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ impl<P: MLDSAParams, const PK_LEN: usize, const SK_LEN: usize, const FULL_SK_LEN
         h.do_update(seed.ref_to_bytes());
         h.do_update(&(P::k as u8).to_le_bytes());
         h.do_update(&(P::l as u8).to_le_bytes());
-        let mut h = h.into_output();
+        let mut h = h.into_squeezer();
         let bytes_written = h.do_output_out(&mut rho);
         debug_assert_eq!(bytes_written, 32);
         let bytes_written = h.do_output_out(rho_prime.deref_mut());
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/tests/bc_test_data.rs b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/tests/bc_test_data.rs
index 966590dd..54aebe76 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/tests/bc_test_data.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa-lowmemory/tests/bc_test_data.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 // Test against the bc-test-data repo
 // Requires that the bc-test-data repository is cloned and available for testing at "../bc-test-data"
 // relative to the root of this git project.
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ mod bc_test_data {
     use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial256, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
     use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
         Hash, SecurityStrength, SignaturePrivateKey, SignaturePublicKey, SignatureVerifier, XOF,
-        XOFOutput,
+        XOFSqueezer,
     };
     use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
     use bouncycastle_mldsa_lowmemory::{
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ impl BustedMuBuilder {
         // Algorithm 7
         // 6: 𝜇 ← H(BytesToBits(𝑡𝑟)||𝑀 ′, 64)
         let mut mu = [0u8; 64];
-        self.h.into_output().do_output_out(&mut mu);
+        self.h.into_squeezer().do_output_out(&mut mu);
 
         mu
     }
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa/src/aux_functions.rs b/crypto/mldsa/src/aux_functions.rs
index 1f7add2a..5a6082ed 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa/src/aux_functions.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa/src/aux_functions.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::params::{
     MLDSAParams,
 };
 use crate::polynomial::Polynomial;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 use bouncycastle_utils::secret::{Secret, ZeroizablePrimitive};
 
 /// Algorithm 14 CoeffFromThreeBytes(𝑏0, 𝑏1, 𝑏2)
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ pub(crate) fn sample_in_ball<P: MLDSAParams>(rho: &P::SigCTilde) -> Polynomial {
     let mut h = H::new();
     h.do_update(rho.as_ref());
     let mut s = [0u8; 8];
-    let mut h = h.into_output();
+    let mut h = h.into_squeezer();
     h.do_output_out(&mut s);
 
     // 5: ℎ ← BytesToBits(𝑠)
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ pub(crate) fn rej_ntt_poly(rho: &[u8; 32], nonce: &[u8; 2]) -> Polynomial {
     // It's probably around the average rejection rate, and 288 is a multiple of both 3 (required for this alg)
     // and 8 (efficient for SHAKE).
     let mut s = [0u8; 288];
-    let mut g = g.into_output();
+    let mut g = g.into_squeezer();
     g.do_output_out(&mut s);
     let mut idx: usize = 0;
 
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ pub(crate) fn rej_bounded_poly<P: MLDSAParams>(rho: &[u8; 64], nonce: &[u8; 2])
     // maybe something to do with the average rejection rate?
     // Also, 312 is a multiple of 8 (efficient for SHAKE)
     let mut z_arr = [0u8; 312];
-    let mut h = h.into_output();
+    let mut h = h.into_squeezer();
     h.do_output_out(&mut z_arr);
     let mut idx: usize = 0;
 
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ pub(crate) fn expand_mask<P: MLDSAParams>(rho: &[u8; 64], mu: u16) -> P::VecL {
             h.do_update(rho);
             h.do_update(&(mu + (r as u16)).to_le_bytes());
             let mut v = <P::PolyZPacked as ZeroizablePrimitive>::ZEROED;
-            let mut h = h.into_output();
+            let mut h = h.into_squeezer();
             h.do_output_out(v.as_mut());
             v
         };
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa/src/hash_mldsa.rs b/crypto/mldsa/src/hash_mldsa.rs
index 137025cd..aad5d55f 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa/src/hash_mldsa.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa/src/hash_mldsa.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::errors::SignatureError;
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::KeyMaterial;
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
     Algorithm, AlgorithmOID, Hash, PHSignatureVerifier, PHSigner, RNG, SecurityStrength,
-    SignatureVerifier, Signer, XOF, XOFOutput,
+    SignatureVerifier, Signer, XOF, XOFSqueezer,
 };
 use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
 use core::marker::PhantomData;
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ impl<
             h.do_update(<P::PreHash as AlgorithmOID>::OID_DER);
             h.do_update(ph);
             let mut mu = [0u8; MLDSA_MU_LEN];
-            let mut h = h.into_output();
+            let mut h = h.into_squeezer();
             let bytes_written = h.do_output_out(&mut mu);
             debug_assert_eq!(bytes_written, MLDSA_MU_LEN);
 
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ impl<
             h.do_update(<P::PreHash as AlgorithmOID>::OID_DER);
             h.do_update(ph);
             let mut mu = [0u8; MLDSA_MU_LEN];
-            let mut h = h.into_output();
+            let mut h = h.into_squeezer();
             _ = h.do_output_out(&mut mu);
 
             mu
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa/src/mldsa.rs b/crypto/mldsa/src/mldsa.rs
index da49457a..82ed65a5 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa/src/mldsa.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa/src/mldsa.rs
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::errors::{RNGError, SignatureError, SuspendableError};
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyMaterial256, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
     Algorithm, AlgorithmOID, Hash, RNG, SecurityStrength, SignatureVerifier, Signer, Suspendable,
-    XOF, XOFOutput,
+    XOF, XOFSqueezer,
 };
 use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHAKE128, SHAKE256, SUSPENDED_SHA3_STATE_LEN};
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ impl<
             h.do_update(seed.ref_to_bytes());
             h.do_update(&(P::k as u8).to_le_bytes());
             h.do_update(&(P::l as u8).to_le_bytes());
-            let mut h = h.into_output();
+            let mut h = h.into_squeezer();
             let bytes_written = h.do_output_out(&mut rho);
             debug_assert_eq!(bytes_written, 32);
             let mut rho_prime: [u8; 64] = [0u8; 64];
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ impl<
             h.do_update(&rnd);
             h.do_update(mu);
             let mut rho_p_p = [0u8; 64];
-            let mut h = h.into_output();
+            let mut h = h.into_squeezer();
             h.do_output_out(&mut rho_p_p);
 
             rho_p_p
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ impl<
                 let mut hash = H::new();
                 hash.do_update(mu);
                 w1.w1_encode_and_hash::<P>(&mut hash);
-                let mut hash = hash.into_output();
+                let mut hash = hash.into_squeezer();
                 hash.do_output_out(sig_val_c_tilde.as_mut());
             }
 
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ impl<
             let mut hash = H::new();
             hash.do_update(mu);
             w1p.w1_encode_and_hash::<P>(&mut hash);
-            let mut hash = hash.into_output();
+            let mut hash = hash.into_squeezer();
             hash.do_output_out(c_tilde_p.as_mut());
 
             c_tilde_p
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ impl<
                 h.do_update(&(P::k as u8).to_le_bytes());
                 h.do_update(&(P::l as u8).to_le_bytes());
                 let mut rho = [0u8; 32];
-                let mut h = h.into_output();
+                let mut h = h.into_squeezer();
                 let bytes_written = h.do_output_out(&mut rho);
                 debug_assert_eq!(bytes_written, 32);
                 let mut rho_prime = [0u8; 64];
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ impl<
                 h.do_update(&rnd);
                 h.do_update(mu);
                 let mut rho_p_p = [0u8; 64];
-                let mut h = h.into_output();
+                let mut h = h.into_squeezer();
                 h.do_output_out(&mut rho_p_p);
 
                 rho_p_p
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ impl<
                 let mut hash = H::new();
                 hash.do_update(mu);
                 w1.w1_encode_and_hash::<P>(&mut hash);
-                let mut hash = hash.into_output();
+                let mut hash = hash.into_squeezer();
                 hash.do_output_out(sig_val_c_tilde.as_mut());
             }
 
@@ -1993,7 +1993,7 @@ impl MuBuilder {
         // Algorithm 7
         // 6: 𝜇 ← H(BytesToBits(𝑡𝑟)||𝑀 ′, 64)
         let mut mu = [0u8; 64];
-        self.h.into_output().do_output_out(&mut mu);
+        self.h.into_squeezer().do_output_out(&mut mu);
 
         mu
     }
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa/src/mldsa_keys.rs b/crypto/mldsa/src/mldsa_keys.rs
index 5d4dee7d..3516ed6c 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa/src/mldsa_keys.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa/src/mldsa_keys.rs
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ impl<P: MLDSAParams, const PK_LEN: usize> MLDSAPublicKeyTrait<P, PK_LEN>
 
     fn compute_tr(&self) -> [u8; 64] {
         let mut tr = [0u8; 64];
-        H::new().hash_xof_out(&self.encode(), &mut tr);
+        H::new().xof_out(&self.encode(), &mut tr);
 
         tr
     }
diff --git a/crypto/mldsa/tests/bc_test_data.rs b/crypto/mldsa/tests/bc_test_data.rs
index f7e9e6a2..878bb56a 100644
--- a/crypto/mldsa/tests/bc_test_data.rs
+++ b/crypto/mldsa/tests/bc_test_data.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::SignatureError;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 use bouncycastle_sha3::SHAKE256;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ impl BustedMuBuilder {
         // Algorithm 7
         // 6: 𝜇 ← H(BytesToBits(𝑡𝑟)||𝑀 ′, 64)
         let mut mu = [0u8; 64];
-        self.h.into_output().do_output_out(&mut mu);
+        self.h.into_squeezer().do_output_out(&mut mu);
 
         mu
     }
diff --git a/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs b/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs
index 507dfbb1..874e5ca9 100644
--- a/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs
+++ b/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/aux_functions.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use crate::mlkem::{N, q, q_inv};
 use crate::polynomial::Polynomial;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHAKE128, SHAKE256};
 
 /// Algorithm 5 ByteEncode_d(𝐹)
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ pub(crate) fn sample_ntt(rho: &[u8; 32], nonce: &[u8; 2]) -> Polynomial {
     // It's likely around the average rejection rate, and 216 is a multiple of both 3 (required for this alg)
     // and 8 (efficient for SHAKE).
     let mut C = [0u8; 216];
-    let mut xof = xof.into_output();
+    let mut xof = xof.into_squeezer();
     xof.do_output_out(&mut C);
     let mut idx: usize = 0;
 
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ pub(crate) fn sample_poly_CBD(b: &[u8; 32], n: u8, eta: i16) -> Polynomial {
                 xof.do_update(&n.to_le_bytes());
 
                 let mut buf = [0u8; 2 * 64];
-                let mut xof = xof.into_output();
+                let mut xof = xof.into_squeezer();
                 xof.do_output_out(&mut buf);
                 buf
             };
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ pub(crate) fn sample_poly_CBD(b: &[u8; 32], n: u8, eta: i16) -> Polynomial {
                 xof.do_update(b);
                 xof.do_update(&n.to_le_bytes());
                 let mut buf = [0u8; 3 * 64];
-                let mut xof = xof.into_output();
+                let mut xof = xof.into_squeezer();
                 xof.do_output_out(&mut buf);
                 buf
             };
diff --git a/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/mlkem.rs b/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/mlkem.rs
index d1bb1224..dd4e64c8 100644
--- a/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/mlkem.rs
+++ b/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/src/mlkem.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{
 };
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
     Algorithm, AlgorithmOID, Hash, KEMDecapsulator, KEMEncapsulator, RNG, SecurityStrength, XOF,
-    XOFOutput,
+    XOFSqueezer,
 };
 use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHA3_256, SHA3_512, SHAKE256};
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ impl<
             let mut j = J::new();
             j.do_update(dk.z());
             j.do_update(&c);
-            let mut j = j.into_output();
+            let mut j = j.into_squeezer();
             let bytes_written = j.do_output_out(&mut *K_bar);
             debug_assert_eq!(bytes_written, MLKEM_SS_LEN);
 
diff --git a/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/tests/mlkem_tests.rs b/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/tests/mlkem_tests.rs
index e1b661b4..81a9c844 100644
--- a/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/tests/mlkem_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/mlkem-lowmemory/tests/mlkem_tests.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ mod mlkem_tests {
     };
     use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
         Hash, KEMDecapsulator, KEMEncapsulator, KEMPrivateKey, KEMPublicKey, SecurityStrength, XOF,
-        XOFOutput,
+        XOFSqueezer,
     };
     use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG;
     use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ mod mlkem_tests {
                 shake.do_update(&seed.ref_to_bytes()[32..64]);
                 shake.do_update(&busted_ciphertext);
                 let mut buf = [0u8; 32];
-                let mut shake = shake.into_output();
+                let mut shake = shake.into_squeezer();
                 _ = shake.do_output_out(&mut buf);
 
                 assert_eq!(ss.ref_to_bytes(), buf);
diff --git a/crypto/mlkem/src/aux_functions.rs b/crypto/mlkem/src/aux_functions.rs
index 2292e1c8..18de14a5 100644
--- a/crypto/mlkem/src/aux_functions.rs
+++ b/crypto/mlkem/src/aux_functions.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::matrix::{MatrixTrait, VectorTrait};
 use crate::mlkem::{N, q, q_inv};
 use crate::params::MLKEMParams;
 use crate::polynomial::Polynomial;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHAKE128, SHAKE256};
 
 pub(crate) fn expandA<P: MLKEMParams>(rho: &[u8; 32]) -> P::MatrixA {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ pub fn sample_ntt(rho: &[u8; 32], nonce: &[u8; 2]) -> Polynomial {
     // It's probably around the average rejection rate, and 216 is a multiple of both 3 (required for this alg)
     // and 8 (efficient for SHAKE).
     let mut C = [0u8; 216];
-    let mut xof = xof.into_output();
+    let mut xof = xof.into_squeezer();
     xof.do_output_out(&mut C);
     let mut idx: usize = 0;
 
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ pub(crate) fn sample_poly_CBD(b: &[u8; 32], n: u8, eta: i16) -> Polynomial {
                 xof.do_update(&n.to_le_bytes());
 
                 let mut buf = [0u8; 2 * 64];
-                let mut xof = xof.into_output();
+                let mut xof = xof.into_squeezer();
                 xof.do_output_out(&mut buf);
                 buf
             };
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ pub(crate) fn sample_poly_CBD(b: &[u8; 32], n: u8, eta: i16) -> Polynomial {
                 xof.do_update(b);
                 xof.do_update(&n.to_le_bytes());
                 let mut buf = [0u8; 3 * 64];
-                let mut xof = xof.into_output();
+                let mut xof = xof.into_squeezer();
                 xof.do_output_out(&mut buf);
                 buf
             };
diff --git a/crypto/mlkem/src/mlkem.rs b/crypto/mlkem/src/mlkem.rs
index 8a3d88f8..9136e425 100644
--- a/crypto/mlkem/src/mlkem.rs
+++ b/crypto/mlkem/src/mlkem.rs
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{
 };
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
     Algorithm, AlgorithmOID, Hash, KEMDecapsulator, KEMEncapsulator, RNG, SecurityStrength, XOF,
-    XOFOutput,
+    XOFSqueezer,
 };
 use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHA3_256, SHA3_512, SHAKE256};
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ impl<
             j.do_update(dk.z().as_ref());
             j.do_update(&c);
             let mut buf = [0u8; MLKEM_SS_LEN];
-            let mut j = j.into_output();
+            let mut j = j.into_squeezer();
             let bytes_written = j.do_output_out(&mut buf);
             debug_assert_eq!(bytes_written, MLKEM_SS_LEN);
 
diff --git a/crypto/mlkem/tests/mlkem_tests.rs b/crypto/mlkem/tests/mlkem_tests.rs
index 65331ae2..fb210165 100644
--- a/crypto/mlkem/tests/mlkem_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/mlkem/tests/mlkem_tests.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ mod mlkem_tests {
     use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial512, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
     use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
         Hash, KEMDecapsulator, KEMEncapsulator, KEMPrivateKey, KEMPublicKey, SecurityStrength, XOF,
-        XOFOutput,
+        XOFSqueezer,
     };
     use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG;
     use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ mod mlkem_tests {
                 shake.do_update(&seed.ref_to_bytes()[32..64]);
                 shake.do_update(&busted_ciphertext);
                 let mut buf = [0u8; 32];
-                let mut shake = shake.into_output();
+                let mut shake = shake.into_squeezer();
                 _ = shake.do_output_out(&mut buf);
 
                 assert_eq!(ss.ref_to_bytes(), buf);
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/benches/sha3_benches.rs b/crypto/sha3/benches/sha3_benches.rs
index e2006a6a..b7555c80 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/benches/sha3_benches.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/benches/sha3_benches.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ fn bench_shake128_64b(c: &mut Criterion) {
         format!("input: {} bytes, output: {} bytes -- ::hashes()", big_data.len(), digest.len()),
         |b| {
             b.iter(|| {
-                SHAKE128::new().hash_xof_out(black_box(&big_data), &mut digest);
+                SHAKE128::new().xof_out(black_box(&big_data), &mut digest);
                 black_box(&digest);
             })
         },
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ fn bench_shake128_64k(c: &mut Criterion) {
         format!("input: {} bytes, output: {} bytes -- ::hashes()", big_data.len(), digest.len()),
         |b| {
             b.iter(|| {
-                SHAKE128::new().hash_xof_out(black_box(&big_data), &mut digest);
+                SHAKE128::new().xof_out(black_box(&big_data), &mut digest);
                 black_box(&digest);
             })
         },
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ fn bench_shake256_64b(c: &mut Criterion) {
         format!("input: {} bytes, output: {} bytes -- ::hashes()", big_data.len(), digest.len()),
         |b| {
             b.iter(|| {
-                SHAKE256::new().hash_xof_out(black_box(&big_data), &mut digest);
+                SHAKE256::new().xof_out(black_box(&big_data), &mut digest);
                 black_box(&digest);
             })
         },
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ fn bench_shake256_64k(c: &mut Criterion) {
         format!("input: {} bytes, output: {} bytes -- ::hashes()", big_data.len(), digest.len()),
         |b| {
             b.iter(|| {
-                SHAKE128::new().hash_xof_out(black_box(&big_data), &mut digest);
+                SHAKE128::new().xof_out(black_box(&big_data), &mut digest);
                 black_box(&digest);
             })
         },
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs
index 6268efd1..dfc21100 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 //! cSHAKE, the customizable SHAKE of NIST SP 800-185 Sec 3.
 
 use crate::SHAKEParams;
-use crate::shake::{SHAKEInternal, SHAKEOutput};
+use crate::shake::{SHAKEInternal, SHAKESqueezer};
 use crate::xof_utils::left_encode;
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, SecurityStrength, XOF, XOFOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, SecurityStrength, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 
 /// The domain separator cSHAKE absorbs in place of SHAKE's `1111`: the `00` of SP 800-185 Sec 3.3,
 /// two zero bits, which is what keeps a customized instance separate from plain SHAKE.
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
 
     fn hash_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
         self.do_update(data);
-        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
+        self.into_squeezer().do_output_out(output)
     }
 
     fn do_update(&mut self, data: &[u8]) {
@@ -160,11 +160,11 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
 
     fn do_final(self) -> Vec<u8> {
         let n = self.output_len();
-        self.into_output().do_output(n)
+        self.into_squeezer().do_output(n)
     }
 
     fn do_final_out(self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
+        self.into_squeezer().do_output_out(output)
     }
 
     fn do_final_partial_bits(
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
         num_bits: usize,
         output: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Result<usize, HashError> {
-        Ok(self.into_output_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)?.do_output_out(output))
+        Ok(self.into_squeezer_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)?.do_output_out(output))
     }
 
     fn max_security_strength(&self) -> SecurityStrength {
@@ -192,28 +192,28 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
 }
 
 impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XOF for CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
-    type Output = SHAKEOutput<PARAMS>;
+    type Squeezer = SHAKESqueezer<PARAMS>;
 
-    fn into_output(self) -> Self::Output {
+    fn into_squeezer(self) -> Self::Squeezer {
         if self.customized {
             let (suffix, bits) = CSHAKE_SUFFIX;
-            self.shake.into_output_with_suffix(suffix, bits)
+            self.shake.into_squeezer_with_suffix(suffix, bits)
         } else {
             // Sec 3.3 step 1: with no N and no S this is SHAKE, separator included.
-            self.shake.into_output()
+            self.shake.into_squeezer()
         }
     }
 
-    fn into_output_partial_bits(
+    fn into_squeezer_partial_bits(
         self,
         partial_byte: u8,
         num_bits: usize,
-    ) -> Result<Self::Output, HashError> {
+    ) -> Result<Self::Squeezer, HashError> {
         if self.customized {
             let (suffix, bits) = CSHAKE_SUFFIX;
-            self.shake.into_output_partial_bits_with_suffix(partial_byte, num_bits, suffix, bits)
+            self.shake.into_squeezer_partial_bits_with_suffix(partial_byte, num_bits, suffix, bits)
         } else {
-            self.shake.into_output_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)
+            self.shake.into_squeezer_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs
index 0f437ba9..3e8706a4 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 use crate::SHAKEParams;
 use crate::cshake::CSHAKEInternal;
-use crate::shake::SHAKEOutput;
+use crate::shake::SHAKESqueezer;
 use crate::xof_utils::right_encode;
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::{HashError, KeyMaterialError, MACError};
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, MAC, SecurityStrength, XOF, XOFOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, MAC, SecurityStrength, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 use bouncycastle_utils::ct;
 
 /// The function-name string every KMAC binds, per SP 800-185 Sec 4.3. Fixed by the specification:
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> MAC for KMACInternal<PARAMS> {
         let n = self.output_len;
         // Sec 4.3 step 1: the requested length is bound into the input before any output.
         self.absorb_right_encode((n as u64) * 8);
-        self.cshake.into_output().do_output(n)
+        self.cshake.into_squeezer().do_output(n)
     }
 
     fn do_final_out(mut self, out: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, MACError> {
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> MAC for KMACInternal<PARAMS> {
         // MAC::do_final_out zeroizes the entire buffer, as HMAC does, so a longer one comes back
         // with zeros after the MAC rather than whatever the caller left there.
         out[n..].fill(0);
-        Ok(self.cshake.into_output().do_output_out(&mut out[..n]))
+        Ok(self.cshake.into_squeezer().do_output_out(&mut out[..n]))
     }
 
     /// Compares in constant time, and only against the full output length: a caller must not be
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> MAC for KMACInternal<PARAMS> {
 ///
 /// Because the length is *not* bound here, output at one length really is a prefix of output at a
 /// longer one -- the opposite of fixed-length KMAC -- so [`Hash::do_final`] is the first
-/// [`Hash::output_len`] bytes of the same stream [`XOF::into_output`] produces.
+/// [`Hash::output_len`] bytes of the same stream [`XOF::into_squeezer`] produces.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct KMACXOFInternal<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> {
     cshake: CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS>,
@@ -238,12 +238,12 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for KMACXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
     fn hash(mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
         let n = self.output_len();
         self.do_update(data);
-        self.into_output().do_output(n)
+        self.into_squeezer().do_output(n)
     }
 
     fn hash_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
         self.do_update(data);
-        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
+        self.into_squeezer().do_output_out(output)
     }
 
     fn do_update(&mut self, data: &[u8]) {
@@ -252,11 +252,11 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for KMACXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
 
     fn do_final(self) -> Vec<u8> {
         let n = self.output_len();
-        self.into_output().do_output(n)
+        self.into_squeezer().do_output(n)
     }
 
     fn do_final_out(self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
+        self.into_squeezer().do_output_out(output)
     }
 
     /// # Errors
@@ -294,23 +294,23 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for KMACXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
 }
 
 impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XOF for KMACXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
-    type Output = SHAKEOutput<PARAMS>;
+    type Squeezer = SHAKESqueezer<PARAMS>;
 
-    fn into_output(mut self) -> Self::Output {
+    fn into_squeezer(mut self) -> Self::Squeezer {
         self.bind_zero_length();
-        self.cshake.into_output()
+        self.cshake.into_squeezer()
     }
 
-    fn into_output_partial_bits(
+    fn into_squeezer_partial_bits(
         self,
         _partial_byte: u8,
         num_bits: usize,
-    ) -> Result<Self::Output, HashError> {
+    ) -> Result<Self::Squeezer, HashError> {
         if num_bits != 0 {
             return Err(HashError::InvalidLength(
                 "KMACXOF cannot take a partial final byte: right_encode(0) must follow the message",
             ));
         }
-        Ok(self.into_output())
+        Ok(self.into_squeezer())
     }
 }
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
index 5cfc112f..8d1b99c3 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
@@ -68,30 +68,30 @@
 //! use bouncycastle_sha3 as sha3;
 //!
 //! let data: &[u8] = b"Hello, world!";
-//! let output_16byte: Vec<u8> = sha3::SHAKE128::new().hash_xof(data, 16);
-//! let output_16KiB: Vec<u8> = sha3::SHAKE128::new().hash_xof(data, 16 * 1024);
+//! let output_16byte: Vec<u8> = sha3::SHAKE128::new().xof(data, 16);
+//! let output_16KiB: Vec<u8> = sha3::SHAKE128::new().xof(data, 16 * 1024);
 //! ```
 //!
 //! [`XOF`] extends [`Hash`], so SHAKE takes input through [`Hash::do_update`] like any other hash.
-//! Output is where they differ: [`XOF::into_output`] ends the input phase and returns an
-//! [`XOFOutput`](bouncycastle_core::traits::XOFOutput), whose
-//! [`do_output`](bouncycastle_core::traits::XOFOutput::do_output) can be called as many times as you
+//! Output is where they differ: [`XOF::into_squeezer`] ends the input phase and returns an
+//! [`XOFSqueezer`](bouncycastle_core::traits::XOFSqueezer), whose
+//! [`do_output`](bouncycastle_core::traits::XOFSqueezer::do_output) can be called as many times as you
 //! like, each call continuing one stream.
 //!
-//! Absorbing after output has begun is not an error you can make: `into_output` consumes the
+//! Absorbing after output has begun is not an error you can make: `into_squeezer` consumes the
 //! SHAKE, so there is no value left to call [`Hash::do_update`] on.
 //!
 //! The following code produces the same output as the previous example:
 //!```
-//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
+//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 //! use bouncycastle_sha3 as sha3;
 //!
 //! let data: &[u8] = b"Hello, world!";
 //! let mut shake = sha3::SHAKE128::new();
 //! shake.do_update(data);
-//! let output_16byte: Vec<u8> = shake.into_output().do_output(16);
+//! let output_16byte: Vec<u8> = shake.into_squeezer().do_output(16);
 //!
-//! let mut shake = sha3::SHAKE128::new().into_output();
+//! let mut shake = sha3::SHAKE128::new().into_squeezer();
 //! let mut output_16KiB: Vec<u8> = vec![];
 //! for i in 0..16 { output_16KiB.extend_from_slice(&shake.do_output(1024)) }
 //! ```
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ pub type PARALLELHASH256 = ParallelHashInternal<SHAKE256Params>;
 pub type PARALLELHASHXOF128 = ParallelHashXOFInternal<SHAKE128Params>;
 /// ParallelHashXOF256: see [`PARALLELHASHXOF128`].
 pub type PARALLELHASHXOF256 = ParallelHashXOFInternal<SHAKE256Params>;
-pub use shake::{SHAKEInternal, SHAKEOutput};
+pub use shake::{SHAKEInternal, SHAKESqueezer};
 
 pub use keccak::SUSPENDED_SHA3_STATE_LEN;
 
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs
index af8493e3..5d99f401 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 use crate::SHAKEParams;
 use crate::cshake::{CSHAKEInternal, absorb_left_encode_into};
-use crate::shake::{SHAKEInternal, SHAKEOutput};
+use crate::shake::{SHAKEInternal, SHAKESqueezer};
 use crate::xof_utils::right_encode;
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, SecurityStrength, XOF, XOFOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, SecurityStrength, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 
 /// The function-name string every ParallelHash binds, per SP 800-185 Sec 6.3.
 const PARALLELHASH_FUNCTION_NAME: &[u8] = b"ParallelHash";
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> ParallelState<PARAMS> {
     /// The inner call is `cSHAKE(block, 2c, "", "")`, which by Sec 3.3 step 1 is plain SHAKE --
     /// so SHAKE is what is used here.
     fn absorb_block(&mut self, block: &[u8]) {
-        let inner = SHAKEInternal::<PARAMS>::new().hash_xof(block, Self::INNER_LEN);
+        let inner = SHAKEInternal::<PARAMS>::new().xof(block, Self::INNER_LEN);
         self.cshake.do_update(&inner);
         self.blocks += 1;
     }
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for ParallelHashInternal<PARAMS> {
 
     fn do_final(self) -> Vec<u8> {
         let n = self.output_len;
-        self.state.finish((n as u64) * 8).into_output().do_output(n)
+        self.state.finish((n as u64) * 8).into_squeezer().do_output(n)
     }
 
     fn do_final_out(self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for ParallelHashInternal<PARAMS> {
         // truncated read is this ParallelHash cut short, not the ParallelHash of a shorter length.
         let written = n.min(output.len());
         output[written..].fill(0);
-        self.state.finish((n as u64) * 8).into_output().do_output_out(&mut output[..written])
+        self.state.finish((n as u64) * 8).into_squeezer().do_output_out(&mut output[..written])
     }
 
     /// # Errors
@@ -234,12 +234,12 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for ParallelHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
     fn hash(mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
         let n = self.output_len();
         self.do_update(data);
-        self.into_output().do_output(n)
+        self.into_squeezer().do_output(n)
     }
 
     fn hash_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
         self.do_update(data);
-        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
+        self.into_squeezer().do_output_out(output)
     }
 
     fn do_update(&mut self, data: &[u8]) {
@@ -248,11 +248,11 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for ParallelHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
 
     fn do_final(self) -> Vec<u8> {
         let n = self.output_len();
-        self.into_output().do_output(n)
+        self.into_squeezer().do_output(n)
     }
 
     fn do_final_out(self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
+        self.into_squeezer().do_output_out(output)
     }
 
     /// # Errors
@@ -288,23 +288,23 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for ParallelHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
 }
 
 impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XOF for ParallelHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
-    type Output = SHAKEOutput<PARAMS>;
+    type Squeezer = SHAKESqueezer<PARAMS>;
 
-    fn into_output(self) -> Self::Output {
+    fn into_squeezer(self) -> Self::Squeezer {
         // Sec 6.3.1 step 4: right_encode(0) rather than the length.
-        self.state.finish(0).into_output()
+        self.state.finish(0).into_squeezer()
     }
 
-    fn into_output_partial_bits(
+    fn into_squeezer_partial_bits(
         self,
         _partial_byte: u8,
         num_bits: usize,
-    ) -> Result<Self::Output, HashError> {
+    ) -> Result<Self::Squeezer, HashError> {
         if num_bits != 0 {
             return Err(HashError::InvalidLength(
                 "ParallelHashXOF cannot take a partial final byte: the encodings must follow",
             ));
         }
-        Ok(self.into_output())
+        Ok(self.into_squeezer())
     }
 }
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/shake.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/shake.rs
index 9339ed73..834cd9fd 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/shake.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/shake.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::key_material;
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
 use bouncycastle_core::suspendable_state::{add_lib_ver, check_lib_ver};
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
-    Algorithm, Hash, KDF, SecurityStrength, Suspendable, XOF, XOFOutput,
+    Algorithm, Hash, KDF, SecurityStrength, Suspendable, XOF, XOFSqueezer,
 };
 use bouncycastle_utils::{max, min};
 
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
 
     fn hash_internal(mut self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
         self.keccak.absorb(data);
-        self.into_output().do_output(result_len)
+        self.into_squeezer().do_output(result_len)
     }
 
     fn hash_internal_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
         self.keccak.absorb(data);
-        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
+        self.into_squeezer().do_output_out(output)
     }
 
     /// Ends absorbing with a caller-chosen domain separator and returns the squeezing half.
@@ -73,19 +73,19 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
     ///
     /// Infallible for the same reason [`Hash::do_update`] is: a `SHAKEInternal` a caller can name
     /// has never squeezed, so the queue is byte-aligned and `absorb_bits` cannot reject it.
-    pub(crate) fn into_output_with_suffix(
+    pub(crate) fn into_squeezer_with_suffix(
         mut self,
         suffix: u8,
         num_bits: usize,
-    ) -> SHAKEOutput<PARAMS> {
+    ) -> SHAKESqueezer<PARAMS> {
         self.keccak
             .absorb_bits(suffix, num_bits)
             .expect("a sponge that has not squeezed can absorb a domain separator");
-        SHAKEOutput { shake: self }
+        SHAKESqueezer { shake: self }
     }
 
     /// Produces the next bytes of the output stream, applying the SHAKE "1111" domain separator
-    /// (FIPS 202 s. 6.2) on the first call. Reached only through [`SHAKEOutput`], so the caller
+    /// (FIPS 202 s. 6.2) on the first call. Reached only through [`SHAKESqueezer`], so the caller
     /// cannot interleave this with absorbing.
     fn squeeze_internal_out(&mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
         output.fill(0);
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Suspendable<SUSPENDED_SHA3_STATE_LEN> for SHAKEInterna
 
         // A SHAKEInternal accepts input, so it must never be rebuilt in the squeezing phase --
         // that is the invariant `Hash::do_update` relies on. A suspended squeezing sponge is a
-        // SHAKEOutput; resume it as one.
+        // SHAKESqueezer; resume it as one.
         if keccak.squeezing {
             // InvalidData rather than a new variant: for this type the phase byte is simply wrong.
             return Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData);
@@ -296,16 +296,16 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Default for SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
     }
 }
 
-/// The squeezing half of SHAKE: what [`XOF::into_output`] hands back.
+/// The squeezing half of SHAKE: what [`XOF::into_squeezer`] hands back.
 ///
 /// It owns the sponge, so the absorbing value is gone by the time this exists. That is the whole
 /// point: [`Hash::do_update`] cannot be called on a SHAKE that has begun producing output, because
 /// there is no longer a SHAKE to call it on.
-pub struct SHAKEOutput<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> {
+pub struct SHAKESqueezer<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> {
     shake: SHAKEInternal<PARAMS>,
 }
 
-impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XOFOutput for SHAKEOutput<PARAMS> {
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XOFSqueezer for SHAKESqueezer<PARAMS> {
     fn do_output(&mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
         let mut out = vec![0u8; num_bytes];
         self.do_output_out(&mut out);
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XOFOutput for SHAKEOutput<PARAMS> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams + Clone> Clone for SHAKEOutput<PARAMS> {
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams + Clone> Clone for SHAKESqueezer<PARAMS> {
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
         Self { shake: self.shake.clone() }
     }
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams + Clone> Clone for SHAKEOutput<PARAMS> {
 /// stream can be paused. The serialized form is the same one [`SHAKEInternal`] writes -- the
 /// keccak state records which phase it is in -- so the two `from_suspended` implementations
 /// accept exactly the states the other rejects.
-impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Suspendable<SUSPENDED_SHA3_STATE_LEN> for SHAKEOutput<PARAMS> {
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Suspendable<SUSPENDED_SHA3_STATE_LEN> for SHAKESqueezer<PARAMS> {
     fn suspend(self) -> [u8; SUSPENDED_SHA3_STATE_LEN] {
         self.shake.suspend()
     }
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
     ///
     /// Absorbing after squeezing has begun would be wrong -- FIPS 202 defines SHAKE as a single
     /// function of the whole message, so re-absorbing would be an unapproved duplex -- and it cannot
-    /// be expressed: producing output goes through [`XOF::into_output`], which consumes the value,
+    /// be expressed: producing output goes through [`XOF::into_squeezer`], which consumes the value,
     /// and every `KDF` entry point takes `self` by value too. A `SHAKEInternal` a caller can still
     /// name has therefore never squeezed.
     fn do_update(&mut self, data: &[u8]) {
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
     }
 
     fn do_final_out(self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
+        self.into_squeezer().do_output_out(output)
     }
 
     fn do_final_partial_bits(
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
         output: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Result<usize, HashError> {
         // Validated before anything is written, so a rejected call leaves `output` untouched.
-        Ok(self.into_output_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)?.do_output_out(output))
+        Ok(self.into_squeezer_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)?.do_output_out(output))
     }
 
     fn max_security_strength(&self) -> SecurityStrength {
@@ -439,67 +439,67 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
 /// The absorb-then-squeeze rule, as a compile error rather than a runtime one.
 ///
 /// ```compile_fail
-/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
+/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 /// use bouncycastle_sha3::SHAKE128;
 ///
 /// let mut shake = SHAKE128::new();
 /// shake.do_update(b"abc");
-/// let mut out = shake.into_output();
+/// let mut out = shake.into_squeezer();
 /// let _ = out.do_output(32);
-/// shake.do_update(b"more");   // `shake` was moved by into_output()
+/// shake.do_update(b"more");   // `shake` was moved by into_squeezer()
 /// ```
 ///
 /// The same value used correctly:
 ///
 /// ```
-/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
+/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 /// use bouncycastle_sha3::SHAKE128;
 ///
 /// let mut shake = SHAKE128::new();
 /// shake.do_update(b"abc");
-/// let mut out = shake.into_output();
+/// let mut out = shake.into_squeezer();
 /// assert_eq!(out.do_output(32).len(), 32);
 /// ```
 impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XOF for SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
-    type Output = SHAKEOutput<PARAMS>;
+    type Squeezer = SHAKESqueezer<PARAMS>;
 
-    fn into_output(self) -> Self::Output {
+    fn into_squeezer(self) -> Self::Squeezer {
         // The SHAKE domain separator, "1111" (FIPS 202 s. 6.2).
-        self.into_output_with_suffix(0x0F, 4)
+        self.into_squeezer_with_suffix(0x0F, 4)
     }
 
-    fn into_output_partial_bits(
+    fn into_squeezer_partial_bits(
         self,
         partial_byte: u8,
         num_bits: usize,
-    ) -> Result<Self::Output, HashError> {
+    ) -> Result<Self::Squeezer, HashError> {
         // The SHAKE domain separator, "1111" (FIPS 202 s. 6.2).
-        self.into_output_partial_bits_with_suffix(partial_byte, num_bits, 0x0F, 4)
+        self.into_squeezer_partial_bits_with_suffix(partial_byte, num_bits, 0x0F, 4)
     }
 
-    fn hash_xof(self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+    fn xof(self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
         self.hash_internal(data, result_len)
     }
 
-    fn hash_xof_out(self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+    fn xof_out(self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
         // hash_internal_out zeroizes `output` before writing.
         self.hash_internal_out(data, output)
     }
 }
 
 impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
-    /// [`XOF::into_output_partial_bits`] with a caller-chosen domain separator, for cSHAKE.
+    /// [`XOF::into_squeezer_partial_bits`] with a caller-chosen domain separator, for cSHAKE.
     ///
     /// The message's trailing bits and the separator are absorbed together, so the separator
     /// cannot simply be applied afterwards -- hence the suffix travels in rather than being
-    /// hardcoded. See [`Self::into_output_with_suffix`].
-    pub(crate) fn into_output_partial_bits_with_suffix(
+    /// hardcoded. See [`Self::into_squeezer_with_suffix`].
+    pub(crate) fn into_squeezer_partial_bits_with_suffix(
         mut self,
         partial_byte: u8,
         num_bits: usize,
         suffix: u8,
         suffix_bits: usize,
-    ) -> Result<SHAKEOutput<PARAMS>, HashError> {
+    ) -> Result<SHAKESqueezer<PARAMS>, HashError> {
         // A partial byte has at most 7 bits; 0 means the message ends on a byte boundary.
         // Checked before any state change, so a rejected call leaves the sponge untouched.
         if num_bits > 7 {
@@ -526,6 +526,6 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
 
         // The suffix is already folded into final_input above, so the sponge is finished
         // absorbing; wrap it without applying the suffix a second time.
-        Ok(SHAKEOutput { shake: self })
+        Ok(SHAKESqueezer { shake: self })
     }
 }
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs
index 5b6a5704..1eb3be28 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 use crate::SHAKEParams;
 use crate::cshake::{CSHAKEInternal, absorb_encoded_string_into};
-use crate::shake::SHAKEOutput;
+use crate::shake::SHAKESqueezer;
 use crate::xof_utils::right_encode;
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, SecurityStrength, XOF, XOFOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, SecurityStrength, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 
 /// The function-name string every TupleHash binds, per SP 800-185 Sec 5.3.
 const TUPLEHASH_FUNCTION_NAME: &[u8] = b"TupleHash";
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for TupleHashInternal<PARAMS> {
         let n = self.output_len;
         let (buf, len) = right_encode((n as u64) * 8);
         self.cshake.do_update(&buf[..len]);
-        self.cshake.into_output().do_output(n)
+        self.cshake.into_squeezer().do_output(n)
     }
 
     fn do_final_out(mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for TupleHashInternal<PARAMS> {
         // truncated read is this TupleHash cut short, not the TupleHash of a shorter length.
         let written = n.min(output.len());
         output[written..].fill(0);
-        self.cshake.into_output().do_output_out(&mut output[..written])
+        self.cshake.into_squeezer().do_output_out(&mut output[..written])
     }
 
     /// # Errors
@@ -163,11 +163,11 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> TupleHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
     }
 
     /// Hashes a whole tuple and returns the output stream.
-    pub fn output_for(mut self, tuple: &[&[u8]]) -> SHAKEOutput<PARAMS> {
+    pub fn output_for(mut self, tuple: &[&[u8]]) -> SHAKESqueezer<PARAMS> {
         for element in tuple {
             self.do_update(element);
         }
-        self.into_output()
+        self.into_squeezer()
     }
 }
 
@@ -185,12 +185,12 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for TupleHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
     fn hash(mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
         let n = self.output_len();
         self.do_update(data);
-        self.into_output().do_output(n)
+        self.into_squeezer().do_output(n)
     }
 
     fn hash_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
         self.do_update(data);
-        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
+        self.into_squeezer().do_output_out(output)
     }
 
     /// Appends **one tuple element**.
@@ -200,11 +200,11 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for TupleHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
 
     fn do_final(self) -> Vec<u8> {
         let n = self.output_len();
-        self.into_output().do_output(n)
+        self.into_squeezer().do_output(n)
     }
 
     fn do_final_out(self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        self.into_output().do_output_out(output)
+        self.into_squeezer().do_output_out(output)
     }
 
     /// # Errors
@@ -240,25 +240,25 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for TupleHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
 }
 
 impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XOF for TupleHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
-    type Output = SHAKEOutput<PARAMS>;
+    type Squeezer = SHAKESqueezer<PARAMS>;
 
-    fn into_output(mut self) -> Self::Output {
+    fn into_squeezer(mut self) -> Self::Squeezer {
         // Sec 5.3.1 step 4: right_encode(0) rather than the length.
         let (buf, len) = right_encode(0);
         self.cshake.do_update(&buf[..len]);
-        self.cshake.into_output()
+        self.cshake.into_squeezer()
     }
 
-    fn into_output_partial_bits(
+    fn into_squeezer_partial_bits(
         self,
         _partial_byte: u8,
         num_bits: usize,
-    ) -> Result<Self::Output, HashError> {
+    ) -> Result<Self::Squeezer, HashError> {
         if num_bits != 0 {
             return Err(HashError::InvalidLength(
                 "TupleHashXOF cannot take a partial final byte: right_encode(0) must follow",
             ));
         }
-        Ok(self.into_output())
+        Ok(self.into_squeezer())
     }
 }
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/bc-test-data.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/bc-test-data.rs
index b3e312b2..071e1b46 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/bc-test-data.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/bc-test-data.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 //!    `Outputlen = minoutbytes + (rightmost 16 bits of Output as big-endian integer) mod
 //!    (maxoutbytes - minoutbytes + 1)` bytes; report `Output`/`Outputlen` per COUNT.
 
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHA3_224, SHA3_256, SHA3_384, SHA3_512, SHAKE128, SHAKE256};
 use std::fs;
@@ -170,9 +170,10 @@ fn shake_bits<X: XOF + Default>(msg: &[u8], len_bits: usize, out_bits: usize) ->
     let (whole, partial) = (len_bits / 8, len_bits % 8);
     x.do_update(&msg[..whole]);
     let mut out_stream = if partial != 0 {
-        x.into_output_partial_bits(msg[whole].reverse_bits(), partial).expect("partial is in 1..=7")
+        x.into_squeezer_partial_bits(msg[whole].reverse_bits(), partial)
+            .expect("partial is in 1..=7")
     } else {
-        x.into_output()
+        x.into_squeezer()
     };
     let (out_whole, out_partial) = (out_bits / 8, out_bits % 8);
     let mut out = out_stream.do_output(out_whole + usize::from(out_partial != 0));
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ fn run_shake_monte_file<X: XOF + Default>(orientation: &str, filename: &str) {
             let n = output.len().min(16);
             m[..n].copy_from_slice(&output[..n]);
             // Output = SHAKE(Msg, Outputlen)
-            output = X::default().hash_xof(&m, out_bytes);
+            output = X::default().xof(&m, out_bytes);
             // Rightmost_Output_bits = rightmost 16 bits of Output (big-endian integer)
             let l = output.len();
             let rightmost = u16::from_be_bytes([output[l - 2], output[l - 1]]) as usize;
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs
index ecaa70c6..875e36dd 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 //! `../bc-test-data` (the same convention as the ML-KEM, ML-DSA and SHA-3 suites). If it is not
 //! present these tests print a warning and pass vacuously.
 
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::xof::TestFrameworkXOF;
 use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{CSHAKE128, CSHAKE256, SHAKE128, SHAKE256};
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ fn nist_sp800_185_sample_values() {
             128 => {
                 let mut c = CSHAKE128::new(v.n.as_bytes(), v.s.as_bytes());
                 c.do_update(&v.msg);
-                c.into_output().do_output(want)
+                c.into_squeezer().do_output(want)
             }
             256 => {
                 let mut c = CSHAKE256::new(v.n.as_bytes(), v.s.as_bytes());
                 c.do_update(&v.msg);
-                c.into_output().do_output(want)
+                c.into_squeezer().do_output(want)
             }
             other => panic!("COUNT {i}: unexpected strength {other}"),
         };
@@ -110,13 +110,13 @@ fn empty_name_and_customization_is_plain_shake() {
     for msg in [b"".as_slice(), b"abc", &[0u8; 200], b"Hello, world!"] {
         for len in [1usize, 16, 32, 168, 200] {
             assert_eq!(
-                CSHAKE128::new(b"", b"").hash_xof(msg, len),
-                SHAKE128::new().hash_xof(msg, len),
+                CSHAKE128::new(b"", b"").xof(msg, len),
+                SHAKE128::new().xof(msg, len),
                 "cSHAKE128 with no N or S must equal SHAKE128 / len {len}"
             );
             assert_eq!(
-                CSHAKE256::new(b"", b"").hash_xof(msg, len),
-                SHAKE256::new().hash_xof(msg, len),
+                CSHAKE256::new(b"", b"").xof(msg, len),
+                SHAKE256::new().xof(msg, len),
                 "cSHAKE256 with no N or S must equal SHAKE256 / len {len}"
             );
         }
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ fn empty_name_and_customization_is_plain_shake() {
 #[test]
 fn customization_separates_the_functions() {
     let msg = b"the same message";
-    let plain = SHAKE128::new().hash_xof(msg, 32);
-    let email = CSHAKE128::new(b"", b"Email Signature").hash_xof(msg, 32);
-    let finger = CSHAKE128::new(b"", b"key fingerprint").hash_xof(msg, 32);
-    let named = CSHAKE128::new(b"KMAC", b"").hash_xof(msg, 32);
+    let plain = SHAKE128::new().xof(msg, 32);
+    let email = CSHAKE128::new(b"", b"Email Signature").xof(msg, 32);
+    let finger = CSHAKE128::new(b"", b"key fingerprint").xof(msg, 32);
+    let named = CSHAKE128::new(b"KMAC", b"").xof(msg, 32);
 
     assert_ne!(plain, email, "a customized cSHAKE must differ from SHAKE");
     assert_ne!(email, finger, "different S must give unrelated output");
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ fn customization_separates_the_functions() {
 fn the_boundary_between_n_and_s_is_unambiguous() {
     let msg = b"x";
     assert_ne!(
-        CSHAKE128::new(b"AB", b"").hash_xof(msg, 32),
-        CSHAKE128::new(b"A", b"B").hash_xof(msg, 32),
+        CSHAKE128::new(b"AB", b"").xof(msg, 32),
+        CSHAKE128::new(b"A", b"B").xof(msg, 32),
         "the split between N and S must be part of the computation"
     );
 }
@@ -156,13 +156,13 @@ fn the_boundary_between_n_and_s_is_unambiguous() {
 #[test]
 fn streaming_matches_one_shot() {
     let msg: Vec<u8> = (0..=255u8).collect();
-    let one = CSHAKE128::new(b"", b"Email Signature").hash_xof(&msg, 64);
+    let one = CSHAKE128::new(b"", b"Email Signature").xof(&msg, 64);
 
     let mut c = CSHAKE128::new(b"", b"Email Signature");
     for chunk in msg.chunks(7) {
         c.do_update(chunk);
     }
-    let mut out = c.into_output();
+    let mut out = c.into_squeezer();
     let head = out.do_output(20);
     let tail = out.do_output(44);
     assert_eq!([head, tail].concat(), one, "chunked in, split out, must equal the one-shot");
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ fn cshake_is_a_hash() {
     assert_eq!(digest.len(), 32, "cSHAKE128's nominal output length");
     assert_eq!(CSHAKE128::new(b"", b"Email Signature").hash(b"abc"), digest);
 
-    let long = CSHAKE128::new(b"", b"Email Signature").hash_xof(b"abc", 64);
+    let long = CSHAKE128::new(b"", b"Email Signature").xof(b"abc", 64);
     assert_eq!(&long[..32], &digest[..], "do_final must be a prefix of the longer output");
 
     let mut c = CSHAKE256::new(b"", b"Email Signature");
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs
index 37e4020f..efee7ce2 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs
@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ fn nist_sp800_185_kmacxof_sample_values() {
         let key = key_material(&v.key);
 
         let got = match v.strength {
-            128 => KMACXOF128::new(&key, v.s.as_bytes(), false)
-                .expect("a valid key")
-                .hash_xof(&v.msg, want),
-            256 => KMACXOF256::new(&key, v.s.as_bytes(), false)
-                .expect("a valid key")
-                .hash_xof(&v.msg, want),
+            128 => {
+                KMACXOF128::new(&key, v.s.as_bytes(), false).expect("a valid key").xof(&v.msg, want)
+            }
+            256 => {
+                KMACXOF256::new(&key, v.s.as_bytes(), false).expect("a valid key").xof(&v.msg, want)
+            }
             other => panic!("COUNT {i}: unexpected strength {other}"),
         };
         assert_eq!(got, v.output, "COUNT {i}: KMACXOF{} S={:?}", v.strength, v.s);
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ fn nist_sp800_185_kmacxof_sample_values() {
 /// Sec 4.3.1 versus Sec 4.3: with identical key, message, customization *and* length, KMAC and
 /// KMACXOF are different functions, because one binds `right_encode(L)` and the other
 /// `right_encode(0)`. The published samples use the same inputs for both, so this is checkable
-/// directly against them -- and it is the property that would break if `into_output` bound the
+/// directly against them -- and it is the property that would break if `into_squeezer` bound the
 /// length by mistake.
 #[test]
 fn kmacxof_is_not_kmac_truncated() {
@@ -239,9 +239,9 @@ fn algorithm_names() {
 #[test]
 fn kmacxof_output_is_one_stream() {
     let key = key_material(&[0x42u8; 32]);
-    let long = KMACXOF128::new(&key, b"", false).unwrap().hash_xof(b"abc", 64);
+    let long = KMACXOF128::new(&key, b"", false).unwrap().xof(b"abc", 64);
 
-    let short = KMACXOF128::new(&key, b"", false).unwrap().hash_xof(b"abc", 16);
+    let short = KMACXOF128::new(&key, b"", false).unwrap().xof(b"abc", 16);
     assert_eq!(&long[..16], &short[..], "KMACXOF at a shorter length must be a prefix");
 
     let mut k = KMACXOF128::new(&key, b"", false).unwrap();
@@ -259,14 +259,14 @@ fn kmacxof_rejects_a_partial_final_byte() {
     let mut k = KMACXOF128::new(&key, b"", false).unwrap();
     k.do_update(b"abc");
     assert!(matches!(
-        k.into_output_partial_bits(0xF0, 4),
+        k.into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xF0, 4),
         Err(bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError::InvalidLength(_))
     ));
 
     // ... but zero bits means the message ended on a byte boundary, which is fine.
     let mut k = KMACXOF128::new(&key, b"", false).unwrap();
     k.do_update(b"abc");
-    assert!(k.into_output_partial_bits(0, 0).is_ok());
+    assert!(k.into_squeezer_partial_bits(0, 0).is_ok());
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ fn key_type_is_checked() {
 
 /// The `Hash` view of the partial-byte entry points on KMACXOF: zero bits is the byte-aligned case
 /// and yields the same bytes as `do_final`; anything else is refused. The test above only covers
-/// the `XOF` entry point, `into_output_partial_bits`.
+/// the `XOF` entry point, `into_squeezer_partial_bits`.
 #[test]
 fn kmacxof_hash_view_partial_bits() {
     let key = key_material(&[0x42u8; 32]);
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/parallelhash_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/parallelhash_tests.rs
index de0de3b4..50974408 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/parallelhash_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/parallelhash_tests.rs
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ fn nist_sp800_185_parallelhashxof_sample_values() {
     for (i, v) in vectors.iter().enumerate() {
         let want = v.output_len / 8;
         let got = match v.strength {
-            128 => PARALLELHASHXOF128::new(v.block_size, v.s.as_bytes()).hash_xof(&v.msg, want),
-            256 => PARALLELHASHXOF256::new(v.block_size, v.s.as_bytes()).hash_xof(&v.msg, want),
+            128 => PARALLELHASHXOF128::new(v.block_size, v.s.as_bytes()).xof(&v.msg, want),
+            256 => PARALLELHASHXOF256::new(v.block_size, v.s.as_bytes()).xof(&v.msg, want),
             other => panic!("COUNT {i}: unexpected strength {other}"),
         };
         assert_eq!(
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ fn length_binding_differs_between_the_two() {
     let long = PARALLELHASH128::new(4, b"", 32).hash(msg);
     assert_ne!(&long[..16], &short[..], "ParallelHash: a different length is a different function");
 
-    let short = PARALLELHASHXOF128::new(4, b"").hash_xof(msg, 16);
-    let long = PARALLELHASHXOF128::new(4, b"").hash_xof(msg, 32);
+    let short = PARALLELHASHXOF128::new(4, b"").xof(msg, 16);
+    let long = PARALLELHASHXOF128::new(4, b"").xof(msg, 32);
     assert_eq!(&long[..16], &short[..], "ParallelHashXOF: one stream, so shorter is a prefix");
 }
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ fn partial_final_byte_is_refused() {
 
     let mut p = PARALLELHASHXOF128::new(8, b"");
     p.do_update(b"abc");
-    assert!(matches!(p.into_output_partial_bits(0xF0, 4), Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))));
+    assert!(matches!(p.into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xF0, 4), Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))));
 }
 
 /// Sec 6.2 forbids a zero block size.
@@ -305,11 +305,11 @@ fn check_xof_view<X: XOF>(make: impl Fn() -> X, msg: &[u8], expected: &[u8], ctx
         Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))
     ));
 
-    assert_eq!(make().hash_xof(msg, n / 2), &expected[..n / 2], "{ctx}: hash_xof, shorter");
+    assert_eq!(make().xof(msg, n / 2), &expected[..n / 2], "{ctx}: xof, shorter");
 
     let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
-    assert_eq!(make().hash_xof_out(msg, &mut out), n, "{ctx}: hash_xof_out returns the length");
-    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: hash_xof_out");
+    assert_eq!(make().xof_out(msg, &mut out), n, "{ctx}: xof_out returns the length");
+    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: xof_out");
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs
index 226adbdb..1147467c 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ mod shake_tests {
     use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{
         KeyMaterial, KeyMaterial256, KeyMaterial512, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType,
     };
-    use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, KDF, SecurityStrength, XOF, XOFOutput};
+    use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, KDF, SecurityStrength, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
     use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::DUMMY_SEED;
     use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::kdf::TestFrameworkKDF;
     use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::xof::TestFrameworkXOF;
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ mod shake_tests {
     /// packing: message bits 0001 in the low nibble, first bit in the LSB), i.e. 0x10 in the API's
     /// MSB-first order.
     #[test]
-    fn into_output_partial_bits_four_bits() {
+    fn into_squeezer_partial_bits_four_bits() {
         let shake = SHAKE128::new();
-        let mut out = shake.into_output_partial_bits(0x10, 4).unwrap();
+        let mut out = shake.into_squeezer_partial_bits(0x10, 4).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
             out.do_output(16),
             bouncycastle_hex::decode("d40238024b040a954d9c2c89daf480e5").unwrap(),
@@ -29,16 +29,16 @@ mod shake_tests {
         );
     }
 
-    /// into_output_partial_bits() must validate num_bits before shifting: 0 is allowed
+    /// into_squeezer_partial_bits() must validate num_bits before shifting: 0 is allowed
     /// (finalize with no partial byte), 8+ is rejected with InvalidLength rather than panicking.
     #[test]
-    fn into_output_partial_bits_validates_range() {
+    fn into_squeezer_partial_bits_validates_range() {
         for bad in [8usize, 9, 15, 16, 64, usize::MAX] {
             let mut shake = SHAKE128::new();
             shake.do_update(b"abc");
             assert!(
                 matches!(
-                    shake.into_output_partial_bits(0xFF, bad),
+                    shake.into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xFF, bad),
                     Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))
                 ),
                 "num_bits={bad}"
@@ -46,15 +46,15 @@ mod shake_tests {
         }
         let mut a = SHAKE128::new();
         a.do_update(b"abc");
-        let mut a = a.into_output_partial_bits(0xFF, 0).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(a.do_output(32), SHAKE128::new().hash_xof(b"abc", 32));
+        let mut a = a.into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xFF, 0).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(a.do_output(32), SHAKE128::new().xof(b"abc", 32));
 
         // Upper boundary: 7 bits is the largest valid partial byte and must be accepted, and must
         // actually change the output relative to the byte-aligned message.
         let mut b = SHAKE128::new();
         b.do_update(b"abc");
-        let mut b = b.into_output_partial_bits(0xFE, 7).unwrap();
-        assert_ne!(b.do_output(32), SHAKE128::new().hash_xof(b"abc", 32));
+        let mut b = b.into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xFE, 7).unwrap();
+        assert_ne!(b.do_output(32), SHAKE128::new().xof(b"abc", 32));
     }
 
     /// The two `Hash` metadata methods, pinned to their actual values.
@@ -271,11 +271,11 @@ mod shake_tests {
 
         // A helper that exercises the full round-trip for one SHAKE variant.
         // Each phase suspends as its own type: an absorbing state resumes as `X`, a squeezing one
-        // as `X::Output`, and each rejects the other's phase.
+        // as `X::Squeezer`, and each rejects the other's phase.
         fn round_trip<const N: usize, X>(mut shake: X, input: &[u8])
         where
             X: XOF + Suspendable<N> + Clone,
-            X::Output: Suspendable<N> + Clone,
+            X::Squeezer: Suspendable<N> + Clone,
         {
             shake.do_update(input);
 
@@ -285,13 +285,13 @@ mod shake_tests {
             // Test #1
             // serialize the in-progress (absorbing) state, then read from the original and compare
             let absorbing_state = shake.clone().suspend();
-            let mut out = shake.into_output();
+            let mut out = shake.into_squeezer();
             let expected = out.do_output(64);
 
             // rebuild from the serialized state and confirm it produces the same output
             let from_state =
                 X::from_suspended(absorbing_state).expect("an absorbing state resumes as the XOF");
-            assert_eq!(expected, from_state.into_output().do_output(64));
+            assert_eq!(expected, from_state.into_squeezer().do_output(64));
 
             // Test #2
             // serialize the in-progress (squeezing) state, then read more from the original and compare
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ mod shake_tests {
             let expected = out.do_output(64);
 
             // rebuild from the serialized state and confirm it produces the same output
-            let mut from_state = X::Output::from_suspended(squeezing_state)
+            let mut from_state = X::Squeezer::from_suspended(squeezing_state)
                 .expect("a squeezing state resumes as the output");
             assert_eq!(expected, from_state.do_output(64));
 
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ mod shake_tests {
             );
             assert!(
                 matches!(
-                    X::Output::from_suspended(absorbing_state),
+                    X::Squeezer::from_suspended(absorbing_state),
                     Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData)
                 ),
                 "an absorbing state must not resume as an output"
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ mod shake_tests {
             //         + bits_in_queue(8) + squeezing(1)
             let mut busted = squeezing_state;
             busted[3 + 1 + 400] = 42;
-            match X::Output::from_suspended(busted) {
+            match X::Squeezer::from_suspended(busted) {
                 Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData) => { /* good */ }
                 _ => panic!("Expected an error for a corrupt squeezing byte"),
             }
@@ -370,12 +370,12 @@ mod shake_tests {
 
         if partial_bits == 0 {
             shake.do_update(tc.msg.as_slice());
-            let mut shake = shake.into_output();
+            let mut shake = shake.into_squeezer();
             output = shake.do_output(tc.output.len());
         } else {
             shake.do_update(&tc.msg[..(tc.msg.len() - 1)]);
             let mut shake = shake
-                .into_output_partial_bits(tc.msg[tc.msg.len() - 1], partial_bits)
+                .into_squeezer_partial_bits(tc.msg[tc.msg.len() - 1], partial_bits)
                 .expect("partial_bits is in 1..=7");
             output = shake.do_output(tc.output.len());
         }
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs
index f285258c..295fef44 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 //! Vectors come from the `bc-test-data` repo cloned alongside this one; see `cshake_tests.rs`.
 
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, XOF, XOFOutput};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::hash::TestFrameworkHash;
 use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{TUPLEHASH128, TUPLEHASH256, TUPLEHASHXOF128, TUPLEHASHXOF256};
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ fn partial_final_byte_is_refused() {
 
     let mut t = TUPLEHASHXOF128::new(b"");
     t.do_update(b"abc");
-    assert!(matches!(t.into_output_partial_bits(0xF0, 4), Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))));
+    assert!(matches!(t.into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xF0, 4), Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))));
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -311,17 +311,17 @@ fn check_xof_view<X: XOF>(make: impl Fn() -> X, tuple: &[&[u8]], expected: &[u8]
 
     let mut x = make();
     rest.iter().for_each(|e| x.do_update(e));
-    assert_eq!(x.hash_xof(last, n), expected, "{ctx}: hash_xof");
+    assert_eq!(x.xof(last, n), expected, "{ctx}: xof");
 
     let mut x = make();
     rest.iter().for_each(|e| x.do_update(e));
-    assert_eq!(x.hash_xof(last, n / 2), &expected[..n / 2], "{ctx}: hash_xof, shorter");
+    assert_eq!(x.xof(last, n / 2), &expected[..n / 2], "{ctx}: xof, shorter");
 
     let mut x = make();
     rest.iter().for_each(|e| x.do_update(e));
     let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
-    assert_eq!(x.hash_xof_out(last, &mut out), n, "{ctx}: hash_xof_out returns the length");
-    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: hash_xof_out");
+    assert_eq!(x.xof_out(last, &mut out), n, "{ctx}: xof_out returns the length");
+    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: xof_out");
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_sha3_mem_usage.rs b/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_sha3_mem_usage.rs
index 4e9db510..1235b3b1 100644
--- a/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_sha3_mem_usage.rs
+++ b/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_sha3_mem_usage.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 #![allow(unused_imports)]
 
-use bouncycastle::core::traits::{Hash, Suspendable, XOF, XOFOutput};
+use bouncycastle::core::traits::{Hash, Suspendable, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 use bouncycastle::sha3::{
     SHA3_224, SHA3_256, SHA3_384, SHA3_512, SHAKE128, SHAKE256, SUSPENDED_SHA3_STATE_LEN,
 };
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ fn bench_shake128_xof() {
     let mut x = SHAKE128::new();
     x.do_update(&MSG);
     let mut out = [0u8; 512];
-    let mut x = x.into_output();
+    let mut x = x.into_squeezer();
     x.do_output_out(&mut out);
     println!("{:x?}", out);
 }
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ fn bench_shake256_xof() {
     let mut x = SHAKE256::new();
     x.do_update(&MSG);
     let mut out = [0u8; 512];
-    let mut x = x.into_output();
+    let mut x = x.into_squeezer();
     x.do_output_out(&mut out);
     println!("{:x?}", out);
 }

From 0a2bb8f719340d40e99d131b0e670a9b5d1f9d6b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:23:11 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 21/68] core, core-test-framework, sha3: a final read of a XOF
 binds its output length, so XOFSqueezer gains do_final and do_final_out,
 KMACXOF, TupleHashXOF and ParallelHashXOF defer their right_encode(L) to the
 first read through a new LengthBoundSqueezer and compute the fixed-length
 function of SP 800-185 s. 4.3, 5.3 and 6.3 whenever do_final or a one-shot is
 that read, and the Hash view of every XOF, SHAKE and cSHAKE included, becomes
 a final read at output_len that zeroes the rest of the caller's buffer

---
 crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs    |  97 ++++++++++--
 crypto/core/src/traits.rs                |  63 +++++++-
 crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs                |  34 +++--
 crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs                  |  52 ++++---
 crypto/sha3/src/length_bound_squeezer.rs | 106 +++++++++++++
 crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs                   |   2 +
 crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs          |  59 +++++---
 crypto/sha3/src/shake.rs                 |  39 +++--
 crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs             |  48 +++---
 crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs        |  29 ++++
 crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs          | 135 +++++++++++++++--
 crypto/sha3/tests/parallelhash_tests.rs  | 182 ++++++++++++++++++++---
 crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs         |  44 ++++++
 crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs     | 173 ++++++++++++++++++---
 14 files changed, 914 insertions(+), 149 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 crypto/sha3/src/length_bound_squeezer.rs

diff --git a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs
index d78af1e6..66348daa 100644
--- a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs
+++ b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/xof.rs
@@ -8,12 +8,17 @@ pub struct TestFrameworkXOF {
     // Put any config options here
     /// Can be disabled for XOFs that don't support a partial final byte of input.
     pub enable_partial_byte_tests: bool,
+    /// Set for XOFs whose [`XOFSqueezer::do_final`] binds the length it is asked for when it is
+    /// the first read -- the SP 800-185 forms, which then compute their fixed-length counterpart
+    /// rather than the XOF stream. The suite cannot know those bytes, so it checks the split
+    /// instead and leaves the values to the implementation's own vector tests.
+    pub do_final_binds_output_length: bool,
 }
 
 impl TestFrameworkXOF {
     ///
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self { enable_partial_byte_tests: true }
+        Self { enable_partial_byte_tests: true, do_final_binds_output_length: false }
     }
 
     /// Exercises the trait against a known input-output pair.
@@ -76,17 +81,59 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
         assert_eq!(n, expected_output.len());
         assert_eq!(buf, expected_output, "do_output_out must zeroize before writing");
 
+        /*** fn do_final(self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8> ***/
+        // As the first read, do_final is either the end of this stream or -- for a XOF that binds
+        // the length it is asked for -- a different function altogether. Both are pinned here; the
+        // second's bytes belong to the implementation's own vector tests.
+        let mut xof = make();
+        xof.do_update(input);
+        let first_read = xof.into_squeezer().do_final(expected_output.len());
+        if self.do_final_binds_output_length {
+            assert_ne!(
+                first_read, expected_output,
+                "a length-binding do_final must not reproduce the XOF stream"
+            );
+        } else {
+            assert_eq!(first_read, expected_output, "do_final must produce the expected bytes");
+        }
+
+        /*** fn do_final_out(self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize ***/
+        // Pre-filled so that the documented zeroization is observable.
+        let mut buf = vec![0xFFu8; expected_output.len()];
+        let mut xof = make();
+        xof.do_update(input);
+        let n = xof.into_squeezer().do_final_out(&mut buf);
+        assert_eq!(n, expected_output.len(), "do_final_out must report what it wrote");
+        assert_eq!(buf, first_read, "do_final_out must agree with do_final");
+
+        // Once a read has happened there is nothing left to bind, so do_final continues the stream
+        // that read began rather than restarting it -- however the two behave as a first read.
+        let mut xof = make();
+        xof.do_update(input);
+        let mut out = xof.into_squeezer();
+        let first = out.do_output(split);
+        assert_eq!(
+            [first, out.do_final(expected_output.len() - split)].concat(),
+            expected_output,
+            "do_final after a read must continue that stream"
+        );
+
         /*** fn xof(self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> ***/
+        // The one-shots name their length and never come back, so they read as do_final does: for
+        // a XOF that binds its output length they produce what do_final produced above, not the
+        // stream.
+        let one_shot: &[u8] =
+            if self.do_final_binds_output_length { &first_read } else { expected_output };
         assert_eq!(
             make().xof(input, expected_output.len()),
-            expected_output,
-            "the one-shot must equal update-then-output"
+            one_shot,
+            "the one-shot must equal update-then-do_final"
         );
 
         let mut output = vec![0xFFu8; expected_output.len()];
         let n = make().xof_out(input, &mut output);
         assert_eq!(n, expected_output.len());
-        assert_eq!(output, expected_output, "xof_out must agree with xof");
+        assert_eq!(output, one_shot, "xof_out must agree with xof");
 
         /*** Clone: a XOF mid-absorb can be forked ***/
         // The clone continues from the same absorbed prefix and owns its own sponge.
@@ -139,7 +186,6 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
             "block_bitlen must be a whole number of bytes"
         );
 
-        // do_final is do_output at the nominal length: the same stream, truncated.
         let mut a = make();
         a.do_update(input);
         let via_hash = a.do_final();
@@ -147,19 +193,38 @@ impl TestFrameworkXOF {
 
         let mut b = make();
         b.do_update(input);
-        assert_eq!(
-            via_hash,
-            b.into_squeezer().do_output(output_len),
-            "do_final must equal do_output(output_len)"
-        );
-
-        // ... and it is a prefix of the longer output, because a XOF cannot diversify by length.
-        if expected_output.len() >= output_len {
+        if self.do_final_binds_output_length {
+            // The Hash view is a final read at the nominal length, so it binds that length and is
+            // a different function from the stream -- and must agree with the squeezer's own final
+            // read at the same length.
+            assert_ne!(
+                via_hash,
+                b.into_squeezer().do_output(output_len),
+                "a length-binding Hash::do_final must not be the stream truncated"
+            );
+            let mut c = make();
+            c.do_update(input);
+            assert_eq!(
+                via_hash,
+                c.into_squeezer().do_final(output_len),
+                "Hash::do_final must be the squeezer's final read at output_len"
+            );
+        } else {
+            // do_final is do_output at the nominal length: the same stream, truncated.
             assert_eq!(
-                &via_hash[..],
-                &expected_output[..output_len],
-                "do_final must be a prefix of the longer output"
+                via_hash,
+                b.into_squeezer().do_output(output_len),
+                "do_final must equal do_output(output_len)"
             );
+
+            // ... and a prefix of the longer output, because a XOF cannot diversify by length.
+            if expected_output.len() >= output_len {
+                assert_eq!(
+                    &via_hash[..],
+                    &expected_output[..output_len],
+                    "do_final must be a prefix of the longer output"
+                );
+            }
         }
 
         // do_final_out fills the caller's buffer, zeroizing it first.
diff --git a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
index 94b7b411..adc702c5 100644
--- a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
+++ b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
@@ -1787,10 +1787,28 @@ where
 /// Output is one continuous stream: successive calls continue where the last left off, so reading
 /// 16 bytes twice gives the same 32 bytes as reading 32 once.
 ///
-/// There is no `do_final` here, unlike [`Hash`] and [`MAC`]. On those it is load-bearing -- the
-/// only way to get output, and it must consume the value because finalizing pads the state. A
-/// squeeze has nothing to finalize, so such a method would only say "this read is my last", which
-/// ownership already says: drop the value, or let it fall out of scope.
+/// [`do_final`](Self::do_final) means something weaker here than on [`Hash`] and [`MAC`]. On those
+/// it is load-bearing -- the only way to get output, and it must consume the value because
+/// finalizing pads the state. A squeeze has nothing to finalize, so it produces exactly the bytes
+/// [`do_output`](Self::do_output) would and differs only in taking ownership: it is how a caller
+/// says "this read is my last", and it ends the stream at the point of the call rather than
+/// leaving a `mut` binding alive for the rest of the scope.
+///
+/// # Being the last read can be an input to the function
+///
+/// For SHAKE and cSHAKE the bytes do not depend on how much of the stream is taken, so `do_final`
+/// really is just `do_output` plus ownership, which is what the default does. That is not
+/// universal. The SP 800-185 functions end their absorbed input with `right_encode(L)`, and their
+/// XOF forms (s. 4.3.1, 5.3.1 and 6.3.1) differ from the fixed-length ones only in putting 0 there
+/// -- so an implementation can leave `L` unchosen until it knows how the caller intends to read.
+/// A `do_final` that is also the *first* read says both how many bytes are wanted and that there
+/// will be no more, which is exactly `L`; such an implementation binds it and produces the
+/// fixed-length function (KMAC, TupleHash, ParallelHash) rather than a prefix of the XOF stream.
+///
+/// After a [`do_output`](Self::do_output) there is nothing left to choose -- `right_encode(0)` is
+/// in the sponge and a length bound into a sponge cannot be revised -- so `do_final` then just
+/// ends the stream that read began. Implementors that have no such choice to make should keep the
+/// default.
 pub trait XOFSqueezer {
     /// Produces the next `num_bytes` bytes of the output stream.
     fn do_output(&mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8>;
@@ -1798,6 +1816,30 @@ pub trait XOFSqueezer {
     /// As [`do_output`](Self::do_output), filling the caller's buffer, which is zeroized first.
     /// Returns the number of bytes written.
     fn do_output_out(&mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize;
+
+    /// Produces the last `num_bytes` bytes of the output stream and ends the object.
+    ///
+    /// Consumes self, so this must be the final call to this object. The default is a plain last
+    /// read -- the bytes [`do_output`](Self::do_output) would give, continuing from wherever
+    /// earlier reads left the stream. An implementation with an output length still to bind
+    /// overrides it to bind `num_bytes` when nothing has been read yet; see the trait docs.
+    fn do_final(mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8>
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        self.do_output(num_bytes)
+    }
+
+    /// As [`do_final`](Self::do_final), filling the caller's buffer, which is zeroized first.
+    /// Returns the number of bytes written.
+    ///
+    /// Defaulted as [`do_final`](Self::do_final) is.
+    fn do_final_out(mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        self.do_output_out(output)
+    }
 }
 
 /// Extendable-Output Functions (XOFs): hashes whose output length is chosen by the caller.
@@ -1848,25 +1890,30 @@ pub trait XOF: Hash {
 
     /// One-shot: absorbs `data` and produces `result_len` bytes.
     ///
-    /// The default absorbs and squeezes in the obvious way; override it only where the type can do
+    /// A one-shot names its length and never comes back, so this is
+    /// [`XOFSqueezer::do_final`]'s reading of the stream, not
+    /// [`do_output`](XOFSqueezer::do_output)'s: where an implementation binds the length it is
+    /// asked for, this binds `result_len`. For SHAKE and cSHAKE the two are the same bytes.
+    ///
+    /// The default absorbs and reads in the obvious way; override it only where the type can do
     /// better, as SHAKE does.
     fn xof(mut self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8>
     where
         Self: Sized,
     {
         self.do_update(data);
-        self.into_squeezer().do_output(result_len)
+        self.into_squeezer().do_final(result_len)
     }
 
     /// One-shot: absorbs `data` and fills `output`, which is zeroized first. Returns the number of
     /// bytes written.
     ///
-    /// Defaulted as [`xof`](Self::xof) is.
+    /// A final read of `output.len()` bytes, and defaulted as [`xof`](Self::xof) is.
     fn xof_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize
     where
         Self: Sized,
     {
         self.do_update(data);
-        self.into_squeezer().do_output_out(output)
+        self.into_squeezer().do_final_out(output)
     }
 }
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs
index dfc21100..0f90ae06 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/cshake.rs
@@ -142,29 +142,39 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
         self.shake.output_len()
     }
 
-    fn hash(self, data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
-        let n = self.output_len();
-        let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
-        self.hash_out(data, &mut out);
-        out
+    fn hash(mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.do_final()
     }
 
     fn hash_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
         self.do_update(data);
-        self.into_squeezer().do_output_out(output)
+        self.do_final_out(output)
     }
 
     fn do_update(&mut self, data: &[u8]) {
         self.shake.do_update(data);
     }
 
+    /// A final read at the nominal length: [`Hash::output_len`] bytes, 32 for cSHAKE128 and 64 for
+    /// cSHAKE256, twice the security strength.
+    ///
+    /// Like SHAKE and unlike the SP 800-185 functions built on it, cSHAKE has no length to bind --
+    /// `L` reaches it as "how much to read", not as absorbed input (Sec 3.3) -- so these are the
+    /// same bytes the squeezer produces. What the `Hash` view fixes is how many.
     fn do_final(self) -> Vec<u8> {
         let n = self.output_len();
-        self.into_squeezer().do_output(n)
+        self.into_squeezer().do_final(n)
     }
 
     fn do_final_out(self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        self.into_squeezer().do_output_out(output)
+        let n = self.output_len();
+        // Per Hash::do_final_out: a short buffer is filled and the output truncated, a long one
+        // takes it in its first output_len bytes and zeros after. To fill a longer buffer, use the
+        // XOF spelling, which takes its length from the buffer.
+        let written = n.min(output.len());
+        output[written..].fill(0);
+        self.into_squeezer().do_final_out(&mut output[..written])
     }
 
     fn do_final_partial_bits(
@@ -183,7 +193,13 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
         num_bits: usize,
         output: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Result<usize, HashError> {
-        Ok(self.into_squeezer_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)?.do_output_out(output))
+        let n = self.output_len();
+        // Validated before anything is written, so a rejected call leaves `output` untouched.
+        let squeezer = self.into_squeezer_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)?;
+        // The buffer rule of do_final_out applies here too: output_len bytes, then zeros.
+        let written = n.min(output.len());
+        output[written..].fill(0);
+        Ok(squeezer.do_final_out(&mut output[..written]))
     }
 
     fn max_security_strength(&self) -> SecurityStrength {
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs
index 3e8706a4..ca402acd 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/kmac.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use crate::SHAKEParams;
 use crate::cshake::CSHAKEInternal;
-use crate::shake::SHAKESqueezer;
+use crate::length_bound_squeezer::LengthBoundSqueezer;
 use crate::xof_utils::right_encode;
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::{HashError, KeyMaterialError, MACError};
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
@@ -184,9 +184,14 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> MAC for KMACInternal<PARAMS> {
 /// `Hash` share five method names (`do_update`, `do_final`, `output_len` and two more), one type
 /// implementing both would make every one of those calls ambiguous, so they are separate types.
 ///
-/// Because the length is *not* bound here, output at one length really is a prefix of output at a
-/// longer one -- the opposite of fixed-length KMAC -- so [`Hash::do_final`] is the first
-/// [`Hash::output_len`] bytes of the same stream [`XOF::into_squeezer`] produces.
+/// Read as a stream -- [`XOFSqueezer::do_output`] -- the length really is not bound, so output at
+/// one length is a prefix of output at a longer one, the opposite of fixed-length KMAC.
+///
+/// Read as a *final* read, it is bound, because a caller that names a length and will not be back
+/// has said what `L` is: [`XOFSqueezer::do_final`] and [`XOF::xof`] absorb `right_encode(8n)` and
+/// so produce `KMAC(K, X, 8n, S)` exactly (see [`LengthBoundSqueezer`]), and the [`Hash`] view --
+/// [`Hash::do_final`], [`Hash::hash`] and [`Hash::hash_out`] -- does the same at the nominal
+/// [`Hash::output_len`], since a hash's output length is fixed by its type.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct KMACXOFInternal<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> {
     cshake: CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS>,
@@ -216,12 +221,6 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> KMACXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
         let kmac = KMACInternal::<PARAMS>::new_with_params(key, customization, 0, allow_weak_key)?;
         Ok(Self { cshake: kmac.cshake, strength: kmac.strength })
     }
-
-    /// Absorbs `right_encode(0)`, the Sec 4.3.1 length binding, ending the input phase.
-    fn bind_zero_length(&mut self) {
-        let (buf, len) = right_encode(0);
-        self.cshake.do_update(&buf[..len]);
-    }
 }
 
 impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for KMACXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
@@ -229,34 +228,44 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for KMACXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
         self.cshake.block_bitlen()
     }
 
-    /// The nominal length, 32 or 64 bytes. Unlike [`KMACInternal`] this is not bound into the
-    /// computation -- it is only how many bytes [`Hash::do_final`] takes from the stream.
+    /// The nominal length, 32 or 64 bytes: twice the security strength of this KMAC, which is the
+    /// length at which the output carries that strength in full. Reading as a XOF does not bind
+    /// it; the [`Hash`] view does, because a hash has one output length and it is this one.
     fn output_len(&self) -> usize {
         self.cshake.output_len()
     }
 
     fn hash(mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
-        let n = self.output_len();
         self.do_update(data);
-        self.into_squeezer().do_output(n)
+        self.do_final()
     }
 
     fn hash_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
         self.do_update(data);
-        self.into_squeezer().do_output_out(output)
+        self.do_final_out(output)
     }
 
     fn do_update(&mut self, data: &[u8]) {
         self.cshake.do_update(data);
     }
 
+    /// A final read at the nominal length, so `L` is bound: this is `KMAC(K, X, 8n, S)` for
+    /// `n = ` [`Hash::output_len`] -- the fixed-length KMAC of Sec 4.3, not a prefix of the
+    /// KMACXOF stream.
     fn do_final(self) -> Vec<u8> {
         let n = self.output_len();
-        self.into_squeezer().do_output(n)
+        self.into_squeezer().do_final(n)
     }
 
     fn do_final_out(self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        self.into_squeezer().do_output_out(output)
+        let n = self.output_len();
+        // Per Hash::do_final_out: a short buffer is filled and the output truncated, a long one
+        // takes it in its first output_len bytes and zeros after. `n` is what reaches
+        // right_encode either way, so a truncated read is this KMAC cut short rather than the
+        // KMAC of the buffer's length.
+        let written = n.min(output.len());
+        output[written..].fill(0);
+        self.into_squeezer().do_final_out_with_length((n as u64) * 8, &mut output[..written])
     }
 
     /// # Errors
@@ -294,11 +303,12 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for KMACXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
 }
 
 impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XOF for KMACXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
-    type Squeezer = SHAKESqueezer<PARAMS>;
+    type Squeezer = LengthBoundSqueezer<PARAMS>;
 
-    fn into_squeezer(mut self) -> Self::Squeezer {
-        self.bind_zero_length();
-        self.cshake.into_squeezer()
+    /// The `right_encode(L)` of Sec 4.3.1 step 1 is not absorbed here: which `L` it carries depends
+    /// on how the first output is read, so [`LengthBoundSqueezer`] decides it.
+    fn into_squeezer(self) -> Self::Squeezer {
+        LengthBoundSqueezer::new(self.cshake)
     }
 
     fn into_squeezer_partial_bits(
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/length_bound_squeezer.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/length_bound_squeezer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7827cfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/length_bound_squeezer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+//! The squeezing phase of the SP 800-185 functions that have an output length left to bind.
+
+use crate::SHAKEParams;
+use crate::cshake::CSHAKEInternal;
+use crate::shake::SHAKESqueezer;
+use crate::xof_utils::right_encode;
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
+
+/// The squeezing phase of KMACXOF, TupleHashXOF and ParallelHashXOF, which still has a choice to
+/// make.
+///
+/// Every SP 800-185 function ends its absorbed input with `right_encode(L)`, and the two forms of
+/// each function differ only in what goes in there: the fixed-length KMAC, TupleHash and
+/// ParallelHash of s. 4.3, 5.3 and 6.3 encode the requested output length, and the XOF forms of
+/// s. 4.3.1, 5.3.1 and 6.3.1 encode 0. Nothing else about them differs, so the choice can be left
+/// until the caller says how it wants to read -- which is what this type does:
+///
+/// * [`XOFSqueezer::do_output`] is the XOF reading. It is the caller saying "give me some bytes and
+///   I may be back for more", which only `right_encode(0)` can answer, since a length bound into
+///   the sponge cannot be revised once output has begun.
+/// * [`XOFSqueezer::do_final`], as the **first** read, is the fixed-length reading. It is the
+///   caller saying how many bytes it wants and that it will not be back, so `L` is that length in
+///   bits and the result is the fixed-length function of s. 4.3, 5.3 or 6.3 -- the same bytes
+///   `KMAC128(K, X, L, S)` produces, not a truncation of `KMACXOF128`.
+///
+/// The first read commits: the encoding is in the sponge from then on, so a `do_final` that
+/// follows a `do_output` cannot bind anything and simply continues the `right_encode(0)` stream
+/// the earlier read already chose.
+pub struct LengthBoundSqueezer<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> {
+    phase: Phase<PARAMS>,
+}
+
+/// Which side of the first read this squeezer is on.
+enum Phase<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> {
+    /// Nothing read yet, so `right_encode(L)` is still the caller's to choose.
+    Unbound(CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS>),
+    /// The encoding has been absorbed and the sponge is producing output.
+    Squeezing(SHAKESqueezer<PARAMS>),
+    /// Never observed: [`LengthBoundSqueezer::read`] leaves this here only while the value moves
+    /// from one of the phases above to the other.
+    Binding,
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> LengthBoundSqueezer<PARAMS> {
+    /// Wraps a cSHAKE with everything but its `right_encode(L)` absorbed.
+    pub(crate) fn new(cshake: CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS>) -> Self {
+        Self { phase: Phase::Unbound(cshake) }
+    }
+
+    /// [`XOFSqueezer::do_final_out`] with `L` given rather than taken from the buffer.
+    ///
+    /// For the `Hash` view of these functions, whose length is fixed by the type: it binds the
+    /// nominal output length and then writes as much of it as the caller's buffer has room for,
+    /// which is what [`Hash::do_final_out`] promises. Going through
+    /// [`XOFSqueezer::do_final_out`] would bind the buffer's length instead, and a short buffer
+    /// would then compute a different function rather than truncating this one.
+    pub(crate) fn do_final_out_with_length(mut self, length_bits: u64, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.read(length_bits, output)
+    }
+
+    /// Fills `output` from the stream, absorbing `right_encode(length_bits)` first if this is the
+    /// first read. `output` is zeroized before anything is written to it.
+    fn read(&mut self, length_bits: u64, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.phase = match core::mem::replace(&mut self.phase, Phase::Binding) {
+            Phase::Unbound(mut cshake) => {
+                let (buf, len) = right_encode(length_bits);
+                cshake.do_update(&buf[..len]);
+                Phase::Squeezing(cshake.into_squeezer())
+            }
+            // An earlier read chose the encoding; this one continues that stream.
+            committed => committed,
+        };
+        match &mut self.phase {
+            Phase::Squeezing(squeezer) => squeezer.do_output_out(output),
+            // The match above turns `Unbound` into `Squeezing` and puts `Binding` back as it found
+            // it, so neither can be live here.
+            _ => unreachable!("the first read always leaves the squeezing phase"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XOFSqueezer for LengthBoundSqueezer<PARAMS> {
+    fn do_output(&mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; num_bytes];
+        self.do_output_out(&mut out);
+        out
+    }
+
+    /// Reading as a XOF, so `right_encode(0)` if this is the first read (s. 4.3.1, 5.3.1, 6.3.1).
+    fn do_output_out(&mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.read(0, output)
+    }
+
+    fn do_final(self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; num_bytes];
+        self.do_final_out(&mut out);
+        out
+    }
+
+    /// The last read, so if it is also the first, `L` is its length in bits and this is the
+    /// fixed-length function of s. 4.3, 5.3 or 6.3. After a [`XOFSqueezer::do_output`] the encoding
+    /// is already in the sponge and this just continues that stream.
+    fn do_final_out(mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.read((output.len() as u64) * 8, output)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
index 8d1b99c3..e0bfa7d1 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/lib.rs
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, KDF, MAC, Suspendable, XOF};
 mod cshake;
 mod keccak;
 mod kmac;
+mod length_bound_squeezer;
 mod parallelhash;
 mod sha3;
 mod shake;
@@ -257,6 +258,7 @@ pub const PARALLELHASHXOF256_NAME: &str = "ParallelHashXOF256";
 /*** pub types ***/
 pub use cshake::CSHAKEInternal;
 pub use kmac::{KMACInternal, KMACXOFInternal};
+pub use length_bound_squeezer::LengthBoundSqueezer;
 pub use parallelhash::{ParallelHashInternal, ParallelHashXOFInternal};
 pub use sha3::SHA3Internal;
 pub use tuplehash::{TupleHashInternal, TupleHashXOFInternal};
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs
index 5d99f401..830f7594 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/parallelhash.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 use crate::SHAKEParams;
 use crate::cshake::{CSHAKEInternal, absorb_left_encode_into};
-use crate::shake::{SHAKEInternal, SHAKESqueezer};
+use crate::length_bound_squeezer::LengthBoundSqueezer;
+use crate::shake::SHAKEInternal;
 use crate::xof_utils::right_encode;
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, SecurityStrength, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
@@ -66,22 +67,32 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> ParallelState<PARAMS> {
         self.buffer.extend_from_slice(data);
     }
 
-    /// Flushes the short final block, then binds the block count and the length (steps 3 and 4).
+    /// Flushes the short final block and binds the block count: step 3, and the `right_encode(n)`
+    /// half of step 4.
     ///
-    /// `length_bits` is `right_encode`'s argument: the requested output length for the
-    /// fixed-length function, or 0 for the XOF (Sec 6.3.1).
-    fn finish(mut self, length_bits: u64) -> CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
+    /// The `right_encode(L)` that completes step 4 is left to the caller, because which `L` it
+    /// carries is not settled here: the fixed-length function knows it up front ([`Self::finish`]),
+    /// and the XOF leaves it to the first read ([`LengthBoundSqueezer`]).
+    fn finish_blocks(mut self) -> CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
         if !self.buffer.is_empty() {
             let block = core::mem::take(&mut self.buffer);
             self.absorb_block(&block);
         }
-        // Step 4: z = z || right_encode(n) || right_encode(L).
-        for value in [self.blocks, length_bits] {
-            let (buf, len) = right_encode(value);
-            self.cshake.do_update(&buf[..len]);
-        }
+        // Step 4: z = z || right_encode(n) ...
+        let (buf, len) = right_encode(self.blocks);
+        self.cshake.do_update(&buf[..len]);
         self.cshake
     }
+
+    /// [`Self::finish_blocks`], then the `right_encode(L)` that completes step 4.
+    ///
+    /// `length_bits` is the requested output length of the fixed-length function of Sec 6.3.
+    fn finish(self, length_bits: u64) -> CSHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
+        let mut cshake = self.finish_blocks();
+        let (buf, len) = right_encode(length_bits);
+        cshake.do_update(&buf[..len]);
+        cshake
+    }
 }
 
 /// Internal struct for ParallelHash. Use [`crate::PARALLELHASH128`] or [`crate::PARALLELHASH256`].
@@ -226,33 +237,41 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for ParallelHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
         self.state.cshake.block_bitlen()
     }
 
-    /// The nominal length, 32 or 64 bytes; not bound into the computation.
+    /// The nominal length, 32 or 64 bytes: twice the security strength, the length at which the
+    /// output carries that strength in full. Bound by the [`Hash`] view and not by the XOF one.
     fn output_len(&self) -> usize {
         self.state.cshake.output_len()
     }
 
     fn hash(mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
-        let n = self.output_len();
         self.do_update(data);
-        self.into_squeezer().do_output(n)
+        self.do_final()
     }
 
     fn hash_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
         self.do_update(data);
-        self.into_squeezer().do_output_out(output)
+        self.do_final_out(output)
     }
 
     fn do_update(&mut self, data: &[u8]) {
         self.state.do_update(data);
     }
 
+    /// A final read at the nominal length, so `L` is bound: this is the fixed-length ParallelHash
+    /// of Sec 6.3 at `n = ` [`Hash::output_len`], not a prefix of the ParallelHashXOF stream.
     fn do_final(self) -> Vec<u8> {
         let n = self.output_len();
-        self.into_squeezer().do_output(n)
+        self.into_squeezer().do_final(n)
     }
 
     fn do_final_out(self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        self.into_squeezer().do_output_out(output)
+        let n = self.output_len();
+        // Per Hash::do_final_out, as for the fixed-length form: a short buffer truncates this
+        // ParallelHash rather than computing the ParallelHash of a shorter length, because `n` is
+        // what reaches right_encode, not the buffer's length.
+        let written = n.min(output.len());
+        output[written..].fill(0);
+        self.into_squeezer().do_final_out_with_length((n as u64) * 8, &mut output[..written])
     }
 
     /// # Errors
@@ -288,11 +307,13 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for ParallelHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
 }
 
 impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XOF for ParallelHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
-    type Squeezer = SHAKESqueezer<PARAMS>;
+    type Squeezer = LengthBoundSqueezer<PARAMS>;
 
+    /// The block count of Sec 6.3.1 step 4 is bound here; the `right_encode` that follows it is
+    /// not, because whether it carries 0 or the length of a final read is
+    /// [`LengthBoundSqueezer`]'s decision.
     fn into_squeezer(self) -> Self::Squeezer {
-        // Sec 6.3.1 step 4: right_encode(0) rather than the length.
-        self.state.finish(0).into_squeezer()
+        LengthBoundSqueezer::new(self.state.finish_blocks())
     }
 
     fn into_squeezer_partial_bits(
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/shake.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/shake.rs
index 834cd9fd..91fc88c2 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/shake.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/shake.rs
@@ -375,14 +375,14 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
         (PARAMS::SIZE as usize) / 4
     }
 
-    fn hash(self, data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
-        let result_len = self.output_len();
-        self.hash_internal(data, result_len)
+    fn hash(mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.do_final()
     }
 
-    fn hash_out(self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        // hash_internal_out zeroizes `output` before writing.
-        self.hash_internal_out(data, output)
+    fn hash_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.do_final_out(output)
     }
 
     /// Infallible, and this is a fact about the type rather than a promise.
@@ -399,16 +399,26 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
         self.keccak.absorb(data);
     }
 
-    /// Produces [`output_len`](Self::output_len) bytes and ends the object.
+    /// A final read at the nominal length: [`output_len`](Self::output_len) bytes, 32 for
+    /// SHAKE128 and 64 for SHAKE256, twice the security strength.
+    ///
+    /// FIPS 202 gives SHAKE no length to bind -- the output length is not an input to the function
+    /// -- so these are the same bytes the squeezer produces. What the `Hash` view fixes is *how
+    /// many*: a hash has one output length and it is this one. Ask for another through the XOF.
     fn do_final(self) -> Vec<u8> {
         let n = self.output_len();
-        let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
-        self.do_final_out(&mut out);
-        out
+        self.into_squeezer().do_final(n)
     }
 
     fn do_final_out(self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        self.into_squeezer().do_output_out(output)
+        let n = self.output_len();
+        // Per Hash::do_final_out: a short buffer is filled and the output truncated, a long one
+        // takes it in its first output_len bytes and zeros after. To fill a longer buffer, use the
+        // XOF spelling -- XOF::xof_out and XOFSqueezer::do_output_out take their length from the
+        // buffer, which is exactly the difference between a XOF and a hash.
+        let written = n.min(output.len());
+        output[written..].fill(0);
+        self.into_squeezer().do_final_out(&mut output[..written])
     }
 
     fn do_final_partial_bits(
@@ -427,8 +437,13 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for SHAKEInternal<PARAMS> {
         num_bits: usize,
         output: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Result<usize, HashError> {
+        let n = self.output_len();
         // Validated before anything is written, so a rejected call leaves `output` untouched.
-        Ok(self.into_squeezer_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)?.do_output_out(output))
+        let squeezer = self.into_squeezer_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)?;
+        // The buffer rule of do_final_out applies here too: output_len bytes, then zeros.
+        let written = n.min(output.len());
+        output[written..].fill(0);
+        Ok(squeezer.do_final_out(&mut output[..written]))
     }
 
     fn max_security_strength(&self) -> SecurityStrength {
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs b/crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs
index 1eb3be28..858a8437 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/src/tuplehash.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use crate::SHAKEParams;
 use crate::cshake::{CSHAKEInternal, absorb_encoded_string_into};
-use crate::shake::SHAKESqueezer;
+use crate::length_bound_squeezer::LengthBoundSqueezer;
 use crate::xof_utils::right_encode;
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, SecurityStrength, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
@@ -142,8 +142,15 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for TupleHashInternal<PARAMS> {
 ///
 /// The arbitrary-output-length TupleHash of Sec 5.3.1: `right_encode(0)` in place of the length.
 /// As with KMAC, it is a *different function* from the fixed-length one, not a longer view of it,
-/// and it is a separate type for the same reason -- but here the length not being bound means
-/// output at one length really is a prefix of output at a longer one.
+/// and it is a separate type for the same reason -- but read as a stream
+/// ([`XOFSqueezer::do_output`]) the length is not bound, so output at one length is a prefix of
+/// output at a longer one.
+///
+/// A *final* read binds it, because a caller that names a length and will not be back has said
+/// what `L` is: [`XOFSqueezer::do_final`] and [`XOF::xof`] produce the fixed-length TupleHash of
+/// Sec 5.3 (see [`LengthBoundSqueezer`]), and the [`Hash`] view -- [`Hash::do_final`],
+/// [`Hash::hash`] and [`Hash::hash_out`] -- does the same at the nominal [`Hash::output_len`],
+/// since a hash's output length is fixed by its type.
 ///
 /// [`Hash::do_update`] appends one tuple element, exactly as for [`TupleHashInternal`].
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -163,7 +170,7 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> TupleHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
     }
 
     /// Hashes a whole tuple and returns the output stream.
-    pub fn output_for(mut self, tuple: &[&[u8]]) -> SHAKESqueezer<PARAMS> {
+    pub fn output_for(mut self, tuple: &[&[u8]]) -> LengthBoundSqueezer<PARAMS> {
         for element in tuple {
             self.do_update(element);
         }
@@ -176,21 +183,21 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for TupleHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
         self.cshake.block_bitlen()
     }
 
-    /// The nominal length, 32 or 64 bytes. Not bound into the computation -- see
-    /// [`TupleHashXOFInternal`].
+    /// The nominal length, 32 or 64 bytes: twice the security strength, the length at which the
+    /// output carries that strength in full. Bound by the [`Hash`] view and not by the XOF one --
+    /// see [`TupleHashXOFInternal`].
     fn output_len(&self) -> usize {
         self.cshake.output_len()
     }
 
     fn hash(mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
-        let n = self.output_len();
         self.do_update(data);
-        self.into_squeezer().do_output(n)
+        self.do_final()
     }
 
     fn hash_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
         self.do_update(data);
-        self.into_squeezer().do_output_out(output)
+        self.do_final_out(output)
     }
 
     /// Appends **one tuple element**.
@@ -198,13 +205,21 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for TupleHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
         absorb_encoded_string_into(&mut self.cshake, data);
     }
 
+    /// A final read at the nominal length, so `L` is bound: this is the fixed-length TupleHash of
+    /// Sec 5.3 at `n = ` [`Hash::output_len`], not a prefix of the TupleHashXOF stream.
     fn do_final(self) -> Vec<u8> {
         let n = self.output_len();
-        self.into_squeezer().do_output(n)
+        self.into_squeezer().do_final(n)
     }
 
     fn do_final_out(self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        self.into_squeezer().do_output_out(output)
+        let n = self.output_len();
+        // Per Hash::do_final_out, as for the fixed-length form: a short buffer truncates this
+        // TupleHash rather than computing the TupleHash of a shorter length, because `n` is what
+        // reaches right_encode, not the buffer's length.
+        let written = n.min(output.len());
+        output[written..].fill(0);
+        self.into_squeezer().do_final_out_with_length((n as u64) * 8, &mut output[..written])
     }
 
     /// # Errors
@@ -240,13 +255,12 @@ impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> Hash for TupleHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
 }
 
 impl<PARAMS: SHAKEParams> XOF for TupleHashXOFInternal<PARAMS> {
-    type Squeezer = SHAKESqueezer<PARAMS>;
+    type Squeezer = LengthBoundSqueezer<PARAMS>;
 
-    fn into_squeezer(mut self) -> Self::Squeezer {
-        // Sec 5.3.1 step 4: right_encode(0) rather than the length.
-        let (buf, len) = right_encode(0);
-        self.cshake.do_update(&buf[..len]);
-        self.cshake.into_squeezer()
+    /// The `right_encode` of Sec 5.3.1 step 4 is not absorbed here: whether it carries 0 or the
+    /// length of a final read is [`LengthBoundSqueezer`]'s decision.
+    fn into_squeezer(self) -> Self::Squeezer {
+        LengthBoundSqueezer::new(self.cshake)
     }
 
     fn into_squeezer_partial_bits(
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs
index 875e36dd..7a8288d5 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/cshake_tests.rs
@@ -185,6 +185,35 @@ fn cshake_is_a_hash() {
     assert_eq!(c.do_final().len(), 64, "cSHAKE256's nominal output length");
 }
 
+/// As for SHAKE: the `Hash` view writes [`Hash::output_len`] bytes and zeroizes the rest, while
+/// the XOF spelling fills whatever buffer it is given.
+#[test]
+fn the_hash_view_writes_output_len_bytes_and_zeroes_the_rest() {
+    let make = || CSHAKE128::new(b"", b"Email Signature");
+
+    let mut hash_view = [0xFFu8; 100];
+    assert_eq!(make().hash_out(b"abc", &mut hash_view), 32, "cSHAKE128's nominal length");
+    assert_eq!(&hash_view[..32], &make().hash(b"abc")[..], "... written in full");
+    assert_eq!(&hash_view[32..], &[0u8; 68][..], "everything past output_len is zeroized");
+
+    let mut buf = [0xFFu8; 100];
+    let mut c = make();
+    c.do_update(b"abc");
+    assert_eq!(c.do_final_out(&mut buf), 32);
+    assert_eq!(buf, hash_view, "do_final_out must agree with hash_out");
+
+    let mut xof_view = [0xFFu8; 100];
+    assert_eq!(make().xof_out(b"abc", &mut xof_view), 100, "the XOF fills the buffer");
+    assert_eq!(&xof_view[..32], &hash_view[..32], "the same stream, read further");
+    assert_ne!(&xof_view[32..], &[0u8; 68][..], "... rather than stopping at output_len");
+
+    // cSHAKE256's nominal length is 64, so its split lands elsewhere.
+    let mut hash_view = [0xFFu8; 100];
+    let n = CSHAKE256::new(b"", b"Email Signature").hash_out(b"abc", &mut hash_view);
+    assert_eq!(n, 64, "cSHAKE256's nominal length");
+    assert_eq!(&hash_view[64..], &[0u8; 36][..], "everything past output_len is zeroized");
+}
+
 /// The algorithm names, so the factory and any registry agree with the specification's spelling.
 #[test]
 fn algorithm_names() {
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs
index efee7ce2..49cfb2aa 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/kmac_tests.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::{KeyMaterialError, MACError};
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, MAC, XOF};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, MAC, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::xof::TestFrameworkXOF;
 use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{KMAC128, KMAC256, KMACXOF128, KMACXOF256};
@@ -109,12 +109,18 @@ fn nist_sp800_185_kmacxof_sample_values() {
         let want = v.output_len / 8;
         let key = key_material(&v.key);
 
+        // Read with do_output, which is the XOF reading of the stream: the one-shots bind the
+        // length they are given, and are checked against the fixed-length samples elsewhere.
         let got = match v.strength {
             128 => {
-                KMACXOF128::new(&key, v.s.as_bytes(), false).expect("a valid key").xof(&v.msg, want)
+                let mut k = KMACXOF128::new(&key, v.s.as_bytes(), false).expect("a valid key");
+                k.do_update(&v.msg);
+                k.into_squeezer().do_output(want)
             }
             256 => {
-                KMACXOF256::new(&key, v.s.as_bytes(), false).expect("a valid key").xof(&v.msg, want)
+                let mut k = KMACXOF256::new(&key, v.s.as_bytes(), false).expect("a valid key");
+                k.do_update(&v.msg);
+                k.into_squeezer().do_output(want)
             }
             other => panic!("COUNT {i}: unexpected strength {other}"),
         };
@@ -233,22 +239,130 @@ fn algorithm_names() {
     assert_eq!(KMAC256::ALG_NAME, "KMAC256");
 }
 
-/// The counterpart to `output_length_changes_the_function`: because KMACXOF binds
-/// `right_encode(0)` rather than the length, output at one length *is* a prefix of output at a
-/// longer one, and `do_final` is simply the first `output_len` bytes of that same stream.
+/// The counterpart to `output_length_changes_the_function`: read as a stream, KMACXOF binds
+/// `right_encode(0)` rather than the length, so output at one length *is* a prefix of output at a
+/// longer one. The `Hash` view is not part of that stream -- it is a final read at the nominal
+/// length, so it binds `L` and computes fixed-length KMAC128 instead.
 #[test]
 fn kmacxof_output_is_one_stream() {
     let key = key_material(&[0x42u8; 32]);
-    let long = KMACXOF128::new(&key, b"", false).unwrap().xof(b"abc", 64);
+    let squeeze = |n| {
+        let mut k = KMACXOF128::new(&key, b"", false).unwrap();
+        k.do_update(b"abc");
+        k.into_squeezer().do_output(n)
+    };
+    let long = squeeze(64);
 
-    let short = KMACXOF128::new(&key, b"", false).unwrap().xof(b"abc", 16);
+    let short = squeeze(16);
     assert_eq!(&long[..16], &short[..], "KMACXOF at a shorter length must be a prefix");
 
     let mut k = KMACXOF128::new(&key, b"", false).unwrap();
     k.do_update(b"abc");
     let via_hash = k.do_final();
     assert_eq!(via_hash.len(), 32, "the nominal output length");
-    assert_eq!(&long[..32], &via_hash[..], "do_final must be a prefix of the stream");
+    assert_ne!(&long[..32], &via_hash[..], "the Hash view binds L, so it leaves the stream");
+    assert_eq!(
+        via_hash,
+        KMAC128::new(&key).unwrap().mac(b"abc"),
+        "... and lands on fixed-length KMAC128 at the nominal length"
+    );
+}
+
+/// `do_final` as the first read binds `right_encode(L)`, so it computes fixed-length KMAC.
+///
+/// SP 800-185 s. 4.3 and s. 4.3.1 are the same function but for one field: step 1 absorbs
+/// `bytepad(encode_string(K), 168) || X || right_encode(L)` for KMAC and `right_encode(0)` for
+/// KMACXOF. Nothing else separates them, so the encoding need not be chosen until the caller says
+/// how it wants to read -- and `do_final` as the first read says both how many bytes it wants and
+/// that it will not be back, which is exactly `L`.
+///
+/// So `KMACXOF128::into_squeezer().do_final(n)` must be `KMAC128(K, X, 8n, S)` to the byte, which
+/// the paired sample files check directly: `KMAC.rsp` and `KMACXOF.rsp` publish the same key,
+/// message, customization and length, and the fixed-length file is what `do_final` has to match.
+#[test]
+fn do_final_binds_the_length_when_nothing_has_been_read() {
+    let (Some(fixed), Some(xof)) = (read_vectors("KMAC.rsp"), read_vectors("KMACXOF.rsp")) else {
+        return;
+    };
+    assert_eq!(fixed.len(), xof.len(), "the two sample files pair up");
+
+    for (i, (f, x)) in fixed.iter().zip(xof.iter()).enumerate() {
+        let key = key_material(&f.key);
+        let ctx = format!("COUNT {i}: KMACXOF{} S={:?}", f.strength, f.s);
+        let s = f.s.as_bytes();
+        match f.strength {
+            128 => check_do_final_binds_length(
+                || KMACXOF128::new(&key, s, false).expect("a valid key"),
+                |n| KMAC128::new_with_params(&key, s, n, false).expect("a valid key").mac(&f.msg),
+                &f.msg,
+                &f.output,
+                &x.output,
+                &ctx,
+            ),
+            256 => check_do_final_binds_length(
+                || KMACXOF256::new(&key, s, false).expect("a valid key"),
+                |n| KMAC256::new_with_params(&key, s, n, false).expect("a valid key").mac(&f.msg),
+                &f.msg,
+                &f.output,
+                &x.output,
+                &ctx,
+            ),
+            other => panic!("COUNT {i}: unexpected strength {other}"),
+        }
+    }
+    println!("KMACXOF do_final: {} sample values", fixed.len());
+}
+
+/// One paired sample through `do_final`. `fixed_expected` is the published fixed-length value,
+/// `xof_expected` the published XOF value over the same inputs, and `fixed_of` computes the
+/// fixed-length function at a length no vector covers.
+fn check_do_final_binds_length<X: XOF>(
+    make: impl Fn() -> X,
+    fixed_of: impl Fn(usize) -> Vec<u8>,
+    msg: &[u8],
+    fixed_expected: &[u8],
+    xof_expected: &[u8],
+    ctx: &str,
+) {
+    let n = fixed_expected.len();
+    assert_ne!(fixed_expected, xof_expected, "{ctx}: the two sample values must differ at all");
+
+    // The first read, with no do_output before it: right_encode(8n), so the fixed-length function.
+    let mut x = make();
+    x.do_update(msg);
+    assert_eq!(x.into_squeezer().do_final(n), fixed_expected, "{ctx}: do_final binds the length");
+
+    // Pre-filled, so the documented zeroization is observable.
+    let mut buf = vec![0xFFu8; n];
+    let mut x = make();
+    x.do_update(msg);
+    assert_eq!(x.into_squeezer().do_final_out(&mut buf), n, "{ctx}: do_final_out returns the len");
+    assert_eq!(buf, fixed_expected, "{ctx}: do_final_out binds the length");
+
+    // The `L` bound is the length actually asked for, not a fixed one. No sample value covers
+    // these lengths, so the comparison is against this library's own fixed-length function.
+    for shorter in [n / 2, n - 1] {
+        let mut x = make();
+        x.do_update(msg);
+        assert_eq!(x.into_squeezer().do_final(shorter), fixed_of(shorter), "{ctx}: L = {shorter}");
+    }
+
+    // The one-shots name their length and never come back, so they bind it too.
+    assert_eq!(make().xof(msg, n), fixed_expected, "{ctx}: xof binds the length");
+
+    let mut buf = vec![0xFFu8; n];
+    assert_eq!(make().xof_out(msg, &mut buf), n, "{ctx}: xof_out returns the length");
+    assert_eq!(buf, fixed_expected, "{ctx}: xof_out binds the length");
+
+    // Once a read has happened right_encode(0) is in the sponge and cannot be revised, so do_final
+    // after a do_output is the XOF stream continuing, not the fixed-length function.
+    let split = n / 2;
+    let mut x = make();
+    x.do_update(msg);
+    let mut squeezer = x.into_squeezer();
+    let head = squeezer.do_output(split);
+    let tail = squeezer.do_final(n - split);
+    assert_eq!([head, tail].concat(), xof_expected, "{ctx}: do_final after a read stays the XOF");
 }
 
 /// A partial final byte cannot be expressed: `right_encode(0)` has to follow the message, and the
@@ -290,6 +404,9 @@ fn test_framework_xof() {
     // message -- so that part of the suite is switched off.
     let mut framework = TestFrameworkXOF::new();
     framework.enable_partial_byte_tests = false;
+    // Sec 4.3.1: do_final as the first read binds right_encode(L), which is fixed-length KMAC
+    // rather than this stream. Checked against the paired sample files elsewhere in this file.
+    framework.do_final_binds_output_length = true;
     framework.test_xof(
         || KMACXOF128::new(&key, v.s.as_bytes(), false).expect("a valid key"),
         &v.msg,
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/parallelhash_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/parallelhash_tests.rs
index 50974408..ede1c60b 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/parallelhash_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/parallelhash_tests.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 //! Vectors come from the `bc-test-data` repo cloned alongside this one; see `cshake_tests.rs`.
 
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, XOF};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::hash::TestFrameworkHash;
 use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{PARALLELHASH128, PARALLELHASH256, PARALLELHASHXOF128, PARALLELHASHXOF256};
@@ -95,9 +95,19 @@ fn nist_sp800_185_parallelhashxof_sample_values() {
 
     for (i, v) in vectors.iter().enumerate() {
         let want = v.output_len / 8;
+        // Read with do_output, which is the XOF reading of the stream: the one-shots bind the
+        // length they are given, and are checked against the fixed-length samples elsewhere.
         let got = match v.strength {
-            128 => PARALLELHASHXOF128::new(v.block_size, v.s.as_bytes()).xof(&v.msg, want),
-            256 => PARALLELHASHXOF256::new(v.block_size, v.s.as_bytes()).xof(&v.msg, want),
+            128 => {
+                let mut p = PARALLELHASHXOF128::new(v.block_size, v.s.as_bytes());
+                p.do_update(&v.msg);
+                p.into_squeezer().do_output(want)
+            }
+            256 => {
+                let mut p = PARALLELHASHXOF256::new(v.block_size, v.s.as_bytes());
+                p.do_update(&v.msg);
+                p.into_squeezer().do_output(want)
+            }
             other => panic!("COUNT {i}: unexpected strength {other}"),
         };
         assert_eq!(
@@ -109,6 +119,101 @@ fn nist_sp800_185_parallelhashxof_sample_values() {
     println!("ParallelHashXOF: {} sample values", vectors.len());
 }
 
+/// `do_final` as the first read binds `right_encode(L)`, so it computes fixed-length ParallelHash.
+///
+/// SP 800-185 s. 6.3 and s. 6.3.1 differ in one field: step 4 is `z = z || right_encode(n) ||
+/// right_encode(L)` for ParallelHash and `right_encode(0)` in that second slot for
+/// ParallelHashXOF. The block count is settled when the input ends, but the length is not -- so it
+/// waits for the first read, and `do_final` there says both how many bytes are wanted and that
+/// there will be no more, which is exactly `L`.
+///
+/// `ParallelHash.rsp` and `ParallelHashXOF.rsp` publish the same messages, block sizes,
+/// customization and lengths, so the fixed-length file is what `do_final` has to match.
+#[test]
+fn do_final_binds_the_length_when_nothing_has_been_read() {
+    let (Some(fixed), Some(xof)) =
+        (read_vectors("ParallelHash.rsp"), read_vectors("ParallelHashXOF.rsp"))
+    else {
+        return;
+    };
+    assert_eq!(fixed.len(), xof.len(), "the two sample files pair up");
+
+    for (i, (f, x)) in fixed.iter().zip(xof.iter()).enumerate() {
+        let ctx =
+            format!("COUNT {i}: ParallelHashXOF{} B={} S={:?}", f.strength, f.block_size, f.s);
+        let (b, s) = (f.block_size, f.s.as_bytes());
+        match f.strength {
+            128 => check_do_final_binds_length(
+                || PARALLELHASHXOF128::new(b, s),
+                |n| PARALLELHASH128::new(b, s, n).hash(&f.msg),
+                &f.msg,
+                &f.output,
+                &x.output,
+                &ctx,
+            ),
+            256 => check_do_final_binds_length(
+                || PARALLELHASHXOF256::new(b, s),
+                |n| PARALLELHASH256::new(b, s, n).hash(&f.msg),
+                &f.msg,
+                &f.output,
+                &x.output,
+                &ctx,
+            ),
+            other => panic!("COUNT {i}: unexpected strength {other}"),
+        }
+    }
+    println!("ParallelHashXOF do_final: {} sample values", fixed.len());
+}
+
+/// One paired sample through `do_final`. `fixed_expected` is the published fixed-length value,
+/// `xof_expected` the published XOF value over the same message, and `fixed_of` computes the
+/// fixed-length function at a length no vector covers.
+fn check_do_final_binds_length<X: XOF>(
+    make: impl Fn() -> X,
+    fixed_of: impl Fn(usize) -> Vec<u8>,
+    msg: &[u8],
+    fixed_expected: &[u8],
+    xof_expected: &[u8],
+    ctx: &str,
+) {
+    let n = fixed_expected.len();
+    assert_ne!(fixed_expected, xof_expected, "{ctx}: the two sample values must differ at all");
+    let absorbed = || {
+        let mut x = make();
+        x.do_update(msg);
+        x.into_squeezer()
+    };
+
+    // The first read, with no do_output before it: right_encode(8n), so the fixed-length function.
+    assert_eq!(absorbed().do_final(n), fixed_expected, "{ctx}: do_final binds the length");
+
+    // Pre-filled, so the documented zeroization is observable.
+    let mut buf = vec![0xFFu8; n];
+    assert_eq!(absorbed().do_final_out(&mut buf), n, "{ctx}: do_final_out returns the length");
+    assert_eq!(buf, fixed_expected, "{ctx}: do_final_out binds the length");
+
+    // The `L` bound is the length actually asked for, not a fixed one. No sample value covers
+    // these lengths, so the comparison is against this library's own fixed-length function.
+    for shorter in [n / 2, n - 1] {
+        assert_eq!(absorbed().do_final(shorter), fixed_of(shorter), "{ctx}: L = {shorter}");
+    }
+
+    // The one-shots name their length and never come back, so they bind it too.
+    assert_eq!(make().xof(msg, n), fixed_expected, "{ctx}: xof binds the length");
+
+    let mut buf = vec![0xFFu8; n];
+    assert_eq!(make().xof_out(msg, &mut buf), n, "{ctx}: xof_out returns the length");
+    assert_eq!(buf, fixed_expected, "{ctx}: xof_out binds the length");
+
+    // Once a read has happened right_encode(0) is in the sponge and cannot be revised, so do_final
+    // after a do_output is the XOF stream continuing, not the fixed-length function.
+    let split = n / 2;
+    let mut squeezer = absorbed();
+    let head = squeezer.do_output(split);
+    let tail = squeezer.do_final(n - split);
+    assert_eq!([head, tail].concat(), xof_expected, "{ctx}: do_final after a read stays the XOF");
+}
+
 /// The two are different functions on identical inputs.
 #[test]
 fn parallelhashxof_is_not_parallelhash_truncated() {
@@ -188,8 +293,13 @@ fn length_binding_differs_between_the_two() {
     let long = PARALLELHASH128::new(4, b"", 32).hash(msg);
     assert_ne!(&long[..16], &short[..], "ParallelHash: a different length is a different function");
 
-    let short = PARALLELHASHXOF128::new(4, b"").xof(msg, 16);
-    let long = PARALLELHASHXOF128::new(4, b"").xof(msg, 32);
+    let squeeze = |n| {
+        let mut p = PARALLELHASHXOF128::new(4, b"");
+        p.do_update(msg);
+        p.into_squeezer().do_output(n)
+    };
+    let short = squeeze(16);
+    let long = squeeze(32);
     assert_eq!(&long[..16], &short[..], "ParallelHashXOF: one stream, so shorter is a prefix");
 }
 
@@ -265,38 +375,52 @@ fn check_fixed_view<H: Hash>(make: impl Fn() -> H, msg: &[u8], expected: &[u8],
     assert_eq!(&out[n..], &[0u8; 7], "{ctx}: bytes past the output length are zeroized");
 }
 
-/// Every `Hash` and `XOF` entry point of the XOF form, against one sample value. The samples ask
-/// for the nominal length, so `do_final` and `hash` must reproduce them exactly.
-fn check_xof_view<X: XOF>(make: impl Fn() -> X, msg: &[u8], expected: &[u8], ctx: &str) {
+/// Every `Hash` and `XOF` entry point of the XOF form, against one paired sample value.
+///
+/// The samples ask for the nominal length, and the `Hash` view is a final read at that length, so
+/// it binds `L` and must reproduce the *fixed-length* sample; reading the stream with `do_output`
+/// must reproduce the XOF one.
+fn check_xof_view<X: XOF>(
+    make: impl Fn() -> X,
+    msg: &[u8],
+    expected: &[u8],
+    fixed_expected: &[u8],
+    ctx: &str,
+) {
     let n = expected.len();
     assert_eq!(make().output_len(), n, "{ctx}: the samples ask for the nominal length");
+    assert_eq!(fixed_expected.len(), n, "{ctx}: ... and the paired samples share it");
 
-    assert_eq!(make().hash(msg), expected, "{ctx}: hash");
+    assert_eq!(make().hash(msg), fixed_expected, "{ctx}: hash");
 
     let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
     assert_eq!(make().hash_out(msg, &mut out), n, "{ctx}: hash_out returns the length");
-    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: hash_out");
+    assert_eq!(out, fixed_expected, "{ctx}: hash_out");
 
     let mut x = make();
     msg.chunks(5).for_each(|c| x.do_update(c));
-    assert_eq!(x.do_final(), expected, "{ctx}: do_final");
+    assert_eq!(x.do_final(), fixed_expected, "{ctx}: do_final");
 
     let mut x = make();
     x.do_update(msg);
     let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
     assert_eq!(x.do_final_out(&mut out), n, "{ctx}: do_final_out returns the length");
-    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: do_final_out");
+    assert_eq!(out, fixed_expected, "{ctx}: do_final_out");
 
     // zero partial bits is the byte-aligned case and must be accepted; any other count refused
     let mut x = make();
     x.do_update(msg);
-    assert_eq!(x.do_final_partial_bits(0, 0).unwrap(), expected, "{ctx}: do_final_partial_bits(0)");
+    assert_eq!(
+        x.do_final_partial_bits(0, 0).unwrap(),
+        fixed_expected,
+        "{ctx}: do_final_partial_bits(0)"
+    );
 
     let mut x = make();
     x.do_update(msg);
     let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
     assert_eq!(x.do_final_partial_bits_out(0, 0, &mut out).unwrap(), n, "{ctx}: ..._out length");
-    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: do_final_partial_bits_out(0)");
+    assert_eq!(out, fixed_expected, "{ctx}: do_final_partial_bits_out(0)");
 
     assert!(matches!(make().do_final_partial_bits(0xF0, 4), Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))));
     let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
@@ -305,11 +429,17 @@ fn check_xof_view<X: XOF>(make: impl Fn() -> X, msg: &[u8], expected: &[u8], ctx
         Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))
     ));
 
-    assert_eq!(make().xof(msg, n / 2), &expected[..n / 2], "{ctx}: xof, shorter");
+    // The XOF reading of the stream is do_output; the one-shots bind the length they are given,
+    // so they belong to `do_final_binds_the_length_when_nothing_has_been_read` instead.
+    let mut x = make();
+    x.do_update(msg);
+    assert_eq!(x.into_squeezer().do_output(n / 2), &expected[..n / 2], "{ctx}: do_output, shorter");
 
     let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
-    assert_eq!(make().xof_out(msg, &mut out), n, "{ctx}: xof_out returns the length");
-    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: xof_out");
+    let mut x = make();
+    x.do_update(msg);
+    assert_eq!(x.into_squeezer().do_output_out(&mut out), n, "{ctx}: do_output_out length");
+    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: do_output_out");
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -329,13 +459,23 @@ fn hash_trait_view_agrees_with_the_sample_values() {
 
 #[test]
 fn xof_trait_view_agrees_with_the_sample_values() {
-    let Some(vectors) = read_vectors("ParallelHashXOF.rsp") else { return };
-    for (i, v) in vectors.iter().enumerate() {
+    let (Some(fixed), Some(xof)) =
+        (read_vectors("ParallelHash.rsp"), read_vectors("ParallelHashXOF.rsp"))
+    else {
+        return;
+    };
+    assert_eq!(fixed.len(), xof.len(), "the two sample files pair up");
+
+    for (i, (f, v)) in fixed.iter().zip(xof.iter()).enumerate() {
         let (b, s) = (v.block_size, v.s.as_bytes());
         let ctx = format!("COUNT {i}: ParallelHashXOF{} B={b}", v.strength);
         match v.strength {
-            128 => check_xof_view(|| PARALLELHASHXOF128::new(b, s), &v.msg, &v.output, &ctx),
-            256 => check_xof_view(|| PARALLELHASHXOF256::new(b, s), &v.msg, &v.output, &ctx),
+            128 => {
+                check_xof_view(|| PARALLELHASHXOF128::new(b, s), &v.msg, &v.output, &f.output, &ctx)
+            }
+            256 => {
+                check_xof_view(|| PARALLELHASHXOF256::new(b, s), &v.msg, &v.output, &f.output, &ctx)
+            }
             other => panic!("COUNT {i}: unexpected strength {other}"),
         }
     }
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs
index 1147467c..214592c2 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/shake_tests.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,50 @@ mod shake_tests {
         assert_eq!(SHAKE256::new().hash(b"abc").len(), 64);
     }
 
+    /// The `Hash` view writes [`Hash::output_len`] bytes and zeroizes the rest of the buffer; the
+    /// XOF spelling is what fills a buffer of the caller's choosing.
+    ///
+    /// FIPS 202 binds no length, so the two readings agree on the bytes they share -- the hash is
+    /// the first `output_len` bytes of the same stream -- and differ only in how much they write.
+    /// Before this, the `Hash` entry points took their length from the buffer, so a long one came
+    /// back full of XOF output and `output_len` meant nothing.
+    #[test]
+    fn the_hash_view_writes_output_len_bytes_and_zeroes_the_rest() {
+        let mut hash_view = [0xFFu8; 100];
+        assert_eq!(SHAKE128::new().hash_out(b"abc", &mut hash_view), 32, "the nominal length");
+        assert_eq!(&hash_view[..32], &SHAKE128::new().hash(b"abc")[..], "... written in full");
+        assert_eq!(&hash_view[32..], &[0u8; 68][..], "everything past output_len is zeroized");
+
+        // do_final_out and the byte-aligned partial-bit spelling follow the same rule.
+        let mut buf = [0xFFu8; 100];
+        let mut h = SHAKE128::new();
+        h.do_update(b"abc");
+        assert_eq!(h.do_final_out(&mut buf), 32);
+        assert_eq!(buf, hash_view, "do_final_out must agree with hash_out");
+
+        let mut buf = [0xFFu8; 100];
+        let mut h = SHAKE128::new();
+        h.do_update(b"abc");
+        assert_eq!(h.do_final_partial_bits_out(0, 0, &mut buf).expect("0 is in range"), 32);
+        assert_eq!(buf, hash_view, "a zero-bit partial byte is the same call");
+
+        // A short buffer truncates, as it always did.
+        let mut short = [0xFFu8; 16];
+        assert_eq!(SHAKE128::new().hash_out(b"abc", &mut short), 16);
+        assert_eq!(&short[..], &hash_view[..16], "a short buffer truncates the same output");
+
+        // The XOF spelling takes its length from the buffer and keeps reading past output_len.
+        let mut xof_view = [0xFFu8; 100];
+        assert_eq!(SHAKE128::new().xof_out(b"abc", &mut xof_view), 100, "the XOF fills it");
+        assert_eq!(&xof_view[..32], &hash_view[..32], "the same stream, read further");
+        assert_ne!(&xof_view[32..], &[0u8; 68][..], "... rather than stopping at output_len");
+
+        // SHAKE256's nominal length is 64, so its split lands elsewhere.
+        let mut hash_view = [0xFFu8; 100];
+        assert_eq!(SHAKE256::new().hash_out(b"abc", &mut hash_view), 64, "the nominal length");
+        assert_eq!(&hash_view[64..], &[0u8; 36][..], "everything past output_len is zeroized");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_update_bytes() {
         for tc in read_test_vectors("SHAKETestVectors.txt") {
diff --git a/crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs b/crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs
index 295fef44..8395c13c 100644
--- a/crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/sha3/tests/tuplehash_tests.rs
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ fn nist_sp800_185_tuplehashxof_sample_values() {
     for (i, v) in vectors.iter().enumerate() {
         let want = v.output_len / 8;
         let t = as_slices(&v.tuple);
+        // do_output is the XOF reading of the stream; do_final and the one-shots bind the length
+        // they are given, and are checked against the fixed-length samples elsewhere.
         let got = match v.strength {
             128 => TUPLEHASHXOF128::new(v.s.as_bytes()).output_for(&t).do_output(want),
             256 => TUPLEHASHXOF256::new(v.s.as_bytes()).output_for(&t).do_output(want),
@@ -117,6 +119,117 @@ fn nist_sp800_185_tuplehashxof_sample_values() {
     println!("TupleHashXOF: {} sample values", vectors.len());
 }
 
+/// `do_final` as the first read binds `right_encode(L)`, so it computes fixed-length TupleHash.
+///
+/// SP 800-185 s. 5.3 and s. 5.3.1 differ in one field: step 4 is `newX = z || right_encode(L)` for
+/// TupleHash and `newX = z || right_encode(0)` for TupleHashXOF. The encoding therefore need not
+/// be chosen until the caller says how it wants to read, and `do_final` as the first read says
+/// both how many bytes it wants and that it will not be back -- which is exactly `L`.
+///
+/// `TupleHash.rsp` and `TupleHashXOF.rsp` publish the same tuples, customization and lengths, so
+/// the fixed-length file is what `do_final` has to match, byte for byte.
+#[test]
+fn do_final_binds_the_length_when_nothing_has_been_read() {
+    let (Some(fixed), Some(xof)) =
+        (read_vectors("TupleHash.rsp"), read_vectors("TupleHashXOF.rsp"))
+    else {
+        return;
+    };
+    assert_eq!(fixed.len(), xof.len(), "the two sample files pair up");
+
+    for (i, (f, x)) in fixed.iter().zip(xof.iter()).enumerate() {
+        let t = as_slices(&f.tuple);
+        let ctx = format!("COUNT {i}: TupleHashXOF{} S={:?}", f.strength, f.s);
+        let s = f.s.as_bytes();
+        match f.strength {
+            128 => check_do_final_binds_length(
+                || TUPLEHASHXOF128::new(s),
+                |n| TUPLEHASH128::new(s, n).hash_tuple(&t),
+                &t,
+                &f.output,
+                &x.output,
+                &ctx,
+            ),
+            256 => check_do_final_binds_length(
+                || TUPLEHASHXOF256::new(s),
+                |n| TUPLEHASH256::new(s, n).hash_tuple(&t),
+                &t,
+                &f.output,
+                &x.output,
+                &ctx,
+            ),
+            other => panic!("COUNT {i}: unexpected strength {other}"),
+        }
+
+        // `output_for` hands back the squeezer directly, so `do_final` on it is the first read by
+        // construction -- the shortest way to spell fixed-length TupleHash through the XOF type.
+        let n = f.output.len();
+        let got = match f.strength {
+            128 => TUPLEHASHXOF128::new(s).output_for(&t).do_final(n),
+            256 => TUPLEHASHXOF256::new(s).output_for(&t).do_final(n),
+            other => panic!("COUNT {i}: unexpected strength {other}"),
+        };
+        assert_eq!(got, f.output, "{ctx}: output_for().do_final()");
+    }
+    println!("TupleHashXOF do_final: {} sample values", fixed.len());
+}
+
+/// One paired sample through `do_final`. `fixed_expected` is the published fixed-length value,
+/// `xof_expected` the published XOF value over the same tuple, and `fixed_of` computes the
+/// fixed-length function at a length no vector covers.
+fn check_do_final_binds_length<X: XOF>(
+    make: impl Fn() -> X,
+    fixed_of: impl Fn(usize) -> Vec<u8>,
+    tuple: &[&[u8]],
+    fixed_expected: &[u8],
+    xof_expected: &[u8],
+    ctx: &str,
+) {
+    let n = fixed_expected.len();
+    assert_ne!(fixed_expected, xof_expected, "{ctx}: the two sample values must differ at all");
+    let absorbed = || {
+        let mut x = make();
+        tuple.iter().for_each(|element| x.do_update(element));
+        x.into_squeezer()
+    };
+
+    // The first read, with no do_output before it: right_encode(8n), so the fixed-length function.
+    assert_eq!(absorbed().do_final(n), fixed_expected, "{ctx}: do_final binds the length");
+
+    // Pre-filled, so the documented zeroization is observable.
+    let mut buf = vec![0xFFu8; n];
+    assert_eq!(absorbed().do_final_out(&mut buf), n, "{ctx}: do_final_out returns the length");
+    assert_eq!(buf, fixed_expected, "{ctx}: do_final_out binds the length");
+
+    // The `L` bound is the length actually asked for, not a fixed one. No sample value covers
+    // these lengths, so the comparison is against this library's own fixed-length function.
+    for shorter in [n / 2, n - 1] {
+        assert_eq!(absorbed().do_final(shorter), fixed_of(shorter), "{ctx}: L = {shorter}");
+    }
+
+    // The one-shots name their length and never come back, so they bind it too. They take one
+    // tuple element, the last, after the rest have been fed in.
+    if let Some((last, rest)) = tuple.split_last() {
+        let mut x = make();
+        rest.iter().for_each(|element| x.do_update(element));
+        assert_eq!(x.xof(last, n), fixed_expected, "{ctx}: xof binds the length");
+
+        let mut buf = vec![0xFFu8; n];
+        let mut x = make();
+        rest.iter().for_each(|element| x.do_update(element));
+        assert_eq!(x.xof_out(last, &mut buf), n, "{ctx}: xof_out returns the length");
+        assert_eq!(buf, fixed_expected, "{ctx}: xof_out binds the length");
+    }
+
+    // Once a read has happened right_encode(0) is in the sponge and cannot be revised, so do_final
+    // after a do_output is the XOF stream continuing, not the fixed-length function.
+    let split = n / 2;
+    let mut squeezer = absorbed();
+    let head = squeezer.do_output(split);
+    let tail = squeezer.do_final(n - split);
+    assert_eq!([head, tail].concat(), xof_expected, "{ctx}: do_final after a read stays the XOF");
+}
+
 /// The two are different functions on identical inputs, as for KMAC.
 #[test]
 fn tuplehashxof_is_not_tuplehash_truncated() {
@@ -263,32 +376,46 @@ fn check_fixed_view<H: Hash>(make: impl Fn() -> H, tuple: &[&[u8]], expected: &[
     assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: hash_out");
 }
 
-/// Every `Hash` and `XOF` entry point of the XOF form, against one sample value. The samples ask
-/// for the nominal length, so `do_final` and `hash` must reproduce them exactly.
-fn check_xof_view<X: XOF>(make: impl Fn() -> X, tuple: &[&[u8]], expected: &[u8], ctx: &str) {
+/// Every `Hash` and `XOF` entry point of the XOF form, against one paired sample value.
+///
+/// The samples ask for the nominal length, and the `Hash` view is a final read at that length, so
+/// it binds `L` and must reproduce the *fixed-length* sample; reading the stream with `do_output`
+/// must reproduce the XOF one.
+fn check_xof_view<X: XOF>(
+    make: impl Fn() -> X,
+    tuple: &[&[u8]],
+    expected: &[u8],
+    fixed_expected: &[u8],
+    ctx: &str,
+) {
     let n = expected.len();
     assert_eq!(make().output_len(), n, "{ctx}: the samples ask for the nominal length");
+    assert_eq!(fixed_expected.len(), n, "{ctx}: ... and the paired samples share it");
 
     let mut x = make();
     tuple.iter().for_each(|e| x.do_update(e));
-    assert_eq!(x.do_final(), expected, "{ctx}: do_final");
+    assert_eq!(x.do_final(), fixed_expected, "{ctx}: do_final");
 
     let mut x = make();
     tuple.iter().for_each(|e| x.do_update(e));
     let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
     assert_eq!(x.do_final_out(&mut out), n, "{ctx}: do_final_out returns the length");
-    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: do_final_out");
+    assert_eq!(out, fixed_expected, "{ctx}: do_final_out");
 
     // zero partial bits is the byte-aligned case and must be accepted; any other count refused
     let mut x = make();
     tuple.iter().for_each(|e| x.do_update(e));
-    assert_eq!(x.do_final_partial_bits(0, 0).unwrap(), expected, "{ctx}: do_final_partial_bits(0)");
+    assert_eq!(
+        x.do_final_partial_bits(0, 0).unwrap(),
+        fixed_expected,
+        "{ctx}: do_final_partial_bits(0)"
+    );
 
     let mut x = make();
     tuple.iter().for_each(|e| x.do_update(e));
     let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
     assert_eq!(x.do_final_partial_bits_out(0, 0, &mut out).unwrap(), n, "{ctx}: ..._out length");
-    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: do_final_partial_bits_out(0)");
+    assert_eq!(out, fixed_expected, "{ctx}: do_final_partial_bits_out(0)");
 
     assert!(matches!(make().do_final_partial_bits(0xF0, 4), Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))));
     let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
@@ -301,27 +428,32 @@ fn check_xof_view<X: XOF>(make: impl Fn() -> X, tuple: &[&[u8]], expected: &[u8]
     let Some((last, rest)) = tuple.split_last() else { return };
     let mut x = make();
     rest.iter().for_each(|e| x.do_update(e));
-    assert_eq!(x.hash(last), expected, "{ctx}: hash");
+    assert_eq!(x.hash(last), fixed_expected, "{ctx}: hash");
 
     let mut x = make();
     rest.iter().for_each(|e| x.do_update(e));
     let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
     assert_eq!(x.hash_out(last, &mut out), n, "{ctx}: hash_out returns the length");
-    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: hash_out");
+    assert_eq!(out, fixed_expected, "{ctx}: hash_out");
 
+    // The XOF reading of the stream is do_output; the one-shots bind the length they are given,
+    // so they belong to `do_final_binds_the_length_when_nothing_has_been_read` instead.
     let mut x = make();
     rest.iter().for_each(|e| x.do_update(e));
-    assert_eq!(x.xof(last, n), expected, "{ctx}: xof");
+    x.do_update(last);
+    assert_eq!(x.into_squeezer().do_output(n), expected, "{ctx}: do_output");
 
     let mut x = make();
     rest.iter().for_each(|e| x.do_update(e));
-    assert_eq!(x.xof(last, n / 2), &expected[..n / 2], "{ctx}: xof, shorter");
+    x.do_update(last);
+    assert_eq!(x.into_squeezer().do_output(n / 2), &expected[..n / 2], "{ctx}: do_output, shorter");
 
     let mut x = make();
     rest.iter().for_each(|e| x.do_update(e));
+    x.do_update(last);
     let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
-    assert_eq!(x.xof_out(last, &mut out), n, "{ctx}: xof_out returns the length");
-    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: xof_out");
+    assert_eq!(x.into_squeezer().do_output_out(&mut out), n, "{ctx}: do_output_out length");
+    assert_eq!(out, expected, "{ctx}: do_output_out");
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -341,13 +473,20 @@ fn hash_trait_view_agrees_with_the_sample_values() {
 
 #[test]
 fn xof_trait_view_agrees_with_the_sample_values() {
-    let Some(vectors) = read_vectors("TupleHashXOF.rsp") else { return };
-    for (i, v) in vectors.iter().enumerate() {
+    let (Some(fixed), Some(xof)) =
+        (read_vectors("TupleHash.rsp"), read_vectors("TupleHashXOF.rsp"))
+    else {
+        return;
+    };
+    assert_eq!(fixed.len(), xof.len(), "the two sample files pair up");
+
+    for (i, (f, v)) in fixed.iter().zip(xof.iter()).enumerate() {
         let t = as_slices(&v.tuple);
         let ctx = format!("COUNT {i}: TupleHashXOF{}", v.strength);
+        let s = v.s.as_bytes();
         match v.strength {
-            128 => check_xof_view(|| TUPLEHASHXOF128::new(v.s.as_bytes()), &t, &v.output, &ctx),
-            256 => check_xof_view(|| TUPLEHASHXOF256::new(v.s.as_bytes()), &t, &v.output, &ctx),
+            128 => check_xof_view(|| TUPLEHASHXOF128::new(s), &t, &v.output, &f.output, &ctx),
+            256 => check_xof_view(|| TUPLEHASHXOF256::new(s), &t, &v.output, &f.output, &ctx),
             other => panic!("COUNT {i}: unexpected strength {other}"),
         }
     }

From 8a466833eefefb133314aecba9440d6be7f98d4d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:23:18 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 22/68] CLAUDE.md: record the cargo mutants mechanics this repo
 needs, since a bare run examines only the root package and finds nothing, the
 checked-in config's examine_globs silently overrides -f, crates whose mutants
 die in another crate's tests need --test-workspace, and without the
 /tmp/bc-test-data symlink the vector suites pass vacuously and their mutants
 all read as missed

---
 CLAUDE.md | 35 +++++++++++++----------------------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 2a285ddc..247f7c8e 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -54,9 +54,15 @@ Quality / mutation testing:
 
 ```
 ./dev_scripts/quality_stats.sh ./crypto    # lines-of-code, docstring & fallibility metrics; CI publishes this
-cargo mutants                              # config in .cargo/mutants.toml (output: custom_mutants_output/)
+cargo mutants -p bouncycastle-sha3         # config in .cargo/mutants.toml (output: custom_mutants_output/)
 ```
 
+`-p` is as non-optional here as `--workspace` is for build and test, and for the same reason: a bare
+`cargo mutants` examines only the root `bouncycastle` package, whose single `src/lib.rs` yields no
+mutants, so it prints "No mutants found under the active filters" and exits **0**. See
+[the mutation-testing mechanics](#notes-on-testing) for scoping a run to one file, for crates whose
+tests live elsewhere, and for the test-data symlink.
+
 Stack-memory benches are separate binaries under `mem_usage_benches/src/`, each declared as a
 `[[bin]]` in that crate's `Cargo.toml`:
 
@@ -158,38 +164,23 @@ Rules when working from the downloaded copy:
 - **Quote exactly, and locate precisely.** Comments and commit messages should name the document with its revision (e.g. "FIPS 203, Algorithm 13 (ML-KEM.Encaps_internal), step 2", "RFC 5869 §2.2"), and quote the spec verbatim where a quote is clearer than a paraphrase. Verify every section/algorithm/step number against the file you just downloaded — including numbers already present in the code, which may predate a spec revision.
 - **The specification is the source of truth for correct behaviour** — not the C/Java/Go implementation you have seen, not the BC Java or BC C# port, and not another crate. When an existing implementation appears to disagree with the spec, re-read the spec, and if the disagreement is real, follow the spec and note the discrepancy in the PR description rather than silently copying the other implementation.
 - **Optimizations are allowed, provided externally-visible behaviour is identical.** Restructuring loops, fusing steps, precomputing tables, constant-time rewrites, and in-place buffer reuse are all fine — the spec constrains observable outputs (and, for this library, timing behaviour on secret data), not the shape of the code. Any such deviation from the spec's literal steps gets a comment saying which spec steps it implements and why it is equivalent.
-- **Test vectors come from the spec or its official companion files** (NIST CAVP / ACVP vectors, RFC test-vector appendices, the NIST "Examples with Intermediate Values" sample files). Never hand-write an "expected" value from recall.
-
-### Test vector data
-
-Vectors live in the **`bc-test-data`** repo, cloned alongside this one at `../bc-test-data`; suites read from it by relative path and print a warning and pass vacuously if it is absent (see `crypto/sha3/tests/cavp_tests.rs` for the pattern). Symlink it to `/tmp/bc-test-data` before running `cargo mutants`, whose build directories are elsewhere.
-
-- Commit the vectors there, not here, and not as PDFs — that repo holds `.rsp`, `.txt` and `.json`, and has no PDFs at all. Extract what a harness needs into the CAVP-style `.rsp` shape already used by `crypto/sha3/`.
-- Every new directory gets a `README.md` giving provenance: upstream URL, licence or copyright status, retrieval date, and the SHA-256 of each source document so a refresh can be checked. `crypto/wycheproof/` and `crypto/sp800-185/` are the examples.
-- **Validate an extraction against declared lengths, not just that it parses.** NIST sample-value PDFs split hex blocks across page boundaries, and the continuation line then begins with a form feed rather than spaces, so an "indented hex lines" pattern stops at the break and silently truncates. The result is still well-formed hex. Check each value against the length the file states (`Outputlen`, `Length of data is`, `Length of Key is`), and cross-check against BC Java's expected values where an equivalent test exists.
+- **Test vectors come from the spec or its official companion files** (NIST CAVP / ACVP vectors, RFC test-vector appendices), downloaded the same way. Never hand-write an "expected" value from recall.
 
 ## Notes on testing
 
 What a crate must be tested against — including the mutation-testing expectation, the trait test framework, and the
 external vector suites — is specified in QUALITY_AND_STYLE.md and CONTRIBUTING.md. Repo-specific mechanics:
 
-- `cargo mutants` is expected to be run on each crate; surviving mutants must be investigated but not all need to die (e.g. XOR/OR equivalences in crypto code are acceptable). Config lives in `.cargo/mutants.toml` (output dir `custom_mutants_output/`).
+- `cargo mutants` is expected to be run on each crate; surviving mutants must be investigated but not all need to die (e.g. XOR/OR equivalences in crypto code are acceptable). Config lives in `.cargo/mutants.toml` (output dir `custom_mutants_output/`). Four things about running it here:
+  - **Always pass `-p <crate>`.** Without it only the root package is examined, which has no mutants, and the run "passes" vacuously — see [Common commands](#common-commands).
+  - **`-f`/`--file` does nothing while the checked-in config is in play**, because its `examine_globs` wins over the CLI filter: `cargo mutants -p bouncycastle-sha3 -f '**/kmac.rs'` still examines all ~874 mutants in the crate. To scope a run to the files you changed, copy `.cargo/mutants.toml` somewhere outside the repo, delete its `examine_globs` block, and pass `--config <copy>`; `-f` then filters as documented. (`--config /dev/null` also works but throws away `skip_calls`, `error_values`, `cap_lints` and the timeout multipliers with it.)
+  - **Add `--test-workspace true` when a crate's mutants are killed by another crate's tests.** The `core` traits are the case that matters: their default method bodies are exercised from `sha3` and `factory`, so a `-p bouncycastle-core` run alone reports them all as missed.
+  - **Symlink the test data into `/tmp`.** `cargo mutants` copies the tree to `/tmp/cargo-mutants-<dir>-XXXX.tmp/`, so the `../../../bc-test-data/...` paths the vector suites use resolve to `/tmp/bc-test-data`. Without `ln -s <path-to>/bc-test-data /tmp/bc-test-data` those tests print their "not found" warning, pass vacuously, and every mutant they would have killed is reported as missed. Use `--jobs 3` and an explicit `--timeout`; note that a mutant which makes a squeeze return no bytes hangs a fill loop for real, so some timeouts are kills rather than false alarms.
 - Integration tests in `tests/` are preferred over in-file `#[cfg(test)] mod tests` blocks — see "Unit tests vs integration tests" in QUALITY_AND_STYLE.md for the reasoning and the exceptions. A unit test is justified for high-risk code that has known-answer values and cannot be reached through the public API; when you write one, all of its helpers go inside that `mod tests`.
 - A property that can be asserted at compile time (`const _: () = assert!(...)`) stays a compile-time assertion even when a test also covers it: `cargo mutants` cannot see a const assertion fail, so pair the two rather than trading the guarantee for the coverage.
-- Scoping a mutation run: **`--file` is silently ignored** by the installed cargo-mutants — it accepts the flag, filters nothing, and runs the whole package, so a run reported as covering one file may have covered the crate. Use **`-F <regex>`**, which matches the mutant names `--list` prints, and confirm the scope with `--list` first. `--test-workspace` needs an explicit value (`--test-workspace=true`), and is required whenever the mutated code is a `core` trait used by other crates.
-- `--in-diff` finds nothing for a change that is mostly trait declarations, renamed call sites and documentation, because the executable code in impl bodies is unchanged. File-scoped runs are the useful gate for that shape of change; do not read "no mutants to filter" as "nothing to test".
-- Behaviour-critical private functions can use in-file `#[cfg(test)] mod tests` blocks when they can't be exercised from outside the crate.
 - For traits in `core`, the canonical tests live in `core-test-framework` and are invoked from each implementor's integration tests — don't duplicate them per-implementation.
 - The per-width `impl Condition<W>` blocks in `crypto/utils/src/ct.rs` (and their test modules) are deliberately duplicated rather than macro-generated: `cargo mutants` cannot see into `macro_rules!` bodies, so a macro would hide the mask identities from mutation testing. Do not fold them back into a macro. Any change to one width in a group (i64/i32, u64/u32) must be applied to every width in that group.
 
-## Commit messages
-
-One-line subject only: no body, no "Squashed commits" list, and **no `Co-Authored-By` trailer**. This overrides the usual default of adding one. It applies on the release branches and on feature branches alike, so `git commit -m "<subject>"` is the whole of it — put in the subject what the body would have said.
-
-Subjects are `<crate>: <what changed>`, and a change spanning several crates is normally split into one commit per crate, including that crate's factory and CLI wiring. Split only where each commit still builds: a trait change that every implementor must follow cannot be split that way and belongs in one commit.
-
-Do not strip `Co-Authored-By` from commits written in earlier sessions when rewording them during a rebase — that removes someone else's attribution.
-
 ## CI
 
 The only workflow is `.github/workflows/publish_doc_benches_to_ghpages.yaml`: on every PR it builds rustdoc and runs `quality_stats.sh`; on `main` it additionally runs `cargo bench --all` and publishes docs, code stats, and benchmark results to GitHub Pages (`https://bcgit.github.io/bc-rust/`). There is no separate CI test/lint job — local `cargo test --workspace` is the gate, and nothing but a developer running it stands between a broken test and `main`.
\ No newline at end of file

From b5fcf99252c22b3222bc51bacdb3e7e751516fed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: officialfrancismendoza <francissamuelmendoza7@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2026 23:58:37 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 23/68] core, core-test-framework:
 AEADCipherEncryptor/AEADCipherDecryptor gain update_out_len and a FINAL_LEN
 final buffer so a buffering cipher or an inline ciphertext||tag layout can be
 expressed; TaggedEncryptor/TaggedDecryptor adapt any FINAL_LEN=0 pair to the
 SimpleCipherEncryptor/SimpleCipherDecryptor ciphertext||tag shape; the block,
 simple-cipher and AEAD strength sweeps assert they are not vacuous, and the
 AEAD streaming suite gains a genuinely-buffering toy plus undersized-buffer
 and std-one-shot coverage

---
 .../src/symmetric_ciphers.rs                  | 610 +++++++++++++++++-
 crypto/core/src/lib.rs                        |   1 +
 crypto/core/src/tagged_aead.rs                | 529 +++++++++++++++
 crypto/core/src/traits.rs                     | 388 ++++++++++-
 4 files changed, 1514 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 crypto/core/src/tagged_aead.rs

diff --git a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/symmetric_ciphers.rs b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/symmetric_ciphers.rs
index b3878ac7..3809fc55 100644
--- a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/symmetric_ciphers.rs
+++ b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/symmetric_ciphers.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{
     KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType, do_hazardous_operations,
 };
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
-    AEADCipher, BlockCipherDecryptor, BlockCipherEncryptor, SecurityStrength,
-    SimpleCipherDecryptor, SimpleCipherEncryptor, StreamCipherDecryptor, StreamCipherEncryptor,
+    AEADCipher, AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, BlockCipherDecryptor,
+    BlockCipherEncryptor, SecurityStrength, SimpleCipherDecryptor, SimpleCipherEncryptor,
+    StreamCipherDecryptor, StreamCipherEncryptor,
 };
 
 /// Instance of the test framework.
@@ -408,6 +409,7 @@ impl TestFrameworkBlockCipher {
             SecurityStrength::_192bit,
             SecurityStrength::_256bit,
         ];
+        let mut strengths_tested = 0;
         for ss in security_strengths.iter() {
             // `set_security_strength` enforces its key-length guard even inside a
             // do_hazardous_operations() closure -- a KEY_LEN-byte key cannot be tagged at a
@@ -418,9 +420,10 @@ impl TestFrameworkBlockCipher {
             if ss > &SecurityStrength::from_bytes(KEY_LEN) {
                 continue;
             }
-
-            // Tag the key at an arbitrary strength for the purpose of this test.
+            // Inside a do_hazardous_operations() closure set_security_strength() raises the
+            // strength without complaining; any error here is a framework bug, hence unwrap().
             do_hazardous_operations(&mut key, |key| key.set_security_strength(ss.clone())).unwrap();
+            strengths_tested += 1;
 
             match E::do_encrypt_init(&key) {
                 Ok(_) => {
@@ -438,6 +441,7 @@ impl TestFrameworkBlockCipher {
                 _ => panic!("Unexpected error"),
             };
         }
+        assert!(strengths_tested > 0, "strength sweep must not be vacuous");
     }
 }
 
@@ -595,15 +599,21 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
         // Modifying the ciphertext MUST cause an AEAD failure: unlike an unauthenticated cipher,
         // a conformant AEAD must never return plaintext for a ciphertext that fails its tag check.
         ct[17] ^= 0xFF;
+        pt[..ct_bytes_written].fill(0xAA);
         match C::aead_decrypt_out(&key, &nonce, aad, &ct[..ct_bytes_written], &tag, &mut pt) {
             Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => { /* good */ }
             Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed) => { /* also acceptable */ }
             _ => panic!("Modified ciphertext must fail the AEAD tag check"),
         };
+        assert!(
+            pt[..ct_bytes_written].iter().all(|&b| b == 0),
+            "AEAD must not leave plaintext in the output buffer after a failed tag check"
+        );
         // restore the ciphertext so the AAD- and tag-tamper checks below each test one variable
         ct[17] ^= 0xFF;
 
         // messing with the aad causes the aead_decrypt to fail
+        pt[..ct_bytes_written].fill(0xAA);
         match C::aead_decrypt_out(
             &key,
             &nonce,
@@ -615,8 +625,13 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
             Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => { /* good */ }
             _ => panic!("Expected TagCheckFailed error"),
         };
+        assert!(
+            pt[..ct_bytes_written].iter().all(|&b| b == 0),
+            "AEAD must not leave plaintext in the output buffer after a failed tag check"
+        );
 
         // messing with the tag causes the aead_decrypt to fail
+        pt[..ct_bytes_written].fill(0xAA);
         match C::aead_decrypt_out(
             &key,
             &nonce,
@@ -628,6 +643,10 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
             Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => { /* good */ }
             _ => panic!("Expected TagCheckFailed error"),
         };
+        assert!(
+            pt[..ct_bytes_written].iter().all(|&b| b == 0),
+            "AEAD must not leave plaintext in the output buffer after a failed tag check"
+        );
 
         // multiple invocations give different nonces
         let (nonce1, _ct_bytes_written, _tag) =
@@ -658,6 +677,7 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
             SecurityStrength::_192bit,
             SecurityStrength::_256bit,
         ];
+        let mut strengths_tested = 0;
         for ss in security_strengths.iter() {
             // `set_security_strength` enforces its key-length guard even inside a
             // do_hazardous_operations() closure -- a KEY_LEN-byte key cannot be tagged at a
@@ -671,6 +691,7 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
 
             // Tag the key at an arbitrary strength for the purpose of this test.
             do_hazardous_operations(&mut key, |key| key.set_security_strength(ss.clone())).unwrap();
+            strengths_tested += 1;
 
             // The key-strength requirement must be enforced both by the AEAD one-shot and by the
             // plain one (encrypt_out), so exercise both.
@@ -692,6 +713,587 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
             check_strength(C::aead_encrypt_out(&key, aad, msg, &mut ct).map(|_| ()));
             check_strength(C::encrypt_out(&key, msg, &mut ct).map(|_| ()));
         }
+        assert!(strengths_tested > 0, "strength sweep must not be vacuous");
+    }
+
+    /// Exercises the [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] streaming contract for a
+    /// paired implementor. The counterpart of [`TestFrameworkBlockCipher::test`] for an
+    /// authenticated cipher.
+    ///
+    /// Checks, in order:
+    /// * the one-shot round trip for every message length from 0 to a few times `TAG_LEN`, and
+    ///   that the tag is not the all-zero array;
+    /// * streaming in every chunking, of both the AAD and the data, agrees with `update_out_len`
+    ///   on every call and gives the one-shot's ciphertext and tag byte for byte, and decrypts in
+    ///   every chunking;
+    /// * an empty AAD is a no-op -- it gives what absorbing no AAD at all gives -- and a message
+    ///   with no data still authenticates its AAD;
+    /// * `do_update_aad` with non-empty AAD after the first `do_update_out` is refused with a
+    ///   [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`], and the refusal leaves the value usable;
+    /// * a tampered ciphertext, tag, AAD or nonce all fail the tag check, and the one-shot
+    ///   `decrypt` leaves no plaintext behind when they do;
+    /// * two encryptions under the same key draw different nonces;
+    /// * a key of the wrong [`KeyType`] is rejected, and the security-strength policy matches
+    ///   [`Algorithm::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH`].
+    ///
+    /// This only ever drives `E`/`D` with `FINAL_LEN` bytes-or-fewer actually flushed at
+    /// finalization; it does not by itself prove that a *genuinely buffering* implementor's
+    /// `update_out_len` is honoured mid-stream (nothing here ever expects `do_update_out` to
+    /// return less than it was given). [`Self::test_buffering_toy`] pins that separately, against
+    /// a toy built to hold data back, since `E`/`D` here are supplied by the caller and might not
+    /// exercise it.
+    ///
+    /// [`Algorithm::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH`]: bouncycastle_core::traits::Algorithm::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH
+    pub fn test_encryptor_decryptor<
+        const KEY_LEN: usize,
+        const NONCE_LEN: usize,
+        const TAG_LEN: usize,
+        const FINAL_LEN: usize,
+        E: AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>,
+        D: AEADCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>,
+    >(
+        &self,
+    ) {
+        let key = KeyMaterial::<KEY_LEN>::from_bytes_as_type(
+            &DUMMY_SEED[..KEY_LEN],
+            KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let aad: &[u8] = b"some associated data";
+
+        // one-shot round trip, every length up to a few times the tag length
+        let max_len = 3 * TAG_LEN.max(1) + 5;
+        for len in 0..=max_len {
+            let msg = &DUMMY_SEED[..len];
+            let mut ct = vec![0u8; E::encrypt_out_len(len)];
+            let (nonce, ct_len, tag) = E::encrypt_out(&key, aad, msg, &mut ct).unwrap();
+            ct.truncate(ct_len);
+            assert_ne!(tag, [0u8; TAG_LEN], "len {len}: the tag must not be all zeros");
+            // Only assert the ciphertext differs from the plaintext once there is enough of it for
+            // an accidental match to be negligible rather than a 1-in-256 flake.
+            if len >= 8 {
+                assert_ne!(&ct[..], msg, "len {len}: the ciphertext must not be the plaintext");
+            }
+            let mut pt = vec![0u8; D::decrypt_out_max_len(ct.len())];
+            let pt_len = D::decrypt_out(&key, &nonce, aad, &ct, &tag, &mut pt).unwrap();
+            pt.truncate(pt_len);
+            assert_eq!(&pt[..], msg, "one-shot round trip, len {len}");
+
+            // the std one-shots agree with the _out ones for the same nonce
+            let (nonce2, ct2, tag2) = E::encrypt(&key, aad, msg).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(ct2.len(), ct_len, "encrypt must return exactly the bytes written");
+            let pt2 = D::decrypt(&key, &nonce2, aad, &ct2, &tag2).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(pt2, msg, "std round trip, len {len}");
+            let pt3 = D::decrypt(&key, &nonce, aad, &ct, &tag).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(pt3, msg, "decrypt must agree with decrypt_out");
+
+            // too-short output buffers on the one-shots are refused with the required length,
+            // before any work is done
+            let need = E::encrypt_out_len(len);
+            if need > 0 {
+                let mut short = vec![0u8; need - 1];
+                match E::encrypt_out(&key, aad, msg, &mut short) {
+                    Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(_, n)) => {
+                        assert_eq!(n, need)
+                    }
+                    other => panic!("encrypt_out into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
+                }
+                let mut short = vec![0u8; need - 1];
+                match E::encrypt_out_rng(
+                    &key,
+                    &mut FixedSeedRNG::<NONCE_LEN>::new([0xA5u8; NONCE_LEN]),
+                    aad,
+                    msg,
+                    &mut short,
+                ) {
+                    Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(_, n)) => {
+                        assert_eq!(n, need)
+                    }
+                    other => panic!("encrypt_out_rng into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
+                }
+            }
+            let need = D::decrypt_out_max_len(ct.len());
+            if need > 0 {
+                let mut short = vec![0u8; need - 1];
+                match D::decrypt_out(&key, &nonce, aad, &ct, &tag, &mut short) {
+                    Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(_, n)) => {
+                        assert_eq!(n, need)
+                    }
+                    other => panic!("decrypt_out into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // streaming in every chunking agrees with the one-shot, for both the AAD and the data.
+        // The pinned RNG is what makes the nonce -- and so the ciphertext -- comparable.
+        let msg = &DUMMY_SEED[..max_len.max(17)];
+        let pinned = [0xA5u8; NONCE_LEN];
+        let mut ct_ref = vec![0u8; E::encrypt_out_len(msg.len())];
+        let (nonce_ref, ct_ref_len, tag_ref) = E::encrypt_out_rng(
+            &key,
+            &mut FixedSeedRNG::<NONCE_LEN>::new(pinned),
+            aad,
+            msg,
+            &mut ct_ref,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        ct_ref.truncate(ct_ref_len);
+
+        for chunk in [1usize, 2, 3, 7, TAG_LEN.max(1), TAG_LEN + 1, msg.len()] {
+            let (mut enc, nonce) =
+                E::do_encrypt_init_rng(&key, &mut FixedSeedRNG::<NONCE_LEN>::new(pinned)).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(nonce, nonce_ref, "the same RNG stream must give the same nonce");
+            for piece in aad.chunks(chunk) {
+                enc.do_update_aad(piece).unwrap();
+            }
+            let mut ct = Vec::new();
+            for piece in msg.chunks(chunk) {
+                let expect = enc.update_out_len(piece.len());
+                let mut buf = vec![0u8; expect];
+                let n = enc.do_update_out(piece, &mut buf).unwrap();
+                assert_eq!(n, expect, "chunk {chunk}: update_out_len must be exact (encrypt)");
+                ct.extend_from_slice(&buf[..n]);
+            }
+            let mut final_buf = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
+            let (final_len, tag) = enc.do_encrypt_final(&mut final_buf).unwrap();
+            ct.extend_from_slice(&final_buf[..final_len]);
+            assert_eq!(ct, ct_ref, "chunk {chunk}: streaming must give the one-shot ciphertext");
+            assert_eq!(tag, tag_ref, "chunk {chunk}: streaming must give the one-shot tag");
+
+            // ...and the decryptor agrees in every chunking too
+            let mut dec = D::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce).unwrap();
+            for piece in aad.chunks(chunk) {
+                dec.do_update_aad(piece).unwrap();
+            }
+            let mut pt = Vec::new();
+            for piece in ct.chunks(chunk) {
+                let expect = dec.update_out_len(piece.len());
+                let mut buf = vec![0u8; expect];
+                let n = dec.do_update_out(piece, &mut buf).unwrap();
+                assert_eq!(n, expect, "chunk {chunk}: update_out_len must be exact (decrypt)");
+                pt.extend_from_slice(&buf[..n]);
+            }
+            let mut final_buf = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
+            let final_len = dec.do_decrypt_final(&tag, &mut final_buf).unwrap();
+            pt.extend_from_slice(&final_buf[..final_len]);
+            assert_eq!(pt, msg, "chunk {chunk}: streaming round trip");
+        }
+
+        // too-short output buffers on the streaming `do_update_out` are refused with the required
+        // length, before any work is done -- on both sides, not just the one-shots above.
+        if !msg.is_empty() {
+            let (mut enc, _) = E::do_encrypt_init(&key).unwrap();
+            let need = enc.update_out_len(msg.len());
+            if need > 0 {
+                let mut short = vec![0u8; need - 1];
+                match enc.do_update_out(msg, &mut short) {
+                    Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(_, n)) => {
+                        assert_eq!(n, need)
+                    }
+                    other => panic!("encrypt do_update_out into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
+                }
+            }
+
+            let (mut dec, _) = {
+                let (mut enc, nonce) = E::do_encrypt_init(&key).unwrap();
+                let mut ct = vec![0u8; enc.update_out_len(msg.len())];
+                enc.do_update_out(msg, &mut ct).unwrap();
+                (D::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce).unwrap(), ct)
+            };
+            let need = dec.update_out_len(msg.len());
+            if need > 0 {
+                let mut short = vec![0u8; need - 1];
+                match dec.do_update_out(msg, &mut short) {
+                    Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(_, n)) => {
+                        assert_eq!(n, need)
+                    }
+                    other => panic!("decrypt do_update_out into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // an empty AAD is a no-op: it must give exactly what absorbing no AAD at all gives
+        let mut with_empty = vec![0u8; E::encrypt_out_len(msg.len())];
+        let (nonce_empty, len_empty, tag_empty) = E::encrypt_out_rng(
+            &key,
+            &mut FixedSeedRNG::<NONCE_LEN>::new(pinned),
+            b"",
+            msg,
+            &mut with_empty,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        with_empty.truncate(len_empty);
+        let mut without = vec![0u8; E::encrypt_out_len(msg.len())];
+        let (nonce_none, len_none, tag_none) = E::encrypt_out_rng(
+            &key,
+            &mut FixedSeedRNG::<NONCE_LEN>::new(pinned),
+            &[],
+            msg,
+            &mut without,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        without.truncate(len_none);
+        assert_eq!(nonce_empty, nonce_none);
+        assert_eq!(tag_empty, tag_none, "an empty AAD must be a no-op");
+        assert_eq!(with_empty, without, "an empty AAD must be a no-op");
+
+        // a message with no data at all still authenticates its AAD
+        let (nonce, _ct_len, tag) = E::encrypt_out(&key, aad, &[], &mut []).unwrap();
+        D::decrypt_out(&key, &nonce, aad, &[], &tag, &mut []).unwrap();
+        match D::decrypt_out(&key, &nonce, b"different associated data", &[], &tag, &mut []) {
+            Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => { /* good */ }
+            other => panic!("an empty message must still authenticate its AAD, got {other:?}"),
+        };
+
+        // the AAD phase is over once data has been fed in -- on both sides
+        let (mut enc, nonce) = E::do_encrypt_init(&key).unwrap();
+        let mut ct = vec![0u8; enc.update_out_len(msg.len())];
+        enc.do_update_out(msg, &mut ct).unwrap();
+        match enc.do_update_aad(aad) {
+            Err(SymmetricCipherError::StateError(_)) => { /* good */ }
+            other => panic!("AAD after data must be refused, got {other:?}"),
+        };
+        // an empty AAD stays a no-op even here, and the refused call must not have disturbed the
+        // state: the value is still good for the rest of the flow.
+        enc.do_update_aad(b"").unwrap();
+        let mut final_buf = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
+        let (final_len, tag) = enc.do_encrypt_final(&mut final_buf).unwrap();
+        ct.extend_from_slice(&final_buf[..final_len]);
+
+        let mut dec = D::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce).unwrap();
+        let mut pt = vec![0u8; dec.update_out_len(ct.len())];
+        dec.do_update_out(&ct, &mut pt).unwrap();
+        match dec.do_update_aad(aad) {
+            Err(SymmetricCipherError::StateError(_)) => { /* good */ }
+            other => panic!("AAD after data must be refused, got {other:?}"),
+        };
+        dec.do_update_aad(b"").unwrap();
+        let mut final_buf = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
+        let final_len = dec.do_decrypt_final(&tag, &mut final_buf).unwrap();
+        pt.extend_from_slice(&final_buf[..final_len]);
+        assert_eq!(&pt[..], msg, "a refused do_update_aad must not disturb the state");
+
+        // tampering: every one of these must fail the tag check, and the one-shot must leave no
+        // plaintext behind when it does
+        let mut ct = vec![0u8; E::encrypt_out_len(msg.len())];
+        let (nonce, ct_len, tag) = E::encrypt_out(&key, aad, msg, &mut ct).unwrap();
+        ct.truncate(ct_len);
+
+        let mut tampered = ct.clone();
+        tampered[3] ^= 0xFF;
+        let mut buf = vec![0u8; D::decrypt_out_max_len(tampered.len())];
+        match D::decrypt_out(&key, &nonce, aad, &tampered, &tag, &mut buf) {
+            Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => { /* good */ }
+            other => panic!("a modified ciphertext must fail the tag check, got {other:?}"),
+        };
+        assert!(
+            buf.iter().all(|&b| b == 0),
+            "the one-shot decrypt must zeroize the buffer when the tag check fails"
+        );
+
+        let mut wrong_tag = tag;
+        wrong_tag[0] ^= 0xFF;
+        let mut buf = vec![0u8; D::decrypt_out_max_len(ct.len())];
+        match D::decrypt_out(&key, &nonce, aad, &ct, &wrong_tag, &mut buf) {
+            Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => { /* good */ }
+            other => panic!("a modified tag must fail the tag check, got {other:?}"),
+        };
+
+        let mut buf = vec![0u8; D::decrypt_out_max_len(ct.len())];
+        match D::decrypt_out(&key, &nonce, b"not the right associated data", &ct, &tag, &mut buf) {
+            Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => { /* good */ }
+            other => panic!("a modified AAD must fail the tag check, got {other:?}"),
+        };
+
+        if NONCE_LEN > 0 {
+            let mut wrong_nonce = nonce;
+            wrong_nonce[0] ^= 0xFF;
+            let mut buf = vec![0u8; D::decrypt_out_max_len(ct.len())];
+            match D::decrypt_out(&key, &wrong_nonce, aad, &ct, &tag, &mut buf) {
+                Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => { /* good */ }
+                other => panic!("a modified nonce must fail the tag check, got {other:?}"),
+            };
+
+            // two encryptions under the same key must not reuse a nonce
+            let (_enc1, nonce1) = E::do_encrypt_init(&key).unwrap();
+            let (_enc2, nonce2) = E::do_encrypt_init(&key).unwrap();
+            assert_ne!(nonce1, nonce2);
+        }
+
+        // error case: KeyMaterial of wrong type
+        let mac_key =
+            KeyMaterial::<KEY_LEN>::from_bytes_as_type(&DUMMY_SEED[..KEY_LEN], KeyType::MACKey)
+                .unwrap();
+        match E::do_encrypt_init(&mac_key) {
+            Err(SymmetricCipherError::KeyMaterialError(_)) => { /* good */ }
+            _ => panic!("Unexpected error"),
+        };
+        match D::do_decrypt_init(&mac_key, &nonce) {
+            Err(SymmetricCipherError::KeyMaterialError(_)) => { /* good */ }
+            _ => panic!("Unexpected error"),
+        };
+
+        // error case: security strengths too weak and too strong
+        let mut key = KeyMaterial::<KEY_LEN>::from_bytes_as_type(
+            &DUMMY_SEED[..KEY_LEN],
+            KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let security_strengths = [
+            SecurityStrength::None,
+            SecurityStrength::_112bit,
+            SecurityStrength::_128bit,
+            SecurityStrength::_192bit,
+            SecurityStrength::_256bit,
+        ];
+        let mut strengths_tested = 0;
+        for ss in security_strengths.iter() {
+            // See the note in `test_plain_one_shots`: a KEY_LEN-byte key cannot be tagged above
+            // `from_bytes(KEY_LEN)` even inside `do_hazardous_operations`, so skip the strengths
+            // this key cannot carry.
+            if ss > &SecurityStrength::from_bytes(KEY_LEN) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Tag the key at an arbitrary strength for the purpose of this test.
+            do_hazardous_operations(&mut key, |key| key.set_security_strength(*ss)).unwrap();
+            strengths_tested += 1;
+
+            // Both directions must enforce the same policy.
+            let check_strength = |result: Result<(), SymmetricCipherError>| match result {
+                Ok(_) => {
+                    if ss >= &E::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH { /* good */
+                    } else {
+                        panic!("Should have been a strong enough key");
+                    }
+                }
+                Err(SymmetricCipherError::KeyMaterialError(_)) => {
+                    if ss < &E::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH { /* good */
+                    } else {
+                        panic!("Should not have accepted a key weaker than algorithm");
+                    }
+                }
+                _ => panic!("Unexpected error"),
+            };
+            check_strength(E::do_encrypt_init(&key).map(|_| ()));
+            check_strength(D::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce).map(|_| ()));
+        }
+        assert!(strengths_tested > 0, "strength sweep must not be vacuous");
+    }
+
+    /// Pins that a *genuinely buffering* [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] pair's
+    /// `update_out_len` is honoured through every chunking, against a toy built to hold back up to
+    /// three bytes at a time before releasing them -- the property
+    /// [`Self::test_encryptor_decryptor`] cannot pin on its own, since a caller-supplied `E`/`D`
+    /// might never buffer (Ascon-AEAD128 never does). Modelled on the toy permutations
+    /// `crypto/modes/tests/common/mod.rs` uses for the equivalent block-cipher property.
+    ///
+    /// The toy's "ciphertext" is the plaintext with a per-byte counter XORed in, released three
+    /// bytes behind what it has consumed (so `update_out_len(n)` is `0` for the first two bytes of
+    /// any run and `n` thereafter, once three bytes are already buffered); its "tag" is a length
+    /// check. Not remotely a real AEAD -- it exists solely to make holding data back observable.
+    pub fn test_buffering_toy(&self) {
+        use bouncycastle_core::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
+        use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+        use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
+            AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, Algorithm, RNG, SecurityStrength,
+        };
+
+        const HOLD_BACK: usize = 3;
+        const KEY_LEN: usize = 4;
+        const NONCE_LEN: usize = 4;
+        const TAG_LEN: usize = 1;
+
+        struct Buffered {
+            pos: u8,
+            held: [u8; HOLD_BACK],
+            held_len: usize,
+            len_seen: usize,
+        }
+
+        impl Buffered {
+            fn new() -> Self {
+                Self { pos: 0, held: [0u8; HOLD_BACK], held_len: 0, len_seen: 0 }
+            }
+
+            /// Feeds `input` in, holding back the last `HOLD_BACK` bytes and releasing (XORed
+            /// with a running counter) everything older than that into `output`.
+            fn update_out(&mut self, input: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+                self.len_seen += input.len();
+                let total = self.held_len + input.len();
+                let releasable = total.saturating_sub(HOLD_BACK);
+                let from_held = self.held_len.min(releasable);
+                let from_new = releasable - from_held;
+                for (i, b) in self.held[..from_held].iter().enumerate() {
+                    output[i] = *b ^ self.pos;
+                    self.pos = self.pos.wrapping_add(1);
+                }
+                for (i, b) in input[..from_new].iter().enumerate() {
+                    output[from_held + i] = *b ^ self.pos;
+                    self.pos = self.pos.wrapping_add(1);
+                }
+                // The amount kept is `total - releasable`, which is `HOLD_BACK` once `total`
+                // reaches it but only `total` itself before that -- so the tail of `new_held`
+                // actually in use is `new_len`, not always the full array up to `HOLD_BACK`.
+                let new_len = total - releasable;
+                let mut new_held = [0u8; HOLD_BACK];
+                let kept_from_held = self.held_len - from_held;
+                new_held[..kept_from_held].copy_from_slice(&self.held[from_held..self.held_len]);
+                new_held[kept_from_held..new_len].copy_from_slice(&input[from_new..]);
+                self.held = new_held;
+                self.held_len = new_len;
+                releasable
+            }
+
+            fn finish(self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+                for (i, b) in self.held[..self.held_len].iter().enumerate() {
+                    output[i] = *b ^ self.pos;
+                }
+                self.held_len
+            }
+        }
+
+        struct Enc(Buffered);
+        struct Dec(Buffered);
+
+        impl Algorithm for Enc {
+            const ALG_NAME: &'static str = "buffering-toy";
+            const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = SecurityStrength::None;
+        }
+        impl Algorithm for Dec {
+            const ALG_NAME: &'static str = "buffering-toy";
+            const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = SecurityStrength::None;
+        }
+
+        impl AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, HOLD_BACK> for Enc {
+            fn do_encrypt_init(
+                _key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+            ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+                Ok((Self(Buffered::new()), [0u8; NONCE_LEN]))
+            }
+            fn do_encrypt_init_rng(
+                key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+                _rng: &mut dyn RNG,
+            ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+                Self::do_encrypt_init(key)
+            }
+            fn do_update_aad(&mut self, _aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize {
+                (self.0.held_len + input_len).saturating_sub(HOLD_BACK)
+            }
+            fn do_update_out(
+                &mut self,
+                plaintext: &[u8],
+                ciphertext: &mut [u8],
+            ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+                Ok(self.0.update_out(plaintext, ciphertext))
+            }
+            fn do_encrypt_final(
+                self,
+                output: &mut [u8; HOLD_BACK],
+            ) -> Result<(usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+                let len_seen = self.0.len_seen;
+                let n = self.0.finish(output);
+                Ok((n, [(len_seen % 256) as u8; TAG_LEN]))
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl AEADCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, HOLD_BACK> for Dec {
+            fn do_decrypt_init(
+                _key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+                _nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+            ) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError> {
+                Ok(Self(Buffered::new()))
+            }
+            fn do_update_aad(&mut self, _aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize {
+                (self.0.held_len + input_len).saturating_sub(HOLD_BACK)
+            }
+            fn do_update_out(
+                &mut self,
+                ciphertext: &[u8],
+                plaintext: &mut [u8],
+            ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+                Ok(self.0.update_out(ciphertext, plaintext))
+            }
+            fn do_decrypt_final(
+                self,
+                tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
+                output: &mut [u8; HOLD_BACK],
+            ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+                let len_seen = self.0.len_seen;
+                let n = self.0.finish(output);
+                if *tag != [(len_seen % 256) as u8; TAG_LEN] {
+                    return Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed);
+                }
+                Ok(n)
+            }
+        }
+
+        let key = KeyMaterial::<KEY_LEN>::from_bytes_as_type(
+            &DUMMY_SEED[..KEY_LEN],
+            KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        for len in 0..=(3 * HOLD_BACK + 5) {
+            let msg = &DUMMY_SEED[..len];
+            let mut ct = vec![0u8; len + HOLD_BACK];
+            let (nonce, ct_len, tag) = Enc::encrypt_out(&key, b"", msg, &mut ct).unwrap();
+            ct.truncate(ct_len);
+            assert_eq!(ct_len, len, "the toy never expands the data, only the finalizer flushes");
+
+            for chunk in [1usize, 2, 3, HOLD_BACK, HOLD_BACK + 1, len.max(1)] {
+                let (mut enc, _) = Enc::do_encrypt_init(&key).unwrap();
+                let mut chunked = Vec::new();
+                for piece in msg.chunks(chunk) {
+                    let expect = enc.update_out_len(piece.len());
+                    let mut buf = vec![0u8; expect];
+                    let n = enc.do_update_out(piece, &mut buf).unwrap();
+                    assert_eq!(n, expect, "len {len} chunk {chunk}: update_out_len must be exact");
+                    chunked.extend_from_slice(&buf[..n]);
+                }
+                let mut final_buf = [0u8; HOLD_BACK];
+                let (final_len, chunked_tag) = enc.do_encrypt_final(&mut final_buf).unwrap();
+                chunked.extend_from_slice(&final_buf[..final_len]);
+                assert_eq!(chunked, ct, "len {len} chunk {chunk}: chunking must not be visible");
+                assert_eq!(
+                    chunked_tag, tag,
+                    "len {len} chunk {chunk}: tag must not depend on chunking"
+                );
+
+                let mut dec = Dec::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce).unwrap();
+                let mut pt = Vec::new();
+                for piece in ct.chunks(chunk) {
+                    let expect = dec.update_out_len(piece.len());
+                    let mut buf = vec![0u8; expect];
+                    let n = dec.do_update_out(piece, &mut buf).unwrap();
+                    assert_eq!(n, expect, "len {len} chunk {chunk}: update_out_len must be exact");
+                    pt.extend_from_slice(&buf[..n]);
+                }
+                let mut final_buf = [0u8; HOLD_BACK];
+                let final_len = dec.do_decrypt_final(&tag, &mut final_buf).unwrap();
+                pt.extend_from_slice(&final_buf[..final_len]);
+                assert_eq!(pt, msg, "len {len} chunk {chunk}: round trip");
+            }
+
+            // For any length past the hold-back window, at least one prefix of the input must be
+            // held back rather than released immediately -- the property this whole test exists
+            // to pin. (For `len < HOLD_BACK` nothing is ever releasable until `do_encrypt_final`,
+            // which is also correct but does not exercise `do_update_out` returning less than it
+            // was given.)
+            if len > HOLD_BACK {
+                let (mut enc, _) = Enc::do_encrypt_init(&key).unwrap();
+                let first = &msg[..1];
+                let mut buf = vec![0u8; enc.update_out_len(first.len())];
+                let n = enc.do_update_out(first, &mut buf).unwrap();
+                assert_eq!(n, 0, "len {len}: the first byte alone must be held back, not released");
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crypto/core/src/lib.rs b/crypto/core/src/lib.rs
index a75792dc..53460b5c 100644
--- a/crypto/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@
 pub mod errors;
 pub mod key_material;
 pub mod suspendable_state;
+pub mod tagged_aead;
 pub mod traits;
diff --git a/crypto/core/src/tagged_aead.rs b/crypto/core/src/tagged_aead.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9874e172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/core/src/tagged_aead.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,529 @@
+//! Adapts an [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] /
+//! [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] pair to the separate-output
+//! [`SimpleCipherEncryptor`] /
+//! [`SimpleCipherDecryptor`] shape by inlining the tag as
+//! the last `TAG_LEN` bytes of the ciphertext stream -- the `ciphertext || tag` layout most wire
+//! formats and files use, as opposed to the AEAD pair's own detached-tag shape.
+//!
+//! This is deliberately the *inverse* direction from every other adapter in this crate: instead
+//! of adding capability (an AEAD's AAD, its generated nonce), it *drops* the AAD phase, because
+//! [`SimpleCipherEncryptor`] has nowhere to carry one. An
+//! AEAD wrapped here can still be driven with AAD through the inherent
+//! [`TaggedEncryptor::do_update_aad`] / [`TaggedDecryptor::do_update_aad`], which forward to the
+//! wrapped value's own method (see their docs for why this can't be part of the
+//! `SimpleCipherEncryptor`/`SimpleCipherDecryptor` impl itself); a caller who does not need AAD
+//! can ignore that entirely and use [`SimpleCipherEncryptor`]'s
+//! full one-shot and streaming API unchanged.
+//!
+//! # Restricted to non-buffering ciphers
+//!
+//! Both adapters require the wrapped `FINAL_LEN` to be `0` -- nothing held back at
+//! finalization -- which covers Ascon-AEAD128 and any other AEAD that releases every ciphertext
+//! byte as soon as it produces it. A cipher that also buffers a partial final block would need
+//! this adapter's own `FINAL_LEN` to be `INNER_FINAL_LEN + TAG_LEN`, a value derived from two
+//! other const generics; Rust's stable const generics cannot express that as a trait argument
+//! (it needs the still-incomplete `generic_const_exprs`), so supporting it is left to a future,
+//! more general adapter.
+
+use crate::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
+use crate::key_material::KeyMaterial;
+use crate::traits::{
+    AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, Algorithm, RNG, SecurityStrength,
+    SimpleCipherDecryptor, SimpleCipherEncryptor,
+};
+
+/// Adapts an [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] with `FINAL_LEN = 0` to
+/// [`SimpleCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>`], appending the tag as the final segment
+/// so the output stream is `ciphertext || tag`. See the module docs for the AAD caveat and the
+/// `FINAL_LEN = 0` restriction.
+pub struct TaggedEncryptor<E>(E);
+
+impl<E> TaggedEncryptor<E> {
+    /// Absorbs `aad` on the wrapped encryptor; see
+    /// [`AEADCipherEncryptor::do_update_aad`]
+    /// for the rules (repeatable before the first `do_update_out`, an empty slice always a no-op).
+    /// Not part of the [`SimpleCipherEncryptor`] impl below, which has no AAD concept at all.
+    pub fn do_update_aad<const KEY_LEN: usize, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>(
+        &mut self,
+        aad: &[u8],
+    ) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError>
+    where
+        E: AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0>,
+    {
+        self.0.do_update_aad(aad)
+    }
+}
+
+// Bounded on `Algorithm` alone, not the full `AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0>`
+// used below: those three consts appear only in a `where` clause, which Rust's coherence check
+// does not accept as constraining an impl's generic parameters (E0207), and `Algorithm`'s own
+// consts do not need them.
+impl<E: Algorithm> Algorithm for TaggedEncryptor<E> {
+    const ALG_NAME: &'static str = E::ALG_NAME;
+    const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = E::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH;
+}
+
+impl<E, const KEY_LEN: usize, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>
+    SimpleCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN> for TaggedEncryptor<E>
+where
+    E: AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0>,
+{
+    fn do_encrypt_init(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+    ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let (inner, nonce) = E::do_encrypt_init(key)?;
+        Ok((Self(inner), nonce))
+    }
+
+    fn do_encrypt_init_rng(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        rng: &mut dyn RNG,
+    ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let (inner, nonce) = E::do_encrypt_init_rng(key, rng)?;
+        Ok((Self(inner), nonce))
+    }
+
+    /// Identical to the wrapped encryptor's: this adapter never itself buffers, since the tag has
+    /// nowhere to go until `do_final`.
+    fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize {
+        self.0.update_out_len(input_len)
+    }
+
+    fn do_update_out(
+        &mut self,
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        self.0.do_update_out(plaintext, ciphertext)
+    }
+
+    /// Finishes the inner encryptor (with an empty flush buffer, since `FINAL_LEN = 0` on the
+    /// bound above) and returns its tag as this trait's own `FINAL_LEN`-byte final segment.
+    fn do_final(self) -> Result<([u8; TAG_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let mut nothing = [0u8; 0];
+        let (flushed, tag) = self.0.do_encrypt_final(&mut nothing)?;
+        debug_assert_eq!(flushed, 0, "FINAL_LEN = 0 on the AEADCipherEncryptor bound");
+        Ok((tag, TAG_LEN))
+    }
+
+    /// The plaintext length plus the tag: the inline layout this adapter produces.
+    fn encrypt_out_len(plaintext_len: usize) -> usize {
+        plaintext_len + TAG_LEN
+    }
+}
+
+/// Adapts an [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] with `FINAL_LEN = 0` to
+/// [`SimpleCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>`], reading the tag as the last `TAG_LEN`
+/// bytes of the ciphertext stream. `FINAL_LEN` here is `TAG_LEN` only to match
+/// [`TaggedEncryptor`]'s own `FINAL_LEN` -- the pair contract [`SimpleCipherEncryptor`] /
+/// [`SimpleCipherDecryptor`] share -- not because anything is actually flushed; see this type's
+/// `do_final` impl. See the module docs for the AAD caveat and the wrapped AEAD's own
+/// `FINAL_LEN = 0` restriction.
+///
+/// # Holding back the tag
+///
+/// The wire format gives no advance notice of where the ciphertext ends and the tag begins --
+/// that boundary is only known once the whole stream has been seen -- so this type holds back the
+/// last `TAG_LEN` bytes it has been given at all times, in `tail`, releasing everything older than
+/// that through the wrapped decryptor as soon as it is known not to be part of the tag. This is
+/// the same technique `cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs`'s `aead128_decrypt_stream` used by hand before this
+/// adapter existed.
+pub struct TaggedDecryptor<D, const TAG_LEN: usize> {
+    inner: D,
+    tail: [u8; TAG_LEN],
+    tail_len: usize,
+}
+
+impl<D, const TAG_LEN: usize> TaggedDecryptor<D, TAG_LEN> {
+    /// Absorbs `aad` on the wrapped decryptor; see
+    /// [`AEADCipherDecryptor::do_update_aad`]
+    /// for the rules. Not part of the [`SimpleCipherDecryptor`] impl below, which has no AAD
+    /// concept at all.
+    pub fn do_update_aad<const KEY_LEN: usize, const NONCE_LEN: usize>(
+        &mut self,
+        aad: &[u8],
+    ) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError>
+    where
+        D: AEADCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0>,
+    {
+        self.inner.do_update_aad(aad)
+    }
+}
+
+// See the equivalent impl on `TaggedEncryptor` for why this bounds on `Algorithm` alone.
+impl<D: Algorithm, const TAG_LEN: usize> Algorithm for TaggedDecryptor<D, TAG_LEN> {
+    const ALG_NAME: &'static str = D::ALG_NAME;
+    const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = D::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH;
+}
+
+impl<D, const KEY_LEN: usize, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>
+    SimpleCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN> for TaggedDecryptor<D, TAG_LEN>
+where
+    D: AEADCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0>,
+{
+    fn do_decrypt_init(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+    ) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        Ok(Self { inner: D::do_decrypt_init(key, nonce)?, tail: [0u8; TAG_LEN], tail_len: 0 })
+    }
+
+    /// Only the bytes no longer eligible to be the tag: `tail_len + input_len - TAG_LEN`, floored
+    /// at `0` while the stream is still shorter than the tag itself.
+    fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize {
+        (self.tail_len + input_len).saturating_sub(TAG_LEN)
+    }
+
+    fn do_update_out(
+        &mut self,
+        ciphertext: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let releasable = self.update_out_len(ciphertext.len());
+        if plaintext.len() < releasable {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength("plaintext", releasable));
+        }
+
+        let total = self.tail_len + ciphertext.len();
+        if total <= TAG_LEN {
+            // Everything seen so far might still be the tag; buffer it and release nothing.
+            self.tail[self.tail_len..total].copy_from_slice(ciphertext);
+            self.tail_len = total;
+            return Ok(0);
+        }
+
+        // Release the old tail (in full, or as much of it as `releasable` allows) followed by
+        // however much of the new input is also releasable; two streaming calls into the wrapped
+        // decryptor, equivalent to one over their concatenation.
+        let from_tail = self.tail_len.min(releasable);
+        let from_new = releasable - from_tail;
+        if from_tail > 0 {
+            self.inner.do_update_out(&self.tail[..from_tail], &mut plaintext[..from_tail])?;
+        }
+        if from_new > 0 {
+            self.inner
+                .do_update_out(&ciphertext[..from_new], &mut plaintext[from_tail..releasable])?;
+        }
+
+        // The new tail is whatever was not just released -- the suffix of the old tail, then the
+        // suffix of the new ciphertext -- which together are exactly TAG_LEN bytes, since
+        // `total - releasable == TAG_LEN` by construction of `releasable` above.
+        let mut new_tail = [0u8; TAG_LEN];
+        let old_tail_kept = self.tail_len - from_tail;
+        new_tail[..old_tail_kept].copy_from_slice(&self.tail[from_tail..self.tail_len]);
+        new_tail[old_tail_kept..].copy_from_slice(&ciphertext[from_new..]);
+        self.tail = new_tail;
+        self.tail_len = TAG_LEN;
+
+        Ok(releasable)
+    }
+
+    /// Nothing is held back for release -- every plaintext byte was already emitted by
+    /// `do_update_out` -- so this is purely the tag check, against whatever ended up in `tail`.
+    /// The returned array is `FINAL_LEN = TAG_LEN` bytes only to match
+    /// [`TaggedEncryptor`]'s `FINAL_LEN` (the pair contract both traits share); the `0` data-byte
+    /// count says none of it is meaningful, exactly the case [`SimpleCipherDecryptor::do_final`]'s
+    /// own docs anticipate ("an authenticated cipher may release nothing at all once it has
+    /// checked the tag").
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed`] if fewer than `TAG_LEN` bytes were ever seen (the
+    /// input was shorter than the tag). Otherwise, whatever
+    /// [`AEADCipherDecryptor::do_decrypt_final`]
+    /// returns, most notably [`SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed`].
+    fn do_final(self) -> Result<([u8; TAG_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if self.tail_len < TAG_LEN {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed);
+        }
+        let mut nothing = [0u8; 0];
+        self.inner.do_decrypt_final(&self.tail, &mut nothing)?;
+        Ok(([0u8; TAG_LEN], 0))
+    }
+
+    /// The ciphertext length minus the tag, floored at `0` for an input shorter than the tag
+    /// (which `do_final` rejects rather than `do_update_out`, so the buffer must still be sized).
+    fn decrypt_out_max_len(ciphertext_len: usize) -> usize {
+        ciphertext_len.saturating_sub(TAG_LEN)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::key_material::{KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType, do_hazardous_operations};
+    use crate::traits::RNG;
+    use bouncycastle_utils::secret::Secret;
+
+    const KEY_LEN: usize = 4;
+    const NONCE_LEN: usize = 4;
+    const TAG_LEN: usize = 3;
+
+    /// A toy AEAD: "ciphertext" is the plaintext XORed byte-by-byte with the key (cycled), and the
+    /// "tag" is a running XOR of every AAD/plaintext byte seen, repeated to `TAG_LEN` bytes. Not
+    /// remotely secure -- it exists only to drive `TaggedEncryptor`/`TaggedDecryptor` through
+    /// [`crate::traits::SimpleCipherEncryptor`]/[`SimpleCipherDecryptor`]'s chunked-equivalence
+    /// contract at exact byte-boundary edge cases around `TAG_LEN`, which is what this module's
+    /// hand-written tail bookkeeping needs pinned directly (see CLAUDE.md on testing
+    /// behaviour-critical private logic in-file).
+    #[derive(Clone)]
+    struct Toy {
+        key: Secret<[u8; KEY_LEN]>,
+        pos: usize,
+        acc: u8,
+    }
+
+    impl Toy {
+        fn new(key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError> {
+            let mut k = Secret::<[u8; KEY_LEN]>::new();
+            k.copy_from_slice(key.ref_to_bytes());
+            Ok(Self { key: k, pos: 0, acc: 0 })
+        }
+
+        /// Transforms `data` in place, accumulating `acc` over the *plaintext* byte on both
+        /// sides: encrypting, `data` starts as plaintext, so `acc` is updated before the XOR;
+        /// decrypting, `data` starts as ciphertext, so the XOR (which recovers the plaintext byte
+        /// into the same slot) must happen first.
+        fn transform(&mut self, data: &mut [u8], encrypting: bool) {
+            for b in data.iter_mut() {
+                if encrypting {
+                    self.acc ^= *b;
+                }
+                *b ^= self.key[self.pos % KEY_LEN];
+                if !encrypting {
+                    self.acc ^= *b;
+                }
+                self.pos += 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    struct ToyEnc(Toy);
+    struct ToyDec(Toy);
+
+    impl Algorithm for ToyEnc {
+        const ALG_NAME: &'static str = "toy-aead";
+        const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = SecurityStrength::None;
+    }
+    impl Algorithm for ToyDec {
+        const ALG_NAME: &'static str = "toy-aead";
+        const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = SecurityStrength::None;
+    }
+
+    impl AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0> for ToyEnc {
+        fn do_encrypt_init(
+            key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+            Ok((Self(Toy::new(key)?), [0u8; NONCE_LEN]))
+        }
+        fn do_encrypt_init_rng(
+            key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+            _rng: &mut dyn RNG,
+        ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+            Self::do_encrypt_init(key)
+        }
+        fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+            for &b in aad {
+                self.0.acc ^= b;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize {
+            input_len
+        }
+        fn do_update_out(
+            &mut self,
+            plaintext: &[u8],
+            ciphertext: &mut [u8],
+        ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+            if ciphertext.len() < plaintext.len() {
+                return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(
+                    "ciphertext",
+                    plaintext.len(),
+                ));
+            }
+            let out = &mut ciphertext[..plaintext.len()];
+            out.copy_from_slice(plaintext);
+            self.0.transform(out, true);
+            Ok(plaintext.len())
+        }
+        fn do_encrypt_final(
+            self,
+            _output: &mut [u8; 0],
+        ) -> Result<(usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+            Ok((0, [self.0.acc; TAG_LEN]))
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl AEADCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0> for ToyDec {
+        fn do_decrypt_init(
+            key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+            _nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+        ) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError> {
+            Ok(Self(Toy::new(key)?))
+        }
+        fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+            for &b in aad {
+                self.0.acc ^= b;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize {
+            input_len
+        }
+        fn do_update_out(
+            &mut self,
+            ciphertext: &[u8],
+            plaintext: &mut [u8],
+        ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+            if plaintext.len() < ciphertext.len() {
+                return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(
+                    "plaintext",
+                    ciphertext.len(),
+                ));
+            }
+            let out = &mut plaintext[..ciphertext.len()];
+            out.copy_from_slice(ciphertext);
+            self.0.transform(out, false);
+            Ok(ciphertext.len())
+        }
+        fn do_decrypt_final(
+            self,
+            tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
+            _output: &mut [u8; 0],
+        ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+            if [self.0.acc; TAG_LEN] != *tag {
+                return Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed);
+            }
+            Ok(0)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn key() -> KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN> {
+        let mut km =
+            KeyMaterial::<KEY_LEN>::from_bytes_as_type(&[1, 2, 3, 4], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+                .unwrap();
+        do_hazardous_operations(&mut km, |k| {
+            k.set_key_type(KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)?;
+            k.set_security_strength(SecurityStrength::None)
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+        km
+    }
+
+    /// The one-shot round trip through the adapters, at every message length crossing a few
+    /// multiples of `TAG_LEN`, and every chunking of `do_update_out` on both sides -- this is what
+    /// pins the tail bookkeeping's off-by-one edges directly, complementing the framework's own
+    /// generic `test_encryptor_decryptor` coverage (which this same adapter pair is expected to
+    /// pass against `SimpleCipherEncryptor`/`SimpleCipherDecryptor`'s contract elsewhere).
+    #[test]
+    fn tagged_round_trip_at_every_length_and_chunking() {
+        let km = key();
+        for len in 0..=(4 * TAG_LEN + 5) {
+            let msg: Vec<u8> =
+                (0..len).map(|i| (i as u8).wrapping_mul(31).wrapping_add(7)).collect();
+
+            let (mut enc, nonce) = <TaggedEncryptor<ToyEnc> as SimpleCipherEncryptor<
+                KEY_LEN,
+                NONCE_LEN,
+                TAG_LEN,
+            >>::do_encrypt_init(&km)
+            .unwrap();
+            enc.do_update_aad::<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>(b"aad").unwrap();
+            let mut ct = vec![0u8; msg.len() + TAG_LEN];
+            for chunk in [1usize, 2, 3, TAG_LEN.max(1), len.max(1)] {
+                let mut enc = {
+                    let (mut e, _) = <TaggedEncryptor<ToyEnc> as SimpleCipherEncryptor<
+                        KEY_LEN,
+                        NONCE_LEN,
+                        TAG_LEN,
+                    >>::do_encrypt_init(&km)
+                    .unwrap();
+                    e.do_update_aad::<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>(b"aad").unwrap();
+                    e
+                };
+                let mut written = 0;
+                for piece in msg.chunks(chunk) {
+                    written += enc.do_update_out(piece, &mut ct[written..]).unwrap();
+                }
+                let mut last = [0u8; TAG_LEN];
+                let last_len = <TaggedEncryptor<ToyEnc> as SimpleCipherEncryptor<
+                    KEY_LEN,
+                    NONCE_LEN,
+                    TAG_LEN,
+                >>::do_final_out(enc, &mut last)
+                .unwrap();
+                ct[written..written + last_len].copy_from_slice(&last[..last_len]);
+                written += last_len;
+                ct.truncate(written);
+
+                let mut dec = <TaggedDecryptor<ToyDec, TAG_LEN> as SimpleCipherDecryptor<
+                    KEY_LEN,
+                    NONCE_LEN,
+                    TAG_LEN,
+                >>::do_decrypt_init(&km, &nonce)
+                .unwrap();
+                dec.do_update_aad::<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN>(b"aad").unwrap();
+                let mut pt = vec![0u8; ct.len()];
+                let mut written = 0;
+                for piece in ct.chunks(chunk) {
+                    written += dec.do_update_out(piece, &mut pt[written..]).unwrap();
+                }
+                let (_, data_len) = dec.do_final().unwrap();
+                pt.truncate(written + data_len);
+                assert_eq!(pt, msg, "len {len}, chunk {chunk}");
+
+                ct.resize(msg.len() + TAG_LEN, 0);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// A tampered inline stream must fail at `do_final`, and a stream shorter than the tag must be
+    /// rejected as `DecryptionFailed` rather than panicking on the short slice.
+    #[test]
+    fn tampering_and_short_input_are_rejected() {
+        let km = key();
+        let (mut enc, nonce) = <TaggedEncryptor<ToyEnc> as SimpleCipherEncryptor<
+            KEY_LEN,
+            NONCE_LEN,
+            TAG_LEN,
+        >>::do_encrypt_init(&km)
+        .unwrap();
+        let mut ct = vec![0u8; 10 + TAG_LEN];
+        let written = enc.do_update_out(&[7u8; 10], &mut ct).unwrap();
+        let mut last = [0u8; TAG_LEN];
+        let last_len = <TaggedEncryptor<ToyEnc> as SimpleCipherEncryptor<
+            KEY_LEN,
+            NONCE_LEN,
+            TAG_LEN,
+        >>::do_final_out(enc, &mut last)
+        .unwrap();
+        ct[written..written + last_len].copy_from_slice(&last[..last_len]);
+
+        let mut tampered = ct.clone();
+        tampered[0] ^= 0xFF;
+        let mut dec = <TaggedDecryptor<ToyDec, TAG_LEN> as SimpleCipherDecryptor<
+            KEY_LEN,
+            NONCE_LEN,
+            TAG_LEN,
+        >>::do_decrypt_init(&km, &nonce)
+        .unwrap();
+        let mut pt = vec![0u8; tampered.len()];
+        let mut written = 0;
+        written += dec.do_update_out(&tampered, &mut pt[written..]).unwrap();
+        let _ = written;
+        assert!(matches!(dec.do_final(), Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed)));
+
+        for short_len in 0..TAG_LEN {
+            let dec = <TaggedDecryptor<ToyDec, TAG_LEN> as SimpleCipherDecryptor<
+                KEY_LEN,
+                NONCE_LEN,
+                TAG_LEN,
+            >>::do_decrypt_init(&km, &nonce)
+            .unwrap();
+            let mut dec = dec;
+            let mut pt = vec![0u8; short_len];
+            dec.do_update_out(&ct[..short_len], &mut pt).unwrap();
+            assert!(matches!(dec.do_final(), Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed)));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
index adc702c5..4fc5219b 100644
--- a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
+++ b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
@@ -55,8 +55,11 @@ pub trait AEADCipher<const KEY_LEN: usize, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN
     /// authenticated data. Returns the plaintext as a `Vec<u8>`, so it needs the `std` feature.
     ///
     /// # Errors
-    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed`] if the tag does not verify. The caller learns
-    /// only that decryption failed.
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed`] if the ciphertext does not authenticate. This
+    /// view has no AAD and no separate tag to name, so it reports every authentication failure
+    /// this way rather than as [`SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed`], which is reserved for
+    /// [`aead_decrypt`](Self::aead_decrypt) / [`aead_decrypt_out`](Self::aead_decrypt_out); either
+    /// way, the caller learns only that decryption failed, not why.
     fn decrypt(
         key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
         init_data: [u8; NONCE_LEN],
@@ -100,10 +103,14 @@ pub trait AEADCipher<const KEY_LEN: usize, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN
         plaintext: &[u8],
         ciphertext: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError>;
-    /// All AEAD ciphers will also be either a block cipher ([`BlockCipherEncryptor`] / [`BlockCipherDecryptor`]) or a stream cipher ([`StreamCipherEncryptor`] / [`StreamCipherDecryptor`]), and so will already
-    /// have a streaming API.
-    /// This allows you to finish either style of streaming API flow with AEAD specific do_final()
-    /// that computes and returns the authentication tag.
+    /// Finishes a streaming encryption flow with an AEAD-specific `do_final()` that computes and
+    /// returns the authentication tag.
+    ///
+    /// An AEAD's own streaming API is [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`], which has
+    /// this step (as [`AEADCipherEncryptor::do_encrypt_final`]) and an AAD phase of its own; this
+    /// method is for an implementor that streams through one of the unauthenticated cipher traits
+    /// -- [`BlockCipherEncryptor`] / [`BlockCipherDecryptor`] or [`StreamCipherEncryptor`] /
+    /// [`StreamCipherDecryptor`] -- and needs somewhere to put the tag.
     fn do_aead_encrypt_final(self) -> Result<[u8; TAG_LEN], SymmetricCipherError>;
     #[cfg(feature = "std")]
     /// A one-shot API to decrypt some ciphertext with the given key.
@@ -129,13 +136,374 @@ pub trait AEADCipher<const KEY_LEN: usize, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN
         tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
         plaintext: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError>;
-    /// All AEAD ciphers will also be either a block cipher ([`BlockCipherEncryptor`] / [`BlockCipherDecryptor`]) or a stream cipher ([`StreamCipherEncryptor`] / [`StreamCipherDecryptor`]), and so will already
-    /// have a streaming API.
-    /// This allows you to finish either style of streaming API flow with AEAD specific do_final()
-    /// that computes and returns the authentication tag.
+    /// Finishes a streaming decryption flow by checking `tag`; the mirror of
+    /// [`do_aead_encrypt_final`](Self::do_aead_encrypt_final), and see it for when this is the
+    /// right finalizer rather than [`AEADCipherDecryptor::do_decrypt_final`].
     fn do_aead_decrypt_final(self, tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError>;
 }
 
+/// The decryption half of an AEAD cipher's streaming API; see [`AEADCipherEncryptor`], whose notes
+/// on the AAD phase, buffering, and the `Result` all apply here too.
+///
+/// # The plaintext is not authenticated until `do_decrypt_final` returns `Ok`
+///
+/// This is the one thing a streaming AEAD API cannot hide from its caller.
+/// [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out) releases plaintext as soon as it can, long before there
+/// is a tag to check it against, so a caller that *uses* those bytes before
+/// [`do_decrypt_final`](Self::do_decrypt_final) has returned `Ok` is acting on unauthenticated
+/// plaintext -- bytes an attacker may have chosen. Preventing exactly that is what the tag is for.
+/// A streaming caller must therefore treat everything `do_update_out` produces as untrusted until
+/// the final call succeeds, and scrub it if it does not.
+///
+/// The one-shot [`decrypt`](Self::decrypt) has no such caveat: it owns the whole message, so it
+/// zeroizes the buffer itself before returning the error.
+pub trait AEADCipherDecryptor<
+    const KEY_LEN: usize,
+    const NONCE_LEN: usize,
+    const TAG_LEN: usize,
+    const FINAL_LEN: usize,
+>: Algorithm + Sized
+{
+    /// Begins a streaming decryption flow from the nonce returned by
+    /// [`AEADCipherEncryptor::do_encrypt_init`].
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// Rejects a key whose [`KeyType`] is not [`KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey`], and one whose
+    /// security strength is below [`Algorithm::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH`], both as a
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::KeyMaterialError`].
+    fn do_decrypt_init(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+    ) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError>;
+
+    /// Absorbs additional authenticated data; see [`AEADCipherEncryptor::do_update_aad`] for the
+    /// rules, which are the same on both sides. The concatenation of what a decryptor absorbs must
+    /// be byte-for-byte the concatenation the encryptor absorbed, or the tag check fails.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`] if called with a non-empty `aad` after
+    /// [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out).
+    fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError>;
+
+    /// The exact number of bytes the next [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out) will write if
+    /// given `input_len` more bytes of ciphertext. Depends on what is already buffered; identically
+    /// `0` for a cipher that never holds anything back, such as Ascon-AEAD128.
+    fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize;
+
+    /// Streaming: consumes `ciphertext`, writing every plaintext byte that can be released so far
+    /// into `plaintext` and buffering the rest. Returns the number of bytes written, which is
+    /// exactly [`update_out_len`](Self::update_out_len) of `ciphertext.len()`.
+    ///
+    /// The bytes this writes are *not* yet authenticated; see the trait docs. A decryptor may have
+    /// to hold back the tail of what it has seen -- a block-oriented cipher's partial final block,
+    /// or the bytes that might turn out to be an inline tag -- so a sequence of calls releases data
+    /// later than the corresponding encryptor produced it, but the concatenation of everything
+    /// released, in any chunking, plus the data part of
+    /// [`do_decrypt_final`](Self::do_decrypt_final), is the plaintext.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength`] if `plaintext` is shorter than
+    /// [`update_out_len`](Self::update_out_len), carrying the required length. Nothing is
+    /// consumed in that case.
+    fn do_update_out(
+        &mut self,
+        ciphertext: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError>;
+
+    /// Finishes the decryption, consuming the decryptor: flushes whatever ciphertext was held back
+    /// into `output`, computes the tag over the AAD and ciphertext it has seen, and compares it
+    /// against `tag`. Returns how many leading bytes of `output` are plaintext; the remainder is
+    /// not data and must not be used. `Ok` is the only thing that makes those bytes -- or anything
+    /// already released by [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out) -- trustworthy.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed`] if the tag does not verify. Implementors must
+    /// compare in constant time, and the caller learns only that the check failed.
+    fn do_decrypt_final(
+        self,
+        tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
+        output: &mut [u8; FINAL_LEN],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError>;
+
+    /// An upper bound on the plaintext recovered from `ciphertext_len` bytes of ciphertext, i.e.
+    /// the buffer [`decrypt_out`](Self::decrypt_out) requires. The default returns `ciphertext_len`
+    /// itself, which is exact for every conformant AEAD: unlike a padding scheme, an AEAD never
+    /// expands or shrinks the data it is given, only adds the separate `tag`.
+    fn decrypt_out_max_len(ciphertext_len: usize) -> usize {
+        ciphertext_len
+    }
+
+    /// One-shot: decrypts `ciphertext` into `plaintext`, which needs
+    /// [`decrypt_out_max_len`](Self::decrypt_out_max_len) bytes, under `nonce` and `aad`, and
+    /// checks `tag`. Returns the number of plaintext bytes written.
+    ///
+    /// Unlike the streaming methods this releases nothing unauthenticated: on failure `plaintext`
+    /// is zeroized before the error is returned, so a caller who ignores the `Result` is left with
+    /// zeros rather than attacker-chosen plaintext.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength`] if `plaintext` is too short, checked
+    /// before any work is done; otherwise whatever the streaming methods return, including
+    /// [`do_decrypt_final`](Self::do_decrypt_final)'s.
+    fn decrypt_out(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+        aad: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &[u8],
+        tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
+        plaintext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let needed = Self::decrypt_out_max_len(ciphertext.len());
+        if plaintext.len() < needed {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength("plaintext", needed));
+        }
+        let mut dec = Self::do_decrypt_init(key, nonce)?;
+        dec.do_update_aad(aad)?;
+        let written = dec.do_update_out(ciphertext, plaintext)?;
+        let mut final_buf = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
+        match dec.do_decrypt_final(tag, &mut final_buf) {
+            Ok(final_len) => {
+                plaintext[written..written + final_len].copy_from_slice(&final_buf[..final_len]);
+                Ok(written + final_len)
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                // As in the trait docs: what `do_update_out` already released is unauthenticated,
+                // and this one-shot owns the whole message, so it does not leave that in the
+                // caller's hands. A plain `fill` rather than a volatile write because `core` is
+                // `#![forbid(unsafe_code)]`; the store is to the caller's own buffer, which the
+                // caller may read after this returns, so it is not a dead store the optimizer is
+                // entitled to drop.
+                plaintext[..written].fill(0);
+                Err(e)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
+    /// One-shot, allocating: as [`decrypt_out`](Self::decrypt_out), returning the plaintext as a
+    /// `Vec<u8>` of exactly the recovered length. Only available with the `std` feature.
+    fn decrypt(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+        aad: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &[u8],
+        tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let mut plaintext = vec![0u8; Self::decrypt_out_max_len(ciphertext.len())];
+        let written = Self::decrypt_out(key, nonce, aad, ciphertext, tag, &mut plaintext)?;
+        plaintext.truncate(written);
+        Ok(plaintext)
+    }
+}
+
+/// The encryption half of an AEAD cipher's streaming API. This is the AEAD counterpart of
+/// [`SimpleCipherEncryptor`] -- the same separate-output, init-data-generating, possibly-buffering
+/// shape -- with the two differences that authentication forces.
+///
+/// The first is an extra phase. An AEAD authenticates data it does not encrypt -- additional
+/// authenticated data (AAD), typically a header that has to travel in the clear but must still be
+/// protected against tampering -- and every AEAD construction absorbs that AAD *before* the
+/// plaintext. So [`do_update_aad`](Self::do_update_aad) may be called any number of times after
+/// the constructor and before the first [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out), and returns
+/// [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`] thereafter. (An empty `aad` slice is a no-op and is
+/// accepted at any point, so a generic caller may pass one unconditionally.) That is a runtime
+/// error for the same reason [`XOF`] rejects absorb-after-squeeze at runtime: the phase order is a
+/// property of a value's history, and encoding it in the type would cost every implementor an
+/// extra type and an explicit transition.
+///
+/// The second is a finalization step that also produces a tag: [`do_encrypt_final`](Self::do_encrypt_final)
+/// consumes the encryptor, flushes whatever ciphertext it was holding back into `output`, and
+/// returns the tag, which the recipient needs for [`AEADCipherDecryptor::do_decrypt_final`]. Where
+/// the tag travels -- appended to the ciphertext, carried in a separate field -- is the caller's
+/// choice, not this trait's; contrast [`AEADCipher`], whose one-shots pick a layout for you, and
+/// see `bouncycastle_core::tagged_aead` for an adapter that appends it.
+///
+/// Encryption and decryption are separate traits, as with [`BlockCipherEncryptor`] /
+/// [`BlockCipherDecryptor`], so that the direction is encoded in the type. For an AEAD that also
+/// buys away a class of runtime check: a single type serving both directions has to remember which
+/// one it is and refuse the other's methods, whereas a paired-type implementation cannot be asked
+/// the question.
+///
+/// # The nonce is generated, not supplied
+///
+/// The constructor draws the nonce itself and returns it for transmission alongside the ciphertext;
+/// there is no API here for the caller to choose one, for the same reason as in
+/// [`BlockCipherEncryptor`], but with sharper consequences. Reusing a nonce under one key does not
+/// merely leak equality of plaintexts as it does for an unauthenticated mode -- for most AEAD
+/// constructions it forfeits confidentiality of the affected messages and can expose the material
+/// the tag is computed from, costing authenticity for every other message under that key. A caller
+/// who genuinely needs a deterministic, caller-chosen nonce (to follow a protocol's construction,
+/// or to run a spec's test vectors) should see the documentation of the underlying implementation,
+/// which is where that hazard belongs.
+///
+/// # A cipher may buffer
+///
+/// [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out) takes separate input and output buffers, because an AEAD
+/// is not guaranteed to release a ciphertext byte the moment it sees the matching plaintext byte.
+/// Ascon-AEAD128 does -- each rate-block byte is transformed independently of the others in that
+/// block -- but a block-oriented AEAD holds back a partial final block, and any AEAD adapted to an
+/// inline `ciphertext || tag` layout must hold back at least `TAG_LEN` bytes until it knows they
+/// are not the tag (see `bouncycastle_core::tagged_aead`). [`update_out_len`](Self::update_out_len)
+/// answers exactly how many bytes the next call releases, so a caller never has to guess a buffer
+/// size or find plaintext left over at the end of one it guessed too large; the concatenation of
+/// everything released, in any chunking, plus the data part of
+/// [`do_encrypt_final`](Self::do_encrypt_final), is the ciphertext.
+///
+/// # Any length, as a slice
+///
+/// [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out)'s input is a `&[u8]` rather than a `&[u8; LEN]` because
+/// every length is valid, including zero, so there is no invariant for a const parameter to carry
+/// and nothing for a compile-time check to check -- the same reasoning as
+/// [`StreamCipherEncryptor`], and the reason there is no `BLOCK_LEN` here.
+///
+/// # Why the data methods still return `Result`
+///
+/// Nothing about the buffer can go wrong, and a constructed value is always ready to use, so
+/// [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out) has nothing to report for most ciphers. The `Result` is
+/// for the per-(key, nonce) data limit an AEAD generally has -- past it the construction's security
+/// argument no longer holds -- which a streaming API cannot check any earlier than the call that
+/// would cross it, and for [`IncorrectOutputBufferLength`](SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength)
+/// if the caller under-sized `ciphertext`.
+pub trait AEADCipherEncryptor<
+    const KEY_LEN: usize,
+    const NONCE_LEN: usize,
+    const TAG_LEN: usize,
+    const FINAL_LEN: usize,
+>: Algorithm + Sized
+{
+    /// Begins a streaming encryption flow, returning the encryptor and the generated nonce, which
+    /// the recipient needs for [`AEADCipherDecryptor::do_decrypt_init`]. Sources randomness from
+    /// the library's default OS-backed RNG.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// Rejects a key whose [`KeyType`] is not [`KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey`], and one whose
+    /// security strength is below [`Algorithm::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH`], both as a
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::KeyMaterialError`]; a failure to draw the nonce comes back as a
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::RNGError`].
+    fn do_encrypt_init(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+    ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError>;
+
+    /// As [`do_encrypt_init`](Self::do_encrypt_init), but sources randomness from the provided RNG.
+    fn do_encrypt_init_rng(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        rng: &mut dyn RNG,
+    ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError>;
+
+    /// Absorbs `aad`: data that is authenticated by the tag but not encrypted. May be called
+    /// repeatedly before the first [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out); a sequence of calls is
+    /// equivalent to one call over the concatenation. An empty `aad` is a no-op.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`] if called with a non-empty `aad` after
+    /// [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out) -- see the trait docs for why the AAD comes first.
+    fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError>;
+
+    /// The exact number of bytes the next [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out) will write if
+    /// given `input_len` more bytes of plaintext. Depends on what is already buffered; identically
+    /// `0` for a cipher that never holds anything back, such as Ascon-AEAD128.
+    fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize;
+
+    /// Streaming: consumes `plaintext`, writing every ciphertext byte that can be produced so far
+    /// into `ciphertext` and buffering the rest. Returns the number of bytes written, which is
+    /// exactly [`update_out_len`](Self::update_out_len) of `plaintext.len()`. A sequence of calls
+    /// is equivalent to one call over the concatenation, whatever the chunking.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength`] if `ciphertext` is shorter than
+    /// [`update_out_len`](Self::update_out_len), carrying the required length. Nothing is
+    /// consumed in that case.
+    fn do_update_out(
+        &mut self,
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError>;
+
+    /// Finishes the encryption, consuming the encryptor: flushes whatever plaintext was held back,
+    /// encrypted, into `output`, and returns how many leading bytes of it are ciphertext together
+    /// with the tag over the AAD and plaintext it has seen. The tag must be transmitted with the
+    /// ciphertext; the recipient passes it to [`AEADCipherDecryptor::do_decrypt_final`].
+    fn do_encrypt_final(
+        self,
+        output: &mut [u8; FINAL_LEN],
+    ) -> Result<(usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError>;
+
+    /// The exact ciphertext length for a `plaintext_len`-byte plaintext, i.e. the buffer
+    /// [`encrypt_out`](Self::encrypt_out) requires and the number of bytes it writes (the tag is
+    /// returned separately, not counted here). The default returns `plaintext_len` itself, which
+    /// holds for every conformant AEAD: unlike a padding scheme, an AEAD never expands or shrinks
+    /// the data it is given.
+    fn encrypt_out_len(plaintext_len: usize) -> usize {
+        plaintext_len
+    }
+
+    /// One-shot: encrypts `plaintext` into `ciphertext`, which needs
+    /// [`encrypt_out_len`](Self::encrypt_out_len) bytes, authenticating `aad` along with it under a
+    /// fresh nonce. Returns the generated nonce, the number of bytes written, and the tag.
+    ///
+    /// Provided as `do_encrypt_init`, one `do_update_aad`, one `do_update_out` and
+    /// `do_encrypt_final`.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength`] if `ciphertext` is too short, checked
+    /// before any work is done; otherwise whatever the streaming methods return.
+    fn encrypt_out(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        aad: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let needed = Self::encrypt_out_len(plaintext.len());
+        if ciphertext.len() < needed {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength("ciphertext", needed));
+        }
+        let (mut enc, nonce) = Self::do_encrypt_init(key)?;
+        enc.do_update_aad(aad)?;
+        let written = enc.do_update_out(plaintext, ciphertext)?;
+        let mut final_buf = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
+        let (final_len, tag) = enc.do_encrypt_final(&mut final_buf)?;
+        // `encrypt_out_len` bounds `written + final_len`, so this fits in `ciphertext[..needed]`.
+        ciphertext[written..written + final_len].copy_from_slice(&final_buf[..final_len]);
+        Ok((nonce, written + final_len, tag))
+    }
+
+    /// As [`encrypt_out`](Self::encrypt_out), but sources randomness from the provided RNG.
+    fn encrypt_out_rng(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        rng: &mut dyn RNG,
+        aad: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let needed = Self::encrypt_out_len(plaintext.len());
+        if ciphertext.len() < needed {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength("ciphertext", needed));
+        }
+        let (mut enc, nonce) = Self::do_encrypt_init_rng(key, rng)?;
+        enc.do_update_aad(aad)?;
+        let written = enc.do_update_out(plaintext, ciphertext)?;
+        let mut final_buf = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
+        let (final_len, tag) = enc.do_encrypt_final(&mut final_buf)?;
+        ciphertext[written..written + final_len].copy_from_slice(&final_buf[..final_len]);
+        Ok((nonce, written + final_len, tag))
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
+    /// One-shot, allocating: as [`encrypt_out`](Self::encrypt_out), returning the ciphertext as a
+    /// `Vec<u8>`. Only available with the `std` feature.
+    fn encrypt(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        aad: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], Vec<u8>, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let mut ciphertext = vec![0u8; Self::encrypt_out_len(plaintext.len())];
+        let (nonce, written, tag) = Self::encrypt_out(key, aad, plaintext, &mut ciphertext)?;
+        ciphertext.truncate(written);
+        Ok((nonce, ciphertext, tag))
+    }
+}
+
 /// Metadata about a cryptographic algorithm.
 pub trait Algorithm {
     /// String name for the algorithm, used consistently across the library.

From 120b2fe2201ec2f02a6e1f716dab1958436bfc03 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: officialfrancismendoza <francissamuelmendoza7@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2026 23:59:18 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 24/68] ascon, cli: add bouncycastle-ascon (SP 800-232
 Ascon-AEAD128/Hash256/XOF128/CXOF128) implementing
 AEADCipherEncryptor/AEADCipherDecryptor via
 AsconAead128Encryptor/AsconAead128Decryptor, with HashFactory/XOFFactory
 registration and CLI wiring including a TaggedDecryptor-based decrypt stream

---
 Cargo.toml                                 |   2 +
 alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md               | 558 ++++++++++++-
 cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs                       | 194 +++++
 cli/src/helpers.rs                         |  34 +-
 cli/src/main.rs                            |  83 ++
 cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs                        |  36 +-
 cli/tests/ascon_cli_tests.rs               | 308 ++++++++
 crypto/ascon/Cargo.toml                    |  25 +
 crypto/ascon/benches/ascon_benches.rs      |  93 +++
 crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs          | 865 +++++++++++++++++++++
 crypto/ascon/src/ascon_cxof128.rs          | 218 ++++++
 crypto/ascon/src/ascon_hash256.rs          | 185 +++++
 crypto/ascon/src/ascon_xof128.rs           | 172 ++++
 crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs                    | 137 ++++
 crypto/ascon/src/permutation.rs            | 138 ++++
 crypto/ascon/src/sponge.rs                 | 189 +++++
 crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs        | 768 ++++++++++++++++++
 crypto/ascon/tests/bc_test_data.rs         | 242 ++++++
 crypto/ascon/tests/cxof128_tests.rs        | 221 ++++++
 crypto/ascon/tests/hash256_tests.rs        | 152 ++++
 crypto/ascon/tests/xof128_tests.rs         | 183 +++++
 crypto/factory/Cargo.toml                  |   1 +
 crypto/factory/src/hash_factory.rs         |  17 +
 crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs          |  45 +-
 crypto/factory/tests/hash_factory_tests.rs |  24 +
 crypto/factory/tests/xof_factory_tests.rs  | 115 ++-
 src/lib.rs                                 |   1 +
 27 files changed, 4950 insertions(+), 56 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs
 create mode 100644 cli/tests/ascon_cli_tests.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/ascon/Cargo.toml
 create mode 100644 crypto/ascon/benches/ascon_benches.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/ascon/src/ascon_cxof128.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/ascon/src/ascon_hash256.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/ascon/src/ascon_xof128.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/ascon/src/permutation.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/ascon/src/sponge.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/ascon/tests/bc_test_data.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/ascon/tests/cxof128_tests.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/ascon/tests/hash256_tests.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/ascon/tests/xof128_tests.rs

diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 63f0d999..7aa567d3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ version = "0.1.3"
 # *** Internal Dependencies ***
 bouncycastle = { path = "./" }
 bouncycastle-aes = { path = "./crypto/aes" }
+bouncycastle-ascon = { path = "./crypto/ascon" }
 bouncycastle-base64 = { path = "./crypto/base64" }
 bouncycastle-modes = { path = "./crypto/modes" }
 bouncycastle-core = { path = "crypto/core" }
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ edition.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 bouncycastle-aes.workspace = true
+bouncycastle-ascon.workspace = true
 bouncycastle-base64.workspace = true
 bouncycastle-core.workspace = true
 bouncycastle-factory.workspace = true
diff --git a/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md b/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
index d5185528..17b6e1fa 100644
--- a/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
+++ b/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
@@ -2,9 +2,561 @@
 
 ## Major features
 
-* New algorithms added to crypto/ :
-    * SM3 -- the SM3 hash (GB/T 32905-2016 / ISO/IEC 10118-3:2018), ported from bc-java.
-    * AES -- AES-128/192/256, along with its modes AES_ECB, AES_CBC, AES_GCM.
+* New algorithms added to crypto/ (PR #89):
+    * sm3 -- the SM3 hash (GB/T 32905-2016 / ISO/IEC 10118-3:2018), ported from bc-java. Implements `Hash`,
+      `Suspendable` and `AlgorithmOID`, supports bit-oriented (partial final byte) messages per GB/T 32905-2016 s. 5.2
+      with the partial byte in ASN.1 BIT STRING order like SHA-2/SHA-3, and is registered in `HashFactory`
+      (`"SM3"`) with a `bc-rust sm3` CLI subcommand.
+    * HMAC-SM3, in the hmac crate, registered in `MACFactory` (`"HMAC-SM3"`) with a `bc-rust hmac-sm3` CLI subcommand.
+    * Test vectors are the GB/T 32905-2016 Appendix A examples plus the bc-java `SM3DigestTest` / `HMac` vectors, with
+      additional digests cross-checked against OpenSSL and bc-java.
+
+New crate `bouncycastle-aes` (`bouncycastle::aes`): AES-128/192/256 as a raw keyed block
+permutation (NIST FIPS 197), re-exported from the umbrella crate.
+
+* **Constant-time and table-free.** The S-box is evaluated as a Boolean circuit -- the 113-gate Boyar-Peralta
+  straight-line program, 32 AND / 77 XOR / 4 XNOR -- over eight `u32` bit-planes, so there is no secret-indexed
+  memory access and no secret-dependent branch anywhere, including in the key schedule. A table-driven "light"
+  AES that removes the tables only from the cipher still leaks through `SUBWORD()` in the expansion.
+* **Low memory.** No lookup tables at all (0 bytes, against 512 bytes for BC Java's `AESLightEngine` and 2-8 KiB
+  for T-table engines) and no heap allocation. The only persistent state is the key schedule, stored bit-sliced
+  in a compressed form that is exactly the FIPS 197 Sec 5.2 size: `AES_128` 176 B, `AES_192` 208 B, `AES_256` 240 B.
+* **Both directions from one value.** Decryption follows FIPS 197 Algorithm 3 (the straight inverse cipher) rather
+  than the equivalent inverse cipher of Sec 5.3.5, so it uses the unmodified key schedule -- one stored schedule
+  encrypts and decrypts, with no second copy and no transformation at construction time.
+* **Two-block entry points.** The bit-sliced state holds two blocks, so `encrypt_2blocks` / `decrypt_2blocks` are
+  the natural unit of work and roughly double single-block throughput. `encrypt_block` / `decrypt_block` are
+  provided but do twice the necessary work; modes whose blocks are independent (CTR, and CBC/CFB decryption)
+  should prefer the pair form.
+* Verified against FIPS 197 Appendix A.1/A.2/A.3 (every schedule word), FIPS 197 Appendix B, an exhaustive check
+  of all 256 S-box and inverse S-box inputs against Tables 4 and 6, SP 800-38A Appendix F.1 (ECB, all three key
+  lengths, both directions), and 2138 NIST ACVP `ACVP-AES-ECB` cases from `bc-test-data` (skipped with a warning
+  if that repository is not checked out).
+* Deliberately ships no CLI subcommand, no factory entry and no `core` cipher-trait impls: a raw permutation can
+  only offer ECB, and those are mode-of-operation concerns. `Algorithm` is implemented (name and security
+  strength); per-mode OIDs and the `BlockCipherEncryptor` / `BlockCipherDecryptor` impls belong to the mode crates.
+* Ships the type aliases `AES_CBC_128` / `AES_CBC_192` / `AES_CBC_256`, `AES_CFB_128` /
+  `AES_CFB_192` / `AES_CFB_256`, `AES_CFB8_128` / `AES_CFB8_192` / `AES_CFB8_256`,
+  `AES_CTR_128` / `AES_CTR_192` / `AES_CTR_256` (12-byte nonce, 4-byte counter) and
+  `AES_ECB_128` / `AES_ECB_192` / `AES_ECB_256`, which fill in the
+  const parameters of `bouncycastle-modes`' `Cbc`, `Cfb`, `Cfb8`, `Ctr` and `Ecb`. The three stream
+  modes leave the direction as the only type parameter; the two **block** modes, CBC and ECB, take
+  a padding scheme as well -- `AES_CBC_128<Encrypting, PKCS7>` -- because neither is defined on data
+  that is not a whole number of blocks, so the scheme is a choice the caller has to make and one
+  both ends must agree on. Naming it in the type makes a mismatched pair a compile error instead of
+  a decryption that returns plausible rubbish. `PaddedMode` is the crate-internal projection that lets a single
+  alias carry both parameters, `PaddedEncryptor` and `PaddedDecryptor` being distinct types. They are aliases only -- no new engine
+  code, and each one's doctest round-trips and shows that a misaligned length fails to compile.
+
+New crate `bouncycastle-modes` (`bouncycastle::modes`): cipher modes of operation
+(NIST SP 800-38A), providing **CBC** (Sec 6.2), **CFB128** and **CFB8** (Sec 6.3, `s = b` and
+`s = 8`), **CTR** (Sec 6.5) and **ECB** (Sec 6.1) -- four of the recommendation's five modes, with
+only OFB outstanding. Re-exported from the umbrella crate.
+
+* `Cbc`, `Cfb`, `Cfb8` and `Ecb`, each `<P, Dir, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>`, and `Ctr`, which takes a
+  nonce length as a fifth parameter, over any
+  `ElectronicCodeBook`, so the crate depends on no concrete cipher. The direction is a type parameter:
+  the encryptor trait is implemented only for `<_, Encrypting, _, _>` and the decryptor trait
+  only for `<_, Decrypting, _, _>`, making a wrong-direction call a compile error rather than a
+  runtime check.
+* **Block modes and stream modes.** `Cbc` and `Ecb` are block ciphers
+  (`BlockCipherEncryptor` / `BlockCipherDecryptor`): whole blocks in, whole blocks out, with
+  arbitrary-length data going through `bouncycastle-padding`. `Cfb`, `Cfb8` and `Ctr` are stream
+  ciphers (`StreamCipherEncryptor` / `StreamCipherDecryptor`): any length in, the same length out,
+  no padding layer and no finalization step. That split follows SP 800-38A Sec 5.2, which requires a
+  multiple of the *block* size only for ECB and CBC, a multiple of the *segment* size `s` for CFB,
+  and nothing at all for CTR ("the plaintext need not be a multiple of the block size").
+* **The IV is generated, never accepted.** SP 800-38A Sec 5.3 requires the CBC *and CFB* IV to be
+  *unpredictable*, not merely unique, so `do_encrypt_init` draws one from the library's default
+  OS-backed DRBG (Appendix C's second recommended method) and returns it; there is no API for
+  supplying your own. Known-answer tests drive `do_encrypt_init_rng` with a fixed-output test RNG.
+  This matters more for CFB than for CBC: CFB XORs a keystream, so a repeated key-and-IV pair leaks
+  `P1 XOR P1'` outright rather than merely whether the blocks were equal.
+* **Parallel decryption.** Sec 6.2 notes CBC decryption's inverse cipher calls can run in
+  parallel, so `do_decrypt_blocks` walks the ciphertext in fours through
+  `ElectronicCodeBook::decrypt_4blocks`, then pairs through `decrypt_2blocks`, then a one-block
+  remainder. A toy permutation that rotates its four results proves the four path is taken, and
+  only for full fours. Measured against an
+  otherwise identical permutation that does not override the pair methods, this is **1.83x** the
+  decryption throughput (67.9 vs 37.1 MiB/s, AES-128, 16 KiB, N=8). CBC encryption is serial by
+  construction and does not use it.
+* Strictly block-aligned, as Sec 5.2 requires of CBC. Arbitrary-length data goes through
+  `bouncycastle-padding`'s `PaddedEncryptor` / `PaddedDecryptor`, which wrap either mode; no padding
+  logic lives in this crate. `crypto/modes/tests/cfb_tests.rs` round-trips every length from 0 to
+  `3 * BLOCK_LEN + 1` through PKCS7 to pin that the two crates compose.
+* Verified against all six SP 800-38A Appendix F.2 vectors (CBC-AES128/192/256, Encrypt and
+  Decrypt), each checked in one call, one block at a time, in a `3 + 1` grouping that exercises the
+  pair remainder, and through the `_out` variant. Appendix D error propagation is tested
+  exhaustively for the IV (every one of the 128 bit positions flips exactly its own bit of P1) and
+  for a ciphertext bit error (affects exactly two blocks).
+* Also verified against the **2150 NIST ACVP `ACVP-AES-CBC` AFT cases** from `bc-test-data` (all
+  three key lengths, both directions, 60 of them spanning 2-10 blocks). Each case is run twice --
+  block by block, and in pairs with a one-block remainder -- so the `decrypt_2blocks` path is
+  exercised against real vectors, not only against the toy permutation. Unlike the ECB response
+  file, the CBC one carries only the answer against a `tcId`, so the request and response files are
+  joined; the 6 MCT groups are skipped and the count reported. These vectors were already in
+  `bc-test-data` and previously unused.
+CFB128 (`Cfb`), SP 800-38A Sec 6.3 with `s = b`:
+
+* **A stream cipher.** Sec 6.3 parameterises CFB by a segment size `s` with `1 <= s <= b`, and
+  `Cfb` implements `s = b` -- CFB128 for AES. With `s = b` the spec's
+  `LSB_{b-s}(I_{j-1}) | C#_{j-1}` collapses to `Ij = C_{j-1}` and `MSB_s(Oj)` to `Oj`, which the
+  module docs derive step by step. CFB never puts the data through the cipher, only the input
+  block, so `Cfb` implements `StreamCipherEncryptor` / `StreamCipherDecryptor`: a `&mut [u8]` of
+  any length, in place, chunked however the caller likes, with no padding layer.
+* **The short final segment.** Sec 5.2 defines CFB only on a multiple of `s`, and Appendix A puts
+  padding outside the recommendation's scope. Rather than reject a message that is not a whole
+  number of blocks, `Cfb` takes the `s = 8r` step of the Sec 6.3 equations for the last segment
+  alone -- `C#_n = P#_n XOR MSB_{8r}(On)` -- discarding the rest of `On` exactly as Sec 6.3
+  discards `b - s` bits of every output block when `s < b`. No input block is formed after the last
+  segment, so the feedback rule that distinguishes `s < b` from `s = b` is never reached and the
+  result is unambiguous. This is what streaming CFB128 implementations do in practice, and the
+  ciphertexts interoperate: checked byte for byte against OpenSSL's `EVP_aes_128_cfb128` on a
+  37-byte message, in both directions.
+* **One buffer, three roles.** Within a segment the single stored block holds the ciphertext
+  produced so far and the unused tail of `Oj` at once -- each ciphertext byte is written over the
+  keystream byte that produced it, and is exactly what the next input block wants in that position
+  -- so the same 16 bytes are the input block, then the output block, then the next input block,
+  with no copy and no second buffer. That costs one `usize` over `Cbc` (200/232/264 B for
+  AES-128/192/256) to record how much of the current segment has been used.
+* **Decryption uses the forward cipher function.** Sec 6.3 applies `CIPH_K` in both directions, so
+  `Cfb<_, Decrypting, _, _>` never calls `decrypt_block` or `decrypt_2blocks`. This is pinned by a
+  test permutation whose inverse methods panic, run over both the pair and single-block paths -- so
+  the claim is enforced rather than merely documented.
+* **Parallel decryption**, via `encrypt_4blocks` / `encrypt_2blocks` (fours, then pairs, then a single block, like CBC): Sec 6.3 notes CFB decryption's forward cipher
+  calls "can be performed in parallel if the input blocks are first constructed (in series) from the
+  IV and the ciphertext", and with `s = b` those input blocks simply *are* the IV followed by the
+  ciphertext. Re-measured after the stream-cipher rewrite: against an otherwise identical
+  permutation that does not override the pair methods, this is **1.96x** the decryption throughput
+  (106.8 vs 54.6 MiB/s, AES-128, 16 KiB, N=8). In the same run CFB decryption was **1.26x** CBC
+  decryption (106.8 vs 84.9 MiB/s), because the bit-sliced engine's forward direction is cheaper
+  than its inverse and CFB only ever needs the forward one. CFB encryption is serial by
+  construction and does not use the pair path -- verified, not assumed: the swapped-pair test
+  permutation produces identical ciphertext under `Cfb` encrypt.
+* **The byte path is close to free on encryption and modest on decryption.** Calls that are not a
+  whole number of blocks end mid-segment and the next call finishes that segment byte by byte. At
+  125-byte calls (7 blocks and 13 bytes) encryption measured 51.1 MiB/s against 51.4 for
+  block-aligned calls, and decryption 90.6 against 106.8 -- the decrypt side pays because a partial
+  segment at each end of a call breaks the four-block batch.
+* Verified against all six SP 800-38A **Appendix F.3.13-F.3.18** vectors (CFB128-AES128/192/256,
+  Encrypt and Decrypt) in the same four groupings as CBC. F.3 additionally tabulates the *output
+  blocks* -- the keystream -- so those are checked against the raw permutation too
+  (`Oj == CIPH_K(I_j)` and `Cj == Pj XOR Oj` for all four segments of all three key lengths), which
+  pins the mode's internals and not just its final output. As a transcription cross-check, CFB128
+  is required to agree with **Appendix F.4.1 (OFB)** on the first block -- both compute
+  `C1 = P1 XOR CIPH_K(IV)` -- and to disagree from the second.
+* Also verified against the **2138 NIST ACVP `ACVP-AES-CFB128` AFT cases** from `bc-test-data` (all
+  three key lengths, both directions, 54 of them spanning 2-10 blocks), each run in four groupings:
+  block by block, in pairs with a remainder, as one call over the whole payload, and in 5-byte
+  calls that never line up with a block, so the byte path is exercised against real vectors with a
+  segment left open across calls. The 6 MCT groups are skipped and the count reported. These
+  vectors were already in `bc-test-data` and previously unused.
+* Appendix D error propagation is tested in the direction that distinguishes CFB from CBC. Table D.2
+  gives CFB "SBE in the decryption of Cj": every one of the 128 bit positions of `C2` is flipped and
+  required to flip *exactly* that bit of `P2` (the block the attacker aimed at, unlike CBC where it
+  lands in `P3`), to randomise `P3`, and to leave `P1` and `P4` untouched. The IV case is checked
+  with real AES, where a corrupted IV must *randomise* `P1` rather than flip a bit in place, and
+  must not affect any later block -- with `s = b`, Appendix D's "first `i/s` (rounding up)"
+  segments is one segment for every bit position.
+* Mutation-tested: `cargo mutants -p bouncycastle-modes` reports **0 surviving mutants** across
+  the whole crate (220 mutants, 108 caught, 112 unviable, 0 missed, 0 timed out) -- 45 caught in
+  `ctr.rs`, 28 in `cfb.rs`, 16 in `cbc.rs`, 14 in `cfb8.rs`, 2 each in `ecb.rs` and `iv.rs` --
+  including every `^`-to-`|`/`&` substitution and every keystream-stubbing mutant in the three
+  keystream modes. One mutant needed the tests to reach past runtime behaviour: stubbing out CTR's
+  compile-time counter-width guard cannot fail any runtime test, so the `compile_fail` doctests on
+  `Ctr` are what kill it.
+* Still not implemented, and listed in the crate docs: **CFB1** (`s = 1`), whose segment is a
+  single bit rather than a whole number of bytes and so does not fit a byte-oriented API at all,
+  and **OFB** and **CTR**.
+
+CFB8 (`Cfb8`), SP 800-38A Sec 6.3 with `s = 8`:
+
+* **A different mode, not a variant.** `Cfb8` is its own type, because CFB8 and CFB128 are not
+  interoperable: they agree on the first byte of ciphertext -- `P1 XOR MSB_8(CIPH_K(IV))` in both --
+  and diverge from the second, since `s = b` replaces the whole input block with the ciphertext
+  block while `s = 8` shifts one byte into a register. Both the type docs and the CLI help say so,
+  and a test asserts exactly that agree-then-diverge pattern rather than merely that the outputs
+  differ.
+* **The shift register is the spec's own alternative description.** `I_{j+1} = LSB_{b-8}(Ij) | Cj`
+  is implemented as `rotate_left(1)` followed by writing the ciphertext byte into the last
+  position, which is Sec 6.3's "the bits of the first input block circularly shift s positions to
+  the left, and then the ciphertext segment replaces the s least significant bits of the result",
+  in that order. `MSB_8(Oj)` is the first byte of the output block; the other `b - 8` are
+  discarded, as Sec 6.3 requires.
+* **A stream cipher with a one-byte segment**, so every byte string is a valid message: no
+  alignment rule, no padding, no partial-segment state. Same size as `Cbc` (192/224/256 B for
+  AES-128/192/256).
+* **One forward cipher per byte.** Discarding 15 of every 16 output bytes is what the mode costs:
+  encryption measured **3.41 MiB/s** against CFB128's 51.4 on the same data and cipher, a factor of
+  15. That is inherent to `s = 8`, and the crate docs, the type docs and the CLI help all say to
+  prefer `Cfb` unless a byte-granular self-synchronising stream is required or a format demands
+  CFB8.
+* **Decryption still batches.** Sec 6.3's parallel decryption applies: the successive register
+  states depend only on the IV and the ciphertext, so they are built in series -- byte shuffling,
+  no cipher calls -- and the forward ciphers then run four at a time through `encrypt_4blocks`,
+  then in pairs. Measured **1.94x** the throughput of the same decryption in 1-byte calls, which
+  never batch (6.61 vs 3.40 MiB/s). Encryption cannot batch and does not.
+* **Decryption never calls the inverse cipher**, as in CFB128, pinned by the same test permutation
+  whose inverse methods panic, run over the four-block, pair and single-byte paths.
+* Verified against all six SP 800-38A **Appendix F.3.7-F.3.12** vectors (CFB8-AES128/192/256,
+  Encrypt and Decrypt), each in seven groupings from one byte per call up to the whole message.
+  F.3.7's tabulated **input and output blocks** -- all 18 of each -- are checked three ways: that
+  each input block is the previous one shifted with the ciphertext byte appended, that each output
+  block is `CIPH_K` of it through the raw permutation, and that `Cj == Pj XOR MSB_8(Oj)`. That pins
+  the register construction against the spec's own table rather than only the final ciphertext.
+* Also verified against the **2138 NIST ACVP `ACVP-AES-CFB8` AFT cases** from `bc-test-data` (all
+  three key lengths, both directions, 60 of them 16 to 160 bytes), each run in four groupings --
+  whole message, byte by byte, 8-byte calls and 3-byte calls that never line up with the batch.
+  The 6 MCT groups are skipped and the count reported. These vectors were already in
+  `bc-test-data` and previously unused.
+* Appendix D error propagation is checked in the form that distinguishes CFB8 from CFB128. Table
+  D.2 gives "SBE in the decryption of Cj" plus "RBE in ... Cj+1,...,Cj+b/s", and `b/s` is **16**
+  here rather than 1: with real AES, flipping a ciphertext bit flips exactly that bit of that
+  plaintext byte, randomises the following 16 bytes, and then decryption **resynchronises
+  exactly** -- byte `j + 17` onwards is required to be byte-identical to the original plaintext.
+  That self-synchronisation is the property CFB8 is chosen for, and the equality assertion on the
+  tail is what pins it.
+* Interoperability checked byte for byte against OpenSSL's `EVP_aes_128_cfb8` on a 37-byte message,
+  in both directions.
+
+CTR (`Ctr`), SP 800-38A Sec 6.5:
+
+* **The nonce is the init data, and its length picks the counter width.** Sec 6.5 needs a sequence
+  of counter blocks that are distinct across every message under a key, and Appendix B.2's second
+  approach builds each one as a message nonce followed by a counter: "if N is the message nonce for
+  a given message, then the jth counter block is given by `Tj = N | [j]m`". `Ctr` takes that
+  literally, splitting the block by the length of its init data: the init data *is* the nonce, and
+  the remaining `BLOCK_LEN - INIT_DATA_LEN` bytes are the counter. The counter is capped at **4
+  bytes** and must be at least 1, both checked at compile time, so on AES the nonce is 12, 13, 14 or
+  15 bytes and a wrong one is a compile error rather than a runtime `Err`.
+* **The counter starts at zero**, i.e. `Tj = N | [j - 1]m`, one below B.2's `[j]m`. Appendix B
+  presents B.2 as one of "Two examples of approaches" and closes by allowing "other methods and
+  approaches for achieving the uniqueness property", so both indexings satisfy the only normative
+  requirement, that the blocks be distinct. Zero is what makes a nonce-with-zero-counter vector line
+  up with an implementation handed the whole block as an IV -- which is how the ACVP vectors are
+  written, and how OpenSSL is driven.
+* **Running out of counter is an error, and nothing is consumed.** A `CTR_LEN`-byte counter gives
+  `2^(8 * CTR_LEN)` blocks -- 64 GiB for a 4-byte counter, 4 KiB for a 1-byte one -- and Appendix
+  B.1 bounds a message at exactly that ("provided that `n <= 2^m`"). Past it the counter would
+  repeat, which for a keystream mode is keystream reuse *within one message*. `Ctr` therefore checks
+  the whole call up front and returns `SymmetricCipherError::StateError` without touching the data,
+  so a message is never half-encrypted before the mode notices. This is the first and only use in
+  the crate of the `Result` the data methods have always returned; CBC, CFB, CFB8 and ECB never fail
+  them. The counter is held as a `u64` rather than as the counter bytes precisely so that exhaustion
+  is representable: the counter field itself wraps.
+* **Both directions are parallel**, the only mode here of which that is true. Sec 6.5: "In both CTR
+  encryption and CTR decryption, the forward cipher functions can be performed in parallel."
+  Counter blocks depend on nothing but the nonce and the index, so encryption batches through
+  `encrypt_4blocks` / `encrypt_2blocks` exactly as decryption does, and encryption and decryption are
+  the same operation. Only the forward cipher function is ever used, as in the CFB modes.
+* The keystream block is the one buffer in this crate wrapped in `Secret`: a call may end part-way
+  through a block and the remainder is kept for the next one, and unlike a chaining value that
+  remainder is live key material for the bytes still to come. 224/256/288 B for AES-128/192/256 with
+  a 12-byte nonce.
+* Verified against **1853 of the 2138 NIST ACVP `ACVP-AES-CTR` AFT cases** (all three key lengths,
+  both directions), each in four groupings. The other 285 begin at a non-zero counter and so cannot
+  be expressed through a nonce-plus-zero-counter API; they are skipped with the count reported.
+* **Every ACVP case is a single block**, so none of them exercises the counter increment at all --
+  a mode whose counter never advanced, or advanced little-endian, passes the entire set. (Checked,
+  not assumed: a deliberately little-endian counter was run against the ACVP suite while these tests
+  were written, and passed.) Two things close that gap. `ctr_vector_tests.rs` adds five-block
+  vectors for all three key lengths generated with **OpenSSL 3.0.13**, whose last block is partial
+  so they also pin Sec 6.5's `MSB_u(On)`; and `ctr_tests.rs` checks the counter blocks against the
+  raw permutation **at all four counter widths**, across the 255-to-256 carry where the width allows
+  it. That width sweep matters because the counter occupies a width-dependent slice, and getting it
+  wrong is invisible to a round-trip test: both directions would build the same wrong block and
+  still recover the plaintext.
+* Cross-checked against **BC Java's `SICBlockCipher`**, which is the closest comparison available:
+  unlike OpenSSL, whose `-aes-*-ctr` takes the whole block as its IV and so has no notion of a
+  nonce, `SICBlockCipher` is built the same way -- a short IV goes in the leading bytes, the rest is
+  zero-filled so the counter starts at 0, it increments big-endian with carry, and it throws
+  `IllegalStateException("Counter in CTR/SIC mode out of range.")` once the carry would reach the
+  IV. Same construction, same start, same overflow rule; the only difference is that BC Java caps
+  the counter at `min(8, blockSize / 2)` bytes where this type stops at 4, so ours is a subset and
+  the two agree exactly on nonces of 12 to 15 bytes. Agreement is byte for byte on the 69-byte
+  vectors and on a 5000-byte message across the 255-to-256 carry at all three key lengths, and the
+  counter limit falls on the same byte at both the 1-byte (4 KiB) and 2-byte (1 MiB) widths.
+  `ctr_bc_java_tests.rs` pins what neither the ACVP nor the OpenSSL suite can reach: the keystream
+  at **1, 2 and 3-byte counters**, including both ends of the 1-byte counter's range and the
+  2-byte counter's carry from block 255 to 256.
+* SP 800-38A **Appendix F.5** is not transcribed: its vectors start the counter at `0xfcfdfeff`
+  rather than zero, so they cannot be expressed through this API. What F.5 does corroborate is the
+  split -- across its four blocks the counter moves only within the last four bytes, leaving the
+  leading twelve fixed -- and a test pins that reading.
+* The counter limit is tested at two widths: a 1-byte counter (256 blocks, 4 KiB) and a 2-byte one
+  (65536 blocks, 1 MiB), in both directions, including that a refused call leaves the data and the
+  counter untouched so the bytes that do fit are unaffected by the attempt.
+
+`cli`: twelve new subcommands -- `aes{128,192,256}-cbc`, `-cfb`, `-cfb8` and `-ctr` -- each taking
+`encrypt` or `decrypt` and streaming stdin to stdout in 1 KiB chunks.
+
+* The mode-independent plumbing lives once, in two halves that share their key loading and their
+  `encrypt` / `decrypt` spelling. `cli/src/block_mode_cmd.rs` holds the block half -- stdin framing
+  with block-alignment enforcement, hex/binary output -- generic over `BlockCipherEncryptor` /
+  `BlockCipherDecryptor`; `cli/src/stream_mode_cmd.rs` holds the stream half, generic over
+  `StreamCipherEncryptor` / `StreamCipherDecryptor`, which buffers nothing to a boundary and
+  rejects no length. `aes_cbc_cmd.rs`, `aes_ecb_cmd.rs`, `aes_cfb_cmd.rs` and `aes_cfb8_cmd.rs` are
+  thin dispatchers, so the commands cannot drift apart on the parts that affect correctness.
+* Key from `--key` (hex) or `--key-file` (binary or hex), with the usual note that secrets on the
+  command line end up in shell history. The key length must match the variant exactly.
+* **The IV travels in the ciphertext**: since there is no API for supplying one, `encrypt` writes
+  the generated IV as the first 16 bytes of its output and `decrypt` reads it back from the first
+  16 bytes of its input, so `encrypt | decrypt` composes with no `--iv` flag anywhere. The IV need
+  not be secret (SP 800-38A Sec 5.3), so this is sound.
+* Input to the `-cbc` and `-ecb` commands must be a whole number of 16-byte blocks; unaligned input
+  is rejected with a message saying the commands apply no padding rather than being silently
+  padded. The `-cfb` and `-cfb8` commands take **any length** and pad nothing, because they are
+  stream ciphers; their output is exactly as long as their input.
+* The `-cfb` commands are **CFB128** and the `-cfb8` commands are **CFB8**, and every subcommand's
+  help names its segment size and says the two are not interoperable, because they would otherwise
+  silently produce incompatible output.
+* The `-ctr` commands write a **12-byte nonce**, not the 16-byte IV every other mode writes, so
+  their output is 12 bytes longer than their input rather than 16. The per-command help says so, and
+  `cli/tests/aes_ctr_cli_tests.rs` (21 tests) pins it along with the OpenSSL vectors end to end,
+  CTR's total malleability (a flipped ciphertext bit flips exactly one plaintext bit and disturbs
+  nothing else), and that a CFB command cannot read a CTR ciphertext.
+* Reads need not respect block boundaries: bytes accumulate in a 1 KiB buffer that goes through the flat
+  `do_*_out::<1024>` when full, and the whole-block remainder at end of input goes one block at a time; verified by
+  round-tripping 64 KiB through `dd bs=3`.
+* Verified against SP 800-38A F.2 (CBC), F.3.13/F.3.15/F.3.17 (CFB128) and F.3.7/F.3.9/F.3.11
+  (CFB8): prepending the spec's IV to the spec's ciphertext and running `decrypt` reproduces the
+  spec's plaintext for all three key lengths in every mode. The `encrypt` direction was
+  cross-checked against OpenSSL under the IV the CLI generated -- for CBC, and for both CFB modes
+  on a 37-byte (deliberately unaligned) message, where our ciphertext and `openssl enc
+  -aes-128-cfb` / `-aes-128-cfb8` agree byte for byte and each tool decrypts the other's output.
+* `cli/tests/aes_cbc_cli_tests.rs` (16 tests) drives the built binary as a subprocess via
+  `CARGO_BIN_EXE_bc-rust`, so all of the above is asserted by `cargo test` rather than by hand:
+  the F.2 vectors, round trips across the chunk boundary, a fresh IV per invocation, hex/binary
+  agreement, `--key-file` in both hex and binary, and every error path with its message.
+* `cli/tests/aes_cfb_cli_tests.rs` (21 tests) mirrors that suite -- the shared plumbing is generic
+  over the mode, so a wiring mistake in the CFB dispatcher would not show up in the CBC tests -- and
+  adds four CFB-specific checks: the F.3 vectors, the Appendix D single-bit malleability observed
+  end to end through the pipe, a guard that a CFB ciphertext does not decrypt as CBC or vice
+  versa (neither mode is authenticated, so the mismatch is otherwise silent), and that every length
+  from 0 to 33 bytes round-trips with the ciphertext exactly as long as the plaintext.
+* `cli/tests/aes_cfb8_cli_tests.rs` (19 tests) does the same for CFB8, including the F.3.7/9/11
+  vectors, every length from 0 to 33 bytes, and the Appendix D window: a flipped ciphertext bit
+  flips the same bit of the same plaintext byte, corrupts the next 16 bytes, and then the output is
+  required to be byte-identical to the original again.
+
+ECB (`Ecb`), SP 800-38A Sec 6.1:
+
+* **The raw permutation with the mode API, for interoperability only.** `Ecb<P, Dir, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>` implements
+  `BlockCipherEncryptor` / `BlockCipherDecryptor` with `INIT_DATA_LEN = 0`: `do_encrypt_init` returns an empty array and
+  draws nothing from the RNG, `do_decrypt_init` takes one. Same direction typing, streaming and one-shot methods,
+  compile-time length checks and padding-layer composition as `Cbc` / `Cfb`, so a key-wrapping scheme, a legacy protocol
+  or a test-vector harness that needs ECB can use it through the same interface. The crate docs, the type docs and the
+  CLI help all say the same thing about it: **not a confidentiality mode for data** (Sec 6.1: "any given plaintext block
+  always gets encrypted to the same ciphertext block"). One block smaller than `Cbc` / `Cfb`, since nothing chains
+  (176 / 208 / 240 B for AES-128/192/256).
+* **Both directions batch.** Sec 6.1 allows forward and inverse cipher calls "to be computed in parallel", so encryption
+  as well as decryption walks the blocks through `ElectronicCodeBook::{en,de}crypt_4blocks`, then the pair methods, then
+  a single block. The swapped-pair and rotated-four test permutations prove both paths are taken in both directions.
+* `aes128-ecb` / `aes192-ecb` / `aes256-ecb` CLI subcommands over the shared block-mode plumbing, which is now generic
+  over `INIT_DATA_LEN`: nothing is prepended on `encrypt` or consumed on `decrypt`, so output is exactly as long as
+  input. The per-command help carries the warning.
+* Verified against all six SP 800-38A **Appendix F.1** vectors (ECB-AES128/192/256, Encrypt and Decrypt) in five
+  groupings each -- and, since there is no IV, `encrypt` is checked against the published ciphertext too, through the
+  streaming API and the one-shot. Each tabulated ciphertext block is also checked to be `CIPH_K` of its plaintext block
+  through the raw permutation. The **NIST ACVP `ACVP-AES-ECB`** set (2138 AFT cases) already used by `aes`
+  is run again through the mode API, both directions, in three groupings including one that reaches the four-block
+  path. Structural tests pin the Sec 6.1 equations against a reference over the toy permutation, determinism and the
+  codebook property, Appendix D error propagation (a corrupted block randomises itself and nothing else, checked over
+  all 128 bit positions with real AES), the empty init data, and composition with `bouncycastle-padding`.
+
+`core`: new `ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>` trait (`crypto/core/src/traits.rs`), the raw
+keyed permutation -- `CIPH_K` / `CIPH^-1_K` of SP 800-38A Sec 5.1 -- that a mode is built on.
+`new`, `encrypt_block`, `decrypt_block`, plus provided `encrypt_2blocks` / `decrypt_2blocks` that
+default to two single-block calls and `encrypt_4blocks` / `decrypt_4blocks` that default to two pair
+calls, all of which bit-sliced implementations override (AES the pair form, SM4 both). The block methods
+are infallible; only `new` can fail, and only on the key. `bouncycastle-aes` implements
+it for all three key lengths (the data-encryption traits are still deliberately not implemented
+there).
+
+`core`: new `SimpleCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, INIT_DATA_LEN, FINAL_LEN>` and
+`SimpleCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, INIT_DATA_LEN, FINAL_LEN>` traits, the arbitrary-length data API a
+caller uses, as opposed to the block-aligned `BlockCipher*` traits a mode implements. Their shape is
+taken from `PaddedEncryptor` / `PaddedDecryptor`, which now implement them: streaming
+`do_{en,de}crypt_init[_rng]`, exact `update_out_len`, `do_update_out`, and a consuming `do_final` that
+returns the `FINAL_LEN` trailing buffer (the padded block; a tag for an AEAD) paired with how many of its
+bytes are output -- always `FINAL_LEN` except for a padding scheme that adds nothing to aligned data --
+and, for the decryptor, how many of them are data. `do_final_out`, the `_out` one-shots
+(`encrypt_out[_rng]`, `decrypt_out`, with `encrypt_out_len` exact and `decrypt_out_max_len` an upper
+bound, checked before any work is done) and the `std` `Vec` one-shots are provided over the streaming
+methods, so an implementor writes six methods.
+
+The older one-shot-only `SymmetricCipher` trait is **deleted**, and its four methods -- `encrypt`,
+`encrypt_out`, `decrypt`, `decrypt_out` -- move onto `AEADCipher`, which was its only remaining
+user. Every other kind of cipher now reaches an arbitrary-length one-shot some other way: a block
+mode through `SimpleCipherEncryptor` / `SimpleCipherDecryptor` and the padding adapters, a
+stream mode through those same traits directly. `AEADCipher` therefore drops the supertrait and
+declares the four itself, against `NONCE_LEN`, with the documentation saying what they mean for an
+AEAD: no additional authenticated data, and a ciphertext layout that is the implementation's
+business because the tag has to go somewhere. `TestFrameworkSimpleCipher::test`, which was that
+trait's suite, moves to `TestFrameworkAEADCipher::test_plain_one_shots` and is called from
+`TestFrameworkAEADCipher::test`, so an AEAD implementor keeps the coverage without asking for it.
+
+That move also closed the last of a latent bug recorded in `core-test-framework/summary.md`: two
+security-strength loops unwrapped `set_security_strength` at all five strengths, which a key shorter
+than 32 bytes cannot carry, so they would have panicked for the first AEAD implementor — ASCON-128
+and AES-128-GCM among them. Relocating one of them into a method the AEAD suite calls would have
+made that worse, so both now carry the same key-length guard the block and stream suites already
+had. Every strength loop in the file is guarded.
+
+Stream ciphers also reach the arbitrary-length API: `StreamCipherEncryptor` and
+`StreamCipherDecryptor` get blanket impls of `SimpleCipherEncryptor` / `SimpleCipherDecryptor`
+with `FINAL_LEN = 0`, written in terms of the in-place `do_encrypt` / `do_decrypt`. An implementor
+still writes only the in-place methods, but a caller can use `encrypt_out`, `do_update_out` and the
+`std` one-shots, and can hold a stream mode through the same trait as a padded block mode -- which
+is what makes "any of the five modes behind one trait" true rather than aspirational. For a stream
+cipher the length predictions are exact rather than upper bounds, and `do_final` has nothing to
+produce. The one cost is that both traits then spell `do_encrypt_init` identically, so code with
+both in scope must qualify the call; `crypto/modes/tests/simple_cipher_api_tests.rs` is written
+that way deliberately, to show it is workable. That file also runs all three stream modes through
+`TestFrameworkSimpleCipher::test_encryptor_decryptor`, the same conformance suite the padded
+adapters run, and checks the separate-output API against the in-place one byte for byte.
+
+Mutation-tested with `--test-workspace`, which is what these blanket impls need: run against core's
+own tests alone they look untested, because core has no implementors of its own traits. Scoped to
+the change, 45 mutants, 22 caught, 19 unviable, 4 missed -- all four the same equivalent mutant,
+`[]` against `[0; 0]` and `[1; 0]` for a zero-length array, which no test can distinguish because
+they are the same value; both sites carry a comment saying so. The one genuinely uncovered mutant
+the run found, the decryptor's output-buffer length comparison, is now covered.
+
+`StreamCipher` is **replaced** by the split pair `StreamCipherEncryptor` / `StreamCipherDecryptor`,
+shaped like `BlockCipherEncryptor` / `BlockCipherDecryptor` and for the same reasons: the direction
+is encoded in the type, and a policy can permit decryption of an algorithm while forbidding new
+encryptions. The old trait carried both directions and a `BLOCK_LEN` const parameter on every data
+method, which a stream cipher has no use for; the new pair takes a `&mut [u8]` of any length, works
+in place, generates its own init data in the constructor (never accepting one), and provides its
+one-shots over a single implementor hook per direction. `Cfb` and `Cfb8` are its first implementors.
+
+Testing:
+
+* `core-test-framework` gains `TestFrameworkSimpleCipher::test_encryptor_decryptor`, which pins the
+  paired contract: one-shot round trips at every length up to a few final chunks, the `std` one-shots
+  against the `_out` ones, streaming in eight chunkings with `update_out_len` exact on every call,
+  `do_final_out` against `do_final`, a driven RNG reproducing its init data and determining the
+  ciphertext, corruption detection, short output buffers refused with the required length, and the
+  key-type and security-strength policy. The padded adapters run it.
+* `core-test-framework` gains `TestFrameworkElectronicCodeBook`, which pins the trait contract:
+  both directions are inverses either way round, the permutation is injective, and the pair
+  methods are indistinguishable from two single-block calls **including their order** -- the check
+  that makes an override safe.
+* Fixed a latent bug in `TestFrameworkBlockCipher`: it unwrapped `set_security_strength` at all
+  five strengths, which a key shorter than 32 bytes cannot carry, so the framework panicked for
+  any 16- or 24-byte key. It now skips the strengths the key length cannot hold. The bug was
+  invisible until now because nothing in the workspace implemented the block cipher traits. The
+  identical loop in `TestFrameworkSimpleCipher` and `TestFrameworkAEADCipher` got the same fix in
+  the same PR, and each also gained a `strengths_tested > 0` assertion so the sweep cannot silently
+  become vacuous again. `bouncycastle-ascon`'s `AsconAead128Encryptor`/`AsconAead128Decryptor`
+  (16-byte key) are now the first implementors to actually exercise the AEAD suite's guard.
+* `TestFrameworkStreamCipher::test` was a `todo!()` and is now implemented for the
+  `StreamCipherEncryptor` / `StreamCipherDecryptor` pair, carrying the same key-length guard as the
+  block suite from the start. It pins the paired contract: one-shot round trips, streaming in nine
+  chunkings checked against the one-shot and against every other chunking (including empty calls,
+  so a call may end mid-segment), the RNG-taking constructors reproducing their init data and
+  determining the ciphertext, distinct init data across runs, the wrong key type rejected in both
+  directions, and the security-strength policy. `Cfb` and `Cfb8` both run it.
+
+* Block cipher padding (PR #97):
+    * padding -- new crate (`bouncycastle-padding`, no_std, re-exported as `bouncycastle::padding`) providing `PKCS7`,
+      the padding scheme of RFC 5652 s. 6.3, for any block length 1..=255 (enforced at compile time). `unpad` examines
+      every byte with `Condition<i64>` mask arithmetic and has a single public decision point, so it does not leak a
+      padding oracle through timing or error detail.
+    * `PaddedEncryptor<E, P>` / `PaddedDecryptor<D, P>` adapt a block-aligned `BlockCipherEncryptor` /
+      `BlockCipherDecryptor` to arbitrary-length data: streaming `do_update_out` / `do_final(self)` plus one-shot
+      `encrypt_out` / `decrypt_out`, with exact output-length helpers. The buffered partial plaintext block is held in
+      a `Secret`, and the decryptor withholds one complete block until `do_final`, since only the last block carries
+      padding.
+    * `core` gains the `Padding<const BLOCK_LEN>` trait (in-place `pad(block, data_len)`, constant-time
+      `unpad(block) -> data_len`, and `ALWAYS_PADS`, whether the scheme appends a block to already-aligned data) and
+      `PaddingError { DataLengthTooLong, InvalidPadding, PaddingNotPermitted }`, wrapped as a new variant of
+      `SymmetricCipherError`.
+    * `NoPadding`: the absence of padding as a `Padding` scheme, for data that must already be a whole number of
+      blocks. `pad` never writes a byte and returns `PaddingNotPermitted` whenever called; `unpad` reports the whole
+      block as data; `ALWAYS_PADS` is false. Through `PaddedEncryptor` / `PaddedDecryptor` this *enforces* alignment
+      with the arbitrary-length API shape: an aligned message passes through with its length unchanged and no final
+      block, an unaligned one fails at `do_final` / `encrypt_out`, and an empty ciphertext decrypts to the empty
+      message. The test framework's `TestFrameworkSimpleCipher` gained `required_alignment`, which makes it assert
+      that every unaligned length is refused.
+    * Tests are derived from the RFC 5652 padding rule; the adapters are driven with a toy XOR-CBC cipher implementing
+      the new block cipher traits, covering every data length, ten chunkings in both directions, tampering, malformed
+      lengths, and buffer sizing. Criterion bench included.
+
+`core`: new `AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>` and
+`AEADCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>` traits (#119/#120), the streaming API
+for an authenticated cipher, shaped like `SimpleCipherEncryptor` / `SimpleCipherDecryptor` (separate
+input/output buffers, exact `update_out_len`, generated nonce) with the two things authentication
+adds: an AAD phase (`do_update_aad`, repeatable before the first `do_update_out`, refused with
+`StateError` once data has started) and a finalizer that also produces the tag
+(`do_encrypt_final`/`do_decrypt_final`, flushing up to `FINAL_LEN` held-back bytes alongside it).
+`FINAL_LEN` is `0` for a cipher like Ascon-AEAD128 that never buffers; a block-oriented AEAD or one
+whose wire format inlines the tag would need it non-zero. The one-shots (`encrypt_out[_rng]`,
+`decrypt_out`, and the `std` `Vec` forms) are provided over the streaming methods, so an implementor
+writes seven. `bouncycastle-ascon`'s `AsconAead128Encryptor` / `AsconAead128Decryptor` are the first
+implementors.
+
+Mutation-tested with `cargo mutants -p bouncycastle-core -F 'AEADCipher(Encryptor|Decryptor)'
+--test-package bouncycastle-ascon` (`core` has no implementor of its own to test against): 68
+mutants, 49 caught, 10 unviable, 9 missed -- all nine equivalent given `FINAL_LEN = 0`, the only
+value Ascon-AEAD128 exercises. Six are `written + final_len` vs `written - final_len` in
+`encrypt_out`/`encrypt_out_rng`/`decrypt_out`'s final-buffer splice, indistinguishable because
+`final_len` is always `0` there; the other three are the one-shots' own buffer-length guard
+(`plaintext.len() < needed` / `ciphertext.len() < needed`) against `>`, indistinguishable because
+`needed` at `FINAL_LEN = 0` is exactly the bound Ascon's own `do_update_out` already enforces one
+call deeper, so the outer guard's direction is never the only thing standing between a short buffer
+and an error. A future `FINAL_LEN > 0` implementor (a block-oriented AEAD) would give both classes
+of mutant something to bite on.
+
+Where the tag goes is deliberately not fixed by the pair (contrast `AEADCipher`, whose one-shots
+pick a layout): `core::tagged_aead::TaggedEncryptor<E>` / `TaggedDecryptor<D, TAG_LEN>` adapt any
+`FINAL_LEN = 0` implementor to `SimpleCipherEncryptor` / `SimpleCipherDecryptor`, producing and
+consuming the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout most wire formats and files use, with the AAD phase
+still reachable through an inherent `do_update_aad` the `SimpleCipher*` traits have no slot for.
+`TaggedDecryptor` holds back exactly the last `TAG_LEN` bytes it has seen at any point, releasing
+everything older through the wrapped decryptor as soon as it is known not to be the tag -- the same
+technique `bc-rust`'s `ascon-aead128 --decrypt` used by hand before this adapter existed, now
+provided once. (A fully general adapter over a implementor whose own `FINAL_LEN` is non-zero needs
+this adapter's `FINAL_LEN` to be `INNER_FINAL_LEN + TAG_LEN`, a value derived from two other const
+generics that stable const generics cannot express as a trait argument; left to a future adapter.)
+
+New crate `bouncycastle-ascon` (`bouncycastle::ascon`): Ascon-AEAD128 / Ascon-Hash256 / Ascon-XOF128
+/ Ascon-CXOF128 (NIST SP 800-232), the lightweight cryptography suite selected from the NIST
+Lightweight Cryptography competition.
+
+* `AsconAead128` is the streaming primitive (rate 128 bits, capacity 192 bits, `Ascon-p[12]` at
+  init/finalization and `Ascon-p[8]` on AAD/data blocks), with a caller-supplied nonce for KAT and
+  protocol use. Every plaintext/ciphertext byte is transformed and emitted the moment it is seen --
+  no held-back buffering across calls -- because within a rate block each byte is independent of
+  the others in it; this is what lets its finalizers have nothing left to flush.
+  `AsconAead128Encryptor` / `AsconAead128Decryptor` are thin newtypes over it implementing the new
+  `AEADCipherEncryptor` / `AEADCipherDecryptor` pair with an internally-generated nonce; `AsconAead128`
+  itself keeps implementing the one-shot-only `AEADCipher` (both directions on one type, chosen by a
+  runtime flag), which the newtype split cannot replace since that trait needs both directions
+  available on a single implementor.
+* `AsconHash256` (`Hash`) and `AsconXof128` (`XOF`) are sponge constructions over the same
+  permutation; `AsconCXof128` (`XOF`) adds the customization string of SP 800-232 Algorithm 7 (up to
+  256 bytes). All four are byte-oriented: `do_final_partial_bits`/the equivalent XOF methods always
+  return an error rather than accept a partial final byte, unlike SHA-2/SHA-3. Registered in
+  `HashFactory` (`"Ascon-Hash256"`) and `XOFFactory` (`"Ascon-XOF128"`), with `ascon-hash256`,
+  `ascon-xof128`, `ascon-cxof128` and `ascon-aead128` CLI subcommands; the last streams both
+  directions in 1 KiB chunks, decrypting through `TaggedDecryptor` rather than a hand-rolled tail
+  buffer.
+* **Decryption releases plaintext before the tag is checked**, streaming or through the CLI: bytes
+  are necessarily written to the caller's buffer (or stdout) before the last `TAG_LEN` bytes -- the
+  tag -- can be read and compared. A non-zero exit from the CLI, or an `Err` from the streaming
+  finalizer, means the input was tampered with and any output already produced must be discarded;
+  do not treat it as authentic before that point. The one-shot APIs (`AsconAead128::decrypt`, both
+  `AEADCipher` and `AEADCipherDecryptor` views) do not have this caveat: they own the whole message
+  and zeroize the output buffer before returning an error.
+* Verified against 4228 NIST LWC KAT vectors from `bc-test-data` (1089 each for AEAD128 and
+  CXOF128, 1025 each for Hash256 and XOF128), plus embedded always-on vectors for when that
+  repository is not checked out. Mutation-tested with `cargo mutants -p bouncycastle-ascon`: 665
+  mutants, 558 caught, 103 unviable, 4 missed -- all four the same equivalent survivors as the
+  crate's introduction (PR #21): the `Sponge::absorb`/`squeeze` boundary pair and the disjoint-bit
+  `set_state_byte` OR-vs-XOR pair, neither touched by the `AEADCipherEncryptor`/`AEADCipherDecryptor`
+  work.
 
 ## Minor features / bug fixes
 
diff --git a/cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs b/cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49ca5297
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+use std::io::{self, Read};
+use std::process::exit;
+
+use bouncycastle::ascon::ascon_aead128::{AsconAead128, AsconAead128Decryptor};
+use bouncycastle::ascon::ascon_cxof128::AsconCXof128;
+use bouncycastle::ascon::ascon_hash256::AsconHash256;
+use bouncycastle::ascon::ascon_xof128::AsconXof128;
+use bouncycastle::core::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
+use bouncycastle::core::key_material::{
+    KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType, do_hazardous_operations,
+};
+use bouncycastle::core::tagged_aead::TaggedDecryptor;
+use bouncycastle::core::traits::{SecurityStrength, SimpleCipherDecryptor};
+use bouncycastle::hex;
+
+use crate::helpers;
+
+/// Load a hex string or a binary/hex file into bytes; exits with an error if neither is supplied.
+fn load_bytes(value: &Option<String>, value_file: &Option<String>, label: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
+    if let Some(file) = value_file {
+        helpers::read_from_file(file)
+    } else if let Some(v) = value {
+        hex::decode(v).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+            eprintln!("Error: {label} is not valid hex.");
+            exit(-1)
+        })
+    } else {
+        eprintln!("Error: {label} must be supplied.");
+        exit(-1)
+    }
+}
+
+fn require_16(bytes: Vec<u8>, label: &str) -> [u8; 16] {
+    bytes.try_into().unwrap_or_else(|_: Vec<u8>| {
+        eprintln!("Error: {label} must be exactly 16 bytes.");
+        exit(-1)
+    })
+}
+
+/// Build a `KeyMaterial<16>` for the AEAD key, warning (and forcing usable metadata) only if the
+/// key turns out to be low-entropy (e.g. all-zero), the same way `helpers::parse_seed` does.
+fn load_key_material(key_bytes: &[u8; 16]) -> KeyMaterial<16> {
+    let mut key =
+        KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(key_bytes, KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey).unwrap();
+    if key.key_type() == KeyType::Zeroized || key.security_strength() < SecurityStrength::_128bit {
+        eprintln!(
+            "Warning: low entropy key provided. We'll still process it, but it may be insecure."
+        );
+        do_hazardous_operations(&mut key, |k| {
+            k.set_key_type(KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)?;
+            k.set_security_strength(SecurityStrength::_128bit)
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+    }
+    key
+}
+
+/// Ascon-Hash256 of stdin. Streaming update; 256-bit digest.
+pub(crate) fn hash256_cmd(output_hex: bool) {
+    helpers::stream_hash(AsconHash256::new(), output_hex);
+}
+
+/// Ascon-XOF128 of stdin, producing `output_len` bytes. Streaming absorb.
+pub(crate) fn xof128_cmd(output_len: usize, output_hex: bool) {
+    helpers::stream_xof(AsconXof128::new(), output_len, output_hex);
+}
+
+/// Ascon-CXOF128 of stdin with a hex customization string, producing `output_len` bytes.
+pub(crate) fn cxof128_cmd(customization: &Option<String>, output_len: usize, output_hex: bool) {
+    let z = match customization {
+        Some(v) => hex::decode(v).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+            eprintln!("Error: customization is not valid hex.");
+            exit(-1)
+        }),
+        None => Vec::new(),
+    };
+    let x = AsconCXof128::with_customization(&z).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+        eprintln!("Error: customization string exceeds 256 bytes.");
+        exit(-1)
+    });
+    helpers::stream_xof(x, output_len, output_hex);
+}
+
+/// Ascon-AEAD128 of stdin. Encrypts (stdin = plaintext, output = ciphertext||tag) or, with
+/// `decrypt`, decrypts (stdin = ciphertext||tag, output = plaintext). Decryption exits with a
+/// non-zero status if the authentication tag does not verify.
+///
+/// Both directions stream stdin in fixed-size chunks (no full-buffer slurp). Encryption emits
+/// ciphertext eagerly, before the tag is known; note that in the decryption direction, plaintext
+/// is likewise emitted before the tag has been checked, so it should not be treated as
+/// authentic until this command exits with status 0 (see the crate's "Security Considerations").
+pub(crate) fn aead128_cmd(
+    key: &Option<String>,
+    key_file: &Option<String>,
+    nonce: &Option<String>,
+    nonce_file: &Option<String>,
+    ad: &Option<String>,
+    decrypt: bool,
+    output_hex: bool,
+) {
+    let key = load_key_material(&require_16(load_bytes(key, key_file, "key"), "key"));
+    let nonce = require_16(load_bytes(nonce, nonce_file, "nonce"), "nonce");
+    let ad_bytes = match ad {
+        Some(v) => hex::decode(v).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+            eprintln!("Error: associated data is not valid hex.");
+            exit(-1)
+        }),
+        None => Vec::new(),
+    };
+    let ad_opt = if ad_bytes.is_empty() { None } else { Some(ad_bytes.as_slice()) };
+
+    if decrypt {
+        aead128_decrypt_stream(&key, &nonce, ad_opt, output_hex);
+    } else {
+        aead128_encrypt_stream(&key, &nonce, ad_opt, output_hex);
+    }
+}
+
+fn aead128_encrypt_stream(
+    key: &KeyMaterial<16>,
+    nonce: &[u8; 16],
+    ad_opt: Option<&[u8]>,
+    output_hex: bool,
+) {
+    let mut cipher = AsconAead128::new(key, nonce, ad_opt, true).unwrap();
+    let mut buf = [0u8; 1024];
+    loop {
+        let n = io::stdin().read(&mut buf).expect("Failed to read from stdin");
+        if n == 0 {
+            break;
+        }
+        cipher.do_encrypt_update(&mut buf[..n]);
+        helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&buf[..n], output_hex);
+    }
+    let tag = cipher.do_encrypt_final();
+    helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&tag, output_hex);
+    if output_hex {
+        println!();
+    }
+}
+
+/// Decrypts a stream whose final 16 bytes are the tag, which is only known once EOF is reached.
+/// The tag-candidate hold-back this needs is [`TaggedDecryptor`]'s job, not this function's: it
+/// adapts [`AsconAead128Decryptor`] to the `ciphertext || tag` layout, releasing everything but
+/// the last 16 bytes it has seen as soon as it is known not to be the tag.
+fn aead128_decrypt_stream(
+    key: &KeyMaterial<16>,
+    nonce: &[u8; 16],
+    ad_opt: Option<&[u8]>,
+    output_hex: bool,
+) {
+    const CHUNK: usize = 1024;
+
+    let mut cipher = <TaggedDecryptor<AsconAead128Decryptor, 16> as SimpleCipherDecryptor<
+        16,
+        16,
+        16,
+    >>::do_decrypt_init(key, nonce)
+    .unwrap();
+    if let Some(ad) = ad_opt {
+        cipher.do_update_aad::<16, 16>(ad).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    let mut buf = [0u8; CHUNK];
+    loop {
+        let n = io::stdin().read(&mut buf).expect("Failed to read from stdin");
+        if n == 0 {
+            break;
+        }
+        let expect = cipher.update_out_len(n);
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; expect];
+        // infallible: `out` is sized exactly to `update_out_len`, the only length
+        // `IncorrectOutputBufferLength` could complain about.
+        let written = cipher.do_update_out(&buf[..n], &mut out).unwrap();
+        helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&out[..written], output_hex);
+    }
+
+    match cipher.do_final() {
+        Ok((last, last_len)) => {
+            helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&last[..last_len], output_hex);
+            if output_hex {
+                println!();
+            }
+        }
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed) => {
+            eprintln!("Error: ciphertext is shorter than the 16-byte tag.");
+            exit(-1);
+        }
+        Err(_) => {
+            eprintln!("Error: Ascon-AEAD128 authentication failed.");
+            exit(-1);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/cli/src/helpers.rs b/cli/src/helpers.rs
index 207f0ee0..2873e1e6 100644
--- a/cli/src/helpers.rs
+++ b/cli/src/helpers.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use bouncycastle::core::key_material::{
     KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType, do_hazardous_operations,
 };
-use bouncycastle::core::traits::SecurityStrength;
+use bouncycastle::core::traits::{Hash, SecurityStrength, XOF};
 use bouncycastle::hex;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io;
@@ -116,3 +116,35 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_seed<const SEED_LEN: usize>(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<KeyMater
     }
     Ok(seed)
 }
+
+/// Stream stdin through a [`Hash`] and write the digest to stdout (hex or binary), followed by a
+/// newline. Used by both the SHA-3 and Ascon-Hash256 subcommands.
+pub(crate) fn stream_hash(mut hasher: impl Hash, output_hex: bool) {
+    let mut buf: [u8; 1024] = [0u8; 1024];
+
+    let mut bytes_read = io::stdin().read(&mut buf).expect("Failed to read from stdin");
+    while bytes_read != 0 {
+        hasher.do_update(&buf[..bytes_read]);
+        bytes_read = io::stdin().read(&mut buf).expect("Failed to read from stdin");
+    }
+
+    let out = hasher.do_final();
+    write_bytes_or_hex(&out, output_hex);
+    println!();
+}
+
+/// Stream stdin through an [`XOF`] and squeeze `output_len` bytes to stdout (hex or binary),
+/// followed by a newline. Used by both the SHAKE and Ascon-XOF128/CXOF128 subcommands.
+pub(crate) fn stream_xof(mut xof: impl XOF, output_len: usize, output_hex: bool) {
+    let mut buf: [u8; 1024] = [0u8; 1024];
+
+    let mut bytes_read = io::stdin().read(&mut buf).expect("Failed to read from stdin");
+    while bytes_read != 0 {
+        xof.absorb(&buf[..bytes_read]).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+        bytes_read = io::stdin().read(&mut buf).expect("Failed to read from stdin");
+    }
+
+    let out = xof.squeeze(output_len);
+    write_bytes_or_hex(&out, output_hex);
+    println!();
+}
diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
index bf734077..a4453bb6 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ mod aes_cfb8_cmd;
 mod aes_cfb_cmd;
 mod aes_ctr_cmd;
 mod aes_ecb_cmd;
+mod ascon_cmd;
 mod block_mode_cmd;
 mod encoders_cmd;
 mod helpers;
@@ -329,6 +330,77 @@ enum Subcommands {
 
         #[arg(short)]
         /// Output the hashes in hex format.
+    /// Perform Ascon-Hash256 of the content provided on stdin.
+    /// Supports streaming update for low memory footprint.
+    AsconHash256 {
+        #[arg(short)]
+        /// Output the digest in hex format.
+        x: bool,
+    },
+
+    /// Perform Ascon-XOF128 of the content provided on stdin. Requires the output length in bytes.
+    /// Supports streaming update for low memory footprint.
+    AsconXOF128 {
+        /// Length of the output in bytes.
+        length: usize,
+
+        #[arg(short)]
+        /// Output in hex format.
+        x: bool,
+    },
+
+    /// Perform Ascon-CXOF128 of the content provided on stdin. Requires the output length in bytes.
+    /// Supports streaming update for low memory footprint.
+    AsconCXOF128 {
+        /// Length of the output in bytes.
+        length: usize,
+
+        /// Customization string in hex (optional).
+        #[arg(long)]
+        customization: Option<String>,
+
+        #[arg(short)]
+        /// Output in hex format.
+        x: bool,
+    },
+
+    /// Ascon-AEAD128 authenticated encryption/decryption of the content provided on stdin.
+    /// Encrypts by default (stdin = plaintext, output = ciphertext||tag); with --decrypt the
+    /// reverse. Decryption fails with a non-zero exit status if the tag does not verify.
+    /// Note: in production uses, secrets should not be passed on the command-line because they get
+    /// logged in shell history. Use the file-based input instead.
+    /// Security note: decryption streams its output, so plaintext bytes are written to stdout
+    /// before the authentication tag (the last 16 bytes of input) can be checked. Do not treat
+    /// the output as authentic until this command exits with status 0; a non-zero exit means the
+    /// input was tampered with and any plaintext already written must be discarded.
+    AsconAEAD128 {
+        /// The 128-bit key in hex.
+        /// The `key_file` option is preferred to avoid leaving key material in command history.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        key: Option<String>,
+
+        /// A file containing the 128-bit key in hex or binary.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        key_file: Option<String>,
+
+        /// The 128-bit nonce in hex. Must be unique per encryption under a given key.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        nonce: Option<String>,
+
+        /// A file containing the 128-bit nonce in hex or binary.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        nonce_file: Option<String>,
+
+        /// Associated data in hex (authenticated but not encrypted).
+        #[arg(long)]
+        ad: Option<String>,
+
+        /// Decrypt instead of encrypt.
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        decrypt: bool,
+
+        #[arg(short)]
+        /// Output in hex format.
         x: bool,
     },
 
@@ -1248,6 +1320,17 @@ fn main() {
         }
         Some(Subcommands::CSHAKE256 { length, customization, function_name, x }) => {
             sha3_cmd::cshake_cmd(256, *length, function_name, customization, *x);
+        Some(Subcommands::AsconHash256 { x }) => {
+            ascon_cmd::hash256_cmd(*x);
+        }
+        Some(Subcommands::AsconXOF128 { length, x }) => {
+            ascon_cmd::xof128_cmd(*length, *x);
+        }
+        Some(Subcommands::AsconCXOF128 { length, customization, x }) => {
+            ascon_cmd::cxof128_cmd(customization, *length, *x);
+        }
+        Some(Subcommands::AsconAEAD128 { key, key_file, nonce, nonce_file, ad, decrypt, x }) => {
+            ascon_cmd::aead128_cmd(key, key_file, nonce, nonce_file, ad, *decrypt, *x);
         }
         Some(Subcommands::HMAC_SHA256 { key, key_file, verify, x }) => {
             mac_cmd::mac_cmd(HMACVariant::SHA256, key, key_file, verify, *x)
diff --git a/cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs b/cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs
index 7c0ae4c6..d7a8d7fc 100644
--- a/cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs
+++ b/cli/src/sha3_cmd.rs
@@ -9,42 +9,22 @@ use bouncycastle::sha3::{
 };
 use std::process::exit;
 
+use crate::helpers::{stream_hash, stream_xof};
+
 pub(crate) fn sha3_cmd(bit_len: usize, output_hex: bool) {
     match bit_len {
-        224 => do_sha3(SHA3_224::new(), output_hex),
-        256 => do_sha3(SHA3_256::new(), output_hex),
-        384 => do_sha3(SHA3_384::new(), output_hex),
-        512 => do_sha3(SHA3_512::new(), output_hex),
+        224 => stream_hash(SHA3_224::new(), output_hex),
+        256 => stream_hash(SHA3_256::new(), output_hex),
+        384 => stream_hash(SHA3_384::new(), output_hex),
+        512 => stream_hash(SHA3_512::new(), output_hex),
         _ => panic!("Unsupported algorithm: SHA3-{}", bit_len),
     }
 }
 
-fn do_sha3(mut sha3: impl Hash, output_hex: bool) {
-    let mut buf: [u8; 1024] = [0u8; 1024];
-
-    // read from stdin
-    let mut bytes_read = io::stdin().read(&mut buf).expect("Failed to read from stdin");
-    while bytes_read != 0 {
-        sha3.do_update(&buf[..bytes_read]);
-        bytes_read = io::stdin().read(&mut buf).expect("Failed to read from stdin");
-    }
-
-    let out = sha3.do_final();
-
-    if output_hex {
-        for b in out.iter() {
-            print!("{b:02x}");
-        }
-    } else {
-        io::stdout().write(&out).unwrap();
-    }
-    println!();
-}
-
 pub(crate) fn shake_cmd(bit_len: usize, output_len: usize, output_hex: bool) {
     match bit_len {
-        128 => do_shake(SHAKE128::new(), output_len, output_hex),
-        256 => do_shake(SHAKE256::new(), output_len, output_hex),
+        128 => stream_xof(SHAKE128::new(), output_len, output_hex),
+        256 => stream_xof(SHAKE256::new(), output_len, output_hex),
         _ => panic!("Unsupported algorithm: SHAKE-{}", bit_len),
     }
 }
diff --git a/cli/tests/ascon_cli_tests.rs b/cli/tests/ascon_cli_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3cf3c6de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/ascon_cli_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,308 @@
+//! Tests for the `ascon-hash256` / `ascon-xof128` / `ascon-cxof128` / `ascon-aead128`
+//! subcommands.
+//!
+//! These drive the built `bc-rust` binary as a subprocess, because the behaviour worth testing is
+//! the command-line contract itself -- KAT-level correctness through the pipe, the `ciphertext ||
+//! tag` layout, `--key-file`/`--nonce-file` loading, AAD, and exit codes -- none of which is
+//! reachable from the library API, which `crypto/ascon/tests/*.rs` already covers directly.
+//!
+//! The KAT values below are taken from the embedded vectors already pinned in
+//! `crypto/ascon/tests/{hash256,xof128,cxof128,aead128}_tests.rs` (themselves NIST LWC vectors),
+//! not retyped from memory.
+//!
+//! `CARGO_BIN_EXE_bc-rust` is set by cargo for integration tests and points at the binary for the
+//! current profile, so there is nothing to build or locate by hand.
+
+use std::io::{ErrorKind, Write};
+use std::process::{Command, Output, Stdio};
+use std::thread;
+
+/// The path to the binary under test, resolved by cargo.
+const BC_RUST: &str = env!("CARGO_BIN_EXE_bc-rust");
+
+/// The NIST LWC AEAD KAT convention uses key == nonce for the embedded vectors (see
+/// `crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs`'s `aead128_embedded_kat`).
+const KEY_HEX: &str = "000102030405060708090a0b0c0d0e0f";
+
+/// Runs `bc-rust <args...>` with `stdin_bytes` on stdin and returns the completed output.
+///
+/// See `aes_ctr_cli_tests.rs::run` for why stdin is written from a separate thread (a pipe with a
+/// bounded buffer deadlocks otherwise) and why a `BrokenPipe` write error is swallowed (an
+/// error-path command may exit before draining stdin).
+fn run(args: &[&str], stdin_bytes: &[u8]) -> Output {
+    let mut child = Command::new(BC_RUST)
+        .args(args)
+        .stdin(Stdio::piped())
+        .stdout(Stdio::piped())
+        .stderr(Stdio::piped())
+        .spawn()
+        .expect("failed to spawn bc-rust");
+
+    let mut stdin = child.stdin.take().expect("stdin piped");
+    let payload = stdin_bytes.to_vec();
+    let writer = thread::spawn(move || {
+        match stdin.write_all(&payload) {
+            Ok(()) => {}
+            Err(e) if e.kind() == ErrorKind::BrokenPipe => {}
+            Err(e) => panic!("failed to write to stdin: {e}"),
+        }
+        // `stdin` drops here, closing the pipe so the child sees EOF and can exit.
+    });
+
+    let output = child.wait_with_output().expect("failed to wait for bc-rust");
+    writer.join().expect("the stdin writer thread panicked");
+    output
+}
+
+/// Runs a command that is expected to succeed, returning stdout.
+fn run_ok(args: &[&str], stdin_bytes: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let out = run(args, stdin_bytes);
+    assert!(
+        out.status.success(),
+        "expected success from {args:?}, got {:?}\nstderr: {}",
+        out.status,
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr)
+    );
+    out.stdout
+}
+
+/// Runs a command that is expected to fail, returning stderr as a string.
+fn run_err(args: &[&str], stdin_bytes: &[u8]) -> String {
+    let out = run(args, stdin_bytes);
+    assert!(
+        !out.status.success(),
+        "expected failure from {args:?}, but it succeeded\nstdout: {:?}",
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stdout)
+    );
+    String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr).into_owned()
+}
+
+fn unhex(s: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
+    assert!(s.len().is_multiple_of(2), "hex string must have even length");
+    (0..s.len())
+        .step_by(2)
+        .map(|i| u8::from_str_radix(&s[i..i + 2], 16).expect("valid hex"))
+        .collect()
+}
+
+/// Deterministic pseudo-random bytes, so the tests do not depend on an RNG or on `/dev/urandom`.
+fn pseudo_random(len: usize, seed: u32) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let mut state = seed.wrapping_mul(2_654_435_761).wrapping_add(1);
+    (0..len)
+        .map(|_| {
+            state ^= state << 13;
+            state ^= state >> 17;
+            state ^= state << 5;
+            (state >> 24) as u8
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
+fn hex_stdout(args: &[&str], stdin_bytes: &[u8]) -> String {
+    let out = run_ok(args, stdin_bytes);
+    String::from_utf8(out).expect("hex output is text").trim_end().to_string()
+}
+
+// ---- ascon-hash256 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// LWC_HASH_KAT_256.txt Count 1: the digest of the empty message.
+#[test]
+fn ascon_hash256_matches_the_embedded_kat_for_the_empty_message() {
+    let out = hex_stdout(&["ascon-hash256", "-x"], &[]);
+    assert_eq!(out, "0b3be5850f2f6b98caf29f8fdea89b64a1fa70aa249b8f839bd53baa304d92b2");
+}
+
+/// A non-empty message, matching LWC_HASH_KAT_256.txt Count 9.
+#[test]
+fn ascon_hash256_matches_the_embedded_kat_for_a_multi_byte_message() {
+    let out = hex_stdout(&["ascon-hash256", "-x"], &unhex("0001020304050607"));
+    assert_eq!(out, "b88e497ae8e6fb641b87ef622eb8f2fca0ed95383f7ffebe167acf1099ba764f");
+}
+
+// ---- ascon-xof128 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// LWC_XOF_KAT_128_512.txt Count 1: 64 bytes squeezed after absorbing the empty message.
+#[test]
+fn ascon_xof128_matches_the_embedded_kat_for_the_empty_message() {
+    let out = hex_stdout(&["ascon-xof128", "64", "-x"], &[]);
+    assert_eq!(
+        out,
+        "473d5e6164f58b39dfd84aacdb8ae42ec2d91fed33388ee0d960d9b3993295c\
+         6ad77855a5d3b13fe6ad9e6098988373af7d0956d05a8f1665d2c67d1a3ad10ff"
+    );
+}
+
+/// The output length is the caller's choice, and shorter output is a prefix of longer output
+/// (every XOF's defining property) -- pinned here through the CLI specifically, since the CLI is
+/// what turns the length into a positional argument.
+#[test]
+fn ascon_xof128_output_length_is_a_prefix_of_a_longer_squeeze() {
+    let full = hex_stdout(&["ascon-xof128", "64", "-x"], &[]);
+    let short = hex_stdout(&["ascon-xof128", "16", "-x"], &[]);
+    assert_eq!(short.len(), 32, "16 bytes is 32 hex characters");
+    assert!(full.starts_with(&short));
+}
+
+// ---- ascon-cxof128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// LWC_CXOF_KAT_128_512.txt Count 4: message `00`, customization `10`.
+#[test]
+fn ascon_cxof128_matches_the_embedded_kat() {
+    let out = hex_stdout(&["ascon-cxof128", "64", "--customization", "10", "-x"], &unhex("00"));
+    assert_eq!(
+        out,
+        "63fa8ba86382f2d544580f51322d080424b42c556eb74503cd73cf052bb993\
+         bd6f5210984c71c9c445f43ccc5b158226e509bd339cd634414377f79411aa8d5c"
+    );
+}
+
+/// No `--customization` at all must give the same output as an empty one: `AsconCXof128::new()`
+/// versus `with_customization(&[])`, both reachable only through the library elsewhere -- here we
+/// pin that the CLI's `Option<String>` plumbing treats "absent" and "empty" identically.
+#[test]
+fn ascon_cxof128_with_no_customization_matches_an_empty_one() {
+    let without = hex_stdout(&["ascon-cxof128", "64", "-x"], &[]);
+    let with_empty = hex_stdout(&["ascon-cxof128", "64", "--customization", "", "-x"], &[]);
+    assert_eq!(without, with_empty);
+    // LWC_CXOF_KAT_128_512.txt Count 1: message and customization both empty.
+    assert_eq!(
+        without,
+        "4f50159ef70bb3dad8807e034eaebd44c4fa2cbbc8cf1f05511ab66cdcc5299\
+         05ca12083fc186ad899b270b1473dc5f7ec88d1052082dcdfe69fb75d269e7b74"
+    );
+}
+
+// ---- ascon-aead128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// LWC_AEAD_KAT_128_128.txt Count 1: the tag over an empty message with no AAD (key == nonce).
+#[test]
+fn ascon_aead128_matches_the_embedded_kat_for_an_empty_message() {
+    let out = hex_stdout(&["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--nonce", KEY_HEX, "-x"], &[]);
+    assert_eq!(out, "4427d64b8e1e1451fc445960f0839bb0");
+}
+
+/// Encrypt then `--decrypt` round-trips a multi-KB payload, byte for byte, and the ciphertext is
+/// exactly the plaintext plus the 16-byte tag.
+#[test]
+fn ascon_aead128_encrypt_then_decrypt_round_trips() {
+    let plaintext = pseudo_random(4096, 0xC0FFEE);
+    let ciphertext = run_ok(&["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--nonce", KEY_HEX], &plaintext);
+    assert_eq!(ciphertext.len(), plaintext.len() + 16, "ciphertext is plaintext plus the tag");
+
+    let recovered =
+        run_ok(&["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--nonce", KEY_HEX, "--decrypt"], &ciphertext);
+    assert_eq!(recovered, plaintext);
+}
+
+/// Associated data is authenticated on both sides of a round trip.
+#[test]
+fn ascon_aead128_associated_data_round_trips() {
+    let plaintext = pseudo_random(256, 7);
+    let ciphertext = run_ok(
+        &["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--nonce", KEY_HEX, "--ad", "deadbeef"],
+        &plaintext,
+    );
+    let recovered = run_ok(
+        &["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--nonce", KEY_HEX, "--ad", "deadbeef", "--decrypt"],
+        &ciphertext,
+    );
+    assert_eq!(recovered, plaintext);
+}
+
+/// Decrypting with the wrong associated data must fail the tag check, the same as tampering with
+/// the ciphertext itself.
+#[test]
+fn ascon_aead128_wrong_associated_data_is_rejected() {
+    let plaintext = pseudo_random(64, 11);
+    let ciphertext = run_ok(
+        &["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--nonce", KEY_HEX, "--ad", "deadbeef"],
+        &plaintext,
+    );
+    let stderr = run_err(
+        &["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--nonce", KEY_HEX, "--ad", "cafebabe", "--decrypt"],
+        &ciphertext,
+    );
+    assert!(stderr.contains("authentication failed"), "stderr: {stderr}");
+}
+
+/// A single flipped ciphertext byte must fail the tag check on decrypt, with a non-zero exit and
+/// an explanatory stderr message -- the security-relevant contract the streaming decrypt path
+/// (`ascon_cmd.rs::aead128_decrypt_stream`) exists to uphold.
+#[test]
+fn ascon_aead128_a_flipped_ciphertext_byte_is_rejected() {
+    let plaintext = pseudo_random(64, 1);
+    let mut ciphertext =
+        run_ok(&["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--nonce", KEY_HEX], &plaintext);
+    ciphertext[0] ^= 0x01;
+
+    let stderr =
+        run_err(&["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--nonce", KEY_HEX, "--decrypt"], &ciphertext);
+    assert!(stderr.contains("authentication failed"), "stderr: {stderr}");
+}
+
+/// A flipped tag byte (the last byte of the stream) must be rejected the same way.
+#[test]
+fn ascon_aead128_a_flipped_tag_byte_is_rejected() {
+    let plaintext = pseudo_random(64, 2);
+    let mut ciphertext =
+        run_ok(&["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--nonce", KEY_HEX], &plaintext);
+    let last = ciphertext.len() - 1;
+    ciphertext[last] ^= 0x01;
+
+    let stderr =
+        run_err(&["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--nonce", KEY_HEX, "--decrypt"], &ciphertext);
+    assert!(stderr.contains("authentication failed"), "stderr: {stderr}");
+}
+
+/// Decrypt input shorter than the 16-byte tag is rejected before any tag check is attempted,
+/// including the empty-input case.
+#[test]
+fn ascon_aead128_decrypt_input_shorter_than_the_tag_is_rejected() {
+    for len in [0usize, 1, 15] {
+        let stderr = run_err(
+            &["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--nonce", KEY_HEX, "--decrypt"],
+            &pseudo_random(len, len as u32 + 1),
+        );
+        assert!(
+            stderr.contains("shorter than the 16-byte tag"),
+            "len {len}: stderr should explain the missing tag: {stderr}"
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+/// `--key-file`/`--nonce-file` accept binary content, not just hex, the same as the AES commands'
+/// `--key-file` (see `key_file_accepts_hex_and_binary` in `aes_ctr_cli_tests.rs`).
+#[test]
+fn ascon_aead128_key_file_and_nonce_file_accept_binary_content() {
+    let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("ascon_cli_test_{}", std::process::id()));
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).expect("create temp dir");
+    let key_path = dir.join("key.bin");
+    let nonce_path = dir.join("nonce.bin");
+    std::fs::write(&key_path, unhex(KEY_HEX)).expect("write key file");
+    std::fs::write(&nonce_path, unhex(KEY_HEX)).expect("write nonce file");
+
+    let out = hex_stdout(
+        &[
+            "ascon-aead128",
+            "--key-file",
+            key_path.to_str().unwrap(),
+            "--nonce-file",
+            nonce_path.to_str().unwrap(),
+            "-x",
+        ],
+        &[],
+    );
+    assert_eq!(out, "4427d64b8e1e1451fc445960f0839bb0");
+
+    let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
+}
+
+/// The subcommands are listed in top-level help.
+#[test]
+fn the_subcommands_are_listed_in_help() {
+    let out = run_ok(&["--help"], &[]);
+    let text = String::from_utf8_lossy(&out);
+    for name in ["ascon-hash256", "ascon-xof128", "ascon-cxof128", "ascon-aead128"] {
+        assert!(text.contains(name), "--help should list {name}");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/Cargo.toml b/crypto/ascon/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25a58829
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/ascon/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+[package]
+name = "bouncycastle-ascon"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+
+[features]
+# `std` gates the ergonomic, allocating (`Vec`-returning) one-shot cipher APIs, mirroring the
+# `std` feature of `bouncycastle-core`. On by default; a future `--no-default-features` build is
+# what will let the crate move toward `#![no_std]`.
+default = ["std"]
+std = ["bouncycastle-core/std"]
+
+[dependencies]
+bouncycastle-core.workspace = true
+bouncycastle-rng.workspace = true
+bouncycastle-utils.workspace = true
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+bouncycastle-core-test-framework.workspace = true
+bouncycastle-hex.workspace = true
+criterion.workspace = true
+
+[[bench]]
+name = "ascon_benches"
+harness = false
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/benches/ascon_benches.rs b/crypto/ascon/benches/ascon_benches.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eebe3f17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/ascon/benches/ascon_benches.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+use bouncycastle_rng as rng;
+use criterion::{Criterion, Throughput, criterion_group, criterion_main};
+use std::hint::black_box;
+
+use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_aead128::AsconAead128;
+use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_cxof128::AsconCXof128;
+use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_hash256::AsconHash256;
+use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_xof128::AsconXof128;
+use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, RNG, XOF};
+
+const DATA_LEN: usize = 16 * 1024;
+
+fn random_data(len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let mut data = vec![0u8; len];
+    rng::DefaultRNG::default().next_bytes_out(&mut data).unwrap();
+    data
+}
+
+fn bench_aead128_encrypt(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let key =
+        KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42u8; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey).unwrap();
+    let nonce = [0x24u8; 16];
+    let data = random_data(DATA_LEN);
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; DATA_LEN + 16];
+
+    let mut group = c.benchmark_group("ascon::AsconAead128");
+    group.throughput(Throughput::Bytes(DATA_LEN as u64));
+    group.bench_function(format!("{DATA_LEN} bytes -- ::encrypt()"), |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            AsconAead128::encrypt(&key, &nonce, None, black_box(&data), &mut out).unwrap();
+            black_box(&out);
+        })
+    });
+    group.finish();
+}
+
+fn bench_hash256(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let data = random_data(DATA_LEN);
+    let mut digest = [0u8; 32];
+
+    let mut group = c.benchmark_group("ascon::AsconHash256");
+    group.throughput(Throughput::Bytes(DATA_LEN as u64));
+    group.bench_function(format!("{DATA_LEN} bytes -- ::hash_out()"), |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            AsconHash256::new().hash_out(black_box(&data), &mut digest);
+            black_box(&digest);
+        })
+    });
+    group.finish();
+}
+
+fn bench_xof128(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let data = random_data(DATA_LEN);
+    let mut out = [0u8; 64];
+
+    let mut group = c.benchmark_group("ascon::AsconXof128");
+    group.throughput(Throughput::Bytes((DATA_LEN + out.len()) as u64));
+    group.bench_function(
+        format!("input: {DATA_LEN} bytes, output: 64 bytes -- ::hash_xof_out()"),
+        |b| {
+            b.iter(|| {
+                AsconXof128::new().hash_xof_out(black_box(&data), &mut out);
+                black_box(&out);
+            })
+        },
+    );
+    group.finish();
+}
+
+fn bench_cxof128(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let data = random_data(DATA_LEN);
+    let customization = b"bench-customization";
+    let mut out = [0u8; 64];
+
+    let mut group = c.benchmark_group("ascon::AsconCXof128");
+    group.throughput(Throughput::Bytes((DATA_LEN + out.len()) as u64));
+    group.bench_function(
+        format!("input: {DATA_LEN} bytes, output: 64 bytes -- ::hash_xof_out()"),
+        |b| {
+            b.iter(|| {
+                AsconCXof128::with_customization(customization)
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .hash_xof_out(black_box(&data), &mut out);
+                black_box(&out);
+            })
+        },
+    );
+    group.finish();
+}
+
+criterion_group!(benches, bench_aead128_encrypt, bench_hash256, bench_xof128, bench_cxof128);
+criterion_main!(benches);
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs b/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee34d2cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,865 @@
+//! Ascon-AEAD128 authenticated encryption, as specified in NIST SP 800-232 §4.
+//!
+//! Rate = 128 bits, capacity = 192 bits, 128-bit key/nonce/tag. Initialization and finalization use
+//! `Ascon-p[12]`; associated-data and plaintext/ciphertext blocks use `Ascon-p[8]`.
+//!
+//! Every byte of plaintext/ciphertext is transformed and emitted as soon as it is seen (no
+//! held-back buffering across `do_encrypt_update`/`do_decrypt_update` calls); this is what lets the
+//! finalizers be plain `self -> tag` / `self -> Result<(), _>` calls with nothing left to flush.
+//! Ascon-AEAD128 permits this because within a 128-bit rate block each plaintext/ciphertext byte
+//! is transformed independently of the others in that block; the permutation only runs once a
+//! full 16-byte block has been absorbed, or at finalization.
+//!
+//! [`AsconAead128Encryptor`] / [`AsconAead128Decryptor`] adapt this type's direction-agnostic
+//! streaming API (a single [`AsconAead128`] value serves either direction, chosen by a runtime
+//! flag to [`AsconAead128::new`]) to [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`], whose
+//! direction is fixed by the type: each newtype wraps an [`AsconAead128`] already constructed for
+//! its own direction and only ever calls that direction's inherent methods, so the wrong-direction
+//! panics inside [`AsconAead128::do_encrypt_update`] and friends are unreachable through them. See
+//! their docs for why a thin newtype pair rather than encoding the direction into `AsconAead128`
+//! itself: that would need a second, incompatible implementation of the single-type [`AEADCipher`]
+//! this module also provides, which needs both directions available on the one type.
+
+use core::fmt::{self, Debug, Display, Formatter};
+
+use bouncycastle_core::errors::{KeyMaterialError, SuspendableError, SymmetricCipherError};
+use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
+use bouncycastle_core::suspendable_state::{add_lib_ver, check_lib_ver};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
+    AEADCipher, AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, Algorithm, RNG, SecurityStrength,
+    SuspendableKeyed,
+};
+use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
+use bouncycastle_utils::ct::ct_eq_bytes;
+use bouncycastle_utils::secret::Secret;
+
+use crate::permutation::{AsconState, load_u64_le, p8, p12, store_u64_le};
+
+/// Length in bytes of the Ascon-AEAD128 key.
+pub const KEY_LEN: usize = 16;
+/// Length in bytes of the Ascon-AEAD128 nonce.
+pub const NONCE_LEN: usize = 16;
+/// Length in bytes of the Ascon-AEAD128 authentication tag.
+pub const TAG_LEN: usize = 16;
+const RATE: usize = 16;
+
+/// Ascon-AEAD128 initial value (SP 800-232 Table 14).
+const ASCON_IV: u64 = 0x00001000808C0001;
+
+/// State machine for enforcing the call order and remembering the direction (encrypt/decrypt).
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
+enum StateMachine {
+    EncInit,
+    EncAad,
+    EncData,
+    DecInit,
+    DecAad,
+    DecData,
+}
+
+impl StateMachine {
+    // Stable u8 encoding used when suspending/resuming the AEAD state machine.
+    fn to_u8(self) -> u8 {
+        match self {
+            StateMachine::EncInit => 0,
+            StateMachine::EncAad => 1,
+            StateMachine::EncData => 2,
+            StateMachine::DecInit => 4,
+            StateMachine::DecAad => 5,
+            StateMachine::DecData => 6,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn from_u8(v: u8) -> Option<Self> {
+        Some(match v {
+            0 => StateMachine::EncInit,
+            1 => StateMachine::EncAad,
+            2 => StateMachine::EncData,
+            4 => StateMachine::DecInit,
+            5 => StateMachine::DecAad,
+            6 => StateMachine::DecData,
+            _ => return None,
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn is_encrypt(self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, StateMachine::EncInit | StateMachine::EncAad | StateMachine::EncData)
+    }
+
+    fn is_init(self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, StateMachine::EncInit | StateMachine::DecInit)
+    }
+}
+
+/// An implementation of the Ascon-AEAD128 algorithm (NIST SP 800-232).
+///
+/// A single instance performs one operation (encryption or decryption) under one (key, nonce) pair.
+/// See [`AsconAead128::new`] for the streaming workflow and [`AsconAead128::encrypt`] /
+/// [`AsconAead128::decrypt`] for the one-shot APIs.
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct AsconAead128 {
+    // 128-bit secret key (two 64-bit words). It is re-added to the state at finalization, so it must
+    // be retained; wrapped in `Secret` for volatile-write zeroization on drop.
+    key: Secret<[u64; 2]>,
+    // 320-bit internal state (five 64-bit words). Carries keystream/plaintext-derived material, so
+    // it is likewise wrapped in `Secret`.
+    state: Secret<AsconState>,
+    // Byte position (0..RATE) within the current rate block.
+    pos: usize,
+    // State machine for enforcing the call order and remembering the direction.
+    state_machine: StateMachine,
+}
+
+impl AsconAead128 {
+    /// Validate a [`KeyMaterial`] for use with Ascon-AEAD128 and return its key words.
+    /// The key must be tagged as a [`KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey`] and carry at least the
+    /// algorithm's 128-bit security strength (SP 800-232 R1/R2).
+    fn checked_key(key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>) -> Result<[u64; 2], SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if key.key_type() != KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey {
+            return Err(KeyMaterialError::InvalidKeyType(
+                "Ascon-AEAD128 requires a SymmetricCipherKey",
+            )
+            .into());
+        }
+        if key.security_strength() < SecurityStrength::_128bit {
+            return Err(KeyMaterialError::SecurityStrength(
+                "Ascon-AEAD128 requires a key with at least 128-bit security strength",
+            )
+            .into());
+        }
+        let bytes = key.ref_to_bytes();
+        if bytes.len() != KEY_LEN {
+            return Err(KeyMaterialError::InvalidLength.into());
+        }
+        Ok([load_u64_le(bytes, 0), load_u64_le(bytes, 8)])
+    }
+
+    /// Draw a fresh, unique 128-bit nonce from the library's default OS-seeded DRBG.
+    ///
+    /// The one-shot APIs of main's cipher framework generate the init data / nonce internally, so
+    /// Ascon's per-encryption nonce-uniqueness requirement (SP 800-232 R3) is satisfied by sourcing
+    /// each nonce from a CSPRNG. Callers who need deterministic, caller-supplied nonces should use
+    /// the inherent streaming API ([`AsconAead128::new`]).
+    fn fresh_nonce() -> Result<[u8; NONCE_LEN], SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let mut rng = HashDRBG_SHA512::new_from_os();
+        let mut nonce = [0u8; NONCE_LEN];
+        rng.next_bytes_out(&mut nonce)?;
+        Ok(nonce)
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new streaming instance.
+    /// * `key` is validated as a [`KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey`] with at least 128-bit strength.
+    /// * `nonce` is the 128-bit nonce. It **must** be unique per encryption under a given key.
+    /// * `ad` is optional associated data (authenticated, not encrypted); processed immediately.
+    /// * `for_encryption` is true for encryption, false for decryption.
+    pub fn new(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+        ad: Option<&[u8]>,
+        for_encryption: bool,
+    ) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let key_words = Self::checked_key(key)?;
+        let mut key_secret: Secret<[u64; 2]> = Secret::new();
+        *key_secret = key_words;
+
+        let mut state: Secret<AsconState> = Secret::new();
+        // Initialization (SP 800-232 §4.1.1 step 1 / Eq. 15-17): S = IV||K||N, then Ascon-p[12],
+        // then XOR K into the last 128 bits.
+        state[0] = ASCON_IV;
+        state[1] = key_words[0];
+        state[2] = key_words[1];
+        state[3] = load_u64_le(nonce, 0);
+        state[4] = load_u64_le(nonce, 8);
+        p12(&mut state);
+        state[3] ^= key_words[0];
+        state[4] ^= key_words[1];
+
+        let mut aead = AsconAead128 {
+            key: key_secret,
+            state,
+            pos: 0,
+            state_machine: if for_encryption {
+                StateMachine::EncInit
+            } else {
+                StateMachine::DecInit
+            },
+        };
+        if let Some(ad_bytes) = ad {
+            // infallible: a freshly constructed instance has processed no data yet, so
+            // `check_aad` cannot return `StateError`.
+            aead.do_update_aad(ad_bytes).unwrap();
+        }
+        Ok(aead)
+    }
+
+    /// One-shot authenticated encryption with a caller-supplied nonce (SP 800-232 Algorithm 3).
+    /// Writes ciphertext followed by the 128-bit tag into `out`, which must be at least
+    /// `plaintext.len() + 16` bytes. Returns the number of bytes written.
+    pub fn encrypt(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+        ad: Option<&[u8]>,
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+        out: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let needed = plaintext.len() + TAG_LEN;
+        if out.len() < needed {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(
+                "Ascon-AEAD128 output buffer too small (need plaintext length + 16)",
+                needed,
+            ));
+        }
+        let mut cipher = Self::new(key, nonce, ad, true)?;
+        out[..plaintext.len()].copy_from_slice(plaintext);
+        cipher.do_encrypt_update(&mut out[..plaintext.len()]);
+        let tag = cipher.do_encrypt_final();
+        out[plaintext.len()..needed].copy_from_slice(&tag);
+        Ok(needed)
+    }
+
+    /// One-shot authenticated decryption with a caller-supplied nonce (SP 800-232 Algorithm 4).
+    /// `ciphertext` is the ciphertext followed by the 128-bit tag. Writes the recovered plaintext
+    /// into `out`, which must be at least `ciphertext.len() - 16` bytes. Returns the number of
+    /// bytes written, or [`SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed`] if the tag does not verify --
+    /// in which case `out` is zeroized before returning.
+    pub fn decrypt(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+        ad: Option<&[u8]>,
+        ciphertext: &[u8],
+        out: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if ciphertext.len() < TAG_LEN {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(
+                "Ascon-AEAD128 ciphertext shorter than tag",
+            ));
+        }
+        let pt_len = ciphertext.len() - TAG_LEN;
+        if out.len() < pt_len {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(
+                "Ascon-AEAD128 output buffer too small",
+                pt_len,
+            ));
+        }
+        let mut cipher = Self::new(key, nonce, ad, false)?;
+        out[..pt_len].copy_from_slice(&ciphertext[..pt_len]);
+        cipher.do_decrypt_update(&mut out[..pt_len]);
+        // infallible: ciphertext.len() - pt_len == TAG_LEN by construction above.
+        let tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN] = ciphertext[pt_len..].try_into().unwrap();
+        match cipher.do_decrypt_final(tag) {
+            Ok(()) => Ok(pt_len),
+            Err(e) => {
+                out[..pt_len].fill(0);
+                Err(e)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Read the value of state byte `pos` (0 = LSB of word 0, ..., 15 = MSB of word 1).
+    fn state_byte(&self, pos: usize) -> u8 {
+        let word = if pos < 8 { self.state[0] } else { self.state[1] };
+        (word >> ((pos % 8) * 8)) as u8
+    }
+
+    /// XOR `b` into state byte `pos`.
+    fn xor_state_byte(&mut self, pos: usize, b: u8) {
+        let shifted = (b as u64) << ((pos % 8) * 8);
+        if pos < 8 { self.state[0] ^= shifted } else { self.state[1] ^= shifted }
+    }
+
+    /// Overwrite state byte `pos` with `b`.
+    fn set_state_byte(&mut self, pos: usize, b: u8) {
+        let shift = (pos % 8) * 8;
+        let mask = !(0xFFu64 << shift);
+        let shifted = (b as u64) << shift;
+        if pos < 8 {
+            self.state[0] = (self.state[0] & mask) | shifted;
+        } else {
+            self.state[1] = (self.state[1] & mask) | shifted;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Advance to the next byte position, running `Ascon-p[8]` and wrapping back to 0 once a full
+    /// rate block (16 bytes) has been absorbed.
+    fn advance(&mut self) {
+        self.pos += 1;
+        if self.pos == RATE {
+            p8(&mut self.state);
+            self.pos = 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn absorb_aad_byte(&mut self, b: u8) {
+        self.xor_state_byte(self.pos, b);
+        self.advance();
+    }
+
+    fn encrypt_byte(&mut self, p: u8) -> u8 {
+        self.xor_state_byte(self.pos, p);
+        let c = self.state_byte(self.pos);
+        self.advance();
+        c
+    }
+
+    fn decrypt_byte(&mut self, c: u8) -> u8 {
+        let prev = self.state_byte(self.pos);
+        self.set_state_byte(self.pos, c);
+        self.advance();
+        prev ^ c
+    }
+
+    fn check_aad(&mut self) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        match self.state_machine {
+            StateMachine::EncInit => self.state_machine = StateMachine::EncAad,
+            StateMachine::DecInit => self.state_machine = StateMachine::DecAad,
+            StateMachine::EncAad | StateMachine::DecAad => {}
+            StateMachine::EncData | StateMachine::DecData => {
+                return Err(SymmetricCipherError::StateError(
+                    "Ascon-AEAD128: associated data must be processed before plaintext/ciphertext",
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    // Ends the associated-data phase (SP 800-232 §4.1.1/§4.1.2 step 2): pads and absorbs the
+    // final (possibly empty) AAD block only if any AAD was actually supplied, then applies the
+    // domain-separation bit unconditionally.
+    fn finish_aad(&mut self) {
+        if matches!(self.state_machine, StateMachine::EncAad | StateMachine::DecAad) {
+            self.xor_state_byte(self.pos, 0x01);
+            p8(&mut self.state);
+            self.pos = 0;
+        }
+        // Domain separation (Eq. 22/40: S ^= (0^319 || 1)).
+        self.state[4] ^= 0x8000000000000000;
+        self.state_machine = match self.state_machine {
+            StateMachine::EncInit | StateMachine::EncAad => StateMachine::EncData,
+            StateMachine::DecInit | StateMachine::DecAad => StateMachine::DecData,
+            StateMachine::EncData | StateMachine::DecData => unreachable!(),
+        };
+    }
+
+    fn check_data(&mut self) {
+        if !matches!(self.state_machine, StateMachine::EncData | StateMachine::DecData) {
+            self.finish_aad();
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Finalization (SP 800-232 §4.1.1 step 4 / §4.1.2 step 4, Eq. 30-32 / 49-51): re-add the key,
+    // permute with Ascon-p[12], and add the key again; the tag is the resulting last 128 bits.
+    fn finish_data(&mut self) -> [u8; TAG_LEN] {
+        self.state[2] ^= self.key[0];
+        self.state[3] ^= self.key[1];
+        p12(&mut self.state);
+        self.state[3] ^= self.key[0];
+        self.state[4] ^= self.key[1];
+
+        let mut tag = [0u8; TAG_LEN];
+        store_u64_le(&mut tag, 0, self.state[3]);
+        store_u64_le(&mut tag, 8, self.state[4]);
+        tag
+    }
+
+    /// Process associated data (AAD) bytes. May be called multiple times, but only before any
+    /// plaintext/ciphertext is processed; an empty `input` is always a no-op, even after data.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`] if `input` is non-empty and plaintext/ciphertext has
+    /// already been processed.
+    pub fn do_update_aad(&mut self, input: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if input.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        self.check_aad()?;
+
+        let mut input = input;
+        while !input.is_empty() {
+            if self.pos == 0 && input.len() >= RATE {
+                self.state[0] ^= load_u64_le(input, 0);
+                self.state[1] ^= load_u64_le(input, 8);
+                p8(&mut self.state);
+                input = &input[RATE..];
+            } else {
+                self.absorb_aad_byte(input[0]);
+                input = &input[1..];
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Encrypt `data` in place (SP 800-232 §4.1.1 step 3). Every byte is transformed and emitted
+    /// immediately; nothing is buffered across calls.
+    pub fn do_encrypt_update(&mut self, data: &mut [u8]) {
+        if !self.state_machine.is_encrypt() {
+            panic!("Ascon-AEAD128: do_encrypt_update called on a decryptor");
+        }
+        self.check_data();
+
+        let mut data = data;
+        while !data.is_empty() {
+            if self.pos == 0 && data.len() >= RATE {
+                let c0 = self.state[0] ^ load_u64_le(data, 0);
+                let c1 = self.state[1] ^ load_u64_le(data, 8);
+                store_u64_le(data, 0, c0);
+                store_u64_le(data, 8, c1);
+                self.state[0] = c0;
+                self.state[1] = c1;
+                p8(&mut self.state);
+                data = &mut data[RATE..];
+            } else {
+                data[0] = self.encrypt_byte(data[0]);
+                data = &mut data[1..];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Finish encryption; returns the 128-bit tag (SP 800-232 §4.1.1 steps 3-4). Pads the final
+    /// (possibly empty) plaintext block; no further bytes are emitted here since every
+    /// plaintext/ciphertext byte was already written by `do_encrypt_update`.
+    pub fn do_encrypt_final(mut self) -> [u8; TAG_LEN] {
+        if !self.state_machine.is_encrypt() {
+            panic!("Ascon-AEAD128: do_encrypt_final called on a decryptor");
+        }
+        self.check_data();
+        // Padding of the final (possibly empty) plaintext block (Eq. 27).
+        self.xor_state_byte(self.pos, 0x01);
+        self.finish_data()
+    }
+
+    /// Decrypt `data` in place (SP 800-232 §4.1.2 step 3). Every byte is transformed and emitted
+    /// immediately; the plaintext is **not** authenticated until [`AsconAead128::do_decrypt_final`]
+    /// returns `Ok`.
+    pub fn do_decrypt_update(&mut self, data: &mut [u8]) {
+        if self.state_machine.is_encrypt() {
+            panic!("Ascon-AEAD128: do_decrypt_update called on an encryptor");
+        }
+        self.check_data();
+
+        let mut data = data;
+        while !data.is_empty() {
+            if self.pos == 0 && data.len() >= RATE {
+                let t0 = load_u64_le(data, 0);
+                let t1 = load_u64_le(data, 8);
+                store_u64_le(data, 0, self.state[0] ^ t0);
+                store_u64_le(data, 8, self.state[1] ^ t1);
+                self.state[0] = t0;
+                self.state[1] = t1;
+                p8(&mut self.state);
+                data = &mut data[RATE..];
+            } else {
+                data[0] = self.decrypt_byte(data[0]);
+                data = &mut data[1..];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Finish decryption, checking `tag` in constant time (SP 800-232 §4.1.2 steps 3-4).
+    pub fn do_decrypt_final(mut self, tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if self.state_machine.is_encrypt() {
+            panic!("Ascon-AEAD128: do_decrypt_final called on an encryptor");
+        }
+        self.check_data();
+        // Padding of the final (possibly empty) ciphertext block (Eq. 47).
+        self.xor_state_byte(self.pos, 0x01);
+        let computed = self.finish_data();
+
+        if !ct_eq_bytes(&computed, tag) {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed);
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl Algorithm for AsconAead128 {
+    const ALG_NAME: &'static str = "Ascon-AEAD128";
+    const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = SecurityStrength::_128bit;
+}
+
+// Ascon-AEAD128 as an `AEADCipher`. `encrypt`/`encrypt_out`/`decrypt`/`decrypt_out` are the
+// "basic" (non-AEAD) view: the init data is the 128-bit nonce, and the ciphertext produced by
+// these APIs is `Ascon ciphertext || 16-byte tag` (empty AAD). `aead_*` are the full AEAD view
+// with associated data and a separate tag.
+impl AEADCipher<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN> for AsconAead128 {
+    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
+    fn encrypt(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], Vec<u8>), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let mut ciphertext = vec![0u8; plaintext.len() + TAG_LEN];
+        let (nonce, written) = Self::encrypt_out(key, plaintext, &mut ciphertext)?;
+        ciphertext.truncate(written);
+        Ok((nonce, ciphertext))
+    }
+
+    fn encrypt_out(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let _ = Self::checked_key(key)?;
+        let nonce = Self::fresh_nonce()?;
+        // No associated data for the plain, non-AEAD view; the tag is appended to `ciphertext`.
+        // `encrypt` itself checks that `ciphertext` is long enough.
+        let written = Self::encrypt(key, &nonce, None, plaintext, ciphertext)?;
+        Ok((nonce, written))
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
+    fn decrypt(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        init_data: [u8; NONCE_LEN],
+        ciphertext: &[u8],
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if ciphertext.len() < TAG_LEN {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(
+                "Ascon-AEAD128 ciphertext shorter than tag",
+            ));
+        }
+        let mut plaintext = vec![0u8; ciphertext.len() - TAG_LEN];
+        let written = Self::decrypt_out(key, init_data, ciphertext, &mut plaintext)?;
+        plaintext.truncate(written);
+        Ok(plaintext)
+    }
+
+    fn decrypt_out(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        init_data: [u8; NONCE_LEN],
+        ciphertext: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let _ = Self::checked_key(key)?;
+        if ciphertext.len() < TAG_LEN {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(
+                "Ascon-AEAD128 ciphertext shorter than tag",
+            ));
+        }
+        let pt_len = ciphertext.len() - TAG_LEN;
+        if plaintext.len() < pt_len {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(
+                "Ascon-AEAD128 plaintext buffer too small",
+                pt_len,
+            ));
+        }
+        // `ciphertext` is `Ascon ciphertext || 16-byte tag`; `decrypt` splits it internally.
+        // This plain, non-AEAD view has no AAD and so nothing that distinguishes an
+        // authentication failure from any other decryption failure; report both as
+        // `DecryptionFailed`, matching the trait's documented "the caller learns only that
+        // decryption failed". `AEADTagCheckFailed` is reserved for the AEAD view
+        // (`aead_decrypt`/`aead_decrypt_out`), which is honest about there being a separate tag.
+        Self::decrypt(key, &init_data, None, ciphertext, plaintext).map_err(|e| match e {
+            SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed => SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed,
+            other => other,
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
+    fn aead_encrypt(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        aad: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], Vec<u8>, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let mut ciphertext = vec![0u8; plaintext.len()];
+        let (nonce, written, tag) = Self::aead_encrypt_out(key, aad, plaintext, &mut ciphertext)?;
+        ciphertext.truncate(written);
+        Ok((nonce, ciphertext, tag))
+    }
+
+    fn aead_encrypt_out(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        aad: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let _ = Self::checked_key(key)?;
+        if ciphertext.len() < plaintext.len() {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(
+                "Ascon-AEAD128 ciphertext buffer too small",
+                plaintext.len(),
+            ));
+        }
+        let nonce = Self::fresh_nonce()?;
+        let aad_opt = if aad.is_empty() { None } else { Some(aad) };
+        let mut cipher = Self::new(key, &nonce, aad_opt, true)?;
+        ciphertext[..plaintext.len()].copy_from_slice(plaintext);
+        cipher.do_encrypt_update(&mut ciphertext[..plaintext.len()]);
+        let tag = cipher.do_encrypt_final();
+        Ok((nonce, plaintext.len(), tag))
+    }
+
+    fn do_aead_encrypt_final(self) -> Result<[u8; TAG_LEN], SymmetricCipherError> {
+        Ok(self.do_encrypt_final())
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
+    fn aead_decrypt(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+        aad: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &[u8],
+        tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let mut plaintext = vec![0u8; ciphertext.len()];
+        let written = Self::aead_decrypt_out(key, nonce, aad, ciphertext, tag, &mut plaintext)?;
+        plaintext.truncate(written);
+        Ok(plaintext)
+    }
+
+    fn aead_decrypt_out(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+        aad: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &[u8],
+        tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
+        plaintext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let _ = Self::checked_key(key)?;
+        if plaintext.len() < ciphertext.len() {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(
+                "Ascon-AEAD128 plaintext buffer too small",
+                ciphertext.len(),
+            ));
+        }
+        let aad_opt = if aad.is_empty() { None } else { Some(aad) };
+        let mut cipher = Self::new(key, nonce, aad_opt, false)?;
+        plaintext[..ciphertext.len()].copy_from_slice(ciphertext);
+        cipher.do_decrypt_update(&mut plaintext[..ciphertext.len()]);
+        match cipher.do_decrypt_final(tag) {
+            Ok(()) => Ok(ciphertext.len()),
+            Err(e) => {
+                // A failed tag check must not leave plaintext in the caller's buffer.
+                plaintext[..ciphertext.len()].fill(0);
+                Err(e)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn do_aead_decrypt_final(self, tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        self.do_decrypt_final(tag)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Adapts [`AsconAead128`]'s encrypting direction to [`AEADCipherEncryptor`]; see the module docs
+/// for why this is a thin wrapper rather than a change to `AsconAead128` itself.
+pub struct AsconAead128Encryptor(AsconAead128);
+
+impl Algorithm for AsconAead128Encryptor {
+    const ALG_NAME: &'static str = AsconAead128::ALG_NAME;
+    const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = AsconAead128::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH;
+}
+
+impl AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0> for AsconAead128Encryptor {
+    fn do_encrypt_init(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+    ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let nonce = AsconAead128::fresh_nonce()?;
+        Ok((Self(AsconAead128::new(key, &nonce, None, true)?), nonce))
+    }
+
+    fn do_encrypt_init_rng(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        rng: &mut dyn RNG,
+    ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let mut nonce = [0u8; NONCE_LEN];
+        rng.next_bytes_out(&mut nonce)?;
+        Ok((Self(AsconAead128::new(key, &nonce, None, true)?), nonce))
+    }
+
+    fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        self.0.do_update_aad(aad)
+    }
+
+    /// Ascon-AEAD128 never buffers: every byte given is a byte returned.
+    fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize {
+        input_len
+    }
+
+    fn do_update_out(
+        &mut self,
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if ciphertext.len() < plaintext.len() {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(
+                "ciphertext",
+                plaintext.len(),
+            ));
+        }
+        let out = &mut ciphertext[..plaintext.len()];
+        out.copy_from_slice(plaintext);
+        self.0.do_encrypt_update(out);
+        Ok(plaintext.len())
+    }
+
+    /// `output` is always `[u8; 0]`: nothing is ever held back to flush.
+    fn do_encrypt_final(
+        self,
+        _output: &mut [u8; 0],
+    ) -> Result<(usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        Ok((0, self.0.do_encrypt_final()))
+    }
+}
+
+/// Adapts [`AsconAead128`]'s decrypting direction to [`AEADCipherDecryptor`]; see the module docs
+/// for why this is a thin wrapper rather than a change to `AsconAead128` itself.
+pub struct AsconAead128Decryptor(AsconAead128);
+
+impl Algorithm for AsconAead128Decryptor {
+    const ALG_NAME: &'static str = AsconAead128::ALG_NAME;
+    const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = AsconAead128::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH;
+}
+
+impl AEADCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0> for AsconAead128Decryptor {
+    fn do_decrypt_init(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+    ) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        Ok(Self(AsconAead128::new(key, nonce, None, false)?))
+    }
+
+    fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        self.0.do_update_aad(aad)
+    }
+
+    /// Ascon-AEAD128 never buffers: every byte given is a byte returned.
+    fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize {
+        input_len
+    }
+
+    fn do_update_out(
+        &mut self,
+        ciphertext: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if plaintext.len() < ciphertext.len() {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(
+                "plaintext",
+                ciphertext.len(),
+            ));
+        }
+        let out = &mut plaintext[..ciphertext.len()];
+        out.copy_from_slice(ciphertext);
+        self.0.do_decrypt_update(out);
+        Ok(ciphertext.len())
+    }
+
+    /// `output` is always `[u8; 0]`: nothing is ever held back to flush.
+    fn do_decrypt_final(
+        self,
+        tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
+        _output: &mut [u8; 0],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        self.0.do_decrypt_final(tag)?;
+        Ok(0)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Debug for AsconAead128 {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "AsconAead128 (key/state masked)")
+    }
+}
+
+impl Display for AsconAead128 {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "AsconAead128 (key/state masked)")
+    }
+}
+
+/// Length in bytes of the serialized state of [`AsconAead128`].
+/// Layout: 3-byte library version || 1-byte state tag || 40-byte permutation state (5 × u64 LE)
+/// || 1-byte byte position within the current rate block || 1-byte call-state/direction.
+/// The secret key is **not** serialized; it is re-supplied to [`SuspendableKeyed::from_suspended`].
+pub const SUSPENDED_ASCON_AEAD128_STATE_LEN: usize = 46;
+
+const AEAD128_STATE_TAG: u8 = 0x04;
+
+impl SuspendableKeyed<SUSPENDED_ASCON_AEAD128_STATE_LEN> for AsconAead128 {
+    // The 128-bit key must be re-supplied when resuming; it is never part of the serialized state,
+    // and is re-validated exactly as `new()` validates it.
+    type Key = KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>;
+
+    fn suspend(self) -> [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_AEAD128_STATE_LEN] {
+        let mut out_to_return = [0u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_AEAD128_STATE_LEN];
+        // infallible: add_lib_ver returns a slice of exactly SUSPENDED_ASCON_AEAD128_STATE_LEN - 3 = 43 bytes.
+        let out: &mut [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_AEAD128_STATE_LEN - 3] =
+            add_lib_ver(&mut out_to_return).try_into().unwrap();
+
+        out[0] = AEAD128_STATE_TAG;
+        for i in 0..5 {
+            out[1 + i * 8..1 + i * 8 + 8].copy_from_slice(&self.state[i].to_le_bytes());
+        }
+        debug_assert!(self.pos < RATE);
+        out[41] = self.pos as u8;
+        out[42] = self.state_machine.to_u8();
+
+        out_to_return
+    }
+
+    fn from_suspended(
+        serialized_state: [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_AEAD128_STATE_LEN],
+        key: &Self::Key,
+    ) -> Result<Self, SuspendableError> {
+        // infallible: check_lib_ver returns a slice of exactly SUSPENDED_ASCON_AEAD128_STATE_LEN - 3 = 43 bytes.
+        let input: &[u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_AEAD128_STATE_LEN - 3] =
+            check_lib_ver(&serialized_state, None)?.try_into().unwrap();
+
+        if input[0] != AEAD128_STATE_TAG {
+            return Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData);
+        }
+        let mut s = Secret::<AsconState>::new();
+        for i in 0..5 {
+            // infallible: each slice is exactly 8 bytes (1+i*8..1+i*8+8) by construction.
+            s[i] = u64::from_le_bytes(input[1 + i * 8..1 + i * 8 + 8].try_into().unwrap());
+        }
+        let pos = input[41] as usize;
+        if pos >= RATE {
+            return Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData);
+        }
+        let state_machine =
+            StateMachine::from_u8(input[42]).ok_or(SuspendableError::InvalidData)?;
+        // A nonzero byte position implies at least one AAD/data byte has already been absorbed
+        // into the current rate block, which is only possible once the *Aad or *Data phase has
+        // begun -- never while still in *Init.
+        if pos != 0 && state_machine.is_init() {
+            return Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData);
+        }
+
+        let key_words = Self::checked_key(key).map_err(|_| SuspendableError::InvalidData)?;
+        let mut key_secret = Secret::<[u64; 2]>::new();
+        *key_secret = key_words;
+
+        Ok(AsconAead128 { key: key_secret, state: s, pos, state_machine })
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    // StateMachine is private, so its to_u8/from_u8 round trip -- exercised end-to-end via
+    // suspend/resume in tests/aead128_tests.rs for the states reachable there -- is pinned
+    // directly here for every discriminant, including ones a successful resume never needs to
+    // decode into (EncInit/EncAad/DecInit/DecAad never survive to be the *end* state of a
+    // still-running cipher in the integration tests, since further processing always advances
+    // them to *Data).
+    #[test]
+    fn state_machine_u8_round_trip() {
+        let all = [
+            StateMachine::EncInit,
+            StateMachine::EncAad,
+            StateMachine::EncData,
+            StateMachine::DecInit,
+            StateMachine::DecAad,
+            StateMachine::DecData,
+        ];
+        for s in all {
+            assert_eq!(StateMachine::from_u8(s.to_u8()), Some(s), "round trip failed for {s:?}");
+        }
+        // Unassigned discriminants (3 and 7 are deliberately skipped by to_u8's encoding) must
+        // be rejected, not silently mapped to a variant.
+        for v in [3u8, 7, 200] {
+            assert_eq!(StateMachine::from_u8(v), None, "discriminant {v} must be rejected");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_cxof128.rs b/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_cxof128.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a0b055f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_cxof128.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+//! Ascon-CXOF128 customized extendable-output function (NIST SP 800-232 §5.3).
+//!
+//! A variant of Ascon-XOF128 that first absorbs a user-supplied customization string `Z`
+//! (length-prefixed per SP 800-232 Alg. 7) to provide domain separation. Same sponge parameters as
+//! Ascon-XOF128 (rate = 64 bits, capacity = 256 bits, `Ascon-p[12]`).
+
+use bouncycastle_core::errors::{HashError, SuspendableError};
+use bouncycastle_core::suspendable_state::{add_lib_ver, check_lib_ver};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, SecurityStrength, Suspendable, XOF};
+use bouncycastle_utils::secret::Secret;
+
+use crate::sponge::{RATE, Sponge};
+
+/// Maximum customization-string length in bytes (2048 bits, per SP 800-232 §5.3).
+const MAX_CUSTOMIZATION_BYTES: usize = 256;
+
+/// Ascon-CXOF128 customized extendable-output function (NIST SP 800-232 §5.3).
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct AsconCXof128 {
+    sponge: Sponge,
+}
+
+impl AsconCXof128 {
+    /// Create a new Ascon-CXOF128 instance with no customization string.
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        // Precomputed state after initializing and then absorbing an empty customization string
+        // (SP 800-232 Algorithm 7 with |Z| = 0): starting from the Table 12 CXOF128 initialization
+        // state, XOR the length word Z_0 = int64(0) into S[0..63], Ascon-p[12], then XOR the
+        // pad-only last customization block (Eq. 77: pad(empty, 64) = 0x01 || 0^63) into S[0..63]
+        // and Ascon-p[12] again. Recomputed from those raw Table 12 words and pinned by
+        // `permutation::tests::cxof128_empty_customization_state_matches_algorithm_7`.
+        let mut sponge = Sponge::from_state([
+            0x500CCCC894E3C9E8, 0x5BED06F28F71248D, 0x3B03A0F930AFD512, 0x112EF093AA5C698B,
+            0x00C8356340A347F0,
+        ]);
+        sponge.reset_buffer();
+        Self { sponge }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new Ascon-CXOF128 instance with the given customization string `z`.
+    ///
+    /// Returns [`HashError::InvalidInput`] if `z` is longer than 256 bytes (2048 bits, the bound
+    /// required by SP 800-232 §5.3).
+    pub fn with_customization(z: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, HashError> {
+        if z.len() > MAX_CUSTOMIZATION_BYTES {
+            return Err(HashError::InvalidInput(
+                "Ascon-CXOF128 customization string exceeds 256 bytes",
+            ));
+        }
+        if z.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(Self::new());
+        }
+
+        // Precomputed state after the initialization permutation (SP 800-232 Table 12).
+        let mut sponge = Sponge::from_state([
+            0x675527C2A0E8DE03, 0x43D12D7DC0377BBC, 0xE9901DEC426E81B5, 0x2AB14907720780B6,
+            0x8F3F1D02D432BC46,
+        ]);
+
+        // Z0 = int64(|Z|) in bits, then absorb the parsed/padded customization blocks
+        // (SP 800-232 §5.3 Eq. 75-78 / Algorithm 7, "Customization" loop).
+        let bit_length = (z.len() as u64) << 3;
+        sponge.xor_word0(bit_length);
+        sponge.permute();
+        sponge.absorb(z);
+        sponge.pad_and_absorb();
+        sponge.permute();
+
+        // Customization is complete; reset the buffer to begin the message-absorb phase.
+        sponge.reset_buffer();
+        Ok(Self { sponge })
+    }
+
+    // Squeeze `output.len()` bytes of output. May be called multiple times; the first call ends the
+    // absorb phase by padding and absorbing the final block. Returns the number of bytes written.
+    fn squeeze_into(&mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        let written = output.len();
+        if !self.sponge.squeezing() {
+            self.sponge.pad_and_absorb();
+        }
+        self.sponge.squeeze(output);
+        written
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for AsconCXof128 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Algorithm for AsconCXof128 {
+    const ALG_NAME: &'static str = "Ascon-CXOF128";
+    const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = SecurityStrength::_128bit;
+}
+
+impl XOF for AsconCXof128 {
+    fn hash_xof(mut self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.sponge.absorb(data);
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; result_len];
+        self.squeeze_into(&mut out);
+        out
+    }
+
+    fn hash_xof_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.sponge.absorb(data);
+        self.squeeze_into(output)
+    }
+
+    fn absorb(&mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Result<(), HashError> {
+        if self.sponge.squeezing() {
+            return Err(HashError::InvalidState(
+                "Ascon-CXOF128 cannot absorb after squeezing has begun",
+            ));
+        }
+        self.sponge.absorb(data);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn absorb_last_partial_byte(
+        &mut self,
+        _partial_byte: u8,
+        _num_partial_bits: usize,
+    ) -> Result<(), HashError> {
+        Err(HashError::InvalidInput("Ascon-CXOF128 does not support partial byte input"))
+    }
+
+    fn squeeze(&mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; num_bytes];
+        self.squeeze_into(&mut out);
+        out
+    }
+
+    fn squeeze_out(&mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.squeeze_into(output)
+    }
+
+    fn squeeze_partial_byte_final(self, _num_bits: usize) -> Result<u8, HashError> {
+        Err(HashError::InvalidInput("Ascon-CXOF128 does not support partial byte output"))
+    }
+
+    fn squeeze_partial_byte_final_out(
+        self,
+        _num_bits: usize,
+        _output: &mut u8,
+    ) -> Result<(), HashError> {
+        Err(HashError::InvalidInput("Ascon-CXOF128 does not support partial byte output"))
+    }
+
+    fn max_security_strength(&self) -> SecurityStrength {
+        SecurityStrength::_128bit
+    }
+}
+
+/// Length in bytes of the serialized state of [`AsconCXof128`].
+/// Layout: 3-byte library version || 1-byte state tag || 40-byte sponge state (5 × u64 LE)
+/// || 8-byte rate buffer || 1-byte buffer position || 1-byte squeezing flag.
+///
+/// Note: the customization string is absorbed at construction time and is not part of the
+/// suspended state; resuming continues the message-absorb / squeeze phase already in progress.
+pub const SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN: usize = 54;
+
+// Distinguishes an Ascon-CXOF128 serialized state from the other (same-shaped) Ascon sponge states.
+const CXOF128_STATE_TAG: u8 = 0x03;
+
+impl Suspendable<SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN> for AsconCXof128 {
+    fn suspend(self) -> [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN] {
+        let mut out_to_return = [0u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN];
+        // infallible: add_lib_ver returns a slice of exactly SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN - 3 = 51 bytes.
+        let out: &mut [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN - 3] =
+            add_lib_ver(&mut out_to_return).try_into().unwrap();
+
+        out[0] = CXOF128_STATE_TAG;
+        let state = self.sponge.state_words();
+        for i in 0..5 {
+            out[1 + i * 8..1 + i * 8 + 8].copy_from_slice(&state[i].to_le_bytes());
+        }
+        out[41..49].copy_from_slice(&self.sponge.buf_bytes());
+        debug_assert!(self.sponge.buf_pos() <= RATE);
+        out[49] = self.sponge.buf_pos() as u8;
+        out[50] = self.sponge.squeezing() as u8;
+
+        out_to_return
+    }
+
+    fn from_suspended(
+        serialized_state: [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN],
+    ) -> Result<Self, SuspendableError> {
+        // infallible: check_lib_ver returns a slice of exactly SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN - 3 = 51 bytes.
+        let input: &[u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN - 3] =
+            check_lib_ver(&serialized_state, None)?.try_into().unwrap();
+
+        if input[0] != CXOF128_STATE_TAG {
+            return Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData);
+        }
+        let mut s = Secret::<[u64; 5]>::new();
+        for i in 0..5 {
+            // infallible: each slice is exactly 8 bytes (1+i*8..1+i*8+8) by construction.
+            s[i] = u64::from_le_bytes(input[1 + i * 8..1 + i * 8 + 8].try_into().unwrap());
+        }
+        let mut buf = Secret::<[u8; RATE]>::new();
+        buf.copy_from_slice(&input[41..49]);
+        let buf_pos = input[49] as usize;
+        let squeezing = match input[50] {
+            0 => false,
+            1 => true,
+            _ => return Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData),
+        };
+        // While absorbing, buf_pos must be < RATE (a full buffer is drained immediately); once
+        // squeezing, buf_pos may equal RATE (meaning "no leftover squeezed byte buffered").
+        let valid_pos = if squeezing { buf_pos <= RATE } else { buf_pos < RATE };
+        if !valid_pos {
+            return Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData);
+        }
+
+        Ok(AsconCXof128 { sponge: Sponge::from_parts(s, buf, buf_pos, squeezing) })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_hash256.rs b/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_hash256.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d2b87d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_hash256.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+//! Ascon-Hash256 cryptographic hash (NIST SP 800-232 §5.1), producing a 256-bit digest.
+//!
+//! Sponge mode over `Ascon-p[12]` with rate = 64 bits, capacity = 256 bits.
+
+use bouncycastle_core::errors::{HashError, SuspendableError};
+use bouncycastle_core::suspendable_state::{add_lib_ver, check_lib_ver};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, HashAlgParams, SecurityStrength, Suspendable};
+use bouncycastle_utils::secret::Secret;
+
+use crate::sponge::{RATE, Sponge};
+
+const DIGEST_BYTES: usize = 32;
+
+/// Ascon-Hash256 hash function (NIST SP 800-232 §5.1), producing a 256-bit digest.
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct AsconHash256 {
+    sponge: Sponge,
+}
+
+impl AsconHash256 {
+    /// Creates a new AsconHash256 instance.
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        // Precomputed state after the initialization permutation (SP 800-232 Table 12).
+        Self {
+            sponge: Sponge::from_state([
+                0x9B1E_5494_E934_D681, 0x4BC3_A01E_3337_51D2, 0xAE65_396C_6B34_B81A,
+                0x3C7F_D4A4_D56A_4DB3, 0x1A5C_4649_06C5_976D,
+            ]),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// One-shot hash of `data`, returning the 32-byte digest.
+    pub fn digest(data: &[u8]) -> [u8; DIGEST_BYTES] {
+        let mut hasher = Self::new();
+        hasher.sponge.absorb(data);
+        let mut out = [0u8; DIGEST_BYTES];
+        hasher.squeeze_into(&mut out);
+        out
+    }
+
+    // Pad, absorb the final block, and squeeze the four 64-bit digest blocks (SP 800-232
+    // Algorithm 5). The 32-byte digest is exactly RATE * 4 bytes, so a single generic
+    // `Sponge::squeeze()` call over the whole output produces all four blocks with no leftover.
+    fn squeeze_into(&mut self, output: &mut [u8; DIGEST_BYTES]) {
+        self.sponge.pad_and_absorb();
+        self.sponge.squeeze(output);
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for AsconHash256 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Algorithm for AsconHash256 {
+    const ALG_NAME: &'static str = "Ascon-Hash256";
+    const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = SecurityStrength::_128bit;
+}
+
+impl HashAlgParams for AsconHash256 {
+    const OUTPUT_LEN: usize = DIGEST_BYTES;
+    const BLOCK_LEN: usize = RATE;
+}
+
+impl Hash for AsconHash256 {
+    fn block_bitlen(&self) -> usize {
+        RATE * 8
+    }
+
+    fn output_len(&self) -> usize {
+        DIGEST_BYTES
+    }
+
+    fn hash(mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.sponge.absorb(data);
+        let mut out = [0u8; DIGEST_BYTES];
+        self.squeeze_into(&mut out);
+        out.to_vec()
+    }
+
+    fn hash_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.sponge.absorb(data);
+        output.fill(0);
+        let mut out = [0u8; DIGEST_BYTES];
+        self.squeeze_into(&mut out);
+        let n = core::cmp::min(output.len(), DIGEST_BYTES);
+        output[..n].copy_from_slice(&out[..n]);
+        n
+    }
+
+    fn do_update(&mut self, data: &[u8]) {
+        self.sponge.absorb(data);
+    }
+
+    fn do_final(mut self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let mut out = [0u8; DIGEST_BYTES];
+        self.squeeze_into(&mut out);
+        out.to_vec()
+    }
+
+    fn do_final_out(mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        output.fill(0);
+        let mut out = [0u8; DIGEST_BYTES];
+        self.squeeze_into(&mut out);
+        let n = core::cmp::min(output.len(), DIGEST_BYTES);
+        output[..n].copy_from_slice(&out[..n]);
+        n
+    }
+
+    fn do_final_partial_bits(
+        self,
+        _partial_byte: u8,
+        _num_partial_bits: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, HashError> {
+        Err(HashError::InvalidInput("Ascon-Hash256 does not support partial byte input"))
+    }
+
+    fn do_final_partial_bits_out(
+        self,
+        _partial_byte: u8,
+        _num_partial_bits: usize,
+        _output: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, HashError> {
+        Err(HashError::InvalidInput("Ascon-Hash256 does not support partial byte input"))
+    }
+
+    fn max_security_strength(&self) -> SecurityStrength {
+        SecurityStrength::_128bit
+    }
+}
+
+/// Length in bytes of the serialized state of [`AsconHash256`].
+/// Layout: 3-byte library version || 1-byte state tag || 40-byte sponge state (5 × u64 LE)
+/// || 8-byte rate buffer || 1-byte buffer position.
+pub const SUSPENDED_ASCON_HASH256_STATE_LEN: usize = 53;
+
+// Distinguishes an Ascon-Hash256 serialized state from the other (same-shaped) Ascon sponge states.
+const HASH256_STATE_TAG: u8 = 0x01;
+
+impl Suspendable<SUSPENDED_ASCON_HASH256_STATE_LEN> for AsconHash256 {
+    fn suspend(self) -> [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_HASH256_STATE_LEN] {
+        let mut out_to_return = [0u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_HASH256_STATE_LEN];
+        // infallible: add_lib_ver returns a slice of exactly SUSPENDED_ASCON_HASH256_STATE_LEN - 3 = 50 bytes.
+        let out: &mut [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_HASH256_STATE_LEN - 3] =
+            add_lib_ver(&mut out_to_return).try_into().unwrap();
+
+        out[0] = HASH256_STATE_TAG;
+        let state = self.sponge.state_words();
+        for i in 0..5 {
+            out[1 + i * 8..1 + i * 8 + 8].copy_from_slice(&state[i].to_le_bytes());
+        }
+        out[41..49].copy_from_slice(&self.sponge.buf_bytes());
+        // buf_pos is always < RATE (8) before squeezing has begun, so it fits in one byte.
+        debug_assert!(self.sponge.buf_pos() < RATE);
+        out[49] = self.sponge.buf_pos() as u8;
+
+        out_to_return
+    }
+
+    fn from_suspended(
+        serialized_state: [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_HASH256_STATE_LEN],
+    ) -> Result<Self, SuspendableError> {
+        // infallible: check_lib_ver returns a slice of exactly SUSPENDED_ASCON_HASH256_STATE_LEN - 3 = 50 bytes.
+        let input: &[u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_HASH256_STATE_LEN - 3] =
+            check_lib_ver(&serialized_state, None)?.try_into().unwrap();
+
+        if input[0] != HASH256_STATE_TAG {
+            return Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData);
+        }
+        let mut s = Secret::<[u64; 5]>::new();
+        for i in 0..5 {
+            // infallible: each slice is exactly 8 bytes (1+i*8..1+i*8+8) by construction.
+            s[i] = u64::from_le_bytes(input[1 + i * 8..1 + i * 8 + 8].try_into().unwrap());
+        }
+        let mut buf = Secret::<[u8; RATE]>::new();
+        buf.copy_from_slice(&input[41..49]);
+        let buf_pos = input[49] as usize;
+        if buf_pos >= RATE {
+            return Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData);
+        }
+
+        Ok(AsconHash256 { sponge: Sponge::from_parts(s, buf, buf_pos, false) })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_xof128.rs b/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_xof128.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b6e8a8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_xof128.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+//! Ascon-XOF128 extendable-output function (NIST SP 800-232 §5.2).
+//!
+//! Sponge mode over `Ascon-p[12]` with rate = 64 bits, capacity = 256 bits. Supports the streaming
+//! absorb/squeeze API of SP 800-232 §5.4 (squeeze may be called repeatedly).
+
+use bouncycastle_core::errors::{HashError, SuspendableError};
+use bouncycastle_core::suspendable_state::{add_lib_ver, check_lib_ver};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, SecurityStrength, Suspendable, XOF};
+use bouncycastle_utils::secret::Secret;
+
+use crate::sponge::{RATE, Sponge};
+
+/// Ascon-XOF128 as specified in NIST SP 800-232.
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct AsconXof128 {
+    sponge: Sponge,
+}
+
+impl AsconXof128 {
+    /// Creates a new Ascon-XOF128 instance.
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        // Precomputed state after the initialization permutation (SP 800-232 Table 12).
+        Self {
+            sponge: Sponge::from_state([
+                0xDA82CE768D9447EB, 0xCC7CE6C75F1EF969, 0xE7508FD780085631, 0x0EE0EA53416B58CC,
+                0xE0547524DB6F0BDE,
+            ]),
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Squeeze `output.len()` bytes of output. May be called multiple times; the first call ends the
+    // absorb phase by padding and absorbing the final block. Returns the number of bytes written.
+    fn squeeze_into(&mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        let written = output.len();
+        if !self.sponge.squeezing() {
+            self.sponge.pad_and_absorb();
+        }
+        self.sponge.squeeze(output);
+        written
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for AsconXof128 {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Algorithm for AsconXof128 {
+    const ALG_NAME: &'static str = "Ascon-XOF128";
+    const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = SecurityStrength::_128bit;
+}
+
+impl XOF for AsconXof128 {
+    fn hash_xof(mut self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.sponge.absorb(data);
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; result_len];
+        self.squeeze_into(&mut out);
+        out
+    }
+
+    fn hash_xof_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.sponge.absorb(data);
+        self.squeeze_into(output)
+    }
+
+    fn absorb(&mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Result<(), HashError> {
+        if self.sponge.squeezing() {
+            return Err(HashError::InvalidState(
+                "Ascon-XOF128 cannot absorb after squeezing has begun",
+            ));
+        }
+        self.sponge.absorb(data);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn absorb_last_partial_byte(
+        &mut self,
+        _partial_byte: u8,
+        _num_partial_bits: usize,
+    ) -> Result<(), HashError> {
+        Err(HashError::InvalidInput("Ascon-XOF128 does not support partial byte input"))
+    }
+
+    fn squeeze(&mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; num_bytes];
+        self.squeeze_into(&mut out);
+        out
+    }
+
+    fn squeeze_out(&mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.squeeze_into(output)
+    }
+
+    fn squeeze_partial_byte_final(self, _num_bits: usize) -> Result<u8, HashError> {
+        Err(HashError::InvalidInput("Ascon-XOF128 does not support partial byte output"))
+    }
+
+    fn squeeze_partial_byte_final_out(
+        self,
+        _num_bits: usize,
+        _output: &mut u8,
+    ) -> Result<(), HashError> {
+        Err(HashError::InvalidInput("Ascon-XOF128 does not support partial byte output"))
+    }
+
+    fn max_security_strength(&self) -> SecurityStrength {
+        SecurityStrength::_128bit
+    }
+}
+
+/// Length in bytes of the serialized state of [`AsconXof128`].
+/// Layout: 3-byte library version || 1-byte state tag || 40-byte sponge state (5 × u64 LE)
+/// || 8-byte rate buffer || 1-byte buffer position || 1-byte squeezing flag.
+pub const SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN: usize = 54;
+
+// Distinguishes an Ascon-XOF128 serialized state from the other (same-shaped) Ascon sponge states.
+const XOF128_STATE_TAG: u8 = 0x02;
+
+impl Suspendable<SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN> for AsconXof128 {
+    fn suspend(self) -> [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN] {
+        let mut out_to_return = [0u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN];
+        // infallible: add_lib_ver returns a slice of exactly SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN - 3 = 51 bytes.
+        let out: &mut [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN - 3] =
+            add_lib_ver(&mut out_to_return).try_into().unwrap();
+
+        out[0] = XOF128_STATE_TAG;
+        let state = self.sponge.state_words();
+        for i in 0..5 {
+            out[1 + i * 8..1 + i * 8 + 8].copy_from_slice(&state[i].to_le_bytes());
+        }
+        out[41..49].copy_from_slice(&self.sponge.buf_bytes());
+        debug_assert!(self.sponge.buf_pos() <= RATE);
+        out[49] = self.sponge.buf_pos() as u8;
+        out[50] = self.sponge.squeezing() as u8;
+
+        out_to_return
+    }
+
+    fn from_suspended(
+        serialized_state: [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN],
+    ) -> Result<Self, SuspendableError> {
+        // infallible: check_lib_ver returns a slice of exactly SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN - 3 = 51 bytes.
+        let input: &[u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN - 3] =
+            check_lib_ver(&serialized_state, None)?.try_into().unwrap();
+
+        if input[0] != XOF128_STATE_TAG {
+            return Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData);
+        }
+        let mut s = Secret::<[u64; 5]>::new();
+        for i in 0..5 {
+            // infallible: each slice is exactly 8 bytes (1+i*8..1+i*8+8) by construction.
+            s[i] = u64::from_le_bytes(input[1 + i * 8..1 + i * 8 + 8].try_into().unwrap());
+        }
+        let mut buf = Secret::<[u8; RATE]>::new();
+        buf.copy_from_slice(&input[41..49]);
+        let buf_pos = input[49] as usize;
+        let squeezing = match input[50] {
+            0 => false,
+            1 => true,
+            _ => return Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData),
+        };
+        // While absorbing, buf_pos must be < RATE (a full buffer is drained immediately); once
+        // squeezing, buf_pos may equal RATE (meaning "no leftover squeezed byte buffered").
+        let valid_pos = if squeezing { buf_pos <= RATE } else { buf_pos < RATE };
+        if !valid_pos {
+            return Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData);
+        }
+
+        Ok(AsconXof128 { sponge: Sponge::from_parts(s, buf, buf_pos, squeezing) })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs b/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..661aa6e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+//! Ascon-based lightweight cryptography (NIST SP 800-232).
+//!
+//! This crate implements the four Ascon functions standardized in NIST SP 800-232 (August 2025):
+//!
+//! - [`ascon_aead128::AsconAead128`] — Ascon-AEAD128 authenticated encryption (128-bit
+//!   key/nonce/tag, 128-bit single-key security).
+//! - [`ascon_hash256::AsconHash256`] — Ascon-Hash256 hash function (256-bit digest, 128-bit
+//!   security).
+//! - [`ascon_xof128::AsconXof128`] — Ascon-XOF128 extendable-output function.
+//! - [`ascon_cxof128::AsconCXof128`] — Ascon-CXOF128 customized extendable-output function.
+//!
+//! # Usage Examples
+//!
+//! Hashing (one-shot and streaming):
+//! ```
+//! use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_hash256::AsconHash256;
+//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::Hash;
+//!
+//! // One-shot:
+//! let digest = AsconHash256::digest(b"hello world");
+//! assert_eq!(digest.len(), 32);
+//!
+//! // Streaming:
+//! let mut h = AsconHash256::new();
+//! h.do_update(b"hello ");
+//! h.do_update(b"world");
+//! let mut out = [0u8; 32];
+//! h.do_final_out(&mut out);
+//! assert_eq!(out, digest);
+//! ```
+//!
+//! Authenticated encryption (one-shot):
+//! ```
+//! use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_aead128::AsconAead128;
+//! use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+//!
+//! let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42u8; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey).unwrap();
+//! let nonce = [1u8; 16];           // MUST be unique per encryption under a given key
+//! let ad = b"associated data";
+//! let plaintext = b"secret message";
+//!
+//! let mut ct = vec![0u8; plaintext.len() + 16]; // ciphertext || 16-byte tag
+//! let n = AsconAead128::encrypt(&key, &nonce, Some(ad), plaintext, &mut ct).unwrap();
+//! ct.truncate(n);
+//!
+//! let mut pt = vec![0u8; ct.len() - 16];
+//! let m = AsconAead128::decrypt(&key, &nonce, Some(ad), &ct, &mut pt).unwrap();
+//! pt.truncate(m);
+//! assert_eq!(&pt, plaintext);
+//! ```
+//!
+//! Authenticated encryption (streaming, in place):
+//! ```
+//! use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_aead128::AsconAead128;
+//! use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+//!
+//! let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42u8; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey).unwrap();
+//! let nonce = [1u8; 16];
+//!
+//! let mut buf = *b"secret message!!"; // transformed in place
+//! let mut enc = AsconAead128::new(&key, &nonce, Some(b"associated data"), true).unwrap();
+//! enc.do_encrypt_update(&mut buf); // now ciphertext
+//! let tag = enc.do_encrypt_final();
+//!
+//! let mut dec = AsconAead128::new(&key, &nonce, Some(b"associated data"), false).unwrap();
+//! dec.do_decrypt_update(&mut buf); // now plaintext again, but not yet authenticated
+//! dec.do_decrypt_final(&tag).unwrap(); // now authenticated
+//! assert_eq!(&buf, b"secret message!!");
+//! ```
+//!
+//! Extendable output:
+//! ```
+//! use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_xof128::AsconXof128;
+//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::XOF;
+//!
+//! let out = AsconXof128::new().hash_xof(b"input", 64);
+//! assert_eq!(out.len(), 64);
+//! ```
+//!
+//! # Memory Usage
+//!
+//! Ascon is a lightweight, permutation-based design intended for constrained devices. The internal
+//! permutation state is 320 bits (40 bytes), held as five `u64` words, shared by all four
+//! functions. There are no heap allocations in the streaming/`*_out` APIs, and stack usage is
+//! small and constant; consequently this crate has no dedicated `mem_usage_benches` harness.
+//!
+//! | Type | In-memory size (bytes) | Suspended state size (bytes) |
+//! |------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
+//! | [`ascon_aead128::AsconAead128`] | 72 | [`ascon_aead128::SUSPENDED_ASCON_AEAD128_STATE_LEN`] (46) |
+//! | [`ascon_hash256::AsconHash256`] | 64 | [`ascon_hash256::SUSPENDED_ASCON_HASH256_STATE_LEN`] (53) |
+//! | [`ascon_xof128::AsconXof128`] | 64 | [`ascon_xof128::SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN`] (54) |
+//! | [`ascon_cxof128::AsconCXof128`] | 64 | [`ascon_cxof128::SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN`] (54) |
+//!
+//! "In-memory size" is `core::mem::size_of` on a 64-bit target.
+//!
+//! # Security Considerations
+//!
+//! - **Nonce uniqueness (SP 800-232 R3):** a (key, nonce) pair must never be reused for two
+//!   different Ascon-AEAD128 encryptions. Nonce reuse breaks confidentiality.
+//! - **Tag length:** this crate always produces and verifies the full 128-bit tag. Truncated tags
+//!   (SP 800-232 §4.2.1) are not exposed.
+//! - **No partial-byte input:** Ascon-Hash256, Ascon-XOF128 and Ascon-CXOF128 are byte-oriented;
+//!   their `do_final_partial_bits`/`do_final_partial_bits_out` (and the equivalent XOF methods)
+//!   always return `HashError::InvalidInput`, including when reached through `HashFactory`. A
+//!   caller that needs a partial-byte final block should reach for SHA-3, which supports one.
+//! - **Decryption tag check failure:** a ciphertext decryption whose finalization returns
+//!   `Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed)` must be treated as tampered, and the entire
+//!   plaintext rejected. The one-shot APIs ([`ascon_aead128::AsconAead128::decrypt`] and the
+//!   `AEADCipher` trait impl) zeroize their output buffer before returning that
+//!   error. The streaming API ([`ascon_aead128::AsconAead128::do_decrypt_update`] /
+//!   [`ascon_aead128::AsconAead128::do_decrypt_final`]) does not: plaintext bytes are necessarily
+//!   written to the caller's buffer *before* the tag can be checked, so an application streaming a
+//!   large plaintext must have a way to cancel the operation or transaction if finalization returns
+//!   an error.
+
+// `bouncycastle-core` still uses `Vec` internally (see the TODO at the top of
+// crypto/core/src/lib.rs), which blocks this crate from being `#![no_std]` as long as it depends
+// on core's `std`-gated APIs.
+#![forbid(unsafe_code)]
+#![forbid(missing_docs)]
+
+mod permutation;
+mod sponge;
+
+pub mod ascon_aead128;
+pub mod ascon_cxof128;
+pub mod ascon_hash256;
+pub mod ascon_xof128;
+
+/// Algorithm name for Ascon-AEAD128.
+pub const ASCON_AEAD128_NAME: &str = "Ascon-AEAD128";
+/// Algorithm name for Ascon-Hash256.
+pub const ASCON_HASH256_NAME: &str = "Ascon-Hash256";
+/// Algorithm name for Ascon-XOF128.
+pub const ASCON_XOF128_NAME: &str = "Ascon-XOF128";
+/// Algorithm name for Ascon-CXOF128.
+pub const ASCON_CXOF128_NAME: &str = "Ascon-CXOF128";
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/src/permutation.rs b/crypto/ascon/src/permutation.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a373bb78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/ascon/src/permutation.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+//! The Ascon-p permutation family (NIST SP 800-232 §3), shared by all four functions in this
+//! crate: Ascon-AEAD128 uses both `Ascon-p[12]` and `Ascon-p[8]`; Ascon-Hash256, Ascon-XOF128, and
+//! Ascon-CXOF128 use only `Ascon-p[12]`.
+//!
+//! These also carry the little-endian load/store helpers, replacing the external `arrayref`
+//! crate so that this crate carries no third-party runtime dependencies (per the project's
+//! QUALITY_AND_STYLE rules). All callers pass slices that are at least 8 bytes long at the given
+//! offset, so `copy_from_slice` is infallible by construction and no fallible conversion is
+//! involved.
+
+/// Load the 8 bytes at `src[off..off + 8]` as a little-endian `u64`.
+#[inline(always)]
+pub(crate) fn load_u64_le(src: &[u8], off: usize) -> u64 {
+    let mut b = [0u8; 8];
+    b.copy_from_slice(&src[off..off + 8]);
+    u64::from_le_bytes(b)
+}
+
+/// Store `val` as little-endian into `dst[off..off + 8]`.
+#[inline(always)]
+pub(crate) fn store_u64_le(dst: &mut [u8], off: usize, val: u64) {
+    dst[off..off + 8].copy_from_slice(&val.to_le_bytes());
+}
+
+/// The 320-bit Ascon state (SP 800-232 §3.1 Eq. 2): five 64-bit words S0..S4.
+pub(crate) type AsconState = [u64; 5];
+
+// The constants const_0..const_15 used to derive the round constants of Ascon-p[r]
+// (SP 800-232 Table 5). The round constant for round i (0 <= i <= r-1) of Ascon-p[r] is
+// c_i = const_{16-r+i} (SP 800-232 §3.2 Eq. 3).
+const ROUND_CONSTS: [u64; 16] = [
+    0x3c, 0x2d, 0x1e, 0x0f, 0xf0, 0xe1, 0xd2, 0xc3, 0xb4, 0xa5, 0x96, 0x87, 0x78, 0x69, 0x5a, 0x4b,
+];
+
+/// One round p = p_L ∘ p_S ∘ p_C (SP 800-232 §3.2–3.4 Eq. 1): the constant-addition layer p_C
+/// (§3.2 Eq. 4), the substitution layer p_S (§3.3 Eqs. 6–7), and the linear diffusion layer p_L
+/// (§3.4 Eqs. 8–12) are fused here in their bitsliced form.
+#[inline(always)]
+pub(crate) fn round(s: &mut AsconState, c: u64) {
+    let sx = s[2] ^ c;
+    let t0 = s[0] ^ s[1] ^ sx ^ s[3] ^ (s[1] & (s[0] ^ sx ^ s[4]));
+    let t1 = s[0] ^ sx ^ s[3] ^ s[4] ^ ((s[1] ^ sx) & (s[1] ^ s[3]));
+    let t2 = s[1] ^ sx ^ s[4] ^ (s[3] & s[4]);
+    let t3 = s[0] ^ s[1] ^ sx ^ ((!s[0]) & (s[3] ^ s[4]));
+    let t4 = s[1] ^ s[3] ^ s[4] ^ ((s[0] ^ s[4]) & s[1]);
+    s[0] = t0 ^ t0.rotate_right(19) ^ t0.rotate_right(28);
+    s[1] = t1 ^ t1.rotate_right(39) ^ t1.rotate_right(61);
+    s[2] = !(t2 ^ t2.rotate_right(1) ^ t2.rotate_right(6));
+    s[3] = t3 ^ t3.rotate_right(10) ^ t3.rotate_right(17);
+    s[4] = t4 ^ t4.rotate_right(7) ^ t4.rotate_right(41);
+}
+
+/// Ascon-p[12] (SP 800-232 §3.2 Eq. 3: c_i = const_{4+i} for i = 0..11, i.e. round constants
+/// const_4..const_15 of Table 5).
+#[inline(always)]
+pub(crate) fn p12(s: &mut AsconState) {
+    for &c in &ROUND_CONSTS[4..16] {
+        round(s, c);
+    }
+}
+
+/// Ascon-p[8] (SP 800-232 §3.2 Eq. 3: c_i = const_{8+i} for i = 0..7, i.e. round constants
+/// const_8..const_15 of Table 5).
+#[inline(always)]
+pub(crate) fn p8(s: &mut AsconState) {
+    for &c in &ROUND_CONSTS[8..16] {
+        round(s, c);
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    // SP 800-232 Table 14: initial values (before the initialization permutation).
+    const HASH256_IV: u64 = 0x0000080100cc0002;
+    const XOF128_IV: u64 = 0x0000080000cc0003;
+    const CXOF128_IV: u64 = 0x0000080000cc0004;
+
+    // Pins the permutation independently of the KAT sweeps: SP 800-232 Table 12 gives the state
+    // at the end of each function's initialization phase, i.e. Ascon-p[12](IV || 0^256).
+    #[test]
+    fn p12_matches_table_12_precomputed_states() {
+        let mut s: AsconState = [HASH256_IV, 0, 0, 0, 0];
+        p12(&mut s);
+        assert_eq!(
+            s,
+            [
+                0x9b1e5494e934d681, 0x4bc3a01e333751d2, 0xae65396c6b34b81a, 0x3c7fd4a4d56a4db3,
+                0x1a5c464906c5976d,
+            ]
+        );
+
+        let mut s: AsconState = [XOF128_IV, 0, 0, 0, 0];
+        p12(&mut s);
+        assert_eq!(
+            s,
+            [
+                0xda82ce768d9447eb, 0xcc7ce6c75f1ef969, 0xe7508fd780085631, 0x0ee0ea53416b58cc,
+                0xe0547524db6f0bde,
+            ]
+        );
+
+        let mut s: AsconState = [CXOF128_IV, 0, 0, 0, 0];
+        p12(&mut s);
+        assert_eq!(
+            s,
+            [
+                0x675527c2a0e8de03, 0x43d12d7dc0377bbc, 0xe9901dec426e81b5, 0x2ab14907720780b6,
+                0x8f3f1d02d432bc46,
+            ]
+        );
+    }
+
+    // Pins `AsconCXof128::new()`'s precomputed empty-customization state (see
+    // `ascon_cxof128.rs`) by recomputing it from the Table 12 CXOF128 state above, following
+    // SP 800-232 Algorithm 7 with |Z| = 0: XOR the length word Z_0 = int64(0) into S[0..63],
+    // Ascon-p[12], then XOR the pad-only last customization block (Eq. 77: pad(empty, 64) =
+    // 0x01 || 0^63, i.e. byte 0x01 loaded little-endian into S[0..63]) and Ascon-p[12] again.
+    #[test]
+    fn cxof128_empty_customization_state_matches_algorithm_7() {
+        let mut s: AsconState = [
+            0x675527c2a0e8de03, 0x43d12d7dc0377bbc, 0xe9901dec426e81b5, 0x2ab14907720780b6,
+            0x8f3f1d02d432bc46,
+        ];
+        s[0] ^= 0u64; // Z_0 = int64(|Z|) = int64(0) = 0 (a no-op XOR, spelled out for clarity)
+        p12(&mut s);
+        s[0] ^= 0x01u64; // pad(empty, 64) = 0x01 || 0^63, loaded little-endian
+        p12(&mut s);
+        assert_eq!(
+            s,
+            [
+                0x500cccc894e3c9e8, 0x5bed06f28f71248d, 0x3b03a0f930afd512, 0x112ef093aa5c698b,
+                0x00c8356340a347f0,
+            ]
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/src/sponge.rs b/crypto/ascon/src/sponge.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1618b6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/ascon/src/sponge.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+//! The absorb/pad/squeeze sponge shared by Ascon-Hash256, Ascon-XOF128, and Ascon-CXOF128
+//! (NIST SP 800-232 §5): a 64-bit rate over `Ascon-p[12]`. Each of those three types holds one
+//! [`Sponge`] and differs only in its initial state and (for Ascon-CXOF128) an extra
+//! customization-string absorption performed before message absorption begins.
+
+use bouncycastle_utils::secret::Secret;
+
+use crate::permutation::{AsconState, load_u64_le, p12, store_u64_le};
+
+/// Rate in bytes for the Hash256/XOF128/CXOF128 sponge (64 bits, per SP 800-232 §5).
+pub(crate) const RATE: usize = 8;
+
+pub(crate) struct Sponge {
+    // 320-bit sponge state (five 64-bit words S0..S4). Wrapped in `Secret` so the working state
+    // -- which absorbs the message -- is scrubbed with volatile writes when dropped.
+    s: Secret<AsconState>,
+    // Rate buffer: partial input block while absorbing, or leftover squeezed bytes afterwards.
+    buf: Secret<[u8; RATE]>,
+    buf_pos: usize,
+    squeezing: bool,
+}
+
+impl Sponge {
+    /// Construct a sponge already in the given state (typically a function's precomputed
+    /// post-initialization state, SP 800-232 Table 12), ready to absorb.
+    pub(crate) fn from_state(state: AsconState) -> Self {
+        let mut s: Secret<AsconState> = Secret::new();
+        *s = state;
+        Self { s, buf: Secret::new(), buf_pos: 0, squeezing: false }
+    }
+
+    /// Reconstruct a sponge from raw parts (used by `Suspendable::from_suspended`).
+    pub(crate) fn from_parts(
+        s: Secret<AsconState>,
+        buf: Secret<[u8; RATE]>,
+        buf_pos: usize,
+        squeezing: bool,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self { s, buf, buf_pos, squeezing }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn state_words(&self) -> [u64; 5] {
+        *self.s
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn buf_bytes(&self) -> [u8; RATE] {
+        *self.buf
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn buf_pos(&self) -> usize {
+        self.buf_pos
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn squeezing(&self) -> bool {
+        self.squeezing
+    }
+
+    /// XOR `v` into the first state word. Used by Ascon-CXOF128 to absorb the customization
+    /// string's bit length (SP 800-232 §5.3 Eq. 75) before the length-prefixed customization
+    /// blocks are absorbed via [`Sponge::absorb`].
+    pub(crate) fn xor_word0(&mut self, v: u64) {
+        self.s[0] ^= v;
+    }
+
+    /// Apply `Ascon-p[12]` to the state directly. Used by Ascon-CXOF128 between customization
+    /// blocks (SP 800-232 Algorithm 7).
+    pub(crate) fn permute(&mut self) {
+        p12(&mut self.s);
+    }
+
+    /// Reset the rate buffer to begin a fresh absorb phase. Used by Ascon-CXOF128 once the
+    /// customization string has been fully absorbed, before message absorption begins.
+    pub(crate) fn reset_buffer(&mut self) {
+        self.buf.fill(0);
+        self.buf_pos = 0;
+    }
+
+    /// Absorb input data. Panics if called after squeezing has begun.
+    pub(crate) fn absorb(&mut self, input: &[u8]) {
+        if self.squeezing {
+            panic!("attempt to absorb while squeezing");
+        }
+
+        let available = RATE - self.buf_pos;
+        if input.len() < available {
+            self.buf[self.buf_pos..self.buf_pos + input.len()].copy_from_slice(input);
+            self.buf_pos += input.len();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let mut input = input;
+
+        if self.buf_pos > 0 {
+            self.buf[self.buf_pos..].copy_from_slice(&input[..available]);
+            self.s[0] ^= u64::from_le_bytes(*self.buf);
+            p12(&mut self.s);
+            input = &input[available..];
+        }
+
+        while input.len() >= RATE {
+            self.s[0] ^= load_u64_le(input, 0);
+            p12(&mut self.s);
+            input = &input[RATE..];
+        }
+
+        self.buf[..input.len()].copy_from_slice(input);
+        self.buf_pos = input.len();
+    }
+
+    // Pad the final absorbed block (SP 800-232 Appendix A.2, Algorithm 2) by XORing in the
+    // buffered bytes (masked to `buf_pos` bytes -- any stale bytes beyond that in `buf` are
+    // masked off) followed by the padding bit at byte position `buf_pos`. Deliberately does not
+    // permute: the permutation is folded into the first block of `squeeze()` below, since Ascon-
+    // Hash256's fixed 4-block output and Ascon-XOF128/CXOF128's streaming output both begin
+    // their squeeze phase with a permute-then-read (SP 800-232 Algorithms 5-7).
+    pub(crate) fn pad_and_absorb(&mut self) {
+        let final_bits = (self.buf_pos << 3) as u32;
+        let x = u64::from_le_bytes(*self.buf);
+        let mask =
+            if final_bits == 0 { 0u64 } else { 0x00FF_FFFF_FFFF_FFFF_u64 >> (56 - final_bits) };
+        self.s[0] ^= x & mask;
+        self.s[0] ^= 0x01u64 << final_bits;
+    }
+
+    /// Squeeze `output.len()` bytes. May be called multiple times; the first call must follow
+    /// [`Sponge::pad_and_absorb`] and ends the absorb phase.
+    pub(crate) fn squeeze(&mut self, output: &mut [u8]) {
+        let mut output = output;
+
+        if !self.squeezing {
+            self.squeezing = true;
+            self.buf_pos = RATE;
+        } else if self.buf_pos < RATE {
+            let available = RATE - self.buf_pos;
+            if output.len() <= available {
+                let end_pos = self.buf_pos + output.len();
+                output.copy_from_slice(&self.buf[self.buf_pos..end_pos]);
+                self.buf_pos = end_pos;
+                return;
+            }
+
+            output[..available].copy_from_slice(&self.buf[self.buf_pos..]);
+            output = &mut output[available..];
+            self.buf_pos = RATE;
+        }
+
+        while output.len() >= RATE {
+            p12(&mut self.s);
+            store_u64_le(output, 0, self.s[0]);
+            output = &mut output[RATE..];
+        }
+
+        if !output.is_empty() {
+            p12(&mut self.s);
+            *self.buf = self.s[0].to_le_bytes();
+            output.copy_from_slice(&self.buf[..output.len()]);
+            self.buf_pos = output.len();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Clone for Sponge {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            s: self.s.clone(),
+            buf: self.buf.clone(),
+            buf_pos: self.buf_pos,
+            squeezing: self.squeezing,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    // `xor_word0` cannot be exercised as an XOR (as opposed to e.g. an OR) via any published KAT:
+    // its only caller (Ascon-CXOF128's customization-length absorption) combines a bit_length
+    // value -- always a multiple of 8 -- with a state word whose low 3 bits happen to be the
+    // only ones set for every customization length actually covered by NIST's KAT file (max 32
+    // bytes). Pin the arithmetic directly instead.
+    #[test]
+    fn xor_word0_is_xor_not_or() {
+        let mut sponge = Sponge::from_state([0b0000_0101, 0, 0, 0, 0]);
+        sponge.xor_word0(0b0000_0110);
+        // 0b101 ^ 0b110 = 0b011. An OR would give 0b111.
+        assert_eq!(sponge.state_words()[0], 0b0000_0011);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs b/crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9b06635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,768 @@
+//! Ascon-AEAD128 tests (NIST SP 800-232).
+//!
+//! - A small embedded set of NIST LWC known-answer vectors (always-on correctness, no external
+//!   repo required). The full sweep lives in `bc_test_data.rs`.
+//! - Behavioral / contract tests (round-trips, streaming chunk-boundary equivalence, authentication
+//!   failures, determinism), driven through the inherent explicit-nonce API.
+//! - The shared `AEADCipher` conformance framework (`core-test-framework`), which exercises the
+//!   generic `AEADCipher` trait surface with internally-generated nonces.
+
+use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_aead128::{
+    AsconAead128, AsconAead128Decryptor, AsconAead128Encryptor,
+};
+use bouncycastle_core::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
+use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{
+    KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType, do_hazardous_operations,
+};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::SecurityStrength;
+use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::symmetric_ciphers::{
+    TestFrameworkAEADCipher, TestFrameworkSimpleCipher,
+};
+use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
+
+// All embedded vectors use this fixed key/nonce (the NIST LWC KAT convention).
+const KEY: [u8; 16] = [
+    0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08, 0x09, 0x0A, 0x0B, 0x0C, 0x0D, 0x0E, 0x0F,
+];
+const NONCE: [u8; 16] = [
+    0x0F, 0x0E, 0x0D, 0x0C, 0x0B, 0x0A, 0x09, 0x08, 0x07, 0x06, 0x05, 0x04, 0x03, 0x02, 0x01, 0x00,
+];
+
+const PT_SIZES: [usize; 10] = [0, 1, 15, 16, 17, 31, 32, 33, 64, 100];
+const CHUNK_SIZES: [usize; 6] = [1, 3, 7, 13, 16, 17];
+
+/// Embedded NIST LWC Ascon-AEAD128 vectors `(plaintext, associated_data, ciphertext||tag)` in hex.
+/// Key = Nonce = 000102…0F. Spans empty input, AD-only (incl. a full 32-byte AD block), partial PT
+/// with AD, and a multi-block plaintext. (Counts 1, 2, 5, 33, 68, 69, 153, 1057 of
+/// LWC_AEAD_KAT_128_128.txt.)
+const AEAD_KAT: &[(&str, &str, &str)] = &[
+    ("", "", "4427D64B8E1E1451FC445960F0839BB0"),
+    ("", "00", "103AB79D913A0321287715A979BB8585"),
+    ("", "00010203", "C6FF3CF70575B144B955820D9BC7685E"),
+    (
+        "",
+        "000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F101112131415161718191A1B1C1D1E1F",
+        "22133A313FBF0B38029A45870AADC542",
+    ),
+    ("0001", "00", "25FB41D2732019820A0F8BAB4248B35E7B0B"),
+    ("0001", "0001", "49E57017A30E8073D1FA284AC8346110F89F"),
+    (
+        "00010203",
+        "000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F10111213",
+        "C305EB0E9A9A7833C5F6FB36BD82F1C78C322678",
+    ),
+    (
+        "000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F101112131415161718191A1B1C1D1E1F",
+        "",
+        "E770D289D2A44AEE7CD0A48ECE5274E381BAD7E163DCC4970F7873610DEBBEB1A28657F6E82FE53D08B09EFF9330BD2B",
+    ),
+];
+
+fn dh(s: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let s = s.trim();
+    if s.is_empty() { Vec::new() } else { hex::decode(s).expect("valid hex") }
+}
+
+fn ad_opt(ad: &[u8]) -> Option<&[u8]> {
+    if ad.is_empty() { None } else { Some(ad) }
+}
+
+fn pattern(len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+    (0..len).map(|i| (i as u8).wrapping_mul(7).wrapping_add(1)).collect()
+}
+
+/// Build a `KeyMaterial<16>` suitable for `AsconAead128`. The NIST LWC KAT vectors include an
+/// all-zero key (Count=1), which `KeyMaterial::from_bytes_as_type` would otherwise tag
+/// `KeyType::Zeroized` / `SecurityStrength::None`; force the type/strength the way a caller who
+/// knows the provenance of the key would (see `cli/src/helpers.rs::parse_seed`).
+fn key_material(key: &[u8; 16]) -> KeyMaterial<16> {
+    let mut km = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(key, KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey).unwrap();
+    do_hazardous_operations(&mut km, |k| {
+        k.set_key_type(KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)?;
+        k.set_security_strength(SecurityStrength::_128bit)
+    })
+    .unwrap();
+    km
+}
+
+fn enc_oneshot(key: &[u8; 16], nonce: &[u8; 16], ad: &[u8], pt: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let km = key_material(key);
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; pt.len() + 16];
+    let n = AsconAead128::encrypt(&km, nonce, ad_opt(ad), pt, &mut out).unwrap();
+    out.truncate(n);
+    out
+}
+
+fn dec_oneshot(
+    key: &[u8; 16],
+    nonce: &[u8; 16],
+    ad: &[u8],
+    ct: &[u8],
+) -> Result<Vec<u8>, SymmetricCipherError> {
+    let km = key_material(key);
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; ct.len()];
+    let n = AsconAead128::decrypt(&km, nonce, ad_opt(ad), ct, &mut out)?;
+    out.truncate(n);
+    Ok(out)
+}
+
+fn enc_chunked(key: &[u8; 16], nonce: &[u8; 16], ad: &[u8], pt: &[u8], chunk: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let km = key_material(key);
+    let mut cipher = AsconAead128::new(&km, nonce, ad_opt(ad), true).unwrap();
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; pt.len() + 16];
+    out[..pt.len()].copy_from_slice(pt);
+
+    let chunk = chunk.max(1);
+    let mut off = 0;
+    while off < pt.len() {
+        let end = (off + chunk).min(pt.len());
+        cipher.do_encrypt_update(&mut out[off..end]);
+        off = end;
+    }
+    let tag = cipher.do_encrypt_final();
+    out[pt.len()..].copy_from_slice(&tag);
+    out
+}
+
+fn dec_chunked(
+    key: &[u8; 16],
+    nonce: &[u8; 16],
+    ad: &[u8],
+    ct: &[u8],
+    chunk: usize,
+) -> Result<Vec<u8>, SymmetricCipherError> {
+    let km = key_material(key);
+    let mut cipher = AsconAead128::new(&km, nonce, ad_opt(ad), false).unwrap();
+    let pt_len = ct.len() - 16;
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; pt_len];
+    out.copy_from_slice(&ct[..pt_len]);
+
+    let chunk = chunk.max(1);
+    let mut off = 0;
+    while off < pt_len {
+        let end = (off + chunk).min(pt_len);
+        cipher.do_decrypt_update(&mut out[off..end]);
+        off = end;
+    }
+    // infallible: ct.len() - pt_len == 16 by construction above.
+    let tag: [u8; 16] = ct[pt_len..].try_into().unwrap();
+    cipher.do_decrypt_final(&tag)?;
+    Ok(out)
+}
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* Embedded known-answer vectors                                              */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+#[test]
+fn aead128_embedded_kat() {
+    // The NIST LWC AEAD KAT convention uses Key == Nonce == 000102…0F (i.e. KEY for both).
+    let kat_nonce = KEY;
+    for (pt_hex, ad_hex, ct_hex) in AEAD_KAT {
+        let pt = dh(pt_hex);
+        let ad = dh(ad_hex);
+        let expected_ct = dh(ct_hex);
+
+        let got_ct = enc_oneshot(&KEY, &kat_nonce, &ad, &pt);
+        assert_eq!(got_ct, expected_ct, "encrypt mismatch for PT={pt_hex} AD={ad_hex}");
+
+        let got_pt =
+            dec_oneshot(&KEY, &kat_nonce, &ad, &expected_ct).expect("decrypt should succeed");
+        assert_eq!(got_pt, pt, "decrypt mismatch for CT={ct_hex}");
+    }
+}
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* Round-trips and AAD handling                                               */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+#[test]
+fn aead_round_trip_sizes_and_ad() {
+    for &pt_len in PT_SIZES.iter() {
+        let pt = pattern(pt_len);
+        for ad in [Vec::new(), b"associated-data".to_vec(), pattern(40)] {
+            let ct = enc_oneshot(&KEY, &NONCE, &ad, &pt);
+            assert_eq!(ct.len(), pt_len + 16, "ciphertext = plaintext || 16-byte tag");
+            let recovered = dec_oneshot(&KEY, &NONCE, &ad, &ct).expect("decrypt should succeed");
+            assert_eq!(recovered, pt, "round-trip mismatch (pt_len={pt_len}, ad_len={})", ad.len());
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn aead_aad_only_round_trip() {
+    // Empty plaintext, non-empty AD: ciphertext is just the 16-byte tag.
+    let ad = b"only-associated-data";
+    let ct = enc_oneshot(&KEY, &NONCE, ad, b"");
+    assert_eq!(ct.len(), 16);
+    let recovered = dec_oneshot(&KEY, &NONCE, ad, &ct).expect("decrypt should succeed");
+    assert!(recovered.is_empty());
+}
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* Streaming chunk-boundary equivalence                                       */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+#[test]
+fn aead_streaming_matches_one_shot() {
+    for &pt_len in PT_SIZES.iter() {
+        let pt = pattern(pt_len);
+        let ad = pattern(20);
+        let ct_ref = enc_oneshot(&KEY, &NONCE, &ad, &pt);
+
+        for &chunk in CHUNK_SIZES.iter() {
+            let ct = enc_chunked(&KEY, &NONCE, &ad, &pt, chunk);
+            assert_eq!(ct, ct_ref, "chunked encrypt mismatch (pt_len={pt_len}, chunk={chunk})");
+
+            let pt_back = dec_chunked(&KEY, &NONCE, &ad, &ct_ref, chunk)
+                .expect("chunked decrypt should pass");
+            assert_eq!(pt_back, pt, "chunked decrypt mismatch (pt_len={pt_len}, chunk={chunk})");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn aead_chunked_aad_matches_one_shot() {
+    let pt = pattern(30);
+    let ad = pattern(40);
+    let ct_ref = enc_oneshot(&KEY, &NONCE, &ad, &pt);
+    let km = key_material(&KEY);
+
+    for &chunk in CHUNK_SIZES.iter() {
+        let mut e = AsconAead128::new(&km, &NONCE, None, true).unwrap();
+        for piece in ad.chunks(chunk) {
+            e.do_update_aad(piece).unwrap();
+        }
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; pt.len() + 16];
+        out[..pt.len()].copy_from_slice(&pt);
+        e.do_encrypt_update(&mut out[..pt.len()]);
+        let tag = e.do_encrypt_final();
+        out[pt.len()..].copy_from_slice(&tag);
+        assert_eq!(out, ct_ref, "chunked AAD mismatch (chunk={chunk})");
+    }
+}
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* Trait-driven streaming sweep (this is what would have caught F1/F2)        */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+#[test]
+fn aead_trait_streaming_sweep() {
+    use bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipher;
+
+    let km = key_material(&KEY);
+    for pt_len in 0..=40 {
+        let pt = pattern(pt_len);
+        for ad_len in [0, 1, 15, 16, 17, 33] {
+            let ad = pattern(ad_len);
+            let ad_opt_ = ad_opt(&ad);
+            let ct_ref = enc_oneshot(&KEY, &NONCE, &ad, &pt);
+            let (ct_ref_body, tag_ref) = ct_ref.split_at(pt_len);
+
+            for &chunk in [1, 2, 7, 15, 16, 17, 31, 32, 1024].iter() {
+                let mut e = AsconAead128::new(&km, &NONCE, ad_opt_, true).unwrap();
+                let mut out = pt.clone();
+                let chunk = chunk.max(1);
+                let mut off = 0;
+                while off < out.len() {
+                    let end = (off + chunk).min(out.len());
+                    e.do_encrypt_update(&mut out[off..end]);
+                    off = end;
+                }
+                let tag = e.do_aead_encrypt_final().unwrap();
+                assert_eq!(out, ct_ref_body, "pt_len={pt_len} ad_len={ad_len} chunk={chunk}");
+                assert_eq!(tag, tag_ref, "pt_len={pt_len} ad_len={ad_len} chunk={chunk}");
+
+                let mut d = AsconAead128::new(&km, &NONCE, ad_opt_, false).unwrap();
+                let mut back = ct_ref_body.to_vec();
+                let mut off = 0;
+                while off < back.len() {
+                    let end = (off + chunk).min(back.len());
+                    d.do_decrypt_update(&mut back[off..end]);
+                    off = end;
+                }
+                let tag_arr: [u8; 16] = tag_ref.try_into().unwrap();
+                d.do_aead_decrypt_final(&tag_arr).unwrap();
+                assert_eq!(back, pt, "pt_len={pt_len} ad_len={ad_len} chunk={chunk}");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn do_aead_decrypt_final_rejects_wrong_tag() {
+    use bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipher;
+
+    let km = key_material(&KEY);
+    let pt = pattern(20);
+    let mut d = AsconAead128::new(&km, &NONCE, None, false).unwrap();
+    let mut buf = pt.clone();
+    d.do_decrypt_update(&mut buf);
+    let wrong_tag = [0xFFu8; 16];
+    assert!(matches!(
+        d.do_aead_decrypt_final(&wrong_tag),
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed)
+    ));
+}
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* std-only Vec-returning trait wrappers                                      */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+// `TestFrameworkAEADCipher` only exercises the `_out` (buffer-based)
+// entry points, so the `#[cfg(feature = "std")]` `Vec`-returning wrappers (`encrypt`, `decrypt`,
+// `aead_encrypt`, `aead_decrypt`) are otherwise never called by any test.
+#[test]
+fn aead128_std_vec_wrappers_round_trip() {
+    use bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipher;
+
+    let km = key_material(&KEY);
+    let msg = pattern(40);
+
+    let (nonce, ct) = <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::encrypt(&km, &msg).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(ct.len(), msg.len() + 16);
+    let pt = <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::decrypt(&km, nonce, &ct).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(pt, msg);
+
+    let (nonce, ct, tag) =
+        <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::aead_encrypt(&km, b"aad", &msg).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(ct.len(), msg.len());
+    let pt = <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::aead_decrypt(&km, &nonce, b"aad", &ct, &tag)
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(pt, msg);
+
+    // Tampering must still be rejected through these entry points too.
+    assert!(
+        <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::aead_decrypt(
+            &km, &nonce, b"wrong-aad", &ct, &tag
+        )
+        .is_err()
+    );
+}
+
+// None of the length checks in the `AEADCipher` `_out` entry points are ever
+// triggered by `TestFrameworkAEADCipher` (which always pass a
+// generously-sized fixed buffer), nor by the inherent one-shot `encrypt`/`decrypt` tests above
+// (which always size their own buffer correctly). Exercise every one directly.
+#[test]
+fn aead128_undersized_buffers_are_rejected() {
+    use bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipher;
+
+    let km = key_material(&KEY);
+    let msg = pattern(40);
+
+    // AEADCipher::encrypt_out: ciphertext buffer shorter than plaintext.len() + 16.
+    let mut too_small = vec![0u8; msg.len() + 15];
+    match <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::encrypt_out(&km, &msg, &mut too_small) {
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(_, needed)) => {
+            assert_eq!(needed, msg.len() + 16);
+        }
+        other => panic!("expected IncorrectOutputBufferLength, got {other:?}"),
+    }
+
+    // AEADCipher::decrypt / decrypt_out: ciphertext shorter than the 16-byte tag.
+    let short = [0u8; 8];
+    match <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::decrypt(&km, NONCE, &short) {
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(_)) => {}
+        other => panic!("expected GenericError, got {other:?}"),
+    }
+    let mut pt_buf = [0u8; 8];
+    match <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::decrypt_out(&km, NONCE, &short, &mut pt_buf) {
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(_)) => {}
+        other => panic!("expected GenericError, got {other:?}"),
+    }
+
+    // AEADCipher::decrypt_out: valid-length ciphertext, but undersized plaintext buffer.
+    let ct = enc_oneshot(&KEY, &NONCE, &[], &msg);
+    let mut too_small_pt = vec![0u8; msg.len() - 1];
+    match <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::decrypt_out(&km, NONCE, &ct, &mut too_small_pt)
+    {
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(_, needed)) => {
+            assert_eq!(needed, msg.len());
+        }
+        other => panic!("expected IncorrectOutputBufferLength, got {other:?}"),
+    }
+
+    // decrypt / decrypt_out: ciphertext of exactly 16 bytes (an empty plaintext plus the tag) is
+    // the boundary case and must NOT be rejected as "too short".
+    let empty_ct = enc_oneshot(&KEY, &NONCE, &[], &[]);
+    assert_eq!(empty_ct.len(), 16);
+    assert_eq!(
+        <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::decrypt(&km, NONCE, &empty_ct).unwrap(),
+        Vec::<u8>::new()
+    );
+    let mut empty_pt_buf = [0u8; 0];
+    assert_eq!(
+        <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::decrypt_out(
+            &km, NONCE, &empty_ct, &mut empty_pt_buf
+        )
+        .unwrap(),
+        0
+    );
+
+    // decrypt_out: a plaintext buffer *larger* than needed must succeed, not be rejected.
+    let mut oversized_pt = vec![0xAAu8; msg.len() + 5];
+    let n =
+        <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::decrypt_out(&km, NONCE, &ct, &mut oversized_pt)
+            .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(n, msg.len());
+    assert_eq!(&oversized_pt[..n], &msg[..]);
+
+    // AEADCipher::aead_encrypt_out: ciphertext buffer shorter than the plaintext.
+    let mut too_small = vec![0u8; msg.len() - 1];
+    match <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::aead_encrypt_out(
+        &km, b"aad", &msg, &mut too_small,
+    ) {
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(_, needed)) => {
+            assert_eq!(needed, msg.len());
+        }
+        other => panic!("expected IncorrectOutputBufferLength, got {other:?}"),
+    }
+
+    // AEADCipher::aead_decrypt_out: plaintext buffer shorter than the ciphertext.
+    let (nonce, ct, tag) =
+        <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::aead_encrypt(&km, b"aad", &msg).unwrap();
+    let mut too_small_pt = vec![0u8; ct.len() - 1];
+    match <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::aead_decrypt_out(
+        &km, &nonce, b"aad", &ct, &tag, &mut too_small_pt,
+    ) {
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(_, needed)) => {
+            assert_eq!(needed, ct.len());
+        }
+        other => panic!("expected IncorrectOutputBufferLength, got {other:?}"),
+    }
+}
+
+// The plain (non-AEAD) view's `decrypt`/`decrypt_out` report an authentication failure as
+// `DecryptionFailed`, not `AEADTagCheckFailed` (see the comment on `AsconAead128`'s
+// `AEADCipher::decrypt_out` impl): this view has no separate tag to name, and the trait's own doc
+// comment says every implementor reports it this way. A mutant deleting that remapping would
+// otherwise survive, since nothing else in this file calls the plain view on a tampered
+// ciphertext.
+#[test]
+fn aead128_plain_view_reports_tamper_as_decryption_failed() {
+    use bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipher;
+
+    let km = key_material(&KEY);
+    let msg = pattern(40);
+    let ct = enc_oneshot(&KEY, &NONCE, &[], &msg);
+
+    let mut tampered = ct.clone();
+    tampered[0] ^= 0x01;
+
+    match <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::decrypt(&km, NONCE, &tampered) {
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed) => {}
+        other => panic!("expected DecryptionFailed, got {other:?}"),
+    }
+
+    let mut pt_buf = vec![0u8; msg.len()];
+    match <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::decrypt_out(&km, NONCE, &tampered, &mut pt_buf)
+    {
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed) => {}
+        other => panic!("expected DecryptionFailed, got {other:?}"),
+    }
+}
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* Authentication failures                                                    */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+fn assert_auth_failed(result: Result<Vec<u8>, SymmetricCipherError>, ctx: &str) {
+    match result {
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => {}
+        other => panic!("{ctx}: expected AEADTagCheckFailed, got {other:?}"),
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn aead_rejects_tampering() {
+    let pt = pattern(50);
+    let ad = b"the-aad";
+    let ct = enc_oneshot(&KEY, &NONCE, ad, &pt);
+
+    // Wrong key.
+    let mut bad_key = KEY;
+    bad_key[0] ^= 0x01;
+    assert_auth_failed(dec_oneshot(&bad_key, &NONCE, ad, &ct), "wrong key");
+
+    // Wrong nonce.
+    let mut bad_nonce = NONCE;
+    bad_nonce[3] ^= 0x80;
+    assert_auth_failed(dec_oneshot(&KEY, &bad_nonce, ad, &ct), "wrong nonce");
+
+    // Modified associated data.
+    assert_auth_failed(dec_oneshot(&KEY, &NONCE, b"the-AAD", &ct), "modified ad");
+
+    // Flipped tag byte (last byte).
+    let mut tag_flip = ct.clone();
+    let last = tag_flip.len() - 1;
+    tag_flip[last] ^= 0x01;
+    assert_auth_failed(dec_oneshot(&KEY, &NONCE, ad, &tag_flip), "flipped tag");
+
+    // Flipped ciphertext body byte.
+    let mut body_flip = ct.clone();
+    body_flip[0] ^= 0x01;
+    assert_auth_failed(dec_oneshot(&KEY, &NONCE, ad, &body_flip), "flipped body");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn aead_tamper_leaves_no_plaintext_in_output_buffer() {
+    let pt = pattern(20);
+    let ad = b"ctx";
+    let ct = enc_oneshot(&KEY, &NONCE, ad, &pt);
+    let mut tampered = ct.clone();
+    tampered[0] ^= 0x01;
+
+    let km = key_material(&KEY);
+    let mut out = vec![0xAAu8; pt.len()];
+    let n = AsconAead128::decrypt(&km, &NONCE, ad_opt(ad), &tampered, &mut out);
+    assert!(matches!(n, Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed)));
+    assert!(out.iter().all(|&b| b == 0), "output buffer must be zeroized on tag failure");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn aead_short_ciphertext_is_error() {
+    let short = [0u8; 8]; // shorter than the 16-byte tag
+    let km = key_material(&KEY);
+    let mut out = [0u8; 16];
+    match AsconAead128::decrypt(&km, &NONCE, None, &short, &mut out) {
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(_)) => {}
+        other => panic!("expected GenericError for short ciphertext, got {other:?}"),
+    }
+}
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* Determinism / nonce sensitivity / Debug mask                               */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+#[test]
+fn aead_is_deterministic_and_nonce_sensitive() {
+    let pt = pattern(40);
+    let ad = b"ctx";
+    let a = enc_oneshot(&KEY, &NONCE, ad, &pt);
+    let b = enc_oneshot(&KEY, &NONCE, ad, &pt);
+    assert_eq!(a, b, "same (key,nonce,ad,pt) must yield identical (ct,tag)");
+
+    let mut other_nonce = NONCE;
+    other_nonce[0] ^= 0x01;
+    let c = enc_oneshot(&KEY, &other_nonce, ad, &pt);
+    assert_ne!(a, c, "changing the nonce must change the ciphertext (SP 800-232 R3)");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn aead_debug_display_are_masked() {
+    let km = key_material(&KEY);
+    let e = AsconAead128::new(&km, &NONCE, None, true).unwrap();
+    assert!(format!("{e:?}").contains("masked"));
+    assert!(format!("{e}").contains("masked"));
+}
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* Direction-misuse guards                                                    */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+#[test]
+#[should_panic(expected = "decryptor")]
+fn do_encrypt_update_on_decryptor_panics() {
+    let km = key_material(&KEY);
+    let mut d = AsconAead128::new(&km, &NONCE, None, false).unwrap();
+    let mut buf = [0u8; 4];
+    d.do_encrypt_update(&mut buf);
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[should_panic(expected = "encryptor")]
+fn do_decrypt_update_on_encryptor_panics() {
+    let km = key_material(&KEY);
+    let mut e = AsconAead128::new(&km, &NONCE, None, true).unwrap();
+    let mut buf = [0u8; 4];
+    e.do_decrypt_update(&mut buf);
+}
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* AEADCipher trait conformance (shared core-test-framework)                  */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+#[test]
+fn aead128_trait_framework() {
+    // Exercises the generic AEADCipher<16,16,16> surface: internally
+    // generated (random, distinct) nonces, key-type / key-strength enforcement, and the AEAD
+    // tamper-detection contract (modified ciphertext / AAD / tag must fail the tag check, and
+    // must never leave plaintext in the output buffer).
+    TestFrameworkAEADCipher::new().test::<16, 16, 16, AsconAead128>();
+}
+
+/// Exercises [`AEADCipherEncryptor`]/[`AEADCipherDecryptor`], the streaming pair
+/// [`AsconAead128Encryptor`]/[`AsconAead128Decryptor`] adapt [`AsconAead128`] to: `update_out_len`
+/// correctness, chunking-independence of both AAD and data, the AAD-after-data `StateError`, and
+/// tamper detection, all against the generic conformance suite rather than hand-written here.
+///
+/// [`AEADCipherEncryptor`]: bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipherEncryptor
+/// [`AEADCipherDecryptor`]: bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipherDecryptor
+#[test]
+fn aead128_encryptor_decryptor_trait_framework() {
+    TestFrameworkAEADCipher::new()
+        .test_encryptor_decryptor::<16, 16, 16, 0, AsconAead128Encryptor, AsconAead128Decryptor>();
+}
+
+/// The inline-tag adapter ([`TaggedEncryptor`]/[`TaggedDecryptor`]) over the same
+/// [`AsconAead128Encryptor`]/[`AsconAead128Decryptor`] pair must pass the unrelated
+/// [`SimpleCipherEncryptor`]/[`SimpleCipherDecryptor`] conformance suite -- proof that adapting an
+/// AEAD to the `ciphertext || tag` layout costs nothing beyond appending the tag.
+///
+/// [`TaggedEncryptor`]: bouncycastle_core::tagged_aead::TaggedEncryptor
+/// [`TaggedDecryptor`]: bouncycastle_core::tagged_aead::TaggedDecryptor
+/// [`SimpleCipherEncryptor`]: bouncycastle_core::traits::SimpleCipherEncryptor
+/// [`SimpleCipherDecryptor`]: bouncycastle_core::traits::SimpleCipherDecryptor
+#[test]
+fn aead128_tagged_adapter_passes_simple_cipher_framework() {
+    use bouncycastle_core::tagged_aead::{TaggedDecryptor, TaggedEncryptor};
+
+    TestFrameworkSimpleCipher::new().test_encryptor_decryptor::<
+        16,
+        16,
+        16,
+        TaggedEncryptor<AsconAead128Encryptor>,
+        TaggedDecryptor<AsconAead128Decryptor, 16>,
+    >();
+}
+
+/// The two tag layouts must agree byte for byte: `direct_ciphertext || direct_tag`, produced by
+/// streaming [`AsconAead128Encryptor`] directly, must equal what streaming through
+/// [`TaggedEncryptor`] gives for the same key, nonce (driven by the same RNG stream), AAD and
+/// message -- and the reverse must decrypt either back to the original plaintext.
+///
+/// [`TaggedEncryptor`]: bouncycastle_core::tagged_aead::TaggedEncryptor
+#[test]
+fn aead128_tagged_and_direct_layouts_agree() {
+    use bouncycastle_core::tagged_aead::{TaggedDecryptor, TaggedEncryptor};
+    use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
+        AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, SimpleCipherDecryptor, SimpleCipherEncryptor,
+    };
+    use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG;
+
+    let km = key_material(&KEY);
+    let aad = b"tagged-adapter-aad";
+    for pt_len in [0usize, 1, 15, 16, 17, 40] {
+        let pt = pattern(pt_len);
+        let pinned = [0x11u8; 16];
+
+        let (mut direct_enc, direct_nonce) =
+            AsconAead128Encryptor::do_encrypt_init_rng(&km, &mut FixedSeedRNG::<16>::new(pinned))
+                .unwrap();
+        direct_enc.do_update_aad(aad).unwrap();
+        let mut direct_ct = vec![0u8; pt.len()];
+        direct_enc.do_update_out(&pt, &mut direct_ct).unwrap();
+        let mut nothing = [0u8; 0];
+        let (_flushed, direct_tag) = direct_enc.do_encrypt_final(&mut nothing).unwrap();
+        let mut direct_inline = direct_ct.clone();
+        direct_inline.extend_from_slice(&direct_tag);
+
+        let (mut tagged_enc, tagged_nonce) =
+            <TaggedEncryptor<AsconAead128Encryptor> as SimpleCipherEncryptor<16, 16, 16>>::do_encrypt_init_rng(
+                &km,
+                &mut FixedSeedRNG::<16>::new(pinned),
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+        tagged_enc.do_update_aad::<16, 16, 16>(aad).unwrap();
+        let mut tagged_out = vec![0u8; pt.len() + 16];
+        let written = tagged_enc.do_update_out(&pt, &mut tagged_out).unwrap();
+        let mut last = [0u8; 16];
+        let last_len = <TaggedEncryptor<AsconAead128Encryptor> as SimpleCipherEncryptor<
+            16,
+            16,
+            16,
+        >>::do_final_out(tagged_enc, &mut last)
+        .unwrap();
+        tagged_out[written..written + last_len].copy_from_slice(&last[..last_len]);
+        tagged_out.truncate(written + last_len);
+
+        assert_eq!(direct_nonce, tagged_nonce, "pt_len {pt_len}: same RNG stream, same nonce");
+        assert_eq!(direct_inline, tagged_out, "pt_len {pt_len}: inline layout must agree");
+
+        // ...and both decrypt back to the original plaintext, each through its own view.
+        let mut direct_dec = AsconAead128Decryptor::do_decrypt_init(&km, &direct_nonce).unwrap();
+        direct_dec.do_update_aad(aad).unwrap();
+        let mut direct_pt = vec![0u8; direct_ct.len()];
+        direct_dec.do_update_out(&direct_ct, &mut direct_pt).unwrap();
+        let tag_arr: [u8; 16] = direct_tag;
+        direct_dec.do_decrypt_final(&tag_arr, &mut nothing).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(direct_pt, pt, "pt_len {pt_len}: direct decrypt round trip");
+
+        let mut tagged_dec = <TaggedDecryptor<AsconAead128Decryptor, 16> as SimpleCipherDecryptor<
+            16,
+            16,
+            16,
+        >>::do_decrypt_init(&km, &tagged_nonce)
+        .unwrap();
+        tagged_dec.do_update_aad::<16, 16>(aad).unwrap();
+        let mut tagged_pt = vec![0u8; tagged_out.len()];
+        let written = tagged_dec.do_update_out(&tagged_out, &mut tagged_pt).unwrap();
+        let (_, final_data_len) = tagged_dec.do_final().unwrap();
+        tagged_pt.truncate(written + final_data_len);
+        assert_eq!(tagged_pt, pt, "pt_len {pt_len}: tagged decrypt round trip");
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn aead128_suspendable_keyed_state() {
+    use bouncycastle_core::errors::SuspendableError;
+    use bouncycastle_core::traits::SuspendableKeyed;
+    use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::suspendable_state::TestFrameworkSuspendableKeyedState;
+
+    let pt = pattern(40);
+    let ad = b"suspend-ad";
+    let ct_ref = enc_oneshot(&KEY, &NONCE, ad, &pt);
+    let km = key_material(&KEY);
+
+    // Encrypt part of the plaintext, suspend, resume with the re-supplied key, finish, and confirm
+    // the output matches a one-shot encryption. The key is never part of the serialized state.
+    let mut e = AsconAead128::new(&km, &NONCE, Some(ad), true).unwrap();
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; pt.len() + 16];
+    out[..pt.len()].copy_from_slice(&pt);
+    e.do_encrypt_update(&mut out[..18]);
+
+    TestFrameworkSuspendableKeyedState::new().test(&e, &km);
+
+    let serialized = e.clone().suspend();
+    let mut resumed = AsconAead128::from_suspended(serialized, &km).unwrap();
+    resumed.do_encrypt_update(&mut out[18..pt.len()]);
+    let tag = resumed.do_encrypt_final();
+    out[pt.len()..].copy_from_slice(&tag);
+    assert_eq!(out, ct_ref, "resumed AEAD ciphertext must match one-shot encryption");
+
+    // A corrupted state tag must be rejected (the tag is the byte after the 3-byte version prefix).
+    let mut busted = serialized;
+    busted[3] ^= 0xFF;
+    assert!(matches!(
+        AsconAead128::from_suspended(busted, &km),
+        Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData)
+    ));
+
+    // An unknown call-state discriminant must be rejected.
+    let last = serialized.len() - 1;
+    let pos_offset = serialized.len() - 2;
+    let mut bad_state = serialized;
+    bad_state[last] = 200;
+    assert!(matches!(
+        AsconAead128::from_suspended(bad_state, &km),
+        Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData)
+    ));
+
+    // A nonzero byte position while still in an *Init state must be rejected.
+    let mut inconsistent = serialized;
+    inconsistent[pos_offset] = 3; // pos = 3
+    inconsistent[last] = 0; // EncInit
+    assert!(matches!(
+        AsconAead128::from_suspended(inconsistent, &km),
+        Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData)
+    ));
+
+    // pos >= RATE (16) must be rejected.
+    let mut bad_pos = serialized;
+    bad_pos[pos_offset] = 16;
+    assert!(matches!(
+        AsconAead128::from_suspended(bad_pos, &km),
+        Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData)
+    ));
+}
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/tests/bc_test_data.rs b/crypto/ascon/tests/bc_test_data.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01525a94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/ascon/tests/bc_test_data.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+//! Test against the bc-test-data repo.
+//! Requires that the bc-test-data repository is cloned and available for testing at
+//! "../bc-test-data" relative to the root of this git project (or "../../../bc-test-data" relative
+//! to this crate). When the repo is absent these tests print a warning and are skipped.
+//!
+//! The NIST SP 800-232 ASCON known-answer test (KAT) vectors live under
+//! `bc-test-data/crypto/ascon/<variant>/`. These full sweeps (1025–1089 cases each) complement the
+//! small embedded vector sets in the per-primitive test files.
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod bc_test_data {
+    use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_aead128::AsconAead128;
+    use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_cxof128::AsconCXof128;
+    use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_hash256::AsconHash256;
+    use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_xof128::AsconXof128;
+    use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{
+        KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType, do_hazardous_operations,
+    };
+    use bouncycastle_core::traits::{SecurityStrength, XOF};
+    use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
+    use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+    use std::fs;
+    use std::path::Path;
+    use std::sync::Once;
+
+    const TEST_DATA_PATH_RELATIVE: &str = "../../../bc-test-data/crypto/ascon";
+    const TEST_DATA_PATH: &str = "../bc-test-data/crypto/ascon";
+
+    static TEST_DATA_CHECK: Once = Once::new();
+
+    fn get_test_data(filename: &str) -> Result<String, ()> {
+        let found: u8;
+        if Path::new(TEST_DATA_PATH_RELATIVE).exists() {
+            found = 1;
+        } else if Path::new(TEST_DATA_PATH).exists() {
+            found = 2;
+        } else {
+            found = 3;
+        };
+
+        // just print once
+        TEST_DATA_CHECK.call_once(|| match found {
+            1 => println!("bc-test-data found at: {:?}", TEST_DATA_PATH_RELATIVE),
+            2 => println!("bc-test-data found at: {:?}", TEST_DATA_PATH),
+            _ => println!("WARNING: bc-test-data directory not found; tests will be skipped"),
+        });
+
+        let contents = if Path::new(TEST_DATA_PATH_RELATIVE).exists() {
+            fs::read_to_string(TEST_DATA_PATH_RELATIVE.to_string() + "/" + filename).unwrap()
+        } else if Path::new(TEST_DATA_PATH).exists() {
+            fs::read_to_string(TEST_DATA_PATH.to_string() + "/" + filename).unwrap()
+        } else {
+            return Err(());
+        };
+
+        Ok(contents)
+    }
+
+    fn decode_hex(value: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let clean = value.trim();
+        if clean.is_empty() { Vec::new() } else { hex::decode(clean).expect("valid hex") }
+    }
+
+    /// Parse a NIST LWC KAT file: blank-line-delimited `Tag = Value` cases.
+    fn parse_kat(contents: &str) -> Vec<BTreeMap<String, String>> {
+        let mut cases = Vec::new();
+        let mut current = BTreeMap::new();
+
+        for raw in contents.lines() {
+            let line = raw.trim();
+            if line.is_empty() {
+                if !current.is_empty() {
+                    cases.push(std::mem::take(&mut current));
+                }
+                continue;
+            }
+            if line.starts_with('#') {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if let Some((key, value)) = line.split_once('=') {
+                let key = key.trim().to_string();
+                let value = value.trim().to_string();
+                if key == "Count" && !current.is_empty() {
+                    cases.push(std::mem::take(&mut current));
+                }
+                current.insert(key, value);
+            }
+        }
+        if !current.is_empty() {
+            cases.push(current);
+        }
+        cases
+    }
+
+    fn field<'a>(case: &'a BTreeMap<String, String>, names: &[&str]) -> &'a str {
+        for name in names {
+            if let Some(v) = case.get(*name) {
+                return v.as_str();
+            }
+        }
+        panic!("missing field {names:?}; case had {:?}", case.keys().collect::<Vec<_>>());
+    }
+
+    fn to_16(bytes: &[u8], what: &str) -> [u8; 16] {
+        bytes.try_into().unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("{what} must be 16 bytes, got {}", bytes.len()))
+    }
+
+    /// Build a `KeyMaterial<16>` for a KAT key. The NIST LWC vectors include an all-zero key
+    /// (Count=1), which `KeyMaterial::from_bytes_as_type` would otherwise tag
+    /// `KeyType::Zeroized` / `SecurityStrength::None`; force the type/strength the way a caller
+    /// who knows the provenance of the key would (see `cli/src/helpers.rs::parse_seed`).
+    fn key_material(key: &[u8; 16]) -> KeyMaterial<16> {
+        let mut km =
+            KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(key, KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey).unwrap();
+        do_hazardous_operations(&mut km, |k| {
+            k.set_key_type(KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)?;
+            k.set_security_strength(SecurityStrength::_128bit)
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+        km
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn ascon_aead128_kat() {
+        let contents = match get_test_data("asconaead128/LWC_AEAD_KAT_128_128.txt") {
+            Ok(c) => c,
+            Err(()) => return,
+        };
+        let cases = parse_kat(&contents);
+        assert!(!cases.is_empty(), "no AEAD cases parsed");
+
+        for case in &cases {
+            let key = key_material(&to_16(&decode_hex(field(case, &["Key", "K"])), "key"));
+            let nonce = to_16(&decode_hex(field(case, &["Nonce", "N"])), "nonce");
+            let ad = decode_hex(field(case, &["AD", "A"]));
+            let pt = decode_hex(field(case, &["PT", "P"]));
+            let expected_ct = decode_hex(field(case, &["CT", "C"]));
+            let ad_opt = if ad.is_empty() { None } else { Some(ad.as_slice()) };
+
+            // One-shot encrypt.
+            let mut ct = vec![0u8; pt.len() + 16];
+            let n = AsconAead128::encrypt(&key, &nonce, ad_opt, &pt, &mut ct).unwrap();
+            ct.truncate(n);
+            assert_eq!(ct, expected_ct, "encrypt mismatch (Count {})", field(case, &["Count"]));
+
+            // One-shot decrypt round-trip.
+            let mut pt_out = vec![0u8; expected_ct.len()];
+            let m = AsconAead128::decrypt(&key, &nonce, ad_opt, &expected_ct, &mut pt_out)
+                .expect("decrypt should authenticate");
+            pt_out.truncate(m);
+            assert_eq!(pt_out, pt, "decrypt mismatch (Count {})", field(case, &["Count"]));
+
+            // Byte-at-a-time streaming encrypt/decrypt, through the inherent API.
+            let mut enc = AsconAead128::new(&key, &nonce, ad_opt, true).unwrap();
+            let mut stream_ct = pt.clone();
+            for byte in stream_ct.iter_mut() {
+                enc.do_encrypt_update(core::slice::from_mut(byte));
+            }
+            let tag = enc.do_encrypt_final();
+            stream_ct.extend_from_slice(&tag);
+            assert_eq!(
+                stream_ct,
+                expected_ct,
+                "streaming encrypt mismatch (Count {})",
+                field(case, &["Count"])
+            );
+
+            let mut dec = AsconAead128::new(&key, &nonce, ad_opt, false).unwrap();
+            let mut stream_pt = expected_ct[..pt.len()].to_vec();
+            for byte in stream_pt.iter_mut() {
+                dec.do_decrypt_update(core::slice::from_mut(byte));
+            }
+            dec.do_decrypt_final(&tag).expect("streaming decrypt should authenticate");
+            assert_eq!(
+                stream_pt,
+                pt,
+                "streaming decrypt mismatch (Count {})",
+                field(case, &["Count"])
+            );
+        }
+        println!("Ascon-AEAD128: {} KAT cases passed", cases.len());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn ascon_hash256_kat() {
+        let contents = match get_test_data("asconhash256/LWC_HASH_KAT_256.txt") {
+            Ok(c) => c,
+            Err(()) => return,
+        };
+        let cases = parse_kat(&contents);
+        assert!(!cases.is_empty(), "no Hash256 cases parsed");
+
+        for case in &cases {
+            let msg = decode_hex(field(case, &["Msg"]));
+            let expected = decode_hex(field(case, &["MD"]));
+            assert_eq!(
+                AsconHash256::digest(&msg).as_slice(),
+                expected.as_slice(),
+                "Hash256 mismatch (Count {})",
+                field(case, &["Count"])
+            );
+        }
+        println!("Ascon-Hash256: {} KAT cases passed", cases.len());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn ascon_xof128_kat() {
+        let contents = match get_test_data("asconxof128/LWC_XOF_KAT_128_512.txt") {
+            Ok(c) => c,
+            Err(()) => return,
+        };
+        let cases = parse_kat(&contents);
+        assert!(!cases.is_empty(), "no XOF128 cases parsed");
+
+        for case in &cases {
+            let msg = decode_hex(field(case, &["Msg"]));
+            let expected = decode_hex(field(case, &["MD", "Output"]));
+            let got = AsconXof128::new().hash_xof(&msg, expected.len());
+            assert_eq!(got, expected, "XOF128 mismatch (Count {})", field(case, &["Count"]));
+        }
+        println!("Ascon-XOF128: {} KAT cases passed", cases.len());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn ascon_cxof128_kat() {
+        let contents = match get_test_data("asconcxof128/LWC_CXOF_KAT_128_512.txt") {
+            Ok(c) => c,
+            Err(()) => return,
+        };
+        let cases = parse_kat(&contents);
+        assert!(!cases.is_empty(), "no CXOF128 cases parsed");
+
+        for case in &cases {
+            let msg = decode_hex(field(case, &["Msg"]));
+            let z = decode_hex(field(case, &["Z", "Customization"]));
+            let expected = decode_hex(field(case, &["MD", "Output"]));
+            let got = AsconCXof128::with_customization(&z).unwrap().hash_xof(&msg, expected.len());
+            assert_eq!(got, expected, "CXOF128 mismatch (Count {})", field(case, &["Count"]));
+        }
+        println!("Ascon-CXOF128: {} KAT cases passed", cases.len());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/tests/cxof128_tests.rs b/crypto/ascon/tests/cxof128_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5478ba58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/ascon/tests/cxof128_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+//! Ascon-CXOF128 tests (NIST SP 800-232 §5.3).
+//!
+//! Embedded NIST LWC known-answer vectors (always-on; full sweep in `bc_test_data.rs`) plus
+//! domain-separation, streaming/byte-at-a-time equivalence, trait-API, and misuse-guard tests.
+
+use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_cxof128::AsconCXof128;
+use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_xof128::AsconXof128;
+use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::XOF;
+use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::xof::TestFrameworkXOF;
+use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
+
+/// Embedded NIST LWC Ascon-CXOF128 vectors `(message, customization Z, 512-bit output)` in hex,
+/// spanning empty/non-empty customization and message. (Counts 1, 2, 3, 35, 36 of
+/// LWC_CXOF_KAT_128_512.txt; each output is 64 bytes.)
+const CXOF_KAT: &[(&str, &str, &str)] = &[
+    (
+        "",
+        "",
+        "4F50159EF70BB3DAD8807E034EAEBD44C4FA2CBBC8CF1F05511AB66CDCC529905CA12083FC186AD899B270B1473DC5F7EC88D1052082DCDFE69FB75D269E7B74",
+    ),
+    (
+        "",
+        "10",
+        "0C93A483E7D574D49FE52CCE03EE646117977D57A8AA57704AB4DAF44B501430FF6AC11A5D1FD6F2154B5C65728268270C8BB578508487B8965718ADA6272FD6",
+    ),
+    (
+        "",
+        "1011",
+        "D1106C7622E79FE955BD9D79E03B918E770FE0E0CDDDE28BEB924B02C5FC936B33ACCA299C89ECA5D71886CBBFA4D54A21C55FDE2B679F5E2488063A1719DC32",
+    ),
+    (
+        "00",
+        "10",
+        "63FA8BA86382F2D544580F51322D080424B42C556EB74503CD73CF052BB993BD6F5210984C71C9C445F43CCC5B158226E509BD339CD634414377F79411AA8D5C",
+    ),
+    (
+        "00",
+        "1011",
+        "DF7909DD1F371E54ABBABB50DDEE195720D7EF1BB2CF2271C36A76C19908178BA3255E5A3D31D994C1D217A67AE4D13681AC1ABC4FAA2ECDD1681520BC7D7347",
+    ),
+];
+
+fn dh(s: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let s = s.trim();
+    if s.is_empty() { Vec::new() } else { hex::decode(s).expect("valid hex") }
+}
+
+fn pattern(len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+    (0..len).map(|i| (i as u8).wrapping_mul(7).wrapping_add(1)).collect()
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn cxof128_embedded_kat() {
+    for (msg_hex, z_hex, md_hex) in CXOF_KAT {
+        let msg = dh(msg_hex);
+        let z = dh(z_hex);
+        let expected = dh(md_hex);
+        let got = AsconCXof128::with_customization(&z).unwrap().hash_xof(&msg, expected.len());
+        assert_eq!(got, expected, "msg={msg_hex} z={z_hex}");
+
+        // `AsconCXof128::default()` uses an empty customization string, so the generic XOF
+        // framework (which constructs via `Default`) only applies to the empty-Z vectors; the
+        // non-empty-Z vectors are covered by `cxof128_prefix_property_and_streaming` below.
+        if z.is_empty() {
+            // AsconCXof128 has no absorb_last_partial_byte / squeeze_partial_byte_final support, so
+            // that part of the framework is disabled; everything else (hash_xof, streaming, prefix
+            // property, chunked absorb, absorb-after-squeeze) is exercised here.
+            TestFrameworkXOF { enable_partial_byte_tests: false }
+                .test_xof::<AsconCXof128>(&msg, &expected);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn cxof128_domain_separation() {
+    let msg = pattern(48);
+
+    let out_z1 = AsconCXof128::with_customization(b"context-1").unwrap().hash_xof(&msg, 64);
+    let out_z2 = AsconCXof128::with_customization(b"context-2").unwrap().hash_xof(&msg, 64);
+    assert_ne!(out_z1, out_z2, "different customization strings must give different output");
+
+    // Empty-customization CXOF128 must differ from XOF128 (different IV).
+    let cxof_empty = AsconCXof128::new().hash_xof(&msg, 64);
+    let xof = AsconXof128::new().hash_xof(&msg, 64);
+    assert_ne!(cxof_empty, xof, "CXOF128 (empty Z) must differ from XOF128");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn cxof128_prefix_property_and_streaming() {
+    let z = b"cust";
+    let msg = pattern(70);
+    let full = AsconCXof128::with_customization(z).unwrap().hash_xof(&msg, 100);
+
+    // Squeezing in several calls yields the same stream (prefix property).
+    let mut x = AsconCXof128::with_customization(z).unwrap();
+    x.absorb(&msg).unwrap();
+    let mut piecewise = Vec::new();
+    for n in [30usize, 40, 30] {
+        let mut part = vec![0u8; n];
+        x.squeeze_out(&mut part);
+        piecewise.extend_from_slice(&part);
+    }
+    assert_eq!(piecewise, full, "incremental squeeze must equal a single squeeze");
+
+    // Absorbing in chunks equals one-shot absorb.
+    for chunk in [1usize, 8, 9, 64] {
+        let mut xc = AsconCXof128::with_customization(z).unwrap();
+        for piece in msg.chunks(chunk) {
+            xc.absorb(piece).unwrap();
+        }
+        let mut got = vec![0u8; 100];
+        xc.squeeze_out(&mut got);
+        assert_eq!(got, full, "chunked absorb mismatch (chunk={chunk})");
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn cxof128_byte_at_a_time_matches_one_shot() {
+    let msg = pattern(40); // > 8 bytes so byte-at-a-time absorb triggers full-block absorption
+    let cref = AsconCXof128::with_customization(b"zz").unwrap().hash_xof(&msg, 48);
+    let mut c = AsconCXof128::with_customization(b"zz").unwrap();
+    for &b in &msg {
+        c.absorb(&[b]).unwrap();
+    }
+    let mut o = [0u8; 48];
+    c.squeeze_out(&mut o);
+    assert_eq!(o.to_vec(), cref, "CXOF128 byte-at-a-time absorb mismatch");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn cxof128_unsupported_partial_ops_return_err() {
+    let mut c = AsconCXof128::new();
+    assert!(c.absorb_last_partial_byte(0, 3).is_err());
+    assert!(AsconCXof128::new().squeeze_partial_byte_final(3).is_err());
+    let mut b = 0u8;
+    assert!(AsconCXof128::new().squeeze_partial_byte_final_out(3, &mut b).is_err());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn cxof128_absorb_after_squeeze_errors() {
+    let mut x = AsconCXof128::with_customization(b"z").unwrap();
+    x.absorb(b"data").unwrap();
+    let mut out = [0u8; 8];
+    x.squeeze_out(&mut out);
+    // Absorbing after squeezing has begun is reported as an error rather than a panic.
+    assert!(matches!(x.absorb(b"more"), Err(HashError::InvalidState(_))));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn cxof128_suspendable_state() {
+    use bouncycastle_core::errors::SuspendableError;
+    use bouncycastle_core::traits::Suspendable;
+    use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::suspendable_state::TestFrameworkSuspendableState;
+
+    let z = b"customization";
+    let data: Vec<u8> = (0..30u8).collect();
+
+    // Reference: uninterrupted absorb + squeeze under the same customization string.
+    let mut r = AsconCXof128::with_customization(z).unwrap();
+    r.absorb(&data).unwrap();
+    let mut expected = [0u8; 40];
+    r.squeeze_out(&mut expected);
+
+    // Suspend mid-absorb, resume, finish, and confirm the squeezed output matches. (The
+    // customization string was already absorbed at construction and is not part of the state.)
+    let mut x = AsconCXof128::with_customization(z).unwrap();
+    x.absorb(&data[..5]).unwrap();
+    TestFrameworkSuspendableState::new().test(&x);
+
+    let serialized = x.clone().suspend();
+    let mut resumed = AsconCXof128::from_suspended(serialized).unwrap();
+    resumed.absorb(&data[5..]).unwrap();
+    let mut out = [0u8; 40];
+    resumed.squeeze_out(&mut out);
+    assert_eq!(out, expected, "resumed CXOF output must match uninterrupted output");
+
+    // A corrupted state tag must be rejected.
+    let mut busted = serialized;
+    busted[3] ^= 0xFF;
+    assert!(matches!(AsconCXof128::from_suspended(busted), Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData)));
+
+    // Cross-type guard: an Ascon-XOF128 state (same serialized length) must be rejected by
+    // Ascon-CXOF128 via the state tag.
+    let mut xof = AsconXof128::new();
+    xof.absorb(&data).unwrap();
+    let xof_state = xof.suspend();
+    assert!(matches!(AsconCXof128::from_suspended(xof_state), Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData)));
+
+    // An inconsistent buf_pos/squeezing combination must be rejected: buf_pos == RATE (8) is only
+    // valid once squeezing has begun.
+    let mut bad = serialized;
+    let len = bad.len();
+    bad[len - 2] = 8; // buf_pos = RATE
+    bad[len - 1] = 0; // squeezing = false
+    assert!(matches!(AsconCXof128::from_suspended(bad), Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData)));
+
+    // Suspend mid-squeeze (not just mid-absorb) and confirm resuming continues the same stream.
+    let mut sq = AsconCXof128::with_customization(z).unwrap();
+    sq.absorb(&data).unwrap();
+    let mut head = [0u8; 5];
+    sq.squeeze_out(&mut head);
+    let squeezing_state = sq.clone().suspend();
+    let mut resumed_sq = AsconCXof128::from_suspended(squeezing_state).unwrap();
+    let mut tail = [0u8; 35];
+    resumed_sq.squeeze_out(&mut tail);
+    let mut combined = Vec::new();
+    combined.extend_from_slice(&head);
+    combined.extend_from_slice(&tail);
+    assert_eq!(combined, expected, "resuming mid-squeeze must continue the same output stream");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn cxof128_customization_length_bound() {
+    // SP 800-232 §5.3: the customization string shall be at most 2048 bits (256 bytes).
+    let ok = vec![0u8; 256];
+    assert!(AsconCXof128::with_customization(&ok).is_ok());
+
+    let too_long = vec![0u8; 257];
+    assert!(matches!(AsconCXof128::with_customization(&too_long), Err(HashError::InvalidInput(_))));
+}
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/tests/hash256_tests.rs b/crypto/ascon/tests/hash256_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e6ee545
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/ascon/tests/hash256_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+//! Ascon-Hash256 tests (NIST SP 800-232 §5.1).
+//!
+//! Embedded NIST LWC known-answer vectors (always-on; full sweep in `bc_test_data.rs`) plus
+//! streaming-equivalence, one-shot/trait-API, metadata, and unsupported-partial-op tests.
+
+use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_hash256::AsconHash256;
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, HashAlgParams};
+use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::hash::TestFrameworkHash;
+use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
+
+/// Embedded NIST LWC Ascon-Hash256 vectors `(message, digest)` in hex, spanning empty, sub-block,
+/// exact-block, and multi-block messages. (Counts 1, 2, 9, 17, 33 of LWC_HASH_KAT_256.txt.)
+const HASH_KAT: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
+    ("", "0B3BE5850F2F6B98CAF29F8FDEA89B64A1FA70AA249B8F839BD53BAA304D92B2"),
+    ("00", "0728621035AF3ED2BCA03BF6FDE900F9456F5330E4B5EE23E7F6A1E70291BC80"),
+    ("0001020304050607", "B88E497AE8E6FB641B87EF622EB8F2FCA0ED95383F7FFEBE167ACF1099BA764F"),
+    (
+        "000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F",
+        "3158C1940A2FBADBD68AB661777859B94A689E4EFC375911467ADDD641835C38",
+    ),
+    (
+        "000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F101112131415161718191A1B1C1D1E1F",
+        "BD9D3D60A66B53868EAB2A5C74539A518A1F60F01EB176C60E43DEE81680B33E",
+    ),
+];
+
+fn dh(s: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let s = s.trim();
+    if s.is_empty() { Vec::new() } else { hex::decode(s).expect("valid hex") }
+}
+
+fn pattern(len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+    (0..len).map(|i| (i as u8).wrapping_mul(7).wrapping_add(1)).collect()
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn hash256_embedded_kat() {
+    for (msg_hex, md_hex) in HASH_KAT {
+        let msg = dh(msg_hex);
+        let expected = dh(md_hex);
+        assert_eq!(AsconHash256::digest(&msg).as_slice(), expected.as_slice(), "msg={msg_hex}");
+
+        // AsconHash256 has no do_final_partial_bits support, so that part of the framework
+        // is disabled; everything else (hash/hash_out/do_update+do_final(_out), truncation,
+        // oversized-buffer zero-fill) is exercised here.
+        TestFrameworkHash { enable_partial_byte_tests: false }
+            .test_hash::<AsconHash256>(&msg, &expected);
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn hash256_streaming_matches_one_shot() {
+    let msg = pattern(100);
+    let expected = AsconHash256::digest(&msg);
+
+    // One-shot APIs agree.
+    assert_eq!(AsconHash256::new().hash(&msg), expected.to_vec());
+    let mut buf = [0u8; 32];
+    let mut h = AsconHash256::new();
+    h.do_update(&msg);
+    h.do_final_out(&mut buf);
+    assert_eq!(buf, expected);
+
+    // Chunked do_update agrees for a range of chunk sizes.
+    for chunk in [1usize, 7, 8, 9, 16, 33] {
+        let mut hasher = AsconHash256::new();
+        for piece in msg.chunks(chunk) {
+            hasher.do_update(piece);
+        }
+        let mut got = [0u8; 32];
+        hasher.do_final_out(&mut got);
+        assert_eq!(got, expected, "chunked hash mismatch (chunk={chunk})");
+    }
+
+    // Byte-at-a-time do_update() agrees.
+    let mut hasher = AsconHash256::new();
+    for &b in &msg {
+        hasher.do_update(&[b]);
+    }
+    let mut got = [0u8; 32];
+    hasher.do_final_out(&mut got);
+    assert_eq!(got, expected, "byte-at-a-time hash mismatch");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn hash256_metadata_accessors() {
+    assert_eq!(AsconHash256::OUTPUT_LEN, 32);
+    let h = AsconHash256::new();
+    assert_eq!(h.output_len(), 32);
+    assert_eq!(h.block_bitlen(), 64);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn hash256_do_final_out_truncates_to_buffer() {
+    let msg = pattern(50);
+    let expected = AsconHash256::digest(&msg);
+
+    let mut h = AsconHash256::new();
+    h.do_update(&msg);
+    let mut o = [0u8; 16];
+    assert_eq!(h.do_final_out(&mut o), 16);
+    assert_eq!(o, expected[..16]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn hash256_hash_out_zeroizes_past_output_len() {
+    let msg = pattern(50);
+    let expected = AsconHash256::digest(&msg);
+
+    let mut o = [0xEEu8; 64];
+    assert_eq!(AsconHash256::new().hash_out(&msg, &mut o), 32);
+    assert_eq!(&o[..32], &expected[..]);
+    assert_eq!(&o[32..], &[0u8; 32]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn hash256_unsupported_partial_ops_return_err() {
+    assert!(AsconHash256::new().do_final_partial_bits(0, 3).is_err());
+    let mut o = [0u8; 32];
+    assert!(AsconHash256::new().do_final_partial_bits_out(0, 3, &mut o).is_err());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn hash256_suspendable_state() {
+    use bouncycastle_core::errors::SuspendableError;
+    use bouncycastle_core::traits::Suspendable;
+    use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::suspendable_state::TestFrameworkSuspendableState;
+
+    let data: Vec<u8> = (0..37u8).collect();
+    let expected = AsconHash256::digest(&data).to_vec();
+
+    // Suspend mid-absorb, resume, finish, and confirm the digest matches an uninterrupted run.
+    let mut h = AsconHash256::new();
+    h.do_update(&data[..7]);
+    TestFrameworkSuspendableState::new().test(&h);
+
+    let serialized = h.clone().suspend();
+    let mut resumed = AsconHash256::from_suspended(serialized).unwrap();
+    resumed.do_update(&data[7..]);
+    assert_eq!(resumed.do_final(), expected, "resumed digest must match uninterrupted digest");
+
+    // A corrupted state tag must be rejected (the tag is the byte after the 3-byte version prefix).
+    let mut busted = serialized;
+    busted[3] ^= 0xFF;
+    assert!(matches!(AsconHash256::from_suspended(busted), Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData)));
+
+    // An out-of-range buffer position must be rejected (buf_pos is the final byte).
+    let mut bad_pos = serialized;
+    let last = bad_pos.len() - 1;
+    bad_pos[last] = 99; // >= RATE (8)
+    assert!(matches!(AsconHash256::from_suspended(bad_pos), Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData)));
+}
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/tests/xof128_tests.rs b/crypto/ascon/tests/xof128_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..22ed9c0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/ascon/tests/xof128_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+//! Ascon-XOF128 tests (NIST SP 800-232 §5.2).
+//!
+//! Embedded NIST LWC known-answer vectors (always-on; full sweep in `bc_test_data.rs`) plus the
+//! prefix property, streaming/byte-at-a-time equivalence, trait-API, and misuse-guard tests.
+
+use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_xof128::AsconXof128;
+use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::XOF;
+use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::xof::TestFrameworkXOF;
+use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
+
+/// Embedded NIST LWC Ascon-XOF128 vectors `(message, 512-bit output)` in hex, spanning empty,
+/// sub-block, exact-block, and multi-block messages. (Counts 1, 2, 9, 17, 33 of
+/// LWC_XOF_KAT_128_512.txt; each output is 64 bytes.)
+const XOF_KAT: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
+    (
+        "",
+        "473D5E6164F58B39DFD84AACDB8AE42EC2D91FED33388EE0D960D9B3993295C6AD77855A5D3B13FE6AD9E6098988373AF7D0956D05A8F1665D2C67D1A3AD10FF",
+    ),
+    (
+        "00",
+        "51430E0438ECDF642B393630D977625F5F337656BA58AB1E960784AC32A16E0D446405551F5469384F8EA283CF12E64FA72C426BFEBAEA3AA1529E2C4AB23A2F",
+    ),
+    (
+        "0001020304050607",
+        "8D1886F5D3EC4AF8D15B44BC62B74DA6EA91BC28FB82F9C34079B5ED6E38B6C951803D7DFB3C5E512A0EF5E4060062A6FD067F9C73EF9BEE527411BDA67FC896",
+    ),
+    (
+        "000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F",
+        "10BFEDC5F6442D3E1D8C324878CE1DDF73B01CAFC365589283AC4CBB98E48DE3CEDA8A41BB0983D539E4D90F6458C5C781724FAD641ED3CDB4779931097440B3",
+    ),
+    (
+        "000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F101112131415161718191A1B1C1D1E1F",
+        "2E5F3403F4171471CC7934B51982CECE8D6628435DB70E89880F3BE4E0B7B05232DFE63C44A836D771337C9C5A2688D1B71ECABE0D5C2006FEF36EF3186138AD",
+    ),
+];
+
+fn dh(s: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let s = s.trim();
+    if s.is_empty() { Vec::new() } else { hex::decode(s).expect("valid hex") }
+}
+
+fn pattern(len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+    (0..len).map(|i| (i as u8).wrapping_mul(7).wrapping_add(1)).collect()
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn xof128_embedded_kat() {
+    for (msg_hex, md_hex) in XOF_KAT {
+        let msg = dh(msg_hex);
+        let expected = dh(md_hex);
+        let got = AsconXof128::new().hash_xof(&msg, expected.len());
+        assert_eq!(got, expected, "msg={msg_hex}");
+        // AsconXof128 has no absorb_last_partial_byte / squeeze_partial_byte_final support, so that
+        // part of the framework is disabled; everything else (hash_xof, streaming, prefix property,
+        // chunked absorb, absorb-after-squeeze) is exercised here.
+        TestFrameworkXOF { enable_partial_byte_tests: false }
+            .test_xof::<AsconXof128>(&msg, &expected);
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn xof128_prefix_property_and_streaming() {
+    let msg = pattern(70);
+    let full = AsconXof128::new().hash_xof(&msg, 100);
+
+    // Squeezing in several calls yields the same stream (prefix property).
+    let mut x = AsconXof128::new();
+    x.absorb(&msg).unwrap();
+    let mut piecewise = Vec::new();
+    for n in [30usize, 40, 30] {
+        let mut part = vec![0u8; n];
+        x.squeeze_out(&mut part);
+        piecewise.extend_from_slice(&part);
+    }
+    assert_eq!(piecewise, full, "incremental squeeze must equal a single squeeze");
+
+    // Absorbing in chunks equals one-shot absorb.
+    for chunk in [1usize, 8, 9, 64] {
+        let mut xc = AsconXof128::new();
+        for piece in msg.chunks(chunk) {
+            xc.absorb(piece).unwrap();
+        }
+        let mut got = vec![0u8; 100];
+        xc.squeeze_out(&mut got);
+        assert_eq!(got, full, "chunked absorb mismatch (chunk={chunk})");
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn xof128_byte_at_a_time_matches_one_shot() {
+    let msg = pattern(40); // > 8 bytes so byte-at-a-time absorb triggers full-block absorption
+    let xref = AsconXof128::new().hash_xof(&msg, 48);
+    let mut x = AsconXof128::new();
+    for &b in &msg {
+        x.absorb(&[b]).unwrap();
+    }
+    let mut o = [0u8; 48];
+    x.squeeze_out(&mut o);
+    assert_eq!(o.to_vec(), xref, "XOF128 byte-at-a-time absorb mismatch");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn xof128_unsupported_partial_ops_return_err() {
+    let mut x = AsconXof128::new();
+    assert!(x.absorb_last_partial_byte(0, 3).is_err());
+    assert!(AsconXof128::new().squeeze_partial_byte_final(3).is_err());
+    let mut b = 0u8;
+    assert!(AsconXof128::new().squeeze_partial_byte_final_out(3, &mut b).is_err());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn xof128_absorb_after_squeeze_errors() {
+    let mut x = AsconXof128::new();
+    x.absorb(b"data").unwrap();
+    let mut out = [0u8; 8];
+    x.squeeze_out(&mut out);
+    // Absorbing after squeezing has begun is a usage error; the trait API reports it as an error
+    // rather than panicking.
+    assert!(matches!(x.absorb(b"more"), Err(HashError::InvalidState(_))));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn xof128_suspendable_state() {
+    use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_cxof128::AsconCXof128;
+    use bouncycastle_core::errors::SuspendableError;
+    use bouncycastle_core::traits::Suspendable;
+    use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::suspendable_state::TestFrameworkSuspendableState;
+
+    let data: Vec<u8> = (0..30u8).collect();
+
+    // Reference: uninterrupted absorb + squeeze.
+    let mut r = AsconXof128::new();
+    r.absorb(&data).unwrap();
+    let mut expected = [0u8; 40];
+    r.squeeze_out(&mut expected);
+
+    // Suspend mid-absorb, resume, finish, and confirm the squeezed output matches.
+    let mut x = AsconXof128::new();
+    x.absorb(&data[..5]).unwrap();
+    TestFrameworkSuspendableState::new().test(&x);
+
+    let serialized = x.clone().suspend();
+    let mut resumed = AsconXof128::from_suspended(serialized).unwrap();
+    resumed.absorb(&data[5..]).unwrap();
+    let mut out = [0u8; 40];
+    resumed.squeeze_out(&mut out);
+    assert_eq!(out, expected, "resumed XOF output must match uninterrupted output");
+
+    // A corrupted state tag must be rejected.
+    let mut busted = serialized;
+    busted[3] ^= 0xFF;
+    assert!(matches!(AsconXof128::from_suspended(busted), Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData)));
+
+    // Cross-type guard: an Ascon-CXOF128 state (same serialized length) must be rejected by
+    // Ascon-XOF128 via the state tag.
+    let mut c = AsconCXof128::with_customization(b"z").unwrap();
+    c.absorb(&data).unwrap();
+    let c_state = c.suspend();
+    assert!(matches!(AsconXof128::from_suspended(c_state), Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData)));
+
+    // An inconsistent buf_pos/squeezing combination must be rejected: buf_pos == RATE (8) is only
+    // valid once squeezing has begun.
+    let mut bad = serialized;
+    let len = bad.len();
+    bad[len - 2] = 8; // buf_pos = RATE
+    bad[len - 1] = 0; // squeezing = false
+    assert!(matches!(AsconXof128::from_suspended(bad), Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData)));
+
+    // Suspend mid-squeeze (not just mid-absorb) and confirm resuming continues the same stream.
+    let mut sq = AsconXof128::new();
+    sq.absorb(&data).unwrap();
+    let mut head = [0u8; 5];
+    sq.squeeze_out(&mut head);
+    let squeezing_state = sq.clone().suspend();
+    let mut resumed_sq = AsconXof128::from_suspended(squeezing_state).unwrap();
+    let mut tail = [0u8; 35];
+    resumed_sq.squeeze_out(&mut tail);
+    let mut combined = Vec::new();
+    combined.extend_from_slice(&head);
+    combined.extend_from_slice(&tail);
+    assert_eq!(combined, expected, "resuming mid-squeeze must continue the same output stream");
+}
diff --git a/crypto/factory/Cargo.toml b/crypto/factory/Cargo.toml
index 22836c5f..c9765796 100644
--- a/crypto/factory/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crypto/factory/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
+bouncycastle-ascon.workspace = true
 bouncycastle-core.workspace = true
 bouncycastle-sha2.workspace = true
 bouncycastle-sha3.workspace = true
diff --git a/crypto/factory/src/hash_factory.rs b/crypto/factory/src/hash_factory.rs
index 3e6646ee..a300d14d 100644
--- a/crypto/factory/src/hash_factory.rs
+++ b/crypto/factory/src/hash_factory.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 use crate::{AlgorithmFactory, FactoryError};
 use crate::{DEFAULT, DEFAULT_128_BIT, DEFAULT_256_BIT};
+use bouncycastle_ascon as ascon;
+use bouncycastle_ascon::ASCON_HASH256_NAME;
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, SecurityStrength};
 use bouncycastle_sha2 as sha2;
@@ -66,6 +68,8 @@ pub enum HashFactory {
     SHA3_512(sha3::SHA3_512),
     ///
     SM3(sm3::SM3),
+    ///
+    AsconHash256(ascon::ascon_hash256::AsconHash256),
 }
 
 impl Default for HashFactory {
@@ -98,6 +102,7 @@ impl AlgorithmFactory for HashFactory {
             SHA3_384_NAME => Ok(Self::SHA3_384(sha3::SHA3_384::new())),
             SHA3_512_NAME => Ok(Self::SHA3_512(sha3::SHA3_512::new())),
             SM3_NAME => Ok(Self::SM3(sm3::SM3::new())),
+            ASCON_HASH256_NAME => Ok(Self::AsconHash256(ascon::ascon_hash256::AsconHash256::new())),
             _ => Err(FactoryError::UnsupportedAlgorithm(format!(
                 "The algorithm: \"{}\" is not a known Hash",
                 alg_name
@@ -129,6 +134,7 @@ impl Hash for HashFactory {
             Self::SHA3_384(h) => h.block_bitlen(),
             Self::SHA3_512(h) => h.block_bitlen(),
             Self::SM3(h) => h.block_bitlen(),
+            Self::AsconHash256(h) => h.block_bitlen(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -145,6 +151,7 @@ impl Hash for HashFactory {
             Self::SHA3_384(h) => h.output_len(),
             Self::SHA3_512(h) => h.output_len(),
             Self::SM3(h) => h.output_len(),
+            Self::AsconHash256(h) => h.output_len(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -161,6 +168,7 @@ impl Hash for HashFactory {
             Self::SHA3_384(h) => h.hash(data),
             Self::SHA3_512(h) => h.hash(data),
             Self::SM3(h) => h.hash(data),
+            Self::AsconHash256(h) => h.hash(data),
         }
     }
 
@@ -179,6 +187,7 @@ impl Hash for HashFactory {
             Self::SHA3_384(h) => h.hash_out(data, output),
             Self::SHA3_512(h) => h.hash_out(data, output),
             Self::SM3(h) => h.hash_out(data, output),
+            Self::AsconHash256(h) => h.hash_out(data, output),
         }
     }
 
@@ -195,6 +204,7 @@ impl Hash for HashFactory {
             Self::SHA3_384(h) => h.do_update(data),
             Self::SHA3_512(h) => h.do_update(data),
             Self::SM3(h) => h.do_update(data),
+            Self::AsconHash256(h) => h.do_update(data),
         }
     }
 
@@ -211,6 +221,7 @@ impl Hash for HashFactory {
             Self::SHA3_384(h) => h.do_final(),
             Self::SHA3_512(h) => h.do_final(),
             Self::SM3(h) => h.do_final(),
+            Self::AsconHash256(h) => h.do_final(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -229,6 +240,7 @@ impl Hash for HashFactory {
             Self::SHA3_384(h) => h.do_final_out(output),
             Self::SHA3_512(h) => h.do_final_out(output),
             Self::SM3(h) => h.do_final_out(output),
+            Self::AsconHash256(h) => h.do_final_out(output),
         }
     }
 
@@ -249,6 +261,7 @@ impl Hash for HashFactory {
             Self::SHA3_384(h) => h.do_final_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_partial_bits),
             Self::SHA3_512(h) => h.do_final_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_partial_bits),
             Self::SM3(h) => h.do_final_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_partial_bits),
+            Self::AsconHash256(h) => h.do_final_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_partial_bits),
         }
     }
 
@@ -282,6 +295,9 @@ impl Hash for HashFactory {
                 h.do_final_partial_bits_out(partial_byte, num_partial_bits, output)
             }
             Self::SM3(h) => h.do_final_partial_bits_out(partial_byte, num_partial_bits, output),
+            Self::AsconHash256(h) => {
+                h.do_final_partial_bits_out(partial_byte, num_partial_bits, output)
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -298,6 +314,7 @@ impl Hash for HashFactory {
             Self::SHA3_384(h) => h.max_security_strength(),
             Self::SHA3_512(h) => h.max_security_strength(),
             Self::SM3(h) => h.max_security_strength(),
+            Self::AsconHash256(h) => h.max_security_strength(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs b/crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs
index 27cc5a5e..027a64b2 100644
--- a/crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs
+++ b/crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs
@@ -36,12 +36,15 @@
 //! ```
 
 use crate::{AlgorithmFactory, FactoryError};
+use bouncycastle_ascon::ASCON_XOF128_NAME;
+use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_xof128::AsconXof128;
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, SecurityStrength, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 use bouncycastle_sha3 as sha3;
 use bouncycastle_sha3::{SHAKE128_NAME, SHAKE256_NAME};
 
 /*** Defaults ***/
+
 ///
 pub const DEFAULT_XOF_NAME: &str = SHAKE128_NAME;
 ///
@@ -57,6 +60,8 @@ pub enum XOFFactory {
     SHAKE128(sha3::SHAKE128),
     ///
     SHAKE256(sha3::SHAKE256),
+    ///
+    AsconXof128(AsconXof128),
 }
 
 impl Default for XOFFactory {
@@ -78,6 +83,7 @@ impl AlgorithmFactory for XOFFactory {
         match alg_name {
             SHAKE128_NAME => Ok(Self::SHAKE128(sha3::SHAKE128::new())),
             SHAKE256_NAME => Ok(Self::SHAKE256(sha3::SHAKE256::new())),
+            ASCON_XOF128_NAME => Ok(Self::AsconXof128(AsconXof128::new())),
             _ => Err(FactoryError::UnsupportedAlgorithm(format!(
                 "The algorithm: \"{}\" is not a known XOF",
                 alg_name
@@ -85,6 +91,7 @@ impl AlgorithmFactory for XOFFactory {
         }
     }
 }
+
 /// `Hash` requires it, and the factory does not know which algorithm it holds until it is
 /// constructed, so the constants are placeholders -- the same stance `HashFactory` takes. The
 /// per-value answers come from [`Hash::output_len`] and [`Hash::max_security_strength`], which
@@ -101,8 +108,12 @@ impl Algorithm for XOFFactory {
 pub enum XOFFactorySqueezer {
     /// SHAKE128 output.
     SHAKE128(<sha3::SHAKE128 as XOF>::Squeezer),
+
     /// SHAKE256 output.
     SHAKE256(<sha3::SHAKE256 as XOF>::Squeezer),
+
+    /// Ascon-XOF128 output.
+    AsconXof128(<AsconXof128 as XOF>::Squeezer),
 }
 
 impl XOFSqueezer for XOFFactorySqueezer {
@@ -110,6 +121,7 @@ impl XOFSqueezer for XOFFactorySqueezer {
         match self {
             Self::SHAKE128(o) => o.do_output(num_bytes),
             Self::SHAKE256(o) => o.do_output(num_bytes),
+            Self::AsconXof128(o) => o.do_output(num_bytes),
         }
     }
 
@@ -117,6 +129,7 @@ impl XOFSqueezer for XOFFactorySqueezer {
         match self {
             Self::SHAKE128(o) => o.do_output_out(output),
             Self::SHAKE256(o) => o.do_output_out(output),
+            Self::AsconXof128(o) => o.do_output_out(output),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -126,6 +139,7 @@ impl Hash for XOFFactory {
         match self {
             Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.block_bitlen(),
             Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.block_bitlen(),
+            Self::AsconXof128(h) => h.block_bitlen(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -133,6 +147,7 @@ impl Hash for XOFFactory {
         match self {
             Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.output_len(),
             Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.output_len(),
+            Self::AsconXof128(h) => h.output_len(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -140,6 +155,7 @@ impl Hash for XOFFactory {
         match self {
             Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.hash(data),
             Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.hash(data),
+            Self::AsconXof128(h) => h.hash(data),
         }
     }
 
@@ -147,6 +163,7 @@ impl Hash for XOFFactory {
         match self {
             Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.hash_out(data, output),
             Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.hash_out(data, output),
+            Self::AsconXof128(h) => h.hash_out(data, output),
         }
     }
 
@@ -154,6 +171,7 @@ impl Hash for XOFFactory {
         match self {
             Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.do_update(data),
             Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.do_update(data),
+            Self::AsconXof128(h) => h.do_update(data),
         }
     }
 
@@ -161,6 +179,7 @@ impl Hash for XOFFactory {
         match self {
             Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.do_final(),
             Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.do_final(),
+            Self::AsconXof128(h) => h.do_final(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -168,6 +187,7 @@ impl Hash for XOFFactory {
         match self {
             Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.do_final_out(output),
             Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.do_final_out(output),
+            Self::AsconXof128(h) => h.do_final_out(output),
         }
     }
 
@@ -179,6 +199,7 @@ impl Hash for XOFFactory {
         match self {
             Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.do_final_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits),
             Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.do_final_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits),
+            Self::AsconXof128(h) => h.do_final_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits),
         }
     }
 
@@ -191,6 +212,9 @@ impl Hash for XOFFactory {
         match self {
             Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.do_final_partial_bits_out(partial_byte, num_bits, output),
             Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.do_final_partial_bits_out(partial_byte, num_bits, output),
+            Self::AsconXof128(h) => {
+                h.do_final_partial_bits_out(partial_byte, num_bits, output)
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -198,6 +222,7 @@ impl Hash for XOFFactory {
         match self {
             Self::SHAKE128(h) => Hash::max_security_strength(h),
             Self::SHAKE256(h) => Hash::max_security_strength(h),
+            Self::AsconXof128(h) => Hash::max_security_strength(h),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -209,6 +234,7 @@ impl XOF for XOFFactory {
         match self {
             Self::SHAKE128(h) => XOFFactorySqueezer::SHAKE128(h.into_squeezer()),
             Self::SHAKE256(h) => XOFFactorySqueezer::SHAKE256(h.into_squeezer()),
+            Self::AsconXof128(h) => XOFFactorySqueezer::AsconXof128(h.into_squeezer()),
         }
     }
 
@@ -218,12 +244,15 @@ impl XOF for XOFFactory {
         num_bits: usize,
     ) -> Result<Self::Squeezer, HashError> {
         Ok(match self {
-            Self::SHAKE128(h) => {
-                XOFFactorySqueezer::SHAKE128(h.into_squeezer_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)?)
-            }
-            Self::SHAKE256(h) => {
-                XOFFactorySqueezer::SHAKE256(h.into_squeezer_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)?)
-            }
+            Self::SHAKE128(h) => XOFFactorySqueezer::SHAKE128(
+                h.into_squeezer_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)?,
+            ),
+            Self::SHAKE256(h) => XOFFactorySqueezer::SHAKE256(
+                h.into_squeezer_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)?,
+            ),
+            Self::AsconXof128(h) => XOFFactorySqueezer::AsconXof128(
+                h.into_squeezer_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)?,
+            ),
         })
     }
 
@@ -231,6 +260,7 @@ impl XOF for XOFFactory {
         match self {
             Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.xof(data, result_len),
             Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.xof(data, result_len),
+            Self::AsconXof128(h) => h.xof(data, result_len),
         }
     }
 
@@ -240,6 +270,7 @@ impl XOF for XOFFactory {
         match self {
             Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.xof_out(data, output),
             Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.xof_out(data, output),
+            Self::AsconXof128(h) => h.xof_out(data, output),
         }
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crypto/factory/tests/hash_factory_tests.rs b/crypto/factory/tests/hash_factory_tests.rs
index 22f5a3b4..5d70757f 100644
--- a/crypto/factory/tests/hash_factory_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/factory/tests/hash_factory_tests.rs
@@ -164,6 +164,30 @@ mod hash_factory_tests {
             assert_eq!(XOFFactory::new("SHAKE256").unwrap().xof(&DUMMY_SEED[..512], 32), b"\xa1\xd7\x18\x85\xb0\xa8\x41\xf0\x3d\x1d\xc7\xf2\x73\x8a\x15\xcc\x98\x40\x71\xa1\x7f\xfe\xd5\xec\xac\xb9\xf5\x87\x20\xa4\x73\xbe");
         }
 
+        #[test]
+        fn ascon_hash_tests() {
+            use bouncycastle_ascon::ASCON_HASH256_NAME;
+            use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_hash256::AsconHash256;
+            use bouncycastle_factory::FactoryError;
+
+            let direct = AsconHash256::new().hash(&DUMMY_SEED[..512]);
+
+            // Construct by literal name and by the crate's name constant; both must match the
+            // direct implementation.
+            let by_name = HashFactory::new("Ascon-Hash256").unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(by_name.output_len(), 32);
+            assert_eq!(by_name.hash(&DUMMY_SEED[..512]), direct);
+
+            let by_const = HashFactory::new(ASCON_HASH256_NAME).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(by_const.hash(&DUMMY_SEED[..512]), direct);
+
+            // Unknown algorithm names are still rejected.
+            assert!(matches!(
+                HashFactory::new("Ascon-Hash999"),
+                Err(FactoryError::UnsupportedAlgorithm(_))
+            ));
+        }
+
         #[test]
         fn test_defaults() {
             // All the ways to get "default"
diff --git a/crypto/factory/tests/xof_factory_tests.rs b/crypto/factory/tests/xof_factory_tests.rs
index bea0ca87..a3d3d1b7 100644
--- a/crypto/factory/tests/xof_factory_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/factory/tests/xof_factory_tests.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-//! `XOFFactory` is a pass-through to the SHAKE types in `bouncycastle-sha3`, so the oracle for
+//! `XOFFactory` is a pass-through to the concrete XOF implementations, so the oracle for
 //! every method is the same call on the underlying type. Each check below runs the factory and the
 //! direct type side by side on the same input; nothing here is an expected value written by hand.
 
+use bouncycastle_ascon::ASCON_XOF128_NAME;
+use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_xof128::AsconXof128;
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::xof::TestFrameworkXOF;
@@ -51,18 +53,29 @@ fn check_against<S: XOF + Default>(make: impl Fn() -> XOFFactory, ctx: &str) {
 
     let mut f = make();
     f.do_update(MSG);
-    assert_eq!(f.do_final_partial_bits(0x05, 3).unwrap(), expected_bits, "{ctx}: partial bits");
+    assert_eq!(
+        f.do_final_partial_bits(0x05, 3).unwrap(),
+        expected_bits,
+        "{ctx}: partial bits"
+    );
 
     let mut f = make();
     f.do_update(MSG);
     let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
-    assert_eq!(f.do_final_partial_bits_out(0x05, 3, &mut out).unwrap(), n, "{ctx}: ..._out length");
+    assert_eq!(
+        f.do_final_partial_bits_out(0x05, 3, &mut out).unwrap(),
+        n,
+        "{ctx}: ..._out length"
+    );
     assert_eq!(out, expected_bits, "{ctx}: do_final_partial_bits_out");
 
     let mut f = make();
     f.do_update(MSG);
     assert!(
-        matches!(f.do_final_partial_bits(0xFF, 8), Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))),
+        matches!(
+            f.do_final_partial_bits(0xFF, 8),
+            Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))
+        ),
         "{ctx}: eight partial bits is not a partial byte"
     );
 
@@ -70,47 +83,104 @@ fn check_against<S: XOF + Default>(make: impl Fn() -> XOFFactory, ctx: &str) {
     let mut s = S::default();
     s.do_update(MSG);
     let long = s.into_squeezer().do_output(3 * n);
-    assert_eq!(&long[..n], &expected[..], "the direct type's hash is a prefix of its stream");
+    assert_eq!(
+        &long[..n],
+        &expected[..],
+        "the direct type's hash is a prefix of its stream"
+    );
 
     let mut f = make();
     f.do_update(MSG);
     let mut fo = f.into_squeezer();
     assert_eq!(fo.do_output(n), &long[..n], "{ctx}: do_output");
+
     let mut buf = vec![0u8; 2 * n];
-    assert_eq!(fo.do_output_out(&mut buf), 2 * n, "{ctx}: do_output_out returns the length");
+    assert_eq!(
+        fo.do_output_out(&mut buf),
+        2 * n,
+        "{ctx}: do_output_out returns the length"
+    );
     assert_eq!(buf, &long[n..], "{ctx}: do_output_out continues the stream");
 
     let mut s = S::default();
     s.do_update(MSG);
-    let want = s.into_squeezer_partial_bits(0x05, 3).unwrap().do_output(n);
+    let want = s
+        .into_squeezer_partial_bits(0x05, 3)
+        .unwrap()
+        .do_output(n);
+
     let mut f = make();
     f.do_update(MSG);
     assert_eq!(
-        f.into_squeezer_partial_bits(0x05, 3).unwrap().do_output(n),
+        f.into_squeezer_partial_bits(0x05, 3)
+            .unwrap()
+            .do_output(n),
         want,
         "{ctx}: into_squeezer_partial_bits"
     );
+
     let mut f = make();
     f.do_update(MSG);
-    assert!(matches!(f.into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xFF, 8), Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))));
+    assert!(matches!(
+        f.into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xFF, 8),
+        Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))
+    ));
 
     // the one-shots
     assert_eq!(make().xof(MSG, 3 * n), long, "{ctx}: xof");
+
     let mut out = vec![0xFFu8; 3 * n];
-    assert_eq!(make().xof_out(MSG, &mut out), 3 * n, "{ctx}: xof_out returns the length");
+    assert_eq!(
+        make().xof_out(MSG, &mut out),
+        3 * n,
+        "{ctx}: xof_out returns the length"
+    );
     assert_eq!(out, long, "{ctx}: xof_out");
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn shake128_by_name_matches_the_direct_type() {
-    check_against::<SHAKE128>(|| XOFFactory::new(SHAKE128_NAME).unwrap(), "SHAKE128 by constant");
-    check_against::<SHAKE128>(|| XOFFactory::new("SHAKE128").unwrap(), "SHAKE128 by string");
+    check_against::<SHAKE128>(
+        || XOFFactory::new(SHAKE128_NAME).unwrap(),
+        "SHAKE128 by constant",
+    );
+    check_against::<SHAKE128>(
+        || XOFFactory::new("SHAKE128").unwrap(),
+        "SHAKE128 by string",
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn shake256_by_name_matches_the_direct_type() {
-    check_against::<SHAKE256>(|| XOFFactory::new(SHAKE256_NAME).unwrap(), "SHAKE256 by constant");
-    check_against::<SHAKE256>(|| XOFFactory::new("SHAKE256").unwrap(), "SHAKE256 by string");
+    check_against::<SHAKE256>(
+        || XOFFactory::new(SHAKE256_NAME).unwrap(),
+        "SHAKE256 by constant",
+    );
+    check_against::<SHAKE256>(
+        || XOFFactory::new("SHAKE256").unwrap(),
+        "SHAKE256 by string",
+    );
+}
+
+/// Verify that the Ascon-XOF128 factory registration resolves to the same implementation
+/// as constructing Ascon-XOF128 directly.
+#[test]
+fn ascon_xof128_by_name_matches_the_direct_type() {
+    let direct = AsconXof128::new().xof(MSG, 64);
+
+    // Construct using the crate constant.
+    assert_eq!(
+        XOFFactory::new(ASCON_XOF128_NAME).unwrap().xof(MSG, 64),
+        direct,
+        "Ascon-XOF128 by constant"
+    );
+
+    // Construct using the literal algorithm name.
+    assert_eq!(
+        XOFFactory::new("Ascon-XOF128").unwrap().xof(MSG, 64),
+        direct,
+        "Ascon-XOF128 by string"
+    );
 }
 
 /// The configured defaults: SHAKE128 for the general and 128-bit defaults, SHAKE256 for 256-bit.
@@ -123,9 +193,18 @@ fn defaults() {
 
 #[test]
 fn unknown_names_are_refused() {
-    for name in ["SHAKE512", "shake128", "", "cSHAKE128"] {
+    for name in [
+        "SHAKE512",
+        "shake128",
+        "",
+        "cSHAKE128",
+        "Ascon-XOF999",
+    ] {
         assert!(
-            matches!(XOFFactory::new(name), Err(FactoryError::UnsupportedAlgorithm(_))),
+            matches!(
+                XOFFactory::new(name),
+                Err(FactoryError::UnsupportedAlgorithm(_))
+            ),
             "{name:?} must not construct a XOF"
         );
     }
@@ -135,14 +214,16 @@ fn unknown_names_are_refused() {
 #[test]
 fn test_framework_xof() {
     let framework = TestFrameworkXOF::new();
+
     framework.test_xof(
         || XOFFactory::new(SHAKE128_NAME).unwrap(),
         MSG,
         &SHAKE128::new().xof(MSG, 100),
     );
+
     framework.test_xof(
         || XOFFactory::new(SHAKE256_NAME).unwrap(),
         MSG,
         &SHAKE256::new().xof(MSG, 100),
     );
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 16a27ad1..4cd3b075 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pub use bouncycastle_aes as aes;
+pub use bouncycastle_ascon as ascon;
 pub use bouncycastle_base64 as base64;
 pub use bouncycastle_core as core;
 pub use bouncycastle_factory as factory;

From 2c479f49fcf04a453a1c39ec37bb38bbceb2098a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: officialfrancismendoza <francissamuelmendoza7@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:35:28 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 25/68] Rebased #120 onto #118. Ported ASCON XOF/CXOF to new
 Hash/XOF/XOFSqueezer API and updated factory/CLI/tests/benches to compile
 against the new API (#119)

---
 cli/src/helpers.rs                        |  18 +-
 cli/src/main.rs                           |   4 +
 crypto/ascon/benches/ascon_benches.rs     |  17 +-
 crypto/ascon/src/ascon_cxof128.rs         | 331 ++++++++++++++++------
 crypto/ascon/src/ascon_xof128.rs          | 329 +++++++++++++++------
 crypto/ascon/tests/bc_test_data.rs        |  41 ++-
 crypto/ascon/tests/cxof128_tests.rs       | 218 ++++++++++----
 crypto/ascon/tests/xof128_tests.rs        | 192 +++++++++----
 crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs         |  18 +-
 crypto/factory/tests/xof_factory_tests.rs |  84 ++----
 10 files changed, 877 insertions(+), 375 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cli/src/helpers.rs b/cli/src/helpers.rs
index 2873e1e6..fa476b04 100644
--- a/cli/src/helpers.rs
+++ b/cli/src/helpers.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use bouncycastle::core::key_material::{
     KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType, do_hazardous_operations,
 };
-use bouncycastle::core::traits::{Hash, SecurityStrength, XOF};
+use bouncycastle::core::traits::{Hash, SecurityStrength, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 use bouncycastle::hex;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io;
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ pub(crate) fn read_from_file_or_stdin(filename: &Option<String>) -> Vec<u8> {
 pub(crate) fn write_bytes_or_hex(bytes: &[u8], output_hex: bool) {
     // first flush stdout to ensure any buffered data is written
     io::stdout().flush().unwrap();
+
     if output_hex {
         for b in bytes.iter() {
             print!("{b:02x}");
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ pub(crate) fn write_bytes_or_hex(bytes: &[u8], output_hex: bool) {
 
 pub(crate) fn write_bytes_or_hex_to_file(bytes: &[u8], filename: &str, output_hex: bool) {
     let mut file = File::create(filename).expect("Failed to create file");
+
     if output_hex {
         for b in bytes.iter() {
             file.write_all(format!("{b:02x}").as_bytes()).unwrap();
@@ -89,13 +91,15 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_seed<const SEED_LEN: usize>(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<KeyMater
                 // it was valid hex, but the wrong length
                 return Err(());
             }
+
             decoded_bytes[..SEED_LEN].try_into().unwrap()
         }
         Err(_) => {
-            // it's not hex, so take the fist SEED_LEN bytes of the raw binary
+            // it's not hex, so take the first SEED_LEN bytes of the raw binary
             if bytes.len() < SEED_LEN || bytes.len() > SEED_LEN + 1 {
                 return Err(());
             }
+
             bytes[..SEED_LEN].try_into().unwrap()
         }
     };
@@ -108,12 +112,14 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_seed<const SEED_LEN: usize>(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<KeyMater
         eprintln!(
             "Warning: low entropy seed provided. We'll still process it, but it may be insecure."
         );
+
         do_hazardous_operations(&mut seed, |seed| {
             seed.set_key_type(KeyType::Seed)?;
             seed.set_security_strength(SecurityStrength::_256bit)
         })
         .unwrap();
     }
+
     Ok(seed)
 }
 
@@ -123,8 +129,10 @@ pub(crate) fn stream_hash(mut hasher: impl Hash, output_hex: bool) {
     let mut buf: [u8; 1024] = [0u8; 1024];
 
     let mut bytes_read = io::stdin().read(&mut buf).expect("Failed to read from stdin");
+
     while bytes_read != 0 {
         hasher.do_update(&buf[..bytes_read]);
+
         bytes_read = io::stdin().read(&mut buf).expect("Failed to read from stdin");
     }
 
@@ -139,12 +147,14 @@ pub(crate) fn stream_xof(mut xof: impl XOF, output_len: usize, output_hex: bool)
     let mut buf: [u8; 1024] = [0u8; 1024];
 
     let mut bytes_read = io::stdin().read(&mut buf).expect("Failed to read from stdin");
+
     while bytes_read != 0 {
-        xof.absorb(&buf[..bytes_read]).expect("absorb before squeeze is infallible");
+        xof.do_update(&buf[..bytes_read]);
+
         bytes_read = io::stdin().read(&mut buf).expect("Failed to read from stdin");
     }
 
-    let out = xof.squeeze(output_len);
+    let out = xof.into_squeezer().do_final(output_len);
     write_bytes_or_hex(&out, output_hex);
     println!();
 }
diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
index a4453bb6..2a338579 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -330,6 +330,9 @@ enum Subcommands {
 
         #[arg(short)]
         /// Output the hashes in hex format.
+        x: bool,
+    },
+
     /// Perform Ascon-Hash256 of the content provided on stdin.
     /// Supports streaming update for low memory footprint.
     AsconHash256 {
@@ -1320,6 +1323,7 @@ fn main() {
         }
         Some(Subcommands::CSHAKE256 { length, customization, function_name, x }) => {
             sha3_cmd::cshake_cmd(256, *length, function_name, customization, *x);
+        }
         Some(Subcommands::AsconHash256 { x }) => {
             ascon_cmd::hash256_cmd(*x);
         }
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/benches/ascon_benches.rs b/crypto/ascon/benches/ascon_benches.rs
index eebe3f17..2238302c 100644
--- a/crypto/ascon/benches/ascon_benches.rs
+++ b/crypto/ascon/benches/ascon_benches.rs
@@ -26,12 +26,14 @@ fn bench_aead128_encrypt(c: &mut Criterion) {
 
     let mut group = c.benchmark_group("ascon::AsconAead128");
     group.throughput(Throughput::Bytes(DATA_LEN as u64));
+
     group.bench_function(format!("{DATA_LEN} bytes -- ::encrypt()"), |b| {
         b.iter(|| {
             AsconAead128::encrypt(&key, &nonce, None, black_box(&data), &mut out).unwrap();
             black_box(&out);
         })
     });
+
     group.finish();
 }
 
@@ -41,12 +43,14 @@ fn bench_hash256(c: &mut Criterion) {
 
     let mut group = c.benchmark_group("ascon::AsconHash256");
     group.throughput(Throughput::Bytes(DATA_LEN as u64));
+
     group.bench_function(format!("{DATA_LEN} bytes -- ::hash_out()"), |b| {
         b.iter(|| {
             AsconHash256::new().hash_out(black_box(&data), &mut digest);
             black_box(&digest);
         })
     });
+
     group.finish();
 }
 
@@ -56,15 +60,17 @@ fn bench_xof128(c: &mut Criterion) {
 
     let mut group = c.benchmark_group("ascon::AsconXof128");
     group.throughput(Throughput::Bytes((DATA_LEN + out.len()) as u64));
+
     group.bench_function(
-        format!("input: {DATA_LEN} bytes, output: 64 bytes -- ::hash_xof_out()"),
+        format!("input: {DATA_LEN} bytes, output: 64 bytes -- ::xof_out()"),
         |b| {
             b.iter(|| {
-                AsconXof128::new().hash_xof_out(black_box(&data), &mut out);
+                AsconXof128::new().xof_out(black_box(&data), &mut out);
                 black_box(&out);
             })
         },
     );
+
     group.finish();
 }
 
@@ -75,17 +81,20 @@ fn bench_cxof128(c: &mut Criterion) {
 
     let mut group = c.benchmark_group("ascon::AsconCXof128");
     group.throughput(Throughput::Bytes((DATA_LEN + out.len()) as u64));
+
     group.bench_function(
-        format!("input: {DATA_LEN} bytes, output: 64 bytes -- ::hash_xof_out()"),
+        format!("input: {DATA_LEN} bytes, output: 64 bytes -- ::xof_out()"),
         |b| {
             b.iter(|| {
                 AsconCXof128::with_customization(customization)
                     .unwrap()
-                    .hash_xof_out(black_box(&data), &mut out);
+                    .xof_out(black_box(&data), &mut out);
+
                 black_box(&out);
             })
         },
     );
+
     group.finish();
 }
 
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_cxof128.rs b/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_cxof128.rs
index 4a0b055f..ae6d18db 100644
--- a/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_cxof128.rs
+++ b/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_cxof128.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@
 //! A variant of Ascon-XOF128 that first absorbs a user-supplied customization string `Z`
 //! (length-prefixed per SP 800-232 Alg. 7) to provide domain separation. Same sponge parameters as
 //! Ascon-XOF128 (rate = 64 bits, capacity = 256 bits, `Ascon-p[12]`).
+//!
+//! Input absorption and output squeezing are represented by separate Rust types:
+//! [`AsconCXof128`] accepts input, while [`AsconCXof128Squeezer`] produces the
+//! extendable output stream.
 
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::{HashError, SuspendableError};
 use bouncycastle_core::suspendable_state::{add_lib_ver, check_lib_ver};
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, SecurityStrength, Suspendable, XOF};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, SecurityStrength, Suspendable, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 use bouncycastle_utils::secret::Secret;
 
 use crate::sponge::{RATE, Sponge};
@@ -14,6 +18,12 @@ use crate::sponge::{RATE, Sponge};
 /// Maximum customization-string length in bytes (2048 bits, per SP 800-232 §5.3).
 const MAX_CUSTOMIZATION_BYTES: usize = 256;
 
+/// Nominal hash-view output length for Ascon-CXOF128.
+///
+/// XOFs do not have an inherent output length. The [`Hash`] view therefore uses
+/// twice the 128-bit security strength, matching the convention used for SHAKE128.
+const NOMINAL_OUTPUT_LEN: usize = 32;
+
 /// Ascon-CXOF128 customized extendable-output function (NIST SP 800-232 §5.3).
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct AsconCXof128 {
@@ -34,6 +44,7 @@ impl AsconCXof128 {
             0x00C8356340A347F0,
         ]);
         sponge.reset_buffer();
+
         Self { sponge }
     }
 
@@ -47,6 +58,7 @@ impl AsconCXof128 {
                 "Ascon-CXOF128 customization string exceeds 256 bytes",
             ));
         }
+
         if z.is_empty() {
             return Ok(Self::new());
         }
@@ -68,18 +80,23 @@ impl AsconCXof128 {
 
         // Customization is complete; reset the buffer to begin the message-absorb phase.
         sponge.reset_buffer();
+
         Ok(Self { sponge })
     }
 
-    // Squeeze `output.len()` bytes of output. May be called multiple times; the first call ends the
-    // absorb phase by padding and absorbing the final block. Returns the number of bytes written.
+    /// Produces `output.len()` bytes from the XOF stream.
+    ///
+    /// The first call ends the message-absorb phase by padding and absorbing the
+    /// final message block. Subsequent calls continue the same output stream.
     fn squeeze_into(&mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        let written = output.len();
+        output.fill(0);
+
         if !self.sponge.squeezing() {
             self.sponge.pad_and_absorb();
         }
+
         self.sponge.squeeze(output);
-        written
+        output.len()
     }
 }
 
@@ -94,57 +111,114 @@ impl Algorithm for AsconCXof128 {
     const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = SecurityStrength::_128bit;
 }
 
-impl XOF for AsconCXof128 {
-    fn hash_xof(mut self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
-        self.sponge.absorb(data);
-        let mut out = vec![0u8; result_len];
-        self.squeeze_into(&mut out);
+/// The output-producing half of [`AsconCXof128`].
+///
+/// Calling [`XOF::into_squeezer`] consumes the absorbing `AsconCXof128`, so once
+/// output begins there is no longer an object on which [`Hash::do_update`] can
+/// be called.
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct AsconCXof128Squeezer {
+    xof: AsconCXof128,
+}
+
+impl XOFSqueezer for AsconCXof128Squeezer {
+    fn do_output(&mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; num_bytes];
+        self.do_output_out(&mut out);
         out
     }
 
-    fn hash_xof_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        self.sponge.absorb(data);
-        self.squeeze_into(output)
+    fn do_output_out(&mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.xof.squeeze_into(output)
     }
+}
 
-    fn absorb(&mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Result<(), HashError> {
-        if self.sponge.squeezing() {
-            return Err(HashError::InvalidState(
-                "Ascon-CXOF128 cannot absorb after squeezing has begun",
-            ));
-        }
-        self.sponge.absorb(data);
-        Ok(())
+impl Hash for AsconCXof128 {
+    /// Ascon-CXOF128 absorbs at a rate of 64 bits.
+    fn block_bitlen(&self) -> usize {
+        RATE * 8
     }
 
-    fn absorb_last_partial_byte(
-        &mut self,
-        _partial_byte: u8,
-        _num_partial_bits: usize,
-    ) -> Result<(), HashError> {
-        Err(HashError::InvalidInput("Ascon-CXOF128 does not support partial byte input"))
+    /// Nominal digest size used when Ascon-CXOF128 is viewed through [`Hash`].
+    fn output_len(&self) -> usize {
+        NOMINAL_OUTPUT_LEN
     }
 
-    fn squeeze(&mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
-        let mut out = vec![0u8; num_bytes];
-        self.squeeze_into(&mut out);
-        out
+    fn hash(mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.do_final()
+    }
+
+    fn hash_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.do_final_out(output)
     }
 
-    fn squeeze_out(&mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        self.squeeze_into(output)
+    fn do_update(&mut self, data: &[u8]) {
+        // A caller-visible AsconCXof128 is always in the absorbing phase:
+        // into_squeezer() consumes it before output can begin.
+        debug_assert!(
+            !self.sponge.squeezing(),
+            "a reachable AsconCXof128 must not already be squeezing"
+        );
+
+        self.sponge.absorb(data);
     }
 
-    fn squeeze_partial_byte_final(self, _num_bits: usize) -> Result<u8, HashError> {
-        Err(HashError::InvalidInput("Ascon-CXOF128 does not support partial byte output"))
+    fn do_final(self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let output_len = self.output_len();
+        self.into_squeezer().do_final(output_len)
     }
 
-    fn squeeze_partial_byte_final_out(
+    fn do_final_out(self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        let output_len = self.output_len();
+        let written = output_len.min(output.len());
+
+        // Hash::do_final_out requires bytes beyond output_len to be zero.
+        output[written..].fill(0);
+
+        self.into_squeezer().do_final_out(&mut output[..written])
+    }
+
+    fn do_final_partial_bits(
         self,
-        _num_bits: usize,
-        _output: &mut u8,
-    ) -> Result<(), HashError> {
-        Err(HashError::InvalidInput("Ascon-CXOF128 does not support partial byte output"))
+        partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, HashError> {
+        if num_bits > 7 {
+            return Err(HashError::InvalidLength("num_bits must be in the range [0,7]"));
+        }
+
+        if num_bits != 0 {
+            return Err(HashError::InvalidInput(
+                "Ascon-CXOF128 does not support partial byte input",
+            ));
+        }
+
+        // A zero-bit partial byte means the message is byte-aligned.
+        let _ = partial_byte;
+        Ok(self.do_final())
+    }
+
+    fn do_final_partial_bits_out(
+        self,
+        partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+        output: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, HashError> {
+        if num_bits > 7 {
+            return Err(HashError::InvalidLength("num_bits must be in the range [0,7]"));
+        }
+
+        if num_bits != 0 {
+            return Err(HashError::InvalidInput(
+                "Ascon-CXOF128 does not support partial byte input",
+            ));
+        }
+
+        // A zero-bit partial byte means the message is byte-aligned.
+        let _ = partial_byte;
+        Ok(self.do_final_out(output))
     }
 
     fn max_security_strength(&self) -> SecurityStrength {
@@ -152,67 +226,156 @@ impl XOF for AsconCXof128 {
     }
 }
 
-/// Length in bytes of the serialized state of [`AsconCXof128`].
-/// Layout: 3-byte library version || 1-byte state tag || 40-byte sponge state (5 × u64 LE)
-/// || 8-byte rate buffer || 1-byte buffer position || 1-byte squeezing flag.
+impl XOF for AsconCXof128 {
+    type Squeezer = AsconCXof128Squeezer;
+
+    fn into_squeezer(self) -> Self::Squeezer {
+        AsconCXof128Squeezer { xof: self }
+    }
+
+    fn into_squeezer_partial_bits(
+        self,
+        partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Self::Squeezer, HashError> {
+        if num_bits > 7 {
+            return Err(HashError::InvalidLength("num_bits must be in the range [0,7]"));
+        }
+
+        if num_bits != 0 {
+            return Err(HashError::InvalidInput(
+                "Ascon-CXOF128 does not support partial byte input",
+            ));
+        }
+
+        // Per the XOF trait contract, zero partial bits is exactly the
+        // byte-aligned into_squeezer() operation.
+        let _ = partial_byte;
+        Ok(self.into_squeezer())
+    }
+}
+
+/// Length in bytes of the serialized Ascon-CXOF128 state.
 ///
-/// Note: the customization string is absorbed at construction time and is not part of the
-/// suspended state; resuming continues the message-absorb / squeeze phase already in progress.
+/// Layout:
+///
+/// - 3-byte library version
+/// - 1-byte state tag
+/// - 40-byte sponge state (`5 × u64`, little endian)
+/// - 8-byte rate buffer
+/// - 1-byte buffer position
+/// - 1-byte squeezing flag
+///
+/// The customization string is already absorbed during construction, so it
+/// does not need to be stored separately in the suspended representation.
 pub const SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN: usize = 54;
 
-// Distinguishes an Ascon-CXOF128 serialized state from the other (same-shaped) Ascon sponge states.
+/// Distinguishes an Ascon-CXOF128 serialized state from other Ascon sponge states.
 const CXOF128_STATE_TAG: u8 = 0x03;
 
+/// Deserialize the common sponge representation used by both the absorbing
+/// [`AsconCXof128`] and squeezing [`AsconCXof128Squeezer`] forms.
+fn deserialize_sponge(
+    serialized_state: [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN],
+) -> Result<Sponge, SuspendableError> {
+    // Infallible: check_lib_ver returns exactly 51 bytes after removing
+    // the three-byte library-version prefix.
+    let input: &[u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN - 3] =
+        check_lib_ver(&serialized_state, None)?.try_into().unwrap();
+
+    if input[0] != CXOF128_STATE_TAG {
+        return Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData);
+    }
+
+    let mut state = Secret::<[u64; 5]>::new();
+
+    for i in 0..5 {
+        // Each selected slice is exactly eight bytes.
+        state[i] = u64::from_le_bytes(input[1 + i * 8..1 + i * 8 + 8].try_into().unwrap());
+    }
+
+    let mut buf = Secret::<[u8; RATE]>::new();
+    buf.copy_from_slice(&input[41..49]);
+
+    let buf_pos = input[49] as usize;
+
+    let squeezing = match input[50] {
+        0 => false,
+        1 => true,
+        _ => return Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData),
+    };
+
+    // While absorbing, a full rate buffer is drained immediately, so the
+    // position must be strictly less than RATE. During squeezing, RATE is
+    // allowed to represent "no buffered squeezed byte remains".
+    let valid_pos = if squeezing { buf_pos <= RATE } else { buf_pos < RATE };
+
+    if !valid_pos {
+        return Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData);
+    }
+
+    Ok(Sponge::from_parts(state, buf, buf_pos, squeezing))
+}
+
+/// Serialize the common sponge representation.
+fn serialize_sponge(sponge: &Sponge) -> [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN] {
+    let mut out_to_return = [0u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN];
+
+    // Infallible: add_lib_ver returns exactly 51 bytes.
+    let out: &mut [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN - 3] =
+        add_lib_ver(&mut out_to_return).try_into().unwrap();
+
+    out[0] = CXOF128_STATE_TAG;
+
+    let state = sponge.state_words();
+    for i in 0..5 {
+        out[1 + i * 8..1 + i * 8 + 8].copy_from_slice(&state[i].to_le_bytes());
+    }
+
+    out[41..49].copy_from_slice(&sponge.buf_bytes());
+
+    debug_assert!(sponge.buf_pos() <= RATE);
+    out[49] = sponge.buf_pos() as u8;
+    out[50] = sponge.squeezing() as u8;
+
+    out_to_return
+}
+
 impl Suspendable<SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN> for AsconCXof128 {
     fn suspend(self) -> [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN] {
-        let mut out_to_return = [0u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN];
-        // infallible: add_lib_ver returns a slice of exactly SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN - 3 = 51 bytes.
-        let out: &mut [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN - 3] =
-            add_lib_ver(&mut out_to_return).try_into().unwrap();
-
-        out[0] = CXOF128_STATE_TAG;
-        let state = self.sponge.state_words();
-        for i in 0..5 {
-            out[1 + i * 8..1 + i * 8 + 8].copy_from_slice(&state[i].to_le_bytes());
-        }
-        out[41..49].copy_from_slice(&self.sponge.buf_bytes());
-        debug_assert!(self.sponge.buf_pos() <= RATE);
-        out[49] = self.sponge.buf_pos() as u8;
-        out[50] = self.sponge.squeezing() as u8;
-
-        out_to_return
+        serialize_sponge(&self.sponge)
     }
 
     fn from_suspended(
         serialized_state: [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN],
     ) -> Result<Self, SuspendableError> {
-        // infallible: check_lib_ver returns a slice of exactly SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN - 3 = 51 bytes.
-        let input: &[u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN - 3] =
-            check_lib_ver(&serialized_state, None)?.try_into().unwrap();
+        let sponge = deserialize_sponge(serialized_state)?;
 
-        if input[0] != CXOF128_STATE_TAG {
+        // The absorbing type must never contain a state that has already
+        // transitioned into squeezing. Such states belong to the squeezer.
+        if sponge.squeezing() {
             return Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData);
         }
-        let mut s = Secret::<[u64; 5]>::new();
-        for i in 0..5 {
-            // infallible: each slice is exactly 8 bytes (1+i*8..1+i*8+8) by construction.
-            s[i] = u64::from_le_bytes(input[1 + i * 8..1 + i * 8 + 8].try_into().unwrap());
-        }
-        let mut buf = Secret::<[u8; RATE]>::new();
-        buf.copy_from_slice(&input[41..49]);
-        let buf_pos = input[49] as usize;
-        let squeezing = match input[50] {
-            0 => false,
-            1 => true,
-            _ => return Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData),
-        };
-        // While absorbing, buf_pos must be < RATE (a full buffer is drained immediately); once
-        // squeezing, buf_pos may equal RATE (meaning "no leftover squeezed byte buffered").
-        let valid_pos = if squeezing { buf_pos <= RATE } else { buf_pos < RATE };
-        if !valid_pos {
+
+        Ok(Self { sponge })
+    }
+}
+
+impl Suspendable<SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN> for AsconCXof128Squeezer {
+    fn suspend(self) -> [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN] {
+        serialize_sponge(&self.xof.sponge)
+    }
+
+    fn from_suspended(
+        serialized_state: [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_CXOF128_STATE_LEN],
+    ) -> Result<Self, SuspendableError> {
+        let sponge = deserialize_sponge(serialized_state)?;
+
+        // The squeezer is only valid after the phase transition has happened.
+        if !sponge.squeezing() {
             return Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData);
         }
 
-        Ok(AsconCXof128 { sponge: Sponge::from_parts(s, buf, buf_pos, squeezing) })
+        Ok(Self { xof: AsconCXof128 { sponge } })
     }
 }
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_xof128.rs b/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_xof128.rs
index 0b6e8a8f..2e087df9 100644
--- a/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_xof128.rs
+++ b/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_xof128.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,23 @@
 //! Ascon-XOF128 extendable-output function (NIST SP 800-232 §5.2).
 //!
-//! Sponge mode over `Ascon-p[12]` with rate = 64 bits, capacity = 256 bits. Supports the streaming
-//! absorb/squeeze API of SP 800-232 §5.4 (squeeze may be called repeatedly).
+//! Sponge mode over `Ascon-p[12]` with rate = 64 bits and capacity = 256 bits.
+//! Input absorption and output squeezing are represented by separate Rust types:
+//! [`AsconXof128`] accepts input, while [`AsconXof128Squeezer`] produces the
+//! extendable output stream.
 
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::{HashError, SuspendableError};
 use bouncycastle_core::suspendable_state::{add_lib_ver, check_lib_ver};
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, SecurityStrength, Suspendable, XOF};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Algorithm, Hash, SecurityStrength, Suspendable, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 use bouncycastle_utils::secret::Secret;
 
 use crate::sponge::{RATE, Sponge};
 
+/// Nominal hash-view output length for Ascon-XOF128.
+///
+/// XOFs do not have an inherent output length. The [`Hash`] view therefore uses
+/// twice the 128-bit security strength, matching the convention used for SHAKE128.
+const NOMINAL_OUTPUT_LEN: usize = 32;
+
 /// Ascon-XOF128 as specified in NIST SP 800-232.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct AsconXof128 {
@@ -19,7 +27,8 @@ pub struct AsconXof128 {
 impl AsconXof128 {
     /// Creates a new Ascon-XOF128 instance.
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        // Precomputed state after the initialization permutation (SP 800-232 Table 12).
+        // Precomputed state after the initialization permutation
+        // (SP 800-232 Table 12).
         Self {
             sponge: Sponge::from_state([
                 0xDA82CE768D9447EB, 0xCC7CE6C75F1EF969, 0xE7508FD780085631, 0x0EE0EA53416B58CC,
@@ -28,15 +37,19 @@ impl AsconXof128 {
         }
     }
 
-    // Squeeze `output.len()` bytes of output. May be called multiple times; the first call ends the
-    // absorb phase by padding and absorbing the final block. Returns the number of bytes written.
+    /// Produces `output.len()` bytes from the XOF stream.
+    ///
+    /// The first call ends the absorb phase by padding and absorbing the final
+    /// message block. Subsequent calls continue the same output stream.
     fn squeeze_into(&mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        let written = output.len();
+        output.fill(0);
+
         if !self.sponge.squeezing() {
             self.sponge.pad_and_absorb();
         }
+
         self.sponge.squeeze(output);
-        written
+        output.len()
     }
 }
 
@@ -51,57 +64,114 @@ impl Algorithm for AsconXof128 {
     const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = SecurityStrength::_128bit;
 }
 
-impl XOF for AsconXof128 {
-    fn hash_xof(mut self, data: &[u8], result_len: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
-        self.sponge.absorb(data);
-        let mut out = vec![0u8; result_len];
-        self.squeeze_into(&mut out);
+/// The output-producing half of [`AsconXof128`].
+///
+/// Calling [`XOF::into_squeezer`] consumes the absorbing `AsconXof128`, so once
+/// output begins there is no longer an object on which [`Hash::do_update`] can
+/// be called.
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct AsconXof128Squeezer {
+    xof: AsconXof128,
+}
+
+impl XOFSqueezer for AsconXof128Squeezer {
+    fn do_output(&mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; num_bytes];
+        self.do_output_out(&mut out);
         out
     }
 
-    fn hash_xof_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        self.sponge.absorb(data);
-        self.squeeze_into(output)
+    fn do_output_out(&mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.xof.squeeze_into(output)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Hash for AsconXof128 {
+    /// Ascon-XOF128 absorbs at a rate of 64 bits.
+    fn block_bitlen(&self) -> usize {
+        RATE * 8
     }
 
-    fn absorb(&mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Result<(), HashError> {
-        if self.sponge.squeezing() {
-            return Err(HashError::InvalidState(
-                "Ascon-XOF128 cannot absorb after squeezing has begun",
-            ));
-        }
-        self.sponge.absorb(data);
-        Ok(())
+    /// Nominal digest size used when Ascon-XOF128 is viewed through [`Hash`].
+    fn output_len(&self) -> usize {
+        NOMINAL_OUTPUT_LEN
     }
 
-    fn absorb_last_partial_byte(
-        &mut self,
-        _partial_byte: u8,
-        _num_partial_bits: usize,
-    ) -> Result<(), HashError> {
-        Err(HashError::InvalidInput("Ascon-XOF128 does not support partial byte input"))
+    fn hash(mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.do_final()
     }
 
-    fn squeeze(&mut self, num_bytes: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
-        let mut out = vec![0u8; num_bytes];
-        self.squeeze_into(&mut out);
-        out
+    fn hash_out(mut self, data: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        self.do_update(data);
+        self.do_final_out(output)
+    }
+
+    fn do_update(&mut self, data: &[u8]) {
+        // A caller-visible AsconXof128 is always in the absorbing phase:
+        // into_squeezer() consumes it before output can begin.
+        debug_assert!(
+            !self.sponge.squeezing(),
+            "a reachable AsconXof128 must not already be squeezing"
+        );
+
+        self.sponge.absorb(data);
     }
 
-    fn squeeze_out(&mut self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-        self.squeeze_into(output)
+    fn do_final(self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let output_len = self.output_len();
+        self.into_squeezer().do_final(output_len)
     }
 
-    fn squeeze_partial_byte_final(self, _num_bits: usize) -> Result<u8, HashError> {
-        Err(HashError::InvalidInput("Ascon-XOF128 does not support partial byte output"))
+    fn do_final_out(self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
+        let output_len = self.output_len();
+        let written = output_len.min(output.len());
+
+        // Hash::do_final_out requires bytes beyond output_len to be zero.
+        output[written..].fill(0);
+
+        self.into_squeezer().do_final_out(&mut output[..written])
     }
 
-    fn squeeze_partial_byte_final_out(
+    fn do_final_partial_bits(
         self,
-        _num_bits: usize,
-        _output: &mut u8,
-    ) -> Result<(), HashError> {
-        Err(HashError::InvalidInput("Ascon-XOF128 does not support partial byte output"))
+        partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, HashError> {
+        if num_bits > 7 {
+            return Err(HashError::InvalidLength("num_bits must be in the range [0,7]"));
+        }
+
+        if num_bits != 0 {
+            return Err(HashError::InvalidInput(
+                "Ascon-XOF128 does not support partial byte input",
+            ));
+        }
+
+        // A zero-bit partial byte means the message is byte-aligned.
+        let _ = partial_byte;
+        Ok(self.do_final())
+    }
+
+    fn do_final_partial_bits_out(
+        self,
+        partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+        output: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, HashError> {
+        if num_bits > 7 {
+            return Err(HashError::InvalidLength("num_bits must be in the range [0,7]"));
+        }
+
+        if num_bits != 0 {
+            return Err(HashError::InvalidInput(
+                "Ascon-XOF128 does not support partial byte input",
+            ));
+        }
+
+        // A zero-bit partial byte means the message is byte-aligned.
+        let _ = partial_byte;
+        Ok(self.do_final_out(output))
     }
 
     fn max_security_strength(&self) -> SecurityStrength {
@@ -109,64 +179,153 @@ impl XOF for AsconXof128 {
     }
 }
 
-/// Length in bytes of the serialized state of [`AsconXof128`].
-/// Layout: 3-byte library version || 1-byte state tag || 40-byte sponge state (5 × u64 LE)
-/// || 8-byte rate buffer || 1-byte buffer position || 1-byte squeezing flag.
+impl XOF for AsconXof128 {
+    type Squeezer = AsconXof128Squeezer;
+
+    fn into_squeezer(self) -> Self::Squeezer {
+        AsconXof128Squeezer { xof: self }
+    }
+
+    fn into_squeezer_partial_bits(
+        self,
+        partial_byte: u8,
+        num_bits: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Self::Squeezer, HashError> {
+        if num_bits > 7 {
+            return Err(HashError::InvalidLength("num_bits must be in the range [0,7]"));
+        }
+
+        if num_bits != 0 {
+            return Err(HashError::InvalidInput(
+                "Ascon-XOF128 does not support partial byte input",
+            ));
+        }
+
+        // Per the XOF trait contract, zero partial bits is exactly the
+        // byte-aligned into_squeezer() operation.
+        let _ = partial_byte;
+        Ok(self.into_squeezer())
+    }
+}
+
+/// Length in bytes of the serialized Ascon-XOF128 state.
+///
+/// Layout:
+///
+/// - 3-byte library version
+/// - 1-byte state tag
+/// - 40-byte sponge state (`5 × u64`, little endian)
+/// - 8-byte rate buffer
+/// - 1-byte buffer position
+/// - 1-byte squeezing flag
 pub const SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN: usize = 54;
 
-// Distinguishes an Ascon-XOF128 serialized state from the other (same-shaped) Ascon sponge states.
+/// Distinguishes an Ascon-XOF128 serialized state from other Ascon sponge states.
 const XOF128_STATE_TAG: u8 = 0x02;
 
+/// Deserialize the common sponge representation used by both the absorbing
+/// [`AsconXof128`] and squeezing [`AsconXof128Squeezer`] forms.
+fn deserialize_sponge(
+    serialized_state: [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN],
+) -> Result<Sponge, SuspendableError> {
+    // Infallible: check_lib_ver returns exactly 51 bytes after removing
+    // the three-byte library-version prefix.
+    let input: &[u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN - 3] =
+        check_lib_ver(&serialized_state, None)?.try_into().unwrap();
+
+    if input[0] != XOF128_STATE_TAG {
+        return Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData);
+    }
+
+    let mut state = Secret::<[u64; 5]>::new();
+
+    for i in 0..5 {
+        // Each selected slice is exactly eight bytes.
+        state[i] = u64::from_le_bytes(input[1 + i * 8..1 + i * 8 + 8].try_into().unwrap());
+    }
+
+    let mut buf = Secret::<[u8; RATE]>::new();
+    buf.copy_from_slice(&input[41..49]);
+
+    let buf_pos = input[49] as usize;
+
+    let squeezing = match input[50] {
+        0 => false,
+        1 => true,
+        _ => return Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData),
+    };
+
+    // While absorbing, a full rate buffer is drained immediately, so the
+    // position must be strictly less than RATE. During squeezing, RATE is
+    // allowed to represent "no buffered squeezed byte remains".
+    let valid_pos = if squeezing { buf_pos <= RATE } else { buf_pos < RATE };
+
+    if !valid_pos {
+        return Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData);
+    }
+
+    Ok(Sponge::from_parts(state, buf, buf_pos, squeezing))
+}
+
+/// Serialize the common sponge representation.
+fn serialize_sponge(sponge: &Sponge) -> [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN] {
+    let mut out_to_return = [0u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN];
+
+    // Infallible: add_lib_ver returns exactly 51 bytes.
+    let out: &mut [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN - 3] =
+        add_lib_ver(&mut out_to_return).try_into().unwrap();
+
+    out[0] = XOF128_STATE_TAG;
+
+    let state = sponge.state_words();
+    for i in 0..5 {
+        out[1 + i * 8..1 + i * 8 + 8].copy_from_slice(&state[i].to_le_bytes());
+    }
+
+    out[41..49].copy_from_slice(&sponge.buf_bytes());
+
+    debug_assert!(sponge.buf_pos() <= RATE);
+    out[49] = sponge.buf_pos() as u8;
+    out[50] = sponge.squeezing() as u8;
+
+    out_to_return
+}
+
 impl Suspendable<SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN> for AsconXof128 {
     fn suspend(self) -> [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN] {
-        let mut out_to_return = [0u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN];
-        // infallible: add_lib_ver returns a slice of exactly SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN - 3 = 51 bytes.
-        let out: &mut [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN - 3] =
-            add_lib_ver(&mut out_to_return).try_into().unwrap();
-
-        out[0] = XOF128_STATE_TAG;
-        let state = self.sponge.state_words();
-        for i in 0..5 {
-            out[1 + i * 8..1 + i * 8 + 8].copy_from_slice(&state[i].to_le_bytes());
-        }
-        out[41..49].copy_from_slice(&self.sponge.buf_bytes());
-        debug_assert!(self.sponge.buf_pos() <= RATE);
-        out[49] = self.sponge.buf_pos() as u8;
-        out[50] = self.sponge.squeezing() as u8;
-
-        out_to_return
+        serialize_sponge(&self.sponge)
     }
 
     fn from_suspended(
         serialized_state: [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN],
     ) -> Result<Self, SuspendableError> {
-        // infallible: check_lib_ver returns a slice of exactly SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN - 3 = 51 bytes.
-        let input: &[u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN - 3] =
-            check_lib_ver(&serialized_state, None)?.try_into().unwrap();
+        let sponge = deserialize_sponge(serialized_state)?;
 
-        if input[0] != XOF128_STATE_TAG {
+        // The absorbing type must never contain a state that has already
+        // transitioned into squeezing. Such states belong to the squeezer.
+        if sponge.squeezing() {
             return Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData);
         }
-        let mut s = Secret::<[u64; 5]>::new();
-        for i in 0..5 {
-            // infallible: each slice is exactly 8 bytes (1+i*8..1+i*8+8) by construction.
-            s[i] = u64::from_le_bytes(input[1 + i * 8..1 + i * 8 + 8].try_into().unwrap());
-        }
-        let mut buf = Secret::<[u8; RATE]>::new();
-        buf.copy_from_slice(&input[41..49]);
-        let buf_pos = input[49] as usize;
-        let squeezing = match input[50] {
-            0 => false,
-            1 => true,
-            _ => return Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData),
-        };
-        // While absorbing, buf_pos must be < RATE (a full buffer is drained immediately); once
-        // squeezing, buf_pos may equal RATE (meaning "no leftover squeezed byte buffered").
-        let valid_pos = if squeezing { buf_pos <= RATE } else { buf_pos < RATE };
-        if !valid_pos {
+
+        Ok(Self { sponge })
+    }
+}
+
+impl Suspendable<SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN> for AsconXof128Squeezer {
+    fn suspend(self) -> [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN] {
+        serialize_sponge(&self.xof.sponge)
+    }
+
+    fn from_suspended(
+        serialized_state: [u8; SUSPENDED_ASCON_XOF128_STATE_LEN],
+    ) -> Result<Self, SuspendableError> {
+        let sponge = deserialize_sponge(serialized_state)?;
+
+        // The squeezer is only valid after the phase transition has happened.
+        if !sponge.squeezing() {
             return Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData);
         }
 
-        Ok(AsconXof128 { sponge: Sponge::from_parts(s, buf, buf_pos, squeezing) })
+        Ok(Self { xof: AsconXof128 { sponge } })
     }
 }
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/tests/bc_test_data.rs b/crypto/ascon/tests/bc_test_data.rs
index 01525a94..44305e7a 100644
--- a/crypto/ascon/tests/bc_test_data.rs
+++ b/crypto/ascon/tests/bc_test_data.rs
@@ -30,13 +30,14 @@ mod bc_test_data {
 
     fn get_test_data(filename: &str) -> Result<String, ()> {
         let found: u8;
+
         if Path::new(TEST_DATA_PATH_RELATIVE).exists() {
             found = 1;
         } else if Path::new(TEST_DATA_PATH).exists() {
             found = 2;
         } else {
             found = 3;
-        };
+        }
 
         // just print once
         TEST_DATA_CHECK.call_once(|| match found {
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ mod bc_test_data {
 
     fn decode_hex(value: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
         let clean = value.trim();
+
         if clean.is_empty() { Vec::new() } else { hex::decode(clean).expect("valid hex") }
     }
 
@@ -68,27 +70,34 @@ mod bc_test_data {
 
         for raw in contents.lines() {
             let line = raw.trim();
+
             if line.is_empty() {
                 if !current.is_empty() {
                     cases.push(std::mem::take(&mut current));
                 }
                 continue;
             }
+
             if line.starts_with('#') {
                 continue;
             }
+
             if let Some((key, value)) = line.split_once('=') {
                 let key = key.trim().to_string();
                 let value = value.trim().to_string();
+
                 if key == "Count" && !current.is_empty() {
                     cases.push(std::mem::take(&mut current));
                 }
+
                 current.insert(key, value);
             }
         }
+
         if !current.is_empty() {
             cases.push(current);
         }
+
         cases
     }
 
@@ -98,6 +107,7 @@ mod bc_test_data {
                 return v.as_str();
             }
         }
+
         panic!("missing field {names:?}; case had {:?}", case.keys().collect::<Vec<_>>());
     }
 
@@ -112,11 +122,13 @@ mod bc_test_data {
     fn key_material(key: &[u8; 16]) -> KeyMaterial<16> {
         let mut km =
             KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(key, KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey).unwrap();
+
         do_hazardous_operations(&mut km, |k| {
             k.set_key_type(KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)?;
             k.set_security_strength(SecurityStrength::_128bit)
         })
         .unwrap();
+
         km
     }
 
@@ -126,6 +138,7 @@ mod bc_test_data {
             Ok(c) => c,
             Err(()) => return,
         };
+
         let cases = parse_kat(&contents);
         assert!(!cases.is_empty(), "no AEAD cases parsed");
 
@@ -135,29 +148,36 @@ mod bc_test_data {
             let ad = decode_hex(field(case, &["AD", "A"]));
             let pt = decode_hex(field(case, &["PT", "P"]));
             let expected_ct = decode_hex(field(case, &["CT", "C"]));
+
             let ad_opt = if ad.is_empty() { None } else { Some(ad.as_slice()) };
 
             // One-shot encrypt.
             let mut ct = vec![0u8; pt.len() + 16];
             let n = AsconAead128::encrypt(&key, &nonce, ad_opt, &pt, &mut ct).unwrap();
             ct.truncate(n);
+
             assert_eq!(ct, expected_ct, "encrypt mismatch (Count {})", field(case, &["Count"]));
 
             // One-shot decrypt round-trip.
             let mut pt_out = vec![0u8; expected_ct.len()];
             let m = AsconAead128::decrypt(&key, &nonce, ad_opt, &expected_ct, &mut pt_out)
                 .expect("decrypt should authenticate");
+
             pt_out.truncate(m);
+
             assert_eq!(pt_out, pt, "decrypt mismatch (Count {})", field(case, &["Count"]));
 
             // Byte-at-a-time streaming encrypt/decrypt, through the inherent API.
             let mut enc = AsconAead128::new(&key, &nonce, ad_opt, true).unwrap();
             let mut stream_ct = pt.clone();
+
             for byte in stream_ct.iter_mut() {
                 enc.do_encrypt_update(core::slice::from_mut(byte));
             }
+
             let tag = enc.do_encrypt_final();
             stream_ct.extend_from_slice(&tag);
+
             assert_eq!(
                 stream_ct,
                 expected_ct,
@@ -167,10 +187,13 @@ mod bc_test_data {
 
             let mut dec = AsconAead128::new(&key, &nonce, ad_opt, false).unwrap();
             let mut stream_pt = expected_ct[..pt.len()].to_vec();
+
             for byte in stream_pt.iter_mut() {
                 dec.do_decrypt_update(core::slice::from_mut(byte));
             }
+
             dec.do_decrypt_final(&tag).expect("streaming decrypt should authenticate");
+
             assert_eq!(
                 stream_pt,
                 pt,
@@ -178,6 +201,7 @@ mod bc_test_data {
                 field(case, &["Count"])
             );
         }
+
         println!("Ascon-AEAD128: {} KAT cases passed", cases.len());
     }
 
@@ -187,12 +211,14 @@ mod bc_test_data {
             Ok(c) => c,
             Err(()) => return,
         };
+
         let cases = parse_kat(&contents);
         assert!(!cases.is_empty(), "no Hash256 cases parsed");
 
         for case in &cases {
             let msg = decode_hex(field(case, &["Msg"]));
             let expected = decode_hex(field(case, &["MD"]));
+
             assert_eq!(
                 AsconHash256::digest(&msg).as_slice(),
                 expected.as_slice(),
@@ -200,6 +226,7 @@ mod bc_test_data {
                 field(case, &["Count"])
             );
         }
+
         println!("Ascon-Hash256: {} KAT cases passed", cases.len());
     }
 
@@ -209,15 +236,19 @@ mod bc_test_data {
             Ok(c) => c,
             Err(()) => return,
         };
+
         let cases = parse_kat(&contents);
         assert!(!cases.is_empty(), "no XOF128 cases parsed");
 
         for case in &cases {
             let msg = decode_hex(field(case, &["Msg"]));
             let expected = decode_hex(field(case, &["MD", "Output"]));
-            let got = AsconXof128::new().hash_xof(&msg, expected.len());
+
+            let got = AsconXof128::new().xof(&msg, expected.len());
+
             assert_eq!(got, expected, "XOF128 mismatch (Count {})", field(case, &["Count"]));
         }
+
         println!("Ascon-XOF128: {} KAT cases passed", cases.len());
     }
 
@@ -227,6 +258,7 @@ mod bc_test_data {
             Ok(c) => c,
             Err(()) => return,
         };
+
         let cases = parse_kat(&contents);
         assert!(!cases.is_empty(), "no CXOF128 cases parsed");
 
@@ -234,9 +266,12 @@ mod bc_test_data {
             let msg = decode_hex(field(case, &["Msg"]));
             let z = decode_hex(field(case, &["Z", "Customization"]));
             let expected = decode_hex(field(case, &["MD", "Output"]));
-            let got = AsconCXof128::with_customization(&z).unwrap().hash_xof(&msg, expected.len());
+
+            let got = AsconCXof128::with_customization(&z).unwrap().xof(&msg, expected.len());
+
             assert_eq!(got, expected, "CXOF128 mismatch (Count {})", field(case, &["Count"]));
         }
+
         println!("Ascon-CXOF128: {} KAT cases passed", cases.len());
     }
 }
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/tests/cxof128_tests.rs b/crypto/ascon/tests/cxof128_tests.rs
index 5478ba58..bf3ee43b 100644
--- a/crypto/ascon/tests/cxof128_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/ascon/tests/cxof128_tests.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 //! Ascon-CXOF128 tests (NIST SP 800-232 §5.3).
 //!
 //! Embedded NIST LWC known-answer vectors (always-on; full sweep in `bc_test_data.rs`) plus
-//! domain-separation, streaming/byte-at-a-time equivalence, trait-API, and misuse-guard tests.
+//! domain-separation, streaming/byte-at-a-time equivalence, trait-API, partial-input rejection,
+//! and suspend/resume tests.
 
-use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_cxof128::AsconCXof128;
+use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_cxof128::{AsconCXof128, AsconCXof128Squeezer};
 use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_xof128::AsconXof128;
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::XOF;
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, Suspendable, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::xof::TestFrameworkXOF;
 use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
 
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ const CXOF_KAT: &[(&str, &str, &str)] = &[
 
 fn dh(s: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
     let s = s.trim();
+
     if s.is_empty() { Vec::new() } else { hex::decode(s).expect("valid hex") }
 }
 
@@ -56,18 +58,22 @@ fn cxof128_embedded_kat() {
         let msg = dh(msg_hex);
         let z = dh(z_hex);
         let expected = dh(md_hex);
-        let got = AsconCXof128::with_customization(&z).unwrap().hash_xof(&msg, expected.len());
+
+        let got = AsconCXof128::with_customization(&z).unwrap().xof(&msg, expected.len());
+
         assert_eq!(got, expected, "msg={msg_hex} z={z_hex}");
 
-        // `AsconCXof128::default()` uses an empty customization string, so the generic XOF
-        // framework (which constructs via `Default`) only applies to the empty-Z vectors; the
-        // non-empty-Z vectors are covered by `cxof128_prefix_property_and_streaming` below.
+        // AsconCXof128::default() uses an empty customization string, so the generic XOF
+        // framework, which constructs a fresh value itself, only applies directly to empty-Z
+        // vectors. Non-empty customization is exercised explicitly by the other tests below.
         if z.is_empty() {
-            // AsconCXof128 has no absorb_last_partial_byte / squeeze_partial_byte_final support, so
-            // that part of the framework is disabled; everything else (hash_xof, streaming, prefix
-            // property, chunked absorb, absorb-after-squeeze) is exercised here.
-            TestFrameworkXOF { enable_partial_byte_tests: false }
-                .test_xof::<AsconCXof128>(&msg, &expected);
+            let mut framework = TestFrameworkXOF::new();
+
+            // SP 800-232 Ascon-CXOF128 operates on byte strings in this implementation, so
+            // non-byte-aligned final input is deliberately unsupported.
+            framework.enable_partial_byte_tests = false;
+
+            framework.test_xof(AsconCXof128::new, &msg, &expected);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -76,13 +82,17 @@ fn cxof128_embedded_kat() {
 fn cxof128_domain_separation() {
     let msg = pattern(48);
 
-    let out_z1 = AsconCXof128::with_customization(b"context-1").unwrap().hash_xof(&msg, 64);
-    let out_z2 = AsconCXof128::with_customization(b"context-2").unwrap().hash_xof(&msg, 64);
+    let out_z1 = AsconCXof128::with_customization(b"context-1").unwrap().xof(&msg, 64);
+
+    let out_z2 = AsconCXof128::with_customization(b"context-2").unwrap().xof(&msg, 64);
+
     assert_ne!(out_z1, out_z2, "different customization strings must give different output");
 
-    // Empty-customization CXOF128 must differ from XOF128 (different IV).
-    let cxof_empty = AsconCXof128::new().hash_xof(&msg, 64);
-    let xof = AsconXof128::new().hash_xof(&msg, 64);
+    // Empty-customization CXOF128 must differ from XOF128 because the two functions use
+    // different initialization/domain separation.
+    let cxof_empty = AsconCXof128::new().xof(&msg, 64);
+    let xof = AsconXof128::new().xof(&msg, 64);
+
     assert_ne!(cxof_empty, xof, "CXOF128 (empty Z) must differ from XOF128");
 }
 
@@ -90,123 +100,203 @@ fn cxof128_domain_separation() {
 fn cxof128_prefix_property_and_streaming() {
     let z = b"cust";
     let msg = pattern(70);
-    let full = AsconCXof128::with_customization(z).unwrap().hash_xof(&msg, 100);
 
-    // Squeezing in several calls yields the same stream (prefix property).
+    let full = AsconCXof128::with_customization(z).unwrap().xof(&msg, 100);
+
+    // Reading from one squeezer in several calls must produce exactly the same continuous
+    // stream as requesting the whole output in one shot.
     let mut x = AsconCXof128::with_customization(z).unwrap();
-    x.absorb(&msg).unwrap();
+    x.do_update(&msg);
+    let mut squeezer = x.into_squeezer();
+
     let mut piecewise = Vec::new();
+
     for n in [30usize, 40, 30] {
         let mut part = vec![0u8; n];
-        x.squeeze_out(&mut part);
+        let written = squeezer.do_output_out(&mut part);
+
+        assert_eq!(written, n);
         piecewise.extend_from_slice(&part);
     }
+
     assert_eq!(piecewise, full, "incremental squeeze must equal a single squeeze");
 
-    // Absorbing in chunks equals one-shot absorb.
+    // Absorbing the message in chunks must equal absorbing it in one call.
     for chunk in [1usize, 8, 9, 64] {
         let mut xc = AsconCXof128::with_customization(z).unwrap();
+
         for piece in msg.chunks(chunk) {
-            xc.absorb(piece).unwrap();
+            xc.do_update(piece);
         }
+
         let mut got = vec![0u8; 100];
-        xc.squeeze_out(&mut got);
+        let written = xc.into_squeezer().do_output_out(&mut got);
+
+        assert_eq!(written, got.len());
         assert_eq!(got, full, "chunked absorb mismatch (chunk={chunk})");
     }
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn cxof128_byte_at_a_time_matches_one_shot() {
-    let msg = pattern(40); // > 8 bytes so byte-at-a-time absorb triggers full-block absorption
-    let cref = AsconCXof128::with_customization(b"zz").unwrap().hash_xof(&msg, 48);
+    let msg = pattern(40);
+
+    let reference = AsconCXof128::with_customization(b"zz").unwrap().xof(&msg, 48);
+
     let mut c = AsconCXof128::with_customization(b"zz").unwrap();
+
     for &b in &msg {
-        c.absorb(&[b]).unwrap();
+        c.do_update(&[b]);
     }
-    let mut o = [0u8; 48];
-    c.squeeze_out(&mut o);
-    assert_eq!(o.to_vec(), cref, "CXOF128 byte-at-a-time absorb mismatch");
+
+    let mut out = [0u8; 48];
+    let written = c.into_squeezer().do_output_out(&mut out);
+
+    assert_eq!(written, out.len());
+    assert_eq!(out.to_vec(), reference, "CXOF128 byte-at-a-time absorb mismatch");
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn cxof128_unsupported_partial_ops_return_err() {
-    let mut c = AsconCXof128::new();
-    assert!(c.absorb_last_partial_byte(0, 3).is_err());
-    assert!(AsconCXof128::new().squeeze_partial_byte_final(3).is_err());
-    let mut b = 0u8;
-    assert!(AsconCXof128::new().squeeze_partial_byte_final_out(3, &mut b).is_err());
+fn cxof128_unsupported_partial_input_returns_err() {
+    // num_bits == 0 means there is no partial byte and must behave exactly like ordinary
+    // finalization / into_squeezer.
+    assert!(AsconCXof128::new().into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xFF, 0).is_ok());
+
+    assert!(AsconCXof128::new().do_final_partial_bits(0x80, 0).is_ok());
+
+    // Real partial-byte input is deliberately unsupported by Ascon-CXOF128.
+    assert!(matches!(
+        AsconCXof128::new().into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xA0, 3),
+        Err(HashError::InvalidInput(_))
+    ));
+
+    assert!(matches!(
+        AsconCXof128::new().do_final_partial_bits(0xA0, 3),
+        Err(HashError::InvalidInput(_))
+    ));
+
+    let mut out = [0u8; 32];
+
+    assert!(matches!(
+        AsconCXof128::new().do_final_partial_bits_out(0xA0, 3, &mut out),
+        Err(HashError::InvalidInput(_))
+    ));
+
+    // More than seven bits is not a partial byte at all.
+    assert!(matches!(
+        AsconCXof128::new().into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xFF, 8),
+        Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))
+    ));
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn cxof128_absorb_after_squeeze_errors() {
+fn cxof128_absorb_then_squeeze_type_transition() {
     let mut x = AsconCXof128::with_customization(b"z").unwrap();
-    x.absorb(b"data").unwrap();
-    let mut out = [0u8; 8];
-    x.squeeze_out(&mut out);
-    // Absorbing after squeezing has begun is reported as an error rather than a panic.
-    assert!(matches!(x.absorb(b"more"), Err(HashError::InvalidState(_))));
+    x.do_update(b"data");
+
+    let mut squeezer = x.into_squeezer();
+
+    let first = squeezer.do_output(8);
+    let second = squeezer.do_output(8);
+
+    let whole = AsconCXof128::with_customization(b"z").unwrap().xof(b"data", 16);
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        [first, second].concat(),
+        whole,
+        "successive reads must continue the same XOF stream"
+    );
+
+    // There is deliberately no "absorb after squeeze" runtime test anymore.
+    // `into_squeezer()` consumes the AsconCXof128, and the returned squeezer does not implement
+    // Hash::do_update, so that invalid state is prevented by the type system.
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn cxof128_suspendable_state() {
     use bouncycastle_core::errors::SuspendableError;
-    use bouncycastle_core::traits::Suspendable;
     use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::suspendable_state::TestFrameworkSuspendableState;
 
     let z = b"customization";
     let data: Vec<u8> = (0..30u8).collect();
 
     // Reference: uninterrupted absorb + squeeze under the same customization string.
-    let mut r = AsconCXof128::with_customization(z).unwrap();
-    r.absorb(&data).unwrap();
+    let mut reference = AsconCXof128::with_customization(z).unwrap();
+    reference.do_update(&data);
+
     let mut expected = [0u8; 40];
-    r.squeeze_out(&mut expected);
+    reference.into_squeezer().do_output_out(&mut expected);
 
-    // Suspend mid-absorb, resume, finish, and confirm the squeezed output matches. (The
-    // customization string was already absorbed at construction and is not part of the state.)
+    // Suspend in the absorbing phase, resume, finish the remaining input, and confirm that
+    // the output matches the uninterrupted computation. The customization string has already
+    // been folded into the sponge state at construction time.
     let mut x = AsconCXof128::with_customization(z).unwrap();
-    x.absorb(&data[..5]).unwrap();
+    x.do_update(&data[..5]);
+
     TestFrameworkSuspendableState::new().test(&x);
 
     let serialized = x.clone().suspend();
+
     let mut resumed = AsconCXof128::from_suspended(serialized).unwrap();
-    resumed.absorb(&data[5..]).unwrap();
+    resumed.do_update(&data[5..]);
+
     let mut out = [0u8; 40];
-    resumed.squeeze_out(&mut out);
+    resumed.into_squeezer().do_output_out(&mut out);
+
     assert_eq!(out, expected, "resumed CXOF output must match uninterrupted output");
 
     // A corrupted state tag must be rejected.
     let mut busted = serialized;
     busted[3] ^= 0xFF;
+
     assert!(matches!(AsconCXof128::from_suspended(busted), Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData)));
 
-    // Cross-type guard: an Ascon-XOF128 state (same serialized length) must be rejected by
-    // Ascon-CXOF128 via the state tag.
+    // Cross-type guard: an Ascon-XOF128 state has the same serialized length but a different
+    // state tag, so Ascon-CXOF128 must reject it.
     let mut xof = AsconXof128::new();
-    xof.absorb(&data).unwrap();
+    xof.do_update(&data);
+
     let xof_state = xof.suspend();
+
     assert!(matches!(AsconCXof128::from_suspended(xof_state), Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData)));
 
-    // An inconsistent buf_pos/squeezing combination must be rejected: buf_pos == RATE (8) is only
-    // valid once squeezing has begun.
+    // An inconsistent buf_pos/squeezing combination must be rejected: buf_pos == RATE (8)
+    // is only valid after squeezing has begun.
     let mut bad = serialized;
     let len = bad.len();
-    bad[len - 2] = 8; // buf_pos = RATE
-    bad[len - 1] = 0; // squeezing = false
+
+    bad[len - 2] = 8;
+    bad[len - 1] = 0;
+
     assert!(matches!(AsconCXof128::from_suspended(bad), Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData)));
 
-    // Suspend mid-squeeze (not just mid-absorb) and confirm resuming continues the same stream.
+    // Suspend after squeezing has actually begun and confirm that restoring the squeezer
+    // continues the same stream.
     let mut sq = AsconCXof128::with_customization(z).unwrap();
-    sq.absorb(&data).unwrap();
+    sq.do_update(&data);
+
+    let mut sq = sq.into_squeezer();
+
     let mut head = [0u8; 5];
-    sq.squeeze_out(&mut head);
+    sq.do_output_out(&mut head);
+
     let squeezing_state = sq.clone().suspend();
-    let mut resumed_sq = AsconCXof128::from_suspended(squeezing_state).unwrap();
+
+    // A squeezing state belongs to AsconCXof128Squeezer, not the absorbing AsconCXof128 type.
+    assert!(matches!(
+        AsconCXof128::from_suspended(squeezing_state),
+        Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData)
+    ));
+
+    let mut resumed_sq = AsconCXof128Squeezer::from_suspended(squeezing_state).unwrap();
+
     let mut tail = [0u8; 35];
-    resumed_sq.squeeze_out(&mut tail);
+    resumed_sq.do_output_out(&mut tail);
+
     let mut combined = Vec::new();
     combined.extend_from_slice(&head);
     combined.extend_from_slice(&tail);
+
     assert_eq!(combined, expected, "resuming mid-squeeze must continue the same output stream");
 }
 
@@ -214,8 +304,10 @@ fn cxof128_suspendable_state() {
 fn cxof128_customization_length_bound() {
     // SP 800-232 §5.3: the customization string shall be at most 2048 bits (256 bytes).
     let ok = vec![0u8; 256];
+
     assert!(AsconCXof128::with_customization(&ok).is_ok());
 
     let too_long = vec![0u8; 257];
+
     assert!(matches!(AsconCXof128::with_customization(&too_long), Err(HashError::InvalidInput(_))));
 }
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/tests/xof128_tests.rs b/crypto/ascon/tests/xof128_tests.rs
index 22ed9c0a..acc2e768 100644
--- a/crypto/ascon/tests/xof128_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/ascon/tests/xof128_tests.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 //! Ascon-XOF128 tests (NIST SP 800-232 §5.2).
 //!
 //! Embedded NIST LWC known-answer vectors (always-on; full sweep in `bc_test_data.rs`) plus the
-//! prefix property, streaming/byte-at-a-time equivalence, trait-API, and misuse-guard tests.
+//! prefix property, streaming/byte-at-a-time equivalence, trait-API, partial-input rejection,
+//! and suspend/resume tests.
 
-use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_xof128::AsconXof128;
+use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_xof128::{AsconXof128, AsconXof128Squeezer};
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::HashError;
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::XOF;
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{Hash, Suspendable, XOF, XOFSqueezer};
 use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::xof::TestFrameworkXOF;
 use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ const XOF_KAT: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
 
 fn dh(s: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
     let s = s.trim();
+
     if s.is_empty() { Vec::new() } else { hex::decode(s).expect("valid hex") }
 }
 
@@ -49,135 +51,217 @@ fn xof128_embedded_kat() {
     for (msg_hex, md_hex) in XOF_KAT {
         let msg = dh(msg_hex);
         let expected = dh(md_hex);
-        let got = AsconXof128::new().hash_xof(&msg, expected.len());
+
+        let got = AsconXof128::new().xof(&msg, expected.len());
+
         assert_eq!(got, expected, "msg={msg_hex}");
-        // AsconXof128 has no absorb_last_partial_byte / squeeze_partial_byte_final support, so that
-        // part of the framework is disabled; everything else (hash_xof, streaming, prefix property,
-        // chunked absorb, absorb-after-squeeze) is exercised here.
-        TestFrameworkXOF { enable_partial_byte_tests: false }
-            .test_xof::<AsconXof128>(&msg, &expected);
+
+        let mut framework = TestFrameworkXOF::new();
+
+        // This implementation intentionally supports only byte-aligned Ascon-XOF128 input.
+        framework.enable_partial_byte_tests = false;
+
+        framework.test_xof(AsconXof128::new, &msg, &expected);
     }
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn xof128_prefix_property_and_streaming() {
     let msg = pattern(70);
-    let full = AsconXof128::new().hash_xof(&msg, 100);
 
-    // Squeezing in several calls yields the same stream (prefix property).
+    let full = AsconXof128::new().xof(&msg, 100);
+
+    // Squeezing in several calls yields the same continuous stream.
     let mut x = AsconXof128::new();
-    x.absorb(&msg).unwrap();
+    x.do_update(&msg);
+
+    let mut squeezer = x.into_squeezer();
     let mut piecewise = Vec::new();
+
     for n in [30usize, 40, 30] {
         let mut part = vec![0u8; n];
-        x.squeeze_out(&mut part);
+        let written = squeezer.do_output_out(&mut part);
+
+        assert_eq!(written, n);
         piecewise.extend_from_slice(&part);
     }
+
     assert_eq!(piecewise, full, "incremental squeeze must equal a single squeeze");
 
-    // Absorbing in chunks equals one-shot absorb.
+    // Absorbing in chunks equals one-shot input.
     for chunk in [1usize, 8, 9, 64] {
         let mut xc = AsconXof128::new();
+
         for piece in msg.chunks(chunk) {
-            xc.absorb(piece).unwrap();
+            xc.do_update(piece);
         }
+
         let mut got = vec![0u8; 100];
-        xc.squeeze_out(&mut got);
+        let written = xc.into_squeezer().do_output_out(&mut got);
+
+        assert_eq!(written, got.len());
+
         assert_eq!(got, full, "chunked absorb mismatch (chunk={chunk})");
     }
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn xof128_byte_at_a_time_matches_one_shot() {
-    let msg = pattern(40); // > 8 bytes so byte-at-a-time absorb triggers full-block absorption
-    let xref = AsconXof128::new().hash_xof(&msg, 48);
+    let msg = pattern(40);
+
+    let reference = AsconXof128::new().xof(&msg, 48);
+
     let mut x = AsconXof128::new();
+
     for &b in &msg {
-        x.absorb(&[b]).unwrap();
+        x.do_update(&[b]);
     }
-    let mut o = [0u8; 48];
-    x.squeeze_out(&mut o);
-    assert_eq!(o.to_vec(), xref, "XOF128 byte-at-a-time absorb mismatch");
+
+    let mut out = [0u8; 48];
+    let written = x.into_squeezer().do_output_out(&mut out);
+
+    assert_eq!(written, out.len());
+
+    assert_eq!(out.to_vec(), reference, "XOF128 byte-at-a-time absorb mismatch");
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn xof128_unsupported_partial_ops_return_err() {
-    let mut x = AsconXof128::new();
-    assert!(x.absorb_last_partial_byte(0, 3).is_err());
-    assert!(AsconXof128::new().squeeze_partial_byte_final(3).is_err());
-    let mut b = 0u8;
-    assert!(AsconXof128::new().squeeze_partial_byte_final_out(3, &mut b).is_err());
+fn xof128_unsupported_partial_input_returns_err() {
+    // num_bits == 0 is byte-aligned input and must behave like ordinary finalization.
+    assert!(AsconXof128::new().into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xFF, 0).is_ok());
+
+    assert!(AsconXof128::new().do_final_partial_bits(0x80, 0).is_ok());
+
+    // Genuine partial-byte input is intentionally unsupported.
+    assert!(matches!(
+        AsconXof128::new().into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xA0, 3),
+        Err(HashError::InvalidInput(_))
+    ));
+
+    assert!(matches!(
+        AsconXof128::new().do_final_partial_bits(0xA0, 3),
+        Err(HashError::InvalidInput(_))
+    ));
+
+    let mut out = [0u8; 32];
+
+    assert!(matches!(
+        AsconXof128::new().do_final_partial_bits_out(0xA0, 3, &mut out),
+        Err(HashError::InvalidInput(_))
+    ));
+
+    // Eight bits is not a partial byte.
+    assert!(matches!(
+        AsconXof128::new().into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xFF, 8),
+        Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))
+    ));
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn xof128_absorb_after_squeeze_errors() {
+fn xof128_absorb_then_squeeze_type_transition() {
     let mut x = AsconXof128::new();
-    x.absorb(b"data").unwrap();
-    let mut out = [0u8; 8];
-    x.squeeze_out(&mut out);
-    // Absorbing after squeezing has begun is a usage error; the trait API reports it as an error
-    // rather than panicking.
-    assert!(matches!(x.absorb(b"more"), Err(HashError::InvalidState(_))));
+    x.do_update(b"data");
+
+    let mut squeezer = x.into_squeezer();
+
+    let first = squeezer.do_output(8);
+    let second = squeezer.do_output(8);
+
+    let whole = AsconXof128::new().xof(b"data", 16);
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        [first, second].concat(),
+        whole,
+        "successive reads must continue the same XOF stream"
+    );
+
+    // There is deliberately no runtime "absorb after squeeze" test anymore.
+    // into_squeezer() consumes AsconXof128, and the resulting squeezer does not implement
+    // Hash::do_update, so that invalid state cannot be expressed.
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn xof128_suspendable_state() {
     use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_cxof128::AsconCXof128;
     use bouncycastle_core::errors::SuspendableError;
-    use bouncycastle_core::traits::Suspendable;
     use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::suspendable_state::TestFrameworkSuspendableState;
 
     let data: Vec<u8> = (0..30u8).collect();
 
     // Reference: uninterrupted absorb + squeeze.
-    let mut r = AsconXof128::new();
-    r.absorb(&data).unwrap();
+    let mut reference = AsconXof128::new();
+    reference.do_update(&data);
+
     let mut expected = [0u8; 40];
-    r.squeeze_out(&mut expected);
+    reference.into_squeezer().do_output_out(&mut expected);
 
     // Suspend mid-absorb, resume, finish, and confirm the squeezed output matches.
     let mut x = AsconXof128::new();
-    x.absorb(&data[..5]).unwrap();
+    x.do_update(&data[..5]);
+
     TestFrameworkSuspendableState::new().test(&x);
 
     let serialized = x.clone().suspend();
+
     let mut resumed = AsconXof128::from_suspended(serialized).unwrap();
-    resumed.absorb(&data[5..]).unwrap();
+    resumed.do_update(&data[5..]);
+
     let mut out = [0u8; 40];
-    resumed.squeeze_out(&mut out);
+    resumed.into_squeezer().do_output_out(&mut out);
+
     assert_eq!(out, expected, "resumed XOF output must match uninterrupted output");
 
     // A corrupted state tag must be rejected.
     let mut busted = serialized;
     busted[3] ^= 0xFF;
+
     assert!(matches!(AsconXof128::from_suspended(busted), Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData)));
 
-    // Cross-type guard: an Ascon-CXOF128 state (same serialized length) must be rejected by
-    // Ascon-XOF128 via the state tag.
+    // Cross-type guard: an Ascon-CXOF128 state has the same serialized length but a different
+    // state tag, so Ascon-XOF128 must reject it.
     let mut c = AsconCXof128::with_customization(b"z").unwrap();
-    c.absorb(&data).unwrap();
+    c.do_update(&data);
+
     let c_state = c.suspend();
+
     assert!(matches!(AsconXof128::from_suspended(c_state), Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData)));
 
-    // An inconsistent buf_pos/squeezing combination must be rejected: buf_pos == RATE (8) is only
-    // valid once squeezing has begun.
+    // An inconsistent buf_pos/squeezing combination must be rejected: buf_pos == RATE (8)
+    // is only valid once squeezing has begun.
     let mut bad = serialized;
     let len = bad.len();
-    bad[len - 2] = 8; // buf_pos = RATE
-    bad[len - 1] = 0; // squeezing = false
+
+    bad[len - 2] = 8;
+    bad[len - 1] = 0;
+
     assert!(matches!(AsconXof128::from_suspended(bad), Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData)));
 
-    // Suspend mid-squeeze (not just mid-absorb) and confirm resuming continues the same stream.
+    // Suspend after squeezing has begun and confirm that restoring the squeezer continues the
+    // same stream.
     let mut sq = AsconXof128::new();
-    sq.absorb(&data).unwrap();
+    sq.do_update(&data);
+
+    let mut sq = sq.into_squeezer();
+
     let mut head = [0u8; 5];
-    sq.squeeze_out(&mut head);
+    sq.do_output_out(&mut head);
+
     let squeezing_state = sq.clone().suspend();
-    let mut resumed_sq = AsconXof128::from_suspended(squeezing_state).unwrap();
+
+    // A squeezing state must not be accepted as the absorbing AsconXof128 type.
+    assert!(matches!(
+        AsconXof128::from_suspended(squeezing_state),
+        Err(SuspendableError::InvalidData)
+    ));
+
+    let mut resumed_sq = AsconXof128Squeezer::from_suspended(squeezing_state).unwrap();
+
     let mut tail = [0u8; 35];
-    resumed_sq.squeeze_out(&mut tail);
+    resumed_sq.do_output_out(&mut tail);
+
     let mut combined = Vec::new();
     combined.extend_from_slice(&head);
     combined.extend_from_slice(&tail);
+
     assert_eq!(combined, expected, "resuming mid-squeeze must continue the same output stream");
 }
diff --git a/crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs b/crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs
index 027a64b2..e8eb8495 100644
--- a/crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs
+++ b/crypto/factory/src/xof_factory.rs
@@ -212,9 +212,7 @@ impl Hash for XOFFactory {
         match self {
             Self::SHAKE128(h) => h.do_final_partial_bits_out(partial_byte, num_bits, output),
             Self::SHAKE256(h) => h.do_final_partial_bits_out(partial_byte, num_bits, output),
-            Self::AsconXof128(h) => {
-                h.do_final_partial_bits_out(partial_byte, num_bits, output)
-            }
+            Self::AsconXof128(h) => h.do_final_partial_bits_out(partial_byte, num_bits, output),
         }
     }
 
@@ -244,12 +242,12 @@ impl XOF for XOFFactory {
         num_bits: usize,
     ) -> Result<Self::Squeezer, HashError> {
         Ok(match self {
-            Self::SHAKE128(h) => XOFFactorySqueezer::SHAKE128(
-                h.into_squeezer_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)?,
-            ),
-            Self::SHAKE256(h) => XOFFactorySqueezer::SHAKE256(
-                h.into_squeezer_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)?,
-            ),
+            Self::SHAKE128(h) => {
+                XOFFactorySqueezer::SHAKE128(h.into_squeezer_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)?)
+            }
+            Self::SHAKE256(h) => {
+                XOFFactorySqueezer::SHAKE256(h.into_squeezer_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)?)
+            }
             Self::AsconXof128(h) => XOFFactorySqueezer::AsconXof128(
                 h.into_squeezer_partial_bits(partial_byte, num_bits)?,
             ),
@@ -273,4 +271,4 @@ impl XOF for XOFFactory {
             Self::AsconXof128(h) => h.xof_out(data, output),
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/crypto/factory/tests/xof_factory_tests.rs b/crypto/factory/tests/xof_factory_tests.rs
index a3d3d1b7..2dce009e 100644
--- a/crypto/factory/tests/xof_factory_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/factory/tests/xof_factory_tests.rs
@@ -53,29 +53,18 @@ fn check_against<S: XOF + Default>(make: impl Fn() -> XOFFactory, ctx: &str) {
 
     let mut f = make();
     f.do_update(MSG);
-    assert_eq!(
-        f.do_final_partial_bits(0x05, 3).unwrap(),
-        expected_bits,
-        "{ctx}: partial bits"
-    );
+    assert_eq!(f.do_final_partial_bits(0x05, 3).unwrap(), expected_bits, "{ctx}: partial bits");
 
     let mut f = make();
     f.do_update(MSG);
     let mut out = vec![0u8; n];
-    assert_eq!(
-        f.do_final_partial_bits_out(0x05, 3, &mut out).unwrap(),
-        n,
-        "{ctx}: ..._out length"
-    );
+    assert_eq!(f.do_final_partial_bits_out(0x05, 3, &mut out).unwrap(), n, "{ctx}: ..._out length");
     assert_eq!(out, expected_bits, "{ctx}: do_final_partial_bits_out");
 
     let mut f = make();
     f.do_update(MSG);
     assert!(
-        matches!(
-            f.do_final_partial_bits(0xFF, 8),
-            Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))
-        ),
+        matches!(f.do_final_partial_bits(0xFF, 8), Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))),
         "{ctx}: eight partial bits is not a partial byte"
     );
 
@@ -83,11 +72,7 @@ fn check_against<S: XOF + Default>(make: impl Fn() -> XOFFactory, ctx: &str) {
     let mut s = S::default();
     s.do_update(MSG);
     let long = s.into_squeezer().do_output(3 * n);
-    assert_eq!(
-        &long[..n],
-        &expected[..],
-        "the direct type's hash is a prefix of its stream"
-    );
+    assert_eq!(&long[..n], &expected[..], "the direct type's hash is a prefix of its stream");
 
     let mut f = make();
     f.do_update(MSG);
@@ -95,71 +80,43 @@ fn check_against<S: XOF + Default>(make: impl Fn() -> XOFFactory, ctx: &str) {
     assert_eq!(fo.do_output(n), &long[..n], "{ctx}: do_output");
 
     let mut buf = vec![0u8; 2 * n];
-    assert_eq!(
-        fo.do_output_out(&mut buf),
-        2 * n,
-        "{ctx}: do_output_out returns the length"
-    );
+    assert_eq!(fo.do_output_out(&mut buf), 2 * n, "{ctx}: do_output_out returns the length");
     assert_eq!(buf, &long[n..], "{ctx}: do_output_out continues the stream");
 
     let mut s = S::default();
     s.do_update(MSG);
-    let want = s
-        .into_squeezer_partial_bits(0x05, 3)
-        .unwrap()
-        .do_output(n);
+    let want = s.into_squeezer_partial_bits(0x05, 3).unwrap().do_output(n);
 
     let mut f = make();
     f.do_update(MSG);
     assert_eq!(
-        f.into_squeezer_partial_bits(0x05, 3)
-            .unwrap()
-            .do_output(n),
+        f.into_squeezer_partial_bits(0x05, 3).unwrap().do_output(n),
         want,
         "{ctx}: into_squeezer_partial_bits"
     );
 
     let mut f = make();
     f.do_update(MSG);
-    assert!(matches!(
-        f.into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xFF, 8),
-        Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))
-    ));
+    assert!(matches!(f.into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xFF, 8), Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))));
 
     // the one-shots
     assert_eq!(make().xof(MSG, 3 * n), long, "{ctx}: xof");
 
     let mut out = vec![0xFFu8; 3 * n];
-    assert_eq!(
-        make().xof_out(MSG, &mut out),
-        3 * n,
-        "{ctx}: xof_out returns the length"
-    );
+    assert_eq!(make().xof_out(MSG, &mut out), 3 * n, "{ctx}: xof_out returns the length");
     assert_eq!(out, long, "{ctx}: xof_out");
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn shake128_by_name_matches_the_direct_type() {
-    check_against::<SHAKE128>(
-        || XOFFactory::new(SHAKE128_NAME).unwrap(),
-        "SHAKE128 by constant",
-    );
-    check_against::<SHAKE128>(
-        || XOFFactory::new("SHAKE128").unwrap(),
-        "SHAKE128 by string",
-    );
+    check_against::<SHAKE128>(|| XOFFactory::new(SHAKE128_NAME).unwrap(), "SHAKE128 by constant");
+    check_against::<SHAKE128>(|| XOFFactory::new("SHAKE128").unwrap(), "SHAKE128 by string");
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn shake256_by_name_matches_the_direct_type() {
-    check_against::<SHAKE256>(
-        || XOFFactory::new(SHAKE256_NAME).unwrap(),
-        "SHAKE256 by constant",
-    );
-    check_against::<SHAKE256>(
-        || XOFFactory::new("SHAKE256").unwrap(),
-        "SHAKE256 by string",
-    );
+    check_against::<SHAKE256>(|| XOFFactory::new(SHAKE256_NAME).unwrap(), "SHAKE256 by constant");
+    check_against::<SHAKE256>(|| XOFFactory::new("SHAKE256").unwrap(), "SHAKE256 by string");
 }
 
 /// Verify that the Ascon-XOF128 factory registration resolves to the same implementation
@@ -193,18 +150,9 @@ fn defaults() {
 
 #[test]
 fn unknown_names_are_refused() {
-    for name in [
-        "SHAKE512",
-        "shake128",
-        "",
-        "cSHAKE128",
-        "Ascon-XOF999",
-    ] {
+    for name in ["SHAKE512", "shake128", "", "cSHAKE128", "Ascon-XOF999"] {
         assert!(
-            matches!(
-                XOFFactory::new(name),
-                Err(FactoryError::UnsupportedAlgorithm(_))
-            ),
+            matches!(XOFFactory::new(name), Err(FactoryError::UnsupportedAlgorithm(_))),
             "{name:?} must not construct a XOF"
         );
     }
@@ -226,4 +174,4 @@ fn test_framework_xof() {
         MSG,
         &SHAKE256::new().xof(MSG, 100),
     );
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}

From 465e684b0ba7ac2ada9851cda7b2b157abbbf0a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: officialfrancismendoza <francissamuelmendoza7@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:43:39 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 26/68] Minor doc fix to lib.rs given new XOF api (#119)

---
 crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs b/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs
index 661aa6e9..b8be0622 100644
--- a/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 //! ```
 //! use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_hash256::AsconHash256;
 //! use bouncycastle_core::traits::Hash;
+//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::XOF;
 //!
 //! // One-shot:
 //! let digest = AsconHash256::digest(b"hello world");
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@
 //! use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_xof128::AsconXof128;
 //! use bouncycastle_core::traits::XOF;
 //!
-//! let out = AsconXof128::new().hash_xof(b"input", 64);
+//! let out = AsconXof128::new().xof(b"input", 64);
 //! assert_eq!(out.len(), 64);
 //! ```
 //!

From 386bbe3e555f414a12c913750c5247c5b1325932 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: officialfrancismendoza <francissamuelmendoza7@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:50:35 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 27/68] Remediated documentation and test concerns (#119)

---
 alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md        | 576 +---------------------------
 cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs                |  94 ++++-
 cli/src/main.rs                     |  14 +-
 cli/tests/ascon_cli_tests.rs        |  84 ++--
 crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs             |  42 +-
 crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs |   5 +
 crypto/ascon/tests/cxof128_tests.rs |  61 ++-
 crypto/ascon/tests/xof128_tests.rs  |  61 ++-
 crypto/core/src/tagged_aead.rs      |   6 +-
 crypto/core/src/traits.rs           |   7 +-
 10 files changed, 291 insertions(+), 659 deletions(-)

diff --git a/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md b/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
index 17b6e1fa..a6cbbb50 100644
--- a/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
+++ b/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
@@ -2,561 +2,27 @@
 
 ## Major features
 
-* New algorithms added to crypto/ (PR #89):
-    * sm3 -- the SM3 hash (GB/T 32905-2016 / ISO/IEC 10118-3:2018), ported from bc-java. Implements `Hash`,
-      `Suspendable` and `AlgorithmOID`, supports bit-oriented (partial final byte) messages per GB/T 32905-2016 s. 5.2
-      with the partial byte in ASN.1 BIT STRING order like SHA-2/SHA-3, and is registered in `HashFactory`
-      (`"SM3"`) with a `bc-rust sm3` CLI subcommand.
-    * HMAC-SM3, in the hmac crate, registered in `MACFactory` (`"HMAC-SM3"`) with a `bc-rust hmac-sm3` CLI subcommand.
-    * Test vectors are the GB/T 32905-2016 Appendix A examples plus the bc-java `SM3DigestTest` / `HMac` vectors, with
-      additional digests cross-checked against OpenSSL and bc-java.
-
-New crate `bouncycastle-aes` (`bouncycastle::aes`): AES-128/192/256 as a raw keyed block
-permutation (NIST FIPS 197), re-exported from the umbrella crate.
-
-* **Constant-time and table-free.** The S-box is evaluated as a Boolean circuit -- the 113-gate Boyar-Peralta
-  straight-line program, 32 AND / 77 XOR / 4 XNOR -- over eight `u32` bit-planes, so there is no secret-indexed
-  memory access and no secret-dependent branch anywhere, including in the key schedule. A table-driven "light"
-  AES that removes the tables only from the cipher still leaks through `SUBWORD()` in the expansion.
-* **Low memory.** No lookup tables at all (0 bytes, against 512 bytes for BC Java's `AESLightEngine` and 2-8 KiB
-  for T-table engines) and no heap allocation. The only persistent state is the key schedule, stored bit-sliced
-  in a compressed form that is exactly the FIPS 197 Sec 5.2 size: `AES_128` 176 B, `AES_192` 208 B, `AES_256` 240 B.
-* **Both directions from one value.** Decryption follows FIPS 197 Algorithm 3 (the straight inverse cipher) rather
-  than the equivalent inverse cipher of Sec 5.3.5, so it uses the unmodified key schedule -- one stored schedule
-  encrypts and decrypts, with no second copy and no transformation at construction time.
-* **Two-block entry points.** The bit-sliced state holds two blocks, so `encrypt_2blocks` / `decrypt_2blocks` are
-  the natural unit of work and roughly double single-block throughput. `encrypt_block` / `decrypt_block` are
-  provided but do twice the necessary work; modes whose blocks are independent (CTR, and CBC/CFB decryption)
-  should prefer the pair form.
-* Verified against FIPS 197 Appendix A.1/A.2/A.3 (every schedule word), FIPS 197 Appendix B, an exhaustive check
-  of all 256 S-box and inverse S-box inputs against Tables 4 and 6, SP 800-38A Appendix F.1 (ECB, all three key
-  lengths, both directions), and 2138 NIST ACVP `ACVP-AES-ECB` cases from `bc-test-data` (skipped with a warning
-  if that repository is not checked out).
-* Deliberately ships no CLI subcommand, no factory entry and no `core` cipher-trait impls: a raw permutation can
-  only offer ECB, and those are mode-of-operation concerns. `Algorithm` is implemented (name and security
-  strength); per-mode OIDs and the `BlockCipherEncryptor` / `BlockCipherDecryptor` impls belong to the mode crates.
-* Ships the type aliases `AES_CBC_128` / `AES_CBC_192` / `AES_CBC_256`, `AES_CFB_128` /
-  `AES_CFB_192` / `AES_CFB_256`, `AES_CFB8_128` / `AES_CFB8_192` / `AES_CFB8_256`,
-  `AES_CTR_128` / `AES_CTR_192` / `AES_CTR_256` (12-byte nonce, 4-byte counter) and
-  `AES_ECB_128` / `AES_ECB_192` / `AES_ECB_256`, which fill in the
-  const parameters of `bouncycastle-modes`' `Cbc`, `Cfb`, `Cfb8`, `Ctr` and `Ecb`. The three stream
-  modes leave the direction as the only type parameter; the two **block** modes, CBC and ECB, take
-  a padding scheme as well -- `AES_CBC_128<Encrypting, PKCS7>` -- because neither is defined on data
-  that is not a whole number of blocks, so the scheme is a choice the caller has to make and one
-  both ends must agree on. Naming it in the type makes a mismatched pair a compile error instead of
-  a decryption that returns plausible rubbish. `PaddedMode` is the crate-internal projection that lets a single
-  alias carry both parameters, `PaddedEncryptor` and `PaddedDecryptor` being distinct types. They are aliases only -- no new engine
-  code, and each one's doctest round-trips and shows that a misaligned length fails to compile.
-
-New crate `bouncycastle-modes` (`bouncycastle::modes`): cipher modes of operation
-(NIST SP 800-38A), providing **CBC** (Sec 6.2), **CFB128** and **CFB8** (Sec 6.3, `s = b` and
-`s = 8`), **CTR** (Sec 6.5) and **ECB** (Sec 6.1) -- four of the recommendation's five modes, with
-only OFB outstanding. Re-exported from the umbrella crate.
-
-* `Cbc`, `Cfb`, `Cfb8` and `Ecb`, each `<P, Dir, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>`, and `Ctr`, which takes a
-  nonce length as a fifth parameter, over any
-  `ElectronicCodeBook`, so the crate depends on no concrete cipher. The direction is a type parameter:
-  the encryptor trait is implemented only for `<_, Encrypting, _, _>` and the decryptor trait
-  only for `<_, Decrypting, _, _>`, making a wrong-direction call a compile error rather than a
-  runtime check.
-* **Block modes and stream modes.** `Cbc` and `Ecb` are block ciphers
-  (`BlockCipherEncryptor` / `BlockCipherDecryptor`): whole blocks in, whole blocks out, with
-  arbitrary-length data going through `bouncycastle-padding`. `Cfb`, `Cfb8` and `Ctr` are stream
-  ciphers (`StreamCipherEncryptor` / `StreamCipherDecryptor`): any length in, the same length out,
-  no padding layer and no finalization step. That split follows SP 800-38A Sec 5.2, which requires a
-  multiple of the *block* size only for ECB and CBC, a multiple of the *segment* size `s` for CFB,
-  and nothing at all for CTR ("the plaintext need not be a multiple of the block size").
-* **The IV is generated, never accepted.** SP 800-38A Sec 5.3 requires the CBC *and CFB* IV to be
-  *unpredictable*, not merely unique, so `do_encrypt_init` draws one from the library's default
-  OS-backed DRBG (Appendix C's second recommended method) and returns it; there is no API for
-  supplying your own. Known-answer tests drive `do_encrypt_init_rng` with a fixed-output test RNG.
-  This matters more for CFB than for CBC: CFB XORs a keystream, so a repeated key-and-IV pair leaks
-  `P1 XOR P1'` outright rather than merely whether the blocks were equal.
-* **Parallel decryption.** Sec 6.2 notes CBC decryption's inverse cipher calls can run in
-  parallel, so `do_decrypt_blocks` walks the ciphertext in fours through
-  `ElectronicCodeBook::decrypt_4blocks`, then pairs through `decrypt_2blocks`, then a one-block
-  remainder. A toy permutation that rotates its four results proves the four path is taken, and
-  only for full fours. Measured against an
-  otherwise identical permutation that does not override the pair methods, this is **1.83x** the
-  decryption throughput (67.9 vs 37.1 MiB/s, AES-128, 16 KiB, N=8). CBC encryption is serial by
-  construction and does not use it.
-* Strictly block-aligned, as Sec 5.2 requires of CBC. Arbitrary-length data goes through
-  `bouncycastle-padding`'s `PaddedEncryptor` / `PaddedDecryptor`, which wrap either mode; no padding
-  logic lives in this crate. `crypto/modes/tests/cfb_tests.rs` round-trips every length from 0 to
-  `3 * BLOCK_LEN + 1` through PKCS7 to pin that the two crates compose.
-* Verified against all six SP 800-38A Appendix F.2 vectors (CBC-AES128/192/256, Encrypt and
-  Decrypt), each checked in one call, one block at a time, in a `3 + 1` grouping that exercises the
-  pair remainder, and through the `_out` variant. Appendix D error propagation is tested
-  exhaustively for the IV (every one of the 128 bit positions flips exactly its own bit of P1) and
-  for a ciphertext bit error (affects exactly two blocks).
-* Also verified against the **2150 NIST ACVP `ACVP-AES-CBC` AFT cases** from `bc-test-data` (all
-  three key lengths, both directions, 60 of them spanning 2-10 blocks). Each case is run twice --
-  block by block, and in pairs with a one-block remainder -- so the `decrypt_2blocks` path is
-  exercised against real vectors, not only against the toy permutation. Unlike the ECB response
-  file, the CBC one carries only the answer against a `tcId`, so the request and response files are
-  joined; the 6 MCT groups are skipped and the count reported. These vectors were already in
-  `bc-test-data` and previously unused.
-CFB128 (`Cfb`), SP 800-38A Sec 6.3 with `s = b`:
-
-* **A stream cipher.** Sec 6.3 parameterises CFB by a segment size `s` with `1 <= s <= b`, and
-  `Cfb` implements `s = b` -- CFB128 for AES. With `s = b` the spec's
-  `LSB_{b-s}(I_{j-1}) | C#_{j-1}` collapses to `Ij = C_{j-1}` and `MSB_s(Oj)` to `Oj`, which the
-  module docs derive step by step. CFB never puts the data through the cipher, only the input
-  block, so `Cfb` implements `StreamCipherEncryptor` / `StreamCipherDecryptor`: a `&mut [u8]` of
-  any length, in place, chunked however the caller likes, with no padding layer.
-* **The short final segment.** Sec 5.2 defines CFB only on a multiple of `s`, and Appendix A puts
-  padding outside the recommendation's scope. Rather than reject a message that is not a whole
-  number of blocks, `Cfb` takes the `s = 8r` step of the Sec 6.3 equations for the last segment
-  alone -- `C#_n = P#_n XOR MSB_{8r}(On)` -- discarding the rest of `On` exactly as Sec 6.3
-  discards `b - s` bits of every output block when `s < b`. No input block is formed after the last
-  segment, so the feedback rule that distinguishes `s < b` from `s = b` is never reached and the
-  result is unambiguous. This is what streaming CFB128 implementations do in practice, and the
-  ciphertexts interoperate: checked byte for byte against OpenSSL's `EVP_aes_128_cfb128` on a
-  37-byte message, in both directions.
-* **One buffer, three roles.** Within a segment the single stored block holds the ciphertext
-  produced so far and the unused tail of `Oj` at once -- each ciphertext byte is written over the
-  keystream byte that produced it, and is exactly what the next input block wants in that position
-  -- so the same 16 bytes are the input block, then the output block, then the next input block,
-  with no copy and no second buffer. That costs one `usize` over `Cbc` (200/232/264 B for
-  AES-128/192/256) to record how much of the current segment has been used.
-* **Decryption uses the forward cipher function.** Sec 6.3 applies `CIPH_K` in both directions, so
-  `Cfb<_, Decrypting, _, _>` never calls `decrypt_block` or `decrypt_2blocks`. This is pinned by a
-  test permutation whose inverse methods panic, run over both the pair and single-block paths -- so
-  the claim is enforced rather than merely documented.
-* **Parallel decryption**, via `encrypt_4blocks` / `encrypt_2blocks` (fours, then pairs, then a single block, like CBC): Sec 6.3 notes CFB decryption's forward cipher
-  calls "can be performed in parallel if the input blocks are first constructed (in series) from the
-  IV and the ciphertext", and with `s = b` those input blocks simply *are* the IV followed by the
-  ciphertext. Re-measured after the stream-cipher rewrite: against an otherwise identical
-  permutation that does not override the pair methods, this is **1.96x** the decryption throughput
-  (106.8 vs 54.6 MiB/s, AES-128, 16 KiB, N=8). In the same run CFB decryption was **1.26x** CBC
-  decryption (106.8 vs 84.9 MiB/s), because the bit-sliced engine's forward direction is cheaper
-  than its inverse and CFB only ever needs the forward one. CFB encryption is serial by
-  construction and does not use the pair path -- verified, not assumed: the swapped-pair test
-  permutation produces identical ciphertext under `Cfb` encrypt.
-* **The byte path is close to free on encryption and modest on decryption.** Calls that are not a
-  whole number of blocks end mid-segment and the next call finishes that segment byte by byte. At
-  125-byte calls (7 blocks and 13 bytes) encryption measured 51.1 MiB/s against 51.4 for
-  block-aligned calls, and decryption 90.6 against 106.8 -- the decrypt side pays because a partial
-  segment at each end of a call breaks the four-block batch.
-* Verified against all six SP 800-38A **Appendix F.3.13-F.3.18** vectors (CFB128-AES128/192/256,
-  Encrypt and Decrypt) in the same four groupings as CBC. F.3 additionally tabulates the *output
-  blocks* -- the keystream -- so those are checked against the raw permutation too
-  (`Oj == CIPH_K(I_j)` and `Cj == Pj XOR Oj` for all four segments of all three key lengths), which
-  pins the mode's internals and not just its final output. As a transcription cross-check, CFB128
-  is required to agree with **Appendix F.4.1 (OFB)** on the first block -- both compute
-  `C1 = P1 XOR CIPH_K(IV)` -- and to disagree from the second.
-* Also verified against the **2138 NIST ACVP `ACVP-AES-CFB128` AFT cases** from `bc-test-data` (all
-  three key lengths, both directions, 54 of them spanning 2-10 blocks), each run in four groupings:
-  block by block, in pairs with a remainder, as one call over the whole payload, and in 5-byte
-  calls that never line up with a block, so the byte path is exercised against real vectors with a
-  segment left open across calls. The 6 MCT groups are skipped and the count reported. These
-  vectors were already in `bc-test-data` and previously unused.
-* Appendix D error propagation is tested in the direction that distinguishes CFB from CBC. Table D.2
-  gives CFB "SBE in the decryption of Cj": every one of the 128 bit positions of `C2` is flipped and
-  required to flip *exactly* that bit of `P2` (the block the attacker aimed at, unlike CBC where it
-  lands in `P3`), to randomise `P3`, and to leave `P1` and `P4` untouched. The IV case is checked
-  with real AES, where a corrupted IV must *randomise* `P1` rather than flip a bit in place, and
-  must not affect any later block -- with `s = b`, Appendix D's "first `i/s` (rounding up)"
-  segments is one segment for every bit position.
-* Mutation-tested: `cargo mutants -p bouncycastle-modes` reports **0 surviving mutants** across
-  the whole crate (220 mutants, 108 caught, 112 unviable, 0 missed, 0 timed out) -- 45 caught in
-  `ctr.rs`, 28 in `cfb.rs`, 16 in `cbc.rs`, 14 in `cfb8.rs`, 2 each in `ecb.rs` and `iv.rs` --
-  including every `^`-to-`|`/`&` substitution and every keystream-stubbing mutant in the three
-  keystream modes. One mutant needed the tests to reach past runtime behaviour: stubbing out CTR's
-  compile-time counter-width guard cannot fail any runtime test, so the `compile_fail` doctests on
-  `Ctr` are what kill it.
-* Still not implemented, and listed in the crate docs: **CFB1** (`s = 1`), whose segment is a
-  single bit rather than a whole number of bytes and so does not fit a byte-oriented API at all,
-  and **OFB** and **CTR**.
-
-CFB8 (`Cfb8`), SP 800-38A Sec 6.3 with `s = 8`:
-
-* **A different mode, not a variant.** `Cfb8` is its own type, because CFB8 and CFB128 are not
-  interoperable: they agree on the first byte of ciphertext -- `P1 XOR MSB_8(CIPH_K(IV))` in both --
-  and diverge from the second, since `s = b` replaces the whole input block with the ciphertext
-  block while `s = 8` shifts one byte into a register. Both the type docs and the CLI help say so,
-  and a test asserts exactly that agree-then-diverge pattern rather than merely that the outputs
-  differ.
-* **The shift register is the spec's own alternative description.** `I_{j+1} = LSB_{b-8}(Ij) | Cj`
-  is implemented as `rotate_left(1)` followed by writing the ciphertext byte into the last
-  position, which is Sec 6.3's "the bits of the first input block circularly shift s positions to
-  the left, and then the ciphertext segment replaces the s least significant bits of the result",
-  in that order. `MSB_8(Oj)` is the first byte of the output block; the other `b - 8` are
-  discarded, as Sec 6.3 requires.
-* **A stream cipher with a one-byte segment**, so every byte string is a valid message: no
-  alignment rule, no padding, no partial-segment state. Same size as `Cbc` (192/224/256 B for
-  AES-128/192/256).
-* **One forward cipher per byte.** Discarding 15 of every 16 output bytes is what the mode costs:
-  encryption measured **3.41 MiB/s** against CFB128's 51.4 on the same data and cipher, a factor of
-  15. That is inherent to `s = 8`, and the crate docs, the type docs and the CLI help all say to
-  prefer `Cfb` unless a byte-granular self-synchronising stream is required or a format demands
-  CFB8.
-* **Decryption still batches.** Sec 6.3's parallel decryption applies: the successive register
-  states depend only on the IV and the ciphertext, so they are built in series -- byte shuffling,
-  no cipher calls -- and the forward ciphers then run four at a time through `encrypt_4blocks`,
-  then in pairs. Measured **1.94x** the throughput of the same decryption in 1-byte calls, which
-  never batch (6.61 vs 3.40 MiB/s). Encryption cannot batch and does not.
-* **Decryption never calls the inverse cipher**, as in CFB128, pinned by the same test permutation
-  whose inverse methods panic, run over the four-block, pair and single-byte paths.
-* Verified against all six SP 800-38A **Appendix F.3.7-F.3.12** vectors (CFB8-AES128/192/256,
-  Encrypt and Decrypt), each in seven groupings from one byte per call up to the whole message.
-  F.3.7's tabulated **input and output blocks** -- all 18 of each -- are checked three ways: that
-  each input block is the previous one shifted with the ciphertext byte appended, that each output
-  block is `CIPH_K` of it through the raw permutation, and that `Cj == Pj XOR MSB_8(Oj)`. That pins
-  the register construction against the spec's own table rather than only the final ciphertext.
-* Also verified against the **2138 NIST ACVP `ACVP-AES-CFB8` AFT cases** from `bc-test-data` (all
-  three key lengths, both directions, 60 of them 16 to 160 bytes), each run in four groupings --
-  whole message, byte by byte, 8-byte calls and 3-byte calls that never line up with the batch.
-  The 6 MCT groups are skipped and the count reported. These vectors were already in
-  `bc-test-data` and previously unused.
-* Appendix D error propagation is checked in the form that distinguishes CFB8 from CFB128. Table
-  D.2 gives "SBE in the decryption of Cj" plus "RBE in ... Cj+1,...,Cj+b/s", and `b/s` is **16**
-  here rather than 1: with real AES, flipping a ciphertext bit flips exactly that bit of that
-  plaintext byte, randomises the following 16 bytes, and then decryption **resynchronises
-  exactly** -- byte `j + 17` onwards is required to be byte-identical to the original plaintext.
-  That self-synchronisation is the property CFB8 is chosen for, and the equality assertion on the
-  tail is what pins it.
-* Interoperability checked byte for byte against OpenSSL's `EVP_aes_128_cfb8` on a 37-byte message,
-  in both directions.
-
-CTR (`Ctr`), SP 800-38A Sec 6.5:
-
-* **The nonce is the init data, and its length picks the counter width.** Sec 6.5 needs a sequence
-  of counter blocks that are distinct across every message under a key, and Appendix B.2's second
-  approach builds each one as a message nonce followed by a counter: "if N is the message nonce for
-  a given message, then the jth counter block is given by `Tj = N | [j]m`". `Ctr` takes that
-  literally, splitting the block by the length of its init data: the init data *is* the nonce, and
-  the remaining `BLOCK_LEN - INIT_DATA_LEN` bytes are the counter. The counter is capped at **4
-  bytes** and must be at least 1, both checked at compile time, so on AES the nonce is 12, 13, 14 or
-  15 bytes and a wrong one is a compile error rather than a runtime `Err`.
-* **The counter starts at zero**, i.e. `Tj = N | [j - 1]m`, one below B.2's `[j]m`. Appendix B
-  presents B.2 as one of "Two examples of approaches" and closes by allowing "other methods and
-  approaches for achieving the uniqueness property", so both indexings satisfy the only normative
-  requirement, that the blocks be distinct. Zero is what makes a nonce-with-zero-counter vector line
-  up with an implementation handed the whole block as an IV -- which is how the ACVP vectors are
-  written, and how OpenSSL is driven.
-* **Running out of counter is an error, and nothing is consumed.** A `CTR_LEN`-byte counter gives
-  `2^(8 * CTR_LEN)` blocks -- 64 GiB for a 4-byte counter, 4 KiB for a 1-byte one -- and Appendix
-  B.1 bounds a message at exactly that ("provided that `n <= 2^m`"). Past it the counter would
-  repeat, which for a keystream mode is keystream reuse *within one message*. `Ctr` therefore checks
-  the whole call up front and returns `SymmetricCipherError::StateError` without touching the data,
-  so a message is never half-encrypted before the mode notices. This is the first and only use in
-  the crate of the `Result` the data methods have always returned; CBC, CFB, CFB8 and ECB never fail
-  them. The counter is held as a `u64` rather than as the counter bytes precisely so that exhaustion
-  is representable: the counter field itself wraps.
-* **Both directions are parallel**, the only mode here of which that is true. Sec 6.5: "In both CTR
-  encryption and CTR decryption, the forward cipher functions can be performed in parallel."
-  Counter blocks depend on nothing but the nonce and the index, so encryption batches through
-  `encrypt_4blocks` / `encrypt_2blocks` exactly as decryption does, and encryption and decryption are
-  the same operation. Only the forward cipher function is ever used, as in the CFB modes.
-* The keystream block is the one buffer in this crate wrapped in `Secret`: a call may end part-way
-  through a block and the remainder is kept for the next one, and unlike a chaining value that
-  remainder is live key material for the bytes still to come. 224/256/288 B for AES-128/192/256 with
-  a 12-byte nonce.
-* Verified against **1853 of the 2138 NIST ACVP `ACVP-AES-CTR` AFT cases** (all three key lengths,
-  both directions), each in four groupings. The other 285 begin at a non-zero counter and so cannot
-  be expressed through a nonce-plus-zero-counter API; they are skipped with the count reported.
-* **Every ACVP case is a single block**, so none of them exercises the counter increment at all --
-  a mode whose counter never advanced, or advanced little-endian, passes the entire set. (Checked,
-  not assumed: a deliberately little-endian counter was run against the ACVP suite while these tests
-  were written, and passed.) Two things close that gap. `ctr_vector_tests.rs` adds five-block
-  vectors for all three key lengths generated with **OpenSSL 3.0.13**, whose last block is partial
-  so they also pin Sec 6.5's `MSB_u(On)`; and `ctr_tests.rs` checks the counter blocks against the
-  raw permutation **at all four counter widths**, across the 255-to-256 carry where the width allows
-  it. That width sweep matters because the counter occupies a width-dependent slice, and getting it
-  wrong is invisible to a round-trip test: both directions would build the same wrong block and
-  still recover the plaintext.
-* Cross-checked against **BC Java's `SICBlockCipher`**, which is the closest comparison available:
-  unlike OpenSSL, whose `-aes-*-ctr` takes the whole block as its IV and so has no notion of a
-  nonce, `SICBlockCipher` is built the same way -- a short IV goes in the leading bytes, the rest is
-  zero-filled so the counter starts at 0, it increments big-endian with carry, and it throws
-  `IllegalStateException("Counter in CTR/SIC mode out of range.")` once the carry would reach the
-  IV. Same construction, same start, same overflow rule; the only difference is that BC Java caps
-  the counter at `min(8, blockSize / 2)` bytes where this type stops at 4, so ours is a subset and
-  the two agree exactly on nonces of 12 to 15 bytes. Agreement is byte for byte on the 69-byte
-  vectors and on a 5000-byte message across the 255-to-256 carry at all three key lengths, and the
-  counter limit falls on the same byte at both the 1-byte (4 KiB) and 2-byte (1 MiB) widths.
-  `ctr_bc_java_tests.rs` pins what neither the ACVP nor the OpenSSL suite can reach: the keystream
-  at **1, 2 and 3-byte counters**, including both ends of the 1-byte counter's range and the
-  2-byte counter's carry from block 255 to 256.
-* SP 800-38A **Appendix F.5** is not transcribed: its vectors start the counter at `0xfcfdfeff`
-  rather than zero, so they cannot be expressed through this API. What F.5 does corroborate is the
-  split -- across its four blocks the counter moves only within the last four bytes, leaving the
-  leading twelve fixed -- and a test pins that reading.
-* The counter limit is tested at two widths: a 1-byte counter (256 blocks, 4 KiB) and a 2-byte one
-  (65536 blocks, 1 MiB), in both directions, including that a refused call leaves the data and the
-  counter untouched so the bytes that do fit are unaffected by the attempt.
-
-`cli`: twelve new subcommands -- `aes{128,192,256}-cbc`, `-cfb`, `-cfb8` and `-ctr` -- each taking
-`encrypt` or `decrypt` and streaming stdin to stdout in 1 KiB chunks.
-
-* The mode-independent plumbing lives once, in two halves that share their key loading and their
-  `encrypt` / `decrypt` spelling. `cli/src/block_mode_cmd.rs` holds the block half -- stdin framing
-  with block-alignment enforcement, hex/binary output -- generic over `BlockCipherEncryptor` /
-  `BlockCipherDecryptor`; `cli/src/stream_mode_cmd.rs` holds the stream half, generic over
-  `StreamCipherEncryptor` / `StreamCipherDecryptor`, which buffers nothing to a boundary and
-  rejects no length. `aes_cbc_cmd.rs`, `aes_ecb_cmd.rs`, `aes_cfb_cmd.rs` and `aes_cfb8_cmd.rs` are
-  thin dispatchers, so the commands cannot drift apart on the parts that affect correctness.
-* Key from `--key` (hex) or `--key-file` (binary or hex), with the usual note that secrets on the
-  command line end up in shell history. The key length must match the variant exactly.
-* **The IV travels in the ciphertext**: since there is no API for supplying one, `encrypt` writes
-  the generated IV as the first 16 bytes of its output and `decrypt` reads it back from the first
-  16 bytes of its input, so `encrypt | decrypt` composes with no `--iv` flag anywhere. The IV need
-  not be secret (SP 800-38A Sec 5.3), so this is sound.
-* Input to the `-cbc` and `-ecb` commands must be a whole number of 16-byte blocks; unaligned input
-  is rejected with a message saying the commands apply no padding rather than being silently
-  padded. The `-cfb` and `-cfb8` commands take **any length** and pad nothing, because they are
-  stream ciphers; their output is exactly as long as their input.
-* The `-cfb` commands are **CFB128** and the `-cfb8` commands are **CFB8**, and every subcommand's
-  help names its segment size and says the two are not interoperable, because they would otherwise
-  silently produce incompatible output.
-* The `-ctr` commands write a **12-byte nonce**, not the 16-byte IV every other mode writes, so
-  their output is 12 bytes longer than their input rather than 16. The per-command help says so, and
-  `cli/tests/aes_ctr_cli_tests.rs` (21 tests) pins it along with the OpenSSL vectors end to end,
-  CTR's total malleability (a flipped ciphertext bit flips exactly one plaintext bit and disturbs
-  nothing else), and that a CFB command cannot read a CTR ciphertext.
-* Reads need not respect block boundaries: bytes accumulate in a 1 KiB buffer that goes through the flat
-  `do_*_out::<1024>` when full, and the whole-block remainder at end of input goes one block at a time; verified by
-  round-tripping 64 KiB through `dd bs=3`.
-* Verified against SP 800-38A F.2 (CBC), F.3.13/F.3.15/F.3.17 (CFB128) and F.3.7/F.3.9/F.3.11
-  (CFB8): prepending the spec's IV to the spec's ciphertext and running `decrypt` reproduces the
-  spec's plaintext for all three key lengths in every mode. The `encrypt` direction was
-  cross-checked against OpenSSL under the IV the CLI generated -- for CBC, and for both CFB modes
-  on a 37-byte (deliberately unaligned) message, where our ciphertext and `openssl enc
-  -aes-128-cfb` / `-aes-128-cfb8` agree byte for byte and each tool decrypts the other's output.
-* `cli/tests/aes_cbc_cli_tests.rs` (16 tests) drives the built binary as a subprocess via
-  `CARGO_BIN_EXE_bc-rust`, so all of the above is asserted by `cargo test` rather than by hand:
-  the F.2 vectors, round trips across the chunk boundary, a fresh IV per invocation, hex/binary
-  agreement, `--key-file` in both hex and binary, and every error path with its message.
-* `cli/tests/aes_cfb_cli_tests.rs` (21 tests) mirrors that suite -- the shared plumbing is generic
-  over the mode, so a wiring mistake in the CFB dispatcher would not show up in the CBC tests -- and
-  adds four CFB-specific checks: the F.3 vectors, the Appendix D single-bit malleability observed
-  end to end through the pipe, a guard that a CFB ciphertext does not decrypt as CBC or vice
-  versa (neither mode is authenticated, so the mismatch is otherwise silent), and that every length
-  from 0 to 33 bytes round-trips with the ciphertext exactly as long as the plaintext.
-* `cli/tests/aes_cfb8_cli_tests.rs` (19 tests) does the same for CFB8, including the F.3.7/9/11
-  vectors, every length from 0 to 33 bytes, and the Appendix D window: a flipped ciphertext bit
-  flips the same bit of the same plaintext byte, corrupts the next 16 bytes, and then the output is
-  required to be byte-identical to the original again.
-
-ECB (`Ecb`), SP 800-38A Sec 6.1:
-
-* **The raw permutation with the mode API, for interoperability only.** `Ecb<P, Dir, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>` implements
-  `BlockCipherEncryptor` / `BlockCipherDecryptor` with `INIT_DATA_LEN = 0`: `do_encrypt_init` returns an empty array and
-  draws nothing from the RNG, `do_decrypt_init` takes one. Same direction typing, streaming and one-shot methods,
-  compile-time length checks and padding-layer composition as `Cbc` / `Cfb`, so a key-wrapping scheme, a legacy protocol
-  or a test-vector harness that needs ECB can use it through the same interface. The crate docs, the type docs and the
-  CLI help all say the same thing about it: **not a confidentiality mode for data** (Sec 6.1: "any given plaintext block
-  always gets encrypted to the same ciphertext block"). One block smaller than `Cbc` / `Cfb`, since nothing chains
-  (176 / 208 / 240 B for AES-128/192/256).
-* **Both directions batch.** Sec 6.1 allows forward and inverse cipher calls "to be computed in parallel", so encryption
-  as well as decryption walks the blocks through `ElectronicCodeBook::{en,de}crypt_4blocks`, then the pair methods, then
-  a single block. The swapped-pair and rotated-four test permutations prove both paths are taken in both directions.
-* `aes128-ecb` / `aes192-ecb` / `aes256-ecb` CLI subcommands over the shared block-mode plumbing, which is now generic
-  over `INIT_DATA_LEN`: nothing is prepended on `encrypt` or consumed on `decrypt`, so output is exactly as long as
-  input. The per-command help carries the warning.
-* Verified against all six SP 800-38A **Appendix F.1** vectors (ECB-AES128/192/256, Encrypt and Decrypt) in five
-  groupings each -- and, since there is no IV, `encrypt` is checked against the published ciphertext too, through the
-  streaming API and the one-shot. Each tabulated ciphertext block is also checked to be `CIPH_K` of its plaintext block
-  through the raw permutation. The **NIST ACVP `ACVP-AES-ECB`** set (2138 AFT cases) already used by `aes`
-  is run again through the mode API, both directions, in three groupings including one that reaches the four-block
-  path. Structural tests pin the Sec 6.1 equations against a reference over the toy permutation, determinism and the
-  codebook property, Appendix D error propagation (a corrupted block randomises itself and nothing else, checked over
-  all 128 bit positions with real AES), the empty init data, and composition with `bouncycastle-padding`.
-
-`core`: new `ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>` trait (`crypto/core/src/traits.rs`), the raw
-keyed permutation -- `CIPH_K` / `CIPH^-1_K` of SP 800-38A Sec 5.1 -- that a mode is built on.
-`new`, `encrypt_block`, `decrypt_block`, plus provided `encrypt_2blocks` / `decrypt_2blocks` that
-default to two single-block calls and `encrypt_4blocks` / `decrypt_4blocks` that default to two pair
-calls, all of which bit-sliced implementations override (AES the pair form, SM4 both). The block methods
-are infallible; only `new` can fail, and only on the key. `bouncycastle-aes` implements
-it for all three key lengths (the data-encryption traits are still deliberately not implemented
-there).
-
-`core`: new `SimpleCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, INIT_DATA_LEN, FINAL_LEN>` and
-`SimpleCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, INIT_DATA_LEN, FINAL_LEN>` traits, the arbitrary-length data API a
-caller uses, as opposed to the block-aligned `BlockCipher*` traits a mode implements. Their shape is
-taken from `PaddedEncryptor` / `PaddedDecryptor`, which now implement them: streaming
-`do_{en,de}crypt_init[_rng]`, exact `update_out_len`, `do_update_out`, and a consuming `do_final` that
-returns the `FINAL_LEN` trailing buffer (the padded block; a tag for an AEAD) paired with how many of its
-bytes are output -- always `FINAL_LEN` except for a padding scheme that adds nothing to aligned data --
-and, for the decryptor, how many of them are data. `do_final_out`, the `_out` one-shots
-(`encrypt_out[_rng]`, `decrypt_out`, with `encrypt_out_len` exact and `decrypt_out_max_len` an upper
-bound, checked before any work is done) and the `std` `Vec` one-shots are provided over the streaming
-methods, so an implementor writes six methods.
-
-The older one-shot-only `SymmetricCipher` trait is **deleted**, and its four methods -- `encrypt`,
-`encrypt_out`, `decrypt`, `decrypt_out` -- move onto `AEADCipher`, which was its only remaining
-user. Every other kind of cipher now reaches an arbitrary-length one-shot some other way: a block
-mode through `SimpleCipherEncryptor` / `SimpleCipherDecryptor` and the padding adapters, a
-stream mode through those same traits directly. `AEADCipher` therefore drops the supertrait and
-declares the four itself, against `NONCE_LEN`, with the documentation saying what they mean for an
-AEAD: no additional authenticated data, and a ciphertext layout that is the implementation's
-business because the tag has to go somewhere. `TestFrameworkSimpleCipher::test`, which was that
-trait's suite, moves to `TestFrameworkAEADCipher::test_plain_one_shots` and is called from
-`TestFrameworkAEADCipher::test`, so an AEAD implementor keeps the coverage without asking for it.
-
-That move also closed the last of a latent bug recorded in `core-test-framework/summary.md`: two
-security-strength loops unwrapped `set_security_strength` at all five strengths, which a key shorter
-than 32 bytes cannot carry, so they would have panicked for the first AEAD implementor — ASCON-128
-and AES-128-GCM among them. Relocating one of them into a method the AEAD suite calls would have
-made that worse, so both now carry the same key-length guard the block and stream suites already
-had. Every strength loop in the file is guarded.
-
-Stream ciphers also reach the arbitrary-length API: `StreamCipherEncryptor` and
-`StreamCipherDecryptor` get blanket impls of `SimpleCipherEncryptor` / `SimpleCipherDecryptor`
-with `FINAL_LEN = 0`, written in terms of the in-place `do_encrypt` / `do_decrypt`. An implementor
-still writes only the in-place methods, but a caller can use `encrypt_out`, `do_update_out` and the
-`std` one-shots, and can hold a stream mode through the same trait as a padded block mode -- which
-is what makes "any of the five modes behind one trait" true rather than aspirational. For a stream
-cipher the length predictions are exact rather than upper bounds, and `do_final` has nothing to
-produce. The one cost is that both traits then spell `do_encrypt_init` identically, so code with
-both in scope must qualify the call; `crypto/modes/tests/simple_cipher_api_tests.rs` is written
-that way deliberately, to show it is workable. That file also runs all three stream modes through
-`TestFrameworkSimpleCipher::test_encryptor_decryptor`, the same conformance suite the padded
-adapters run, and checks the separate-output API against the in-place one byte for byte.
-
-Mutation-tested with `--test-workspace`, which is what these blanket impls need: run against core's
-own tests alone they look untested, because core has no implementors of its own traits. Scoped to
-the change, 45 mutants, 22 caught, 19 unviable, 4 missed -- all four the same equivalent mutant,
-`[]` against `[0; 0]` and `[1; 0]` for a zero-length array, which no test can distinguish because
-they are the same value; both sites carry a comment saying so. The one genuinely uncovered mutant
-the run found, the decryptor's output-buffer length comparison, is now covered.
-
-`StreamCipher` is **replaced** by the split pair `StreamCipherEncryptor` / `StreamCipherDecryptor`,
-shaped like `BlockCipherEncryptor` / `BlockCipherDecryptor` and for the same reasons: the direction
-is encoded in the type, and a policy can permit decryption of an algorithm while forbidding new
-encryptions. The old trait carried both directions and a `BLOCK_LEN` const parameter on every data
-method, which a stream cipher has no use for; the new pair takes a `&mut [u8]` of any length, works
-in place, generates its own init data in the constructor (never accepting one), and provides its
-one-shots over a single implementor hook per direction. `Cfb` and `Cfb8` are its first implementors.
-
-Testing:
-
-* `core-test-framework` gains `TestFrameworkSimpleCipher::test_encryptor_decryptor`, which pins the
-  paired contract: one-shot round trips at every length up to a few final chunks, the `std` one-shots
-  against the `_out` ones, streaming in eight chunkings with `update_out_len` exact on every call,
-  `do_final_out` against `do_final`, a driven RNG reproducing its init data and determining the
-  ciphertext, corruption detection, short output buffers refused with the required length, and the
-  key-type and security-strength policy. The padded adapters run it.
-* `core-test-framework` gains `TestFrameworkElectronicCodeBook`, which pins the trait contract:
-  both directions are inverses either way round, the permutation is injective, and the pair
-  methods are indistinguishable from two single-block calls **including their order** -- the check
-  that makes an override safe.
-* Fixed a latent bug in `TestFrameworkBlockCipher`: it unwrapped `set_security_strength` at all
-  five strengths, which a key shorter than 32 bytes cannot carry, so the framework panicked for
-  any 16- or 24-byte key. It now skips the strengths the key length cannot hold. The bug was
-  invisible until now because nothing in the workspace implemented the block cipher traits. The
-  identical loop in `TestFrameworkSimpleCipher` and `TestFrameworkAEADCipher` got the same fix in
-  the same PR, and each also gained a `strengths_tested > 0` assertion so the sweep cannot silently
-  become vacuous again. `bouncycastle-ascon`'s `AsconAead128Encryptor`/`AsconAead128Decryptor`
-  (16-byte key) are now the first implementors to actually exercise the AEAD suite's guard.
-* `TestFrameworkStreamCipher::test` was a `todo!()` and is now implemented for the
-  `StreamCipherEncryptor` / `StreamCipherDecryptor` pair, carrying the same key-length guard as the
-  block suite from the start. It pins the paired contract: one-shot round trips, streaming in nine
-  chunkings checked against the one-shot and against every other chunking (including empty calls,
-  so a call may end mid-segment), the RNG-taking constructors reproducing their init data and
-  determining the ciphertext, distinct init data across runs, the wrong key type rejected in both
-  directions, and the security-strength policy. `Cfb` and `Cfb8` both run it.
-
-* Block cipher padding (PR #97):
-    * padding -- new crate (`bouncycastle-padding`, no_std, re-exported as `bouncycastle::padding`) providing `PKCS7`,
-      the padding scheme of RFC 5652 s. 6.3, for any block length 1..=255 (enforced at compile time). `unpad` examines
-      every byte with `Condition<i64>` mask arithmetic and has a single public decision point, so it does not leak a
-      padding oracle through timing or error detail.
-    * `PaddedEncryptor<E, P>` / `PaddedDecryptor<D, P>` adapt a block-aligned `BlockCipherEncryptor` /
-      `BlockCipherDecryptor` to arbitrary-length data: streaming `do_update_out` / `do_final(self)` plus one-shot
-      `encrypt_out` / `decrypt_out`, with exact output-length helpers. The buffered partial plaintext block is held in
-      a `Secret`, and the decryptor withholds one complete block until `do_final`, since only the last block carries
-      padding.
-    * `core` gains the `Padding<const BLOCK_LEN>` trait (in-place `pad(block, data_len)`, constant-time
-      `unpad(block) -> data_len`, and `ALWAYS_PADS`, whether the scheme appends a block to already-aligned data) and
-      `PaddingError { DataLengthTooLong, InvalidPadding, PaddingNotPermitted }`, wrapped as a new variant of
-      `SymmetricCipherError`.
-    * `NoPadding`: the absence of padding as a `Padding` scheme, for data that must already be a whole number of
-      blocks. `pad` never writes a byte and returns `PaddingNotPermitted` whenever called; `unpad` reports the whole
-      block as data; `ALWAYS_PADS` is false. Through `PaddedEncryptor` / `PaddedDecryptor` this *enforces* alignment
-      with the arbitrary-length API shape: an aligned message passes through with its length unchanged and no final
-      block, an unaligned one fails at `do_final` / `encrypt_out`, and an empty ciphertext decrypts to the empty
-      message. The test framework's `TestFrameworkSimpleCipher` gained `required_alignment`, which makes it assert
-      that every unaligned length is refused.
-    * Tests are derived from the RFC 5652 padding rule; the adapters are driven with a toy XOR-CBC cipher implementing
-      the new block cipher traits, covering every data length, ten chunkings in both directions, tampering, malformed
-      lengths, and buffer sizing. Criterion bench included.
-
-`core`: new `AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>` and
-`AEADCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>` traits (#119/#120), the streaming API
-for an authenticated cipher, shaped like `SimpleCipherEncryptor` / `SimpleCipherDecryptor` (separate
-input/output buffers, exact `update_out_len`, generated nonce) with the two things authentication
-adds: an AAD phase (`do_update_aad`, repeatable before the first `do_update_out`, refused with
-`StateError` once data has started) and a finalizer that also produces the tag
-(`do_encrypt_final`/`do_decrypt_final`, flushing up to `FINAL_LEN` held-back bytes alongside it).
-`FINAL_LEN` is `0` for a cipher like Ascon-AEAD128 that never buffers; a block-oriented AEAD or one
-whose wire format inlines the tag would need it non-zero. The one-shots (`encrypt_out[_rng]`,
-`decrypt_out`, and the `std` `Vec` forms) are provided over the streaming methods, so an implementor
-writes seven. `bouncycastle-ascon`'s `AsconAead128Encryptor` / `AsconAead128Decryptor` are the first
-implementors.
-
-Mutation-tested with `cargo mutants -p bouncycastle-core -F 'AEADCipher(Encryptor|Decryptor)'
---test-package bouncycastle-ascon` (`core` has no implementor of its own to test against): 68
-mutants, 49 caught, 10 unviable, 9 missed -- all nine equivalent given `FINAL_LEN = 0`, the only
-value Ascon-AEAD128 exercises. Six are `written + final_len` vs `written - final_len` in
-`encrypt_out`/`encrypt_out_rng`/`decrypt_out`'s final-buffer splice, indistinguishable because
-`final_len` is always `0` there; the other three are the one-shots' own buffer-length guard
-(`plaintext.len() < needed` / `ciphertext.len() < needed`) against `>`, indistinguishable because
-`needed` at `FINAL_LEN = 0` is exactly the bound Ascon's own `do_update_out` already enforces one
-call deeper, so the outer guard's direction is never the only thing standing between a short buffer
-and an error. A future `FINAL_LEN > 0` implementor (a block-oriented AEAD) would give both classes
-of mutant something to bite on.
-
-Where the tag goes is deliberately not fixed by the pair (contrast `AEADCipher`, whose one-shots
-pick a layout): `core::tagged_aead::TaggedEncryptor<E>` / `TaggedDecryptor<D, TAG_LEN>` adapt any
-`FINAL_LEN = 0` implementor to `SimpleCipherEncryptor` / `SimpleCipherDecryptor`, producing and
-consuming the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout most wire formats and files use, with the AAD phase
-still reachable through an inherent `do_update_aad` the `SimpleCipher*` traits have no slot for.
-`TaggedDecryptor` holds back exactly the last `TAG_LEN` bytes it has seen at any point, releasing
-everything older through the wrapped decryptor as soon as it is known not to be the tag -- the same
-technique `bc-rust`'s `ascon-aead128 --decrypt` used by hand before this adapter existed, now
-provided once. (A fully general adapter over a implementor whose own `FINAL_LEN` is non-zero needs
-this adapter's `FINAL_LEN` to be `INNER_FINAL_LEN + TAG_LEN`, a value derived from two other const
-generics that stable const generics cannot express as a trait argument; left to a future adapter.)
-
-New crate `bouncycastle-ascon` (`bouncycastle::ascon`): Ascon-AEAD128 / Ascon-Hash256 / Ascon-XOF128
-/ Ascon-CXOF128 (NIST SP 800-232), the lightweight cryptography suite selected from the NIST
-Lightweight Cryptography competition.
-
-* `AsconAead128` is the streaming primitive (rate 128 bits, capacity 192 bits, `Ascon-p[12]` at
-  init/finalization and `Ascon-p[8]` on AAD/data blocks), with a caller-supplied nonce for KAT and
-  protocol use. Every plaintext/ciphertext byte is transformed and emitted the moment it is seen --
-  no held-back buffering across calls -- because within a rate block each byte is independent of
-  the others in it; this is what lets its finalizers have nothing left to flush.
-  `AsconAead128Encryptor` / `AsconAead128Decryptor` are thin newtypes over it implementing the new
-  `AEADCipherEncryptor` / `AEADCipherDecryptor` pair with an internally-generated nonce; `AsconAead128`
-  itself keeps implementing the one-shot-only `AEADCipher` (both directions on one type, chosen by a
-  runtime flag), which the newtype split cannot replace since that trait needs both directions
-  available on a single implementor.
-* `AsconHash256` (`Hash`) and `AsconXof128` (`XOF`) are sponge constructions over the same
-  permutation; `AsconCXof128` (`XOF`) adds the customization string of SP 800-232 Algorithm 7 (up to
-  256 bytes). All four are byte-oriented: `do_final_partial_bits`/the equivalent XOF methods always
-  return an error rather than accept a partial final byte, unlike SHA-2/SHA-3. Registered in
-  `HashFactory` (`"Ascon-Hash256"`) and `XOFFactory` (`"Ascon-XOF128"`), with `ascon-hash256`,
-  `ascon-xof128`, `ascon-cxof128` and `ascon-aead128` CLI subcommands; the last streams both
-  directions in 1 KiB chunks, decrypting through `TaggedDecryptor` rather than a hand-rolled tail
-  buffer.
-* **Decryption releases plaintext before the tag is checked**, streaming or through the CLI: bytes
-  are necessarily written to the caller's buffer (or stdout) before the last `TAG_LEN` bytes -- the
-  tag -- can be read and compared. A non-zero exit from the CLI, or an `Err` from the streaming
-  finalizer, means the input was tampered with and any output already produced must be discarded;
-  do not treat it as authentic before that point. The one-shot APIs (`AsconAead128::decrypt`, both
-  `AEADCipher` and `AEADCipherDecryptor` views) do not have this caveat: they own the whole message
-  and zeroize the output buffer before returning an error.
-* Verified against 4228 NIST LWC KAT vectors from `bc-test-data` (1089 each for AEAD128 and
-  CXOF128, 1025 each for Hash256 and XOF128), plus embedded always-on vectors for when that
-  repository is not checked out. Mutation-tested with `cargo mutants -p bouncycastle-ascon`: 665
-  mutants, 558 caught, 103 unviable, 4 missed -- all four the same equivalent survivors as the
-  crate's introduction (PR #21): the `Sponge::absorb`/`squeeze` boundary pair and the disjoint-bit
-  `set_state_byte` OR-vs-XOR pair, neither touched by the `AEADCipherEncryptor`/`AEADCipherDecryptor`
-  work.
+* New algorithms added to crypto/ :
+    * SM3 -- the SM3 hash (GB/T 32905-2016 / ISO/IEC 10118-3:2018), ported from bc-java.
+    * AES -- AES-128/192/256, along with its modes AES_ECB, AES_CBC, AES_GCM.
+    * ASCON -- Ascon-AEAD128, Ascon-Hash256, Ascon-XOF128 and Ascon-CXOF128 (NIST SP 800-232).
+      `AsconAead128Encryptor` / `AsconAead128Decryptor` implement the generated-nonce
+      `AEADCipherEncryptor` / `AEADCipherDecryptor` pair, and `core::tagged_aead` adapts a
+      detached-tag AEAD to the common `ciphertext || tag` layout.
+    * `bouncycastle-ascon` is re-exported as `bouncycastle::ascon`; `Ascon-Hash256` and
+      `Ascon-XOF128` are registered in the factories, and the CLI adds `ascon-hash256`,
+      `ascon-xof128`, `ascon-cxof128` and `ascon-aead128`. The AEAD command generates and prefixes
+      the nonce by default, with `--nonce`/`--nonce-file` retained for deterministic vectors.
+      Streaming decrypt releases plaintext before the final tag check, so callers must discard any
+      output if finalization or the CLI exit status reports authentication failure.
+    * `core` gains the streaming AEAD split: `AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN,
+      FINAL_LEN>` and `AEADCipherDecryptor<...>`, with AAD updates, exact `update_out_len`,
+      detached tags, one-shot helpers and a `FINAL_LEN` flush buffer for implementations that hold
+      data back.
+    * Testing covers the ASCON NIST LWC KAT sweeps from `bc-test-data` (1089 AEAD128, 1025
+      Hash256, 1025 XOF128 and 1089 CXOF128 cases when the data repository is present), plus
+      embedded always-on vectors. Mutation testing for `bouncycastle-ascon` currently reports 735
+      mutants, 604 caught, 111 unviable and 20 missed before the XOF/CXOF boundary-test additions.
 
 ## Minor features / bug fixes
 
diff --git a/cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs b/cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs
index 49ca5297..64bbf3fd 100644
--- a/cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs
+++ b/cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 use std::io::{self, Read};
 use std::process::exit;
 
-use bouncycastle::ascon::ascon_aead128::{AsconAead128, AsconAead128Decryptor};
+use bouncycastle::ascon::ascon_aead128::{
+    AsconAead128, AsconAead128Decryptor, AsconAead128Encryptor,
+};
 use bouncycastle::ascon::ascon_cxof128::AsconCXof128;
 use bouncycastle::ascon::ascon_hash256::AsconHash256;
 use bouncycastle::ascon::ascon_xof128::AsconXof128;
@@ -9,8 +11,8 @@ use bouncycastle::core::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
 use bouncycastle::core::key_material::{
     KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType, do_hazardous_operations,
 };
-use bouncycastle::core::tagged_aead::TaggedDecryptor;
-use bouncycastle::core::traits::{SecurityStrength, SimpleCipherDecryptor};
+use bouncycastle::core::tagged_aead::{TaggedDecryptor, TaggedEncryptor};
+use bouncycastle::core::traits::{SecurityStrength, SimpleCipherDecryptor, SimpleCipherEncryptor};
 use bouncycastle::hex;
 
 use crate::helpers;
@@ -30,6 +32,23 @@ fn load_bytes(value: &Option<String>, value_file: &Option<String>, label: &str)
     }
 }
 
+fn load_optional_bytes(
+    value: &Option<String>,
+    value_file: &Option<String>,
+    label: &str,
+) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
+    if let Some(file) = value_file {
+        Some(helpers::read_from_file(file))
+    } else {
+        value.as_ref().map(|v| {
+            hex::decode(v).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+                eprintln!("Error: {label} is not valid hex.");
+                exit(-1)
+            })
+        })
+    }
+}
+
 fn require_16(bytes: Vec<u8>, label: &str) -> [u8; 16] {
     bytes.try_into().unwrap_or_else(|_: Vec<u8>| {
         eprintln!("Error: {label} must be exactly 16 bytes.");
@@ -99,7 +118,8 @@ pub(crate) fn aead128_cmd(
     output_hex: bool,
 ) {
     let key = load_key_material(&require_16(load_bytes(key, key_file, "key"), "key"));
-    let nonce = require_16(load_bytes(nonce, nonce_file, "nonce"), "nonce");
+    let nonce =
+        load_optional_bytes(nonce, nonce_file, "nonce").map(|bytes| require_16(bytes, "nonce"));
     let ad_bytes = match ad {
         Some(v) => hex::decode(v).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
             eprintln!("Error: associated data is not valid hex.");
@@ -110,13 +130,53 @@ pub(crate) fn aead128_cmd(
     let ad_opt = if ad_bytes.is_empty() { None } else { Some(ad_bytes.as_slice()) };
 
     if decrypt {
-        aead128_decrypt_stream(&key, &nonce, ad_opt, output_hex);
+        aead128_decrypt_stream(&key, nonce.as_ref(), ad_opt, output_hex);
     } else {
-        aead128_encrypt_stream(&key, &nonce, ad_opt, output_hex);
+        aead128_encrypt_stream(&key, nonce.as_ref(), ad_opt, output_hex);
     }
 }
 
 fn aead128_encrypt_stream(
+    key: &KeyMaterial<16>,
+    nonce: Option<&[u8; 16]>,
+    ad_opt: Option<&[u8]>,
+    output_hex: bool,
+) {
+    if let Some(nonce) = nonce {
+        aead128_encrypt_stream_with_explicit_nonce(key, nonce, ad_opt, output_hex);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let (mut cipher, nonce) = <TaggedEncryptor<AsconAead128Encryptor> as SimpleCipherEncryptor<
+        16,
+        16,
+        16,
+    >>::do_encrypt_init(key)
+    .unwrap();
+    if let Some(ad) = ad_opt {
+        cipher.do_update_aad::<16, 16, 16>(ad).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&nonce, output_hex);
+
+    let mut buf = [0u8; 1024];
+    loop {
+        let n = io::stdin().read(&mut buf).expect("Failed to read from stdin");
+        if n == 0 {
+            break;
+        }
+        let mut out = [0u8; 1024];
+        let written = cipher.do_update_out(&buf[..n], &mut out).unwrap();
+        helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&out[..written], output_hex);
+    }
+    let (tag, tag_len) = cipher.do_final().unwrap();
+    helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&tag[..tag_len], output_hex);
+    if output_hex {
+        println!();
+    }
+}
+
+fn aead128_encrypt_stream_with_explicit_nonce(
     key: &KeyMaterial<16>,
     nonce: &[u8; 16],
     ad_opt: Option<&[u8]>,
@@ -145,17 +205,31 @@ fn aead128_encrypt_stream(
 /// the last 16 bytes it has seen as soon as it is known not to be the tag.
 fn aead128_decrypt_stream(
     key: &KeyMaterial<16>,
-    nonce: &[u8; 16],
+    nonce: Option<&[u8; 16]>,
     ad_opt: Option<&[u8]>,
     output_hex: bool,
 ) {
     const CHUNK: usize = 1024;
+    let nonce = match nonce {
+        Some(nonce) => *nonce,
+        None => {
+            let mut nonce = [0u8; 16];
+            if let Err(e) = io::stdin().read_exact(&mut nonce) {
+                if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof {
+                    eprintln!("Error: ciphertext is shorter than the 16-byte nonce.");
+                    exit(-1);
+                }
+                panic!("Failed to read from stdin: {e}");
+            }
+            nonce
+        }
+    };
 
     let mut cipher = <TaggedDecryptor<AsconAead128Decryptor, 16> as SimpleCipherDecryptor<
         16,
         16,
         16,
-    >>::do_decrypt_init(key, nonce)
+    >>::do_decrypt_init(key, &nonce)
     .unwrap();
     if let Some(ad) = ad_opt {
         cipher.do_update_aad::<16, 16>(ad).unwrap();
@@ -168,10 +242,10 @@ fn aead128_decrypt_stream(
             break;
         }
         let expect = cipher.update_out_len(n);
-        let mut out = vec![0u8; expect];
+        let mut out = [0u8; CHUNK];
         // infallible: `out` is sized exactly to `update_out_len`, the only length
         // `IncorrectOutputBufferLength` could complain about.
-        let written = cipher.do_update_out(&buf[..n], &mut out).unwrap();
+        let written = cipher.do_update_out(&buf[..n], &mut out[..expect]).unwrap();
         helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&out[..written], output_hex);
     }
 
diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
index 2a338579..f3c7a2d4 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -386,11 +386,11 @@ enum Subcommands {
         #[arg(long)]
         key_file: Option<String>,
 
-        /// The 128-bit nonce in hex. Must be unique per encryption under a given key.
+        /// The 128-bit nonce in hex. Optional hazardous override for deterministic vectors.
         #[arg(long)]
         nonce: Option<String>,
 
-        /// A file containing the 128-bit nonce in hex or binary.
+        /// A file containing an optional 128-bit nonce in hex or binary.
         #[arg(long)]
         nonce_file: Option<String>,
 
@@ -1246,6 +1246,16 @@ enum Subcommands {
 }
 
 fn main() {
+    std::thread::Builder::new()
+        .name("bc-rust-main".to_string())
+        .stack_size(8 * 1024 * 1024)
+        .spawn(run)
+        .expect("failed to start CLI thread")
+        .join()
+        .expect("CLI thread panicked");
+}
+
+fn run() {
     let cli = Cli::parse();
 
     match &cli.subcommands {
diff --git a/cli/tests/ascon_cli_tests.rs b/cli/tests/ascon_cli_tests.rs
index 3cf3c6de..f4e7dfda 100644
--- a/cli/tests/ascon_cli_tests.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/ascon_cli_tests.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 //!
 //! These drive the built `bc-rust` binary as a subprocess, because the behaviour worth testing is
 //! the command-line contract itself -- KAT-level correctness through the pipe, the `ciphertext ||
-//! tag` layout, `--key-file`/`--nonce-file` loading, AAD, and exit codes -- none of which is
+//! tag` layout, generated nonce prefixing, `--key-file`/`--nonce-file` loading, AAD, and exit codes -- none of which is
 //! reachable from the library API, which `crypto/ascon/tests/*.rs` already covers directly.
 //!
 //! The KAT values below are taken from the embedded vectors already pinned in
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ const BC_RUST: &str = env!("CARGO_BIN_EXE_bc-rust");
 /// The NIST LWC AEAD KAT convention uses key == nonce for the embedded vectors (see
 /// `crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs`'s `aead128_embedded_kat`).
 const KEY_HEX: &str = "000102030405060708090a0b0c0d0e0f";
+const NONCE_LEN: usize = 16;
+const TAG_LEN: usize = 16;
 
 /// Runs `bc-rust <args...>` with `stdin_bytes` on stdin and returns the completed output.
 ///
@@ -182,15 +184,18 @@ fn ascon_aead128_matches_the_embedded_kat_for_an_empty_message() {
 }
 
 /// Encrypt then `--decrypt` round-trips a multi-KB payload, byte for byte, and the ciphertext is
-/// exactly the plaintext plus the 16-byte tag.
+/// exactly the generated nonce plus the plaintext plus the 16-byte tag.
 #[test]
 fn ascon_aead128_encrypt_then_decrypt_round_trips() {
     let plaintext = pseudo_random(4096, 0xC0FFEE);
-    let ciphertext = run_ok(&["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--nonce", KEY_HEX], &plaintext);
-    assert_eq!(ciphertext.len(), plaintext.len() + 16, "ciphertext is plaintext plus the tag");
+    let ciphertext = run_ok(&["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX], &plaintext);
+    assert_eq!(
+        ciphertext.len(),
+        plaintext.len() + NONCE_LEN + TAG_LEN,
+        "ciphertext is nonce plus plaintext plus the tag"
+    );
 
-    let recovered =
-        run_ok(&["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--nonce", KEY_HEX, "--decrypt"], &ciphertext);
+    let recovered = run_ok(&["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--decrypt"], &ciphertext);
     assert_eq!(recovered, plaintext);
 }
 
@@ -198,14 +203,9 @@ fn ascon_aead128_encrypt_then_decrypt_round_trips() {
 #[test]
 fn ascon_aead128_associated_data_round_trips() {
     let plaintext = pseudo_random(256, 7);
-    let ciphertext = run_ok(
-        &["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--nonce", KEY_HEX, "--ad", "deadbeef"],
-        &plaintext,
-    );
-    let recovered = run_ok(
-        &["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--nonce", KEY_HEX, "--ad", "deadbeef", "--decrypt"],
-        &ciphertext,
-    );
+    let ciphertext = run_ok(&["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--ad", "deadbeef"], &plaintext);
+    let recovered =
+        run_ok(&["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--ad", "deadbeef", "--decrypt"], &ciphertext);
     assert_eq!(recovered, plaintext);
 }
 
@@ -214,14 +214,9 @@ fn ascon_aead128_associated_data_round_trips() {
 #[test]
 fn ascon_aead128_wrong_associated_data_is_rejected() {
     let plaintext = pseudo_random(64, 11);
-    let ciphertext = run_ok(
-        &["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--nonce", KEY_HEX, "--ad", "deadbeef"],
-        &plaintext,
-    );
-    let stderr = run_err(
-        &["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--nonce", KEY_HEX, "--ad", "cafebabe", "--decrypt"],
-        &ciphertext,
-    );
+    let ciphertext = run_ok(&["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--ad", "deadbeef"], &plaintext);
+    let stderr =
+        run_err(&["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--ad", "cafebabe", "--decrypt"], &ciphertext);
     assert!(stderr.contains("authentication failed"), "stderr: {stderr}");
 }
 
@@ -231,12 +226,10 @@ fn ascon_aead128_wrong_associated_data_is_rejected() {
 #[test]
 fn ascon_aead128_a_flipped_ciphertext_byte_is_rejected() {
     let plaintext = pseudo_random(64, 1);
-    let mut ciphertext =
-        run_ok(&["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--nonce", KEY_HEX], &plaintext);
-    ciphertext[0] ^= 0x01;
+    let mut ciphertext = run_ok(&["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX], &plaintext);
+    ciphertext[NONCE_LEN] ^= 0x01;
 
-    let stderr =
-        run_err(&["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--nonce", KEY_HEX, "--decrypt"], &ciphertext);
+    let stderr = run_err(&["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--decrypt"], &ciphertext);
     assert!(stderr.contains("authentication failed"), "stderr: {stderr}");
 }
 
@@ -244,20 +237,32 @@ fn ascon_aead128_a_flipped_ciphertext_byte_is_rejected() {
 #[test]
 fn ascon_aead128_a_flipped_tag_byte_is_rejected() {
     let plaintext = pseudo_random(64, 2);
-    let mut ciphertext =
-        run_ok(&["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--nonce", KEY_HEX], &plaintext);
+    let mut ciphertext = run_ok(&["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX], &plaintext);
     let last = ciphertext.len() - 1;
     ciphertext[last] ^= 0x01;
 
-    let stderr =
-        run_err(&["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--nonce", KEY_HEX, "--decrypt"], &ciphertext);
+    let stderr = run_err(&["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--decrypt"], &ciphertext);
     assert!(stderr.contains("authentication failed"), "stderr: {stderr}");
 }
 
-/// Decrypt input shorter than the 16-byte tag is rejected before any tag check is attempted,
-/// including the empty-input case.
+/// Decrypt input shorter than the generated 16-byte nonce is rejected before any tag check is
+/// attempted, including the empty-input case.
+#[test]
+fn ascon_aead128_decrypt_input_shorter_than_the_nonce_is_rejected() {
+    for len in [0usize, 1, 15] {
+        let stderr = run_err(
+            &["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--decrypt"],
+            &pseudo_random(len, len as u32 + 1),
+        );
+        assert!(
+            stderr.contains("shorter than the 16-byte nonce"),
+            "len {len}: stderr should explain the missing nonce: {stderr}"
+        );
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
-fn ascon_aead128_decrypt_input_shorter_than_the_tag_is_rejected() {
+fn ascon_aead128_explicit_nonce_decrypt_input_shorter_than_the_tag_is_rejected() {
     for len in [0usize, 1, 15] {
         let stderr = run_err(
             &["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX, "--nonce", KEY_HEX, "--decrypt"],
@@ -270,6 +275,17 @@ fn ascon_aead128_decrypt_input_shorter_than_the_tag_is_rejected() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn ascon_aead128_each_invocation_uses_a_fresh_nonce() {
+    let plaintext = pseudo_random(32, 19);
+    let a = run_ok(&["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX], &plaintext);
+    let b = run_ok(&["ascon-aead128", "--key", KEY_HEX], &plaintext);
+
+    assert_eq!(a.len(), plaintext.len() + NONCE_LEN + TAG_LEN);
+    assert_eq!(b.len(), plaintext.len() + NONCE_LEN + TAG_LEN);
+    assert_ne!(&a[..NONCE_LEN], &b[..NONCE_LEN], "the CLI reused a nonce");
+}
+
 /// `--key-file`/`--nonce-file` accept binary content, not just hex, the same as the AES commands'
 /// `--key-file` (see `key_file_accepts_hex_and_binary` in `aes_ctr_cli_tests.rs`).
 #[test]
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs b/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs
index b8be0622..bf37735c 100644
--- a/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs
@@ -50,25 +50,34 @@
 //! assert_eq!(&pt, plaintext);
 //! ```
 //!
-//! Authenticated encryption (streaming, in place):
+//! Authenticated encryption (streaming, detached tag):
 //! ```
-//! use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_aead128::AsconAead128;
+//! use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_aead128::{AsconAead128Decryptor, AsconAead128Encryptor};
 //! use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::{AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor};
 //!
 //! let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42u8; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey).unwrap();
-//! let nonce = [1u8; 16];
-//!
-//! let mut buf = *b"secret message!!"; // transformed in place
-//! let mut enc = AsconAead128::new(&key, &nonce, Some(b"associated data"), true).unwrap();
-//! enc.do_encrypt_update(&mut buf); // now ciphertext
-//! let tag = enc.do_encrypt_final();
 //!
-//! let mut dec = AsconAead128::new(&key, &nonce, Some(b"associated data"), false).unwrap();
-//! dec.do_decrypt_update(&mut buf); // now plaintext again, but not yet authenticated
-//! dec.do_decrypt_final(&tag).unwrap(); // now authenticated
-//! assert_eq!(&buf, b"secret message!!");
+//! let plaintext = b"secret message!!";
+//! let (mut enc, nonce) = AsconAead128Encryptor::do_encrypt_init(&key).unwrap();
+//! enc.do_update_aad(b"associated data").unwrap();
+//! let mut ciphertext = [0u8; 16];
+//! enc.do_update_out(plaintext, &mut ciphertext).unwrap();
+//! let mut final_buf = [0u8; 0];
+//! let (_, tag) = enc.do_encrypt_final(&mut final_buf).unwrap();
+//!
+//! let mut dec = AsconAead128Decryptor::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce).unwrap();
+//! dec.do_update_aad(b"associated data").unwrap();
+//! let mut recovered = [0u8; 16];
+//! dec.do_update_out(&ciphertext, &mut recovered).unwrap();
+//! dec.do_decrypt_final(&tag, &mut final_buf).unwrap(); // now authenticated
+//! assert_eq!(&recovered, plaintext);
 //! ```
 //!
+//! For the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout, wrap the pair in
+//! [`bouncycastle_core::tagged_aead::TaggedEncryptor`] /
+//! [`bouncycastle_core::tagged_aead::TaggedDecryptor`].
+//!
 //! Extendable output:
 //! ```
 //! use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_xof128::AsconXof128;
@@ -109,10 +118,11 @@
 //!   plaintext rejected. The one-shot APIs ([`ascon_aead128::AsconAead128::decrypt`] and the
 //!   `AEADCipher` trait impl) zeroize their output buffer before returning that
 //!   error. The streaming API ([`ascon_aead128::AsconAead128::do_decrypt_update`] /
-//!   [`ascon_aead128::AsconAead128::do_decrypt_final`]) does not: plaintext bytes are necessarily
-//!   written to the caller's buffer *before* the tag can be checked, so an application streaming a
-//!   large plaintext must have a way to cancel the operation or transaction if finalization returns
-//!   an error.
+//!   [`ascon_aead128::AsconAead128::do_decrypt_final`] or
+//!   [`ascon_aead128::AsconAead128Decryptor::do_decrypt_final`]) does not: plaintext bytes are
+//!   necessarily written to the caller's buffer *before* the tag can be checked, so an application
+//!   streaming a large plaintext must have a way to cancel the operation or transaction if
+//!   finalization returns an error.
 
 // `bouncycastle-core` still uses `Vec` internally (see the TODO at the top of
 // crypto/core/src/lib.rs), which blocks this crate from being `#![no_std]` as long as it depends
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs b/crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs
index d9b06635..b13f8c11 100644
--- a/crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs
@@ -605,6 +605,11 @@ fn aead128_encryptor_decryptor_trait_framework() {
         .test_encryptor_decryptor::<16, 16, 16, 0, AsconAead128Encryptor, AsconAead128Decryptor>();
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn aead_framework_buffering_toy() {
+    TestFrameworkAEADCipher::new().test_buffering_toy();
+}
+
 /// The inline-tag adapter ([`TaggedEncryptor`]/[`TaggedDecryptor`]) over the same
 /// [`AsconAead128Encryptor`]/[`AsconAead128Decryptor`] pair must pass the unrelated
 /// [`SimpleCipherEncryptor`]/[`SimpleCipherDecryptor`] conformance suite -- proof that adapting an
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/tests/cxof128_tests.rs b/crypto/ascon/tests/cxof128_tests.rs
index bf3ee43b..d641bc5c 100644
--- a/crypto/ascon/tests/cxof128_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/ascon/tests/cxof128_tests.rs
@@ -137,6 +137,15 @@ fn cxof128_prefix_property_and_streaming() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn cxof128_hash_view_metadata() {
+    let x = AsconCXof128::new();
+
+    assert_eq!(x.block_bitlen(), 64);
+    assert_eq!(x.output_len(), 32);
+    assert_eq!(x.hash(b"").len(), 32);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn cxof128_byte_at_a_time_matches_one_shot() {
     let msg = pattern(40);
@@ -164,29 +173,43 @@ fn cxof128_unsupported_partial_input_returns_err() {
 
     assert!(AsconCXof128::new().do_final_partial_bits(0x80, 0).is_ok());
 
-    // Real partial-byte input is deliberately unsupported by Ascon-CXOF128.
-    assert!(matches!(
-        AsconCXof128::new().into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xA0, 3),
-        Err(HashError::InvalidInput(_))
-    ));
+    for num_bits in [3usize, 7] {
+        assert!(matches!(
+            AsconCXof128::new().into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xA0, num_bits),
+            Err(HashError::InvalidInput(_))
+        ));
 
-    assert!(matches!(
-        AsconCXof128::new().do_final_partial_bits(0xA0, 3),
-        Err(HashError::InvalidInput(_))
-    ));
+        assert!(matches!(
+            AsconCXof128::new().do_final_partial_bits(0xA0, num_bits),
+            Err(HashError::InvalidInput(_))
+        ));
 
-    let mut out = [0u8; 32];
+        let mut out = [0u8; 32];
 
-    assert!(matches!(
-        AsconCXof128::new().do_final_partial_bits_out(0xA0, 3, &mut out),
-        Err(HashError::InvalidInput(_))
-    ));
+        assert!(matches!(
+            AsconCXof128::new().do_final_partial_bits_out(0xA0, num_bits, &mut out),
+            Err(HashError::InvalidInput(_))
+        ));
+    }
 
-    // More than seven bits is not a partial byte at all.
-    assert!(matches!(
-        AsconCXof128::new().into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xFF, 8),
-        Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))
-    ));
+    for num_bits in [8usize, 9] {
+        assert!(matches!(
+            AsconCXof128::new().into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xFF, num_bits),
+            Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))
+        ));
+
+        assert!(matches!(
+            AsconCXof128::new().do_final_partial_bits(0xFF, num_bits),
+            Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))
+        ));
+
+        let mut out = [0u8; 32];
+
+        assert!(matches!(
+            AsconCXof128::new().do_final_partial_bits_out(0xFF, num_bits, &mut out),
+            Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))
+        ));
+    }
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/tests/xof128_tests.rs b/crypto/ascon/tests/xof128_tests.rs
index acc2e768..b0c2c74d 100644
--- a/crypto/ascon/tests/xof128_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/ascon/tests/xof128_tests.rs
@@ -105,6 +105,15 @@ fn xof128_prefix_property_and_streaming() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn xof128_hash_view_metadata() {
+    let x = AsconXof128::new();
+
+    assert_eq!(x.block_bitlen(), 64);
+    assert_eq!(x.output_len(), 32);
+    assert_eq!(x.hash(b"").len(), 32);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn xof128_byte_at_a_time_matches_one_shot() {
     let msg = pattern(40);
@@ -132,29 +141,43 @@ fn xof128_unsupported_partial_input_returns_err() {
 
     assert!(AsconXof128::new().do_final_partial_bits(0x80, 0).is_ok());
 
-    // Genuine partial-byte input is intentionally unsupported.
-    assert!(matches!(
-        AsconXof128::new().into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xA0, 3),
-        Err(HashError::InvalidInput(_))
-    ));
+    for num_bits in [3usize, 7] {
+        assert!(matches!(
+            AsconXof128::new().into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xA0, num_bits),
+            Err(HashError::InvalidInput(_))
+        ));
 
-    assert!(matches!(
-        AsconXof128::new().do_final_partial_bits(0xA0, 3),
-        Err(HashError::InvalidInput(_))
-    ));
+        assert!(matches!(
+            AsconXof128::new().do_final_partial_bits(0xA0, num_bits),
+            Err(HashError::InvalidInput(_))
+        ));
 
-    let mut out = [0u8; 32];
+        let mut out = [0u8; 32];
 
-    assert!(matches!(
-        AsconXof128::new().do_final_partial_bits_out(0xA0, 3, &mut out),
-        Err(HashError::InvalidInput(_))
-    ));
+        assert!(matches!(
+            AsconXof128::new().do_final_partial_bits_out(0xA0, num_bits, &mut out),
+            Err(HashError::InvalidInput(_))
+        ));
+    }
 
-    // Eight bits is not a partial byte.
-    assert!(matches!(
-        AsconXof128::new().into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xFF, 8),
-        Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))
-    ));
+    for num_bits in [8usize, 9] {
+        assert!(matches!(
+            AsconXof128::new().into_squeezer_partial_bits(0xFF, num_bits),
+            Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))
+        ));
+
+        assert!(matches!(
+            AsconXof128::new().do_final_partial_bits(0xFF, num_bits),
+            Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))
+        ));
+
+        let mut out = [0u8; 32];
+
+        assert!(matches!(
+            AsconXof128::new().do_final_partial_bits_out(0xFF, num_bits, &mut out),
+            Err(HashError::InvalidLength(_))
+        ));
+    }
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/crypto/core/src/tagged_aead.rs b/crypto/core/src/tagged_aead.rs
index 9874e172..1d49aad1 100644
--- a/crypto/core/src/tagged_aead.rs
+++ b/crypto/core/src/tagged_aead.rs
@@ -102,7 +102,11 @@ where
     fn do_final(self) -> Result<([u8; TAG_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError> {
         let mut nothing = [0u8; 0];
         let (flushed, tag) = self.0.do_encrypt_final(&mut nothing)?;
-        debug_assert_eq!(flushed, 0, "FINAL_LEN = 0 on the AEADCipherEncryptor bound");
+        if flushed != 0 {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(
+                "AEAD with FINAL_LEN = 0 flushed data at finalization",
+            ));
+        }
         Ok((tag, TAG_LEN))
     }
 
diff --git a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
index 4fc5219b..6eacb97c 100644
--- a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
+++ b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ pub trait AEADCipherDecryptor<
 
     /// The exact number of bytes the next [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out) will write if
     /// given `input_len` more bytes of ciphertext. Depends on what is already buffered; identically
-    /// `0` for a cipher that never holds anything back, such as Ascon-AEAD128.
+    /// `input_len` for a cipher that never holds anything back, such as Ascon-AEAD128.
     fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize;
 
     /// Streaming: consumes `ciphertext`, writing every plaintext byte that can be released so far
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ pub trait AEADCipherEncryptor<
 
     /// The exact number of bytes the next [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out) will write if
     /// given `input_len` more bytes of plaintext. Depends on what is already buffered; identically
-    /// `0` for a cipher that never holds anything back, such as Ascon-AEAD128.
+    /// `input_len` for a cipher that never holds anything back, such as Ascon-AEAD128.
     fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize;
 
     /// Streaming: consumes `plaintext`, writing every ciphertext byte that can be produced so far
@@ -463,7 +463,8 @@ pub trait AEADCipherEncryptor<
         let written = enc.do_update_out(plaintext, ciphertext)?;
         let mut final_buf = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
         let (final_len, tag) = enc.do_encrypt_final(&mut final_buf)?;
-        // `encrypt_out_len` bounds `written + final_len`, so this fits in `ciphertext[..needed]`.
+        // Implementors with FINAL_LEN > 0 must override `encrypt_out_len` so this fits in
+        // `ciphertext[..needed]`.
         ciphertext[written..written + final_len].copy_from_slice(&final_buf[..final_len]);
         Ok((nonce, written + final_len, tag))
     }

From 6d849a183940d114d1e369b7d9c7919d9ffe6961 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 18:36:35 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 28/68] cli, ascon: document the generated-nonce stream layout
 and the 8 MiB CLI thread, and fix a broken intra-doc link (#119)

Review follow-ups on the head of #120; no behaviour changes.

- cli/src/main.rs, cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs: the ascon-aead128 command's help and module docs still
  described the pre-nonce-prefix format ("output = ciphertext||tag") after the command started
  generating a nonce and writing it as the first 16 bytes of the stream. They now spell the
  convention out in both directions, the way aes128-ctr's help does for its own nonce, and say what
  --nonce/--nonce-file turn off -- the part a user gets wrong, since feeding a prefixed ciphertext
  to "--decrypt --nonce ..." decrypts garbage and only then fails the tag check. The two encrypt
  paths each gain a line saying which API they drive and why the explicit-nonce one cannot use the
  AEADCipherEncryptor pair (do_encrypt_init generates the nonce by construction).
- cli/src/main.rs: fn main's 8 MiB thread gains a comment for the constraint it exists for. It is
  load-bearing: with it removed and `ulimit -s 1024`, every subcommand -- sha3-256 as much as
  ascon-aead128 -- overflows during argument parsing in a debug build, before any algorithm runs.
- crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs: [`ascon_aead128::AsconAead128Decryptor::do_decrypt_final`] does not
  resolve, because do_decrypt_final is an AEADCipherDecryptor method rather than an inherent one,
  so `cargo doc` warned and published a dead link. Points at the trait method instead.

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-5

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs    | 20 +++++++++++++++++---
 cli/src/main.rs         | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs |  8 ++++----
 3 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs b/cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs
index 64bbf3fd..3382988b 100644
--- a/cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs
+++ b/cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs
@@ -100,9 +100,15 @@ pub(crate) fn cxof128_cmd(customization: &Option<String>, output_len: usize, out
     helpers::stream_xof(x, output_len, output_hex);
 }
 
-/// Ascon-AEAD128 of stdin. Encrypts (stdin = plaintext, output = ciphertext||tag) or, with
-/// `decrypt`, decrypts (stdin = ciphertext||tag, output = plaintext). Decryption exits with a
-/// non-zero status if the authentication tag does not verify.
+/// Ascon-AEAD128 of stdin. Encrypts (stdin = plaintext, output = nonce||ciphertext||tag) or, with
+/// `decrypt`, decrypts (stdin = nonce||ciphertext||tag, output = plaintext). Decryption exits with
+/// a non-zero status if the authentication tag does not verify.
+///
+/// The 16-byte nonce is generated by the library and travels at the head of the stream, the same
+/// convention `block_mode_cmd`/`stream_mode_cmd` use for their IV, so an encrypt and a decrypt
+/// compose in a pipeline with nothing but the key passed between them. A caller-supplied `nonce`
+/// overrides that and is kept out of the stream in both directions; it is there for known-answer
+/// vectors, and repeating one under a given key breaks Ascon-AEAD128 outright.
 ///
 /// Both directions stream stdin in fixed-size chunks (no full-buffer slurp). Encryption emits
 /// ciphertext eagerly, before the tag is known; note that in the decryption direction, plaintext
@@ -136,6 +142,10 @@ pub(crate) fn aead128_cmd(
     }
 }
 
+/// Generated-nonce encryption: drives [`TaggedEncryptor`] over [`AsconAead128Encryptor`], writing
+/// the nonce it returns ahead of the `ciphertext || tag` the adapter produces. With an explicit
+/// nonce there is nothing to write, so that case goes to
+/// [`aead128_encrypt_stream_with_explicit_nonce`] instead.
 fn aead128_encrypt_stream(
     key: &KeyMaterial<16>,
     nonce: Option<&[u8; 16]>,
@@ -176,6 +186,10 @@ fn aead128_encrypt_stream(
     }
 }
 
+/// Encryption under a caller-supplied nonce, which nothing is written to the stream for. This
+/// drives the inherent [`AsconAead128`] API rather than the `AEADCipherEncryptor` pair because the
+/// pair generates its own nonce by construction -- `do_encrypt_init` owns that choice, which is
+/// the point of the trait -- and has no caller-supplied-nonce constructor to call here.
 fn aead128_encrypt_stream_with_explicit_nonce(
     key: &KeyMaterial<16>,
     nonce: &[u8; 16],
diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
index f3c7a2d4..1a0fe0fd 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -367,11 +367,23 @@ enum Subcommands {
         x: bool,
     },
 
-    /// Ascon-AEAD128 authenticated encryption/decryption of the content provided on stdin.
-    /// Encrypts by default (stdin = plaintext, output = ciphertext||tag); with --decrypt the
-    /// reverse. Decryption fails with a non-zero exit status if the tag does not verify.
+    /// Ascon-AEAD128 authenticated encryption/decryption of the content provided on stdin
+    /// (NIST SP 800-232).
+    ///
+    /// On encrypt, a fresh nonce is generated and written as the FIRST 16 BYTES of the output,
+    /// followed by the ciphertext and then the 16-byte tag; on --decrypt the nonce is read back
+    /// from the first 16 bytes of the input, so the two compose directly in a pipeline. This is
+    /// the same convention the AES commands use for their IV. Decryption fails with a non-zero
+    /// exit status if the tag does not verify.
+    ///
+    /// --nonce/--nonce-file override that: the nonce is then neither written on encrypt nor read
+    /// on decrypt, and the stream is exactly ciphertext||tag in both directions. That override
+    /// exists for reproducing known-answer vectors; repeating a nonce under one key destroys both
+    /// the confidentiality and the authenticity of Ascon-AEAD128.
+    ///
     /// Note: in production uses, secrets should not be passed on the command-line because they get
     /// logged in shell history. Use the file-based input instead.
+    ///
     /// Security note: decryption streams its output, so plaintext bytes are written to stdout
     /// before the authentication tag (the last 16 bytes of input) can be checked. Do not treat
     /// the output as authentic until this command exits with status 0; a non-zero exit means the
@@ -386,11 +398,12 @@ enum Subcommands {
         #[arg(long)]
         key_file: Option<String>,
 
-        /// The 128-bit nonce in hex. Optional hazardous override for deterministic vectors.
+        /// The 128-bit nonce in hex. Hazardous override: supplying it keeps the nonce out of the
+        /// stream (see above), and reusing one under a given key breaks the cipher.
         #[arg(long)]
         nonce: Option<String>,
 
-        /// A file containing an optional 128-bit nonce in hex or binary.
+        /// A file containing a 128-bit nonce in hex or binary; the same hazardous override.
         #[arg(long)]
         nonce_file: Option<String>,
 
@@ -1245,6 +1258,12 @@ enum Subcommands {
     },
 }
 
+// The CLI body runs on a spawned thread with an explicit 8 MiB stack rather than directly on the
+// process's main thread, whose size this program does not control: on Linux it is `ulimit -s`
+// (8 MiB by default), and it can be a good deal smaller elsewhere or under a tightened limit. With
+// a 1 MiB main stack a debug build overflows during argument parsing -- in every subcommand, before
+// any algorithm runs -- so this is a property of the command tree, not of one algorithm's state.
+// 8 MiB is the usual Linux default; do not lower it without re-checking that case.
 fn main() {
     std::thread::Builder::new()
         .name("bc-rust-main".to_string())
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs b/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs
index bf37735c..a5d6eff9 100644
--- a/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@
 //!   `AEADCipher` trait impl) zeroize their output buffer before returning that
 //!   error. The streaming API ([`ascon_aead128::AsconAead128::do_decrypt_update`] /
 //!   [`ascon_aead128::AsconAead128::do_decrypt_final`] or
-//!   [`ascon_aead128::AsconAead128Decryptor::do_decrypt_final`]) does not: plaintext bytes are
-//!   necessarily written to the caller's buffer *before* the tag can be checked, so an application
-//!   streaming a large plaintext must have a way to cancel the operation or transaction if
-//!   finalization returns an error.
+//!   [`bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipherDecryptor::do_decrypt_final`]) does not: plaintext
+//!   bytes are necessarily written to the caller's buffer *before* the tag can be checked, so an
+//!   application streaming a large plaintext must have a way to cancel the operation or
+//!   transaction if finalization returns an error.
 
 // `bouncycastle-core` still uses `Vec` internally (see the TODO at the top of
 // crypto/core/src/lib.rs), which blocks this crate from being `#![no_std]` as long as it depends

From bbc04e3f051cd4e8674b2582c9b0e3d31afb82d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 18:41:07 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 29/68] release notes: the current bouncycastle-ascon mutation
 figures (#119)

The entry carried the pre-remediation run, flagged as such ("20 missed before the XOF/CXOF
boundary-test additions"). Re-measured on this head with `cargo mutants -p bouncycastle-ascon
--test-package bouncycastle-ascon --jobs 3 --timeout 120`, with bc-test-data reachable from the
copied tree and a config whose examine_globs block is removed: 735 mutants, 618 caught, 111
unviable, 6 missed. The six are the known equivalences already commented at their sites -- the
sponge absorb/squeeze boundaries and the two disjoint-bit `|` -> `^` in set_state_byte -- so the
14 real survivors that run found in the XOF/CXOF Hash view are dead.

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-5

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md b/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
index a6cbbb50..d8f83f95 100644
--- a/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
+++ b/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
       data back.
     * Testing covers the ASCON NIST LWC KAT sweeps from `bc-test-data` (1089 AEAD128, 1025
       Hash256, 1025 XOF128 and 1089 CXOF128 cases when the data repository is present), plus
-      embedded always-on vectors. Mutation testing for `bouncycastle-ascon` currently reports 735
-      mutants, 604 caught, 111 unviable and 20 missed before the XOF/CXOF boundary-test additions.
+      embedded always-on vectors. Mutation testing for `bouncycastle-ascon` reports 735 mutants,
+      618 caught, 111 unviable and 6 missed; the six survivors are the sponge boundary and
+      `set_state_byte` OR/XOR equivalences documented at their sites.
 
 ## Minor features / bug fixes
 

From 2f7c32a8dc02815ca32bdfc33d1709078ba64056 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 18:53:15 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 30/68] core, core-test-framework, ascon: delete the AEADCipher
 trait, superseded by the AEADCipherEncryptor/AEADCipherDecryptor split (#119)

AEADCipher was the single-type AEAD trait this issue exists to split. It had no implementor on the
base branch and its conformance suite had nothing to run against; this PR was about to give it its
first and only implementor, on AsconAead128, in the same change that introduces the pair meant to
replace it. That would have left the library with two parallel AEAD abstractions and Ascon-AEAD128
with four public one-shot encrypt surfaces. Deleted instead:

- crypto/core/src/traits.rs: the trait itself (encrypt/encrypt_out/decrypt/decrypt_out, the
  aead_* pair, do_aead_encrypt_final/do_aead_decrypt_final). The AEADCipherEncryptor doc that
  contrasted its tag placement with this trait's now just points at tagged_aead.
- crypto/core-test-framework/src/symmetric_ciphers.rs: TestFrameworkAEADCipher::test and
  ::test_plain_one_shots, the suites for it. The struct keeps test_encryptor_decryptor and
  test_buffering_toy, which exercise the pair.
- crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs: the impl, and the module-doc sentence that justified the
  newtype pair by pointing at it.

Test coverage is kept where it was about Ascon rather than about the trait: the chunk-boundary
sweep and the wrong-tag rejection now drive the inherent do_encrypt_final/do_decrypt_final (they
only used the trait for its finalizers), and the undersized-buffer suite is rewritten against the
inherent one-shots, whose own length checks -- including the 16-byte-ciphertext and oversized-buffer
boundaries that must NOT be rejected -- were previously reached only through the trait. The three
tests that were about the deleted code (the std Vec wrappers, the plain view's
DecryptionFailed remapping, the AEADCipher framework conformance call) go with it.

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-5

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs             | 170 +----------
 crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs                       |   6 +-
 crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs           | 171 ++---------
 .../src/symmetric_ciphers.rs                  | 266 +-----------------
 crypto/core/src/traits.rs                     | 134 +--------
 5 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 708 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs b/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs
index ee34d2cd..b2d628d1 100644
--- a/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs
+++ b/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 //! its own direction and only ever calls that direction's inherent methods, so the wrong-direction
 //! panics inside [`AsconAead128::do_encrypt_update`] and friends are unreachable through them. See
 //! their docs for why a thin newtype pair rather than encoding the direction into `AsconAead128`
-//! itself: that would need a second, incompatible implementation of the single-type [`AEADCipher`]
-//! this module also provides, which needs both directions available on the one type.
+//! itself: the inherent API is deliberately one type serving both directions, which is what the
+//! in-place streaming and the explicit-nonce one-shots are built on.
 
 use core::fmt::{self, Debug, Display, Formatter};
 
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::errors::{KeyMaterialError, SuspendableError, SymmetricCip
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
 use bouncycastle_core::suspendable_state::{add_lib_ver, check_lib_ver};
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
-    AEADCipher, AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, Algorithm, RNG, SecurityStrength,
-    SuspendableKeyed,
+    AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, Algorithm, RNG, SecurityStrength, SuspendableKeyed,
 };
 use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
 use bouncycastle_utils::ct::ct_eq_bytes;
@@ -476,169 +475,6 @@ impl Algorithm for AsconAead128 {
     const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = SecurityStrength::_128bit;
 }
 
-// Ascon-AEAD128 as an `AEADCipher`. `encrypt`/`encrypt_out`/`decrypt`/`decrypt_out` are the
-// "basic" (non-AEAD) view: the init data is the 128-bit nonce, and the ciphertext produced by
-// these APIs is `Ascon ciphertext || 16-byte tag` (empty AAD). `aead_*` are the full AEAD view
-// with associated data and a separate tag.
-impl AEADCipher<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN> for AsconAead128 {
-    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-    fn encrypt(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-        plaintext: &[u8],
-    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], Vec<u8>), SymmetricCipherError> {
-        let mut ciphertext = vec![0u8; plaintext.len() + TAG_LEN];
-        let (nonce, written) = Self::encrypt_out(key, plaintext, &mut ciphertext)?;
-        ciphertext.truncate(written);
-        Ok((nonce, ciphertext))
-    }
-
-    fn encrypt_out(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-        plaintext: &[u8],
-        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
-    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError> {
-        let _ = Self::checked_key(key)?;
-        let nonce = Self::fresh_nonce()?;
-        // No associated data for the plain, non-AEAD view; the tag is appended to `ciphertext`.
-        // `encrypt` itself checks that `ciphertext` is long enough.
-        let written = Self::encrypt(key, &nonce, None, plaintext, ciphertext)?;
-        Ok((nonce, written))
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-    fn decrypt(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-        init_data: [u8; NONCE_LEN],
-        ciphertext: &[u8],
-    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        if ciphertext.len() < TAG_LEN {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(
-                "Ascon-AEAD128 ciphertext shorter than tag",
-            ));
-        }
-        let mut plaintext = vec![0u8; ciphertext.len() - TAG_LEN];
-        let written = Self::decrypt_out(key, init_data, ciphertext, &mut plaintext)?;
-        plaintext.truncate(written);
-        Ok(plaintext)
-    }
-
-    fn decrypt_out(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-        init_data: [u8; NONCE_LEN],
-        ciphertext: &[u8],
-        plaintext: &mut [u8],
-    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        let _ = Self::checked_key(key)?;
-        if ciphertext.len() < TAG_LEN {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(
-                "Ascon-AEAD128 ciphertext shorter than tag",
-            ));
-        }
-        let pt_len = ciphertext.len() - TAG_LEN;
-        if plaintext.len() < pt_len {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(
-                "Ascon-AEAD128 plaintext buffer too small",
-                pt_len,
-            ));
-        }
-        // `ciphertext` is `Ascon ciphertext || 16-byte tag`; `decrypt` splits it internally.
-        // This plain, non-AEAD view has no AAD and so nothing that distinguishes an
-        // authentication failure from any other decryption failure; report both as
-        // `DecryptionFailed`, matching the trait's documented "the caller learns only that
-        // decryption failed". `AEADTagCheckFailed` is reserved for the AEAD view
-        // (`aead_decrypt`/`aead_decrypt_out`), which is honest about there being a separate tag.
-        Self::decrypt(key, &init_data, None, ciphertext, plaintext).map_err(|e| match e {
-            SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed => SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed,
-            other => other,
-        })
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-    fn aead_encrypt(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-        aad: &[u8],
-        plaintext: &[u8],
-    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], Vec<u8>, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
-        let mut ciphertext = vec![0u8; plaintext.len()];
-        let (nonce, written, tag) = Self::aead_encrypt_out(key, aad, plaintext, &mut ciphertext)?;
-        ciphertext.truncate(written);
-        Ok((nonce, ciphertext, tag))
-    }
-
-    fn aead_encrypt_out(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-        aad: &[u8],
-        plaintext: &[u8],
-        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
-    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
-        let _ = Self::checked_key(key)?;
-        if ciphertext.len() < plaintext.len() {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(
-                "Ascon-AEAD128 ciphertext buffer too small",
-                plaintext.len(),
-            ));
-        }
-        let nonce = Self::fresh_nonce()?;
-        let aad_opt = if aad.is_empty() { None } else { Some(aad) };
-        let mut cipher = Self::new(key, &nonce, aad_opt, true)?;
-        ciphertext[..plaintext.len()].copy_from_slice(plaintext);
-        cipher.do_encrypt_update(&mut ciphertext[..plaintext.len()]);
-        let tag = cipher.do_encrypt_final();
-        Ok((nonce, plaintext.len(), tag))
-    }
-
-    fn do_aead_encrypt_final(self) -> Result<[u8; TAG_LEN], SymmetricCipherError> {
-        Ok(self.do_encrypt_final())
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-    fn aead_decrypt(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
-        aad: &[u8],
-        ciphertext: &[u8],
-        tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
-    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        let mut plaintext = vec![0u8; ciphertext.len()];
-        let written = Self::aead_decrypt_out(key, nonce, aad, ciphertext, tag, &mut plaintext)?;
-        plaintext.truncate(written);
-        Ok(plaintext)
-    }
-
-    fn aead_decrypt_out(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
-        aad: &[u8],
-        ciphertext: &[u8],
-        tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
-        plaintext: &mut [u8],
-    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        let _ = Self::checked_key(key)?;
-        if plaintext.len() < ciphertext.len() {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(
-                "Ascon-AEAD128 plaintext buffer too small",
-                ciphertext.len(),
-            ));
-        }
-        let aad_opt = if aad.is_empty() { None } else { Some(aad) };
-        let mut cipher = Self::new(key, nonce, aad_opt, false)?;
-        plaintext[..ciphertext.len()].copy_from_slice(ciphertext);
-        cipher.do_decrypt_update(&mut plaintext[..ciphertext.len()]);
-        match cipher.do_decrypt_final(tag) {
-            Ok(()) => Ok(ciphertext.len()),
-            Err(e) => {
-                // A failed tag check must not leave plaintext in the caller's buffer.
-                plaintext[..ciphertext.len()].fill(0);
-                Err(e)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn do_aead_decrypt_final(self, tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
-        self.do_decrypt_final(tag)
-    }
-}
-
 /// Adapts [`AsconAead128`]'s encrypting direction to [`AEADCipherEncryptor`]; see the module docs
 /// for why this is a thin wrapper rather than a change to `AsconAead128` itself.
 pub struct AsconAead128Encryptor(AsconAead128);
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs b/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs
index a5d6eff9..cf3615f4 100644
--- a/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@
 //!   caller that needs a partial-byte final block should reach for SHA-3, which supports one.
 //! - **Decryption tag check failure:** a ciphertext decryption whose finalization returns
 //!   `Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed)` must be treated as tampered, and the entire
-//!   plaintext rejected. The one-shot APIs ([`ascon_aead128::AsconAead128::decrypt`] and the
-//!   `AEADCipher` trait impl) zeroize their output buffer before returning that
-//!   error. The streaming API ([`ascon_aead128::AsconAead128::do_decrypt_update`] /
+//!   plaintext rejected. The one-shot APIs ([`ascon_aead128::AsconAead128::decrypt`] and
+//!   [`bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipherDecryptor::decrypt_out`]) zeroize their output buffer
+//!   before returning that error. The streaming API ([`ascon_aead128::AsconAead128::do_decrypt_update`] /
 //!   [`ascon_aead128::AsconAead128::do_decrypt_final`] or
 //!   [`bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipherDecryptor::do_decrypt_final`]) does not: plaintext
 //!   bytes are necessarily written to the caller's buffer *before* the tag can be checked, so an
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs b/crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs
index b13f8c11..15387da1 100644
--- a/crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
 //!   repo required). The full sweep lives in `bc_test_data.rs`.
 //! - Behavioral / contract tests (round-trips, streaming chunk-boundary equivalence, authentication
 //!   failures, determinism), driven through the inherent explicit-nonce API.
-//! - The shared `AEADCipher` conformance framework (`core-test-framework`), which exercises the
-//!   generic `AEADCipher` trait surface with internally-generated nonces.
+//! - The shared conformance framework (`core-test-framework`), which exercises the
+//!   `AEADCipherEncryptor`/`AEADCipherDecryptor` pair and, through `TaggedEncryptor`/
+//!   `TaggedDecryptor`, the `SimpleCipherEncryptor`/`SimpleCipherDecryptor` surface, both with
+//!   internally-generated nonces.
 
 use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_aead128::{
     AsconAead128, AsconAead128Decryptor, AsconAead128Encryptor,
@@ -243,13 +245,11 @@ fn aead_chunked_aad_matches_one_shot() {
 }
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-/* Trait-driven streaming sweep (this is what would have caught F1/F2)        */
+/* Streaming chunk sweep (this is what would have caught F1/F2)               */
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 #[test]
-fn aead_trait_streaming_sweep() {
-    use bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipher;
-
+fn aead_streaming_chunk_sweep() {
     let km = key_material(&KEY);
     for pt_len in 0..=40 {
         let pt = pattern(pt_len);
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ fn aead_trait_streaming_sweep() {
                     e.do_encrypt_update(&mut out[off..end]);
                     off = end;
                 }
-                let tag = e.do_aead_encrypt_final().unwrap();
+                let tag = e.do_encrypt_final();
                 assert_eq!(out, ct_ref_body, "pt_len={pt_len} ad_len={ad_len} chunk={chunk}");
                 assert_eq!(tag, tag_ref, "pt_len={pt_len} ad_len={ad_len} chunk={chunk}");
 
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ fn aead_trait_streaming_sweep() {
                     off = end;
                 }
                 let tag_arr: [u8; 16] = tag_ref.try_into().unwrap();
-                d.do_aead_decrypt_final(&tag_arr).unwrap();
+                d.do_decrypt_final(&tag_arr).unwrap();
                 assert_eq!(back, pt, "pt_len={pt_len} ad_len={ad_len} chunk={chunk}");
             }
         }
@@ -290,9 +290,7 @@ fn aead_trait_streaming_sweep() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn do_aead_decrypt_final_rejects_wrong_tag() {
-    use bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipher;
-
+fn do_decrypt_final_rejects_wrong_tag() {
     let km = key_material(&KEY);
     let pt = pattern(20);
     let mut d = AsconAead128::new(&km, &NONCE, None, false).unwrap();
@@ -300,167 +298,63 @@ fn do_aead_decrypt_final_rejects_wrong_tag() {
     d.do_decrypt_update(&mut buf);
     let wrong_tag = [0xFFu8; 16];
     assert!(matches!(
-        d.do_aead_decrypt_final(&wrong_tag),
+        d.do_decrypt_final(&wrong_tag),
         Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed)
     ));
 }
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-/* std-only Vec-returning trait wrappers                                      */
+/* One-shot buffer-length contract                                            */
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-// `TestFrameworkAEADCipher` only exercises the `_out` (buffer-based)
-// entry points, so the `#[cfg(feature = "std")]` `Vec`-returning wrappers (`encrypt`, `decrypt`,
-// `aead_encrypt`, `aead_decrypt`) are otherwise never called by any test.
-#[test]
-fn aead128_std_vec_wrappers_round_trip() {
-    use bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipher;
-
-    let km = key_material(&KEY);
-    let msg = pattern(40);
-
-    let (nonce, ct) = <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::encrypt(&km, &msg).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(ct.len(), msg.len() + 16);
-    let pt = <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::decrypt(&km, nonce, &ct).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(pt, msg);
-
-    let (nonce, ct, tag) =
-        <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::aead_encrypt(&km, b"aad", &msg).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(ct.len(), msg.len());
-    let pt = <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::aead_decrypt(&km, &nonce, b"aad", &ct, &tag)
-        .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(pt, msg);
-
-    // Tampering must still be rejected through these entry points too.
-    assert!(
-        <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::aead_decrypt(
-            &km, &nonce, b"wrong-aad", &ct, &tag
-        )
-        .is_err()
-    );
-}
-
-// None of the length checks in the `AEADCipher` `_out` entry points are ever
-// triggered by `TestFrameworkAEADCipher` (which always pass a
-// generously-sized fixed buffer), nor by the inherent one-shot `encrypt`/`decrypt` tests above
-// (which always size their own buffer correctly). Exercise every one directly.
+// The length checks in the inherent one-shots are never triggered by the tests above, which all
+// size their own buffers correctly, so exercise each one directly -- including the two boundary
+// cases that must NOT be rejected.
 #[test]
 fn aead128_undersized_buffers_are_rejected() {
-    use bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipher;
-
     let km = key_material(&KEY);
     let msg = pattern(40);
 
-    // AEADCipher::encrypt_out: ciphertext buffer shorter than plaintext.len() + 16.
+    // encrypt: output buffer shorter than plaintext.len() + 16.
     let mut too_small = vec![0u8; msg.len() + 15];
-    match <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::encrypt_out(&km, &msg, &mut too_small) {
+    match AsconAead128::encrypt(&km, &NONCE, None, &msg, &mut too_small) {
         Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(_, needed)) => {
             assert_eq!(needed, msg.len() + 16);
         }
         other => panic!("expected IncorrectOutputBufferLength, got {other:?}"),
     }
 
-    // AEADCipher::decrypt / decrypt_out: ciphertext shorter than the 16-byte tag.
+    // decrypt: ciphertext shorter than the 16-byte tag, which is checked before the output buffer.
     let short = [0u8; 8];
-    match <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::decrypt(&km, NONCE, &short) {
-        Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(_)) => {}
-        other => panic!("expected GenericError, got {other:?}"),
-    }
     let mut pt_buf = [0u8; 8];
-    match <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::decrypt_out(&km, NONCE, &short, &mut pt_buf) {
+    match AsconAead128::decrypt(&km, &NONCE, None, &short, &mut pt_buf) {
         Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(_)) => {}
         other => panic!("expected GenericError, got {other:?}"),
     }
 
-    // AEADCipher::decrypt_out: valid-length ciphertext, but undersized plaintext buffer.
+    // decrypt: valid-length ciphertext, but an undersized plaintext buffer.
     let ct = enc_oneshot(&KEY, &NONCE, &[], &msg);
     let mut too_small_pt = vec![0u8; msg.len() - 1];
-    match <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::decrypt_out(&km, NONCE, &ct, &mut too_small_pt)
-    {
+    match AsconAead128::decrypt(&km, &NONCE, None, &ct, &mut too_small_pt) {
         Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(_, needed)) => {
             assert_eq!(needed, msg.len());
         }
         other => panic!("expected IncorrectOutputBufferLength, got {other:?}"),
     }
 
-    // decrypt / decrypt_out: ciphertext of exactly 16 bytes (an empty plaintext plus the tag) is
-    // the boundary case and must NOT be rejected as "too short".
+    // A ciphertext of exactly 16 bytes -- an empty plaintext plus its tag -- is the boundary case
+    // and must decrypt, not be rejected as shorter than the tag.
     let empty_ct = enc_oneshot(&KEY, &NONCE, &[], &[]);
     assert_eq!(empty_ct.len(), 16);
-    assert_eq!(
-        <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::decrypt(&km, NONCE, &empty_ct).unwrap(),
-        Vec::<u8>::new()
-    );
     let mut empty_pt_buf = [0u8; 0];
-    assert_eq!(
-        <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::decrypt_out(
-            &km, NONCE, &empty_ct, &mut empty_pt_buf
-        )
-        .unwrap(),
-        0
-    );
-
-    // decrypt_out: a plaintext buffer *larger* than needed must succeed, not be rejected.
+    assert_eq!(AsconAead128::decrypt(&km, &NONCE, None, &empty_ct, &mut empty_pt_buf).unwrap(), 0);
+
+    // An output buffer larger than needed must succeed, with only the recovered bytes written.
     let mut oversized_pt = vec![0xAAu8; msg.len() + 5];
-    let n =
-        <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::decrypt_out(&km, NONCE, &ct, &mut oversized_pt)
-            .unwrap();
+    let n = AsconAead128::decrypt(&km, &NONCE, None, &ct, &mut oversized_pt).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(n, msg.len());
     assert_eq!(&oversized_pt[..n], &msg[..]);
-
-    // AEADCipher::aead_encrypt_out: ciphertext buffer shorter than the plaintext.
-    let mut too_small = vec![0u8; msg.len() - 1];
-    match <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::aead_encrypt_out(
-        &km, b"aad", &msg, &mut too_small,
-    ) {
-        Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(_, needed)) => {
-            assert_eq!(needed, msg.len());
-        }
-        other => panic!("expected IncorrectOutputBufferLength, got {other:?}"),
-    }
-
-    // AEADCipher::aead_decrypt_out: plaintext buffer shorter than the ciphertext.
-    let (nonce, ct, tag) =
-        <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::aead_encrypt(&km, b"aad", &msg).unwrap();
-    let mut too_small_pt = vec![0u8; ct.len() - 1];
-    match <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::aead_decrypt_out(
-        &km, &nonce, b"aad", &ct, &tag, &mut too_small_pt,
-    ) {
-        Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(_, needed)) => {
-            assert_eq!(needed, ct.len());
-        }
-        other => panic!("expected IncorrectOutputBufferLength, got {other:?}"),
-    }
-}
-
-// The plain (non-AEAD) view's `decrypt`/`decrypt_out` report an authentication failure as
-// `DecryptionFailed`, not `AEADTagCheckFailed` (see the comment on `AsconAead128`'s
-// `AEADCipher::decrypt_out` impl): this view has no separate tag to name, and the trait's own doc
-// comment says every implementor reports it this way. A mutant deleting that remapping would
-// otherwise survive, since nothing else in this file calls the plain view on a tampered
-// ciphertext.
-#[test]
-fn aead128_plain_view_reports_tamper_as_decryption_failed() {
-    use bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipher;
-
-    let km = key_material(&KEY);
-    let msg = pattern(40);
-    let ct = enc_oneshot(&KEY, &NONCE, &[], &msg);
-
-    let mut tampered = ct.clone();
-    tampered[0] ^= 0x01;
-
-    match <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::decrypt(&km, NONCE, &tampered) {
-        Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed) => {}
-        other => panic!("expected DecryptionFailed, got {other:?}"),
-    }
-
-    let mut pt_buf = vec![0u8; msg.len()];
-    match <AsconAead128 as AEADCipher<16, 16, 16>>::decrypt_out(&km, NONCE, &tampered, &mut pt_buf)
-    {
-        Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed) => {}
-        other => panic!("expected DecryptionFailed, got {other:?}"),
-    }
+    assert_eq!(&oversized_pt[n..], &[0xAAu8; 5]);
 }
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -580,18 +474,9 @@ fn do_decrypt_update_on_encryptor_panics() {
 }
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-/* AEADCipher trait conformance (shared core-test-framework)                  */
+/* Trait conformance (shared core-test-framework)                             */
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-#[test]
-fn aead128_trait_framework() {
-    // Exercises the generic AEADCipher<16,16,16> surface: internally
-    // generated (random, distinct) nonces, key-type / key-strength enforcement, and the AEAD
-    // tamper-detection contract (modified ciphertext / AAD / tag must fail the tag check, and
-    // must never leave plaintext in the output buffer).
-    TestFrameworkAEADCipher::new().test::<16, 16, 16, AsconAead128>();
-}
-
 /// Exercises [`AEADCipherEncryptor`]/[`AEADCipherDecryptor`], the streaming pair
 /// [`AsconAead128Encryptor`]/[`AsconAead128Decryptor`] adapt [`AsconAead128`] to: `update_out_len`
 /// correctness, chunking-independence of both AAD and data, the AAD-after-data `StateError`, and
diff --git a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/symmetric_ciphers.rs b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/symmetric_ciphers.rs
index 1dd8a5ef..407910ff 100644
--- a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/symmetric_ciphers.rs
+++ b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/symmetric_ciphers.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{
     KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType, do_hazardous_operations,
 };
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
-    AEADCipher, AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, BlockCipherDecryptor,
-    BlockCipherEncryptor, SecurityStrength, SimpleCipherDecryptor, SimpleCipherEncryptor,
-    StreamCipherDecryptor, StreamCipherEncryptor,
+    AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, BlockCipherDecryptor, BlockCipherEncryptor,
+    SecurityStrength, SimpleCipherDecryptor, SimpleCipherEncryptor, StreamCipherDecryptor,
+    StreamCipherEncryptor,
 };
 
 /// Instance of the test framework.
@@ -460,266 +460,6 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
         Self {}
     }
 
-    /// Tests the plain one-shots -- [`AEADCipher::encrypt_out`] and
-    /// [`AEADCipher::decrypt_out`], which take no additional authenticated data.
-    ///
-    /// These four methods were the former `SymmetricCipher` trait, and this was its suite; they now
-    /// belong to `AEADCipher`, so the suite comes with them. Called by
-    /// [`test`](Self::test), so an implementor gets it without asking, and public so it can be run
-    /// on its own.
-    pub fn test_plain_one_shots<
-        const KEY_LEN: usize,
-        const NONCE_LEN: usize,
-        const TAG_LEN: usize,
-        C: AEADCipher<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>,
-    >(
-        &self,
-    ) {
-        let msg = b"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog";
-
-        let key = KeyMaterial::<KEY_LEN>::from_bytes_as_type(
-            &DUMMY_SEED[..KEY_LEN],
-            KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey,
-        )
-        .unwrap();
-
-        // one-shot API
-        let mut ct = [0u8; 1024];
-        let (iv, ct_bytes_written) = C::encrypt_out(&key, msg, &mut ct).unwrap();
-        assert_ne!(ct_bytes_written, 0);
-
-        let mut pt = [0u8; 1024];
-        let pt_bytes_written = C::decrypt_out(&key, iv, &ct[..ct_bytes_written], &mut pt).unwrap();
-        assert_ne!(pt_bytes_written, 0);
-        assert_eq!(msg, &pt[..pt_bytes_written]);
-
-        // todo -- add tests for encrypt() / decrypt() wrapped in a #[cfg(std)]
-
-        // messing with the ciphertext does not give back the same plaintext (or failing to decrypt is also ok)
-        ct[17] ^= 0xFF;
-        match C::decrypt_out(&key, iv, &ct[..ct_bytes_written], &mut pt) {
-            Ok(bytes_written) => {
-                // so it decrypted something, but it had better not match the original plaintext
-                assert_eq!(bytes_written, pt_bytes_written);
-                assert_ne!(&pt[..bytes_written], msg);
-            }
-            Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed) => { /* also ok */ }
-            _ => panic!("Unexpected error"),
-        };
-
-        // error case: KeyMaterial of wrong type
-        let mac_key =
-            KeyMaterial::<KEY_LEN>::from_bytes_as_type(&DUMMY_SEED[..KEY_LEN], KeyType::MACKey)
-                .unwrap();
-        match C::encrypt_out(&mac_key, msg, &mut ct) {
-            Err(SymmetricCipherError::KeyMaterialError(_)) => { /* good */ }
-            _ => panic!("Unexpected error"),
-        };
-
-        // error case: security strengths too weak and too strong
-        let mut key = KeyMaterial::<KEY_LEN>::from_bytes_as_type(
-            &DUMMY_SEED[..KEY_LEN],
-            KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey,
-        )
-        .unwrap();
-        let security_strengths = [
-            SecurityStrength::None,
-            SecurityStrength::_112bit,
-            SecurityStrength::_128bit,
-            SecurityStrength::_192bit,
-            SecurityStrength::_256bit,
-        ];
-        for ss in security_strengths.iter() {
-            // `set_security_strength` enforces its key-length guard even inside a
-            // do_hazardous_operations() closure -- a KEY_LEN-byte key cannot be tagged at a
-            // strength above `from_bytes(KEY_LEN)` -- so skip the strengths this key cannot carry
-            // rather than unwrapping an error. (A 16-byte key can reach 128-bit and no higher.)
-            // Do NOT "fix" this by relaxing that guard in `KeyMaterial`: core's
-            // `test_hazardous_ops_error_handling` requires it to stay enforced.
-            if ss > &SecurityStrength::from_bytes(KEY_LEN) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            // Tag the key at an arbitrary strength for the purpose of this test.
-            do_hazardous_operations(&mut key, |key| key.set_security_strength(ss.clone())).unwrap();
-
-            match C::encrypt_out(&key, msg, &mut ct) {
-                Ok(_) => {
-                    if ss >= &C::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH { /* good */
-                    } else {
-                        panic!("Should have been a strong enough key");
-                    }
-                }
-                Err(SymmetricCipherError::KeyMaterialError(_)) => {
-                    if ss < &C::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH { /* good */
-                    } else {
-                        panic!("Should not have accepted a key weaker than algorithm");
-                    }
-                }
-                _ => panic!("Unexpected error"),
-            };
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Test all the members of trait AEADCipher against the given input-output pair.
-    /// This gives good baseline test coverage, but is not exhaustive.
-    pub fn test<
-        const KEY_LEN: usize,
-        const NONCE_LEN: usize,
-        const TAG_LEN: usize,
-        C: AEADCipher<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>,
-    >(
-        &self,
-    ) {
-        // The plain one-shots this trait absorbed from the former `SymmetricCipher`.
-        self.test_plain_one_shots::<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, C>();
-
-        let msg = b"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog";
-        let aad = b"some associated data";
-
-        let key = KeyMaterial::<KEY_LEN>::from_bytes_as_type(
-            &DUMMY_SEED[..KEY_LEN],
-            KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey,
-        )
-        .unwrap();
-
-        // one-shot API
-        let mut ct = [0u8; 1024];
-        let (nonce, ct_bytes_written, tag) = C::aead_encrypt_out(&key, aad, msg, &mut ct).unwrap();
-        if nonce.len() != 0 {
-            assert_ne!(nonce, [0u8; NONCE_LEN]);
-        }
-        assert_ne!(ct_bytes_written, 0);
-        assert_ne!(tag, [0u8; TAG_LEN]);
-
-        let mut pt = [0u8; 1024];
-        let pt_bytes_written =
-            C::aead_decrypt_out(&key, &nonce, aad, &ct[..ct_bytes_written], &tag, &mut pt).unwrap();
-        assert_ne!(pt_bytes_written, 0);
-        assert_eq!(msg, &pt[..pt_bytes_written]);
-
-        // todo -- add tests for aead_encrypt() / aead_decrypt() wrapped in a #[cfg(std)]
-
-        // Modifying the ciphertext MUST cause an AEAD failure: unlike an unauthenticated cipher,
-        // a conformant AEAD must never return plaintext for a ciphertext that fails its tag check.
-        ct[17] ^= 0xFF;
-        pt[..ct_bytes_written].fill(0xAA);
-        match C::aead_decrypt_out(&key, &nonce, aad, &ct[..ct_bytes_written], &tag, &mut pt) {
-            Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => { /* good */ }
-            Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed) => { /* also acceptable */ }
-            _ => panic!("Modified ciphertext must fail the AEAD tag check"),
-        };
-        assert!(
-            pt[..ct_bytes_written].iter().all(|&b| b == 0),
-            "AEAD must not leave plaintext in the output buffer after a failed tag check"
-        );
-        // restore the ciphertext so the AAD- and tag-tamper checks below each test one variable
-        ct[17] ^= 0xFF;
-
-        // messing with the aad causes the aead_decrypt to fail
-        pt[..ct_bytes_written].fill(0xAA);
-        match C::aead_decrypt_out(
-            &key,
-            &nonce,
-            b"not the right associated data",
-            &ct[..ct_bytes_written],
-            &tag,
-            &mut pt,
-        ) {
-            Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => { /* good */ }
-            _ => panic!("Expected TagCheckFailed error"),
-        };
-        assert!(
-            pt[..ct_bytes_written].iter().all(|&b| b == 0),
-            "AEAD must not leave plaintext in the output buffer after a failed tag check"
-        );
-
-        // messing with the tag causes the aead_decrypt to fail
-        pt[..ct_bytes_written].fill(0xAA);
-        match C::aead_decrypt_out(
-            &key,
-            &nonce,
-            aad,
-            &ct[..ct_bytes_written],
-            &[3u8; TAG_LEN],
-            &mut pt,
-        ) {
-            Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => { /* good */ }
-            _ => panic!("Expected TagCheckFailed error"),
-        };
-        assert!(
-            pt[..ct_bytes_written].iter().all(|&b| b == 0),
-            "AEAD must not leave plaintext in the output buffer after a failed tag check"
-        );
-
-        // multiple invocations give different nonces
-        let (nonce1, _ct_bytes_written, _tag) =
-            C::aead_encrypt_out(&key, aad, msg, &mut ct).unwrap();
-        let (nonce2, _ct_bytes_written, _tag) =
-            C::aead_encrypt_out(&key, aad, msg, &mut ct).unwrap();
-        assert_ne!(nonce1, nonce2);
-
-        // error case: KeyMaterial of wrong type
-        let mac_key =
-            KeyMaterial::<KEY_LEN>::from_bytes_as_type(&DUMMY_SEED[..KEY_LEN], KeyType::MACKey)
-                .unwrap();
-        match C::aead_encrypt_out(&mac_key, aad, msg, &mut ct) {
-            Err(SymmetricCipherError::KeyMaterialError(_)) => { /* good */ }
-            _ => panic!("Unexpected error"),
-        };
-
-        // error case: security strengths too weak and too strong
-        let mut key = KeyMaterial::<KEY_LEN>::from_bytes_as_type(
-            &DUMMY_SEED[..KEY_LEN],
-            KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey,
-        )
-        .unwrap();
-        let security_strengths = [
-            SecurityStrength::None,
-            SecurityStrength::_112bit,
-            SecurityStrength::_128bit,
-            SecurityStrength::_192bit,
-            SecurityStrength::_256bit,
-        ];
-        let mut strengths_tested = 0;
-        for ss in security_strengths.iter() {
-            // `set_security_strength` enforces its key-length guard even inside a
-            // do_hazardous_operations() closure -- a KEY_LEN-byte key cannot be tagged at a
-            // strength above `from_bytes(KEY_LEN)` -- so skip the strengths this key cannot carry
-            // rather than unwrapping an error. (A 16-byte key can reach 128-bit and no higher.)
-            // Do NOT "fix" this by relaxing that guard in `KeyMaterial`: core's
-            // `test_hazardous_ops_error_handling` requires it to stay enforced.
-            if ss > &SecurityStrength::from_bytes(KEY_LEN) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            // Tag the key at an arbitrary strength for the purpose of this test.
-            do_hazardous_operations(&mut key, |key| key.set_security_strength(ss.clone())).unwrap();
-            strengths_tested += 1;
-
-            // The key-strength requirement must be enforced both by the AEAD one-shot and by the
-            // plain one (encrypt_out), so exercise both.
-            let check_strength = |result: Result<(), SymmetricCipherError>| match result {
-                Ok(_) => {
-                    if ss >= &C::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH { /* good */
-                    } else {
-                        panic!("Should have been a strong enough key");
-                    }
-                }
-                Err(SymmetricCipherError::KeyMaterialError(_)) => {
-                    if ss < &C::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH { /* good */
-                    } else {
-                        panic!("Should not have accepted a key weaker than algorithm");
-                    }
-                }
-                _ => panic!("Unexpected error"),
-            };
-            check_strength(C::aead_encrypt_out(&key, aad, msg, &mut ct).map(|_| ()));
-            check_strength(C::encrypt_out(&key, msg, &mut ct).map(|_| ()));
-        }
-        assert!(strengths_tested > 0, "strength sweep must not be vacuous");
-    }
-
     /// Exercises the [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] streaming contract for a
     /// paired implementor. The counterpart of [`TestFrameworkBlockCipher::test`] for an
     /// authenticated cipher.
diff --git a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
index 3df012e4..d54cdc45 100644
--- a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
+++ b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
@@ -12,136 +12,6 @@ use crate::key_material::KeyMaterial;
 use crate::key_material::KeyType;
 // end of imports needed for docs
 
-/// The basic functions of an Authenticated Encryption with Addititional Data cipher.
-pub trait AEADCipher<const KEY_LEN: usize, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>:
-    Algorithm + Sized
-{
-    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-    /// A one-shot API to encrypt some plaintext with the given key, with no additional
-    /// authenticated data.
-    ///
-    /// This and the three that follow were the whole of the former `SymmetricCipher` trait, which
-    /// every symmetric cipher was once expected to implement. They now live here, because an AEAD
-    /// is the only kind of cipher left that needs them: a block mode reaches the same shape through
-    /// [`SimpleCipherEncryptor`] / [`SimpleCipherDecryptor`] and the padding adapters, and a
-    /// stream mode gets those traits directly.
-    ///
-    /// These are meant to be simple, easy to use, secure and fool-proof, at the cost of producing a
-    /// ciphertext whose layout is this implementation's business: an AEAD has a tag to put
-    /// somewhere, and where it goes is not fixed here. See the documentation of the underlying
-    /// implementation before assuming another one will read it.
-    ///
-    /// Returns the generated nonce and the ciphertext as a `Vec<u8>`, so it needs the `std`
-    /// feature. For AAD, use [`aead_encrypt`](Self::aead_encrypt).
-    fn encrypt(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-        plaintext: &[u8],
-    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], Vec<u8>), SymmetricCipherError>;
-
-    /// As [`encrypt`](Self::encrypt), writing into a caller-supplied buffer so it is available
-    /// without `std`.
-    ///
-    /// See the documentation for the underlying implementation for how big the ciphertext buffer
-    /// must be; an AEAD needs room for the tag as well as the data. Returns the generated nonce and
-    /// the number of bytes written.
-    fn encrypt_out(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-        plaintext: &[u8],
-        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
-    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError>;
-
-    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-    /// A one-shot API to decrypt what [`encrypt`](Self::encrypt) produced, with no additional
-    /// authenticated data. Returns the plaintext as a `Vec<u8>`, so it needs the `std` feature.
-    ///
-    /// # Errors
-    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed`] if the ciphertext does not authenticate. This
-    /// view has no AAD and no separate tag to name, so it reports every authentication failure
-    /// this way rather than as [`SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed`], which is reserved for
-    /// [`aead_decrypt`](Self::aead_decrypt) / [`aead_decrypt_out`](Self::aead_decrypt_out); either
-    /// way, the caller learns only that decryption failed, not why.
-    fn decrypt(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-        init_data: [u8; NONCE_LEN],
-        ciphertext: &[u8],
-    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, SymmetricCipherError>;
-
-    /// As [`decrypt`](Self::decrypt), writing into a caller-supplied buffer so it is available
-    /// without `std`. Returns the number of bytes written.
-    ///
-    /// # Errors
-    /// As [`decrypt`](Self::decrypt).
-    fn decrypt_out(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-        init_data: [u8; NONCE_LEN],
-        ciphertext: &[u8],
-        plaintext: &mut [u8],
-    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError>;
-
-    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-    /// A one-shot API to encrypt some plaintext with the given key.
-    /// A distinguishing feature of AEAD ciphers is the ability to provide additional authenticated data (AAD)
-    /// that is not encrypted but is protected by the authentication tag; ie it can be sent along with the ciphertext
-    /// and any tampering with it will result in the decryption operation failing the tag check.
-    /// This function returns the ciphertext as a `Vec<u8>`, and therefore is only available when compiling with std.
-    /// Returns a tuple containing a generated nonce, the ciphertext and the tag.
-    fn aead_encrypt(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-        aad: &[u8],
-        plaintext: &[u8],
-    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], Vec<u8>, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError>;
-    /// A one-shot API to encrypt some plaintext with the given key.
-    /// A distinguishing feature of AEAD ciphers is the ability to provide additional authenticated data (AAD)
-    /// that is not encrypted but is protected by the authentication tag; ie it can be sent along with the ciphertext
-    /// and any tampering with it will result in the decryption operation failing the tag check.
-    /// Returns a tuple containing the randomly-generated nonce, number of bytes written to the ciphertext buffer, and the tag.
-    /// If you need a deterministic mode where you feed in the nonce, use the streaming API of [`BlockCipherEncryptor`]
-    /// or [`StreamCipherEncryptor`] as appropriate and feed the nonce into the IV field.
-    fn aead_encrypt_out(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-        aad: &[u8],
-        plaintext: &[u8],
-        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
-    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError>;
-    /// Finishes a streaming encryption flow with an AEAD-specific `do_final()` that computes and
-    /// returns the authentication tag.
-    ///
-    /// An AEAD's own streaming API is [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`], which has
-    /// this step (as [`AEADCipherEncryptor::do_encrypt_final`]) and an AAD phase of its own; this
-    /// method is for an implementor that streams through one of the unauthenticated cipher traits
-    /// -- [`BlockCipherEncryptor`] / [`BlockCipherDecryptor`] or [`StreamCipherEncryptor`] /
-    /// [`StreamCipherDecryptor`] -- and needs somewhere to put the tag.
-    fn do_aead_encrypt_final(self) -> Result<[u8; TAG_LEN], SymmetricCipherError>;
-    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-    /// A one-shot API to decrypt some ciphertext with the given key.
-    /// This function returns the ciphertext as a `Vec<u8>`, and therefore is only available when compiling with std.
-    fn aead_decrypt(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
-        aad: &[u8],
-        ciphertext: &[u8],
-        tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
-    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, SymmetricCipherError>;
-    /// A one-shot API to decrypt some ciphertext with the given key.
-    /// This function takes a reference to the output buffer for the plaintext, and is therefore available in no_std.
-    /// See the documentation for the underlying implementation for details on providing a plaintext buffer of sufficient size;
-    /// typically the ciphertext is the same length as the plaintext, but some ciphers may have an expansion factor or require
-    /// extra space for a nonce or tag.
-    /// Returns the number of bytes written to the plaintext buffer.
-    fn aead_decrypt_out(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
-        aad: &[u8],
-        ciphertext: &[u8],
-        tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
-        plaintext: &mut [u8],
-    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError>;
-    /// Finishes a streaming decryption flow by checking `tag`; the mirror of
-    /// [`do_aead_encrypt_final`](Self::do_aead_encrypt_final), and see it for when this is the
-    /// right finalizer rather than [`AEADCipherDecryptor::do_decrypt_final`].
-    fn do_aead_decrypt_final(self, tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError>;
-}
-
 /// The decryption half of an AEAD cipher's streaming API; see [`AEADCipherEncryptor`], whose notes
 /// on the AAD phase, buffering, and the `Result` all apply here too.
 ///
@@ -316,8 +186,8 @@ pub trait AEADCipherDecryptor<
 /// consumes the encryptor, flushes whatever ciphertext it was holding back into `output`, and
 /// returns the tag, which the recipient needs for [`AEADCipherDecryptor::do_decrypt_final`]. Where
 /// the tag travels -- appended to the ciphertext, carried in a separate field -- is the caller's
-/// choice, not this trait's; contrast [`AEADCipher`], whose one-shots pick a layout for you, and
-/// see `bouncycastle_core::tagged_aead` for an adapter that appends it.
+/// choice, not this trait's; see `bouncycastle_core::tagged_aead` for an adapter that appends it
+/// to the ciphertext.
 ///
 /// Encryption and decryption are separate traits, as with [`BlockCipherEncryptor`] /
 /// [`BlockCipherDecryptor`], so that the direction is encoded in the type. For an AEAD that also

From 80098c499e43fa0e2eeaf02ff33441726059b22c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 19:01:23 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 31/68] release notes: record the AEADCipher removal and
 re-measure the mutation figures (#119)

Deleting the trait and its suites takes bouncycastle-ascon from 735 mutants to 655: 558 caught, 91
unviable, 6 missed, the same six known equivalences as before, so the tests ported onto the
inherent one-shots hold the coverage the deleted trait's tests had.

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-5

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md b/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
index d8f83f95..e9f46a5a 100644
--- a/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
+++ b/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@
     * `core` gains the streaming AEAD split: `AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN,
       FINAL_LEN>` and `AEADCipherDecryptor<...>`, with AAD updates, exact `update_out_len`,
       detached tags, one-shot helpers and a `FINAL_LEN` flush buffer for implementations that hold
-      data back.
+      data back. The older single-type `core::traits::AEADCipher`, which this splits and which had
+      no implementors, is removed, along with its `core-test-framework` suites
+      (`TestFrameworkAEADCipher::test` / `::test_plain_one_shots`).
     * Testing covers the ASCON NIST LWC KAT sweeps from `bc-test-data` (1089 AEAD128, 1025
       Hash256, 1025 XOF128 and 1089 CXOF128 cases when the data repository is present), plus
-      embedded always-on vectors. Mutation testing for `bouncycastle-ascon` reports 735 mutants,
-      618 caught, 111 unviable and 6 missed; the six survivors are the sponge boundary and
+      embedded always-on vectors. Mutation testing for `bouncycastle-ascon` reports 655 mutants,
+      558 caught, 91 unviable and 6 missed; the six survivors are the sponge boundary and
       `set_state_byte` OR/XOR equivalences documented at their sites.
 
 ## Minor features / bug fixes

From 702246a240cfb6c60506ab336c4d47ea7cf560d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 19:31:52 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 32/68] core, core-test-framework, ascon, cli: carry the inline
 ciphertext||tag layout on the AEAD traits, and address the remaining
 API-shape review points (#119)

The `tagged_aead` adapter pair is gone; what it did belongs to the traits themselves.

- crypto/core/src/traits.rs: AEADCipherEncryptor gains `tagged_encrypt` (one-shot into
  `ciphertext || tag`), `tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final` (streaming: flush, then append the tag) and
  `tagged_encrypt_out_len`; AEADCipherDecryptor gains `tagged_decrypt`,
  `tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final` (streaming: the tail is leftover ciphertext followed by the tag)
  and `tagged_decrypt_out_max_len`. All are defaults over the existing methods, so every
  implementor gets both layouts and neither has to be bolted on by a wrapper type that cannot
  express a buffering cipher's lengths (the `FINAL_LEN = 0` restriction TaggedEncryptor and
  TaggedDecryptor carried).
- crypto/core/src/tagged_aead.rs is deleted, with its module declaration and every use of it.
  crypto/core/tests/aead_tagged_tests.rs keeps the toy AEAD the deleted module's in-`src` tests
  used and points it at the new methods: round trip at every length crossing `TAG_LEN`, every
  chunking, tampering, a stream that ends before a whole tag, and every undersized buffer.
- crypto/core-test-framework: the AEAD suite now checks the inline layout for every implementor
  (one-shot against streaming, and a too-short tail as DecryptionFailed), and the buffering toy
  checks it where FINAL_LEN > 0, which is where `tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final` has to flush and
  append in one call. Its short-buffer probe on the decryptor now feeds the decryptor its own
  ciphertext rather than the plaintext, and uses the ciphertext's length.
- crypto/ascon: `AsconAead128::new`'s `for_encryption: bool` is no longer public API --
  `new_encrypting` / `new_decrypting` name the direction, and the bool constructor they share is
  private. The crate docs gain a `tagged_*` example.
- cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs: both directions drive the trait pair, holding the tag back by hand on the
  way in, which is what the adapter did for it. A failed `do_encrypt_init`/`do_decrypt_init` --
  the RNG or the key material -- now prints an error and exits rather than panicking, as
  block_mode_cmd.rs does for the same call, and the remaining unwraps carry their `infallible:`
  notes.
- crypto/core/src/traits.rs also: the allocating one-shot's three-part return is now the named
  `AEADEncrypted<NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>` (clippy `type_complexity`), and `decrypt_out` /
  `encrypt_out_rng` get the same "an implementor with FINAL_LEN > 0 must override this" note
  `encrypt_out` already had.

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-5

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md                  |  30 +-
 cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs                          | 109 ++--
 crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs             |  44 +-
 crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs                       |  23 +-
 crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs           | 144 +++--
 crypto/ascon/tests/bc_test_data.rs            |   4 +-
 .../src/symmetric_ciphers.rs                  |  89 ++-
 crypto/core/src/lib.rs                        |   1 -
 crypto/core/src/tagged_aead.rs                | 533 ------------------
 crypto/core/src/traits.rs                     | 161 +++++-
 crypto/core/tests/aead_tagged_tests.rs        | 303 ++++++++++
 11 files changed, 760 insertions(+), 681 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 crypto/core/src/tagged_aead.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/core/tests/aead_tagged_tests.rs

diff --git a/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md b/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
index e9f46a5a..4de4ab1e 100644
--- a/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
+++ b/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
@@ -7,25 +7,29 @@
     * AES -- AES-128/192/256, along with its modes AES_ECB, AES_CBC, AES_GCM.
     * ASCON -- Ascon-AEAD128, Ascon-Hash256, Ascon-XOF128 and Ascon-CXOF128 (NIST SP 800-232).
       `AsconAead128Encryptor` / `AsconAead128Decryptor` implement the generated-nonce
-      `AEADCipherEncryptor` / `AEADCipherDecryptor` pair, and `core::tagged_aead` adapts a
-      detached-tag AEAD to the common `ciphertext || tag` layout.
+      `AEADCipherEncryptor` / `AEADCipherDecryptor` pair; the inherent `AsconAead128` API keeps the
+      explicit-nonce, in-place streaming form (`new_encrypting` / `new_decrypting`).
     * `bouncycastle-ascon` is re-exported as `bouncycastle::ascon`; `Ascon-Hash256` and
       `Ascon-XOF128` are registered in the factories, and the CLI adds `ascon-hash256`,
       `ascon-xof128`, `ascon-cxof128` and `ascon-aead128`. The AEAD command generates and prefixes
       the nonce by default, with `--nonce`/`--nonce-file` retained for deterministic vectors.
       Streaming decrypt releases plaintext before the final tag check, so callers must discard any
       output if finalization or the CLI exit status reports authentication failure.
-    * `core` gains the streaming AEAD split: `AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN,
-      FINAL_LEN>` and `AEADCipherDecryptor<...>`, with AAD updates, exact `update_out_len`,
-      detached tags, one-shot helpers and a `FINAL_LEN` flush buffer for implementations that hold
-      data back. The older single-type `core::traits::AEADCipher`, which this splits and which had
-      no implementors, is removed, along with its `core-test-framework` suites
-      (`TestFrameworkAEADCipher::test` / `::test_plain_one_shots`).
-    * Testing covers the ASCON NIST LWC KAT sweeps from `bc-test-data` (1089 AEAD128, 1025
-      Hash256, 1025 XOF128 and 1089 CXOF128 cases when the data repository is present), plus
-      embedded always-on vectors. Mutation testing for `bouncycastle-ascon` reports 655 mutants,
-      558 caught, 91 unviable and 6 missed; the six survivors are the sponge boundary and
-      `set_state_byte` OR/XOR equivalences documented at their sites.
+* `core` gains the streaming AEAD split: `AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN,
+  FINAL_LEN>` and `AEADCipherDecryptor<...>`, with AAD updates, exact `update_out_len`, detached
+  tags, one-shot helpers and a `FINAL_LEN` flush buffer for implementations that hold data back.
+  The older single-type `core::traits::AEADCipher`, which this splits and which had no
+  implementors, is removed, along with its `core-test-framework` suites
+  (`TestFrameworkAEADCipher::test` / `::test_plain_one_shots`).
+* The same pair carries the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout that most wire formats and files
+  use, as four default methods rather than a separate adapter type: `tagged_encrypt` /
+  `tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final` append the tag to the ciphertext stream, and `tagged_decrypt` /
+  `tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final` take it back off the end of one.
+* ASCON testing covers the NIST LWC KAT sweeps from `bc-test-data` (1089 AEAD128, 1025 Hash256,
+  1025 XOF128 and 1089 CXOF128 cases when the data repository is present), plus embedded always-on
+  vectors. Mutation testing for `bouncycastle-ascon` reports 655 mutants, 558 caught, 91 unviable
+  and 6 missed; the six survivors are the sponge boundary and `set_state_byte` OR/XOR equivalences
+  documented at their sites.
 
 ## Minor features / bug fixes
 
diff --git a/cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs b/cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs
index 3382988b..ddc87a61 100644
--- a/cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs
+++ b/cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ use bouncycastle::core::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
 use bouncycastle::core::key_material::{
     KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType, do_hazardous_operations,
 };
-use bouncycastle::core::tagged_aead::{TaggedDecryptor, TaggedEncryptor};
-use bouncycastle::core::traits::{SecurityStrength, SimpleCipherDecryptor, SimpleCipherEncryptor};
+use bouncycastle::core::traits::{AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, SecurityStrength};
 use bouncycastle::hex;
 
 use crate::helpers;
@@ -142,9 +141,9 @@ pub(crate) fn aead128_cmd(
     }
 }
 
-/// Generated-nonce encryption: drives [`TaggedEncryptor`] over [`AsconAead128Encryptor`], writing
-/// the nonce it returns ahead of the `ciphertext || tag` the adapter produces. With an explicit
-/// nonce there is nothing to write, so that case goes to
+/// Generated-nonce encryption: drives [`AsconAead128Encryptor`] in the inline `ciphertext || tag`
+/// layout (`tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final`), writing the nonce it generated ahead of the stream.
+/// With an explicit nonce there is no nonce to write, so that case goes to
 /// [`aead128_encrypt_stream_with_explicit_nonce`] instead.
 fn aead128_encrypt_stream(
     key: &KeyMaterial<16>,
@@ -157,14 +156,14 @@ fn aead128_encrypt_stream(
         return;
     }
 
-    let (mut cipher, nonce) = <TaggedEncryptor<AsconAead128Encryptor> as SimpleCipherEncryptor<
-        16,
-        16,
-        16,
-    >>::do_encrypt_init(key)
-    .unwrap();
+    let (mut cipher, nonce) = AsconAead128Encryptor::do_encrypt_init(key).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+        eprintln!("Error: couldn't start encryption: {e:?}");
+        exit(-1);
+    });
     if let Some(ad) = ad_opt {
-        cipher.do_update_aad::<16, 16, 16>(ad).unwrap();
+        // infallible: `do_update_aad` only refuses AAD once plaintext has been fed in, and none
+        // has been yet.
+        cipher.do_update_aad(ad).unwrap();
     }
 
     helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&nonce, output_hex);
@@ -176,11 +175,15 @@ fn aead128_encrypt_stream(
             break;
         }
         let mut out = [0u8; 1024];
+        // infallible: `out` is as long as `buf`, so it cannot be shorter than the `n` bytes read
+        // into it, which is the only length `IncorrectOutputBufferLength` could complain about.
         let written = cipher.do_update_out(&buf[..n], &mut out).unwrap();
         helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&out[..written], output_hex);
     }
-    let (tag, tag_len) = cipher.do_final().unwrap();
-    helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&tag[..tag_len], output_hex);
+    // infallible: Ascon-AEAD128 has FINAL_LEN = 0, so `tail` only has to hold the 16-byte tag.
+    let mut tail = [0u8; 16];
+    let tail_len = cipher.tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final(&mut tail).unwrap();
+    helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&tail[..tail_len], output_hex);
     if output_hex {
         println!();
     }
@@ -196,7 +199,10 @@ fn aead128_encrypt_stream_with_explicit_nonce(
     ad_opt: Option<&[u8]>,
     output_hex: bool,
 ) {
-    let mut cipher = AsconAead128::new(key, nonce, ad_opt, true).unwrap();
+    let mut cipher = AsconAead128::new_encrypting(key, nonce, ad_opt).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+        eprintln!("Error: couldn't start encryption: {e:?}");
+        exit(-1);
+    });
     let mut buf = [0u8; 1024];
     loop {
         let n = io::stdin().read(&mut buf).expect("Failed to read from stdin");
@@ -214,9 +220,10 @@ fn aead128_encrypt_stream_with_explicit_nonce(
 }
 
 /// Decrypts a stream whose final 16 bytes are the tag, which is only known once EOF is reached.
-/// The tag-candidate hold-back this needs is [`TaggedDecryptor`]'s job, not this function's: it
-/// adapts [`AsconAead128Decryptor`] to the `ciphertext || tag` layout, releasing everything but
-/// the last 16 bytes it has seen as soon as it is known not to be the tag.
+/// Everything but the last 16 bytes seen is released to [`AsconAead128Decryptor`] as soon as it is
+/// known not to be part of the tag; what is left at EOF goes to
+/// [`AEADCipherDecryptor::tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final`], which decrypts any ciphertext still in it
+/// and then checks the tag.
 fn aead128_decrypt_stream(
     key: &KeyMaterial<16>,
     nonce: Option<&[u8; 16]>,
@@ -224,6 +231,7 @@ fn aead128_decrypt_stream(
     output_hex: bool,
 ) {
     const CHUNK: usize = 1024;
+    const TAG_LEN: usize = 16;
     let nonce = match nonce {
         Some(nonce) => *nonce,
         None => {
@@ -239,33 +247,66 @@ fn aead128_decrypt_stream(
         }
     };
 
-    let mut cipher = <TaggedDecryptor<AsconAead128Decryptor, 16> as SimpleCipherDecryptor<
-        16,
-        16,
-        16,
-    >>::do_decrypt_init(key, &nonce)
-    .unwrap();
+    let mut cipher = AsconAead128Decryptor::do_decrypt_init(key, &nonce).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+        eprintln!("Error: couldn't start decryption: {e:?}");
+        exit(-1);
+    });
     if let Some(ad) = ad_opt {
-        cipher.do_update_aad::<16, 16>(ad).unwrap();
+        // infallible: as on the encrypt side, no ciphertext has been fed in yet.
+        cipher.do_update_aad(ad).unwrap();
     }
 
+    // The tag is the last TAG_LEN bytes of the stream, and nothing says where the stream ends
+    // until it does, so the last TAG_LEN bytes seen are always held back in `tail` and only
+    // released once something newer has arrived behind them. At EOF whatever is still in `tail`
+    // is the tag, which `tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final` checks.
+    let mut tail = [0u8; TAG_LEN];
+    let mut tail_len = 0usize;
     let mut buf = [0u8; CHUNK];
+    let mut out = [0u8; CHUNK];
     loop {
         let n = io::stdin().read(&mut buf).expect("Failed to read from stdin");
         if n == 0 {
             break;
         }
-        let expect = cipher.update_out_len(n);
-        let mut out = [0u8; CHUNK];
-        // infallible: `out` is sized exactly to `update_out_len`, the only length
-        // `IncorrectOutputBufferLength` could complain about.
-        let written = cipher.do_update_out(&buf[..n], &mut out[..expect]).unwrap();
-        helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&out[..written], output_hex);
+        let total = tail_len + n;
+        if total <= TAG_LEN {
+            // Everything seen so far might still be the tag.
+            tail[tail_len..total].copy_from_slice(&buf[..n]);
+            tail_len = total;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        // Release the part of the old tail that is now known not to be the tag, then as much of
+        // the new input as is also known not to be; two calls over what is one contiguous run of
+        // ciphertext, which is the same to the cipher as one call over both.
+        let releasable = total - TAG_LEN;
+        let from_tail = tail_len.min(releasable);
+        let from_new = releasable - from_tail;
+        // infallible on both: `out` is CHUNK bytes and neither slice is longer than `buf`, and
+        // Ascon-AEAD128 writes exactly what it is given.
+        if from_tail > 0 {
+            let written = cipher.do_update_out(&tail[..from_tail], &mut out).unwrap();
+            helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&out[..written], output_hex);
+        }
+        if from_new > 0 {
+            let written = cipher.do_update_out(&buf[..from_new], &mut out).unwrap();
+            helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&out[..written], output_hex);
+        }
+
+        // Whatever was not released is the new tail: the end of the old one, then the end of this
+        // read. Those are exactly TAG_LEN bytes, since `total - releasable == TAG_LEN`.
+        let mut new_tail = [0u8; TAG_LEN];
+        let kept = tail_len - from_tail;
+        new_tail[..kept].copy_from_slice(&tail[from_tail..tail_len]);
+        new_tail[kept..].copy_from_slice(&buf[from_new..n]);
+        tail = new_tail;
+        tail_len = TAG_LEN;
     }
 
-    match cipher.do_final() {
-        Ok((last, last_len)) => {
-            helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&last[..last_len], output_hex);
+    match cipher.tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final(&tail[..tail_len], &mut out) {
+        Ok(last_len) => {
+            helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&out[..last_len], output_hex);
             if output_hex {
                 println!();
             }
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs b/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs
index b2d628d1..9a0fdfd0 100644
--- a/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs
+++ b/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
 //! full 16-byte block has been absorbed, or at finalization.
 //!
 //! [`AsconAead128Encryptor`] / [`AsconAead128Decryptor`] adapt this type's direction-agnostic
-//! streaming API (a single [`AsconAead128`] value serves either direction, chosen by a runtime
-//! flag to [`AsconAead128::new`]) to [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`], whose
+//! streaming API (a single [`AsconAead128`] value serves either direction, fixed at construction
+//! by [`AsconAead128::new_encrypting`] / [`AsconAead128::new_decrypting`]) to
+//! [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`], whose
 //! direction is fixed by the type: each newtype wraps an [`AsconAead128`] already constructed for
 //! its own direction and only ever calls that direction's inherent methods, so the wrong-direction
 //! panics inside [`AsconAead128::do_encrypt_update`] and friends are unreachable through them. See
@@ -93,7 +94,8 @@ impl StateMachine {
 /// An implementation of the Ascon-AEAD128 algorithm (NIST SP 800-232).
 ///
 /// A single instance performs one operation (encryption or decryption) under one (key, nonce) pair.
-/// See [`AsconAead128::new`] for the streaming workflow and [`AsconAead128::encrypt`] /
+/// See [`AsconAead128::new_encrypting`] for the streaming workflow and
+/// [`AsconAead128::encrypt`] /
 /// [`AsconAead128::decrypt`] for the one-shot APIs.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct AsconAead128 {
@@ -138,7 +140,7 @@ impl AsconAead128 {
     /// The one-shot APIs of main's cipher framework generate the init data / nonce internally, so
     /// Ascon's per-encryption nonce-uniqueness requirement (SP 800-232 R3) is satisfied by sourcing
     /// each nonce from a CSPRNG. Callers who need deterministic, caller-supplied nonces should use
-    /// the inherent streaming API ([`AsconAead128::new`]).
+    /// the inherent streaming API ([`AsconAead128::new_encrypting`]).
     fn fresh_nonce() -> Result<[u8; NONCE_LEN], SymmetricCipherError> {
         let mut rng = HashDRBG_SHA512::new_from_os();
         let mut nonce = [0u8; NONCE_LEN];
@@ -146,12 +148,38 @@ impl AsconAead128 {
         Ok(nonce)
     }
 
-    /// Create a new streaming instance.
+    /// Creates a streaming instance for **encryption** under a caller-supplied nonce.
     /// * `key` is validated as a [`KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey`] with at least 128-bit strength.
-    /// * `nonce` is the 128-bit nonce. It **must** be unique per encryption under a given key.
+    /// * `nonce` is the 128-bit nonce. It **must** be unique per encryption under a given key;
+    ///   [`AsconAead128Encryptor`] generates one instead, which is the safer default.
     /// * `ad` is optional associated data (authenticated, not encrypted); processed immediately.
-    /// * `for_encryption` is true for encryption, false for decryption.
-    pub fn new(
+    ///
+    /// Only the `do_encrypt_*` methods may be called on the result; the decrypting ones panic.
+    pub fn new_encrypting(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+        ad: Option<&[u8]>,
+    ) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        Self::new(key, nonce, ad, true)
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a streaming instance for **decryption** under the nonce the ciphertext was produced
+    /// with; see [`new_encrypting`](Self::new_encrypting) for the arguments.
+    ///
+    /// Only the `do_decrypt_*` methods may be called on the result; the encrypting ones panic.
+    pub fn new_decrypting(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+        ad: Option<&[u8]>,
+    ) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        Self::new(key, nonce, ad, false)
+    }
+
+    /// The body of [`new_encrypting`](Self::new_encrypting) / [`new_decrypting`](Self::new_decrypting).
+    /// Private because a `bool` for the direction is not something the public API should ask a
+    /// caller to get right: every public entry point fixes it, either by name here or by type on
+    /// [`AsconAead128Encryptor`] / [`AsconAead128Decryptor`].
+    fn new(
         key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
         nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
         ad: Option<&[u8]>,
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs b/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs
index cf3615f4..017aad46 100644
--- a/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs
@@ -74,9 +74,26 @@
 //! assert_eq!(&recovered, plaintext);
 //! ```
 //!
-//! For the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout, wrap the pair in
-//! [`bouncycastle_core::tagged_aead::TaggedEncryptor`] /
-//! [`bouncycastle_core::tagged_aead::TaggedDecryptor`].
+//! For the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout that most wire formats and files use, the same pair
+//! has [`bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipherEncryptor::tagged_encrypt`] /
+//! [`bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipherDecryptor::tagged_decrypt`] as one-shots, and
+//! `tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final` / `tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final` for streaming:
+//! ```
+//! use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_aead128::{AsconAead128Decryptor, AsconAead128Encryptor};
+//! use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::{AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor};
+//!
+//! let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42u8; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey).unwrap();
+//! let plaintext = b"secret message!!";
+//!
+//! let mut inline = [0u8; 32]; // AsconAead128Encryptor::tagged_encrypt_out_len(16)
+//! let (nonce, len) = AsconAead128Encryptor::tagged_encrypt(&key, b"", plaintext, &mut inline).unwrap();
+//! assert_eq!(len, plaintext.len() + 16); // ciphertext || tag
+//!
+//! let mut recovered = [0u8; 16];
+//! let n = AsconAead128Decryptor::tagged_decrypt(&key, &nonce, b"", &inline[..len], &mut recovered).unwrap();
+//! assert_eq!(&recovered[..n], plaintext);
+//! ```
 //!
 //! Extendable output:
 //! ```
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs b/crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs
index 15387da1..c387faac 100644
--- a/crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@
 //! - Behavioral / contract tests (round-trips, streaming chunk-boundary equivalence, authentication
 //!   failures, determinism), driven through the inherent explicit-nonce API.
 //! - The shared conformance framework (`core-test-framework`), which exercises the
-//!   `AEADCipherEncryptor`/`AEADCipherDecryptor` pair and, through `TaggedEncryptor`/
-//!   `TaggedDecryptor`, the `SimpleCipherEncryptor`/`SimpleCipherDecryptor` surface, both with
-//!   internally-generated nonces.
+//!   `AEADCipherEncryptor`/`AEADCipherDecryptor` pair, with internally-generated nonces, in both
+//!   the detached-tag and the inline `ciphertext || tag` (`tagged_*`) layouts.
 
 use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_aead128::{
     AsconAead128, AsconAead128Decryptor, AsconAead128Encryptor,
@@ -17,9 +16,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{
     KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType, do_hazardous_operations,
 };
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::SecurityStrength;
-use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::symmetric_ciphers::{
-    TestFrameworkAEADCipher, TestFrameworkSimpleCipher,
-};
+use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::symmetric_ciphers::TestFrameworkAEADCipher;
 use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
 
 // All embedded vectors use this fixed key/nonce (the NIST LWC KAT convention).
@@ -110,7 +107,7 @@ fn dec_oneshot(
 
 fn enc_chunked(key: &[u8; 16], nonce: &[u8; 16], ad: &[u8], pt: &[u8], chunk: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
     let km = key_material(key);
-    let mut cipher = AsconAead128::new(&km, nonce, ad_opt(ad), true).unwrap();
+    let mut cipher = AsconAead128::new_encrypting(&km, nonce, ad_opt(ad)).unwrap();
     let mut out = vec![0u8; pt.len() + 16];
     out[..pt.len()].copy_from_slice(pt);
 
@@ -134,7 +131,7 @@ fn dec_chunked(
     chunk: usize,
 ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, SymmetricCipherError> {
     let km = key_material(key);
-    let mut cipher = AsconAead128::new(&km, nonce, ad_opt(ad), false).unwrap();
+    let mut cipher = AsconAead128::new_decrypting(&km, nonce, ad_opt(ad)).unwrap();
     let pt_len = ct.len() - 16;
     let mut out = vec![0u8; pt_len];
     out.copy_from_slice(&ct[..pt_len]);
@@ -231,7 +228,7 @@ fn aead_chunked_aad_matches_one_shot() {
     let km = key_material(&KEY);
 
     for &chunk in CHUNK_SIZES.iter() {
-        let mut e = AsconAead128::new(&km, &NONCE, None, true).unwrap();
+        let mut e = AsconAead128::new_encrypting(&km, &NONCE, None).unwrap();
         for piece in ad.chunks(chunk) {
             e.do_update_aad(piece).unwrap();
         }
@@ -260,7 +257,7 @@ fn aead_streaming_chunk_sweep() {
             let (ct_ref_body, tag_ref) = ct_ref.split_at(pt_len);
 
             for &chunk in [1, 2, 7, 15, 16, 17, 31, 32, 1024].iter() {
-                let mut e = AsconAead128::new(&km, &NONCE, ad_opt_, true).unwrap();
+                let mut e = AsconAead128::new_encrypting(&km, &NONCE, ad_opt_).unwrap();
                 let mut out = pt.clone();
                 let chunk = chunk.max(1);
                 let mut off = 0;
@@ -273,7 +270,7 @@ fn aead_streaming_chunk_sweep() {
                 assert_eq!(out, ct_ref_body, "pt_len={pt_len} ad_len={ad_len} chunk={chunk}");
                 assert_eq!(tag, tag_ref, "pt_len={pt_len} ad_len={ad_len} chunk={chunk}");
 
-                let mut d = AsconAead128::new(&km, &NONCE, ad_opt_, false).unwrap();
+                let mut d = AsconAead128::new_decrypting(&km, &NONCE, ad_opt_).unwrap();
                 let mut back = ct_ref_body.to_vec();
                 let mut off = 0;
                 while off < back.len() {
@@ -293,7 +290,7 @@ fn aead_streaming_chunk_sweep() {
 fn do_decrypt_final_rejects_wrong_tag() {
     let km = key_material(&KEY);
     let pt = pattern(20);
-    let mut d = AsconAead128::new(&km, &NONCE, None, false).unwrap();
+    let mut d = AsconAead128::new_decrypting(&km, &NONCE, None).unwrap();
     let mut buf = pt.clone();
     d.do_decrypt_update(&mut buf);
     let wrong_tag = [0xFFu8; 16];
@@ -446,7 +443,7 @@ fn aead_is_deterministic_and_nonce_sensitive() {
 #[test]
 fn aead_debug_display_are_masked() {
     let km = key_material(&KEY);
-    let e = AsconAead128::new(&km, &NONCE, None, true).unwrap();
+    let e = AsconAead128::new_encrypting(&km, &NONCE, None).unwrap();
     assert!(format!("{e:?}").contains("masked"));
     assert!(format!("{e}").contains("masked"));
 }
@@ -459,7 +456,7 @@ fn aead_debug_display_are_masked() {
 #[should_panic(expected = "decryptor")]
 fn do_encrypt_update_on_decryptor_panics() {
     let km = key_material(&KEY);
-    let mut d = AsconAead128::new(&km, &NONCE, None, false).unwrap();
+    let mut d = AsconAead128::new_decrypting(&km, &NONCE, None).unwrap();
     let mut buf = [0u8; 4];
     d.do_encrypt_update(&mut buf);
 }
@@ -468,7 +465,7 @@ fn do_encrypt_update_on_decryptor_panics() {
 #[should_panic(expected = "encryptor")]
 fn do_decrypt_update_on_encryptor_panics() {
     let km = key_material(&KEY);
-    let mut e = AsconAead128::new(&km, &NONCE, None, true).unwrap();
+    let mut e = AsconAead128::new_encrypting(&km, &NONCE, None).unwrap();
     let mut buf = [0u8; 4];
     e.do_decrypt_update(&mut buf);
 }
@@ -495,48 +492,23 @@ fn aead_framework_buffering_toy() {
     TestFrameworkAEADCipher::new().test_buffering_toy();
 }
 
-/// The inline-tag adapter ([`TaggedEncryptor`]/[`TaggedDecryptor`]) over the same
-/// [`AsconAead128Encryptor`]/[`AsconAead128Decryptor`] pair must pass the unrelated
-/// [`SimpleCipherEncryptor`]/[`SimpleCipherDecryptor`] conformance suite -- proof that adapting an
-/// AEAD to the `ciphertext || tag` layout costs nothing beyond appending the tag.
-///
-/// [`TaggedEncryptor`]: bouncycastle_core::tagged_aead::TaggedEncryptor
-/// [`TaggedDecryptor`]: bouncycastle_core::tagged_aead::TaggedDecryptor
-/// [`SimpleCipherEncryptor`]: bouncycastle_core::traits::SimpleCipherEncryptor
-/// [`SimpleCipherDecryptor`]: bouncycastle_core::traits::SimpleCipherDecryptor
-#[test]
-fn aead128_tagged_adapter_passes_simple_cipher_framework() {
-    use bouncycastle_core::tagged_aead::{TaggedDecryptor, TaggedEncryptor};
-
-    TestFrameworkSimpleCipher::new().test_encryptor_decryptor::<
-        16,
-        16,
-        16,
-        TaggedEncryptor<AsconAead128Encryptor>,
-        TaggedDecryptor<AsconAead128Decryptor, 16>,
-    >();
-}
-
 /// The two tag layouts must agree byte for byte: `direct_ciphertext || direct_tag`, produced by
-/// streaming [`AsconAead128Encryptor`] directly, must equal what streaming through
-/// [`TaggedEncryptor`] gives for the same key, nonce (driven by the same RNG stream), AAD and
-/// message -- and the reverse must decrypt either back to the original plaintext.
-///
-/// [`TaggedEncryptor`]: bouncycastle_core::tagged_aead::TaggedEncryptor
+/// streaming [`AsconAead128Encryptor`] and taking the tag from `do_encrypt_final`, must equal what
+/// the inline layout produces for the same key, nonce (driven by the same RNG stream), AAD and
+/// message -- through both `tagged_encrypt` and `tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final` -- and either must
+/// decrypt back to the original plaintext.
 #[test]
 fn aead128_tagged_and_direct_layouts_agree() {
-    use bouncycastle_core::tagged_aead::{TaggedDecryptor, TaggedEncryptor};
-    use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
-        AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, SimpleCipherDecryptor, SimpleCipherEncryptor,
-    };
+    use bouncycastle_core::traits::{AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor};
     use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG;
 
     let km = key_material(&KEY);
-    let aad = b"tagged-adapter-aad";
+    let aad = b"tagged-layout-aad";
     for pt_len in [0usize, 1, 15, 16, 17, 40] {
         let pt = pattern(pt_len);
         let pinned = [0x11u8; 16];
 
+        // detached tag, streamed
         let (mut direct_enc, direct_nonce) =
             AsconAead128Encryptor::do_encrypt_init_rng(&km, &mut FixedSeedRNG::<16>::new(pinned))
                 .unwrap();
@@ -544,53 +516,65 @@ fn aead128_tagged_and_direct_layouts_agree() {
         let mut direct_ct = vec![0u8; pt.len()];
         direct_enc.do_update_out(&pt, &mut direct_ct).unwrap();
         let mut nothing = [0u8; 0];
-        let (_flushed, direct_tag) = direct_enc.do_encrypt_final(&mut nothing).unwrap();
+        let (_, direct_tag) = direct_enc.do_encrypt_final(&mut nothing).unwrap();
         let mut direct_inline = direct_ct.clone();
         direct_inline.extend_from_slice(&direct_tag);
 
+        // inline tag, streamed
         let (mut tagged_enc, tagged_nonce) =
-            <TaggedEncryptor<AsconAead128Encryptor> as SimpleCipherEncryptor<16, 16, 16>>::do_encrypt_init_rng(
-                &km,
-                &mut FixedSeedRNG::<16>::new(pinned),
-            )
-            .unwrap();
-        tagged_enc.do_update_aad::<16, 16, 16>(aad).unwrap();
-        let mut tagged_out = vec![0u8; pt.len() + 16];
-        let written = tagged_enc.do_update_out(&pt, &mut tagged_out).unwrap();
-        let mut last = [0u8; 16];
-        let last_len = <TaggedEncryptor<AsconAead128Encryptor> as SimpleCipherEncryptor<
-            16,
-            16,
-            16,
-        >>::do_final_out(tagged_enc, &mut last)
-        .unwrap();
-        tagged_out[written..written + last_len].copy_from_slice(&last[..last_len]);
-        tagged_out.truncate(written + last_len);
+            AsconAead128Encryptor::do_encrypt_init_rng(&km, &mut FixedSeedRNG::<16>::new(pinned))
+                .unwrap();
+        tagged_enc.do_update_aad(aad).unwrap();
+        let mut tagged_out = vec![0u8; AsconAead128Encryptor::tagged_encrypt_out_len(pt.len())];
+        let mut written = tagged_enc.do_update_out(&pt, &mut tagged_out).unwrap();
+        written += tagged_enc.tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final(&mut tagged_out[written..]).unwrap();
+        tagged_out.truncate(written);
 
         assert_eq!(direct_nonce, tagged_nonce, "pt_len {pt_len}: same RNG stream, same nonce");
         assert_eq!(direct_inline, tagged_out, "pt_len {pt_len}: inline layout must agree");
 
-        // ...and both decrypt back to the original plaintext, each through its own view.
+        // inline tag, one-shot: its own generated nonce, so what must match is the round trip
+        // and the length, not the bytes.
+        let mut one_shot = vec![0u8; AsconAead128Encryptor::tagged_encrypt_out_len(pt.len())];
+        let (one_nonce, one_len) =
+            AsconAead128Encryptor::tagged_encrypt(&km, aad, &pt, &mut one_shot).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(one_len, tagged_out.len(), "pt_len {pt_len}: one-shot writes the same length");
+        let mut one_back = vec![0u8; AsconAead128Decryptor::tagged_decrypt_out_max_len(one_len)];
+        let one_n = AsconAead128Decryptor::tagged_decrypt(
+            &km,
+            &one_nonce,
+            aad,
+            &one_shot[..one_len],
+            &mut one_back,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(&one_back[..one_n], &pt[..], "pt_len {pt_len}: one-shot round trip");
+
+        // ...and all of it decrypts back, each through its own view.
         let mut direct_dec = AsconAead128Decryptor::do_decrypt_init(&km, &direct_nonce).unwrap();
         direct_dec.do_update_aad(aad).unwrap();
         let mut direct_pt = vec![0u8; direct_ct.len()];
         direct_dec.do_update_out(&direct_ct, &mut direct_pt).unwrap();
-        let tag_arr: [u8; 16] = direct_tag;
-        direct_dec.do_decrypt_final(&tag_arr, &mut nothing).unwrap();
+        direct_dec.do_decrypt_final(&direct_tag, &mut nothing).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(direct_pt, pt, "pt_len {pt_len}: direct decrypt round trip");
 
-        let mut tagged_dec = <TaggedDecryptor<AsconAead128Decryptor, 16> as SimpleCipherDecryptor<
-            16,
-            16,
-            16,
-        >>::do_decrypt_init(&km, &tagged_nonce)
-        .unwrap();
-        tagged_dec.do_update_aad::<16, 16>(aad).unwrap();
+        let mut tagged_dec = AsconAead128Decryptor::do_decrypt_init(&km, &tagged_nonce).unwrap();
+        tagged_dec.do_update_aad(aad).unwrap();
+        let body = tagged_out.len() - 16;
         let mut tagged_pt = vec![0u8; tagged_out.len()];
-        let written = tagged_dec.do_update_out(&tagged_out, &mut tagged_pt).unwrap();
-        let (_, final_data_len) = tagged_dec.do_final().unwrap();
-        tagged_pt.truncate(written + final_data_len);
-        assert_eq!(tagged_pt, pt, "pt_len {pt_len}: tagged decrypt round trip");
+        let mut got = tagged_dec.do_update_out(&tagged_out[..body], &mut tagged_pt).unwrap();
+        got += tagged_dec
+            .tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final(&tagged_out[body..], &mut tagged_pt[got..])
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(&tagged_pt[..got], &pt[..], "pt_len {pt_len}: tagged decrypt round trip");
+
+        let mut one_pt =
+            vec![0u8; AsconAead128Decryptor::tagged_decrypt_out_max_len(tagged_out.len())];
+        let n = AsconAead128Decryptor::tagged_decrypt(
+            &km, &tagged_nonce, aad, &tagged_out, &mut one_pt,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(&one_pt[..n], &pt[..], "pt_len {pt_len}: streamed ciphertext, one-shot decrypt");
     }
 }
 
@@ -607,7 +591,7 @@ fn aead128_suspendable_keyed_state() {
 
     // Encrypt part of the plaintext, suspend, resume with the re-supplied key, finish, and confirm
     // the output matches a one-shot encryption. The key is never part of the serialized state.
-    let mut e = AsconAead128::new(&km, &NONCE, Some(ad), true).unwrap();
+    let mut e = AsconAead128::new_encrypting(&km, &NONCE, Some(ad)).unwrap();
     let mut out = vec![0u8; pt.len() + 16];
     out[..pt.len()].copy_from_slice(&pt);
     e.do_encrypt_update(&mut out[..18]);
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/tests/bc_test_data.rs b/crypto/ascon/tests/bc_test_data.rs
index 44305e7a..d35eaa1b 100644
--- a/crypto/ascon/tests/bc_test_data.rs
+++ b/crypto/ascon/tests/bc_test_data.rs
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ mod bc_test_data {
             assert_eq!(pt_out, pt, "decrypt mismatch (Count {})", field(case, &["Count"]));
 
             // Byte-at-a-time streaming encrypt/decrypt, through the inherent API.
-            let mut enc = AsconAead128::new(&key, &nonce, ad_opt, true).unwrap();
+            let mut enc = AsconAead128::new_encrypting(&key, &nonce, ad_opt).unwrap();
             let mut stream_ct = pt.clone();
 
             for byte in stream_ct.iter_mut() {
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ mod bc_test_data {
                 field(case, &["Count"])
             );
 
-            let mut dec = AsconAead128::new(&key, &nonce, ad_opt, false).unwrap();
+            let mut dec = AsconAead128::new_decrypting(&key, &nonce, ad_opt).unwrap();
             let mut stream_pt = expected_ct[..pt.len()].to_vec();
 
             for byte in stream_pt.iter_mut() {
diff --git a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/symmetric_ciphers.rs b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/symmetric_ciphers.rs
index 407910ff..37c9c8ee 100644
--- a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/symmetric_ciphers.rs
+++ b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/symmetric_ciphers.rs
@@ -531,6 +531,58 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
             let pt3 = D::decrypt(&key, &nonce, aad, &ct, &tag).unwrap();
             assert_eq!(pt3, msg, "decrypt must agree with decrypt_out");
 
+            // the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout: `tagged_encrypt` must write exactly the
+            // separate-tag ciphertext with the tag appended, and both the one-shot and the
+            // streaming finalizer must round trip it.
+            let mut inline = vec![0u8; E::tagged_encrypt_out_len(len)];
+            let (inline_nonce, inline_len) =
+                E::tagged_encrypt(&key, aad, msg, &mut inline).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(
+                inline_len,
+                E::encrypt_out_len(len) + TAG_LEN,
+                "tagged_encrypt must write the ciphertext plus the tag, len {len}"
+            );
+            let mut pt4 = vec![0u8; D::tagged_decrypt_out_max_len(inline_len)];
+            let pt4_len =
+                D::tagged_decrypt(&key, &inline_nonce, aad, &inline[..inline_len], &mut pt4)
+                    .unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(&pt4[..pt4_len], msg, "tagged one-shot round trip, len {len}");
+
+            let (mut enc5, nonce5) = E::do_encrypt_init(&key).unwrap();
+            enc5.do_update_aad(aad).unwrap();
+            // `+ FINAL_LEN`: the finalizer wants room for a full flush plus the tag at the tail,
+            // which it cannot know the size of before it runs.
+            let mut inline5 = vec![0u8; E::tagged_encrypt_out_len(len) + FINAL_LEN];
+            let mut written5 = enc5.do_update_out(msg, &mut inline5).unwrap();
+            written5 += enc5.tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final(&mut inline5[written5..]).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(
+                written5, inline_len,
+                "tagged streaming must write as much as the one-shot, len {len}"
+            );
+            let body5 = written5 - TAG_LEN;
+            let mut dec5 = D::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce5).unwrap();
+            dec5.do_update_aad(aad).unwrap();
+            let mut pt5 = vec![0u8; written5 + FINAL_LEN];
+            let mut got5 = dec5.do_update_out(&inline5[..body5], &mut pt5).unwrap();
+            got5 += dec5
+                .tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final(&inline5[body5..written5], &mut pt5[got5..])
+                .unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(&pt5[..got5], msg, "tagged streaming round trip, len {len}");
+
+            // a stream that ends before a whole tag has been seen is not a short buffer, it is a
+            // failed decryption
+            if TAG_LEN > 0 {
+                let dec6 = D::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce5).unwrap();
+                let mut scratch = vec![0u8; written5 + FINAL_LEN];
+                assert!(
+                    matches!(
+                        dec6.tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final(&inline5[..TAG_LEN - 1], &mut scratch),
+                        Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed)
+                    ),
+                    "a tail shorter than the tag must be DecryptionFailed, len {len}"
+                );
+            }
+
             // too-short output buffers on the one-shots are refused with the required length,
             // before any work is done
             let need = E::encrypt_out_len(len);
@@ -638,16 +690,16 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
                 }
             }
 
-            let (mut dec, _) = {
+            let (mut dec, ct) = {
                 let (mut enc, nonce) = E::do_encrypt_init(&key).unwrap();
                 let mut ct = vec![0u8; enc.update_out_len(msg.len())];
                 enc.do_update_out(msg, &mut ct).unwrap();
                 (D::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce).unwrap(), ct)
             };
-            let need = dec.update_out_len(msg.len());
+            let need = dec.update_out_len(ct.len());
             if need > 0 {
                 let mut short = vec![0u8; need - 1];
-                match dec.do_update_out(msg, &mut short) {
+                match dec.do_update_out(&ct, &mut short) {
                     Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(_, n)) => {
                         assert_eq!(n, need)
                     }
@@ -1025,6 +1077,37 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
                 assert_eq!(pt, msg, "len {len} chunk {chunk}: round trip");
             }
 
+            // The inline `ciphertext || tag` layout, which is where a buffering cipher makes
+            // `tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final` do two things at once: flush the held-back bytes and
+            // then append the tag after them.
+            let (mut enc, nonce) = Enc::do_encrypt_init(&key).unwrap();
+            // `+ HOLD_BACK`: see the same sizing in `test_encryptor_decryptor`.
+            let mut inline = vec![0u8; Enc::tagged_encrypt_out_len(len) + HOLD_BACK];
+            let mut written = enc.do_update_out(msg, &mut inline).unwrap();
+            assert!(written < len || len == 0, "len {len}: the toy must be holding something back");
+            written += enc.tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final(&mut inline[written..]).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(
+                written,
+                len + TAG_LEN,
+                "len {len}: inline layout is the message plus a tag"
+            );
+
+            let body = written - TAG_LEN;
+            let mut dec = Dec::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce).unwrap();
+            let mut pt = vec![0u8; written + HOLD_BACK];
+            let mut got = dec.do_update_out(&inline[..body], &mut pt).unwrap();
+            got +=
+                dec.tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final(&inline[body..written], &mut pt[got..]).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(&pt[..got], msg, "len {len}: inline streaming round trip");
+
+            let mut one = vec![0u8; Enc::tagged_encrypt_out_len(len)];
+            let (one_nonce, one_len) = Enc::tagged_encrypt(&key, b"", msg, &mut one).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(&one[..one_len], &inline[..written], "len {len}: one-shot must agree");
+            let mut back = vec![0u8; Dec::tagged_decrypt_out_max_len(one_len) + HOLD_BACK];
+            let back_len =
+                Dec::tagged_decrypt(&key, &one_nonce, b"", &one[..one_len], &mut back).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(&back[..back_len], msg, "len {len}: inline one-shot round trip");
+
             // For any length past the hold-back window, at least one prefix of the input must be
             // held back rather than released immediately -- the property this whole test exists
             // to pin. (For `len < HOLD_BACK` nothing is ever releasable until `do_encrypt_final`,
diff --git a/crypto/core/src/lib.rs b/crypto/core/src/lib.rs
index 53460b5c..a75792dc 100644
--- a/crypto/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@
 pub mod errors;
 pub mod key_material;
 pub mod suspendable_state;
-pub mod tagged_aead;
 pub mod traits;
diff --git a/crypto/core/src/tagged_aead.rs b/crypto/core/src/tagged_aead.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d49aad1..00000000
--- a/crypto/core/src/tagged_aead.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,533 +0,0 @@
-//! Adapts an [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] /
-//! [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] pair to the separate-output
-//! [`SimpleCipherEncryptor`] /
-//! [`SimpleCipherDecryptor`] shape by inlining the tag as
-//! the last `TAG_LEN` bytes of the ciphertext stream -- the `ciphertext || tag` layout most wire
-//! formats and files use, as opposed to the AEAD pair's own detached-tag shape.
-//!
-//! This is deliberately the *inverse* direction from every other adapter in this crate: instead
-//! of adding capability (an AEAD's AAD, its generated nonce), it *drops* the AAD phase, because
-//! [`SimpleCipherEncryptor`] has nowhere to carry one. An
-//! AEAD wrapped here can still be driven with AAD through the inherent
-//! [`TaggedEncryptor::do_update_aad`] / [`TaggedDecryptor::do_update_aad`], which forward to the
-//! wrapped value's own method (see their docs for why this can't be part of the
-//! `SimpleCipherEncryptor`/`SimpleCipherDecryptor` impl itself); a caller who does not need AAD
-//! can ignore that entirely and use [`SimpleCipherEncryptor`]'s
-//! full one-shot and streaming API unchanged.
-//!
-//! # Restricted to non-buffering ciphers
-//!
-//! Both adapters require the wrapped `FINAL_LEN` to be `0` -- nothing held back at
-//! finalization -- which covers Ascon-AEAD128 and any other AEAD that releases every ciphertext
-//! byte as soon as it produces it. A cipher that also buffers a partial final block would need
-//! this adapter's own `FINAL_LEN` to be `INNER_FINAL_LEN + TAG_LEN`, a value derived from two
-//! other const generics; Rust's stable const generics cannot express that as a trait argument
-//! (it needs the still-incomplete `generic_const_exprs`), so supporting it is left to a future,
-//! more general adapter.
-
-use crate::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
-use crate::key_material::KeyMaterial;
-use crate::traits::{
-    AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, Algorithm, RNG, SecurityStrength,
-    SimpleCipherDecryptor, SimpleCipherEncryptor,
-};
-
-/// Adapts an [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] with `FINAL_LEN = 0` to
-/// [`SimpleCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>`], appending the tag as the final segment
-/// so the output stream is `ciphertext || tag`. See the module docs for the AAD caveat and the
-/// `FINAL_LEN = 0` restriction.
-pub struct TaggedEncryptor<E>(E);
-
-impl<E> TaggedEncryptor<E> {
-    /// Absorbs `aad` on the wrapped encryptor; see
-    /// [`AEADCipherEncryptor::do_update_aad`]
-    /// for the rules (repeatable before the first `do_update_out`, an empty slice always a no-op).
-    /// Not part of the [`SimpleCipherEncryptor`] impl below, which has no AAD concept at all.
-    pub fn do_update_aad<const KEY_LEN: usize, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>(
-        &mut self,
-        aad: &[u8],
-    ) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError>
-    where
-        E: AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0>,
-    {
-        self.0.do_update_aad(aad)
-    }
-}
-
-// Bounded on `Algorithm` alone, not the full `AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0>`
-// used below: those three consts appear only in a `where` clause, which Rust's coherence check
-// does not accept as constraining an impl's generic parameters (E0207), and `Algorithm`'s own
-// consts do not need them.
-impl<E: Algorithm> Algorithm for TaggedEncryptor<E> {
-    const ALG_NAME: &'static str = E::ALG_NAME;
-    const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = E::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH;
-}
-
-impl<E, const KEY_LEN: usize, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>
-    SimpleCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN> for TaggedEncryptor<E>
-where
-    E: AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0>,
-{
-    fn do_encrypt_init(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-    ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
-        let (inner, nonce) = E::do_encrypt_init(key)?;
-        Ok((Self(inner), nonce))
-    }
-
-    fn do_encrypt_init_rng(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-        rng: &mut dyn RNG,
-    ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
-        let (inner, nonce) = E::do_encrypt_init_rng(key, rng)?;
-        Ok((Self(inner), nonce))
-    }
-
-    /// Identical to the wrapped encryptor's: this adapter never itself buffers, since the tag has
-    /// nowhere to go until `do_final`.
-    fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize {
-        self.0.update_out_len(input_len)
-    }
-
-    fn do_update_out(
-        &mut self,
-        plaintext: &[u8],
-        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
-    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        self.0.do_update_out(plaintext, ciphertext)
-    }
-
-    /// Finishes the inner encryptor (with an empty flush buffer, since `FINAL_LEN = 0` on the
-    /// bound above) and returns its tag as this trait's own `FINAL_LEN`-byte final segment.
-    fn do_final(self) -> Result<([u8; TAG_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError> {
-        let mut nothing = [0u8; 0];
-        let (flushed, tag) = self.0.do_encrypt_final(&mut nothing)?;
-        if flushed != 0 {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(
-                "AEAD with FINAL_LEN = 0 flushed data at finalization",
-            ));
-        }
-        Ok((tag, TAG_LEN))
-    }
-
-    /// The plaintext length plus the tag: the inline layout this adapter produces.
-    fn encrypt_out_len(plaintext_len: usize) -> usize {
-        plaintext_len + TAG_LEN
-    }
-}
-
-/// Adapts an [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] with `FINAL_LEN = 0` to
-/// [`SimpleCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>`], reading the tag as the last `TAG_LEN`
-/// bytes of the ciphertext stream. `FINAL_LEN` here is `TAG_LEN` only to match
-/// [`TaggedEncryptor`]'s own `FINAL_LEN` -- the pair contract [`SimpleCipherEncryptor`] /
-/// [`SimpleCipherDecryptor`] share -- not because anything is actually flushed; see this type's
-/// `do_final` impl. See the module docs for the AAD caveat and the wrapped AEAD's own
-/// `FINAL_LEN = 0` restriction.
-///
-/// # Holding back the tag
-///
-/// The wire format gives no advance notice of where the ciphertext ends and the tag begins --
-/// that boundary is only known once the whole stream has been seen -- so this type holds back the
-/// last `TAG_LEN` bytes it has been given at all times, in `tail`, releasing everything older than
-/// that through the wrapped decryptor as soon as it is known not to be part of the tag. This is
-/// the same technique `cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs`'s `aead128_decrypt_stream` used by hand before this
-/// adapter existed.
-pub struct TaggedDecryptor<D, const TAG_LEN: usize> {
-    inner: D,
-    tail: [u8; TAG_LEN],
-    tail_len: usize,
-}
-
-impl<D, const TAG_LEN: usize> TaggedDecryptor<D, TAG_LEN> {
-    /// Absorbs `aad` on the wrapped decryptor; see
-    /// [`AEADCipherDecryptor::do_update_aad`]
-    /// for the rules. Not part of the [`SimpleCipherDecryptor`] impl below, which has no AAD
-    /// concept at all.
-    pub fn do_update_aad<const KEY_LEN: usize, const NONCE_LEN: usize>(
-        &mut self,
-        aad: &[u8],
-    ) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError>
-    where
-        D: AEADCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0>,
-    {
-        self.inner.do_update_aad(aad)
-    }
-}
-
-// See the equivalent impl on `TaggedEncryptor` for why this bounds on `Algorithm` alone.
-impl<D: Algorithm, const TAG_LEN: usize> Algorithm for TaggedDecryptor<D, TAG_LEN> {
-    const ALG_NAME: &'static str = D::ALG_NAME;
-    const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = D::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH;
-}
-
-impl<D, const KEY_LEN: usize, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>
-    SimpleCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN> for TaggedDecryptor<D, TAG_LEN>
-where
-    D: AEADCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0>,
-{
-    fn do_decrypt_init(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
-    ) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        Ok(Self { inner: D::do_decrypt_init(key, nonce)?, tail: [0u8; TAG_LEN], tail_len: 0 })
-    }
-
-    /// Only the bytes no longer eligible to be the tag: `tail_len + input_len - TAG_LEN`, floored
-    /// at `0` while the stream is still shorter than the tag itself.
-    fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize {
-        (self.tail_len + input_len).saturating_sub(TAG_LEN)
-    }
-
-    fn do_update_out(
-        &mut self,
-        ciphertext: &[u8],
-        plaintext: &mut [u8],
-    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        let releasable = self.update_out_len(ciphertext.len());
-        if plaintext.len() < releasable {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength("plaintext", releasable));
-        }
-
-        let total = self.tail_len + ciphertext.len();
-        if total <= TAG_LEN {
-            // Everything seen so far might still be the tag; buffer it and release nothing.
-            self.tail[self.tail_len..total].copy_from_slice(ciphertext);
-            self.tail_len = total;
-            return Ok(0);
-        }
-
-        // Release the old tail (in full, or as much of it as `releasable` allows) followed by
-        // however much of the new input is also releasable; two streaming calls into the wrapped
-        // decryptor, equivalent to one over their concatenation.
-        let from_tail = self.tail_len.min(releasable);
-        let from_new = releasable - from_tail;
-        if from_tail > 0 {
-            self.inner.do_update_out(&self.tail[..from_tail], &mut plaintext[..from_tail])?;
-        }
-        if from_new > 0 {
-            self.inner
-                .do_update_out(&ciphertext[..from_new], &mut plaintext[from_tail..releasable])?;
-        }
-
-        // The new tail is whatever was not just released -- the suffix of the old tail, then the
-        // suffix of the new ciphertext -- which together are exactly TAG_LEN bytes, since
-        // `total - releasable == TAG_LEN` by construction of `releasable` above.
-        let mut new_tail = [0u8; TAG_LEN];
-        let old_tail_kept = self.tail_len - from_tail;
-        new_tail[..old_tail_kept].copy_from_slice(&self.tail[from_tail..self.tail_len]);
-        new_tail[old_tail_kept..].copy_from_slice(&ciphertext[from_new..]);
-        self.tail = new_tail;
-        self.tail_len = TAG_LEN;
-
-        Ok(releasable)
-    }
-
-    /// Nothing is held back for release -- every plaintext byte was already emitted by
-    /// `do_update_out` -- so this is purely the tag check, against whatever ended up in `tail`.
-    /// The returned array is `FINAL_LEN = TAG_LEN` bytes only to match
-    /// [`TaggedEncryptor`]'s `FINAL_LEN` (the pair contract both traits share); the `0` data-byte
-    /// count says none of it is meaningful, exactly the case [`SimpleCipherDecryptor::do_final`]'s
-    /// own docs anticipate ("an authenticated cipher may release nothing at all once it has
-    /// checked the tag").
-    ///
-    /// # Errors
-    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed`] if fewer than `TAG_LEN` bytes were ever seen (the
-    /// input was shorter than the tag). Otherwise, whatever
-    /// [`AEADCipherDecryptor::do_decrypt_final`]
-    /// returns, most notably [`SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed`].
-    fn do_final(self) -> Result<([u8; TAG_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError> {
-        if self.tail_len < TAG_LEN {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed);
-        }
-        let mut nothing = [0u8; 0];
-        self.inner.do_decrypt_final(&self.tail, &mut nothing)?;
-        Ok(([0u8; TAG_LEN], 0))
-    }
-
-    /// The ciphertext length minus the tag, floored at `0` for an input shorter than the tag
-    /// (which `do_final` rejects rather than `do_update_out`, so the buffer must still be sized).
-    fn decrypt_out_max_len(ciphertext_len: usize) -> usize {
-        ciphertext_len.saturating_sub(TAG_LEN)
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-    use crate::key_material::{KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType, do_hazardous_operations};
-    use crate::traits::RNG;
-    use bouncycastle_utils::secret::Secret;
-
-    const KEY_LEN: usize = 4;
-    const NONCE_LEN: usize = 4;
-    const TAG_LEN: usize = 3;
-
-    /// A toy AEAD: "ciphertext" is the plaintext XORed byte-by-byte with the key (cycled), and the
-    /// "tag" is a running XOR of every AAD/plaintext byte seen, repeated to `TAG_LEN` bytes. Not
-    /// remotely secure -- it exists only to drive `TaggedEncryptor`/`TaggedDecryptor` through
-    /// [`crate::traits::SimpleCipherEncryptor`]/[`SimpleCipherDecryptor`]'s chunked-equivalence
-    /// contract at exact byte-boundary edge cases around `TAG_LEN`, which is what this module's
-    /// hand-written tail bookkeeping needs pinned directly (see CLAUDE.md on testing
-    /// behaviour-critical private logic in-file).
-    #[derive(Clone)]
-    struct Toy {
-        key: Secret<[u8; KEY_LEN]>,
-        pos: usize,
-        acc: u8,
-    }
-
-    impl Toy {
-        fn new(key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError> {
-            let mut k = Secret::<[u8; KEY_LEN]>::new();
-            k.copy_from_slice(key.ref_to_bytes());
-            Ok(Self { key: k, pos: 0, acc: 0 })
-        }
-
-        /// Transforms `data` in place, accumulating `acc` over the *plaintext* byte on both
-        /// sides: encrypting, `data` starts as plaintext, so `acc` is updated before the XOR;
-        /// decrypting, `data` starts as ciphertext, so the XOR (which recovers the plaintext byte
-        /// into the same slot) must happen first.
-        fn transform(&mut self, data: &mut [u8], encrypting: bool) {
-            for b in data.iter_mut() {
-                if encrypting {
-                    self.acc ^= *b;
-                }
-                *b ^= self.key[self.pos % KEY_LEN];
-                if !encrypting {
-                    self.acc ^= *b;
-                }
-                self.pos += 1;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    struct ToyEnc(Toy);
-    struct ToyDec(Toy);
-
-    impl Algorithm for ToyEnc {
-        const ALG_NAME: &'static str = "toy-aead";
-        const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = SecurityStrength::None;
-    }
-    impl Algorithm for ToyDec {
-        const ALG_NAME: &'static str = "toy-aead";
-        const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = SecurityStrength::None;
-    }
-
-    impl AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0> for ToyEnc {
-        fn do_encrypt_init(
-            key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-        ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
-            Ok((Self(Toy::new(key)?), [0u8; NONCE_LEN]))
-        }
-        fn do_encrypt_init_rng(
-            key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-            _rng: &mut dyn RNG,
-        ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
-            Self::do_encrypt_init(key)
-        }
-        fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
-            for &b in aad {
-                self.0.acc ^= b;
-            }
-            Ok(())
-        }
-        fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize {
-            input_len
-        }
-        fn do_update_out(
-            &mut self,
-            plaintext: &[u8],
-            ciphertext: &mut [u8],
-        ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
-            if ciphertext.len() < plaintext.len() {
-                return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(
-                    "ciphertext",
-                    plaintext.len(),
-                ));
-            }
-            let out = &mut ciphertext[..plaintext.len()];
-            out.copy_from_slice(plaintext);
-            self.0.transform(out, true);
-            Ok(plaintext.len())
-        }
-        fn do_encrypt_final(
-            self,
-            _output: &mut [u8; 0],
-        ) -> Result<(usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
-            Ok((0, [self.0.acc; TAG_LEN]))
-        }
-    }
-
-    impl AEADCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0> for ToyDec {
-        fn do_decrypt_init(
-            key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-            _nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
-        ) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError> {
-            Ok(Self(Toy::new(key)?))
-        }
-        fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
-            for &b in aad {
-                self.0.acc ^= b;
-            }
-            Ok(())
-        }
-        fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize {
-            input_len
-        }
-        fn do_update_out(
-            &mut self,
-            ciphertext: &[u8],
-            plaintext: &mut [u8],
-        ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
-            if plaintext.len() < ciphertext.len() {
-                return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(
-                    "plaintext",
-                    ciphertext.len(),
-                ));
-            }
-            let out = &mut plaintext[..ciphertext.len()];
-            out.copy_from_slice(ciphertext);
-            self.0.transform(out, false);
-            Ok(ciphertext.len())
-        }
-        fn do_decrypt_final(
-            self,
-            tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
-            _output: &mut [u8; 0],
-        ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
-            if [self.0.acc; TAG_LEN] != *tag {
-                return Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed);
-            }
-            Ok(0)
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn key() -> KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN> {
-        let mut km =
-            KeyMaterial::<KEY_LEN>::from_bytes_as_type(&[1, 2, 3, 4], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
-                .unwrap();
-        do_hazardous_operations(&mut km, |k| {
-            k.set_key_type(KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)?;
-            k.set_security_strength(SecurityStrength::None)
-        })
-        .unwrap();
-        km
-    }
-
-    /// The one-shot round trip through the adapters, at every message length crossing a few
-    /// multiples of `TAG_LEN`, and every chunking of `do_update_out` on both sides -- this is what
-    /// pins the tail bookkeeping's off-by-one edges directly, complementing the framework's own
-    /// generic `test_encryptor_decryptor` coverage (which this same adapter pair is expected to
-    /// pass against `SimpleCipherEncryptor`/`SimpleCipherDecryptor`'s contract elsewhere).
-    #[test]
-    fn tagged_round_trip_at_every_length_and_chunking() {
-        let km = key();
-        for len in 0..=(4 * TAG_LEN + 5) {
-            let msg: Vec<u8> =
-                (0..len).map(|i| (i as u8).wrapping_mul(31).wrapping_add(7)).collect();
-
-            let (mut enc, nonce) = <TaggedEncryptor<ToyEnc> as SimpleCipherEncryptor<
-                KEY_LEN,
-                NONCE_LEN,
-                TAG_LEN,
-            >>::do_encrypt_init(&km)
-            .unwrap();
-            enc.do_update_aad::<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>(b"aad").unwrap();
-            let mut ct = vec![0u8; msg.len() + TAG_LEN];
-            for chunk in [1usize, 2, 3, TAG_LEN.max(1), len.max(1)] {
-                let mut enc = {
-                    let (mut e, _) = <TaggedEncryptor<ToyEnc> as SimpleCipherEncryptor<
-                        KEY_LEN,
-                        NONCE_LEN,
-                        TAG_LEN,
-                    >>::do_encrypt_init(&km)
-                    .unwrap();
-                    e.do_update_aad::<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>(b"aad").unwrap();
-                    e
-                };
-                let mut written = 0;
-                for piece in msg.chunks(chunk) {
-                    written += enc.do_update_out(piece, &mut ct[written..]).unwrap();
-                }
-                let mut last = [0u8; TAG_LEN];
-                let last_len = <TaggedEncryptor<ToyEnc> as SimpleCipherEncryptor<
-                    KEY_LEN,
-                    NONCE_LEN,
-                    TAG_LEN,
-                >>::do_final_out(enc, &mut last)
-                .unwrap();
-                ct[written..written + last_len].copy_from_slice(&last[..last_len]);
-                written += last_len;
-                ct.truncate(written);
-
-                let mut dec = <TaggedDecryptor<ToyDec, TAG_LEN> as SimpleCipherDecryptor<
-                    KEY_LEN,
-                    NONCE_LEN,
-                    TAG_LEN,
-                >>::do_decrypt_init(&km, &nonce)
-                .unwrap();
-                dec.do_update_aad::<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN>(b"aad").unwrap();
-                let mut pt = vec![0u8; ct.len()];
-                let mut written = 0;
-                for piece in ct.chunks(chunk) {
-                    written += dec.do_update_out(piece, &mut pt[written..]).unwrap();
-                }
-                let (_, data_len) = dec.do_final().unwrap();
-                pt.truncate(written + data_len);
-                assert_eq!(pt, msg, "len {len}, chunk {chunk}");
-
-                ct.resize(msg.len() + TAG_LEN, 0);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// A tampered inline stream must fail at `do_final`, and a stream shorter than the tag must be
-    /// rejected as `DecryptionFailed` rather than panicking on the short slice.
-    #[test]
-    fn tampering_and_short_input_are_rejected() {
-        let km = key();
-        let (mut enc, nonce) = <TaggedEncryptor<ToyEnc> as SimpleCipherEncryptor<
-            KEY_LEN,
-            NONCE_LEN,
-            TAG_LEN,
-        >>::do_encrypt_init(&km)
-        .unwrap();
-        let mut ct = vec![0u8; 10 + TAG_LEN];
-        let written = enc.do_update_out(&[7u8; 10], &mut ct).unwrap();
-        let mut last = [0u8; TAG_LEN];
-        let last_len = <TaggedEncryptor<ToyEnc> as SimpleCipherEncryptor<
-            KEY_LEN,
-            NONCE_LEN,
-            TAG_LEN,
-        >>::do_final_out(enc, &mut last)
-        .unwrap();
-        ct[written..written + last_len].copy_from_slice(&last[..last_len]);
-
-        let mut tampered = ct.clone();
-        tampered[0] ^= 0xFF;
-        let mut dec = <TaggedDecryptor<ToyDec, TAG_LEN> as SimpleCipherDecryptor<
-            KEY_LEN,
-            NONCE_LEN,
-            TAG_LEN,
-        >>::do_decrypt_init(&km, &nonce)
-        .unwrap();
-        let mut pt = vec![0u8; tampered.len()];
-        let mut written = 0;
-        written += dec.do_update_out(&tampered, &mut pt[written..]).unwrap();
-        let _ = written;
-        assert!(matches!(dec.do_final(), Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed)));
-
-        for short_len in 0..TAG_LEN {
-            let dec = <TaggedDecryptor<ToyDec, TAG_LEN> as SimpleCipherDecryptor<
-                KEY_LEN,
-                NONCE_LEN,
-                TAG_LEN,
-            >>::do_decrypt_init(&km, &nonce)
-            .unwrap();
-            let mut dec = dec;
-            let mut pt = vec![0u8; short_len];
-            dec.do_update_out(&ct[..short_len], &mut pt).unwrap();
-            assert!(matches!(dec.do_final(), Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed)));
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
index d54cdc45..b67173d6 100644
--- a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
+++ b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ use crate::key_material::KeyMaterial;
 use crate::key_material::KeyType;
 // end of imports needed for docs
 
+/// What the allocating one-shot [`AEADCipherEncryptor::encrypt`] hands back: the nonce it
+/// generated, the ciphertext, and the tag, in that order. A named type because the bare triple is
+/// past what is readable inline (clippy's `type_complexity`).
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+pub type AEADEncrypted<const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize> =
+    ([u8; NONCE_LEN], Vec<u8>, [u8; TAG_LEN]);
+
 /// The decryption half of an AEAD cipher's streaming API; see [`AEADCipherEncryptor`], whose notes
 /// on the AAD phase, buffering, and the `Result` all apply here too.
 ///
@@ -96,6 +103,49 @@ pub trait AEADCipherDecryptor<
         output: &mut [u8; FINAL_LEN],
     ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError>;
 
+    /// Streaming finalization for the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout: `tail` is the end of the
+    /// ciphertext stream -- whatever ciphertext has not been given to
+    /// [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out) yet, followed by the `TAG_LEN` tag bytes. The
+    /// ciphertext part is decrypted into `plaintext`, and the trailing bytes are then checked as
+    /// the tag, exactly as [`do_decrypt_final`](Self::do_decrypt_final) checks one handed to it
+    /// separately. Returns the number of plaintext bytes written here.
+    ///
+    /// The tag is only identifiable once the stream ends, so a caller streaming this layout has to
+    /// hold back the last `TAG_LEN` bytes it has seen at all times and pass them in here; nothing
+    /// earlier in the stream can tell it which bytes they will be.
+    ///
+    /// `plaintext` needs `update_out_len(tail.len() - TAG_LEN) + FINAL_LEN` bytes. As with
+    /// [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out), nothing written here is authenticated until the
+    /// call returns `Ok`.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed`] if `tail` is shorter than `TAG_LEN`, i.e. the
+    /// stream ended before a whole tag had been seen;
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength`] if `plaintext` is too short, checked
+    /// before any work is done; [`SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed`] if the tag does not
+    /// verify.
+    fn tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final(
+        mut self,
+        tail: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if tail.len() < TAG_LEN {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed);
+        }
+        let (ciphertext, tag) = tail.split_at(tail.len() - TAG_LEN);
+        let needed = self.update_out_len(ciphertext.len()) + FINAL_LEN;
+        if plaintext.len() < needed {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength("plaintext", needed));
+        }
+        // infallible: `split_at` above leaves exactly `TAG_LEN` bytes in `tag`.
+        let tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN] = tag.try_into().unwrap();
+        let written = self.do_update_out(ciphertext, plaintext)?;
+        let mut final_buf = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
+        let final_len = self.do_decrypt_final(tag, &mut final_buf)?;
+        plaintext[written..written + final_len].copy_from_slice(&final_buf[..final_len]);
+        Ok(written + final_len)
+    }
+
     /// An upper bound on the plaintext recovered from `ciphertext_len` bytes of ciphertext, i.e.
     /// the buffer [`decrypt_out`](Self::decrypt_out) requires. The default returns `ciphertext_len`
     /// itself, which is exact for every conformant AEAD: unlike a padding scheme, an AEAD never
@@ -134,6 +184,8 @@ pub trait AEADCipherDecryptor<
         let mut final_buf = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
         match dec.do_decrypt_final(tag, &mut final_buf) {
             Ok(final_len) => {
+                // Implementors with FINAL_LEN > 0 must override `decrypt_out_max_len` so this fits
+                // in `plaintext[..needed]`.
                 plaintext[written..written + final_len].copy_from_slice(&final_buf[..final_len]);
                 Ok(written + final_len)
             }
@@ -150,6 +202,37 @@ pub trait AEADCipherDecryptor<
         }
     }
 
+    /// The plaintext buffer [`tagged_decrypt`](Self::tagged_decrypt) requires for `ciphertext_len`
+    /// bytes of `ciphertext || tag`: what the ciphertext alone needs, the tag being no part of the
+    /// plaintext.
+    fn tagged_decrypt_out_max_len(ciphertext_len: usize) -> usize {
+        Self::decrypt_out_max_len(ciphertext_len.saturating_sub(TAG_LEN))
+    }
+
+    /// One-shot over the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout: takes the trailing `TAG_LEN` bytes of
+    /// `ciphertext` as the tag, and is otherwise exactly [`decrypt_out`](Self::decrypt_out),
+    /// including zeroizing `plaintext` when the tag does not verify. `plaintext` needs
+    /// [`tagged_decrypt_out_max_len`](Self::tagged_decrypt_out_max_len) bytes.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed`] if `ciphertext` is shorter than the tag it is
+    /// supposed to end with; otherwise as [`decrypt_out`](Self::decrypt_out).
+    fn tagged_decrypt(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+        aad: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if ciphertext.len() < TAG_LEN {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed);
+        }
+        let (body, tag) = ciphertext.split_at(ciphertext.len() - TAG_LEN);
+        // infallible: `split_at` above leaves exactly `TAG_LEN` bytes in `tag`.
+        let tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN] = tag.try_into().unwrap();
+        Self::decrypt_out(key, nonce, aad, body, tag, plaintext)
+    }
+
     #[cfg(feature = "std")]
     /// One-shot, allocating: as [`decrypt_out`](Self::decrypt_out), returning the plaintext as a
     /// `Vec<u8>` of exactly the recovered length. Only available with the `std` feature.
@@ -186,8 +269,10 @@ pub trait AEADCipherDecryptor<
 /// consumes the encryptor, flushes whatever ciphertext it was holding back into `output`, and
 /// returns the tag, which the recipient needs for [`AEADCipherDecryptor::do_decrypt_final`]. Where
 /// the tag travels -- appended to the ciphertext, carried in a separate field -- is the caller's
-/// choice, not this trait's; see `bouncycastle_core::tagged_aead` for an adapter that appends it
-/// to the ciphertext.
+/// choice, not this trait's, which is why the inline layout has its own entry points
+/// ([`tagged_encrypt`](Self::tagged_encrypt),
+/// [`tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final`](Self::tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final)) rather than being the
+/// only thing on offer.
 ///
 /// Encryption and decryption are separate traits, as with [`BlockCipherEncryptor`] /
 /// [`BlockCipherDecryptor`], so that the direction is encoded in the type. For an AEAD that also
@@ -214,7 +299,9 @@ pub trait AEADCipherDecryptor<
 /// Ascon-AEAD128 does -- each rate-block byte is transformed independently of the others in that
 /// block -- but a block-oriented AEAD holds back a partial final block, and any AEAD adapted to an
 /// inline `ciphertext || tag` layout must hold back at least `TAG_LEN` bytes until it knows they
-/// are not the tag (see `bouncycastle_core::tagged_aead`). [`update_out_len`](Self::update_out_len)
+/// are not the tag (which is what a caller of
+/// [`AEADCipherDecryptor::tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final`] does for itself).
+/// [`update_out_len`](Self::update_out_len)
 /// answers exactly how many bytes the next call releases, so a caller never has to guess a buffer
 /// size or find plaintext left over at the end of one it guessed too large; the concatenation of
 /// everything released, in any chunking, plus the data part of
@@ -299,6 +386,40 @@ pub trait AEADCipherEncryptor<
         output: &mut [u8; FINAL_LEN],
     ) -> Result<(usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError>;
 
+    /// Streaming finalization for the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout: as
+    /// [`do_encrypt_final`](Self::do_encrypt_final), except that the tag is *appended* to whatever
+    /// ciphertext was held back rather than returned on its own, so what this writes into `output`
+    /// is simply the tail of the stream [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out) has been writing.
+    /// Returns the number of bytes written: the flushed ciphertext plus `TAG_LEN`.
+    ///
+    /// `output` needs `FINAL_LEN + TAG_LEN` bytes -- the full flush, even where less than that is
+    /// actually being held back, since how much that is cannot be known until the cipher is
+    /// finalized. A streaming caller sizing its output with
+    /// [`tagged_encrypt_out_len`](Self::tagged_encrypt_out_len) therefore has to allocate
+    /// `FINAL_LEN` more than that if it wants to write the whole stream into one buffer.
+    ///
+    /// A caller who wants the tag as a field of its own calls
+    /// [`do_encrypt_final`](Self::do_encrypt_final) instead; the decrypting counterpart of this
+    /// method is [`AEADCipherDecryptor::tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final`].
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength`] if `output` is shorter than
+    /// `FINAL_LEN + TAG_LEN`, checked before the cipher is finalized.
+    fn tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final(
+        self,
+        output: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let needed = FINAL_LEN + TAG_LEN;
+        if output.len() < needed {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength("output", needed));
+        }
+        let mut final_buf = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
+        let (final_len, tag) = self.do_encrypt_final(&mut final_buf)?;
+        output[..final_len].copy_from_slice(&final_buf[..final_len]);
+        output[final_len..final_len + TAG_LEN].copy_from_slice(&tag);
+        Ok(final_len + TAG_LEN)
+    }
+
     /// The exact ciphertext length for a `plaintext_len`-byte plaintext, i.e. the buffer
     /// [`encrypt_out`](Self::encrypt_out) requires and the number of bytes it writes (the tag is
     /// returned separately, not counted here). The default returns `plaintext_len` itself, which
@@ -356,10 +477,42 @@ pub trait AEADCipherEncryptor<
         let written = enc.do_update_out(plaintext, ciphertext)?;
         let mut final_buf = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
         let (final_len, tag) = enc.do_encrypt_final(&mut final_buf)?;
+        // As in `encrypt_out`: an implementor with FINAL_LEN > 0 must override `encrypt_out_len`
+        // so this fits in `ciphertext[..needed]`.
         ciphertext[written..written + final_len].copy_from_slice(&final_buf[..final_len]);
         Ok((nonce, written + final_len, tag))
     }
 
+    /// The ciphertext buffer [`tagged_encrypt`](Self::tagged_encrypt) requires: what the
+    /// separate-tag [`encrypt_out`](Self::encrypt_out) needs, plus the `TAG_LEN` bytes appended to
+    /// it.
+    fn tagged_encrypt_out_len(plaintext_len: usize) -> usize {
+        Self::encrypt_out_len(plaintext_len) + TAG_LEN
+    }
+
+    /// One-shot into the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout: as [`encrypt_out`](Self::encrypt_out),
+    /// except that the tag is appended to `ciphertext` instead of being returned separately.
+    /// `ciphertext` needs [`tagged_encrypt_out_len`](Self::tagged_encrypt_out_len) bytes. Returns
+    /// the generated nonce and the total number of bytes written, tag included.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength`] if `ciphertext` is too short, checked
+    /// before any work is done; otherwise as [`encrypt_out`](Self::encrypt_out).
+    fn tagged_encrypt(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        aad: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let needed = Self::tagged_encrypt_out_len(plaintext.len());
+        if ciphertext.len() < needed {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength("ciphertext", needed));
+        }
+        let (nonce, written, tag) = Self::encrypt_out(key, aad, plaintext, ciphertext)?;
+        ciphertext[written..written + TAG_LEN].copy_from_slice(&tag);
+        Ok((nonce, written + TAG_LEN))
+    }
+
     #[cfg(feature = "std")]
     /// One-shot, allocating: as [`encrypt_out`](Self::encrypt_out), returning the ciphertext as a
     /// `Vec<u8>`. Only available with the `std` feature.
@@ -367,7 +520,7 @@ pub trait AEADCipherEncryptor<
         key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
         aad: &[u8],
         plaintext: &[u8],
-    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], Vec<u8>, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+    ) -> Result<AEADEncrypted<NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>, SymmetricCipherError> {
         let mut ciphertext = vec![0u8; Self::encrypt_out_len(plaintext.len())];
         let (nonce, written, tag) = Self::encrypt_out(key, aad, plaintext, &mut ciphertext)?;
         ciphertext.truncate(written);
diff --git a/crypto/core/tests/aead_tagged_tests.rs b/crypto/core/tests/aead_tagged_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..42ce29c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/core/tests/aead_tagged_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,303 @@
+//! Integration tests for the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout on
+//! [`AEADCipherEncryptor`]/[`AEADCipherDecryptor`] -- `tagged_encrypt`,
+//! `tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final`, `tagged_decrypt` and `tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final` -- driven
+//! over a toy AEAD, which is what lets the length and tag-placement edges be checked exactly.
+
+use bouncycastle_core::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
+use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{
+    KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType, do_hazardous_operations,
+};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
+    AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, Algorithm, RNG, SecurityStrength,
+};
+use bouncycastle_utils::secret::Secret;
+
+const KEY_LEN: usize = 4;
+const NONCE_LEN: usize = 4;
+const TAG_LEN: usize = 3;
+
+/// A toy AEAD: "ciphertext" is the plaintext XORed byte-by-byte with the key (cycled), and the
+/// "tag" is a running XOR of every AAD/plaintext byte seen, repeated to `TAG_LEN` bytes. Not
+/// remotely secure -- it exists only to drive the `tagged_*` defaults at exact byte-boundary edge
+/// cases around `TAG_LEN`, with a `TAG_LEN` small enough (3) that "the tag is the last few bytes"
+/// and "the message is shorter than the tag" are both cheap to enumerate.
+#[derive(Clone)]
+struct Toy {
+    key: Secret<[u8; KEY_LEN]>,
+    pos: usize,
+    acc: u8,
+}
+
+impl Toy {
+    fn new(key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let mut k = Secret::<[u8; KEY_LEN]>::new();
+        k.copy_from_slice(key.ref_to_bytes());
+        Ok(Self { key: k, pos: 0, acc: 0 })
+    }
+
+    /// Transforms `data` in place, accumulating `acc` over the *plaintext* byte on both
+    /// sides: encrypting, `data` starts as plaintext, so `acc` is updated before the XOR;
+    /// decrypting, `data` starts as ciphertext, so the XOR (which recovers the plaintext byte
+    /// into the same slot) must happen first.
+    fn transform(&mut self, data: &mut [u8], encrypting: bool) {
+        for b in data.iter_mut() {
+            if encrypting {
+                self.acc ^= *b;
+            }
+            *b ^= self.key[self.pos % KEY_LEN];
+            if !encrypting {
+                self.acc ^= *b;
+            }
+            self.pos += 1;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct ToyEnc(Toy);
+struct ToyDec(Toy);
+
+impl Algorithm for ToyEnc {
+    const ALG_NAME: &'static str = "toy-aead";
+    const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = SecurityStrength::None;
+}
+impl Algorithm for ToyDec {
+    const ALG_NAME: &'static str = "toy-aead";
+    const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = SecurityStrength::None;
+}
+
+impl AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0> for ToyEnc {
+    fn do_encrypt_init(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+    ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        Ok((Self(Toy::new(key)?), [0u8; NONCE_LEN]))
+    }
+    fn do_encrypt_init_rng(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        _rng: &mut dyn RNG,
+    ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        Self::do_encrypt_init(key)
+    }
+    fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        for &b in aad {
+            self.0.acc ^= b;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize {
+        input_len
+    }
+    fn do_update_out(
+        &mut self,
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if ciphertext.len() < plaintext.len() {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(
+                "ciphertext",
+                plaintext.len(),
+            ));
+        }
+        let out = &mut ciphertext[..plaintext.len()];
+        out.copy_from_slice(plaintext);
+        self.0.transform(out, true);
+        Ok(plaintext.len())
+    }
+    fn do_encrypt_final(
+        self,
+        _output: &mut [u8; 0],
+    ) -> Result<(usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        Ok((0, [self.0.acc; TAG_LEN]))
+    }
+}
+
+impl AEADCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0> for ToyDec {
+    fn do_decrypt_init(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        _nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+    ) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        Ok(Self(Toy::new(key)?))
+    }
+    fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        for &b in aad {
+            self.0.acc ^= b;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize {
+        input_len
+    }
+    fn do_update_out(
+        &mut self,
+        ciphertext: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if plaintext.len() < ciphertext.len() {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(
+                "plaintext",
+                ciphertext.len(),
+            ));
+        }
+        let out = &mut plaintext[..ciphertext.len()];
+        out.copy_from_slice(ciphertext);
+        self.0.transform(out, false);
+        Ok(ciphertext.len())
+    }
+    fn do_decrypt_final(
+        self,
+        tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
+        _output: &mut [u8; 0],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if [self.0.acc; TAG_LEN] != *tag {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed);
+        }
+        Ok(0)
+    }
+}
+
+fn key() -> KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN> {
+    let mut km =
+        KeyMaterial::<KEY_LEN>::from_bytes_as_type(&[1, 2, 3, 4], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+            .unwrap();
+    do_hazardous_operations(&mut km, |k| {
+        k.set_key_type(KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)?;
+        k.set_security_strength(SecurityStrength::None)
+    })
+    .unwrap();
+    km
+}
+
+const AAD: &[u8] = b"aad";
+
+/// Encrypts `msg` into the inline layout with the one-shot, and returns it.
+fn tagged_ct(km: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>, msg: &[u8]) -> (Vec<u8>, [u8; NONCE_LEN]) {
+    let mut ct = vec![0u8; ToyEnc::tagged_encrypt_out_len(msg.len())];
+    let (nonce, written) = ToyEnc::tagged_encrypt(km, AAD, msg, &mut ct).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(written, msg.len() + TAG_LEN, "inline layout is ciphertext || tag");
+    ct.truncate(written);
+    (ct, nonce)
+}
+
+/// The one-shot pair round-trips at every length crossing a few multiples of `TAG_LEN`, and the
+/// streaming pair agrees with it for every chunking -- the caller holding back the last `TAG_LEN`
+/// bytes itself, as `tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final`'s docs require.
+#[test]
+fn tagged_round_trip_at_every_length_and_chunking() {
+    let km = key();
+    for len in 0..=(4 * TAG_LEN + 5) {
+        let msg: Vec<u8> = (0..len).map(|i| (i as u8).wrapping_mul(31).wrapping_add(7)).collect();
+        let (ct, nonce) = tagged_ct(&km, &msg);
+
+        let mut pt = vec![0u8; ToyDec::tagged_decrypt_out_max_len(ct.len())];
+        let n = ToyDec::tagged_decrypt(&km, &nonce, AAD, &ct, &mut pt).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(&pt[..n], &msg[..], "len {len}: one-shot round trip");
+
+        for chunk in [1usize, 2, 3, TAG_LEN.max(1), len.max(1)] {
+            // Encrypt in chunks, finishing with the tag appended by the streaming finalizer.
+            let (mut enc, stream_nonce) = ToyEnc::do_encrypt_init(&km).unwrap();
+            enc.do_update_aad(AAD).unwrap();
+            let mut stream_ct = vec![0u8; msg.len() + TAG_LEN];
+            let mut written = 0;
+            for piece in msg.chunks(chunk) {
+                written += enc.do_update_out(piece, &mut stream_ct[written..]).unwrap();
+            }
+            written += enc.tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final(&mut stream_ct[written..]).unwrap();
+            stream_ct.truncate(written);
+            assert_eq!(
+                stream_ct, ct,
+                "len {len}, chunk {chunk}: streaming must match the one-shot"
+            );
+
+            // Decrypt in chunks, holding back the last TAG_LEN bytes for the finalizer.
+            let mut dec = ToyDec::do_decrypt_init(&km, &stream_nonce).unwrap();
+            dec.do_update_aad(AAD).unwrap();
+            let body_len = stream_ct.len() - TAG_LEN;
+            let mut out = vec![0u8; stream_ct.len()];
+            let mut written = 0;
+            for piece in stream_ct[..body_len].chunks(chunk) {
+                written += dec.do_update_out(piece, &mut out[written..]).unwrap();
+            }
+            written += dec
+                .tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final(&stream_ct[body_len..], &mut out[written..])
+                .unwrap();
+            out.truncate(written);
+            assert_eq!(out, msg, "len {len}, chunk {chunk}: streaming round trip");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// A tampered inline stream fails at finalization on both entry points, and an input shorter than
+/// the tag is rejected as `DecryptionFailed` rather than panicking on the short slice.
+#[test]
+fn tampering_and_short_input_are_rejected() {
+    let km = key();
+    let msg = [7u8; 10];
+    let (ct, nonce) = tagged_ct(&km, &msg);
+
+    let mut tampered = ct.clone();
+    tampered[0] ^= 0xFF;
+    let mut pt = vec![0u8; tampered.len()];
+    assert!(matches!(
+        ToyDec::tagged_decrypt(&km, &nonce, AAD, &tampered, &mut pt),
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed)
+    ));
+    assert_eq!(pt, vec![0u8; tampered.len()], "the one-shot zeroizes on a failed tag check");
+
+    let mut dec = ToyDec::do_decrypt_init(&km, &nonce).unwrap();
+    dec.do_update_aad(AAD).unwrap();
+    assert!(matches!(
+        dec.tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final(&tampered, &mut pt),
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed)
+    ));
+
+    for short_len in 0..TAG_LEN {
+        let mut pt = vec![0u8; TAG_LEN];
+        assert!(matches!(
+            ToyDec::tagged_decrypt(&km, &nonce, AAD, &ct[..short_len], &mut pt),
+            Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed)
+        ));
+        let dec = ToyDec::do_decrypt_init(&km, &nonce).unwrap();
+        assert!(matches!(
+            dec.tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final(&ct[..short_len], &mut pt),
+            Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed)
+        ));
+    }
+}
+
+/// Every `tagged_*` entry point refuses an output buffer that is one byte short, naming the length
+/// it needs, and does so before touching the cipher.
+#[test]
+fn tagged_undersized_buffers_are_rejected() {
+    let km = key();
+    let msg = [3u8; 8];
+    let (ct, nonce) = tagged_ct(&km, &msg);
+
+    let needed = ToyEnc::tagged_encrypt_out_len(msg.len());
+    assert_eq!(needed, msg.len() + TAG_LEN);
+    let mut short = vec![0u8; needed - 1];
+    match ToyEnc::tagged_encrypt(&km, AAD, &msg, &mut short) {
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(_, n)) => assert_eq!(n, needed),
+        other => panic!("tagged_encrypt into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
+    }
+
+    let (enc, _) = ToyEnc::do_encrypt_init(&km).unwrap();
+    let mut short = [0u8; TAG_LEN - 1];
+    match enc.tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final(&mut short) {
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(_, n)) => assert_eq!(n, TAG_LEN),
+        other => panic!("tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
+    }
+
+    let needed = ToyDec::tagged_decrypt_out_max_len(ct.len());
+    assert_eq!(needed, msg.len());
+    let mut short = vec![0u8; needed - 1];
+    match ToyDec::tagged_decrypt(&km, &nonce, AAD, &ct, &mut short) {
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(_, n)) => assert_eq!(n, needed),
+        other => panic!("tagged_decrypt into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
+    }
+
+    let dec = ToyDec::do_decrypt_init(&km, &nonce).unwrap();
+    let mut short = vec![0u8; msg.len() - 1];
+    match dec.tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final(&ct, &mut short) {
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(_, n)) => assert_eq!(n, msg.len()),
+        other => panic!("tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
+    }
+}

From c8190be660668ef638fbd865065c11a611cfb96e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 19:48:10 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 33/68] release notes: re-measure bouncycastle-ascon after the
 AEAD trait changes (#119)

661 mutants, 558 caught, 97 unviable, 6 missed -- the same six known equivalences (the sponge
absorb/squeeze boundaries and the two disjoint-bit `|` -> `^` in set_state_byte). The count moves
from 655 with the new_encrypting/new_decrypting constructors.

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-5

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md b/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
index 4de4ab1e..3d08bd66 100644
--- a/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
+++ b/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   `tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final` take it back off the end of one.
 * ASCON testing covers the NIST LWC KAT sweeps from `bc-test-data` (1089 AEAD128, 1025 Hash256,
   1025 XOF128 and 1089 CXOF128 cases when the data repository is present), plus embedded always-on
-  vectors. Mutation testing for `bouncycastle-ascon` reports 655 mutants, 558 caught, 91 unviable
+  vectors. Mutation testing for `bouncycastle-ascon` reports 661 mutants, 558 caught, 97 unviable
   and 6 missed; the six survivors are the sponge boundary and `set_state_byte` OR/XOR equivalences
   documented at their sites.
 

From f376c14df4219df85dfe349112dcd9f3f5d5a569 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:24:29 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 34/68] core, core-test-framework: close the mutation gaps a
 scoped run found in the tagged AEAD defaults (#119)

`cargo mutants -p bouncycastle-core -f crypto/core/src/traits.rs --re
'AEADCipherEncryptor|AEADCipherDecryptor' --test-package bouncycastle-core --test-package
bouncycastle-ascon` reported 116 mutants, 91 caught, 19 unviable, 6 missed. Four of the six were
real: the buffer guards could be weakened without a test noticing, because a too-short buffer is
rejected either by the guard or by the `do_update_out` behind it, and both report
IncorrectOutputBufferLength with the same length -- so the probes could not tell which had fired.

- crypto/core/tests/aead_tagged_tests.rs: `tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final` with a buffer of exactly
  `needed` must succeed. Kills `plaintext.len() < needed` -> `<=` and -> `==`.
- crypto/core-test-framework: the buffering toy now finishes from a tail that still holds
  ciphertext (TAG_LEN + 4 bytes) into an exactly-sized buffer, which is what makes
  `update_out_len(..) + FINAL_LEN` observable -- with a generous buffer any arithmetic there would
  do. Kills `+ FINAL_LEN` -> `* FINAL_LEN`. The AEAD suite also feeds `encrypt_out_rng` a buffer
  with room to spare, so its own guard cannot be flipped to `>` unnoticed.

The re-run is 116 mutants, 95 caught, 19 unviable, 2 missed; the two are `written + final_len` ->
`written - final_len` in `encrypt_out_rng`, equivalent while every implementor has FINAL_LEN = 0.

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-5

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 .../src/symmetric_ciphers.rs                  | 26 ++++++++++++++++---
 crypto/core/tests/aead_tagged_tests.rs        | 10 +++++++
 2 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/symmetric_ciphers.rs b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/symmetric_ciphers.rs
index 37c9c8ee..b48ef1ef 100644
--- a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/symmetric_ciphers.rs
+++ b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/symmetric_ciphers.rs
@@ -607,6 +607,19 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
                     }
                     other => panic!("encrypt_out_rng into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
                 }
+                // ...and one with room to spare must be accepted: without this the guard can be
+                // flipped to `>` and every short-buffer probe still "passes", because the error
+                // then comes from `do_update_out` behind it with the same variant and length.
+                let mut roomy = vec![0u8; need + 3];
+                let (_, n, _) = E::encrypt_out_rng(
+                    &key,
+                    &mut FixedSeedRNG::<NONCE_LEN>::new([0xA5u8; NONCE_LEN]),
+                    aad,
+                    msg,
+                    &mut roomy,
+                )
+                .unwrap();
+                assert_eq!(n, need, "encrypt_out_rng must write exactly encrypt_out_len bytes");
             }
             let need = D::decrypt_out_max_len(ct.len());
             if need > 0 {
@@ -1092,12 +1105,19 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
                 "len {len}: inline layout is the message plus a tag"
             );
 
-            let body = written - TAG_LEN;
+            // Stop a few bytes short of the tag as well, so the finalizer has real ciphertext to
+            // decrypt and not just a tag to check, and give it a buffer of exactly the length it
+            // asks for: that is what makes `update_out_len(..) + FINAL_LEN` observable, since with
+            // a generous buffer any arithmetic there would do.
+            let held_back = (TAG_LEN + 4).min(written);
+            let body = written - held_back;
             let mut dec = Dec::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce).unwrap();
             let mut pt = vec![0u8; written + HOLD_BACK];
             let mut got = dec.do_update_out(&inline[..body], &mut pt).unwrap();
-            got +=
-                dec.tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final(&inline[body..written], &mut pt[got..]).unwrap();
+            let need = dec.update_out_len(held_back - TAG_LEN) + HOLD_BACK;
+            got += dec
+                .tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final(&inline[body..written], &mut pt[got..got + need])
+                .unwrap();
             assert_eq!(&pt[..got], msg, "len {len}: inline streaming round trip");
 
             let mut one = vec![0u8; Enc::tagged_encrypt_out_len(len)];
diff --git a/crypto/core/tests/aead_tagged_tests.rs b/crypto/core/tests/aead_tagged_tests.rs
index 42ce29c1..9517441a 100644
--- a/crypto/core/tests/aead_tagged_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/core/tests/aead_tagged_tests.rs
@@ -300,4 +300,14 @@ fn tagged_undersized_buffers_are_rejected() {
         Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(_, n)) => assert_eq!(n, msg.len()),
         other => panic!("tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
     }
+
+    // A buffer of exactly the length it asks for must be accepted. Without this the
+    // `plaintext.len() < needed` guard can be weakened to `<=` or `==` without any test noticing:
+    // a too-short buffer is caught either way, by the guard or by `do_update_out` behind it, and
+    // both report the same error with the same length.
+    let mut dec = ToyDec::do_decrypt_init(&km, &nonce).unwrap();
+    dec.do_update_aad(AAD).unwrap();
+    let mut exact = vec![0u8; msg.len()];
+    let n = dec.tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final(&ct, &mut exact).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(&exact[..n], &msg[..], "a buffer of exactly `needed` bytes must be enough");
 }

From a1468a91960bbf6a54a555d3f078e907f684e417 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:26:58 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 35/68] release notes: record the scoped mutation figures for
 the AEAD trait defaults (#119)

The ascon crate's numbers were already there; the pair's own defaults in core were only in
f376c14's commit message. 116 mutants, 95 caught, 19 unviable, 2 missed.

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-5

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md b/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
index 3d08bd66..528f8de1 100644
--- a/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
+++ b/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
   The older single-type `core::traits::AEADCipher`, which this splits and which had no
   implementors, is removed, along with its `core-test-framework` suites
   (`TestFrameworkAEADCipher::test` / `::test_plain_one_shots`).
+  Mutation testing of the pair's defaults (`traits.rs`, scoped to `AEADCipher{En,De}cryptor` and
+  tested through `bouncycastle-core` + `bouncycastle-ascon`) reports 116 mutants, 95 caught, 19
+  unviable and 2 missed, the two being `written + final_len` -> `written - final_len` in
+  `encrypt_out_rng`, equivalent while every implementor has `FINAL_LEN = 0`.
 * The same pair carries the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout that most wire formats and files
   use, as four default methods rather than a separate adapter type: `tagged_encrypt` /
   `tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final` append the tag to the ciphertext stream, and `tagged_decrypt` /

From 62e6a2bf017f6e8e1347b4b21d704c24fef2796d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: officialfrancismendoza <francissamuelmendoza7@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:52:15 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 36/68] docs: fix contributing typos

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-sonnet-5
---
 CONTRIBUTING.md | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 5f250d37..cf6575c7 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ Some specifics:
 * Public APIs of a library should be both ergonomic and expressive. When defining a new trait or public function, ask
   yourself whether a programmer who is new to cryptography is likely to use this in a way that will get them into
   trouble.
-* Variables should be well-named, well-structured, and well-commented (a comment-to-code ration of 1:1 is a goal to be
+* Variables should be well-named, well-structured, and well-commented (a comment-to-code ratio of 1:1 is a goal to be
   strived for!). Think about memory footprint and, where possible, use unnamed scopes to allow the compiler to pop
   intermediate value variables off the stack as soon as they are no longer needed.
-* Always run your code through `cargo mutants` and get the issue count as low as your can. As a first pass, this forces
+* Always run your code through `cargo mutants` and get the issue count as low as you can. As a first pass, this forces
   you to write thorough unit tests. As a second pass, this draws your attention to bits of your code that cannot be
   tested from the outside. Often this means that the code can be simplified without affecting functionality (as defined
   by your set of unit tests) -- "simpler code" usually means faster runtime and easier future maintenance.
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ For minor updates, you can instead choose to create an issue with short snippets
 
 * For contributions touching multiple files try and split up the pull request, smaller changes are easier to review and
   test, as well as being less likely to run into merge issues.
-* Create a test cases for your change, it may be a simple addition to an existing test. If you do not know how to do
+* Create test cases for your change; it may be a simple addition to an existing test. If you do not know how to do
   this, ask us and we will help you.
 * If you run into any merge issues, check out this [git tutorial](https://github.com/skills/resolve-merge-conflicts) to
   help you resolve merge conflicts and other issues.

From 336f9cb93caaebec2bee9d6839eab048f0f8702b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:43:47 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 37/68] core, core-test-framework, ascon, cli: make
 AEADCipherEncryptor/AEADCipherDecryptor extend
 SymmetricCipherEncryptor/SymmetricCipherDecryptor, with the detached-tag
 methods named *_detached and the inline one-shots with AAD named *_with_aad

The inherited SymmetricCipher{En,De}cryptor methods are the AEAD with no
associated data and the tag inline (ciphertext || tag), so an AEAD can be held
and used as a plain symmetric cipher. FINAL_LEN keeps one meaning across both
traits: the tag plus anything the cipher holds back. Every AEAD decryptor now
holds back the last TAG_LEN bytes it has seen, since do_update_out is shared
and cannot know which final will be called: SymmetricCipherDecryptor::do_final
checks those bytes as the tag, AEADCipherDecryptor::do_final_out_detached
decrypts them as ciphertext.

The AEAD traits keep do_update_aad and add, named for the base method they
mirror: do_final_detached / do_final_out_detached (the _out form is the
required one), encrypt_out_detached, encrypt_out_rng_detached,
encrypt_detached, decrypt_out_detached, decrypt_detached and the
*_len_detached sizing helpers; and encrypt_out_with_aad,
encrypt_out_rng_with_aad, encrypt_with_aad, decrypt_out_with_aad and
decrypt_with_aad for the inline layout with AAD. do_encrypt_init,
do_decrypt_init, update_out_len and do_update_out are now inherited, and
tagged_do_aead_{en,de}crypt_final and the tagged_*_len helpers are gone,
their jobs taken by the inherited do_final and length helpers.

SymmetricCipherDecryptor::decrypt_out now zeroizes what it wrote when
do_final fails, since an AEAD reaches it through this trait and the AEAD
one-shots always have.

AsconAead128Encryptor / AsconAead128Decryptor implement both layers with
FINAL_LEN = TAG_LEN; the decryptor carries the 16-byte hold-back. The CLI's
Ascon-AEAD128 decrypt stream drops its hand-rolled tag tail, which the
decryptor now does itself. TestFrameworkAEADCipher::test_encryptor_decryptor
runs the whole TestFrameworkSymmetricCipher suite first, then the AEAD
checks; the buffering toy implements both layers and drives every one-shot.

cargo mutants -p bouncycastle-core -f crypto/core/src/traits.rs --re
'AEADCipher|SymmetricCipherDecryptor::decrypt_out' --test-package
bouncycastle-core --test-package bouncycastle-ascon: 134 mutants, 107 caught,
27 unviable, 0 missed. cargo mutants -p bouncycastle-ascon -f
crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs --re 'AsconAead128(En|De)cryptor'
--test-package bouncycastle-ascon --test-package cli: 76 mutants, 49 caught,
27 unviable, 0 missed.

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-5-5

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md                  |  27 +-
 cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs                          |  69 +-
 crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs             | 147 +++-
 crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs                       |  57 +-
 crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs           | 100 ++-
 .../src/symmetric_ciphers.rs                  | 713 +++++++++++-------
 crypto/core/src/traits.rs                     | 583 +++++++-------
 crypto/core/tests/aead_tagged_tests.rs        | 226 +++---
 8 files changed, 1133 insertions(+), 789 deletions(-)

diff --git a/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md b/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
index 528f8de1..617f493a 100644
--- a/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
+++ b/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
@@ -16,19 +16,28 @@
       Streaming decrypt releases plaintext before the final tag check, so callers must discard any
       output if finalization or the CLI exit status reports authentication failure.
 * `core` gains the streaming AEAD split: `AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN,
-  FINAL_LEN>` and `AEADCipherDecryptor<...>`, with AAD updates, exact `update_out_len`, detached
-  tags, one-shot helpers and a `FINAL_LEN` flush buffer for implementations that hold data back.
+  FINAL_LEN>` and `AEADCipherDecryptor<...>`, which extend `SymmetricCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN,
+  NONCE_LEN, FINAL_LEN>` / `SymmetricCipherDecryptor<...>`. The inherited methods are the AEAD
+  with no associated data and the tag inline (`ciphertext || tag`), so an AEAD can be held and
+  used as a plain symmetric cipher; `FINAL_LEN` is the tag plus anything the cipher holds back,
+  and every decryptor holds back the last `TAG_LEN` bytes it has seen, since it cannot know which
+  layout its final call will ask for. The AEAD traits add `do_update_aad`; the detached-tag
+  methods, each named for the base method it mirrors plus `_detached` (`do_final_detached` /
+  `do_final_out_detached`, `encrypt_out_detached`, `encrypt_out_rng_detached`, `encrypt_detached`,
+  `decrypt_out_detached`, `decrypt_detached` and the `*_len_detached` sizing helpers); and the
+  inline-tag one-shots with AAD, named for their base method plus `_with_aad`
+  (`encrypt_out_with_aad`, `encrypt_out_rng_with_aad`, `encrypt_with_aad`, `decrypt_out_with_aad`,
+  `decrypt_with_aad`).
+  `SymmetricCipherDecryptor::decrypt_out` now zeroizes what it wrote when `do_final` fails, as the
+  AEAD one-shots always have.
   The older single-type `core::traits::AEADCipher`, which this splits and which had no
   implementors, is removed, along with its `core-test-framework` suites
   (`TestFrameworkAEADCipher::test` / `::test_plain_one_shots`).
   Mutation testing of the pair's defaults (`traits.rs`, scoped to `AEADCipher{En,De}cryptor` and
-  tested through `bouncycastle-core` + `bouncycastle-ascon`) reports 116 mutants, 95 caught, 19
-  unviable and 2 missed, the two being `written + final_len` -> `written - final_len` in
-  `encrypt_out_rng`, equivalent while every implementor has `FINAL_LEN = 0`.
-* The same pair carries the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout that most wire formats and files
-  use, as four default methods rather than a separate adapter type: `tagged_encrypt` /
-  `tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final` append the tag to the ciphertext stream, and `tagged_decrypt` /
-  `tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final` take it back off the end of one.
+  `SymmetricCipherDecryptor::decrypt_out`, tested through `bouncycastle-core` +
+  `bouncycastle-ascon`) reports 134 mutants, 107 caught, 27 unviable and none missed; the
+  `AsconAead128Encryptor` / `AsconAead128Decryptor` adapters report 76 mutants, 49 caught, 27
+  unviable and none missed.
 * ASCON testing covers the NIST LWC KAT sweeps from `bc-test-data` (1089 AEAD128, 1025 Hash256,
   1025 XOF128 and 1089 CXOF128 cases when the data repository is present), plus embedded always-on
   vectors. Mutation testing for `bouncycastle-ascon` reports 661 mutants, 558 caught, 97 unviable
diff --git a/cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs b/cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs
index bd7fcdae..bdbd0470 100644
--- a/cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs
+++ b/cli/src/ascon_cmd.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ use bouncycastle::core::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
 use bouncycastle::core::key_material::{
     KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType, do_hazardous_operations,
 };
-use bouncycastle::core::traits::{AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, SecurityStrength};
+use bouncycastle::core::traits::{
+    AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, SecurityStrength, SymmetricCipherDecryptor,
+    SymmetricCipherEncryptor,
+};
 use bouncycastle::hex;
 
 use crate::helpers;
@@ -142,7 +145,8 @@ pub(crate) fn aead128_cmd(
 }
 
 /// Generated-nonce encryption: drives [`AsconAead128Encryptor`] in the inline `ciphertext || tag`
-/// layout (`tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final`), writing the nonce it generated ahead of the stream.
+/// layout (the inherited [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor::do_final_out`]), writing the nonce it
+/// generated ahead of the stream.
 /// With an explicit nonce there is no nonce to write, so that case goes to
 /// [`aead128_encrypt_stream_with_explicit_nonce`] instead.
 fn aead128_encrypt_stream(
@@ -180,9 +184,9 @@ fn aead128_encrypt_stream(
         let written = cipher.do_update_out(&buf[..n], &mut out).unwrap();
         helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&out[..written], output_hex);
     }
-    // infallible: Ascon-AEAD128 has FINAL_LEN = 0, so `tail` only has to hold the 16-byte tag.
+    // infallible: Ascon-AEAD128 holds nothing back, so the inline final is only the 16-byte tag.
     let mut tail = [0u8; 16];
-    let tail_len = cipher.tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final(&mut tail).unwrap();
+    let tail_len = cipher.do_final_out(&mut tail).unwrap();
     helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&tail[..tail_len], output_hex);
     if output_hex {
         println!();
@@ -220,10 +224,9 @@ fn aead128_encrypt_stream_with_explicit_nonce(
 }
 
 /// Decrypts a stream whose final 16 bytes are the tag, which is only known once EOF is reached.
-/// Everything but the last 16 bytes seen is released to [`AsconAead128Decryptor`] as soon as it is
-/// known not to be part of the tag; what is left at EOF goes to
-/// [`AEADCipherDecryptor::tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final`], which decrypts any ciphertext still in it
-/// and then checks the tag.
+/// [`AsconAead128Decryptor`] holds the last 16 bytes it has seen back itself, releasing everything
+/// before them as soon as it is known not to be part of the tag; at EOF
+/// [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor::do_final`] checks what it held back as the tag.
 fn aead128_decrypt_stream(
     key: &KeyMaterial<16>,
     nonce: Option<&[u8; 16]>,
@@ -231,7 +234,6 @@ fn aead128_decrypt_stream(
     output_hex: bool,
 ) {
     const CHUNK: usize = 1024;
-    const TAG_LEN: usize = 16;
     let nonce = match nonce {
         Some(nonce) => *nonce,
         None => {
@@ -256,12 +258,6 @@ fn aead128_decrypt_stream(
         cipher.do_update_aad(ad).unwrap();
     }
 
-    // The tag is the last TAG_LEN bytes of the stream, and nothing says where the stream ends
-    // until it does, so the last TAG_LEN bytes seen are always held back in `tail` and only
-    // released once something newer has arrived behind them. At EOF whatever is still in `tail`
-    // is the tag, which `tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final` checks.
-    let mut tail = [0u8; TAG_LEN];
-    let mut tail_len = 0usize;
     let mut buf = [0u8; CHUNK];
     let mut out = [0u8; CHUNK];
     loop {
@@ -269,44 +265,15 @@ fn aead128_decrypt_stream(
         if n == 0 {
             break;
         }
-        let total = tail_len + n;
-        if total <= TAG_LEN {
-            // Everything seen so far might still be the tag.
-            tail[tail_len..total].copy_from_slice(&buf[..n]);
-            tail_len = total;
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        // Release the part of the old tail that is now known not to be the tag, then as much of
-        // the new input as is also known not to be; two calls over what is one contiguous run of
-        // ciphertext, which is the same to the cipher as one call over both.
-        let releasable = total - TAG_LEN;
-        let from_tail = tail_len.min(releasable);
-        let from_new = releasable - from_tail;
-        // infallible on both: `out` is CHUNK bytes and neither slice is longer than `buf`, and
-        // Ascon-AEAD128 writes exactly what it is given.
-        if from_tail > 0 {
-            let written = cipher.do_update_out(&tail[..from_tail], &mut out).unwrap();
-            helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&out[..written], output_hex);
-        }
-        if from_new > 0 {
-            let written = cipher.do_update_out(&buf[..from_new], &mut out).unwrap();
-            helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&out[..written], output_hex);
-        }
-
-        // Whatever was not released is the new tail: the end of the old one, then the end of this
-        // read. Those are exactly TAG_LEN bytes, since `total - releasable == TAG_LEN`.
-        let mut new_tail = [0u8; TAG_LEN];
-        let kept = tail_len - from_tail;
-        new_tail[..kept].copy_from_slice(&tail[from_tail..tail_len]);
-        new_tail[kept..].copy_from_slice(&buf[from_new..n]);
-        tail = new_tail;
-        tail_len = TAG_LEN;
+        // infallible: the decryptor releases at most what it has held back (16 bytes) plus what
+        // it is given, less the 16 it keeps, so never more than the `n <= CHUNK` bytes read.
+        let written = cipher.do_update_out(&buf[..n], &mut out).unwrap();
+        helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&out[..written], output_hex);
     }
 
-    match cipher.tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final(&tail[..tail_len], &mut out) {
-        Ok(last_len) => {
-            helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&out[..last_len], output_hex);
+    match cipher.do_final() {
+        Ok((last, last_len)) => {
+            helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&last[..last_len], output_hex);
             if output_hex {
                 println!();
             }
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs b/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs
index 582ebea6..a487227f 100644
--- a/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs
+++ b/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
 use bouncycastle_core::suspendable_state::{add_lib_ver, check_lib_ver};
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
     AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, Algorithm, RNG, SecurityStrength, SuspendableKeyed,
+    SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor,
 };
 use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
 use bouncycastle_utils::ct::ct_eq_bytes;
@@ -497,8 +498,13 @@ impl Algorithm for AsconAead128 {
     const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = SecurityStrength::_128bit;
 }
 
-/// Adapts [`AsconAead128`]'s encrypting direction to [`AEADCipherEncryptor`]; see the module docs
-/// for why this is a thin wrapper rather than a change to `AsconAead128` itself.
+/// Adapts [`AsconAead128`]'s encrypting direction to [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] and, through it,
+/// [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor`]; see the module docs for why this is a thin wrapper rather than a
+/// change to `AsconAead128` itself.
+///
+/// `FINAL_LEN` is `TAG_LEN`: Ascon-AEAD128 holds nothing back, so the inline
+/// [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor::do_final`] writes only the tag, and the detached
+/// [`AEADCipherEncryptor::do_final_out_detached`] writes nothing.
 pub struct AsconAead128Encryptor(AsconAead128);
 
 impl Algorithm for AsconAead128Encryptor {
@@ -506,7 +512,7 @@ impl Algorithm for AsconAead128Encryptor {
     const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = AsconAead128::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH;
 }
 
-impl AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0> for AsconAead128Encryptor {
+impl SymmetricCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN> for AsconAead128Encryptor {
     fn do_encrypt_init(
         key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
     ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
@@ -523,10 +529,6 @@ impl AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0> for AsconAead128Encrypt
         Ok((Self(AsconAead128::new(key, &nonce, None, true)?), nonce))
     }
 
-    fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
-        self.0.do_update_aad(aad)
-    }
-
     /// Ascon-AEAD128 never buffers: every byte given is a byte returned.
     fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize {
         input_len
@@ -546,39 +548,68 @@ impl AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0> for AsconAead128Encrypt
         Ok(plaintext.len())
     }
 
-    /// `output` is always `[u8; 0]`: nothing is ever held back to flush.
-    fn do_encrypt_final(
+    /// The inline layout: nothing is held back, so the final buffer is exactly the tag.
+    fn do_final(self) -> Result<([u8; TAG_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        Ok((self.0.do_encrypt_final(), TAG_LEN))
+    }
+
+    /// The ciphertext, which is as long as the plaintext, followed by the tag.
+    fn encrypt_out_len(plaintext_len: usize) -> usize {
+        plaintext_len + TAG_LEN
+    }
+}
+
+impl AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, TAG_LEN> for AsconAead128Encryptor {
+    fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        self.0.do_update_aad(aad)
+    }
+
+    /// Nothing is ever held back to flush, so `ciphertext` is left untouched.
+    fn do_final_out_detached(
         self,
-        _output: &mut [u8; 0],
+        _ciphertext: &mut [u8; TAG_LEN],
     ) -> Result<(usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
         Ok((0, self.0.do_encrypt_final()))
     }
 }
 
-/// Adapts [`AsconAead128`]'s decrypting direction to [`AEADCipherDecryptor`]; see the module docs
-/// for why this is a thin wrapper rather than a change to `AsconAead128` itself.
-pub struct AsconAead128Decryptor(AsconAead128);
+/// Adapts [`AsconAead128`]'s decrypting direction to [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] and, through it,
+/// [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor`]; see the module docs for why this is a thin wrapper rather than a
+/// change to `AsconAead128` itself.
+///
+/// Unlike the inherent API this does hold data back: the last `TAG_LEN` bytes of ciphertext it has
+/// seen, since until the stream ends it cannot know whether they are the inline tag
+/// ([`SymmetricCipherDecryptor::do_final`]) or ciphertext with the tag carried separately
+/// ([`AEADCipherDecryptor::do_final_out_detached`]). They are ciphertext, not plaintext, so they need
+/// no [`Secret`] wrapper.
+pub struct AsconAead128Decryptor {
+    cipher: AsconAead128,
+    // The most recent `held_len` bytes of ciphertext, not yet given to `cipher`.
+    held: [u8; TAG_LEN],
+    // Always `min(TAG_LEN, total ciphertext seen)`.
+    held_len: usize,
+}
 
 impl Algorithm for AsconAead128Decryptor {
     const ALG_NAME: &'static str = AsconAead128::ALG_NAME;
     const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = AsconAead128::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH;
 }
 
-impl AEADCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0> for AsconAead128Decryptor {
+impl SymmetricCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN> for AsconAead128Decryptor {
     fn do_decrypt_init(
         key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
         nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
     ) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        Ok(Self(AsconAead128::new(key, nonce, None, false)?))
-    }
-
-    fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
-        self.0.do_update_aad(aad)
+        Ok(Self {
+            cipher: AsconAead128::new(key, nonce, None, false)?,
+            held: [0u8; TAG_LEN],
+            held_len: 0,
+        })
     }
 
-    /// Ascon-AEAD128 never buffers: every byte given is a byte returned.
+    /// Everything but the last `TAG_LEN` bytes seen so far is released.
     fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize {
-        input_len
+        (self.held_len + input_len).saturating_sub(TAG_LEN)
     }
 
     fn do_update_out(
@@ -586,23 +617,73 @@ impl AEADCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0> for AsconAead128Decrypt
         ciphertext: &[u8],
         plaintext: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        if plaintext.len() < ciphertext.len() {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(ciphertext.len()));
+        let release = self.update_out_len(ciphertext.len());
+        if plaintext.len() < release {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(release));
+        }
+        // The oldest bytes go first: the held-back ones, then the front of `ciphertext`.
+        let from_held = release.min(self.held_len);
+        let from_input = release - from_held;
+        let out = &mut plaintext[..release];
+        out[..from_held].copy_from_slice(&self.held[..from_held]);
+        out[from_held..].copy_from_slice(&ciphertext[..from_input]);
+        // Called even when `release` is 0: that is what ends the AAD phase in `cipher`, so a
+        // later non-empty `do_update_aad` is refused however little ciphertext has been seen.
+        self.cipher.do_decrypt_update(out);
+        // Keep the newest `TAG_LEN` (or fewer) bytes: what is left of `held`, then the tail of
+        // `ciphertext`.
+        let kept = self.held_len - from_held;
+        self.held.copy_within(from_held..self.held_len, 0);
+        let new_len = kept + ciphertext.len() - from_input;
+        self.held[kept..new_len].copy_from_slice(&ciphertext[from_input..]);
+        self.held_len = new_len;
+        Ok(release)
+    }
+
+    /// The inline layout: the held-back bytes are the tag, so there is no plaintext left to
+    /// release.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed`] if fewer than `TAG_LEN` bytes were seen in all;
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed`] if the tag does not verify.
+    fn do_final(self) -> Result<([u8; TAG_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if self.held_len < TAG_LEN {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed);
         }
-        let out = &mut plaintext[..ciphertext.len()];
-        out.copy_from_slice(ciphertext);
-        self.0.do_decrypt_update(out);
-        Ok(ciphertext.len())
+        self.cipher.do_decrypt_final(&self.held)?;
+        Ok(([0u8; TAG_LEN], 0))
     }
 
-    /// `output` is always `[u8; 0]`: nothing is ever held back to flush.
-    fn do_decrypt_final(
-        self,
+    /// Everything but the trailing tag.
+    fn decrypt_out_max_len(ciphertext_len: usize) -> usize {
+        ciphertext_len.saturating_sub(TAG_LEN)
+    }
+}
+
+impl AEADCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, TAG_LEN> for AsconAead128Decryptor {
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`] if `aad` is non-empty and
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor::do_update_out`] has already been called.
+    fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        self.cipher.do_update_aad(aad)
+    }
+
+    /// The held-back bytes are ciphertext: decrypts them into `plaintext`, then checks `tag`. On a
+    /// failed check `plaintext` is zeroized, so the error leaves nothing unauthenticated behind in
+    /// it (what earlier `do_update_out` calls released is the caller's to scrub).
+    fn do_final_out_detached(
+        mut self,
         tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
-        _output: &mut [u8; 0],
+        plaintext: &mut [u8; TAG_LEN],
     ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        self.0.do_decrypt_final(tag)?;
-        Ok(0)
+        let n = self.held_len;
+        plaintext[..n].copy_from_slice(&self.held[..n]);
+        self.cipher.do_decrypt_update(&mut plaintext[..n]);
+        if let Err(e) = self.cipher.do_decrypt_final(tag) {
+            plaintext.fill(0);
+            return Err(e);
+        }
+        Ok(n)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs b/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs
index 017aad46..9f428857 100644
--- a/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs
@@ -50,11 +50,14 @@
 //! assert_eq!(&pt, plaintext);
 //! ```
 //!
-//! Authenticated encryption (streaming, detached tag):
+//! Authenticated encryption (streaming, detached tag). The decryptor holds back the last 16
+//! bytes it has seen, in case they are an inline tag, so `do_final_out_detached` is where they come out:
 //! ```
 //! use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_aead128::{AsconAead128Decryptor, AsconAead128Encryptor};
 //! use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
-//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::{AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor};
+//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
+//!     AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor,
+//! };
 //!
 //! let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42u8; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey).unwrap();
 //!
@@ -63,35 +66,45 @@
 //! enc.do_update_aad(b"associated data").unwrap();
 //! let mut ciphertext = [0u8; 16];
 //! enc.do_update_out(plaintext, &mut ciphertext).unwrap();
-//! let mut final_buf = [0u8; 0];
-//! let (_, tag) = enc.do_encrypt_final(&mut final_buf).unwrap();
+//! let mut final_buf = [0u8; 16];
+//! let (_, tag) = enc.do_final_out_detached(&mut final_buf).unwrap();
 //!
 //! let mut dec = AsconAead128Decryptor::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce).unwrap();
 //! dec.do_update_aad(b"associated data").unwrap();
 //! let mut recovered = [0u8; 16];
-//! dec.do_update_out(&ciphertext, &mut recovered).unwrap();
-//! dec.do_decrypt_final(&tag, &mut final_buf).unwrap(); // now authenticated
+//! let n = dec.do_update_out(&ciphertext, &mut recovered).unwrap(); // 0: all 16 held back
+//! let m = dec.do_final_out_detached(&tag, &mut final_buf).unwrap(); // now authenticated
+//! recovered[n..n + m].copy_from_slice(&final_buf[..m]);
 //! assert_eq!(&recovered, plaintext);
 //! ```
 //!
-//! For the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout that most wire formats and files use, the same pair
-//! has [`bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipherEncryptor::tagged_encrypt`] /
-//! [`bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipherDecryptor::tagged_decrypt`] as one-shots, and
-//! `tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final` / `tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final` for streaming:
+//! For the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout that most wire formats and files use, the pair is
+//! also a [`bouncycastle_core::traits::SymmetricCipherEncryptor`] /
+//! [`bouncycastle_core::traits::SymmetricCipherDecryptor`], which covers the no-AAD case --
+//! streaming, or through its `encrypt_out` / `decrypt_out` one-shots -- and
+//! [`bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipherEncryptor::encrypt_out_with_aad`] /
+//! [`bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipherDecryptor::decrypt_out_with_aad`] are the one-shots with AAD:
 //! ```
 //! use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_aead128::{AsconAead128Decryptor, AsconAead128Encryptor};
 //! use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
-//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::{AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor};
+//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
+//!     AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor,
+//! };
 //!
 //! let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42u8; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey).unwrap();
 //! let plaintext = b"secret message!!";
 //!
-//! let mut inline = [0u8; 32]; // AsconAead128Encryptor::tagged_encrypt_out_len(16)
-//! let (nonce, len) = AsconAead128Encryptor::tagged_encrypt(&key, b"", plaintext, &mut inline).unwrap();
+//! // No AAD: just a symmetric cipher.
+//! let mut inline = [0u8; 32]; // AsconAead128Encryptor::encrypt_out_len(16)
+//! let (nonce, len) = AsconAead128Encryptor::encrypt_out(&key, plaintext, &mut inline).unwrap();
 //! assert_eq!(len, plaintext.len() + 16); // ciphertext || tag
-//!
 //! let mut recovered = [0u8; 16];
-//! let n = AsconAead128Decryptor::tagged_decrypt(&key, &nonce, b"", &inline[..len], &mut recovered).unwrap();
+//! let n = AsconAead128Decryptor::decrypt_out(&key, &nonce, &inline[..len], &mut recovered).unwrap();
+//! assert_eq!(&recovered[..n], plaintext);
+//!
+//! // With AAD.
+//! let (nonce, len) = AsconAead128Encryptor::encrypt_out_with_aad(&key, b"aad", plaintext, &mut inline).unwrap();
+//! let n = AsconAead128Decryptor::decrypt_out_with_aad(&key, &nonce, b"aad", &inline[..len], &mut recovered).unwrap();
 //! assert_eq!(&recovered[..n], plaintext);
 //! ```
 //!
@@ -132,11 +145,15 @@
 //!   caller that needs a partial-byte final block should reach for SHA-3, which supports one.
 //! - **Decryption tag check failure:** a ciphertext decryption whose finalization returns
 //!   `Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed)` must be treated as tampered, and the entire
-//!   plaintext rejected. The one-shot APIs ([`ascon_aead128::AsconAead128::decrypt`] and
-//!   [`bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipherDecryptor::decrypt_out`]) zeroize their output buffer
-//!   before returning that error. The streaming API ([`ascon_aead128::AsconAead128::do_decrypt_update`] /
-//!   [`ascon_aead128::AsconAead128::do_decrypt_final`] or
-//!   [`bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipherDecryptor::do_decrypt_final`]) does not: plaintext
+//!   plaintext rejected. The one-shot APIs ([`ascon_aead128::AsconAead128::decrypt`],
+//!   [`bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipherDecryptor::decrypt_out_detached`],
+//!   [`bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipherDecryptor::decrypt_out_with_aad`] and
+//!   [`bouncycastle_core::traits::SymmetricCipherDecryptor::decrypt_out`]) zeroize their output
+//!   buffer before returning that error. The streaming API
+//!   ([`ascon_aead128::AsconAead128::do_decrypt_update`] /
+//!   [`ascon_aead128::AsconAead128::do_decrypt_final`], or `do_update_out` followed by
+//!   [`bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipherDecryptor::do_final_out_detached`] or
+//!   [`bouncycastle_core::traits::SymmetricCipherDecryptor::do_final`]) does not: plaintext
 //!   bytes are necessarily written to the caller's buffer *before* the tag can be checked, so an
 //!   application streaming a large plaintext must have a way to cancel the operation or
 //!   transaction if finalization returns an error.
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs b/crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs
index 29b5795a..e055f55b 100644
--- a/crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 //!   failures, determinism), driven through the inherent explicit-nonce API.
 //! - The shared conformance framework (`core-test-framework`), which exercises the
 //!   `AEADCipherEncryptor`/`AEADCipherDecryptor` pair, with internally-generated nonces, in both
-//!   the detached-tag and the inline `ciphertext || tag` (`tagged_*`) layouts.
+//!   the detached-tag (`*_detached`) and the inline `ciphertext || tag` layouts -- the latter also
+//!   through the `SymmetricCipherEncryptor`/`SymmetricCipherDecryptor` traits they extend.
 
 use bouncycastle_ascon::ascon_aead128::{
     AsconAead128, AsconAead128Decryptor, AsconAead128Encryptor,
@@ -484,7 +485,7 @@ fn do_decrypt_update_on_encryptor_panics() {
 #[test]
 fn aead128_encryptor_decryptor_trait_framework() {
     TestFrameworkAEADCipher::new()
-        .test_encryptor_decryptor::<16, 16, 16, 0, AsconAead128Encryptor, AsconAead128Decryptor>();
+        .test_encryptor_decryptor::<16, 16, 16, 16, AsconAead128Encryptor, AsconAead128Decryptor>();
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -493,13 +494,16 @@ fn aead_framework_buffering_toy() {
 }
 
 /// The two tag layouts must agree byte for byte: `direct_ciphertext || direct_tag`, produced by
-/// streaming [`AsconAead128Encryptor`] and taking the tag from `do_encrypt_final`, must equal what
+/// streaming [`AsconAead128Encryptor`] and taking the tag from `do_final_out_detached`, must equal what
 /// the inline layout produces for the same key, nonce (driven by the same RNG stream), AAD and
-/// message -- through both `tagged_encrypt` and `tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final` -- and either must
+/// message -- through both `encrypt_out_with_aad` and the inherited `do_final` -- and either must
 /// decrypt back to the original plaintext.
 #[test]
 fn aead128_tagged_and_direct_layouts_agree() {
-    use bouncycastle_core::traits::{AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor};
+    use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
+        AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, SymmetricCipherDecryptor,
+        SymmetricCipherEncryptor,
+    };
     use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG;
 
     let km = key_material(&KEY);
@@ -515,8 +519,9 @@ fn aead128_tagged_and_direct_layouts_agree() {
         direct_enc.do_update_aad(aad).unwrap();
         let mut direct_ct = vec![0u8; pt.len()];
         direct_enc.do_update_out(&pt, &mut direct_ct).unwrap();
-        let mut nothing = [0u8; 0];
-        let (_, direct_tag) = direct_enc.do_encrypt_final(&mut nothing).unwrap();
+        let mut unused = [0u8; 16];
+        let (flushed, direct_tag) = direct_enc.do_final_out_detached(&mut unused).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(flushed, 0, "Ascon-AEAD128 holds nothing back to flush");
         let mut direct_inline = direct_ct.clone();
         direct_inline.extend_from_slice(&direct_tag);
 
@@ -525,22 +530,24 @@ fn aead128_tagged_and_direct_layouts_agree() {
             AsconAead128Encryptor::do_encrypt_init_rng(&km, &mut FixedSeedRNG::<16>::new(pinned))
                 .unwrap();
         tagged_enc.do_update_aad(aad).unwrap();
-        let mut tagged_out = vec![0u8; AsconAead128Encryptor::tagged_encrypt_out_len(pt.len())];
-        let mut written = tagged_enc.do_update_out(&pt, &mut tagged_out).unwrap();
-        written += tagged_enc.tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final(&mut tagged_out[written..]).unwrap();
-        tagged_out.truncate(written);
+        let mut tagged_out = vec![0u8; AsconAead128Encryptor::encrypt_out_len(pt.len())];
+        let written = tagged_enc.do_update_out(&pt, &mut tagged_out).unwrap();
+        let mut last = [0u8; 16];
+        let last_len = tagged_enc.do_final_out(&mut last).unwrap();
+        tagged_out[written..written + last_len].copy_from_slice(&last[..last_len]);
+        tagged_out.truncate(written + last_len);
 
         assert_eq!(direct_nonce, tagged_nonce, "pt_len {pt_len}: same RNG stream, same nonce");
         assert_eq!(direct_inline, tagged_out, "pt_len {pt_len}: inline layout must agree");
 
         // inline tag, one-shot: its own generated nonce, so what must match is the round trip
         // and the length, not the bytes.
-        let mut one_shot = vec![0u8; AsconAead128Encryptor::tagged_encrypt_out_len(pt.len())];
+        let mut one_shot = vec![0u8; AsconAead128Encryptor::encrypt_out_len(pt.len())];
         let (one_nonce, one_len) =
-            AsconAead128Encryptor::tagged_encrypt(&km, aad, &pt, &mut one_shot).unwrap();
+            AsconAead128Encryptor::encrypt_out_with_aad(&km, aad, &pt, &mut one_shot).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(one_len, tagged_out.len(), "pt_len {pt_len}: one-shot writes the same length");
-        let mut one_back = vec![0u8; AsconAead128Decryptor::tagged_decrypt_out_max_len(one_len)];
-        let one_n = AsconAead128Decryptor::tagged_decrypt(
+        let mut one_back = vec![0u8; AsconAead128Decryptor::decrypt_out_max_len(one_len)];
+        let one_n = AsconAead128Decryptor::decrypt_out_with_aad(
             &km,
             &one_nonce,
             aad,
@@ -550,27 +557,30 @@ fn aead128_tagged_and_direct_layouts_agree() {
         .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(&one_back[..one_n], &pt[..], "pt_len {pt_len}: one-shot round trip");
 
-        // ...and all of it decrypts back, each through its own view.
+        // ...and all of it decrypts back, each through its own view. The decryptor holds the
+        // last 16 bytes back either way; detached, `do_final_out_detached` releases them.
         let mut direct_dec = AsconAead128Decryptor::do_decrypt_init(&km, &direct_nonce).unwrap();
         direct_dec.do_update_aad(aad).unwrap();
         let mut direct_pt = vec![0u8; direct_ct.len()];
-        direct_dec.do_update_out(&direct_ct, &mut direct_pt).unwrap();
-        direct_dec.do_decrypt_final(&direct_tag, &mut nothing).unwrap();
+        let got = direct_dec.do_update_out(&direct_ct, &mut direct_pt).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(got, pt_len.saturating_sub(16), "pt_len {pt_len}: the last 16 bytes are held");
+        let mut last = [0u8; 16];
+        let last_len = direct_dec.do_final_out_detached(&direct_tag, &mut last).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(got + last_len, pt_len, "pt_len {pt_len}: detached final releases the rest");
+        direct_pt[got..].copy_from_slice(&last[..last_len]);
         assert_eq!(direct_pt, pt, "pt_len {pt_len}: direct decrypt round trip");
 
         let mut tagged_dec = AsconAead128Decryptor::do_decrypt_init(&km, &tagged_nonce).unwrap();
         tagged_dec.do_update_aad(aad).unwrap();
-        let body = tagged_out.len() - 16;
         let mut tagged_pt = vec![0u8; tagged_out.len()];
-        let mut got = tagged_dec.do_update_out(&tagged_out[..body], &mut tagged_pt).unwrap();
-        got += tagged_dec
-            .tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final(&tagged_out[body..], &mut tagged_pt[got..])
-            .unwrap();
+        let got = tagged_dec.do_update_out(&tagged_out, &mut tagged_pt).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(got, pt_len, "pt_len {pt_len}: all but the tag is released");
+        let (_, data_len) = tagged_dec.do_final().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(data_len, 0, "pt_len {pt_len}: nothing but the tag was held back");
         assert_eq!(&tagged_pt[..got], &pt[..], "pt_len {pt_len}: tagged decrypt round trip");
 
-        let mut one_pt =
-            vec![0u8; AsconAead128Decryptor::tagged_decrypt_out_max_len(tagged_out.len())];
-        let n = AsconAead128Decryptor::tagged_decrypt(
+        let mut one_pt = vec![0u8; AsconAead128Decryptor::decrypt_out_max_len(tagged_out.len())];
+        let n = AsconAead128Decryptor::decrypt_out_with_aad(
             &km, &tagged_nonce, aad, &tagged_out, &mut one_pt,
         )
         .unwrap();
@@ -578,6 +588,44 @@ fn aead128_tagged_and_direct_layouts_agree() {
     }
 }
 
+/// With no associated data, the pair used purely as a [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor`] /
+/// [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor`] -- nonce driven to the KAT's by a fixed RNG -- reproduces the
+/// embedded NIST LWC vectors' `ciphertext || tag`, and decrypts them back.
+///
+/// [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor`]: bouncycastle_core::traits::SymmetricCipherEncryptor
+/// [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor`]: bouncycastle_core::traits::SymmetricCipherDecryptor
+#[test]
+fn aead128_symmetric_cipher_view_matches_kat() {
+    use bouncycastle_core::traits::{SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor};
+    use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG;
+
+    let km = key_material(&KEY);
+    // The NIST LWC AEAD KAT convention uses Key == Nonce == 000102…0F (i.e. KEY for both).
+    let kat_nonce = KEY;
+    let mut tested = 0;
+    for (pt_hex, ad_hex, ct_hex) in AEAD_KAT.iter().filter(|(_, ad, _)| ad.is_empty()) {
+        let pt = dh(pt_hex);
+        let expected = dh(ct_hex);
+        assert!(dh(ad_hex).is_empty());
+
+        let mut ct = vec![0u8; AsconAead128Encryptor::encrypt_out_len(pt.len())];
+        let (nonce, n) = AsconAead128Encryptor::encrypt_out_rng(
+            &km,
+            &mut FixedSeedRNG::<16>::new(kat_nonce),
+            &pt,
+            &mut ct,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(nonce, kat_nonce);
+        assert_eq!(&ct[..n], &expected[..], "pt {pt_hex}: SymmetricCipherEncryptor view vs KAT");
+
+        let recovered = AsconAead128Decryptor::decrypt(&km, &kat_nonce, &expected).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(recovered, pt, "pt {pt_hex}: SymmetricCipherDecryptor view vs KAT");
+        tested += 1;
+    }
+    assert!(tested >= 2, "the embedded KATs must include no-AD vectors");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn aead128_suspendable_keyed_state() {
     use bouncycastle_core::errors::SuspendableError;
diff --git a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/symmetric_ciphers.rs b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/symmetric_ciphers.rs
index 78663fcb..cbdc9148 100644
--- a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/symmetric_ciphers.rs
+++ b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/symmetric_ciphers.rs
@@ -217,6 +217,14 @@ impl TestFrameworkSymmetricCipher {
                 other => panic!("decrypt_out into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
             }
         }
+        // ...and ones with room to spare are accepted: without this each `<` guard can be flipped
+        // to `>` and the short-buffer probes above still "pass".
+        let mut roomy = vec![0u8; E::encrypt_out_len(len) + 3];
+        let (_, n) = E::encrypt_out(&key, msg, &mut roomy).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(n, E::encrypt_out_len(len), "encrypt_out into a roomy buffer");
+        let mut roomy = vec![0u8; need + 3];
+        let n = D::decrypt_out(&key, &init_data, &ct[..ct_len], &mut roomy).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(&roomy[..n], msg, "decrypt_out into a roomy buffer");
         let (mut enc, _) = E::do_encrypt_init(&key).unwrap();
         let need = enc.update_out_len(len);
         if need > 0 {
@@ -465,8 +473,14 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
     /// authenticated cipher.
     ///
     /// Checks, in order:
-    /// * the one-shot round trip for every message length from 0 to a few times `TAG_LEN`, and
-    ///   that the tag is not the all-zero array;
+    /// * the whole [`TestFrameworkSymmetricCipher::test_encryptor_decryptor`] suite, since an AEAD
+    ///   with no associated data and the tag inline *is* a [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor`] /
+    ///   [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor`] pair, and that `FINAL_LEN` has room for the tag;
+    /// * the detached one-shot round trip for every message length from 0 to a few times
+    ///   `TAG_LEN`, and that the tag is not the all-zero array;
+    /// * the inline layout with associated data, one-shot and streaming, is exactly the detached
+    ///   ciphertext with the tag appended, and a stream shorter than the tag is a failed
+    ///   decryption;
     /// * streaming in every chunking, of both the AAD and the data, agrees with `update_out_len`
     ///   on every call and gives the one-shot's ciphertext and tag byte for byte, and decrypts in
     ///   every chunking;
@@ -474,18 +488,14 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
     ///   with no data still authenticates its AAD;
     /// * `do_update_aad` with non-empty AAD after the first `do_update_out` is refused with a
     ///   [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`], and the refusal leaves the value usable;
-    /// * a tampered ciphertext, tag, AAD or nonce all fail the tag check, and the one-shot
-    ///   `decrypt` leaves no plaintext behind when they do;
+    /// * a tampered ciphertext, tag, AAD or nonce all fail the tag check, and the one-shots leave
+    ///   no plaintext behind when they do;
     /// * two encryptions under the same key draw different nonces;
     /// * a key of the wrong [`KeyType`] is rejected, and the security-strength policy matches
     ///   [`Algorithm::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH`].
     ///
-    /// This only ever drives `E`/`D` with `FINAL_LEN` bytes-or-fewer actually flushed at
-    /// finalization; it does not by itself prove that a *genuinely buffering* implementor's
-    /// `update_out_len` is honoured mid-stream (nothing here ever expects `do_update_out` to
-    /// return less than it was given). [`Self::test_buffering_toy`] pins that separately, against
-    /// a toy built to hold data back, since `E`/`D` here are supplied by the caller and might not
-    /// exercise it.
+    /// [`Self::test_buffering_toy`] separately pins that a cipher which holds back more than the
+    /// tag is handled correctly, since `E`/`D` here are supplied by the caller and might not.
     ///
     /// [`Algorithm::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH`]: bouncycastle_core::traits::Algorithm::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH
     pub fn test_encryptor_decryptor<
@@ -498,19 +508,28 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
     >(
         &self,
     ) {
+        assert!(
+            FINAL_LEN >= TAG_LEN,
+            "FINAL_LEN must have room for the inline tag the decryptor holds back"
+        );
+        // No AAD and the tag inline is the plain symmetric-cipher contract.
+        TestFrameworkSymmetricCipher::new()
+            .test_encryptor_decryptor::<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, FINAL_LEN, E, D>();
+
         let key = KeyMaterial::<KEY_LEN>::from_bytes_as_type(
             &DUMMY_SEED[..KEY_LEN],
             KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey,
         )
         .unwrap();
         let aad: &[u8] = b"some associated data";
+        let pinned = [0xA5u8; NONCE_LEN];
 
         // one-shot round trip, every length up to a few times the tag length
         let max_len = 3 * TAG_LEN.max(1) + 5;
         for len in 0..=max_len {
             let msg = &DUMMY_SEED[..len];
-            let mut ct = vec![0u8; E::encrypt_out_len(len)];
-            let (nonce, ct_len, tag) = E::encrypt_out(&key, aad, msg, &mut ct).unwrap();
+            let mut ct = vec![0u8; E::encrypt_out_len_detached(len)];
+            let (nonce, ct_len, tag) = E::encrypt_out_detached(&key, aad, msg, &mut ct).unwrap();
             ct.truncate(ct_len);
             assert_ne!(tag, [0u8; TAG_LEN], "len {len}: the tag must not be all zeros");
             // Only assert the ciphertext differs from the plaintext once there is enough of it for
@@ -518,84 +537,152 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
             if len >= 8 {
                 assert_ne!(&ct[..], msg, "len {len}: the ciphertext must not be the plaintext");
             }
-            let mut pt = vec![0u8; D::decrypt_out_max_len(ct.len())];
-            let pt_len = D::decrypt_out(&key, &nonce, aad, &ct, &tag, &mut pt).unwrap();
+            let mut pt = vec![0u8; D::decrypt_out_max_len_detached(ct.len())];
+            let pt_len = D::decrypt_out_detached(&key, &nonce, aad, &ct, &tag, &mut pt).unwrap();
             pt.truncate(pt_len);
             assert_eq!(&pt[..], msg, "one-shot round trip, len {len}");
 
             // the std one-shots agree with the _out ones for the same nonce
-            let (nonce2, ct2, tag2) = E::encrypt(&key, aad, msg).unwrap();
-            assert_eq!(ct2.len(), ct_len, "encrypt must return exactly the bytes written");
-            let pt2 = D::decrypt(&key, &nonce2, aad, &ct2, &tag2).unwrap();
+            let (nonce2, ct2, tag2) = E::encrypt_detached(&key, aad, msg).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(ct2.len(), ct_len, "encrypt_detached must return exactly the bytes written");
+            let pt2 = D::decrypt_detached(&key, &nonce2, aad, &ct2, &tag2).unwrap();
             assert_eq!(pt2, msg, "std round trip, len {len}");
-            let pt3 = D::decrypt(&key, &nonce, aad, &ct, &tag).unwrap();
-            assert_eq!(pt3, msg, "decrypt must agree with decrypt_out");
+            let pt3 = D::decrypt_detached(&key, &nonce, aad, &ct, &tag).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(pt3, msg, "decrypt_detached must agree with decrypt_out_detached");
+
+            // the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout with AAD: `encrypt_out_with_aad` must write exactly
+            // the detached ciphertext with the tag appended -- the same bytes under the same
+            // nonce -- and both the one-shot and the streaming finalizer must round trip it.
+            let mut detached = vec![0u8; E::encrypt_out_len_detached(len)];
+            let (pinned_nonce, detached_len, detached_tag) = E::encrypt_out_rng_detached(
+                &key,
+                &mut FixedSeedRNG::<NONCE_LEN>::new(pinned),
+                aad,
+                msg,
+                &mut detached,
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+            detached.truncate(detached_len);
+            detached.extend_from_slice(&detached_tag);
 
-            // the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout: `tagged_encrypt` must write exactly the
-            // separate-tag ciphertext with the tag appended, and both the one-shot and the
-            // streaming finalizer must round trip it.
-            let mut inline = vec![0u8; E::tagged_encrypt_out_len(len)];
+            let mut inline = vec![0u8; E::encrypt_out_len(len)];
             let (inline_nonce, inline_len) =
-                E::tagged_encrypt(&key, aad, msg, &mut inline).unwrap();
+                E::encrypt_out_with_aad(&key, aad, msg, &mut inline).unwrap();
             assert_eq!(
                 inline_len,
-                E::encrypt_out_len(len) + TAG_LEN,
-                "tagged_encrypt must write the ciphertext plus the tag, len {len}"
+                E::encrypt_out_len_detached(len) + TAG_LEN,
+                "encrypt_out_with_aad must write the ciphertext plus the tag, len {len}"
             );
-            let mut pt4 = vec![0u8; D::tagged_decrypt_out_max_len(inline_len)];
+            let mut pt4 = vec![0u8; D::decrypt_out_max_len(inline_len)];
             let pt4_len =
-                D::tagged_decrypt(&key, &inline_nonce, aad, &inline[..inline_len], &mut pt4)
+                D::decrypt_out_with_aad(&key, &inline_nonce, aad, &inline[..inline_len], &mut pt4)
                     .unwrap();
             assert_eq!(&pt4[..pt4_len], msg, "tagged one-shot round trip, len {len}");
 
-            let (mut enc5, nonce5) = E::do_encrypt_init(&key).unwrap();
+            // ...and so must the RNG-driven and allocating inline-with-AAD one-shots. The roomy
+            // buffer is deliberate: see the `encrypt_out_rng_detached` probe below.
+            let mut inline_rng = vec![0u8; E::encrypt_out_len(len) + 3];
+            let (rng_nonce, rng_len) = E::encrypt_out_rng_with_aad(
+                &key,
+                &mut FixedSeedRNG::<NONCE_LEN>::new(pinned),
+                aad,
+                msg,
+                &mut inline_rng,
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(rng_nonce, pinned_nonce, "the same RNG stream must give the same nonce");
+            assert_eq!(
+                &inline_rng[..rng_len],
+                &detached[..],
+                "len {len}: encrypt_out_rng_with_aad must be the detached ciphertext and its tag"
+            );
+            // exactly the length it asks for must be enough too
+            let mut exact = vec![0u8; E::encrypt_out_len(len)];
+            let (_, exact_len) = E::encrypt_out_rng_with_aad(
+                &key,
+                &mut FixedSeedRNG::<NONCE_LEN>::new(pinned),
+                aad,
+                msg,
+                &mut exact,
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(&exact[..exact_len], &detached[..], "len {len}: exact-size buffer");
+            let mut short = vec![0u8; E::encrypt_out_len(len) - 1];
+            match E::encrypt_out_rng_with_aad(
+                &key,
+                &mut FixedSeedRNG::<NONCE_LEN>::new(pinned),
+                aad,
+                msg,
+                &mut short,
+            ) {
+                Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(n)) => {
+                    assert_eq!(n, E::encrypt_out_len(len))
+                }
+                other => panic!("encrypt_out_rng_with_aad into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
+            }
+            let (alloc_nonce, alloc_ct) = E::encrypt_with_aad(&key, aad, msg).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(
+                alloc_ct.len(),
+                inline_len,
+                "encrypt_with_aad must return the bytes written"
+            );
+            let alloc_pt = D::decrypt_with_aad(&key, &alloc_nonce, aad, &alloc_ct).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(alloc_pt, msg, "allocating inline-with-AAD round trip, len {len}");
+
+            let (mut enc5, nonce5) =
+                E::do_encrypt_init_rng(&key, &mut FixedSeedRNG::<NONCE_LEN>::new(pinned)).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(nonce5, pinned_nonce, "the same RNG stream must give the same nonce");
             enc5.do_update_aad(aad).unwrap();
-            // `+ FINAL_LEN`: the finalizer wants room for a full flush plus the tag at the tail,
-            // which it cannot know the size of before it runs.
-            let mut inline5 = vec![0u8; E::tagged_encrypt_out_len(len) + FINAL_LEN];
-            let mut written5 = enc5.do_update_out(msg, &mut inline5).unwrap();
-            written5 += enc5.tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final(&mut inline5[written5..]).unwrap();
+            let mut inline5 = vec![0u8; enc5.update_out_len(len)];
+            let written5 = enc5.do_update_out(msg, &mut inline5).unwrap();
+            inline5.truncate(written5);
+            let (last5, last5_len) = enc5.do_final().unwrap();
+            inline5.extend_from_slice(&last5[..last5_len]);
+            assert_eq!(
+                inline5.len(),
+                inline_len,
+                "tagged streaming must write as much as the one-shot"
+            );
             assert_eq!(
-                written5, inline_len,
-                "tagged streaming must write as much as the one-shot, len {len}"
+                inline5, detached,
+                "len {len}: the inline layout must be the detached ciphertext followed by its tag"
             );
-            let body5 = written5 - TAG_LEN;
             let mut dec5 = D::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce5).unwrap();
             dec5.do_update_aad(aad).unwrap();
-            let mut pt5 = vec![0u8; written5 + FINAL_LEN];
-            let mut got5 = dec5.do_update_out(&inline5[..body5], &mut pt5).unwrap();
-            got5 += dec5
-                .tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final(&inline5[body5..written5], &mut pt5[got5..])
-                .unwrap();
-            assert_eq!(&pt5[..got5], msg, "tagged streaming round trip, len {len}");
+            let mut pt5 = vec![0u8; dec5.update_out_len(inline5.len())];
+            let got5 = dec5.do_update_out(&inline5, &mut pt5).unwrap();
+            pt5.truncate(got5);
+            let (last, data_len) = dec5.do_final().unwrap();
+            pt5.extend_from_slice(&last[..data_len]);
+            assert_eq!(pt5, msg, "tagged streaming round trip, len {len}");
 
             // a stream that ends before a whole tag has been seen is not a short buffer, it is a
             // failed decryption
             if TAG_LEN > 0 {
-                let dec6 = D::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce5).unwrap();
-                let mut scratch = vec![0u8; written5 + FINAL_LEN];
+                let mut dec6 = D::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce5).unwrap();
+                dec6.do_update_aad(aad).unwrap();
+                let short = &inline5[..TAG_LEN - 1];
+                let mut scratch = vec![0u8; dec6.update_out_len(short.len())];
+                dec6.do_update_out(short, &mut scratch).unwrap();
                 assert!(
-                    matches!(
-                        dec6.tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final(&inline5[..TAG_LEN - 1], &mut scratch),
-                        Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed)
-                    ),
-                    "a tail shorter than the tag must be DecryptionFailed, len {len}"
+                    matches!(dec6.do_final(), Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed)),
+                    "a stream shorter than the tag must be DecryptionFailed, len {len}"
                 );
             }
 
             // too-short output buffers on the one-shots are refused with the required length,
             // before any work is done
-            let need = E::encrypt_out_len(len);
+            let need = E::encrypt_out_len_detached(len);
             if need > 0 {
                 let mut short = vec![0u8; need - 1];
-                match E::encrypt_out(&key, aad, msg, &mut short) {
+                match E::encrypt_out_detached(&key, aad, msg, &mut short) {
                     Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(n)) => {
                         assert_eq!(n, need)
                     }
-                    other => panic!("encrypt_out into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
+                    other => panic!("encrypt_out_detached into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
                 }
                 let mut short = vec![0u8; need - 1];
-                match E::encrypt_out_rng(
+                match E::encrypt_out_rng_detached(
                     &key,
                     &mut FixedSeedRNG::<NONCE_LEN>::new([0xA5u8; NONCE_LEN]),
                     aad,
@@ -605,13 +692,16 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
                     Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(n)) => {
                         assert_eq!(n, need)
                     }
-                    other => panic!("encrypt_out_rng into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
+                    other => panic!("encrypt_out_rng_detached into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
                 }
                 // ...and one with room to spare must be accepted: without this the guard can be
                 // flipped to `>` and every short-buffer probe still "passes", because the error
                 // then comes from `do_update_out` behind it with the same variant and length.
                 let mut roomy = vec![0u8; need + 3];
-                let (_, n, _) = E::encrypt_out_rng(
+                let (_, n, _) = E::encrypt_out_detached(&key, aad, msg, &mut roomy).unwrap();
+                assert_eq!(n, need, "encrypt_out_detached into a roomy buffer");
+                let mut roomy = vec![0u8; need + 3];
+                let (_, n, _) = E::encrypt_out_rng_detached(
                     &key,
                     &mut FixedSeedRNG::<NONCE_LEN>::new([0xA5u8; NONCE_LEN]),
                     aad,
@@ -619,16 +709,35 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
                     &mut roomy,
                 )
                 .unwrap();
-                assert_eq!(n, need, "encrypt_out_rng must write exactly encrypt_out_len bytes");
+                assert_eq!(
+                    n, need,
+                    "encrypt_out_rng_detached must write exactly encrypt_out_len_detached bytes"
+                );
             }
-            let need = D::decrypt_out_max_len(ct.len());
+            let need = E::encrypt_out_len(len);
+            let mut short = vec![0u8; need - 1];
+            match E::encrypt_out_with_aad(&key, aad, msg, &mut short) {
+                Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(n)) => assert_eq!(n, need),
+                other => panic!("encrypt_out_with_aad into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
+            }
+            let need = D::decrypt_out_max_len_detached(ct.len());
             if need > 0 {
                 let mut short = vec![0u8; need - 1];
-                match D::decrypt_out(&key, &nonce, aad, &ct, &tag, &mut short) {
+                match D::decrypt_out_detached(&key, &nonce, aad, &ct, &tag, &mut short) {
                     Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(n)) => {
                         assert_eq!(n, need)
                     }
-                    other => panic!("decrypt_out into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
+                    other => panic!("decrypt_out_detached into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
+                }
+            }
+            let need = D::decrypt_out_max_len(inline_len);
+            if need > 0 {
+                let mut short = vec![0u8; need - 1];
+                match D::decrypt_out_with_aad(&key, &inline_nonce, aad, &inline, &mut short) {
+                    Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(n)) => {
+                        assert_eq!(n, need)
+                    }
+                    other => panic!("decrypt_out_with_aad into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -636,9 +745,8 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
         // streaming in every chunking agrees with the one-shot, for both the AAD and the data.
         // The pinned RNG is what makes the nonce -- and so the ciphertext -- comparable.
         let msg = &DUMMY_SEED[..max_len.max(17)];
-        let pinned = [0xA5u8; NONCE_LEN];
-        let mut ct_ref = vec![0u8; E::encrypt_out_len(msg.len())];
-        let (nonce_ref, ct_ref_len, tag_ref) = E::encrypt_out_rng(
+        let mut ct_ref = vec![0u8; E::encrypt_out_len_detached(msg.len())];
+        let (nonce_ref, ct_ref_len, tag_ref) = E::encrypt_out_rng_detached(
             &key,
             &mut FixedSeedRNG::<NONCE_LEN>::new(pinned),
             aad,
@@ -664,7 +772,11 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
                 ct.extend_from_slice(&buf[..n]);
             }
             let mut final_buf = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
-            let (final_len, tag) = enc.do_encrypt_final(&mut final_buf).unwrap();
+            let (final_len, tag) = enc.do_final_out_detached(&mut final_buf).unwrap();
+            assert!(
+                final_len + TAG_LEN <= FINAL_LEN,
+                "chunk {chunk}: the detached flush must leave FINAL_LEN room for the tag"
+            );
             ct.extend_from_slice(&final_buf[..final_len]);
             assert_eq!(ct, ct_ref, "chunk {chunk}: streaming must give the one-shot ciphertext");
             assert_eq!(tag, tag_ref, "chunk {chunk}: streaming must give the one-shot tag");
@@ -683,47 +795,47 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
                 pt.extend_from_slice(&buf[..n]);
             }
             let mut final_buf = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
-            let final_len = dec.do_decrypt_final(&tag, &mut final_buf).unwrap();
+            let final_len = dec.do_final_out_detached(&tag, &mut final_buf).unwrap();
             pt.extend_from_slice(&final_buf[..final_len]);
             assert_eq!(pt, msg, "chunk {chunk}: streaming round trip");
         }
 
-        // too-short output buffers on the streaming `do_update_out` are refused with the required
-        // length, before any work is done -- on both sides, not just the one-shots above.
-        if !msg.is_empty() {
-            let (mut enc, _) = E::do_encrypt_init(&key).unwrap();
-            let need = enc.update_out_len(msg.len());
-            if need > 0 {
-                let mut short = vec![0u8; need - 1];
-                match enc.do_update_out(msg, &mut short) {
-                    Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(n)) => {
-                        assert_eq!(n, need)
-                    }
-                    other => panic!("encrypt do_update_out into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
-                }
-            }
-
-            let (mut dec, ct) = {
-                let (mut enc, nonce) = E::do_encrypt_init(&key).unwrap();
-                let mut ct = vec![0u8; enc.update_out_len(msg.len())];
-                enc.do_update_out(msg, &mut ct).unwrap();
-                (D::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce).unwrap(), ct)
-            };
-            let need = dec.update_out_len(ct.len());
-            if need > 0 {
-                let mut short = vec![0u8; need - 1];
-                match dec.do_update_out(&ct, &mut short) {
-                    Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(n)) => {
-                        assert_eq!(n, need)
-                    }
-                    other => panic!("decrypt do_update_out into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        // the array-returning finals agree with the `_out` ones the chunked loop above used
+        let (mut enc, nonce) =
+            E::do_encrypt_init_rng(&key, &mut FixedSeedRNG::<NONCE_LEN>::new(pinned)).unwrap();
+        enc.do_update_aad(aad).unwrap();
+        let mut ct = vec![0u8; enc.update_out_len(msg.len())];
+        let n = enc.do_update_out(msg, &mut ct).unwrap();
+        ct.truncate(n);
+        let (last, last_len, tag) = enc.do_final_detached().unwrap();
+        ct.extend_from_slice(&last[..last_len]);
+        assert_eq!(ct, ct_ref, "do_final_detached must give the one-shot ciphertext");
+        assert_eq!(tag, tag_ref, "do_final_detached must give the one-shot tag");
+        let mut dec = D::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce).unwrap();
+        dec.do_update_aad(aad).unwrap();
+        let mut pt = vec![0u8; dec.update_out_len(ct.len())];
+        let n = dec.do_update_out(&ct, &mut pt).unwrap();
+        pt.truncate(n);
+        let (last, data_len) = dec.do_final_detached(&tag).unwrap();
+        pt.extend_from_slice(&last[..data_len]);
+        assert_eq!(pt, msg, "do_final_detached must round trip");
+        let mut wrong_tag = tag;
+        wrong_tag[0] ^= 0xFF;
+        let mut dec = D::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce).unwrap();
+        dec.do_update_aad(aad).unwrap();
+        let mut pt = vec![0u8; dec.update_out_len(ct.len())];
+        dec.do_update_out(&ct, &mut pt).unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            matches!(
+                dec.do_final_detached(&wrong_tag),
+                Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed)
+            ),
+            "do_final_detached must check the tag"
+        );
 
         // an empty AAD is a no-op: it must give exactly what absorbing no AAD at all gives
-        let mut with_empty = vec![0u8; E::encrypt_out_len(msg.len())];
-        let (nonce_empty, len_empty, tag_empty) = E::encrypt_out_rng(
+        let mut with_empty = vec![0u8; E::encrypt_out_len_detached(msg.len())];
+        let (nonce_empty, len_empty, tag_empty) = E::encrypt_out_rng_detached(
             &key,
             &mut FixedSeedRNG::<NONCE_LEN>::new(pinned),
             b"",
@@ -732,8 +844,8 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
         )
         .unwrap();
         with_empty.truncate(len_empty);
-        let mut without = vec![0u8; E::encrypt_out_len(msg.len())];
-        let (nonce_none, len_none, tag_none) = E::encrypt_out_rng(
+        let mut without = vec![0u8; E::encrypt_out_len_detached(msg.len())];
+        let (nonce_none, len_none, tag_none) = E::encrypt_out_rng_detached(
             &key,
             &mut FixedSeedRNG::<NONCE_LEN>::new(pinned),
             &[],
@@ -746,15 +858,32 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
         assert_eq!(tag_empty, tag_none, "an empty AAD must be a no-op");
         assert_eq!(with_empty, without, "an empty AAD must be a no-op");
 
+        // ...and no AAD at all is what the inherited `SymmetricCipherEncryptor` one-shot gives
+        let mut plain = vec![0u8; E::encrypt_out_len(msg.len())];
+        let (nonce_plain, len_plain) =
+            E::encrypt_out_rng(&key, &mut FixedSeedRNG::<NONCE_LEN>::new(pinned), msg, &mut plain)
+                .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(nonce_plain, nonce_none);
+        assert_eq!(&plain[..len_plain - TAG_LEN], &without[..], "no-AAD inline ciphertext");
+        assert_eq!(&plain[len_plain - TAG_LEN..len_plain], &tag_none, "no-AAD inline tag");
+
         // a message with no data at all still authenticates its AAD
-        let (nonce, _ct_len, tag) = E::encrypt_out(&key, aad, &[], &mut []).unwrap();
-        D::decrypt_out(&key, &nonce, aad, &[], &tag, &mut []).unwrap();
-        match D::decrypt_out(&key, &nonce, b"different associated data", &[], &tag, &mut []) {
+        let (nonce, _ct_len, tag) = E::encrypt_out_detached(&key, aad, &[], &mut []).unwrap();
+        D::decrypt_out_detached(&key, &nonce, aad, &[], &tag, &mut []).unwrap();
+        match D::decrypt_out_detached(
+            &key,
+            &nonce,
+            b"different associated data",
+            &[],
+            &tag,
+            &mut [],
+        ) {
             Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => { /* good */ }
             other => panic!("an empty message must still authenticate its AAD, got {other:?}"),
         };
 
-        // the AAD phase is over once data has been fed in -- on both sides
+        // the AAD phase is over once data has been fed in -- on both sides, and on the decrypting
+        // side even when all of it is still being held back as a possible tag
         let (mut enc, nonce) = E::do_encrypt_init(&key).unwrap();
         let mut ct = vec![0u8; enc.update_out_len(msg.len())];
         enc.do_update_out(msg, &mut ct).unwrap();
@@ -766,32 +895,36 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
         // state: the value is still good for the rest of the flow.
         enc.do_update_aad(b"").unwrap();
         let mut final_buf = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
-        let (final_len, tag) = enc.do_encrypt_final(&mut final_buf).unwrap();
+        let (final_len, tag) = enc.do_final_out_detached(&mut final_buf).unwrap();
         ct.extend_from_slice(&final_buf[..final_len]);
 
         let mut dec = D::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce).unwrap();
-        let mut pt = vec![0u8; dec.update_out_len(ct.len())];
-        dec.do_update_out(&ct, &mut pt).unwrap();
+        let mut pt = vec![0u8; dec.update_out_len(1)];
+        let mut got = dec.do_update_out(&ct[..1], &mut pt).unwrap();
+        pt.truncate(got);
         match dec.do_update_aad(aad) {
             Err(SymmetricCipherError::StateError(_)) => { /* good */ }
             other => panic!("AAD after data must be refused, got {other:?}"),
         };
         dec.do_update_aad(b"").unwrap();
+        let mut rest = vec![0u8; dec.update_out_len(ct.len() - 1)];
+        got = dec.do_update_out(&ct[1..], &mut rest).unwrap();
+        pt.extend_from_slice(&rest[..got]);
         let mut final_buf = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
-        let final_len = dec.do_decrypt_final(&tag, &mut final_buf).unwrap();
+        let final_len = dec.do_final_out_detached(&tag, &mut final_buf).unwrap();
         pt.extend_from_slice(&final_buf[..final_len]);
         assert_eq!(&pt[..], msg, "a refused do_update_aad must not disturb the state");
 
-        // tampering: every one of these must fail the tag check, and the one-shot must leave no
-        // plaintext behind when it does
-        let mut ct = vec![0u8; E::encrypt_out_len(msg.len())];
-        let (nonce, ct_len, tag) = E::encrypt_out(&key, aad, msg, &mut ct).unwrap();
+        // tampering: every one of these must fail the tag check, and the one-shots must leave no
+        // plaintext behind when they do
+        let mut ct = vec![0u8; E::encrypt_out_len_detached(msg.len())];
+        let (nonce, ct_len, tag) = E::encrypt_out_detached(&key, aad, msg, &mut ct).unwrap();
         ct.truncate(ct_len);
 
         let mut tampered = ct.clone();
         tampered[3] ^= 0xFF;
-        let mut buf = vec![0u8; D::decrypt_out_max_len(tampered.len())];
-        match D::decrypt_out(&key, &nonce, aad, &tampered, &tag, &mut buf) {
+        let mut buf = vec![0u8; D::decrypt_out_max_len_detached(tampered.len())];
+        match D::decrypt_out_detached(&key, &nonce, aad, &tampered, &tag, &mut buf) {
             Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => { /* good */ }
             other => panic!("a modified ciphertext must fail the tag check, got {other:?}"),
         };
@@ -800,16 +933,49 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
             "the one-shot decrypt must zeroize the buffer when the tag check fails"
         );
 
+        let mut tampered_inline = ct.clone();
+        tampered_inline.extend_from_slice(&tag);
+        tampered_inline[3] ^= 0xFF;
+        for with_aad in [false, true] {
+            let mut buf = vec![0u8; D::decrypt_out_max_len(tampered_inline.len())];
+            let result = if with_aad {
+                D::decrypt_out_with_aad(&key, &nonce, aad, &tampered_inline, &mut buf)
+            } else {
+                D::decrypt_out(&key, &nonce, &tampered_inline, &mut buf)
+            };
+            // Without the AAD the tag was never going to verify; either way what matters is the
+            // failure and the zeroized buffer.
+            match result {
+                Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => { /* good */ }
+                other => panic!("a modified inline ciphertext must fail, got {other:?}"),
+            };
+            assert!(
+                buf.iter().all(|&b| b == 0),
+                "the inline one-shot (aad {with_aad}) must zeroize the buffer on a failed check"
+            );
+        }
+        match D::decrypt_with_aad(&key, &nonce, aad, &tampered_inline) {
+            Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => { /* good */ }
+            other => panic!("decrypt_with_aad of a modified ciphertext must fail, got {other:?}"),
+        };
+
         let mut wrong_tag = tag;
         wrong_tag[0] ^= 0xFF;
-        let mut buf = vec![0u8; D::decrypt_out_max_len(ct.len())];
-        match D::decrypt_out(&key, &nonce, aad, &ct, &wrong_tag, &mut buf) {
+        let mut buf = vec![0u8; D::decrypt_out_max_len_detached(ct.len())];
+        match D::decrypt_out_detached(&key, &nonce, aad, &ct, &wrong_tag, &mut buf) {
             Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => { /* good */ }
             other => panic!("a modified tag must fail the tag check, got {other:?}"),
         };
 
-        let mut buf = vec![0u8; D::decrypt_out_max_len(ct.len())];
-        match D::decrypt_out(&key, &nonce, b"not the right associated data", &ct, &tag, &mut buf) {
+        let mut buf = vec![0u8; D::decrypt_out_max_len_detached(ct.len())];
+        match D::decrypt_out_detached(
+            &key,
+            &nonce,
+            b"not the right associated data",
+            &ct,
+            &tag,
+            &mut buf,
+        ) {
             Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => { /* good */ }
             other => panic!("a modified AAD must fail the tag check, got {other:?}"),
         };
@@ -817,8 +983,8 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
         if NONCE_LEN > 0 {
             let mut wrong_nonce = nonce;
             wrong_nonce[0] ^= 0xFF;
-            let mut buf = vec![0u8; D::decrypt_out_max_len(ct.len())];
-            match D::decrypt_out(&key, &wrong_nonce, aad, &ct, &tag, &mut buf) {
+            let mut buf = vec![0u8; D::decrypt_out_max_len_detached(ct.len())];
+            match D::decrypt_out_detached(&key, &wrong_nonce, aad, &ct, &tag, &mut buf) {
                 Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => { /* good */ }
                 other => panic!("a modified nonce must fail the tag check, got {other:?}"),
             };
@@ -829,108 +995,61 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
             assert_ne!(nonce1, nonce2);
         }
 
-        // error case: KeyMaterial of wrong type
-        let mac_key =
-            KeyMaterial::<KEY_LEN>::from_bytes_as_type(&DUMMY_SEED[..KEY_LEN], KeyType::MACKey)
-                .unwrap();
-        match E::do_encrypt_init(&mac_key) {
-            Err(SymmetricCipherError::KeyMaterialError(_)) => { /* good */ }
-            _ => panic!("Unexpected error"),
-        };
-        match D::do_decrypt_init(&mac_key, &nonce) {
-            Err(SymmetricCipherError::KeyMaterialError(_)) => { /* good */ }
-            _ => panic!("Unexpected error"),
-        };
-
-        // error case: security strengths too weak and too strong
-        let mut key = KeyMaterial::<KEY_LEN>::from_bytes_as_type(
-            &DUMMY_SEED[..KEY_LEN],
-            KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey,
-        )
-        .unwrap();
-        let security_strengths = [
-            SecurityStrength::None,
-            SecurityStrength::_112bit,
-            SecurityStrength::_128bit,
-            SecurityStrength::_192bit,
-            SecurityStrength::_256bit,
-        ];
-        let mut strengths_tested = 0;
-        for ss in security_strengths.iter() {
-            // See the note in `test_plain_one_shots`: a KEY_LEN-byte key cannot be tagged above
-            // `from_bytes(KEY_LEN)` even inside `do_hazardous_operations`, so skip the strengths
-            // this key cannot carry.
-            if ss > &SecurityStrength::from_bytes(KEY_LEN) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            // Tag the key at an arbitrary strength for the purpose of this test.
-            do_hazardous_operations(&mut key, |key| key.set_security_strength(*ss)).unwrap();
-            strengths_tested += 1;
-
-            // Both directions must enforce the same policy.
-            let check_strength = |result: Result<(), SymmetricCipherError>| match result {
-                Ok(_) => {
-                    if ss >= &E::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH { /* good */
-                    } else {
-                        panic!("Should have been a strong enough key");
-                    }
-                }
-                Err(SymmetricCipherError::KeyMaterialError(_)) => {
-                    if ss < &E::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH { /* good */
-                    } else {
-                        panic!("Should not have accepted a key weaker than algorithm");
-                    }
-                }
-                _ => panic!("Unexpected error"),
-            };
-            check_strength(E::do_encrypt_init(&key).map(|_| ()));
-            check_strength(D::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce).map(|_| ()));
-        }
-        assert!(strengths_tested > 0, "strength sweep must not be vacuous");
+        // The key-type and security-strength checks on `do_encrypt_init` / `do_decrypt_init` are
+        // covered by the `TestFrameworkSymmetricCipher` suite run above.
     }
 
     /// Pins that a *genuinely buffering* [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] pair's
     /// `update_out_len` is honoured through every chunking, against a toy built to hold back up to
-    /// three bytes at a time before releasing them -- the property
-    /// [`Self::test_encryptor_decryptor`] cannot pin on its own, since a caller-supplied `E`/`D`
-    /// might never buffer (Ascon-AEAD128 never does). Modelled on the toy permutations
-    /// `crypto/modes/tests/common/mod.rs` uses for the equivalent block-cipher property.
+    /// three bytes at a time before releasing them -- more than the tag the decryptor has to hold
+    /// back anyway -- the property [`Self::test_encryptor_decryptor`] cannot pin on its own, since
+    /// a caller-supplied `E`/`D` might hold back nothing but the tag (Ascon-AEAD128 holds back
+    /// nothing else). Modelled on the toy permutations `crypto/modes/tests/common/mod.rs` uses for
+    /// the equivalent block-cipher property.
     ///
     /// The toy's "ciphertext" is the plaintext with a per-byte counter XORed in, released three
-    /// bytes behind what it has consumed (so `update_out_len(n)` is `0` for the first two bytes of
-    /// any run and `n` thereafter, once three bytes are already buffered); its "tag" is a length
-    /// check. Not remotely a real AEAD -- it exists solely to make holding data back observable.
+    /// bytes behind what it has consumed when encrypting and three plus `TAG_LEN` when decrypting;
+    /// its "tag" is a length check. Not remotely a real AEAD -- it exists solely to make holding
+    /// data back observable.
     pub fn test_buffering_toy(&self) {
         use bouncycastle_core::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
         use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
         use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
             AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, Algorithm, RNG, SecurityStrength,
+            SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor,
         };
 
         const HOLD_BACK: usize = 3;
         const KEY_LEN: usize = 4;
         const NONCE_LEN: usize = 4;
         const TAG_LEN: usize = 1;
+        // What either side's final call can produce: the encryptor's held-back bytes plus the tag
+        // after them, or everything the decryptor held back.
+        const FINAL_LEN: usize = HOLD_BACK + TAG_LEN;
 
         struct Buffered {
+            hold: usize,
             pos: u8,
-            held: [u8; HOLD_BACK],
+            held: [u8; FINAL_LEN],
             held_len: usize,
             len_seen: usize,
         }
 
         impl Buffered {
-            fn new() -> Self {
-                Self { pos: 0, held: [0u8; HOLD_BACK], held_len: 0, len_seen: 0 }
+            fn new(hold: usize) -> Self {
+                Self { hold, pos: 0, held: [0u8; FINAL_LEN], held_len: 0, len_seen: 0 }
+            }
+
+            fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize {
+                (self.held_len + input_len).saturating_sub(self.hold)
             }
 
-            /// Feeds `input` in, holding back the last `HOLD_BACK` bytes and releasing (XORed
-            /// with a running counter) everything older than that into `output`.
+            /// Feeds `input` in, holding back the last `hold` bytes and releasing (XORed with a
+            /// running counter) everything older than that into `output`.
             fn update_out(&mut self, input: &[u8], output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
                 self.len_seen += input.len();
                 let total = self.held_len + input.len();
-                let releasable = total.saturating_sub(HOLD_BACK);
+                let releasable = total.saturating_sub(self.hold);
                 let from_held = self.held_len.min(releasable);
                 let from_new = releasable - from_held;
                 for (i, b) in self.held[..from_held].iter().enumerate() {
@@ -941,11 +1060,11 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
                     output[from_held + i] = *b ^ self.pos;
                     self.pos = self.pos.wrapping_add(1);
                 }
-                // The amount kept is `total - releasable`, which is `HOLD_BACK` once `total`
-                // reaches it but only `total` itself before that -- so the tail of `new_held`
-                // actually in use is `new_len`, not always the full array up to `HOLD_BACK`.
+                // The amount kept is `total - releasable`, which is `hold` once `total` reaches it
+                // but only `total` itself before that -- so the tail of `new_held` actually in use
+                // is `new_len`, not always the full `hold`.
                 let new_len = total - releasable;
-                let mut new_held = [0u8; HOLD_BACK];
+                let mut new_held = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
                 let kept_from_held = self.held_len - from_held;
                 new_held[..kept_from_held].copy_from_slice(&self.held[from_held..self.held_len]);
                 new_held[kept_from_held..new_len].copy_from_slice(&input[from_new..]);
@@ -954,14 +1073,19 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
                 releasable
             }
 
-            fn finish(self, output: &mut [u8]) -> usize {
-                for (i, b) in self.held[..self.held_len].iter().enumerate() {
+            /// Releases the first `n` held-back bytes into `output`.
+            fn finish(&mut self, n: usize, output: &mut [u8]) {
+                for (i, b) in self.held[..n].iter().enumerate() {
                     output[i] = *b ^ self.pos;
+                    self.pos = self.pos.wrapping_add(1);
                 }
-                self.held_len
             }
         }
 
+        fn toy_tag(data_len: usize) -> [u8; TAG_LEN] {
+            [(data_len % 256) as u8; TAG_LEN]
+        }
+
         struct Enc(Buffered);
         struct Dec(Buffered);
 
@@ -974,11 +1098,11 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
             const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = SecurityStrength::None;
         }
 
-        impl AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, HOLD_BACK> for Enc {
+        impl SymmetricCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, FINAL_LEN> for Enc {
             fn do_encrypt_init(
                 _key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
             ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
-                Ok((Self(Buffered::new()), [0u8; NONCE_LEN]))
+                Ok((Self(Buffered::new(HOLD_BACK)), [0u8; NONCE_LEN]))
             }
             fn do_encrypt_init_rng(
                 key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
@@ -986,11 +1110,8 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
             ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
                 Self::do_encrypt_init(key)
             }
-            fn do_update_aad(&mut self, _aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
-                Ok(())
-            }
             fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize {
-                (self.0.held_len + input_len).saturating_sub(HOLD_BACK)
+                self.0.update_out_len(input_len)
             }
             fn do_update_out(
                 &mut self,
@@ -999,28 +1120,40 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
             ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
                 Ok(self.0.update_out(plaintext, ciphertext))
             }
-            fn do_encrypt_final(
-                self,
-                output: &mut [u8; HOLD_BACK],
+            fn do_final(self) -> Result<([u8; FINAL_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError> {
+                let mut out = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
+                let (n, tag) = self.do_final_out_detached(&mut out)?;
+                out[n..n + TAG_LEN].copy_from_slice(&tag);
+                Ok((out, n + TAG_LEN))
+            }
+            fn encrypt_out_len(plaintext_len: usize) -> usize {
+                plaintext_len + TAG_LEN
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN> for Enc {
+            fn do_update_aad(&mut self, _aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            fn do_final_out_detached(
+                mut self,
+                ciphertext: &mut [u8; FINAL_LEN],
             ) -> Result<(usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
-                let len_seen = self.0.len_seen;
-                let n = self.0.finish(output);
-                Ok((n, [(len_seen % 256) as u8; TAG_LEN]))
+                let n = self.0.held_len;
+                self.0.finish(n, ciphertext);
+                Ok((n, toy_tag(self.0.len_seen)))
             }
         }
 
-        impl AEADCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, HOLD_BACK> for Dec {
+        impl SymmetricCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, FINAL_LEN> for Dec {
             fn do_decrypt_init(
                 _key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
                 _nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
             ) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError> {
-                Ok(Self(Buffered::new()))
-            }
-            fn do_update_aad(&mut self, _aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
-                Ok(())
+                Ok(Self(Buffered::new(FINAL_LEN)))
             }
             fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize {
-                (self.0.held_len + input_len).saturating_sub(HOLD_BACK)
+                self.0.update_out_len(input_len)
             }
             fn do_update_out(
                 &mut self,
@@ -1029,14 +1162,35 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
             ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
                 Ok(self.0.update_out(ciphertext, plaintext))
             }
-            fn do_decrypt_final(
-                self,
+            /// The last `TAG_LEN` held-back bytes are the tag, the rest ciphertext.
+            fn do_final(mut self) -> Result<([u8; FINAL_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError> {
+                let Some(n) = self.0.held_len.checked_sub(TAG_LEN) else {
+                    return Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed);
+                };
+                let mut out = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
+                self.0.finish(n, &mut out);
+                if self.0.held[n..n + TAG_LEN] != toy_tag(self.0.len_seen - TAG_LEN) {
+                    return Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed);
+                }
+                Ok((out, n))
+            }
+            fn decrypt_out_max_len(ciphertext_len: usize) -> usize {
+                ciphertext_len.saturating_sub(TAG_LEN)
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl AEADCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN> for Dec {
+            fn do_update_aad(&mut self, _aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            fn do_final_out_detached(
+                mut self,
                 tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
-                output: &mut [u8; HOLD_BACK],
+                plaintext: &mut [u8; FINAL_LEN],
             ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
-                let len_seen = self.0.len_seen;
-                let n = self.0.finish(output);
-                if *tag != [(len_seen % 256) as u8; TAG_LEN] {
+                let n = self.0.held_len;
+                self.0.finish(n, plaintext);
+                if *tag != toy_tag(self.0.len_seen) {
                     return Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed);
                 }
                 Ok(n)
@@ -1049,14 +1203,13 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
         )
         .unwrap();
 
-        for len in 0..=(3 * HOLD_BACK + 5) {
+        for len in 0..=(3 * FINAL_LEN + 5) {
             let msg = &DUMMY_SEED[..len];
-            let mut ct = vec![0u8; len + HOLD_BACK];
-            let (nonce, ct_len, tag) = Enc::encrypt_out(&key, b"", msg, &mut ct).unwrap();
-            ct.truncate(ct_len);
+            let mut ct = vec![0u8; len];
+            let (nonce, ct_len, tag) = Enc::encrypt_out_detached(&key, b"", msg, &mut ct).unwrap();
             assert_eq!(ct_len, len, "the toy never expands the data, only the finalizer flushes");
 
-            for chunk in [1usize, 2, 3, HOLD_BACK, HOLD_BACK + 1, len.max(1)] {
+            for chunk in [1usize, 2, 3, HOLD_BACK, FINAL_LEN, FINAL_LEN + 1, len.max(1)] {
                 let (mut enc, _) = Enc::do_encrypt_init(&key).unwrap();
                 let mut chunked = Vec::new();
                 for piece in msg.chunks(chunk) {
@@ -1066,8 +1219,8 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
                     assert_eq!(n, expect, "len {len} chunk {chunk}: update_out_len must be exact");
                     chunked.extend_from_slice(&buf[..n]);
                 }
-                let mut final_buf = [0u8; HOLD_BACK];
-                let (final_len, chunked_tag) = enc.do_encrypt_final(&mut final_buf).unwrap();
+                let mut final_buf = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
+                let (final_len, chunked_tag) = enc.do_final_out_detached(&mut final_buf).unwrap();
                 chunked.extend_from_slice(&final_buf[..final_len]);
                 assert_eq!(chunked, ct, "len {len} chunk {chunk}: chunking must not be visible");
                 assert_eq!(
@@ -1075,6 +1228,8 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
                     "len {len} chunk {chunk}: tag must not depend on chunking"
                 );
 
+                // detached: the decryptor releases what it held back as a possible tag in
+                // `do_final_out_detached`, alongside what it held back of its own accord
                 let mut dec = Dec::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce).unwrap();
                 let mut pt = Vec::new();
                 for piece in ct.chunks(chunk) {
@@ -1084,55 +1239,85 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
                     assert_eq!(n, expect, "len {len} chunk {chunk}: update_out_len must be exact");
                     pt.extend_from_slice(&buf[..n]);
                 }
-                let mut final_buf = [0u8; HOLD_BACK];
-                let final_len = dec.do_decrypt_final(&tag, &mut final_buf).unwrap();
+                let mut final_buf = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
+                let final_len = dec.do_final_out_detached(&tag, &mut final_buf).unwrap();
                 pt.extend_from_slice(&final_buf[..final_len]);
-                assert_eq!(pt, msg, "len {len} chunk {chunk}: round trip");
+                assert_eq!(pt, msg, "len {len} chunk {chunk}: detached round trip");
+
+                // inline: the same stream with the tag on the end, chunked the same way
+                let mut inline = ct.clone();
+                inline.extend_from_slice(&tag);
+                let mut dec = Dec::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce).unwrap();
+                let mut pt = Vec::new();
+                for piece in inline.chunks(chunk) {
+                    let expect = dec.update_out_len(piece.len());
+                    let mut buf = vec![0u8; expect];
+                    let n = dec.do_update_out(piece, &mut buf).unwrap();
+                    assert_eq!(n, expect, "len {len} chunk {chunk}: update_out_len must be exact");
+                    pt.extend_from_slice(&buf[..n]);
+                }
+                let (last, data_len) = dec.do_final().unwrap();
+                pt.extend_from_slice(&last[..data_len]);
+                assert_eq!(pt, msg, "len {len} chunk {chunk}: inline round trip");
             }
 
             // The inline `ciphertext || tag` layout, which is where a buffering cipher makes
-            // `tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final` do two things at once: flush the held-back bytes and
-            // then append the tag after them.
+            // `do_final` do two things at once: flush the held-back bytes and then append the tag
+            // after them.
             let (mut enc, nonce) = Enc::do_encrypt_init(&key).unwrap();
-            // `+ HOLD_BACK`: see the same sizing in `test_encryptor_decryptor`.
-            let mut inline = vec![0u8; Enc::tagged_encrypt_out_len(len) + HOLD_BACK];
-            let mut written = enc.do_update_out(msg, &mut inline).unwrap();
+            let mut inline = vec![0u8; enc.update_out_len(len)];
+            let written = enc.do_update_out(msg, &mut inline).unwrap();
             assert!(written < len || len == 0, "len {len}: the toy must be holding something back");
-            written += enc.tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final(&mut inline[written..]).unwrap();
+            let (last, last_len) = enc.do_final().unwrap();
+            inline.extend_from_slice(&last[..last_len]);
             assert_eq!(
-                written,
+                inline.len(),
                 len + TAG_LEN,
                 "len {len}: inline layout is the message plus a tag"
             );
 
-            // Stop a few bytes short of the tag as well, so the finalizer has real ciphertext to
-            // decrypt and not just a tag to check, and give it a buffer of exactly the length it
-            // asks for: that is what makes `update_out_len(..) + FINAL_LEN` observable, since with
-            // a generous buffer any arithmetic there would do.
-            let held_back = (TAG_LEN + 4).min(written);
-            let body = written - held_back;
-            let mut dec = Dec::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce).unwrap();
-            let mut pt = vec![0u8; written + HOLD_BACK];
-            let mut got = dec.do_update_out(&inline[..body], &mut pt).unwrap();
-            let need = dec.update_out_len(held_back - TAG_LEN) + HOLD_BACK;
-            got += dec
-                .tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final(&inline[body..written], &mut pt[got..got + need])
-                .unwrap();
-            assert_eq!(&pt[..got], msg, "len {len}: inline streaming round trip");
-
-            let mut one = vec![0u8; Enc::tagged_encrypt_out_len(len)];
-            let (one_nonce, one_len) = Enc::tagged_encrypt(&key, b"", msg, &mut one).unwrap();
-            assert_eq!(&one[..one_len], &inline[..written], "len {len}: one-shot must agree");
-            let mut back = vec![0u8; Dec::tagged_decrypt_out_max_len(one_len) + HOLD_BACK];
+            let mut one = vec![0u8; Enc::encrypt_out_len(len)];
+            let (one_nonce, one_len) = Enc::encrypt_out_with_aad(&key, b"", msg, &mut one).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(&one[..one_len], &inline[..], "len {len}: one-shot must agree");
+            assert_eq!(one_nonce, nonce);
+            // Exactly the buffer it asks for: that is what makes the `+ data_len` arithmetic in
+            // the one-shot observable, since with a generous buffer any arithmetic there would do.
+            let mut back = vec![0u8; Dec::decrypt_out_max_len(one_len)];
             let back_len =
-                Dec::tagged_decrypt(&key, &one_nonce, b"", &one[..one_len], &mut back).unwrap();
+                Dec::decrypt_out_with_aad(&key, &one_nonce, b"", &one[..one_len], &mut back)
+                    .unwrap();
             assert_eq!(&back[..back_len], msg, "len {len}: inline one-shot round trip");
 
+            // Every other one-shot over the toy too: its final calls flush real data, which is
+            // what makes the `written + final_len` arithmetic in each of them observable.
+            let mut ct_rng = vec![0u8; len];
+            let (_, n_rng, tag_rng) = Enc::encrypt_out_rng_detached(
+                &key,
+                &mut FixedSeedRNG::<NONCE_LEN>::new([0u8; NONCE_LEN]),
+                b"",
+                msg,
+                &mut ct_rng,
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(&ct_rng[..n_rng], &ct[..], "len {len}: encrypt_out_rng_detached");
+            assert_eq!(tag_rng, tag, "len {len}: encrypt_out_rng_detached tag");
+            let mut back = vec![0u8; len];
+            let back_len =
+                Dec::decrypt_out_detached(&key, &nonce, b"", &ct, &tag, &mut back).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(&back[..back_len], msg, "len {len}: decrypt_out_detached");
+            let mut plain = vec![0u8; Enc::encrypt_out_len(len)];
+            let (plain_nonce, plain_len) = Enc::encrypt_out(&key, msg, &mut plain).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(&plain[..plain_len], &inline[..], "len {len}: encrypt_out");
+            let mut back = vec![0u8; Dec::decrypt_out_max_len(plain_len)];
+            let back_len =
+                Dec::decrypt_out(&key, &plain_nonce, &plain[..plain_len], &mut back).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(&back[..back_len], msg, "len {len}: decrypt_out");
+
             // For any length past the hold-back window, at least one prefix of the input must be
             // held back rather than released immediately -- the property this whole test exists
-            // to pin. (For `len < HOLD_BACK` nothing is ever releasable until `do_encrypt_final`,
-            // which is also correct but does not exercise `do_update_out` returning less than it
-            // was given.)
+            // to pin. (For `len < HOLD_BACK` nothing is ever releasable until `do_final`, which is
+            // also correct but does not exercise `do_update_out` returning less than it was
+            // given.)
             if len > HOLD_BACK {
                 let (mut enc, _) = Enc::do_encrypt_init(&key).unwrap();
                 let first = &msg[..1];
diff --git a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
index 7bac7394..f233d8e7 100644
--- a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
+++ b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::key_material::KeyMaterial;
 use crate::key_material::KeyType;
 // end of imports needed for docs
 
-/// What the allocating one-shot [`AEADCipherEncryptor::encrypt`] hands back: the nonce it
+/// What the allocating one-shot [`AEADCipherEncryptor::encrypt_detached`] hands back: the nonce it
 /// generated, the ciphertext, and the tag, in that order. A named type because the bare triple is
 /// past what is readable inline (clippy's `type_complexity`).
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
@@ -20,143 +20,95 @@ pub type AEADEncrypted<const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize> =
     ([u8; NONCE_LEN], Vec<u8>, [u8; TAG_LEN]);
 
 /// The decryption half of an AEAD cipher's streaming API; see [`AEADCipherEncryptor`], whose notes
-/// on the AAD phase, buffering, and the `Result` all apply here too.
+/// on the AAD phase, the two tag layouts, buffering, and the `Result` all apply here too.
 ///
-/// # The plaintext is not authenticated until `do_decrypt_final` returns `Ok`
+/// This extends [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor`], whose methods are the AEAD with no associated data
+/// and the tag inline -- the last `TAG_LEN` bytes of the ciphertext. That is why a decryptor has
+/// to hold back the last `TAG_LEN` bytes it has seen at all times: the tag is only identifiable
+/// once the stream ends, and [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor::do_update_out`] cannot know which final
+/// method will be called. With the tag detached those held-back bytes turn out to be ciphertext,
+/// and [`do_final_out_detached`](Self::do_final_out_detached) decrypts them; with it inline,
+/// [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor::do_final`] checks them as the tag. So `FINAL_LEN` is at least
+/// `TAG_LEN`, plus whatever else the cipher holds back of its own accord.
+///
+/// # The plaintext is not authenticated until the final call returns `Ok`
 ///
 /// This is the one thing a streaming AEAD API cannot hide from its caller.
-/// [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out) releases plaintext as soon as it can, long before there
-/// is a tag to check it against, so a caller that *uses* those bytes before
-/// [`do_decrypt_final`](Self::do_decrypt_final) has returned `Ok` is acting on unauthenticated
-/// plaintext -- bytes an attacker may have chosen. Preventing exactly that is what the tag is for.
-/// A streaming caller must therefore treat everything `do_update_out` produces as untrusted until
-/// the final call succeeds, and scrub it if it does not.
-///
-/// The one-shot [`decrypt`](Self::decrypt) has no such caveat: it owns the whole message, so it
-/// zeroizes the buffer itself before returning the error.
+/// [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor::do_update_out`] releases plaintext as soon as it can, long before
+/// there is a tag to check it against, so a caller that *uses* those bytes before
+/// [`do_final_out_detached`](Self::do_final_out_detached) or [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor::do_final`] has
+/// returned `Ok` is acting on unauthenticated plaintext -- bytes an attacker may have chosen.
+/// Preventing exactly that is what the tag is for. A streaming caller must therefore treat
+/// everything `do_update_out` produces as untrusted until the final call succeeds, and scrub it if
+/// it does not.
+///
+/// The one-shots -- [`decrypt_out_detached`](Self::decrypt_out_detached),
+/// [`decrypt_out_with_aad`](Self::decrypt_out_with_aad) and [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor::decrypt_out`] -- have
+/// no such caveat: each owns the whole message, so it zeroizes the buffer itself before returning
+/// the error.
 pub trait AEADCipherDecryptor<
     const KEY_LEN: usize,
     const NONCE_LEN: usize,
     const TAG_LEN: usize,
     const FINAL_LEN: usize,
->: Algorithm + Sized
+>: SymmetricCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, FINAL_LEN>
 {
-    /// Begins a streaming decryption flow from the nonce returned by
-    /// [`AEADCipherEncryptor::do_encrypt_init`].
-    ///
-    /// # Errors
-    /// Rejects a key whose [`KeyType`] is not [`KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey`], and one whose
-    /// security strength is below [`Algorithm::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH`], both as a
-    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::KeyMaterialError`].
-    fn do_decrypt_init(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
-    ) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError>;
-
     /// Absorbs additional authenticated data; see [`AEADCipherEncryptor::do_update_aad`] for the
     /// rules, which are the same on both sides. The concatenation of what a decryptor absorbs must
     /// be byte-for-byte the concatenation the encryptor absorbed, or the tag check fails.
     ///
     /// # Errors
     /// [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`] if called with a non-empty `aad` after
-    /// [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out).
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor::do_update_out`].
     fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError>;
 
-    /// The exact number of bytes the next [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out) will write if
-    /// given `input_len` more bytes of ciphertext. Depends on what is already buffered; identically
-    /// `input_len` for a cipher that never holds anything back, such as Ascon-AEAD128.
-    fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize;
-
-    /// Streaming: consumes `ciphertext`, writing every plaintext byte that can be released so far
-    /// into `plaintext` and buffering the rest. Returns the number of bytes written, which is
-    /// exactly [`update_out_len`](Self::update_out_len) of `ciphertext.len()`.
-    ///
-    /// The bytes this writes are *not* yet authenticated; see the trait docs. A decryptor may have
-    /// to hold back the tail of what it has seen -- a block-oriented cipher's partial final block,
-    /// or the bytes that might turn out to be an inline tag -- so a sequence of calls releases data
-    /// later than the corresponding encryptor produced it, but the concatenation of everything
-    /// released, in any chunking, plus the data part of
-    /// [`do_decrypt_final`](Self::do_decrypt_final), is the plaintext.
-    ///
-    /// # Errors
-    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall`] if `plaintext` is shorter than
-    /// [`update_out_len`](Self::update_out_len), carrying the required length. Nothing is
-    /// consumed in that case.
-    fn do_update_out(
-        &mut self,
-        ciphertext: &[u8],
-        plaintext: &mut [u8],
-    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError>;
-
-    /// Finishes the decryption, consuming the decryptor: flushes whatever ciphertext was held back
-    /// into `output`, computes the tag over the AAD and ciphertext it has seen, and compares it
-    /// against `tag`. Returns how many leading bytes of `output` are plaintext; the remainder is
-    /// not data and must not be used. `Ok` is the only thing that makes those bytes -- or anything
-    /// already released by [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out) -- trustworthy.
+    /// Finishes the decryption with the tag detached, consuming the decryptor: decrypts whatever
+    /// ciphertext was held back into `plaintext` -- including the last `TAG_LEN` bytes, which with
+    /// the tag carried separately are ciphertext like the rest -- computes the tag over the AAD and
+    /// ciphertext it has seen, and compares it against `tag`. Returns how many leading bytes of
+    /// `plaintext` are data; the remainder is not data and must not be used. `Ok` is the only
+    /// thing that makes those bytes -- or anything already released by
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor::do_update_out`] -- trustworthy.
     ///
     /// # Errors
     /// [`SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed`] if the tag does not verify. Implementors must
     /// compare in constant time, and the caller learns only that the check failed.
-    fn do_decrypt_final(
+    fn do_final_out_detached(
         self,
         tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
-        output: &mut [u8; FINAL_LEN],
+        plaintext: &mut [u8; FINAL_LEN],
     ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError>;
 
-    /// Streaming finalization for the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout: `tail` is the end of the
-    /// ciphertext stream -- whatever ciphertext has not been given to
-    /// [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out) yet, followed by the `TAG_LEN` tag bytes. The
-    /// ciphertext part is decrypted into `plaintext`, and the trailing bytes are then checked as
-    /// the tag, exactly as [`do_decrypt_final`](Self::do_decrypt_final) checks one handed to it
-    /// separately. Returns the number of plaintext bytes written here.
-    ///
-    /// The tag is only identifiable once the stream ends, so a caller streaming this layout has to
-    /// hold back the last `TAG_LEN` bytes it has seen at all times and pass them in here; nothing
-    /// earlier in the stream can tell it which bytes they will be.
-    ///
-    /// `plaintext` needs `update_out_len(tail.len() - TAG_LEN) + FINAL_LEN` bytes. As with
-    /// [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out), nothing written here is authenticated until the
-    /// call returns `Ok`.
+    /// As [`do_final_out_detached`](Self::do_final_out_detached), returning the final buffer
+    /// together with the number of leading bytes of it that are plaintext, the shape of
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor::do_final`]. The two are provided the other way round from the
+    /// base trait's pair -- the `_out` form is the one an implementor writes -- because that is the
+    /// form that lets an implementor decrypt the held-back bytes straight into the caller's buffer.
+    /// On failure no buffer is returned, so nothing unauthenticated is left behind by this call.
     ///
     /// # Errors
-    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed`] if `tail` is shorter than `TAG_LEN`, i.e. the
-    /// stream ended before a whole tag had been seen;
-    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall`] if `plaintext` is too short, checked
-    /// before any work is done; [`SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed`] if the tag does not
-    /// verify.
-    fn tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final(
-        mut self,
-        tail: &[u8],
-        plaintext: &mut [u8],
-    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        if tail.len() < TAG_LEN {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed);
-        }
-        let (ciphertext, tag) = tail.split_at(tail.len() - TAG_LEN);
-        let needed = self.update_out_len(ciphertext.len()) + FINAL_LEN;
-        if plaintext.len() < needed {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(needed));
-        }
-        // infallible: `split_at` above leaves exactly `TAG_LEN` bytes in `tag`.
-        let tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN] = tag.try_into().unwrap();
-        let written = self.do_update_out(ciphertext, plaintext)?;
-        let mut final_buf = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
-        let final_len = self.do_decrypt_final(tag, &mut final_buf)?;
-        plaintext[written..written + final_len].copy_from_slice(&final_buf[..final_len]);
-        Ok(written + final_len)
+    /// As [`do_final_out_detached`](Self::do_final_out_detached).
+    fn do_final_detached(
+        self,
+        tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
+    ) -> Result<([u8; FINAL_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let mut plaintext = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
+        let data_len = self.do_final_out_detached(tag, &mut plaintext)?;
+        Ok((plaintext, data_len))
     }
 
-    /// An upper bound on the plaintext recovered from `ciphertext_len` bytes of ciphertext, i.e.
-    /// the buffer [`decrypt_out`](Self::decrypt_out) requires. The default returns `ciphertext_len`
-    /// itself, which is exact for every conformant AEAD: unlike a padding scheme, an AEAD never
-    /// expands or shrinks the data it is given, only adds the separate `tag`.
-    fn decrypt_out_max_len(ciphertext_len: usize) -> usize {
+    /// An upper bound on the plaintext recovered from `ciphertext_len` bytes of ciphertext with
+    /// the tag detached, i.e. the buffer [`decrypt_out_detached`](Self::decrypt_out_detached)
+    /// requires. The default returns `ciphertext_len` itself, which is exact for every conformant
+    /// AEAD: unlike a padding scheme, an AEAD never expands or shrinks the data it is given, only
+    /// adds the separate `tag`.
+    fn decrypt_out_max_len_detached(ciphertext_len: usize) -> usize {
         ciphertext_len
     }
 
-    /// One-shot: decrypts `ciphertext` into `plaintext`, which needs
-    /// [`decrypt_out_max_len`](Self::decrypt_out_max_len) bytes, under `nonce` and `aad`, and
-    /// checks `tag`. Returns the number of plaintext bytes written.
+    /// One-shot with the tag detached: decrypts `ciphertext` into `plaintext`, which needs
+    /// [`decrypt_out_max_len_detached`](Self::decrypt_out_max_len_detached) bytes, under `nonce`
+    /// and `aad`, and checks `tag`. Returns the number of plaintext bytes written.
     ///
     /// Unlike the streaming methods this releases nothing unauthenticated: on failure `plaintext`
     /// is zeroized before the error is returned, so a caller who ignores the `Result` is left with
@@ -165,8 +117,8 @@ pub trait AEADCipherDecryptor<
     /// # Errors
     /// [`SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall`] if `plaintext` is too short, checked
     /// before any work is done; otherwise whatever the streaming methods return, including
-    /// [`do_decrypt_final`](Self::do_decrypt_final)'s.
-    fn decrypt_out(
+    /// [`do_final_out_detached`](Self::do_final_out_detached)'s.
+    fn decrypt_out_detached(
         key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
         nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
         aad: &[u8],
@@ -174,7 +126,7 @@ pub trait AEADCipherDecryptor<
         tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
         plaintext: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        let needed = Self::decrypt_out_max_len(ciphertext.len());
+        let needed = Self::decrypt_out_max_len_detached(ciphertext.len());
         if plaintext.len() < needed {
             return Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(needed));
         }
@@ -182,10 +134,10 @@ pub trait AEADCipherDecryptor<
         dec.do_update_aad(aad)?;
         let written = dec.do_update_out(ciphertext, plaintext)?;
         let mut final_buf = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
-        match dec.do_decrypt_final(tag, &mut final_buf) {
+        match dec.do_final_out_detached(tag, &mut final_buf) {
             Ok(final_len) => {
-                // Implementors with FINAL_LEN > 0 must override `decrypt_out_max_len` so this fits
-                // in `plaintext[..needed]`.
+                // Everything held back comes out of `do_final_out_detached`, so `written + final_len`
+                // is the ciphertext length, which `decrypt_out_max_len_detached` bounds.
                 plaintext[written..written + final_len].copy_from_slice(&final_buf[..final_len]);
                 Ok(written + final_len)
             }
@@ -202,77 +154,117 @@ pub trait AEADCipherDecryptor<
         }
     }
 
-    /// The plaintext buffer [`tagged_decrypt`](Self::tagged_decrypt) requires for `ciphertext_len`
-    /// bytes of `ciphertext || tag`: what the ciphertext alone needs, the tag being no part of the
-    /// plaintext.
-    fn tagged_decrypt_out_max_len(ciphertext_len: usize) -> usize {
-        Self::decrypt_out_max_len(ciphertext_len.saturating_sub(TAG_LEN))
-    }
-
-    /// One-shot over the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout: takes the trailing `TAG_LEN` bytes of
-    /// `ciphertext` as the tag, and is otherwise exactly [`decrypt_out`](Self::decrypt_out),
-    /// including zeroizing `plaintext` when the tag does not verify. `plaintext` needs
-    /// [`tagged_decrypt_out_max_len`](Self::tagged_decrypt_out_max_len) bytes.
+    /// One-shot over the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout with associated data: the trailing
+    /// `TAG_LEN` bytes of `ciphertext` are the tag. This is [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor::decrypt_out`]
+    /// with an `aad`, and needs the same
+    /// [`decrypt_out_max_len`](SymmetricCipherDecryptor::decrypt_out_max_len) bytes of
+    /// `plaintext`. As with every AEAD one-shot, `plaintext` is zeroized when the tag does not
+    /// verify.
     ///
     /// # Errors
-    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed`] if `ciphertext` is shorter than the tag it is
-    /// supposed to end with; otherwise as [`decrypt_out`](Self::decrypt_out).
-    fn tagged_decrypt(
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall`] if `plaintext` is too short, checked
+    /// before any work is done; [`SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed`] if `ciphertext` is
+    /// shorter than the tag it is supposed to end with;
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed`] if the tag does not verify.
+    fn decrypt_out_with_aad(
         key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
         nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
         aad: &[u8],
         ciphertext: &[u8],
         plaintext: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        if ciphertext.len() < TAG_LEN {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed);
+        let needed = Self::decrypt_out_max_len(ciphertext.len());
+        if plaintext.len() < needed {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(needed));
+        }
+        let mut dec = Self::do_decrypt_init(key, nonce)?;
+        dec.do_update_aad(aad)?;
+        let written = dec.do_update_out(ciphertext, plaintext)?;
+        match dec.do_final() {
+            Ok((last, data_len)) => {
+                // `decrypt_out_max_len` bounds `written + data_len`, so this fits in
+                // `plaintext[..needed]`.
+                plaintext[written..written + data_len].copy_from_slice(&last[..data_len]);
+                Ok(written + data_len)
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                // As in `decrypt_out_detached`.
+                plaintext[..written].fill(0);
+                Err(e)
+            }
         }
-        let (body, tag) = ciphertext.split_at(ciphertext.len() - TAG_LEN);
-        // infallible: `split_at` above leaves exactly `TAG_LEN` bytes in `tag`.
-        let tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN] = tag.try_into().unwrap();
-        Self::decrypt_out(key, nonce, aad, body, tag, plaintext)
     }
 
     #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-    /// One-shot, allocating: as [`decrypt_out`](Self::decrypt_out), returning the plaintext as a
+    /// One-shot, allocating, with the tag detached: as
+    /// [`decrypt_out_detached`](Self::decrypt_out_detached), returning the plaintext as a
     /// `Vec<u8>` of exactly the recovered length. Only available with the `std` feature.
-    fn decrypt(
+    fn decrypt_detached(
         key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
         nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
         aad: &[u8],
         ciphertext: &[u8],
         tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let mut plaintext = vec![0u8; Self::decrypt_out_max_len_detached(ciphertext.len())];
+        let written = Self::decrypt_out_detached(key, nonce, aad, ciphertext, tag, &mut plaintext)?;
+        plaintext.truncate(written);
+        Ok(plaintext)
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
+    /// One-shot, allocating, over the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout with associated data: as
+    /// [`decrypt_out_with_aad`](Self::decrypt_out_with_aad), returning the plaintext as a
+    /// `Vec<u8>` of exactly the recovered length. This is [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor::decrypt`]
+    /// with an `aad`. Only available with the `std` feature.
+    fn decrypt_with_aad(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+        aad: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &[u8],
     ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, SymmetricCipherError> {
         let mut plaintext = vec![0u8; Self::decrypt_out_max_len(ciphertext.len())];
-        let written = Self::decrypt_out(key, nonce, aad, ciphertext, tag, &mut plaintext)?;
+        let written = Self::decrypt_out_with_aad(key, nonce, aad, ciphertext, &mut plaintext)?;
         plaintext.truncate(written);
         Ok(plaintext)
     }
 }
 
-/// The encryption half of an AEAD cipher's streaming API. This is the AEAD counterpart of
-/// [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor`] -- the same separate-output, init-data-generating, possibly-buffering
-/// shape -- with the two differences that authentication forces.
+/// The encryption half of an AEAD cipher's streaming API. This extends
+/// [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor`] -- the same separate-output, init-data-generating,
+/// possibly-buffering shape -- with the two things authentication adds.
+///
+/// # Two tag layouts
 ///
-/// The first is an extra phase. An AEAD authenticates data it does not encrypt -- additional
-/// authenticated data (AAD), typically a header that has to travel in the clear but must still be
-/// protected against tampering -- and every AEAD construction absorbs that AAD *before* the
-/// plaintext. So [`do_update_aad`](Self::do_update_aad) may be called any number of times after
-/// the constructor and before the first [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out), and returns
+/// The inherited [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor`] methods are this AEAD with no associated data and
+/// the tag *inline*: [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor::do_final`] flushes whatever ciphertext was held
+/// back and appends the tag after it, so the output is simply `ciphertext || tag`. `FINAL_LEN` is
+/// therefore the tag length plus whatever the cipher holds back, and a caller that holds a
+/// [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor`] can use an AEAD without knowing it is one.
+///
+/// The methods ending in `_detached` hand the tag back as a value of its own instead, for callers
+/// whose protocol carries it in a separate field. [`do_final_detached`](Self::do_final_detached) /
+/// [`do_final_out_detached`](Self::do_final_out_detached) consume the encryptor, flush the
+/// held-back ciphertext and return the tag, which the recipient needs for
+/// [`AEADCipherDecryptor::do_final_detached`].
+///
+/// The methods ending in `_with_aad` are the inherited inline-tag one-shots with an `aad`
+/// parameter added: [`encrypt_out_with_aad`](Self::encrypt_out_with_aad) is
+/// [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor::encrypt_out`] with associated data, and so on.
+///
+/// # Associated data
+///
+/// An AEAD authenticates data it does not encrypt -- additional authenticated data (AAD),
+/// typically a header that has to travel in the clear but must still be protected against
+/// tampering -- and every AEAD construction absorbs that AAD *before* the plaintext. So
+/// [`do_update_aad`](Self::do_update_aad) may be called any number of times after the constructor
+/// and before the first [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor::do_update_out`], and returns
 /// [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`] thereafter. (An empty `aad` slice is a no-op and is
 /// accepted at any point, so a generic caller may pass one unconditionally.) That is a runtime
 /// error for the same reason [`XOF`] rejects absorb-after-squeeze at runtime: the phase order is a
 /// property of a value's history, and encoding it in the type would cost every implementor an
-/// extra type and an explicit transition.
-///
-/// The second is a finalization step that also produces a tag: [`do_encrypt_final`](Self::do_encrypt_final)
-/// consumes the encryptor, flushes whatever ciphertext it was holding back into `output`, and
-/// returns the tag, which the recipient needs for [`AEADCipherDecryptor::do_decrypt_final`]. Where
-/// the tag travels -- appended to the ciphertext, carried in a separate field -- is the caller's
-/// choice, not this trait's, which is why the inline layout has its own entry points
-/// ([`tagged_encrypt`](Self::tagged_encrypt),
-/// [`tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final`](Self::tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final)) rather than being the
-/// only thing on offer.
+/// extra type and an explicit transition. Not calling it at all is the no-AAD case the inherited
+/// methods cover.
 ///
 /// Encryption and decryption are separate traits, as with [`BlockCipherEncryptor`] /
 /// [`BlockCipherDecryptor`], so that the direction is encoded in the type. For an AEAD that also
@@ -294,158 +286,94 @@ pub trait AEADCipherDecryptor<
 ///
 /// # A cipher may buffer
 ///
-/// [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out) takes separate input and output buffers, because an AEAD
-/// is not guaranteed to release a ciphertext byte the moment it sees the matching plaintext byte.
-/// Ascon-AEAD128 does -- each rate-block byte is transformed independently of the others in that
-/// block -- but a block-oriented AEAD holds back a partial final block, and any AEAD adapted to an
-/// inline `ciphertext || tag` layout must hold back at least `TAG_LEN` bytes until it knows they
-/// are not the tag (which is what a caller of
-/// [`AEADCipherDecryptor::tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final`] does for itself).
-/// [`update_out_len`](Self::update_out_len)
-/// answers exactly how many bytes the next call releases, so a caller never has to guess a buffer
-/// size or find plaintext left over at the end of one it guessed too large; the concatenation of
-/// everything released, in any chunking, plus the data part of
-/// [`do_encrypt_final`](Self::do_encrypt_final), is the ciphertext.
-///
-/// # Any length, as a slice
-///
-/// [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out)'s input is a `&[u8]` rather than a `&[u8; LEN]` because
-/// every length is valid, including zero, so there is no invariant for a const parameter to carry
-/// and nothing for a compile-time check to check -- the same reasoning as
-/// [`StreamCipherEncryptor`], and the reason there is no `BLOCK_LEN` here.
+/// [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor::do_update_out`] takes separate input and output buffers, because an
+/// AEAD is not guaranteed to release a ciphertext byte the moment it sees the matching plaintext
+/// byte. Ascon-AEAD128 does -- each rate-block byte is transformed independently of the others in
+/// that block -- but a block-oriented AEAD holds back a partial final block, and every decryptor
+/// holds back at least `TAG_LEN` bytes until it knows they are not the tag (see
+/// [`AEADCipherDecryptor`]). [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor::update_out_len`] answers exactly how many
+/// bytes the next call releases, so a caller never has to guess a buffer size or find plaintext
+/// left over at the end of one it guessed too large; the concatenation of everything released, in
+/// any chunking, plus the data part of the final call, is the ciphertext.
 ///
 /// # Why the data methods still return `Result`
 ///
 /// Nothing about the buffer can go wrong, and a constructed value is always ready to use, so
-/// [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out) has nothing to report for most ciphers. The `Result` is
-/// for the per-(key, nonce) data limit an AEAD generally has -- past it the construction's security
-/// argument no longer holds -- which a streaming API cannot check any earlier than the call that
-/// would cross it, and for [`OutputBufferTooSmall`](SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall)
-/// if the caller under-sized `ciphertext`.
+/// `do_update_out` has nothing to report for most ciphers. The `Result` is for the per-(key, nonce)
+/// data limit an AEAD generally has -- past it the construction's security argument no longer
+/// holds -- which a streaming API cannot check any earlier than the call that would cross it, and
+/// for [`OutputBufferTooSmall`](SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall) if the caller
+/// under-sized `ciphertext`.
 pub trait AEADCipherEncryptor<
     const KEY_LEN: usize,
     const NONCE_LEN: usize,
     const TAG_LEN: usize,
     const FINAL_LEN: usize,
->: Algorithm + Sized
+>: SymmetricCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, FINAL_LEN>
 {
-    /// Begins a streaming encryption flow, returning the encryptor and the generated nonce, which
-    /// the recipient needs for [`AEADCipherDecryptor::do_decrypt_init`]. Sources randomness from
-    /// the library's default OS-backed RNG.
-    ///
-    /// # Errors
-    /// Rejects a key whose [`KeyType`] is not [`KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey`], and one whose
-    /// security strength is below [`Algorithm::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH`], both as a
-    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::KeyMaterialError`]; a failure to draw the nonce comes back as a
-    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::RNGError`].
-    fn do_encrypt_init(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-    ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError>;
-
-    /// As [`do_encrypt_init`](Self::do_encrypt_init), but sources randomness from the provided RNG.
-    fn do_encrypt_init_rng(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-        rng: &mut dyn RNG,
-    ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError>;
-
     /// Absorbs `aad`: data that is authenticated by the tag but not encrypted. May be called
-    /// repeatedly before the first [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out); a sequence of calls is
-    /// equivalent to one call over the concatenation. An empty `aad` is a no-op.
+    /// repeatedly before the first [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor::do_update_out`]; a sequence of calls
+    /// is equivalent to one call over the concatenation. An empty `aad` is a no-op.
     ///
     /// # Errors
     /// [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`] if called with a non-empty `aad` after
-    /// [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out) -- see the trait docs for why the AAD comes first.
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor::do_update_out`] -- see the trait docs for why the AAD comes
+    /// first.
     fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError>;
 
-    /// The exact number of bytes the next [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out) will write if
-    /// given `input_len` more bytes of plaintext. Depends on what is already buffered; identically
-    /// `input_len` for a cipher that never holds anything back, such as Ascon-AEAD128.
-    fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize;
-
-    /// Streaming: consumes `plaintext`, writing every ciphertext byte that can be produced so far
-    /// into `ciphertext` and buffering the rest. Returns the number of bytes written, which is
-    /// exactly [`update_out_len`](Self::update_out_len) of `plaintext.len()`. A sequence of calls
-    /// is equivalent to one call over the concatenation, whatever the chunking.
+    /// Finishes the encryption with the tag detached, consuming the encryptor: flushes whatever
+    /// plaintext was held back, encrypted, into `ciphertext`, and returns how many leading bytes of
+    /// it are ciphertext together with the tag over the AAD and plaintext it has seen. The tag must
+    /// be transmitted with the ciphertext; the recipient passes it to
+    /// [`AEADCipherDecryptor::do_final_out_detached`].
     ///
-    /// # Errors
-    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall`] if `ciphertext` is shorter than
-    /// [`update_out_len`](Self::update_out_len), carrying the required length. Nothing is
-    /// consumed in that case.
-    fn do_update_out(
-        &mut self,
-        plaintext: &[u8],
-        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
-    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError>;
-
-    /// Finishes the encryption, consuming the encryptor: flushes whatever plaintext was held back,
-    /// encrypted, into `output`, and returns how many leading bytes of it are ciphertext together
-    /// with the tag over the AAD and plaintext it has seen. The tag must be transmitted with the
-    /// ciphertext; the recipient passes it to [`AEADCipherDecryptor::do_decrypt_final`].
-    fn do_encrypt_final(
+    /// `ciphertext` is `FINAL_LEN` long so that both final methods share one buffer size; the
+    /// flush written here is at most `FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN` of it, the tag not being part of it.
+    fn do_final_out_detached(
         self,
-        output: &mut [u8; FINAL_LEN],
+        ciphertext: &mut [u8; FINAL_LEN],
     ) -> Result<(usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError>;
 
-    /// Streaming finalization for the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout: as
-    /// [`do_encrypt_final`](Self::do_encrypt_final), except that the tag is *appended* to whatever
-    /// ciphertext was held back rather than returned on its own, so what this writes into `output`
-    /// is simply the tail of the stream [`do_update_out`](Self::do_update_out) has been writing.
-    /// Returns the number of bytes written: the flushed ciphertext plus `TAG_LEN`.
-    ///
-    /// `output` needs `FINAL_LEN + TAG_LEN` bytes -- the full flush, even where less than that is
-    /// actually being held back, since how much that is cannot be known until the cipher is
-    /// finalized. A streaming caller sizing its output with
-    /// [`tagged_encrypt_out_len`](Self::tagged_encrypt_out_len) therefore has to allocate
-    /// `FINAL_LEN` more than that if it wants to write the whole stream into one buffer.
-    ///
-    /// A caller who wants the tag as a field of its own calls
-    /// [`do_encrypt_final`](Self::do_encrypt_final) instead; the decrypting counterpart of this
-    /// method is [`AEADCipherDecryptor::tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final`].
-    ///
-    /// # Errors
-    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall`] if `output` is shorter than
-    /// `FINAL_LEN + TAG_LEN`, checked before the cipher is finalized.
-    fn tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final(
+    /// As [`do_final_out_detached`](Self::do_final_out_detached), returning the final buffer, the
+    /// number of leading bytes of it that are ciphertext, and the tag -- the shape of
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor::do_final`] with the tag alongside. Provided over the `_out`
+    /// form, the other way round from the base trait's pair; see
+    /// [`AEADCipherDecryptor::do_final_detached`].
+    fn do_final_detached(
         self,
-        output: &mut [u8],
-    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        let needed = FINAL_LEN + TAG_LEN;
-        if output.len() < needed {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(needed));
-        }
-        let mut final_buf = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
-        let (final_len, tag) = self.do_encrypt_final(&mut final_buf)?;
-        output[..final_len].copy_from_slice(&final_buf[..final_len]);
-        output[final_len..final_len + TAG_LEN].copy_from_slice(&tag);
-        Ok(final_len + TAG_LEN)
+    ) -> Result<([u8; FINAL_LEN], usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let mut ciphertext = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
+        let (out_len, tag) = self.do_final_out_detached(&mut ciphertext)?;
+        Ok((ciphertext, out_len, tag))
     }
 
-    /// The exact ciphertext length for a `plaintext_len`-byte plaintext, i.e. the buffer
-    /// [`encrypt_out`](Self::encrypt_out) requires and the number of bytes it writes (the tag is
-    /// returned separately, not counted here). The default returns `plaintext_len` itself, which
-    /// holds for every conformant AEAD: unlike a padding scheme, an AEAD never expands or shrinks
-    /// the data it is given.
-    fn encrypt_out_len(plaintext_len: usize) -> usize {
+    /// The exact ciphertext length for a `plaintext_len`-byte plaintext with the tag detached, i.e.
+    /// the buffer [`encrypt_out_detached`](Self::encrypt_out_detached) requires and the number of
+    /// bytes it writes (the tag is returned separately, not counted here). The default returns
+    /// `plaintext_len` itself, which holds for every conformant AEAD: unlike a padding scheme, an
+    /// AEAD never expands or shrinks the data it is given.
+    fn encrypt_out_len_detached(plaintext_len: usize) -> usize {
         plaintext_len
     }
 
-    /// One-shot: encrypts `plaintext` into `ciphertext`, which needs
-    /// [`encrypt_out_len`](Self::encrypt_out_len) bytes, authenticating `aad` along with it under a
-    /// fresh nonce. Returns the generated nonce, the number of bytes written, and the tag.
+    /// One-shot with the tag detached: encrypts `plaintext` into `ciphertext`, which needs
+    /// [`encrypt_out_len_detached`](Self::encrypt_out_len_detached) bytes, authenticating `aad`
+    /// along with it under a fresh nonce. Returns the generated nonce, the number of bytes
+    /// written, and the tag.
     ///
     /// Provided as `do_encrypt_init`, one `do_update_aad`, one `do_update_out` and
-    /// `do_encrypt_final`.
+    /// `do_final_out_detached`.
     ///
     /// # Errors
     /// [`SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall`] if `ciphertext` is too short, checked
     /// before any work is done; otherwise whatever the streaming methods return.
-    fn encrypt_out(
+    fn encrypt_out_detached(
         key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
         aad: &[u8],
         plaintext: &[u8],
         ciphertext: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
-        let needed = Self::encrypt_out_len(plaintext.len());
+        let needed = Self::encrypt_out_len_detached(plaintext.len());
         if ciphertext.len() < needed {
             return Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(needed));
         }
@@ -453,22 +381,24 @@ pub trait AEADCipherEncryptor<
         enc.do_update_aad(aad)?;
         let written = enc.do_update_out(plaintext, ciphertext)?;
         let mut final_buf = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
-        let (final_len, tag) = enc.do_encrypt_final(&mut final_buf)?;
-        // Implementors with FINAL_LEN > 0 must override `encrypt_out_len` so this fits in
+        let (final_len, tag) = enc.do_final_out_detached(&mut final_buf)?;
+        // Implementors that hold plaintext back must override `encrypt_out_len_detached` if
+        // `written + final_len` can exceed the plaintext length, so this fits in
         // `ciphertext[..needed]`.
         ciphertext[written..written + final_len].copy_from_slice(&final_buf[..final_len]);
         Ok((nonce, written + final_len, tag))
     }
 
-    /// As [`encrypt_out`](Self::encrypt_out), but sources randomness from the provided RNG.
-    fn encrypt_out_rng(
+    /// As [`encrypt_out_detached`](Self::encrypt_out_detached), but sources randomness from the
+    /// provided RNG.
+    fn encrypt_out_rng_detached(
         key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
         rng: &mut dyn RNG,
         aad: &[u8],
         plaintext: &[u8],
         ciphertext: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
-        let needed = Self::encrypt_out_len(plaintext.len());
+        let needed = Self::encrypt_out_len_detached(plaintext.len());
         if ciphertext.len() < needed {
             return Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(needed));
         }
@@ -476,56 +406,92 @@ pub trait AEADCipherEncryptor<
         enc.do_update_aad(aad)?;
         let written = enc.do_update_out(plaintext, ciphertext)?;
         let mut final_buf = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
-        let (final_len, tag) = enc.do_encrypt_final(&mut final_buf)?;
-        // As in `encrypt_out`: an implementor with FINAL_LEN > 0 must override `encrypt_out_len`
-        // so this fits in `ciphertext[..needed]`.
+        let (final_len, tag) = enc.do_final_out_detached(&mut final_buf)?;
+        // As in `encrypt_out_detached`.
         ciphertext[written..written + final_len].copy_from_slice(&final_buf[..final_len]);
         Ok((nonce, written + final_len, tag))
     }
 
-    /// The ciphertext buffer [`tagged_encrypt`](Self::tagged_encrypt) requires: what the
-    /// separate-tag [`encrypt_out`](Self::encrypt_out) needs, plus the `TAG_LEN` bytes appended to
-    /// it.
-    fn tagged_encrypt_out_len(plaintext_len: usize) -> usize {
-        Self::encrypt_out_len(plaintext_len) + TAG_LEN
-    }
-
-    /// One-shot into the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout: as [`encrypt_out`](Self::encrypt_out),
-    /// except that the tag is appended to `ciphertext` instead of being returned separately.
-    /// `ciphertext` needs [`tagged_encrypt_out_len`](Self::tagged_encrypt_out_len) bytes. Returns
-    /// the generated nonce and the total number of bytes written, tag included.
+    /// One-shot into the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout with associated data: this is
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor::encrypt_out`] with an `aad`, and needs the same
+    /// [`encrypt_out_len`](SymmetricCipherEncryptor::encrypt_out_len) bytes of `ciphertext`.
+    /// Returns the generated nonce and the total number of bytes written, tag included.
     ///
     /// # Errors
     /// [`SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall`] if `ciphertext` is too short, checked
-    /// before any work is done; otherwise as [`encrypt_out`](Self::encrypt_out).
-    fn tagged_encrypt(
+    /// before any work is done; otherwise whatever the streaming methods return.
+    fn encrypt_out_with_aad(
         key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
         aad: &[u8],
         plaintext: &[u8],
         ciphertext: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError> {
-        let needed = Self::tagged_encrypt_out_len(plaintext.len());
+        let needed = Self::encrypt_out_len(plaintext.len());
         if ciphertext.len() < needed {
             return Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(needed));
         }
-        let (nonce, written, tag) = Self::encrypt_out(key, aad, plaintext, ciphertext)?;
-        ciphertext[written..written + TAG_LEN].copy_from_slice(&tag);
-        Ok((nonce, written + TAG_LEN))
+        let (mut enc, nonce) = Self::do_encrypt_init(key)?;
+        enc.do_update_aad(aad)?;
+        let written = enc.do_update_out(plaintext, ciphertext)?;
+        let (last, last_len) = enc.do_final()?;
+        // `encrypt_out_len` is exactly `written + last_len`, so this fits in `ciphertext[..needed]`.
+        ciphertext[written..written + last_len].copy_from_slice(&last[..last_len]);
+        Ok((nonce, written + last_len))
+    }
+
+    /// As [`encrypt_out_with_aad`](Self::encrypt_out_with_aad), but sources randomness from the
+    /// provided RNG: [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor::encrypt_out_rng`] with an `aad`.
+    fn encrypt_out_rng_with_aad(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        rng: &mut dyn RNG,
+        aad: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let needed = Self::encrypt_out_len(plaintext.len());
+        if ciphertext.len() < needed {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(needed));
+        }
+        let (mut enc, nonce) = Self::do_encrypt_init_rng(key, rng)?;
+        enc.do_update_aad(aad)?;
+        let written = enc.do_update_out(plaintext, ciphertext)?;
+        let (last, last_len) = enc.do_final()?;
+        // As in `encrypt_out_with_aad`.
+        ciphertext[written..written + last_len].copy_from_slice(&last[..last_len]);
+        Ok((nonce, written + last_len))
     }
 
     #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-    /// One-shot, allocating: as [`encrypt_out`](Self::encrypt_out), returning the ciphertext as a
+    /// One-shot, allocating, with the tag detached: as
+    /// [`encrypt_out_detached`](Self::encrypt_out_detached), returning the ciphertext as a
     /// `Vec<u8>`. Only available with the `std` feature.
-    fn encrypt(
+    fn encrypt_detached(
         key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
         aad: &[u8],
         plaintext: &[u8],
     ) -> Result<AEADEncrypted<NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        let mut ciphertext = vec![0u8; Self::encrypt_out_len(plaintext.len())];
-        let (nonce, written, tag) = Self::encrypt_out(key, aad, plaintext, &mut ciphertext)?;
+        let mut ciphertext = vec![0u8; Self::encrypt_out_len_detached(plaintext.len())];
+        let (nonce, written, tag) =
+            Self::encrypt_out_detached(key, aad, plaintext, &mut ciphertext)?;
         ciphertext.truncate(written);
         Ok((nonce, ciphertext, tag))
     }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
+    /// One-shot, allocating, into the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout with associated data: as
+    /// [`encrypt_out_with_aad`](Self::encrypt_out_with_aad), returning the ciphertext, tag
+    /// included, as a `Vec<u8>`. This is [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor::encrypt`] with an `aad`. Only
+    /// available with the `std` feature.
+    fn encrypt_with_aad(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        aad: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], Vec<u8>), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let mut ciphertext = vec![0u8; Self::encrypt_out_len(plaintext.len())];
+        let (nonce, written) = Self::encrypt_out_with_aad(key, aad, plaintext, &mut ciphertext)?;
+        ciphertext.truncate(written);
+        Ok((nonce, ciphertext))
+    }
 }
 
 /// Metadata about a cryptographic algorithm.
@@ -1875,7 +1841,9 @@ pub trait SymmetricCipherDecryptor<
     /// [`decrypt_out_max_len`](Self::decrypt_out_max_len) bytes. Returns the number of plaintext
     /// bytes written.
     ///
-    /// Provided as `do_decrypt_init`, one `do_update_out` and `do_final`.
+    /// Provided as `do_decrypt_init`, one `do_update_out` and `do_final`. If `do_final` fails --
+    /// a bad tag, bad padding -- the plaintext already written is zeroized before the error is
+    /// returned, so a caller who ignores the `Result` is not left holding unauthenticated data.
     ///
     /// # Errors
     /// [`SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall`] if `plaintext` is too short, checked
@@ -1892,10 +1860,21 @@ pub trait SymmetricCipherDecryptor<
         }
         let mut dec = Self::do_decrypt_init(key, init_data)?;
         let written = dec.do_update_out(ciphertext, plaintext)?;
-        let (last, data_len) = dec.do_final()?;
-        // `decrypt_out_max_len` bounds `written + data_len`, so this fits in `plaintext[..needed]`.
-        plaintext[written..written + data_len].copy_from_slice(&last[..data_len]);
-        Ok(written + data_len)
+        match dec.do_final() {
+            Ok((last, data_len)) => {
+                // `decrypt_out_max_len` bounds `written + data_len`, so this fits in
+                // `plaintext[..needed]`.
+                plaintext[written..written + data_len].copy_from_slice(&last[..data_len]);
+                Ok(written + data_len)
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                // An AEAD reaches this one-shot through its `SymmetricCipherDecryptor` side, and
+                // what `do_update_out` released is unauthenticated; see
+                // `AEADCipherDecryptor::decrypt_out_detached` for why a plain `fill` is enough.
+                plaintext[..written].fill(0);
+                Err(e)
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     #[cfg(feature = "std")]
diff --git a/crypto/core/tests/aead_tagged_tests.rs b/crypto/core/tests/aead_tagged_tests.rs
index 3660217b..6d951bb3 100644
--- a/crypto/core/tests/aead_tagged_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/core/tests/aead_tagged_tests.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 //! Integration tests for the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout on
-//! [`AEADCipherEncryptor`]/[`AEADCipherDecryptor`] -- `tagged_encrypt`,
-//! `tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final`, `tagged_decrypt` and `tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final` -- driven
-//! over a toy AEAD, which is what lets the length and tag-placement edges be checked exactly.
+//! [`AEADCipherEncryptor`]/[`AEADCipherDecryptor`] -- the `encrypt_out_with_aad` / `decrypt_out_with_aad`
+//! one-shots, and the inherited `SymmetricCipherEncryptor` / `SymmetricCipherDecryptor` streaming
+//! and one-shot methods they sit beside -- driven over a toy AEAD, which is what lets the length
+//! and tag-placement edges be checked exactly.
 
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{
 };
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
     AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, Algorithm, RNG, SecurityStrength,
+    SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor,
 };
 use bouncycastle_utils::secret::Secret;
 
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ const TAG_LEN: usize = 3;
 
 /// A toy AEAD: "ciphertext" is the plaintext XORed byte-by-byte with the key (cycled), and the
 /// "tag" is a running XOR of every AAD/plaintext byte seen, repeated to `TAG_LEN` bytes. Not
-/// remotely secure -- it exists only to drive the `tagged_*` defaults at exact byte-boundary edge
+/// remotely secure -- it exists only to drive the inline-layout defaults at exact byte-boundary edge
 /// cases around `TAG_LEN`, with a `TAG_LEN` small enough (3) that "the tag is the last few bytes"
 /// and "the message is shorter than the tag" are both cheap to enumerate.
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -54,7 +56,6 @@ impl Toy {
 }
 
 struct ToyEnc(Toy);
-struct ToyDec(Toy);
 
 impl Algorithm for ToyEnc {
     const ALG_NAME: &'static str = "toy-aead";
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ impl Algorithm for ToyDec {
     const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = SecurityStrength::None;
 }
 
-impl AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0> for ToyEnc {
+impl SymmetricCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN> for ToyEnc {
     fn do_encrypt_init(
         key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
     ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
@@ -77,12 +78,6 @@ impl AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0> for ToyEnc {
     ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
         Self::do_encrypt_init(key)
     }
-    fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
-        for &b in aad {
-            self.0.acc ^= b;
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
     fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize {
         input_len
     }
@@ -99,52 +94,99 @@ impl AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0> for ToyEnc {
         self.0.transform(out, true);
         Ok(plaintext.len())
     }
-    fn do_encrypt_final(
+    fn do_final(self) -> Result<([u8; TAG_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        Ok(([self.0.acc; TAG_LEN], TAG_LEN))
+    }
+    fn encrypt_out_len(plaintext_len: usize) -> usize {
+        plaintext_len + TAG_LEN
+    }
+}
+
+impl AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, TAG_LEN> for ToyEnc {
+    fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        for &b in aad {
+            self.0.acc ^= b;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    fn do_final_out_detached(
         self,
-        _output: &mut [u8; 0],
+        _ciphertext: &mut [u8; TAG_LEN],
     ) -> Result<(usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
         Ok((0, [self.0.acc; TAG_LEN]))
     }
 }
 
-impl AEADCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 0> for ToyDec {
+/// Holds back the last `TAG_LEN` bytes of ciphertext seen, as every AEAD decryptor must.
+struct ToyDec {
+    toy: Toy,
+    held: [u8; TAG_LEN],
+    held_len: usize,
+}
+
+impl SymmetricCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN> for ToyDec {
     fn do_decrypt_init(
         key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
         _nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
     ) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        Ok(Self(Toy::new(key)?))
-    }
-    fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
-        for &b in aad {
-            self.0.acc ^= b;
-        }
-        Ok(())
+        Ok(Self { toy: Toy::new(key)?, held: [0u8; TAG_LEN], held_len: 0 })
     }
     fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize {
-        input_len
+        (self.held_len + input_len).saturating_sub(TAG_LEN)
     }
     fn do_update_out(
         &mut self,
         ciphertext: &[u8],
         plaintext: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        if plaintext.len() < ciphertext.len() {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(ciphertext.len()));
+        let release = self.update_out_len(ciphertext.len());
+        if plaintext.len() < release {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(release));
         }
-        let out = &mut plaintext[..ciphertext.len()];
-        out.copy_from_slice(ciphertext);
-        self.0.transform(out, false);
-        Ok(ciphertext.len())
+        // The same byte-queue shuffle as `AsconAead128Decryptor::do_update_out`, over a stream of
+        // `held || ciphertext`.
+        let mut stream = self.held[..self.held_len].to_vec();
+        stream.extend_from_slice(ciphertext);
+        let out = &mut plaintext[..release];
+        out.copy_from_slice(&stream[..release]);
+        self.toy.transform(out, false);
+        self.held_len = stream.len() - release;
+        self.held[..self.held_len].copy_from_slice(&stream[release..]);
+        Ok(release)
     }
-    fn do_decrypt_final(
-        self,
+    fn do_final(self) -> Result<([u8; TAG_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if self.held_len < TAG_LEN {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed);
+        }
+        if [self.toy.acc; TAG_LEN] != self.held {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed);
+        }
+        Ok(([0u8; TAG_LEN], 0))
+    }
+    fn decrypt_out_max_len(ciphertext_len: usize) -> usize {
+        ciphertext_len.saturating_sub(TAG_LEN)
+    }
+}
+
+impl AEADCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, TAG_LEN> for ToyDec {
+    fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        for &b in aad {
+            self.toy.acc ^= b;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    fn do_final_out_detached(
+        mut self,
         tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
-        _output: &mut [u8; 0],
+        plaintext: &mut [u8; TAG_LEN],
     ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        if [self.0.acc; TAG_LEN] != *tag {
+        let n = self.held_len;
+        plaintext[..n].copy_from_slice(&self.held[..n]);
+        self.toy.transform(&mut plaintext[..n], false);
+        if [self.toy.acc; TAG_LEN] != *tag {
             return Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed);
         }
-        Ok(0)
+        Ok(n)
     }
 }
 
@@ -164,16 +206,16 @@ const AAD: &[u8] = b"aad";
 
 /// Encrypts `msg` into the inline layout with the one-shot, and returns it.
 fn tagged_ct(km: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>, msg: &[u8]) -> (Vec<u8>, [u8; NONCE_LEN]) {
-    let mut ct = vec![0u8; ToyEnc::tagged_encrypt_out_len(msg.len())];
-    let (nonce, written) = ToyEnc::tagged_encrypt(km, AAD, msg, &mut ct).unwrap();
+    let mut ct = vec![0u8; ToyEnc::encrypt_out_len(msg.len())];
+    let (nonce, written) = ToyEnc::encrypt_out_with_aad(km, AAD, msg, &mut ct).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(written, msg.len() + TAG_LEN, "inline layout is ciphertext || tag");
     ct.truncate(written);
     (ct, nonce)
 }
 
 /// The one-shot pair round-trips at every length crossing a few multiples of `TAG_LEN`, and the
-/// streaming pair agrees with it for every chunking -- the caller holding back the last `TAG_LEN`
-/// bytes itself, as `tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final`'s docs require.
+/// streaming pair agrees with it for every chunking -- the decryptor, not the caller, holding back
+/// the last `TAG_LEN` bytes as the possible tag.
 #[test]
 fn tagged_round_trip_at_every_length_and_chunking() {
     let km = key();
@@ -181,10 +223,17 @@ fn tagged_round_trip_at_every_length_and_chunking() {
         let msg: Vec<u8> = (0..len).map(|i| (i as u8).wrapping_mul(31).wrapping_add(7)).collect();
         let (ct, nonce) = tagged_ct(&km, &msg);
 
-        let mut pt = vec![0u8; ToyDec::tagged_decrypt_out_max_len(ct.len())];
-        let n = ToyDec::tagged_decrypt(&km, &nonce, AAD, &ct, &mut pt).unwrap();
+        let mut pt = vec![0u8; ToyDec::decrypt_out_max_len(ct.len())];
+        let n = ToyDec::decrypt_out_with_aad(&km, &nonce, AAD, &ct, &mut pt).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(&pt[..n], &msg[..], "len {len}: one-shot round trip");
 
+        // The detached layout is the same ciphertext with the tag split off.
+        let mut detached = vec![0u8; ToyEnc::encrypt_out_len_detached(len)];
+        let (_, d_len, d_tag) =
+            ToyEnc::encrypt_out_detached(&km, AAD, &msg, &mut detached).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(&detached[..d_len], &ct[..len], "len {len}: detached ciphertext");
+        assert_eq!(&d_tag[..], &ct[len..], "len {len}: detached tag");
+
         for chunk in [1usize, 2, 3, TAG_LEN.max(1), len.max(1)] {
             // Encrypt in chunks, finishing with the tag appended by the streaming finalizer.
             let (mut enc, stream_nonce) = ToyEnc::do_encrypt_init(&km).unwrap();
@@ -194,33 +243,51 @@ fn tagged_round_trip_at_every_length_and_chunking() {
             for piece in msg.chunks(chunk) {
                 written += enc.do_update_out(piece, &mut stream_ct[written..]).unwrap();
             }
-            written += enc.tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final(&mut stream_ct[written..]).unwrap();
+            let mut last = [0u8; TAG_LEN];
+            let last_len = enc.do_final_out(&mut last).unwrap();
+            stream_ct[written..written + last_len].copy_from_slice(&last[..last_len]);
+            written += last_len;
             stream_ct.truncate(written);
             assert_eq!(
                 stream_ct, ct,
                 "len {len}, chunk {chunk}: streaming must match the one-shot"
             );
 
-            // Decrypt in chunks, holding back the last TAG_LEN bytes for the finalizer.
+            // Decrypt in chunks, tag and all: the decryptor holds the tag back itself.
             let mut dec = ToyDec::do_decrypt_init(&km, &stream_nonce).unwrap();
             dec.do_update_aad(AAD).unwrap();
-            let body_len = stream_ct.len() - TAG_LEN;
             let mut out = vec![0u8; stream_ct.len()];
             let mut written = 0;
-            for piece in stream_ct[..body_len].chunks(chunk) {
+            for piece in stream_ct.chunks(chunk) {
                 written += dec.do_update_out(piece, &mut out[written..]).unwrap();
             }
-            written += dec
-                .tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final(&stream_ct[body_len..], &mut out[written..])
-                .unwrap();
-            out.truncate(written);
+            assert_eq!(written, len, "len {len}, chunk {chunk}: the tag must be held back");
+            let (last, data_len) = dec.do_final().unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(data_len, 0, "len {len}: nothing but the tag was held back");
+            out[written..written + data_len].copy_from_slice(&last[..data_len]);
+            out.truncate(written + data_len);
             assert_eq!(out, msg, "len {len}, chunk {chunk}: streaming round trip");
+
+            // The same held-back bytes are ciphertext if the tag is detached.
+            let mut dec = ToyDec::do_decrypt_init(&km, &stream_nonce).unwrap();
+            dec.do_update_aad(AAD).unwrap();
+            let mut out = vec![0u8; len];
+            let mut written = 0;
+            for piece in stream_ct[..len].chunks(chunk) {
+                written += dec.do_update_out(piece, &mut out[written..]).unwrap();
+            }
+            let mut last = [0u8; TAG_LEN];
+            let last_len = dec.do_final_out_detached(&d_tag, &mut last).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(written + last_len, len, "len {len}: detached final flushes the rest");
+            out[written..].copy_from_slice(&last[..last_len]);
+            assert_eq!(out, msg, "len {len}, chunk {chunk}: detached streaming round trip");
         }
     }
 }
 
-/// A tampered inline stream fails at finalization on both entry points, and an input shorter than
-/// the tag is rejected as `DecryptionFailed` rather than panicking on the short slice.
+/// A tampered inline stream fails at finalization on both entry points, zeroizing the one-shot's
+/// buffer, and an input shorter than the tag is rejected as `DecryptionFailed` rather than
+/// panicking on the short slice.
 #[test]
 fn tampering_and_short_input_are_rejected() {
     let km = key();
@@ -231,77 +298,68 @@ fn tampering_and_short_input_are_rejected() {
     tampered[0] ^= 0xFF;
     let mut pt = vec![0u8; tampered.len()];
     assert!(matches!(
-        ToyDec::tagged_decrypt(&km, &nonce, AAD, &tampered, &mut pt),
+        ToyDec::decrypt_out_with_aad(&km, &nonce, AAD, &tampered, &mut pt),
         Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed)
     ));
     assert_eq!(pt, vec![0u8; tampered.len()], "the one-shot zeroizes on a failed tag check");
 
     let mut dec = ToyDec::do_decrypt_init(&km, &nonce).unwrap();
     dec.do_update_aad(AAD).unwrap();
+    dec.do_update_out(&tampered, &mut pt).unwrap();
+    assert!(matches!(dec.do_final(), Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed)));
+
+    // A wrong detached tag fails, and `decrypt_out_detached` zeroizes what it wrote.
+    let mut wrong_tag = [0u8; TAG_LEN];
+    wrong_tag.copy_from_slice(&ct[msg.len()..]);
+    wrong_tag[0] ^= 0xFF;
+    let mut pt = vec![0u8; msg.len()];
     assert!(matches!(
-        dec.tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final(&tampered, &mut pt),
+        ToyDec::decrypt_out_detached(&km, &nonce, AAD, &ct[..msg.len()], &wrong_tag, &mut pt),
         Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed)
     ));
+    assert_eq!(pt, vec![0u8; msg.len()], "the detached one-shot zeroizes on a failed tag check");
 
     for short_len in 0..TAG_LEN {
         let mut pt = vec![0u8; TAG_LEN];
         assert!(matches!(
-            ToyDec::tagged_decrypt(&km, &nonce, AAD, &ct[..short_len], &mut pt),
-            Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed)
-        ));
-        let dec = ToyDec::do_decrypt_init(&km, &nonce).unwrap();
-        assert!(matches!(
-            dec.tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final(&ct[..short_len], &mut pt),
+            ToyDec::decrypt_out_with_aad(&km, &nonce, AAD, &ct[..short_len], &mut pt),
             Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed)
         ));
+        let mut dec = ToyDec::do_decrypt_init(&km, &nonce).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(dec.do_update_out(&ct[..short_len], &mut pt).unwrap(), 0);
+        assert!(matches!(dec.do_final(), Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed)));
     }
 }
 
-/// Every `tagged_*` entry point refuses an output buffer that is one byte short, naming the length
-/// it needs, and does so before touching the cipher.
+/// Every inline one-shot refuses an output buffer that is one byte short, naming the length it
+/// needs, and does so before touching the cipher; one of exactly that length is accepted.
 #[test]
 fn tagged_undersized_buffers_are_rejected() {
     let km = key();
     let msg = [3u8; 8];
     let (ct, nonce) = tagged_ct(&km, &msg);
 
-    let needed = ToyEnc::tagged_encrypt_out_len(msg.len());
+    let needed = ToyEnc::encrypt_out_len(msg.len());
     assert_eq!(needed, msg.len() + TAG_LEN);
     let mut short = vec![0u8; needed - 1];
-    match ToyEnc::tagged_encrypt(&km, AAD, &msg, &mut short) {
+    match ToyEnc::encrypt_out_with_aad(&km, AAD, &msg, &mut short) {
         Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(n)) => assert_eq!(n, needed),
-        other => panic!("tagged_encrypt into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
+        other => panic!("encrypt_out_with_aad into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
     }
 
-    let (enc, _) = ToyEnc::do_encrypt_init(&km).unwrap();
-    let mut short = [0u8; TAG_LEN - 1];
-    match enc.tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final(&mut short) {
-        Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(n)) => assert_eq!(n, TAG_LEN),
-        other => panic!("tagged_do_aead_encrypt_final into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
-    }
-
-    let needed = ToyDec::tagged_decrypt_out_max_len(ct.len());
+    let needed = ToyDec::decrypt_out_max_len(ct.len());
     assert_eq!(needed, msg.len());
     let mut short = vec![0u8; needed - 1];
-    match ToyDec::tagged_decrypt(&km, &nonce, AAD, &ct, &mut short) {
+    match ToyDec::decrypt_out_with_aad(&km, &nonce, AAD, &ct, &mut short) {
         Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(n)) => assert_eq!(n, needed),
-        other => panic!("tagged_decrypt into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
-    }
-
-    let dec = ToyDec::do_decrypt_init(&km, &nonce).unwrap();
-    let mut short = vec![0u8; msg.len() - 1];
-    match dec.tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final(&ct, &mut short) {
-        Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(n)) => assert_eq!(n, msg.len()),
-        other => panic!("tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
+        other => panic!("decrypt_out_with_aad into a short buffer: {other:?}"),
     }
 
     // A buffer of exactly the length it asks for must be accepted. Without this the
     // `plaintext.len() < needed` guard can be weakened to `<=` or `==` without any test noticing:
     // a too-short buffer is caught either way, by the guard or by `do_update_out` behind it, and
     // both report the same error with the same length.
-    let mut dec = ToyDec::do_decrypt_init(&km, &nonce).unwrap();
-    dec.do_update_aad(AAD).unwrap();
-    let mut exact = vec![0u8; msg.len()];
-    let n = dec.tagged_do_aead_decrypt_final(&ct, &mut exact).unwrap();
+    let mut exact = vec![0u8; needed];
+    let n = ToyDec::decrypt_out_with_aad(&km, &nonce, AAD, &ct, &mut exact).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(&exact[..n], &msg[..], "a buffer of exactly `needed` bytes must be enough");
 }

From 2eb7a99e121c9ad6f6b5467435ee8d4bb52efe65 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:44:02 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 38/68] ascon: add Ascon_AEAD128<Dir>, naming the AEAD pair by
 direction

Ascon_AEAD128<Encrypting> is AsconAead128Encryptor and
Ascon_AEAD128<Decrypting> is AsconAead128Decryptor, spelled as SP 800-232
spells the algorithm. A plain type alias cannot choose between two distinct
types, so it is written as a projection through AsconAead128Mode, which is
implemented for the two bouncycastle-modes direction markers and nothing else;
any other Dir is a compile error. bouncycastle-ascon now depends on
bouncycastle-modes for those markers only. The alias is re-exported at the
crate root, carries a doctest of the no-AAD inline-tag round trip, and
aead128_tests.rs runs the AEAD conformance suite through it.

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-5-5

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md        |  2 ++
 crypto/ascon/Cargo.toml             |  2 ++
 crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs   | 53 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs             |  1 +
 crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs | 17 +++++++++
 5 files changed, 75 insertions(+)

diff --git a/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md b/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
index 617f493a..4ce74352 100644
--- a/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
+++ b/alpha_0.1.3_release_notes.md
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
       `AsconAead128Encryptor` / `AsconAead128Decryptor` implement the generated-nonce
       `AEADCipherEncryptor` / `AEADCipherDecryptor` pair; the inherent `AsconAead128` API keeps the
       explicit-nonce, in-place streaming form (`new_encrypting` / `new_decrypting`).
+      `Ascon_AEAD128<Dir>` names the pair by direction (`Ascon_AEAD128<Encrypting>` /
+      `Ascon_AEAD128<Decrypting>`).
     * `bouncycastle-ascon` is re-exported as `bouncycastle::ascon`; `Ascon-Hash256` and
       `Ascon-XOF128` are registered in the factories, and the CLI adds `ascon-hash256`,
       `ascon-xof128`, `ascon-cxof128` and `ascon-aead128`. The AEAD command generates and prefixes
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/Cargo.toml b/crypto/ascon/Cargo.toml
index 25a58829..1ee94e04 100644
--- a/crypto/ascon/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crypto/ascon/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ std = ["bouncycastle-core/std"]
 
 [dependencies]
 bouncycastle-core.workspace = true
+# Only for the `Encrypting` / `Decrypting` markers `Ascon_AEAD128<Dir>` takes; nothing else from it.
+bouncycastle-modes.workspace = true
 bouncycastle-rng.workspace = true
 bouncycastle-utils.workspace = true
 
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs b/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs
index a487227f..cb8de15b 100644
--- a/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs
+++ b/crypto/ascon/src/ascon_aead128.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
     AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, Algorithm, RNG, SecurityStrength, SuspendableKeyed,
     SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor,
 };
+use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting};
 use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
 use bouncycastle_utils::ct::ct_eq_bytes;
 use bouncycastle_utils::secret::Secret;
@@ -687,6 +688,58 @@ impl AEADCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, TAG_LEN> for AsconAead128D
     }
 }
 
+/// Projects a direction marker onto the Ascon-AEAD128 type for that direction, which is what lets
+/// [`Ascon_AEAD128`] take its direction as a parameter: a plain type alias cannot choose between two
+/// distinct types, so it is written as a projection through this trait instead.
+///
+/// Implemented for [`Encrypting`] and [`Decrypting`] and for nothing else, so those are the only
+/// usable values of `Dir`.
+pub trait AsconAead128Mode {
+    /// [`AsconAead128Encryptor`] or [`AsconAead128Decryptor`].
+    type Mode;
+}
+
+impl AsconAead128Mode for Encrypting {
+    type Mode = AsconAead128Encryptor;
+}
+
+impl AsconAead128Mode for Decrypting {
+    type Mode = AsconAead128Decryptor;
+}
+
+/// Ascon-AEAD128 (NIST SP 800-232), spelled as the specification spells it, in one direction:
+/// `Ascon_AEAD128<Encrypting>` is [`AsconAead128Encryptor`] and `Ascon_AEAD128<Decrypting>` is
+/// [`AsconAead128Decryptor`]. The wrong direction is a compile error, not a runtime check, and the
+/// nonce is generated by encryption and returned, never supplied.
+///
+/// Both directions implement [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] and, through them,
+/// [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor`] / [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor`] -- which is the AEAD with no
+/// associated data and the tag inline:
+///
+/// ```
+/// use bouncycastle_ascon::Ascon_AEAD128;
+/// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::{SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor};
+/// use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting};
+///
+/// type Enc = Ascon_AEAD128<Encrypting>;
+/// type Dec = Ascon_AEAD128<Decrypting>;
+///
+/// let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+///     .expect("a 16-byte symmetric cipher key");
+///
+/// let message = b"hello";
+/// let mut ciphertext = [0u8; 5 + 16]; // Enc::encrypt_out_len(5): ciphertext || tag
+/// let (nonce, written) = Enc::encrypt_out(&key, message, &mut ciphertext).expect("encryption");
+/// assert_eq!(written, 21);
+///
+/// let mut plaintext = [0u8; 5]; // Dec::decrypt_out_max_len(21)
+/// let n = Dec::decrypt_out(&key, &nonce, &ciphertext, &mut plaintext).expect("decryption");
+/// assert_eq!(&plaintext[..n], message);
+/// ```
+#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+pub type Ascon_AEAD128<Dir> = <Dir as AsconAead128Mode>::Mode;
+
 impl Debug for AsconAead128 {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "AsconAead128 (key/state masked)")
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs b/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs
index 9f428857..78338887 100644
--- a/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/ascon/src/lib.rs
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ mod permutation;
 mod sponge;
 
 pub mod ascon_aead128;
+pub use ascon_aead128::Ascon_AEAD128;
 pub mod ascon_cxof128;
 pub mod ascon_hash256;
 pub mod ascon_xof128;
diff --git a/crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs b/crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs
index e055f55b..0edcc0e5 100644
--- a/crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/ascon/tests/aead128_tests.rs
@@ -488,6 +488,23 @@ fn aead128_encryptor_decryptor_trait_framework() {
         .test_encryptor_decryptor::<16, 16, 16, 16, AsconAead128Encryptor, AsconAead128Decryptor>();
 }
 
+/// The same conformance suite through [`Ascon_AEAD128`], which must resolve to the same pair.
+///
+/// [`Ascon_AEAD128`]: bouncycastle_ascon::Ascon_AEAD128
+#[test]
+fn aead128_dir_alias_trait_framework() {
+    use bouncycastle_ascon::Ascon_AEAD128;
+    use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting};
+    TestFrameworkAEADCipher::new().test_encryptor_decryptor::<
+        16,
+        16,
+        16,
+        16,
+        Ascon_AEAD128<Encrypting>,
+        Ascon_AEAD128<Decrypting>,
+    >();
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn aead_framework_buffering_toy() {
     TestFrameworkAEADCipher::new().test_buffering_toy();

From 570ae03ad8696daa838f8cfe033fde3737922a0f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: officialfrancismendoza <francissamuelmendoza7@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:17:50 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 39/68] Initial add of AES lightweight CCM mode (#125)

(cherry picked from commit fb594fae74a562573cef6160754806e98576dab8)
---
 cli/src/aes_ccm_cmd.rs                       |  329 ++++
 cli/src/main.rs                              |  192 +++
 cli/tests/aes_ccm_cli_tests.rs               |  426 +++++
 crypto/aes/src/ccm.rs                        |  242 +++
 crypto/aes/src/lib.rs                        |    6 +
 crypto/aes/tests/bc-test-data.rs             |    4 +-
 crypto/modes/benches/modes_benches.rs        |  213 ++-
 crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs                      | 1495 ++++++++++++++++++
 crypto/modes/src/lib.rs                      |  228 ++-
 crypto/modes/tests/acvp_ccm_tests.rs         |  371 +++++
 crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs        |  574 +++++++
 mem_usage_benches/Cargo.toml                 |    4 +
 mem_usage_benches/src/bench_ccm_mem_usage.rs |  189 +++
 mem_usage_benches/src/lib.rs                 |    1 +
 14 files changed, 4236 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 cli/src/aes_ccm_cmd.rs
 create mode 100644 cli/tests/aes_ccm_cli_tests.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/aes/src/ccm.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/modes/tests/acvp_ccm_tests.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
 create mode 100644 mem_usage_benches/src/bench_ccm_mem_usage.rs

diff --git a/cli/src/aes_ccm_cmd.rs b/cli/src/aes_ccm_cmd.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a28489a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/src/aes_ccm_cmd.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,329 @@
+//! AES-CCM authenticated encryption and decryption (NIST SP 800-38C).
+//!
+//! # This command does not stream, and cannot
+//!
+//! Every other cipher command here streams stdin to stdout in 1 KiB chunks. This one reads stdin to
+//! the end first, and that is a property of CCM rather than a shortcut. SP 800-38C Sec 3:
+//!
+//! > CCM is intended for use in a packet environment, i.e., when all of the data is available in
+//! > storage before CCM is applied; CCM is not designed to support partial processing or stream
+//! > processing.
+//!
+//! Appendix A.2.1 puts the payload's octet length inside `B0`, the first block the CBC-MAC absorbs,
+//! so nothing can be authenticated until the whole payload length is known. Buffering the input is
+//! therefore the correct behaviour, not a compromise -- and it has a real benefit on the decryption
+//! side: unlike `ascon-aead128`, this command writes **no plaintext at all** until the tag has
+//! verified, so a non-zero exit leaves nothing to discard.
+//!
+//! The practical consequence is that memory use is proportional to the input, so this is not the
+//! command to point at a multi-gigabyte file. `aes256-ctr` piped through a separate MAC, or
+//! `ascon-aead128`, are the streaming alternatives.
+//!
+//! # The nonce is supplied, not generated
+//!
+//! This is the one cipher command here with a `--nonce` flag. The other modes generate their IV or
+//! nonce and prepend it to the output, because for them an unpredictable value is what is required.
+//! CCM needs the nonce to be **unique**, not unpredictable -- Sec 5.3: "The nonce is not required
+//! to be random" -- and a caller with a message counter can guarantee uniqueness better than a
+//! DRBG draw can. Since a repeated nonce under one key is fatal for CCM (see the subcommand help),
+//! the choice is the caller's to make explicitly.
+//!
+//! The nonce is not written to the output, so `encrypt` and `decrypt` both need the same
+//! `--nonce`.
+//!
+//! # Lengths
+//!
+//! `--nonce` must be 7..=13 bytes and `--tag-len` one of 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, both from
+//! Appendix A.1. The nonce length fixes the maximum payload at `2^(8 * (15 - n)) - 1` bytes, which
+//! this command checks against the actual input length. Because those are const generic parameters
+//! of the mode, the runtime value is dispatched to one of the seven nonce lengths and seven tag
+//! lengths below.
+//!
+//! The output layout is Sec 6.1 step 8's own: `ciphertext || tag`.
+
+use std::io::{self, Read};
+use std::process::exit;
+
+use bouncycastle::aes::{AES_128, AES_192, AES_256};
+use bouncycastle::core::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
+use bouncycastle::core::key_material::KeyMaterial;
+use bouncycastle::core::traits::ElectronicCodeBook;
+use bouncycastle::hex;
+use bouncycastle::modes::{Ccm, Decrypting, Encrypting};
+
+use crate::block_mode_cmd::{BLOCK_LEN, BlockModeAction, load_key};
+use crate::helpers;
+
+/// AES-128 CCM. See the module docs and the subcommand help.
+pub(crate) fn aes128_ccm_cmd(
+    action: &BlockModeAction,
+    key: &Option<String>,
+    key_file: &Option<String>,
+    nonce: &Option<String>,
+    nonce_file: &Option<String>,
+    aad: &Option<String>,
+    tag_len: usize,
+    output_hex: bool,
+) {
+    run::<AES_128, 16>(
+        action,
+        &load_key::<16>(key, key_file, "AES-128"),
+        nonce,
+        nonce_file,
+        aad,
+        tag_len,
+        output_hex,
+    );
+}
+
+/// AES-192 CCM. See [`aes128_ccm_cmd`].
+pub(crate) fn aes192_ccm_cmd(
+    action: &BlockModeAction,
+    key: &Option<String>,
+    key_file: &Option<String>,
+    nonce: &Option<String>,
+    nonce_file: &Option<String>,
+    aad: &Option<String>,
+    tag_len: usize,
+    output_hex: bool,
+) {
+    run::<AES_192, 24>(
+        action,
+        &load_key::<24>(key, key_file, "AES-192"),
+        nonce,
+        nonce_file,
+        aad,
+        tag_len,
+        output_hex,
+    );
+}
+
+/// AES-256 CCM. See [`aes128_ccm_cmd`].
+pub(crate) fn aes256_ccm_cmd(
+    action: &BlockModeAction,
+    key: &Option<String>,
+    key_file: &Option<String>,
+    nonce: &Option<String>,
+    nonce_file: &Option<String>,
+    aad: &Option<String>,
+    tag_len: usize,
+    output_hex: bool,
+) {
+    run::<AES_256, 32>(
+        action,
+        &load_key::<32>(key, key_file, "AES-256"),
+        nonce,
+        nonce_file,
+        aad,
+        tag_len,
+        output_hex,
+    );
+}
+
+/// Loads the nonce from `--nonce` (hex) or `--nonce-file` (hex or binary).
+///
+/// Unlike the key there is no entropy question here: Sec 5.3 asks for uniqueness, not randomness,
+/// so an all-zero nonce is a perfectly valid *first* nonce and only a repeat is a problem.
+fn load_nonce(nonce: &Option<String>, nonce_file: &Option<String>) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let bytes = if let Some(file) = nonce_file {
+        helpers::read_from_file(file)
+    } else if let Some(v) = nonce {
+        hex::decode(v).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+            eprintln!("Error: nonce is not valid hex.");
+            exit(-1)
+        })
+    } else {
+        eprintln!("Error: --nonce or --nonce-file must be supplied. CCM has no generated nonce;");
+        eprintln!("       see the subcommand help for why, and for the uniqueness requirement.");
+        exit(-1)
+    };
+
+    // Appendix A.1: "n is an element of {7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13}".
+    if !(7..=13).contains(&bytes.len()) {
+        eprintln!(
+            "Error: nonce is {} bytes; CCM requires 7 to 13 (SP 800-38C Appendix A.1).",
+            bytes.len()
+        );
+        exit(-1)
+    }
+    bytes
+}
+
+fn load_aad(aad: &Option<String>) -> Vec<u8> {
+    match aad {
+        Some(v) => hex::decode(v).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+            eprintln!("Error: associated data is not valid hex.");
+            exit(-1)
+        }),
+        None => Vec::new(),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Reads all of stdin. See the module docs on why this is not a streaming command.
+fn read_all_stdin() -> Vec<u8> {
+    let mut input = Vec::new();
+    io::stdin().read_to_end(&mut input).expect("Failed to read from stdin");
+    input
+}
+
+/// Turns the runtime nonce and tag lengths into the mode's const generic parameters.
+///
+/// `NONCE_LEN` and `TAG_LEN` are const parameters of `Ccm` -- that is what makes A.1's length
+/// conditions compile-time checks rather than runtime ones -- so a command-line value has to be
+/// matched into one of the permitted instantiations. The two nested matches are the price of that,
+/// and they are exhaustive over A.1's sets: 7 nonce lengths x 7 tag lengths.
+fn run<P, const KEY_LEN: usize>(
+    action: &BlockModeAction,
+    key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+    nonce: &Option<String>,
+    nonce_file: &Option<String>,
+    aad: &Option<String>,
+    tag_len: usize,
+    output_hex: bool,
+) where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
+{
+    let nonce_bytes = load_nonce(nonce, nonce_file);
+    let aad_bytes = load_aad(aad);
+    let input = read_all_stdin();
+    let encrypt = matches!(action, BlockModeAction::Encrypt);
+
+    // Appendix A.1: "t is an element of {4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16}".
+    macro_rules! with_tag_len {
+        ($n:literal) => {
+            match tag_len {
+                4 => go::<P, KEY_LEN, $n, 4>(
+                    key, &nonce_bytes, &aad_bytes, &input, encrypt, output_hex,
+                ),
+                6 => go::<P, KEY_LEN, $n, 6>(
+                    key, &nonce_bytes, &aad_bytes, &input, encrypt, output_hex,
+                ),
+                8 => go::<P, KEY_LEN, $n, 8>(
+                    key, &nonce_bytes, &aad_bytes, &input, encrypt, output_hex,
+                ),
+                10 => go::<P, KEY_LEN, $n, 10>(
+                    key, &nonce_bytes, &aad_bytes, &input, encrypt, output_hex,
+                ),
+                12 => go::<P, KEY_LEN, $n, 12>(
+                    key, &nonce_bytes, &aad_bytes, &input, encrypt, output_hex,
+                ),
+                14 => go::<P, KEY_LEN, $n, 14>(
+                    key, &nonce_bytes, &aad_bytes, &input, encrypt, output_hex,
+                ),
+                16 => go::<P, KEY_LEN, $n, 16>(
+                    key, &nonce_bytes, &aad_bytes, &input, encrypt, output_hex,
+                ),
+                other => {
+                    eprintln!(
+                        "Error: --tag-len is {other}; CCM requires one of 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 \
+                         (SP 800-38C Appendix A.1)."
+                    );
+                    exit(-1)
+                }
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    // `load_nonce` has already rejected anything outside 7..=13, so the fall-through is unreachable;
+    // it is spelled out rather than `unreachable!()` so this cannot panic on a future edit.
+    match nonce_bytes.len() {
+        7 => with_tag_len!(7),
+        8 => with_tag_len!(8),
+        9 => with_tag_len!(9),
+        10 => with_tag_len!(10),
+        11 => with_tag_len!(11),
+        12 => with_tag_len!(12),
+        13 => with_tag_len!(13),
+        other => {
+            eprintln!("Error: nonce is {other} bytes; CCM requires 7 to 13.");
+            exit(-1)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// One fully-instantiated CCM run.
+fn go<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>(
+    key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+    nonce_bytes: &[u8],
+    aad: &[u8],
+    input: &[u8],
+    encrypt: bool,
+    output_hex: bool,
+) where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
+{
+    type Enc<P, const K: usize, const N: usize, const T: usize> =
+        Ccm<P, Encrypting, K, BLOCK_LEN, N, T>;
+    type Dec<P, const K: usize, const N: usize, const T: usize> =
+        Ccm<P, Decrypting, K, BLOCK_LEN, N, T>;
+
+    // `run` dispatched on this exact length, so the conversion cannot fail.
+    let Ok(nonce) = <[u8; NONCE_LEN]>::try_from(nonce_bytes) else {
+        eprintln!("Error: internal nonce length mismatch.");
+        exit(-1)
+    };
+
+    if encrypt {
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; input.len() + TAG_LEN];
+        match Enc::<P, KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::encrypt(key, &nonce, aad, input, &mut out) {
+            Ok(written) => {
+                helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&out[..written], output_hex);
+                if output_hex {
+                    println!();
+                }
+            }
+            Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(msg)) => {
+                // The only `GenericError` reachable here is the payload limit: A.1's `p < 2^8q`,
+                // where `q = 15 - n`. Report it with the numbers, since the fix is a shorter nonce.
+                eprintln!("Error: {msg}");
+                eprintln!(
+                    "       Input is {} bytes; with a {NONCE_LEN}-byte nonce, q = {} and the \
+                     limit is {} bytes.",
+                    input.len(),
+                    15 - NONCE_LEN,
+                    payload_limit(15 - NONCE_LEN),
+                );
+                eprintln!("       Use a shorter nonce for a larger payload.");
+                exit(-1)
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                eprintln!("Error: AES-CCM encryption failed: {e:?}");
+                exit(-1)
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        if input.len() < TAG_LEN {
+            // Sec 6.2 step 1: "If Clen <= Tlen, then return INVALID".
+            eprintln!(
+                "Error: input is {} bytes, shorter than the {TAG_LEN}-byte tag it must end with.",
+                input.len()
+            );
+            exit(-1)
+        }
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; input.len() - TAG_LEN];
+        match Dec::<P, KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::decrypt(key, &nonce, aad, input, &mut out) {
+            Ok(written) => {
+                helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&out[..written], output_hex);
+                if output_hex {
+                    println!();
+                }
+            }
+            Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => {
+                // Nothing has been written to stdout at this point, which is what buffering buys:
+                // Sec 6.2's "the payload P and the MAC T shall not be revealed" holds end to end.
+                eprintln!("Error: AES-CCM authentication failed; the input is not authentic.");
+                exit(-1)
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                eprintln!("Error: AES-CCM decryption failed: {e:?}");
+                exit(-1)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// A.1's `2^8q - 1`, for the error message above. Saturates at `u64::MAX` for `q = 8`, where the
+/// bound is beyond any real input anyway.
+fn payload_limit(q: usize) -> u64 {
+    if q >= 8 { u64::MAX } else { (1u64 << (8 * q)) - 1 }
+}
diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
index 1a0fe0fd..6be91cb3 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 mod aes_cbc_cmd;
+mod aes_ccm_cmd;
 mod aes_cfb8_cmd;
 mod aes_cfb_cmd;
 mod aes_ctr_cmd;
@@ -966,6 +967,155 @@ enum Subcommands {
         x: bool,
     },
 
+    /// AES-128 in CCM mode (NIST SP 800-38C): authenticated encryption of stdin to stdout.
+    ///
+    /// CCM is an AEAD: it protects both confidentiality and authenticity, and `decrypt` either
+    /// writes the plaintext or fails, unlike aes*-cbc/-cfb/-ctr, which cannot detect tampering.
+    ///
+    /// The output of `encrypt` is `ciphertext || tag` -- SP 800-38C Sec 6.1 step 8's own layout --
+    /// so it is `--tag-len` bytes longer than the input, and `decrypt` reads the tag back off the
+    /// end. Both directions authenticate `--aad` as well as the payload.
+    ///
+    /// THE NONCE IS SUPPLIED, NOT GENERATED, and this is the only cipher command here that takes
+    /// one. The other modes need an unpredictable IV, so they generate it; CCM needs the nonce to
+    /// be UNIQUE but not unpredictable (Sec 5.3: "The nonce is not required to be random"), and a
+    /// caller with a message counter can guarantee uniqueness better than a random draw. The nonce
+    /// is NOT written to the output, so `decrypt` needs the same `--nonce` as `encrypt`.
+    ///
+    /// WARNING: never reuse a nonce under one key. For CCM a repeat is worse than for CTR: it
+    /// reuses the keystream AND lets an attacker who can replay the nonce flip any chosen bit of
+    /// the payload (Appendix B.1). Use a counter, or a random value long enough that a collision is
+    /// negligible.
+    ///
+    /// Nonce length must be 7 to 13 bytes and `--tag-len` one of 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16
+    /// (Appendix A.1). The two are linked to the payload limit and the forgery bound respectively:
+    /// a nonce of n bytes caps the payload at 2^(8*(15-n)) - 1 bytes, so 13 bytes allows only
+    /// 64 KiB - 1 while 7 bytes is effectively unlimited; and Sec B.2 says a tag shorter than
+    /// 8 bytes "shall not be used without a careful analysis of the risks". A 12-byte nonce with a
+    /// 16-byte tag is the usual choice and the default.
+    ///
+    /// UNLIKE EVERY OTHER CIPHER COMMAND HERE, THIS ONE DOES NOT STREAM: it reads all of stdin
+    /// before doing any work, so memory use is proportional to the input. That is inherent to CCM,
+    /// not a limitation of this implementation -- Sec 3: "CCM is not designed to support partial
+    /// processing or stream processing", because Appendix A.2.1 puts the payload length inside the
+    /// first block the MAC covers. It does buy one thing: on `decrypt` NO plaintext is written
+    /// until the tag has verified, so unlike `ascon-aead128` a non-zero exit leaves nothing to
+    /// discard. For large inputs use `ascon-aead128`, which streams.
+    ///
+    /// Input may be any length: CCM pads internally and the payload is not block-aligned.
+    ///
+    /// Note: in production uses, secrets should not be passed on the command-line because they get
+    /// logged in shell history. Use the file-based input instead.
+    AES128_CCM {
+        action: BlockModeAction,
+
+        /// The 16-byte AES key in hex.
+        /// The `key_file` option is preferred to avoid leaving key material in command history.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        key: Option<String>,
+
+        /// A file containing the 16-byte AES key, in binary or hex.
+        /// If both key and key_file options are provided, the file will be used.
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        key_file: Option<String>,
+
+        /// The nonce in hex, 7 to 13 bytes. MUST be unique per encryption under a given key.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        nonce: Option<String>,
+
+        /// A file containing the nonce, in hex or binary.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        nonce_file: Option<String>,
+
+        /// Associated data in hex: authenticated but not encrypted. Must match on decrypt.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        aad: Option<String>,
+
+        /// Tag length in bytes: one of 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16. Must match on decrypt.
+        #[arg(long, default_value_t = 16)]
+        tag_len: usize,
+
+        #[arg(short)]
+        /// Output in hex format.
+        x: bool,
+    },
+
+    /// AES-192 in CCM mode (NIST SP 800-38C), authenticated encryption of stdin to stdout.
+    ///
+    /// See `aes128-ccm` for the nonce convention, the length rules, the non-streaming note and the
+    /// warnings; only the key length differs.
+    AES192_CCM {
+        action: BlockModeAction,
+
+        /// The 24-byte AES key in hex.
+        /// The `key_file` option is preferred to avoid leaving key material in command history.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        key: Option<String>,
+
+        /// A file containing the 24-byte AES key, in binary or hex.
+        /// If both key and key_file options are provided, the file will be used.
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        key_file: Option<String>,
+
+        /// The nonce in hex, 7 to 13 bytes. MUST be unique per encryption under a given key.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        nonce: Option<String>,
+
+        /// A file containing the nonce, in hex or binary.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        nonce_file: Option<String>,
+
+        /// Associated data in hex: authenticated but not encrypted. Must match on decrypt.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        aad: Option<String>,
+
+        /// Tag length in bytes: one of 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16. Must match on decrypt.
+        #[arg(long, default_value_t = 16)]
+        tag_len: usize,
+
+        #[arg(short)]
+        /// Output in hex format.
+        x: bool,
+    },
+
+    /// AES-256 in CCM mode (NIST SP 800-38C), authenticated encryption of stdin to stdout.
+    ///
+    /// See `aes128-ccm` for the nonce convention, the length rules, the non-streaming note and the
+    /// warnings; only the key length differs.
+    AES256_CCM {
+        action: BlockModeAction,
+
+        /// The 32-byte AES key in hex.
+        /// The `key_file` option is preferred to avoid leaving key material in command history.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        key: Option<String>,
+
+        /// A file containing the 32-byte AES key, in binary or hex.
+        /// If both key and key_file options are provided, the file will be used.
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        key_file: Option<String>,
+
+        /// The nonce in hex, 7 to 13 bytes. MUST be unique per encryption under a given key.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        nonce: Option<String>,
+
+        /// A file containing the nonce, in hex or binary.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        nonce_file: Option<String>,
+
+        /// Associated data in hex: authenticated but not encrypted. Must match on decrypt.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        aad: Option<String>,
+
+        /// Tag length in bytes: one of 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16. Must match on decrypt.
+        #[arg(long, default_value_t = 16)]
+        tag_len: usize,
+
+        #[arg(short)]
+        /// Output in hex format.
+        x: bool,
+    },
+
     /// AES-128 in ECB mode (NIST SP 800-38A Sec 6.1), streaming stdin to stdout.
     ///
     /// WARNING: ECB is NOT a confidentiality mode for data. Under a given key every plaintext
@@ -1443,6 +1593,48 @@ fn run() {
         Some(Subcommands::AES256_CTR { action, key, key_file, x }) => {
             aes_ctr_cmd::aes256_ctr_cmd(action, key, key_file, *x);
         }
+        Some(Subcommands::AES128_CCM {
+            action,
+            key,
+            key_file,
+            nonce,
+            nonce_file,
+            aad,
+            tag_len,
+            x,
+        }) => {
+            aes_ccm_cmd::aes128_ccm_cmd(
+                action, key, key_file, nonce, nonce_file, aad, *tag_len, *x,
+            );
+        }
+        Some(Subcommands::AES192_CCM {
+            action,
+            key,
+            key_file,
+            nonce,
+            nonce_file,
+            aad,
+            tag_len,
+            x,
+        }) => {
+            aes_ccm_cmd::aes192_ccm_cmd(
+                action, key, key_file, nonce, nonce_file, aad, *tag_len, *x,
+            );
+        }
+        Some(Subcommands::AES256_CCM {
+            action,
+            key,
+            key_file,
+            nonce,
+            nonce_file,
+            aad,
+            tag_len,
+            x,
+        }) => {
+            aes_ccm_cmd::aes256_ccm_cmd(
+                action, key, key_file, nonce, nonce_file, aad, *tag_len, *x,
+            );
+        }
         Some(Subcommands::AES128_ECB { action, key, key_file, x }) => {
             aes_ecb_cmd::aes128_ecb_cmd(action, key, key_file, *x);
         }
diff --git a/cli/tests/aes_ccm_cli_tests.rs b/cli/tests/aes_ccm_cli_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca0ca6de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/aes_ccm_cli_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,426 @@
+//! Tests for the `aes128-ccm` / `aes192-ccm` / `aes256-ccm` subcommands.
+//!
+//! These drive the built `bc-rust` binary as a subprocess, because the behaviour worth testing is
+//! the command-line contract itself -- the supplied nonce, the AAD flag, the tag riding at the end
+//! of the ciphertext, the exit code on a failed tag check -- none of which is reachable from the
+//! library API.
+//!
+//! Key loading is shared with `aes*-cbc` (`cli/src/block_mode_cmd.rs`), so that coverage is
+//! repeated here rather than assumed. What is tested only here is everything CCM does differently
+//! from the other five modes:
+//!
+//! * the **nonce is a required flag** and is *not* written to the output, unlike every other mode's
+//!   generated IV;
+//! * `--aad` is authenticated but not encrypted, and must match on both sides;
+//! * `--tag-len` changes the output length, and must match on both sides;
+//! * `decrypt` **fails with a non-zero exit and writes nothing** when the input is inauthentic;
+//! * the nonce length and tag length are validated against SP 800-38C Appendix A.1, and the nonce
+//!   length caps the payload.
+//!
+//! The known-answer test is SP 800-38C Appendix C.1, run end to end through the pipe, so the CLI is
+//! pinned against the specification and not merely against itself.
+//!
+//! `CARGO_BIN_EXE_bc-rust` is set by cargo for integration tests and points at the binary for the
+//! current profile, so there is nothing to build or locate by hand.
+
+use std::io::{ErrorKind, Write};
+use std::process::{Command, Output, Stdio};
+use std::thread;
+
+/// The path to the binary under test, resolved by cargo.
+const BC_RUST: &str = env!("CARGO_BIN_EXE_bc-rust");
+
+const KEY_128: &str = "2b7e151628aed2a6abf7158809cf4f3c";
+const KEY_192: &str = "8e73b0f7da0e6452c810f32b809079e562f8ead2522c6b7b";
+const KEY_256: &str = "603deb1015ca71be2b73aef0857d77811f352c073b6108d72d9810a30914dff4";
+
+/// A 12-byte nonce, the length these tests use unless they are about nonce length.
+const NONCE: &str = "000102030405060708090a0b";
+
+/// Runs `bc-rust <args...>` with `stdin_bytes` on stdin. See `aes_ctr_cli_tests.rs` for why stdin
+/// is written from a separate thread and why `BrokenPipe` is ignored; the reasoning is identical.
+fn run(args: &[&str], stdin_bytes: &[u8]) -> Output {
+    let mut child = Command::new(BC_RUST)
+        .args(args)
+        .stdin(Stdio::piped())
+        .stdout(Stdio::piped())
+        .stderr(Stdio::piped())
+        .spawn()
+        .expect("failed to spawn bc-rust");
+
+    let mut stdin = child.stdin.take().expect("stdin piped");
+    let payload = stdin_bytes.to_vec();
+    let writer = thread::spawn(move || match stdin.write_all(&payload) {
+        Ok(()) => {}
+        Err(e) if e.kind() == ErrorKind::BrokenPipe => {}
+        Err(e) => panic!("failed to write to stdin: {e}"),
+    });
+
+    let output = child.wait_with_output().expect("failed to wait for bc-rust");
+    writer.join().expect("the stdin writer thread panicked");
+    output
+}
+
+fn run_ok(args: &[&str], stdin_bytes: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let out = run(args, stdin_bytes);
+    assert!(
+        out.status.success(),
+        "expected success from {args:?}, got {:?}\nstderr: {}",
+        out.status,
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr)
+    );
+    out.stdout
+}
+
+fn run_err(args: &[&str], stdin_bytes: &[u8]) -> String {
+    let out = run(args, stdin_bytes);
+    assert!(
+        !out.status.success(),
+        "expected failure from {args:?}, but it succeeded\nstdout: {} bytes",
+        out.stdout.len()
+    );
+    String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr).into_owned()
+}
+
+fn hex(bytes: &[u8]) -> String {
+    bytes.iter().map(|b| format!("{b:02x}")).collect()
+}
+
+fn unhex(s: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
+    assert!(s.len().is_multiple_of(2), "hex must be an even number of characters");
+    (0..s.len())
+        .step_by(2)
+        .map(|i| u8::from_str_radix(&s[i..i + 2], 16).expect("valid hex"))
+        .collect()
+}
+
+/// SP 800-38C Appendix C.1, end to end: `Klen = 128, Tlen = 32, Nlen = 56, Alen = 64, Plen = 32`.
+///
+/// The appendix's `C` is `7162015b 4dac255d`, which is the 4-byte ciphertext followed by the 4-byte
+/// tag -- exactly what this command writes. This is the one test here that pins the CLI against the
+/// specification rather than against a round trip.
+#[test]
+fn encrypt_matches_sp800_38c_appendix_c1() {
+    let out = run_ok(
+        &[
+            "aes128-ccm",
+            "encrypt",
+            "--key",
+            "404142434445464748494a4b4c4d4e4f",
+            "--nonce",
+            "10111213141516",
+            "--aad",
+            "0001020304050607",
+            "--tag-len",
+            "4",
+        ],
+        &unhex("20212223"),
+    );
+    assert_eq!(hex(&out), "7162015b4dac255d", "Appendix C.1's C string");
+
+    // And back again. The appendix gives no decryption example, but says one is "straightforward to
+    // construct" from each.
+    let back = run_ok(
+        &[
+            "aes128-ccm",
+            "decrypt",
+            "--key",
+            "404142434445464748494a4b4c4d4e4f",
+            "--nonce",
+            "10111213141516",
+            "--aad",
+            "0001020304050607",
+            "--tag-len",
+            "4",
+        ],
+        &out,
+    );
+    assert_eq!(hex(&back), "20212223", "Appendix C.1's P");
+}
+
+/// A round trip at each key length, with AAD, over a payload that spans several blocks and does not
+/// end on a block boundary.
+#[test]
+fn encrypt_then_decrypt_round_trips() {
+    let plaintext: Vec<u8> = (0..=200u8).collect();
+    for (cmd, key) in [("aes128-ccm", KEY_128), ("aes192-ccm", KEY_192), ("aes256-ccm", KEY_256)] {
+        let sealed = run_ok(
+            &[cmd, "encrypt", "--key", key, "--nonce", NONCE, "--aad", "cafebabe"],
+            &plaintext,
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            sealed.len(),
+            plaintext.len() + 16,
+            "{cmd}: the default tag length is 16, and the nonce is not written"
+        );
+        let opened =
+            run_ok(&[cmd, "decrypt", "--key", key, "--nonce", NONCE, "--aad", "cafebabe"], &sealed);
+        assert_eq!(opened, plaintext, "{cmd}: round trip");
+    }
+}
+
+/// The three commands are not interchangeable: a ciphertext from one must not decrypt under
+/// another, even with the right-length key, and the failure is the tag check rather than garbage.
+#[test]
+fn the_three_variants_are_not_interchangeable() {
+    let sealed =
+        run_ok(&["aes128-ccm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", NONCE], b"a short message");
+    let stderr = run_err(&["aes256-ccm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_256, "--nonce", NONCE], &sealed);
+    assert!(
+        stderr.contains("authentication failed"),
+        "expected a tag-check failure, got: {stderr}"
+    );
+}
+
+/// The nonce is **not** written to the output, so `decrypt` needs the same `--nonce`. This is the
+/// sharpest difference from the other five commands, all of which prepend their generated IV.
+#[test]
+fn the_nonce_is_not_written_to_the_output_and_is_required_to_decrypt() {
+    let plaintext = b"the nonce rides out of band";
+    let sealed = run_ok(&["aes128-ccm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", NONCE], plaintext);
+    assert_eq!(
+        sealed.len(),
+        plaintext.len() + 16,
+        "output is plaintext + tag only; no nonce prefix"
+    );
+
+    // A different nonce must fail: it changes both B0 and every counter block.
+    let mut other = unhex(NONCE);
+    other[0] ^= 1;
+    let stderr =
+        run_err(&["aes128-ccm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", &hex(&other)], &sealed);
+    assert!(stderr.contains("authentication failed"), "got: {stderr}");
+}
+
+/// Omitting the nonce is refused, and the message says why there is no generated one.
+#[test]
+fn a_missing_nonce_is_rejected_with_an_explanation() {
+    let stderr = run_err(&["aes128-ccm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128], b"data");
+    assert!(stderr.contains("--nonce"), "stderr should name the flag: {stderr}");
+    assert!(
+        stderr.contains("no generated nonce"),
+        "stderr should say why there is no generated nonce: {stderr}"
+    );
+}
+
+/// The AAD is authenticated but not encrypted: it does not change the ciphertext length, it does
+/// change the tag, and a mismatch on decryption is caught.
+#[test]
+fn the_aad_is_authenticated_but_not_encrypted() {
+    let plaintext = b"payload";
+    let with = run_ok(
+        &["aes128-ccm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", NONCE, "--aad", "0011"],
+        plaintext,
+    );
+    let without = run_ok(&["aes128-ccm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", NONCE], plaintext);
+
+    assert_eq!(with.len(), without.len(), "AAD does not change the output length");
+    assert_eq!(
+        with[..plaintext.len()],
+        without[..plaintext.len()],
+        "AAD does not change the ciphertext, only the tag"
+    );
+    assert_ne!(with[plaintext.len()..], without[plaintext.len()..], "AAD changes the tag");
+
+    // Wrong AAD, missing AAD and extra AAD must all be caught.
+    for args in [
+        vec!["aes128-ccm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", NONCE, "--aad", "0012"],
+        vec!["aes128-ccm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", NONCE],
+        vec!["aes128-ccm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", NONCE, "--aad", "001100"],
+    ] {
+        let stderr = run_err(&args, &with);
+        assert!(stderr.contains("authentication failed"), "{args:?} gave: {stderr}");
+    }
+}
+
+/// A failed tag check must exit non-zero **and write nothing**. This is what buffering the input
+/// buys, and it is stronger than `ascon-aead128`'s contract; SP 800-38C Sec 6.2 requires that on
+/// INVALID "the payload P and the MAC T shall not be revealed".
+#[test]
+fn a_tampered_ciphertext_produces_no_output_at_all() {
+    let plaintext: Vec<u8> = (0..=255u8).collect();
+    let sealed = run_ok(&["aes128-ccm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", NONCE], &plaintext);
+
+    // Flip a bit in the ciphertext, then in the tag; both must be caught with empty stdout.
+    for pos in [0usize, plaintext.len() - 1, plaintext.len(), sealed.len() - 1] {
+        let mut bad = sealed.clone();
+        bad[pos] ^= 0x01;
+        let out = run(&["aes128-ccm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", NONCE], &bad);
+        assert!(!out.status.success(), "a flipped bit at {pos} must fail");
+        assert!(
+            out.stdout.is_empty(),
+            "no plaintext may be written when the tag check fails (flipped byte {pos}), \
+             got {} bytes",
+            out.stdout.len()
+        );
+        assert!(
+            String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr).contains("authentication failed"),
+            "flipped byte {pos}"
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+/// `--tag-len` changes the output length and must match on both sides, and only A.1's values are
+/// accepted.
+#[test]
+fn tag_len_is_validated_and_must_match() {
+    let plaintext = b"tag length matters";
+
+    for t in [4usize, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16] {
+        let t_str = t.to_string();
+        let sealed = run_ok(
+            &["aes128-ccm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", NONCE, "--tag-len", &t_str],
+            plaintext,
+        );
+        assert_eq!(sealed.len(), plaintext.len() + t, "tag-len {t}");
+        let opened = run_ok(
+            &["aes128-ccm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", NONCE, "--tag-len", &t_str],
+            &sealed,
+        );
+        assert_eq!(opened, plaintext, "tag-len {t} round trip");
+    }
+
+    // A.1: t is an element of {4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16}. Odd values and out-of-range are refused.
+    for bad in ["0", "2", "5", "15", "17", "32"] {
+        let stderr = run_err(
+            &["aes128-ccm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", NONCE, "--tag-len", bad],
+            b"data",
+        );
+        assert!(stderr.contains("tag-len"), "tag-len {bad} gave: {stderr}");
+        assert!(stderr.contains("A.1"), "the message should cite A.1: {stderr}");
+    }
+
+    // A tag-len mismatch between the two sides is caught rather than silently truncating.
+    let sealed = run_ok(
+        &["aes128-ccm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", NONCE, "--tag-len", "16"],
+        plaintext,
+    );
+    let stderr = run_err(
+        &["aes128-ccm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", NONCE, "--tag-len", "8"],
+        &sealed,
+    );
+    assert!(stderr.contains("authentication failed"), "got: {stderr}");
+}
+
+/// Every nonce length A.1 permits works, and nothing else does. The nonce length is not written
+/// anywhere, so both sides must agree on it too.
+#[test]
+fn nonce_len_is_validated_across_a_1_s_whole_range() {
+    let plaintext = b"nonce lengths";
+
+    for n in 7usize..=13 {
+        let nonce = hex(&vec![0x5Au8; n]);
+        let sealed =
+            run_ok(&["aes128-ccm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", &nonce], plaintext);
+        let opened =
+            run_ok(&["aes128-ccm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", &nonce], &sealed);
+        assert_eq!(opened, plaintext, "nonce length {n}");
+    }
+
+    // A.1: n is an element of {7, ..., 13}.
+    for n in [0usize, 1, 6, 14, 16] {
+        let nonce = hex(&vec![0x5Au8; n]);
+        let stderr =
+            run_err(&["aes128-ccm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", &nonce], b"data");
+        assert!(
+            stderr.contains("7 to 13"),
+            "nonce length {n} should be refused with the range: {stderr}"
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+/// The nonce length caps the payload (A.1's `p < 2^8q`, `q = 15 - n`), and the error says so with
+/// the numbers rather than just failing.
+#[test]
+fn a_payload_past_the_q_limit_is_rejected_with_the_numbers() {
+    // n = 13 gives q = 2, so the limit is 65535 bytes.
+    let nonce = hex(&[0x5Au8; 13]);
+    let too_big = vec![0u8; 65536];
+    let stderr = run_err(&["aes128-ccm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", &nonce], &too_big);
+    assert!(stderr.contains("65535"), "the message should give the limit: {stderr}");
+    assert!(stderr.contains("65536"), "and the actual input length: {stderr}");
+
+    // One byte under the limit is fine, which pins the boundary rather than just the rejection.
+    let ok = vec![0u8; 65535];
+    let sealed = run_ok(&["aes128-ccm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", &nonce], &ok);
+    assert_eq!(sealed.len(), 65535 + 16);
+}
+
+/// Sec 6.2 step 1: a `C` too short to contain a tag is rejected before anything else.
+#[test]
+fn an_input_shorter_than_the_tag_is_rejected() {
+    for len in [0usize, 1, 15] {
+        let stderr = run_err(
+            &["aes128-ccm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", NONCE],
+            &vec![0u8; len],
+        );
+        assert!(
+            stderr.contains("shorter than"),
+            "a {len}-byte input should be refused as too short: {stderr}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    // Exactly the tag length is an empty payload plus its tag, which is valid (Sec 5.3 footnote).
+    let sealed = run_ok(&["aes128-ccm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", NONCE], b"");
+    assert_eq!(sealed.len(), 16);
+    let opened = run_ok(&["aes128-ccm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", NONCE], &sealed);
+    assert!(opened.is_empty(), "an empty payload round trips to nothing");
+}
+
+/// `-x` writes hex, and it must be the hex of what the binary form writes.
+#[test]
+fn hex_output_matches_binary_output() {
+    let plaintext = b"hex and binary";
+    let binary = run_ok(&["aes128-ccm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", NONCE], plaintext);
+    let as_hex =
+        run_ok(&["aes128-ccm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", NONCE, "-x"], plaintext);
+    assert_eq!(String::from_utf8_lossy(&as_hex).trim(), hex(&binary));
+}
+
+/// Key loading errors are the shared `block_mode_cmd` ones, checked here so the CCM commands are
+/// not assumed to inherit them.
+#[test]
+fn a_key_of_the_wrong_length_is_rejected() {
+    let stderr = run_err(&["aes128-ccm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_256, "--nonce", NONCE], b"data");
+    assert!(!stderr.is_empty(), "a 32-byte key must be refused by aes128-ccm");
+
+    let stderr = run_err(&["aes128-ccm", "encrypt", "--nonce", NONCE], b"data");
+    assert!(stderr.contains("key"), "stderr should mention the key options: {stderr}");
+}
+
+/// An input larger than a pipe buffer round trips, which also pins that the non-streaming
+/// read-all-of-stdin loop does not deadlock against its own output.
+#[test]
+fn a_payload_larger_than_the_pipe_buffer_round_trips() {
+    // 256 KiB, comfortably past the usual 64 KiB pipe buffer. A 12-byte nonce gives q = 3, so the
+    // payload limit is 16 MiB and this is well inside it.
+    let plaintext: Vec<u8> = (0..256 * 1024).map(|i| (i % 251) as u8).collect();
+    let sealed = run_ok(&["aes256-ccm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_256, "--nonce", NONCE], &plaintext);
+    assert_eq!(sealed.len(), plaintext.len() + 16);
+    let opened = run_ok(&["aes256-ccm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_256, "--nonce", NONCE], &sealed);
+    assert_eq!(opened, plaintext);
+}
+
+/// The subcommands are listed in `--help`, and their own help documents the things that differ from
+/// the other modes: the supplied nonce, the non-streaming behaviour, and the nonce-reuse hazard.
+#[test]
+fn the_subcommands_are_documented_in_help() {
+    let help = String::from_utf8_lossy(&run_ok(&["--help"], b"")).into_owned();
+    for cmd in ["aes128-ccm", "aes192-ccm", "aes256-ccm"] {
+        assert!(help.contains(cmd), "{cmd} should be listed in --help");
+    }
+
+    let per_cmd = String::from_utf8_lossy(&run_ok(&["aes128-ccm", "--help"], b"")).into_owned();
+    assert!(
+        per_cmd.contains("NOT GENERATED") || per_cmd.contains("SUPPLIED"),
+        "the help should say the nonce is supplied: {per_cmd}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        per_cmd.to_lowercase().contains("does not stream"),
+        "the help should say it does not stream: {per_cmd}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        per_cmd.contains("never reuse a nonce"),
+        "the help should warn about nonce reuse: {per_cmd}"
+    );
+}
diff --git a/crypto/aes/src/ccm.rs b/crypto/aes/src/ccm.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0849d24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/aes/src/ccm.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+//! Type aliases for AES in CCM mode (NIST SP 800-38C).
+//!
+//! `bouncycastle-modes` is deliberately cipher-agnostic, so `Ccm` takes the permutation and the
+//! `KEY_LEN` / `BLOCK_LEN` / `NONCE_LEN` / `TAG_LEN` const parameters. These aliases pin the AES
+//! values so callers never spell them out. They add nothing to the engine: the permutation still
+//! implements none of the data-encryption traits itself (see the crate docs), the mode does.
+//!
+//! AES is the *only* cipher CCM can use. SP 800-38C Sec 3: "CCM is based on an approved symmetric
+//! key block cipher algorithm whose block size is 128 bits ... thus, CCM cannot be used with the
+//! Triple Data Encryption Algorithm, whose block size is 64 bits", and Sec 5.1 adds that
+//! "currently, the AES algorithm is the only approved block cipher algorithm with this block size".
+//!
+//! # The nonce length and the tag length stay parameters
+//!
+//! `Dir` is [`Encrypting`](bouncycastle_modes::Encrypting) or
+//! [`Decrypting`](bouncycastle_modes::Decrypting), as for the other modes. Beyond that, and unlike
+//! the other aliases in this crate, these do not pin everything: `NONCE_LEN` and `TAG_LEN`
+//! are real cryptographic choices, and CCM ties them to the payload limit and to the strength of
+//! the authentication respectively, so hiding them behind a default would hide the decision:
+//!
+//! * **`NONCE_LEN` (the spec's `n`) fixes the maximum payload.** A.1 requires `n + q = 15`, and
+//!   `q` bounds the payload at `2^8q - 1` bytes. So a 13-byte nonce caps a message at 64 KiB - 1,
+//!   and a 7-byte nonce lifts the cap entirely at the cost of nonce space. See
+//!   [`Ccm`](bouncycastle_modes::Ccm) for the table.
+//! * **`TAG_LEN` (the spec's `t`) is the forgery bound.** Sec B.2: "a value of Tlen that is less
+//!   than 64 shall not be used without a careful analysis of the risks of accepting inauthentic
+//!   data as authentic".
+//!
+//! Both are still checked at compile time against A.1's permitted sets, so a wrong value is a
+//! compile error rather than a runtime `Err`.
+//!
+//! [`CCM_NONCE_LEN`] and [`CCM_TAG_LEN`] name the sensible default pair -- a 12-byte nonce and a
+//! 16-byte tag, which is what the NIST ACVP vectors and most protocols use -- for callers who have
+//! no reason to choose otherwise:
+//!
+//! ```text
+//! AES_CCM_128<Encrypting, CCM_NONCE_LEN, CCM_TAG_LEN>  // 12-byte nonce, 16-byte tag, < 16 MiB
+//! AES_CCM_128<Decrypting, 13, 8>                       // IEEE 802.11 CCMP's pair
+//! ```
+//!
+//! # Streaming needs the buffering pair
+//!
+//! These aliases are for [`Ccm`](bouncycastle_modes::Ccm) itself: its one-shots and its
+//! length-declared streaming API, neither of which buffers. Code written against
+//! [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] wants
+//! [`AES_CCM_128_Encryptor`] / [`AES_CCM_128_Decryptor`] instead, which carry the extra
+//! `BUFFER_LEN` those traits force; see [`CcmEncryptor`](bouncycastle_modes::CcmEncryptor) for why.
+
+use crate::{AES_128, AES_192, AES_256, BLOCK_LEN};
+use bouncycastle_modes::{Ccm, CcmDecryptor, CcmEncryptor};
+
+// Imports needed for docs
+#[allow(unused_imports)]
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor};
+// end of imports needed for docs
+
+/// The nonce length to use unless there is a reason not to: 12 bytes, which is what the NIST ACVP
+/// `ACVP-AES-CCM` vectors use in every group. It leaves `q = 3`, so a payload of up to
+/// 16 MiB - 1 bytes.
+pub const CCM_NONCE_LEN: usize = 12;
+
+/// The tag length to use unless there is a reason not to: the full 16 bytes, the largest A.1
+/// permits. See the module docs on Sec B.2.
+pub const CCM_TAG_LEN: usize = 16;
+
+/// AES-128 in CCM mode (SP 800-38C).
+///
+/// `NONCE_LEN` must be 7..=13 and `TAG_LEN` one of 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 (A.1); anything else is
+/// a compile error. Use [`CCM_NONCE_LEN`] and [`CCM_TAG_LEN`] if you have no reason to choose.
+///
+/// The nonce is **supplied**, not generated, because CCM requires it to be unique but not random
+/// (Sec 5.3), so a caller with a counter can do better than a draw from a DRBG. It must never
+/// repeat under one key; see [`Ccm`]'s security considerations.
+///
+/// ```
+/// use bouncycastle_aes::{AES_CCM_128, CCM_NONCE_LEN, CCM_TAG_LEN};
+/// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+/// use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting};
+///
+/// type Ccm128<Dir> = AES_CCM_128<Dir, CCM_NONCE_LEN, CCM_TAG_LEN>;
+///
+/// let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+///     .expect("a 16-byte symmetric cipher key");
+/// let nonce = [0x01u8; CCM_NONCE_LEN];
+/// let header = b"authenticated but not encrypted";
+/// let message = b"authenticated and encrypted";
+///
+/// // The spec's own layout: ciphertext with the tag appended (Sec 6.1 step 8).
+/// let mut sealed = vec![0u8; message.len() + CCM_TAG_LEN];
+/// let n = Ccm128::<Encrypting>::encrypt(&key, &nonce, header, message, &mut sealed).expect("encryption");
+/// assert_eq!(n, sealed.len());
+///
+/// let mut opened = vec![0u8; message.len()];
+/// let n = Ccm128::<Decrypting>::decrypt(&key, &nonce, header, &sealed, &mut opened).expect("decryption");
+/// assert_eq!(&opened[..n], message);
+///
+/// // Tampering with either the ciphertext or the header is caught.
+/// let mut tampered = sealed.clone();
+/// tampered[0] ^= 1;
+/// assert!(Ccm128::<Decrypting>::decrypt(&key, &nonce, header, &tampered, &mut opened).is_err());
+/// assert!(Ccm128::<Decrypting>::decrypt(&key, &nonce, b"other header", &sealed, &mut opened).is_err());
+/// ```
+///
+/// A detached tag, for a wire format that carries it separately:
+///
+/// ```
+/// use bouncycastle_aes::{AES_CCM_128, CCM_NONCE_LEN, CCM_TAG_LEN};
+/// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+/// use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting};
+///
+/// type Ccm128<Dir> = AES_CCM_128<Dir, CCM_NONCE_LEN, CCM_TAG_LEN>;
+/// let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+///     .unwrap();
+/// let nonce = [0x02u8; CCM_NONCE_LEN];
+/// let message = b"a short packet";
+///
+/// let mut ct = vec![0u8; message.len()];
+/// let (n, tag) = Ccm128::<Encrypting>::encrypt_detached(&key, &nonce, &[], message, &mut ct).unwrap();
+/// assert_eq!(n, message.len(), "CCM never expands the payload");
+///
+/// let mut pt = vec![0u8; message.len()];
+/// Ccm128::<Decrypting>::decrypt_detached(&key, &nonce, &[], &ct, &tag, &mut pt).unwrap();
+/// assert_eq!(&pt[..], message);
+/// ```
+#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+pub type AES_CCM_128<Dir, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize> =
+    Ccm<AES_128, Dir, 16, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>;
+
+/// AES-192 in CCM mode. See [`AES_CCM_128`].
+///
+/// ```
+/// use bouncycastle_aes::{AES_CCM_192, CCM_NONCE_LEN, CCM_TAG_LEN};
+/// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+/// use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting};
+///
+/// type Ccm192<Dir> = AES_CCM_192<Dir, CCM_NONCE_LEN, CCM_TAG_LEN>;
+/// let key = KeyMaterial::<24>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42; 24], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+///     .unwrap();
+/// let nonce = [0x03u8; CCM_NONCE_LEN];
+/// let message = [0u8; 30];
+///
+/// let mut sealed = vec![0u8; message.len() + CCM_TAG_LEN];
+/// Ccm192::<Encrypting>::encrypt(&key, &nonce, &[], &message, &mut sealed).unwrap();
+/// let mut opened = vec![0u8; message.len()];
+/// Ccm192::<Decrypting>::decrypt(&key, &nonce, &[], &sealed, &mut opened).unwrap();
+/// assert_eq!(opened, message);
+/// ```
+#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+pub type AES_CCM_192<Dir, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize> =
+    Ccm<AES_192, Dir, 24, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>;
+
+/// AES-256 in CCM mode. See [`AES_CCM_128`].
+///
+/// ```
+/// use bouncycastle_aes::{AES_CCM_256, CCM_NONCE_LEN, CCM_TAG_LEN};
+/// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+/// use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting};
+///
+/// type Ccm256<Dir> = AES_CCM_256<Dir, CCM_NONCE_LEN, CCM_TAG_LEN>;
+/// let key = KeyMaterial::<32>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42; 32], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+///     .unwrap();
+/// let nonce = [0x04u8; CCM_NONCE_LEN];
+/// let message = [0u8; 30];
+///
+/// let mut sealed = vec![0u8; message.len() + CCM_TAG_LEN];
+/// Ccm256::<Encrypting>::encrypt(&key, &nonce, &[], &message, &mut sealed).unwrap();
+/// let mut opened = vec![0u8; message.len()];
+/// Ccm256::<Decrypting>::decrypt(&key, &nonce, &[], &sealed, &mut opened).unwrap();
+/// assert_eq!(opened, message);
+/// ```
+#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+pub type AES_CCM_256<Dir, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize> =
+    Ccm<AES_256, Dir, 32, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>;
+
+/// AES-128 CCM as an [`AEADCipherEncryptor`], for code written against the generic AEAD trait.
+///
+/// `BUFFER_LEN` is the largest message and the largest AAD this will accept, and is also the
+/// trait's `FINAL_LEN`. It exists because the trait's `do_encrypt_init` is handed no length and CCM
+/// needs one; see [`CcmEncryptor`]. The nonce is generated here, unlike [`AES_CCM_128`]'s, because
+/// the trait generates it.
+///
+/// ```
+/// use bouncycastle_aes::{AES_CCM_128_Decryptor, AES_CCM_128_Encryptor};
+/// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::{AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor};
+///
+/// // 2 KiB is comfortably above an 802.11 frame, the packet size CCM was designed for.
+/// type Enc = AES_CCM_128_Encryptor<12, 16, 2048>;
+/// type Dec = AES_CCM_128_Decryptor<12, 16, 2048>;
+///
+/// let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+///     .unwrap();
+/// let (nonce, ciphertext, tag) = Enc::encrypt(&key, b"header", b"message").unwrap();
+/// let plaintext = Dec::decrypt(&key, &nonce, b"header", &ciphertext, &tag).unwrap();
+/// assert_eq!(plaintext, b"message");
+/// ```
+#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+pub type AES_CCM_128_Encryptor<
+    const NONCE_LEN: usize,
+    const TAG_LEN: usize,
+    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
+> = CcmEncryptor<AES_128, 16, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>;
+
+/// AES-128 CCM as an [`AEADCipherDecryptor`]. See [`AES_CCM_128_Encryptor`].
+#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+pub type AES_CCM_128_Decryptor<
+    const NONCE_LEN: usize,
+    const TAG_LEN: usize,
+    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
+> = CcmDecryptor<AES_128, 16, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>;
+
+/// AES-192 CCM as an [`AEADCipherEncryptor`]. See [`AES_CCM_128_Encryptor`].
+#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+pub type AES_CCM_192_Encryptor<
+    const NONCE_LEN: usize,
+    const TAG_LEN: usize,
+    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
+> = CcmEncryptor<AES_192, 24, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>;
+
+/// AES-192 CCM as an [`AEADCipherDecryptor`]. See [`AES_CCM_128_Encryptor`].
+#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+pub type AES_CCM_192_Decryptor<
+    const NONCE_LEN: usize,
+    const TAG_LEN: usize,
+    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
+> = CcmDecryptor<AES_192, 24, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>;
+
+/// AES-256 CCM as an [`AEADCipherEncryptor`]. See [`AES_CCM_128_Encryptor`].
+#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+pub type AES_CCM_256_Encryptor<
+    const NONCE_LEN: usize,
+    const TAG_LEN: usize,
+    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
+> = CcmEncryptor<AES_256, 32, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>;
+
+/// AES-256 CCM as an [`AEADCipherDecryptor`]. See [`AES_CCM_128_Encryptor`].
+#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+pub type AES_CCM_256_Decryptor<
+    const NONCE_LEN: usize,
+    const TAG_LEN: usize,
+    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
+> = CcmDecryptor<AES_256, 32, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>;
diff --git a/crypto/aes/src/lib.rs b/crypto/aes/src/lib.rs
index abfc3c02..c7e06b0c 100644
--- a/crypto/aes/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/aes/src/lib.rs
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@
 mod aes;
 mod bitslice;
 mod cbc;
+mod ccm;
 mod cfb;
 mod cfb8;
 mod ctr;
@@ -233,6 +234,11 @@ mod schedule;
 
 pub use aes::{AES_128, AES_192, AES_256, BLOCK_LEN};
 pub use cbc::{AES_CBC_128, AES_CBC_192, AES_CBC_256};
+pub use ccm::{
+    AES_CCM_128, AES_CCM_128_Decryptor, AES_CCM_128_Encryptor, AES_CCM_192, AES_CCM_192_Decryptor,
+    AES_CCM_192_Encryptor, AES_CCM_256, AES_CCM_256_Decryptor, AES_CCM_256_Encryptor,
+    CCM_NONCE_LEN, CCM_TAG_LEN,
+};
 pub use cfb::{AES_CFB_128, AES_CFB_192, AES_CFB_256};
 pub use cfb8::{AES_CFB8_128, AES_CFB8_192, AES_CFB8_256};
 pub use ctr::{AES_CTR_128, AES_CTR_192, AES_CTR_256, CTR_NONCE_LEN};
diff --git a/crypto/aes/tests/bc-test-data.rs b/crypto/aes/tests/bc-test-data.rs
index c94df200..ee41918a 100644
--- a/crypto/aes/tests/bc-test-data.rs
+++ b/crypto/aes/tests/bc-test-data.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 //! block-permutation test vector -- which is the only reason ECB is mentioned in this crate. See
 //! the crate docs on why you must never use ECB to encrypt data.
 //!
-//! `bc-test-data` ships thirteen ACVP AES vector sets, one per mode. This file deliberately
+//! `bc-test-data` ships sixteen ACVP AES vector sets, one per mode. This file deliberately
 //! consumes only `ACVP-AES-ECB`, because that is the one that tests the permutation rather than a
 //! mode. The others belong with whatever implements the mode:
 //!
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@
 //! | `ACVP-AES-ECB` | this file (the permutation) and `crypto/modes/tests/acvp_ecb_tests.rs` (the `Ecb` mode) |
 //! | `ACVP-AES-CBC` | `crypto/modes/tests/acvp_tests.rs` |
 //! | `ACVP-AES-CBC-CS1` / `-CS2` / `-CS3` | nothing yet (ciphertext stealing is unimplemented) |
+//! | `ACVP-AES-CCM` | `crypto/modes/tests/acvp_ccm_tests.rs` |
 //! | `ACVP-AES-CFB128` | `crypto/modes/tests/acvp_cfb_tests.rs` |
 //! | `ACVP-AES-CFB8` | `crypto/modes/tests/acvp_cfb8_tests.rs` |
 //! | `ACVP-AES-OFB` | nothing yet (OFB is unimplemented) |
 //! | `ACVP-AES-CTR` | `crypto/modes/tests/acvp_ctr_tests.rs` |
+//! | `ACVP-AES-GCM` / `-GMAC` | nothing yet (GCM is unimplemented; it needs GF(2^128) arithmetic) |
 //! | `ACVP-AES-KW` / `-KWP` | nothing yet (key wrap is unimplemented) |
 //! | `ACVP-AES-FF1` / `-FF3-1` | nothing yet (format-preserving encryption is unimplemented) |
 //!
diff --git a/crypto/modes/benches/modes_benches.rs b/crypto/modes/benches/modes_benches.rs
index 82cb977d..879c4787 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/benches/modes_benches.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/benches/modes_benches.rs
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ use bouncycastle_aes::{AES_128, AES_256};
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
-    Algorithm, BlockCipherDecryptor, BlockCipherEncryptor, ElectronicCodeBook, SecurityStrength,
-    StreamCipherDecryptor, StreamCipherEncryptor,
+    AEADCipherEncryptor, Algorithm, BlockCipherDecryptor, BlockCipherEncryptor, ElectronicCodeBook,
+    SecurityStrength, StreamCipherDecryptor, StreamCipherEncryptor,
 };
-use bouncycastle_modes::{Cbc, Cfb, Cfb8, Ctr, Decrypting, Ecb, Encrypting};
+use bouncycastle_modes::{Cbc, Ccm, CcmEncryptor, Cfb, Cfb8, Ctr, Decrypting, Ecb, Encrypting};
 use criterion::{BatchSize, Criterion, Throughput, criterion_group, criterion_main};
 use std::hint::black_box;
 
@@ -58,6 +58,22 @@ type Aes256Cbc<Dir> = Cbc<AES_256, Dir, 32, BLOCK_LEN>;
 type Aes128Cfb<Dir> = Cfb<AES_128, Dir, 16, BLOCK_LEN>;
 type Aes256Cfb<Dir> = Cfb<AES_256, Dir, 32, BLOCK_LEN>;
 type Aes128Cfb8<Dir> = Cfb8<AES_128, Dir, 16, BLOCK_LEN>;
+
+/// CCM at the parameters the ACVP vectors and most protocols use: a 12-byte nonce and a full
+/// 16-byte tag. The direction is in the type as for the other modes, but the two directions are
+/// separate aliases here rather than one generic over `Dir`, because CCM's one-shots live on the
+/// direction-specific impl blocks.
+const CCM_NONCE_LEN: usize = 12;
+const CCM_TAG_LEN: usize = 16;
+type Aes128CcmEnc = Ccm<AES_128, Encrypting, 16, BLOCK_LEN, CCM_NONCE_LEN, CCM_TAG_LEN>;
+type Aes128CcmDec = Ccm<AES_128, Decrypting, 16, BLOCK_LEN, CCM_NONCE_LEN, CCM_TAG_LEN>;
+
+/// The buffering trait adapter needs a compile-time maximum message size. 4 KiB, not the 16 KiB
+/// the other groups use, because it is a stack buffer and the trait puts a second one of the same
+/// size on the stack at every one-shot call.
+const CCM_BUFFER_LEN: usize = 4096;
+type Aes128CcmEncryptor =
+    CcmEncryptor<AES_128, 16, BLOCK_LEN, CCM_NONCE_LEN, CCM_TAG_LEN, CCM_BUFFER_LEN>;
 type Aes128Ctr<Dir> = Ctr<AES_128, Dir, 16, BLOCK_LEN, 12>;
 type Aes256Ctr<Dir> = Ctr<AES_256, Dir, 32, BLOCK_LEN, 12>;
 type Aes128Ecb<Dir> = Ecb<AES_128, Dir, 16, BLOCK_LEN>;
@@ -740,8 +756,197 @@ fn bench_init(c: &mut Criterion) {
     group.finish();
 }
 
+/// CCM (SP 800-38C), which is the only authenticated mode here and the only one that costs
+/// **two** cipher calls per block.
+///
+/// Sec 5.2 builds CCM out of CTR for confidentiality and CBC-MAC for authenticity, over the same
+/// key, so every payload block goes through the forward cipher twice: once as a counter block and
+/// once as a CBC-MAC input. The number to watch is CCM against the CTR group on the same data, and
+/// **which** CTR number matters:
+///
+/// * against `modes::ctr::AES_128/16KiB encrypt -- N=1`, CTR's unbatched single-block path, CCM
+///   should be **about half** -- two cipher calls per block instead of one, and nothing else;
+/// * against CTR's `N=8` batched path, CCM should be about **a quarter**, because CCM cannot batch
+///   at all and CTR's pair path roughly doubles it.
+///
+/// Measured on the reference machine: 26 MiB/s for CCM against 51 MiB/s for CTR `N=1` and
+/// 102 MiB/s for CTR `N=8`, i.e. both ratios as predicted. Materially worse than half of `N=1`
+/// would mean something other than the two unavoidable cipher calls is dominating.
+///
+/// Neither half of CCM can be batched, and that is inherent, not an omission. The CBC-MAC is serial
+/// by construction (Sec 6.1 step 3: `Yi` is the cipher of `Bi XOR Yi-1`), so unlike `Ctr` and the
+/// decrypt direction of `Cbc`/`Cfb` there is no pair or four path to take, and the counter blocks
+/// are generated one at a time to stay interleaved with it. So CCM is deliberately absent from the
+/// batch-path comparison the other groups are about.
+///
+/// Encryption and decryption should be within noise of each other: Sec 6.1 and Sec 6.2 do the same
+/// work in the opposite order (MAC-then-XOR versus XOR-then-MAC), and only the forward cipher is
+/// ever used, so the inverse cipher's cost never enters.
+///
+/// The AAD is measured separately, and is the cheap half: it is absorbed into the CBC-MAC only,
+/// one cipher call per block rather than two, so AAD-only throughput should be about twice the
+/// payload's and about the same as CTR's.
+fn bench_ccm_aes128(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let key = key::<16>();
+    let nonce = [0x24u8; CCM_NONCE_LEN];
+    let data = [0xA5u8; DATA_LEN];
+    let no_aad: [u8; 0] = [];
+
+    let mut group = c.benchmark_group("modes::ccm::AES_128");
+    group.throughput(Throughput::Bytes(DATA_LEN as u64));
+
+    group.bench_function("encrypt 16KiB, no AAD", |b| {
+        b.iter_batched_ref(
+            || [0u8; DATA_LEN],
+            |out| {
+                black_box(
+                    Aes128CcmEnc::encrypt_detached(
+                        black_box(&key),
+                        &nonce,
+                        &no_aad,
+                        black_box(&data),
+                        out,
+                    )
+                    .unwrap(),
+                )
+            },
+            BatchSize::LargeInput,
+        )
+    });
+
+    // Encrypt once outside the loop so decryption measures a ciphertext that authenticates: a
+    // failing tag check would short-circuit the comparison and measure the wrong thing.
+    let mut ciphertext = [0u8; DATA_LEN];
+    let (_, tag) =
+        Aes128CcmEnc::encrypt_detached(&key, &nonce, &no_aad, &data, &mut ciphertext).unwrap();
+
+    group.bench_function("decrypt 16KiB, no AAD", |b| {
+        b.iter_batched_ref(
+            || [0u8; DATA_LEN],
+            |out| {
+                black_box(
+                    Aes128CcmDec::decrypt_detached(
+                        black_box(&key),
+                        &nonce,
+                        &no_aad,
+                        black_box(&ciphertext),
+                        &tag,
+                        out,
+                    )
+                    .unwrap(),
+                )
+            },
+            BatchSize::LargeInput,
+        )
+    });
+
+    // The same payload with 16 KiB of AAD alongside it. The difference from the no-AAD case is one
+    // cipher call per AAD block, so this should cost about 1.5x the no-AAD case for 2x the bytes.
+    group.bench_function("encrypt 16KiB with 16KiB AAD", |b| {
+        b.iter_batched_ref(
+            || [0u8; DATA_LEN],
+            |out| {
+                black_box(
+                    Aes128CcmEnc::encrypt_detached(
+                        black_box(&key),
+                        &nonce,
+                        black_box(&data),
+                        black_box(&data),
+                        out,
+                    )
+                    .unwrap(),
+                )
+            },
+            BatchSize::LargeInput,
+        )
+    });
+
+    // AAD only: CCM as a pure authentication mode, which Sec 5.3's footnote calls out as the
+    // empty-payload degenerate case. One cipher call per block, so this is the CTR-comparable half.
+    group.bench_function("authenticate 16KiB AAD, empty payload", |b| {
+        b.iter(|| {
+            let mut out: [u8; 0] = [];
+            black_box(
+                Aes128CcmEnc::encrypt_detached(
+                    black_box(&key),
+                    &nonce,
+                    black_box(&data),
+                    &no_aad,
+                    &mut out,
+                )
+                .unwrap(),
+            )
+        })
+    });
+
+    group.finish();
+}
+
+/// The buffering [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] path against the direct one, on a message that fits the
+/// buffer.
+///
+/// The two do identical cipher work -- the trait path ends in the same `Ccm` -- so the gap is
+/// purely the two extra copies `BUFFER_LEN` forces: the caller's plaintext into the encryptor's
+/// buffer, and the finalization buffer into the caller's output.
+///
+/// Measured on the reference machine, that gap is **within noise** (25.5 against 25.7 MiB/s): two
+/// `memcpy`s of 4 KiB are nothing beside 512 AES calls. So the reason to prefer `Ccm` directly is
+/// the `2 * BUFFER_LEN` of memory and the compile-time message cap, not speed. If this ratio ever
+/// moves far from 1, the buffering path has started doing real work it should not be.
+fn bench_ccm_buffering_pair(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let key = key::<16>();
+    let data = [0xA5u8; CCM_BUFFER_LEN];
+    let no_aad: [u8; 0] = [];
+
+    let mut group = c.benchmark_group("modes::ccm::buffering");
+    group.throughput(Throughput::Bytes(CCM_BUFFER_LEN as u64));
+
+    group.bench_function("AEADCipherEncryptor::encrypt_out 4KiB", |b| {
+        b.iter_batched_ref(
+            || [0u8; CCM_BUFFER_LEN],
+            |out| {
+                black_box(
+                    Aes128CcmEncryptor::encrypt_out(
+                        black_box(&key),
+                        &no_aad,
+                        black_box(&data),
+                        out,
+                    )
+                    .unwrap(),
+                )
+            },
+            BatchSize::LargeInput,
+        )
+    });
+
+    // The same 4 KiB through `Ccm` directly, for the ratio. This one also draws no nonce, since
+    // `Ccm` takes it from the caller, so `bench_ccm_init` covers that difference separately.
+    let nonce = [0x24u8; CCM_NONCE_LEN];
+    group.bench_function("Ccm::encrypt_detached 4KiB", |b| {
+        b.iter_batched_ref(
+            || [0u8; CCM_BUFFER_LEN],
+            |out| {
+                black_box(
+                    Aes128CcmEnc::encrypt_detached(
+                        black_box(&key),
+                        &nonce,
+                        &no_aad,
+                        black_box(&data),
+                        out,
+                    )
+                    .unwrap(),
+                )
+            },
+            BatchSize::LargeInput,
+        )
+    });
+
+    group.finish();
+}
+
 criterion_group!(
     benches, bench_aes128, bench_aes256, bench_cfb_aes128, bench_cfb_aes256, bench_cfb8_aes128,
-    bench_ctr_aes128, bench_ctr_aes256, bench_ecb_aes128, bench_init
+    bench_ctr_aes128, bench_ctr_aes256, bench_ecb_aes128, bench_ccm_aes128,
+    bench_ccm_buffering_pair, bench_init
 );
 criterion_main!(benches);
diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs b/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
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+//! The CCM mode of operation: Counter with Cipher Block Chaining-Message Authentication Code
+//! (NIST SP 800-38C, May 2004, errata update 07-20-2007).
+//!
+//! CCM is the one mode in this crate that is *authenticated*: it produces a tag as well as a
+//! ciphertext, and decryption either returns the plaintext or refuses. It is built from two
+//! mechanisms this crate already has, under a single key (Sec 5.2: "The same key, K, is used for
+//! both the CTR and CBC-MAC mechanisms within CCM"):
+//!
+//! * **CTR** for confidentiality, over the counter blocks of Appendix A.3;
+//! * **CBC-MAC** for authenticity, over the formatted blocks of Appendix A.2.
+//!
+//! Only the forward cipher function is ever used, in both directions (Sec 3: "Only the forward
+//! cipher function of the block cipher algorithm is used within these primitives"), so a
+//! permutation that implements nothing but `encrypt_block` works here.
+//!
+//! # The specification
+//!
+//! Sec 6.1, the generation-encryption process, quoted verbatim:
+//!
+//! ```text
+//! 1.  Apply the formatting function to (N, A, P) to produce the blocks B0, B1, ..., Br.
+//! 2.  Set Y0 = CIPH_K(B0).
+//! 3.  For i = 1 to r, do Yi = CIPH_K(Bi XOR Yi-1).
+//! 4.  Set T = MSB_Tlen(Yr).
+//! 5.  Apply the counter generation function to generate the counter blocks Ctr0, Ctr1,
+//!     ..., Ctrm, where m = ceil(Plen/128).
+//! 6.  For j = 0 to m, do Sj = CIPH_K(Ctrj).
+//! 7.  Set S = S1 || S2 || ... || Sm.
+//! 8.  Return C = (P XOR MSB_Plen(S)) || (T XOR MSB_Tlen(S0)).
+//! ```
+//!
+//! Sec 6.2, the decryption-verification process, quoted verbatim:
+//!
+//! ```text
+//! 1.  If Clen <= Tlen, then return INVALID.
+//! 2.  Apply the counter generation function to generate the counter blocks Ctr0, Ctr1,
+//!     ..., Ctrm, where m = ceil((Clen - Tlen)/128).
+//! 3.  For j = 0 to m, do Sj = CIPH_K(Ctrj).
+//! 4.  Set S = S1 || S2 || ... || Sm.
+//! 5.  Set P = MSB_Clen-Tlen(C) XOR MSB_Clen-Tlen(S).
+//! 6.  Set T = LSB_Tlen(C) XOR MSB_Tlen(S0).
+//! 7.  If N, A, or P is not valid, as discussed in Section 5.4, then return INVALID, else
+//!     apply the formatting function to (N, A, P) to produce the blocks B0, B1, ..., Br.
+//! 8.  Set Y0 = CIPH_K(B0).
+//! 9.  For i = 1 to r, do Yj = CIPH_K(Bi XOR Yi-1).
+//! 10. If T != MSB_Tlen(Yr), then return INVALID, else return P.
+//! ```
+//!
+//! Note step 8's `T XOR MSB_Tlen(S0)`: the tag CCM transmits is the CBC-MAC value **encrypted**
+//! under the counter block `Ctr0`, which is reserved for exactly that and never used for payload
+//! keystream -- step 7 starts the payload at `S1`.
+//!
+//! ## Where the ciphertext ends and the tag begins
+//!
+//! Step 8 returns a single string, `ciphertext || tag`. This type offers both layouts: the inherent
+//! [`Ccm::encrypt`] / [`Ccm::decrypt`] produce and consume the spec's own inline string, and the
+//! detached pair [`Ccm::encrypt_detached`] / [`Ccm::decrypt_detached`] keeps the tag separate,
+//! which is the shape [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] use.
+//!
+//! # Formatting: the parameters are the const generics
+//!
+//! Appendix A gives "an example of a formatting function and counter generation function"; Sec 5.4
+//! permits others, but A's is the one every deployment of CCM uses -- it is what makes this
+//! "essentially equivalent to the specification of CCM in the draft amendment to the IEEE Standard
+//! 802.11" (Appendix A) -- and it is the only one implemented here. Its length conditions (A.1),
+//! quoted verbatim:
+//!
+//! ```text
+//! * t is an element of {4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16};
+//! * q is an element of {2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8};
+//! * n is an element of {7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13}
+//! * n+q=15;
+//! * a<2^64.
+//! ```
+//!
+//! `t` is `TAG_LEN` and `n` is `NONCE_LEN`, so **`q` is not a parameter**: `n + q = 15` fixes it at
+//! `15 - NONCE_LEN`, and A.1 says as much ("a choice for q determines the value of n, namely,
+//! n=15-q"). All four of the first conditions are therefore properties of the const parameters and
+//! are `const` assertions in the constructor: a `NONCE_LEN` or `TAG_LEN` A.1 does not permit is a
+//! **compile** error at the call site, not a runtime `Err`. The fifth, `a < 2^64`, cannot be
+//! violated by a `&[u8]` whose length is a `usize`, so there is nothing to check.
+//!
+//! ## `q` trades nonce space against payload size
+//!
+//! Because `n + q = 15`, a longer nonce means a shorter length field, and `q` bounds the payload:
+//! A.1's "by definition, p<2^8q". A.1 calls this "a tradeoff between the maximum number of
+//! invocations of CCM under a given key and the maximum payload length for those invocations":
+//!
+//! | `NONCE_LEN` (n) | q | max payload |
+//! |---|---|---|
+//! | 7 | 8 | 2^64 - 1 bytes (no bound in practice) |
+//! | 11 | 4 | 4 GiB - 1 |
+//! | 12 | 3 | 16 MiB - 1 |
+//! | 13 | 2 | 64 KiB - 1 |
+//!
+//! A payload past that limit is refused with [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`]: both the
+//! counter and the length field `Q` would overflow, and `Q` is what the MAC commits to.
+//!
+//! # CCM is not a streaming mode, and what this crate does about it
+//!
+//! Sec 3 is explicit:
+//!
+//! > CCM is intended for use in a packet environment, i.e., when all of the data is available in
+//! > storage before CCM is applied; CCM is not designed to support partial processing or stream
+//! > processing.
+//!
+//! The reason is `B0`. Appendix A.2.1 puts `Q`, the payload's octet length, *inside the first block
+//! the CBC-MAC absorbs*, so nothing at all can be authenticated until the total payload length is
+//! known. [`Ctr`](crate::Ctr) and [`Cfb`](crate::Cfb) can hash as they go; CCM structurally cannot.
+//!
+//! There are exactly two honest ways to live with that, and this module provides both:
+//!
+//! 1. **Declare the length up front.** [`Ccm::new`] takes the whole AAD and the payload length, so
+//!    `B0` is formed at construction and everything after it streams with **no buffering at all**:
+//!    each byte is MACed and XORed as it arrives, and the payload may be any length up to the `q`
+//!    limit. This is the efficient path and the one the one-shots use.
+//! 2. **Buffer.** [`CcmEncryptor`] / [`CcmDecryptor`] implement [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] /
+//!    [`AEADCipherDecryptor`], whose `do_encrypt_init` is handed a key and nothing else, so they
+//!    have no length from which to form `B0`. They accumulate the message in a fixed
+//!    `BUFFER_LEN`-byte array and do all the work at finalization. That is a real cost -- see
+//!    those types' docs -- and it is the price of the generic AEAD API, not of CCM.
+//!
+//! A caller who reaches for CCM at all is in Sec 3's packet environment and knows the length, so
+//! (1) is the one to use; (2) exists so that CCM composes with code written against the trait.
+//!
+//! # Security considerations
+//!
+//! **The nonce must never repeat under one key.** Sec 5.3: "any two distinct data pairs to be
+//! protected by CCM during the lifetime of the key shall be assigned distinct nonces". A repeat is
+//! worse here than in an unauthenticated mode: it reuses the CTR keystream, and Appendix B.1's
+//! footnote describes the resulting forgery -- an attacker who can "induce the
+//! decryption-verification process to reuse the nonce" can flip any chosen bit of the payload. The
+//! nonce is *not* required to be random ("The nonce is not required to be random"), only unique, so
+//! a counter is a valid and often better choice; every deterministic entry point here takes the
+//! nonce from the caller, and the entry points that generate one draw it from the library's DRBG.
+//!
+//! **`TAG_LEN` is a security parameter.** Sec B.2: "a value of Tlen that is less than 64 shall not
+//! be used without a careful analysis of the risks of accepting inauthentic data as authentic", and
+//! it gives the bound `Tlen >= lg(MaxErrs / Risk)`. A `TAG_LEN` of 4 or 6 is permitted by A.1 and
+//! accepted here, because protocols and the ACVP vectors use short tags; prefer 16.
+//!
+//! **The key is for CCM only.** Sec 5.1: "The key shall be kept secret and shall only be used for
+//! the CCM mode", and "The total number of invocations of the block cipher algorithm during the
+//! lifetime of the key shall be limited to 2^61".
+//!
+//! **A failed tag check reveals nothing.** Sec 6.2: "the payload P and the MAC T shall not be
+//! revealed", and an unauthorized party must not be able to distinguish a step 7 failure from a
+//! step 10 failure, "for example, from the timing of the error message". Step 7 cannot fail here --
+//! the const parameters and the declared length make `N`, `A` and `P` valid by construction -- so
+//! there is only one failure path, the constant-time comparison in [`Ccm::do_decrypt_final`]. The
+//! one-shots zeroize the plaintext buffer before returning the error. The streaming API cannot; see
+//! [`AEADCipherDecryptor`]'s own warning that what `do_update_out` released is not authenticated
+//! until the final call returns `Ok`.
+
+use bouncycastle_core::errors::{KeyMaterialError, SymmetricCipherError};
+use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
+    AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, Algorithm, ElectronicCodeBook, RNG, SecurityStrength,
+};
+use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
+use bouncycastle_utils::ct::ct_eq_bytes;
+use bouncycastle_utils::secret::Secret;
+use core::marker::PhantomData;
+
+use crate::{Decrypting, Encrypting};
+
+/// CCM (SP 800-38C) over any [`ElectronicCodeBook`] with a 128-bit block.
+///
+/// `NONCE_LEN` is the spec's `n` and `TAG_LEN` its `t`; `q`, the width of the length field, is
+/// `15 - NONCE_LEN`, because A.1 requires `n + q = 15`. See the module docs for the permitted
+/// values -- all checked at compile time -- and for the payload limit `q` implies.
+///
+/// `Dir` is [`Encrypting`] or [`Decrypting`], exactly as for the other modes in this crate:
+/// `Ccm<P, Encrypting, ..>` has Sec 6.1's methods and nothing else, and `Ccm<P, Decrypting, ..>`
+/// has Sec 6.2's. Using the wrong direction is a compile error rather than a runtime one, and there
+/// is no state to police: pointing a decryptor at a plaintext is not a mistake this type can be
+/// asked to make.
+///
+/// [`CcmEncryptor`] and [`CcmDecryptor`] wrap these for the generic
+/// [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] traits, at the cost of buffering; see the
+/// module docs.
+///
+/// Asking an encryptor to verify a tag does not compile -- `do_decrypt_final` exists only on
+/// `Ccm<P, Decrypting, ..>`:
+///
+/// ```compile_fail
+/// use bouncycastle_aes::AES_128;
+/// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+/// use bouncycastle_modes::{Ccm, Encrypting};
+///
+/// let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+///     .unwrap();
+/// let ccm = Ccm::<AES_128, Encrypting, 16, 16, 12, 16>::new(&key, &[0u8; 12], &[], 0).unwrap();
+/// ccm.do_decrypt_final(&[0u8; 16]).unwrap();
+/// ```
+///
+/// And nor does the reverse -- a decryptor has no `do_encrypt_final`, so it cannot be tricked into
+/// producing a tag over data it never encrypted:
+///
+/// ```compile_fail
+/// use bouncycastle_aes::AES_128;
+/// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+/// use bouncycastle_modes::{Ccm, Decrypting};
+///
+/// let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+///     .unwrap();
+/// let ccm = Ccm::<AES_128, Decrypting, 16, 16, 12, 16>::new(&key, &[0u8; 12], &[], 0).unwrap();
+/// let _tag = ccm.do_encrypt_final().unwrap();
+/// ```
+///
+/// A nonce length A.1 does not permit does not compile:
+///
+/// ```compile_fail
+/// use bouncycastle_aes::AES_128;
+/// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+/// use bouncycastle_modes::{Ccm, Encrypting};
+///
+/// let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+///     .unwrap();
+/// // n = 6 is not in {7, ..., 13}: it would make q = 9, which A.1 does not allow.
+/// let _ = Ccm::<AES_128, Encrypting, 16, 16, 6, 16>::new(&key, &[0u8; 6], &[], 0);
+/// ```
+///
+/// Nor does an odd tag length:
+///
+/// ```compile_fail
+/// use bouncycastle_aes::AES_128;
+/// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+/// use bouncycastle_modes::{Ccm, Encrypting};
+///
+/// let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+///     .unwrap();
+/// // t = 15 is not in {4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16}.
+/// let _ = Ccm::<AES_128, Encrypting, 16, 16, 12, 15>::new(&key, &[0u8; 12], &[], 0);
+/// ```
+pub struct Ccm<
+    P,
+    Dir,
+    const KEY_LEN: usize,
+    const BLOCK_LEN: usize,
+    const NONCE_LEN: usize,
+    const TAG_LEN: usize,
+> where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
+{
+    perm: P,
+    // The CBC-MAC chaining value: `Y0` once the constructor has absorbed `B0` (Sec 6.1 step 2),
+    // then `Yi` as further blocks arrive (step 3). Bytes are XORed into it in place, so part-way
+    // through a block it holds `Yi-1 XOR (the part of Bi seen so far)`.
+    y: [u8; BLOCK_LEN],
+    // How many bytes of the current CBC-MAC input block have been XORed into `y`.
+    mac_pos: usize,
+    // `Ctr_i` with its counter field zeroed (A.3, Table 3): the flags octet and the nonce, which
+    // are the same in every counter block. Public data -- flags and nonce travel in the clear --
+    // so deliberately not a `Secret`.
+    ctr_template: [u8; BLOCK_LEN],
+    // The current keystream block `Sj` and how much of it has been consumed. Live keystream for
+    // the payload bytes still to come, so it is zeroized on drop for the same reason `Ctr`'s is.
+    ks: Secret<[u8; BLOCK_LEN]>,
+    ks_pos: usize,
+    // The index `j` of the next keystream block. Starts at 1: step 7 sets `S = S1 || ... || Sm`,
+    // and `S0` is reserved for the tag.
+    next_ctr: u64,
+    // How much of the payload length declared to `new` has not yet been supplied. That length is
+    // committed to inside `B0`, so supplying a different amount would authenticate a message no
+    // verifier could reproduce; both directions refuse instead of doing it.
+    owed: usize,
+    // Which of the two Sec 6 processes this value runs. Zero-sized: the direction costs no memory.
+    _dir: PhantomData<Dir>,
+}
+
+impl<
+    P,
+    Dir,
+    const KEY_LEN: usize,
+    const BLOCK_LEN: usize,
+    const NONCE_LEN: usize,
+    const TAG_LEN: usize,
+> Ccm<P, Dir, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
+{
+    /// The spec's `q`: the octet length of the payload-length field `Q`. A.1 requires `n + q = 15`.
+    const Q_LEN: usize = 15 - NONCE_LEN;
+
+    /// The largest payload this parameterization can carry, from A.1's "by definition, p<2^8q".
+    ///
+    /// `q = 8` would make `2^8q` exactly `2^64`, which does not fit a `u64`; there the bound is
+    /// `p <= 2^64 - 1`, i.e. `u64::MAX`, which is no bound at all on a `usize` length.
+    const MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN: u64 =
+        if Self::Q_LEN >= 8 { u64::MAX } else { (1u64 << (8 * Self::Q_LEN)) - 1 };
+
+    /// The compile-time shape check, from Appendix A.1 and Sec 5.1; run from the constructor.
+    ///
+    /// Every one of these is a property of the const parameters alone, so each is a compile error
+    /// at the call site. `q` is not checked separately: `NONCE_LEN` in `7..=13` with `q = 15 - n`
+    /// gives exactly A.1's `q` in `2..=8`.
+    #[inline]
+    fn check_shape() {
+        const {
+            // Sec 5.1: "For CCM, the block size of the block cipher algorithm shall be 128 bits".
+            assert!(
+                BLOCK_LEN == 16,
+                "CCM requires a 128-bit block cipher (SP 800-38C Sec 5.1): BLOCK_LEN must be 16"
+            );
+            // A.1: "n is an element of {7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13}".
+            assert!(
+                NONCE_LEN >= 7 && NONCE_LEN <= 13,
+                "CCM nonce length must be 7..=13 bytes (SP 800-38C A.1)"
+            );
+            // A.1: "t is an element of {4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16}", i.e. even and in 4..=16. Sec 5.4
+            // gives the same lower bound from the other side: "No value of Tlen smaller than 32
+            // shall be valid".
+            assert!(
+                TAG_LEN >= 4 && TAG_LEN <= 16 && TAG_LEN % 2 == 0,
+                "CCM tag length must be one of 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 bytes (SP 800-38C A.1)"
+            );
+        };
+    }
+
+    /// Validates a [`KeyMaterial`] and expands it into the permutation's key schedule.
+    ///
+    /// The strength check is [`ElectronicCodeBook::new`]'s; this adds the [`KeyType`] check that
+    /// the trait leaves to the mode.
+    fn checked_perm(key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>) -> Result<P, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if key.key_type() != KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey {
+            return Err(
+                KeyMaterialError::InvalidKeyType("CCM requires a SymmetricCipherKey").into()
+            );
+        }
+        P::new(key)
+    }
+
+    /// Draws a nonce from `rng`, for [`CcmEncryptor`]'s constructors.
+    ///
+    /// Sec 5.3 requires uniqueness, not randomness, but a CSPRNG draw is the only way to be unique
+    /// without state the trait's `do_encrypt_init` does not have. Every entry point that takes the
+    /// nonce from the caller instead is the better one where the caller can guarantee uniqueness
+    /// itself; see the module's security considerations.
+    fn nonce_from_rng(rng: &mut dyn RNG) -> Result<[u8; NONCE_LEN], SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let mut nonce = [0u8; NONCE_LEN];
+        rng.next_bytes_out(&mut nonce)?;
+        Ok(nonce)
+    }
+
+    /// Begins a CCM flow: formats `B0`, absorbs it and all of `A` into the CBC-MAC, and readies the
+    /// counter blocks. Everything after this streams without buffering.
+    ///
+    /// The whole AAD is taken here, and `payload_len` declared here, because Appendix A.2.1 puts the
+    /// payload length inside `B0` and A.2.2 puts the AAD length in front of the AAD: neither can be
+    /// encoded incrementally. See the module docs.
+    ///
+    /// * `key` must be a [`KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey`] of at least the permutation's strength.
+    /// * `nonce` **must not** repeat under `key`; see the module's security considerations.
+    /// * `aad` is authenticated but not encrypted, and may be empty.
+    /// * `payload_len` is the exact number of payload bytes that will follow. Supplying any other
+    ///   amount is refused, at the update or at finalization.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::KeyMaterialError`] for a key of the wrong type or strength, and
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`] if `payload_len` exceeds A.1's `2^8q - 1`; see
+    /// [`Ccm`] for the table.
+    pub fn new(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+        aad: &[u8],
+        payload_len: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        // The shape check and the payload-limit check both belong to `from_perm`, which is the one
+        // path every construction goes through; duplicating them here would be two more `Err`
+        // sites that could drift apart from it.
+        let perm = Self::checked_perm(key)?;
+        Self::from_perm(perm, nonce, aad, payload_len)
+    }
+
+    /// As [`Self::new`], from a key schedule that has already been expanded and a payload length
+    /// that has already been checked against [`Self::MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN`].
+    ///
+    /// This is what [`CcmEncryptor`] / [`CcmDecryptor`] call at finalization: they expand the key
+    /// once in their own constructor, long before they know the payload length, and hand the
+    /// schedule over here rather than storing the [`KeyMaterial`] and re-expanding it.
+    fn from_perm(
+        perm: P,
+        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+        aad: &[u8],
+        payload_len: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        Self::check_shape();
+        if payload_len as u64 > Self::MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(
+                "CCM payload longer than 2^8q - 1, the limit the nonce length implies (A.1)",
+            ));
+        }
+
+        // A.3, Tables 3 and 4: `Ctr_i` is `Flags || N || [i]_8q`, and its flags octet has both
+        // reserved bits and bits 3, 4 and 5 zero -- "to ensure that all the counter blocks are
+        // distinct from B0", whose bits 3..5 encode `t` and so cannot all be zero -- leaving bits
+        // 0..2 to hold "the same encoding of q as in B0".
+        let mut ctr_template = [0u8; BLOCK_LEN];
+        ctr_template[0] = (Self::Q_LEN - 1) as u8;
+        ctr_template[1..1 + NONCE_LEN].copy_from_slice(nonce);
+
+        let mut ccm = Self {
+            perm,
+            // Sec 6.1 step 2 is `Y0 = CIPH_K(B0)`, with no XOR, unlike step 3's `Bi XOR Yi-1`.
+            // Starting the chaining value at zero unifies the two: `B0 XOR 0 = B0`, so absorbing
+            // `B0` through the same path as every other block yields exactly `Y0`.
+            y: [0u8; BLOCK_LEN],
+            mac_pos: 0,
+            ctr_template,
+            ks: Secret::new(),
+            // Nothing buffered; the first payload byte forces a refill.
+            ks_pos: BLOCK_LEN,
+            next_ctr: 1,
+            owed: payload_len,
+            _dir: PhantomData,
+        };
+
+        ccm.mac_absorb(&Self::format_b0(nonce, !aad.is_empty(), payload_len as u64));
+
+        // A.2.2: if `a > 0`, "the encoding of a is concatenated with the associated data A,
+        // followed by the minimum number of '0' bits, possibly none, such that the resulting string
+        // can be partitioned into 16-octet blocks". If `a = 0` there are no AAD blocks at all, so
+        // nothing is absorbed and nothing is padded.
+        if !aad.is_empty() {
+            let (encoded, encoded_len) = Self::encode_aad_len(aad.len() as u64);
+            ccm.mac_absorb(&encoded[..encoded_len]);
+            ccm.mac_absorb(aad);
+            // The AAD's own blocks `B1 ... Bu` end on a block boundary, and A.2.3's payload blocks
+            // are `Bu+1 ...`. So the zero pad happens *here*, not once at the very end.
+            ccm.mac_pad();
+        }
+
+        Ok(ccm)
+    }
+
+    /// The encoding of `a`, the AAD's octet length, which A.2.2 places in front of the AAD.
+    ///
+    /// Returns the bytes and how many of them are used; the buffer is sized for the longest case.
+    /// A.2.2 gives three, quoted verbatim:
+    ///
+    /// ```text
+    /// * If 0 < a < 2^16-2^8, then a is encoded as [a]_16, i.e., two octets.
+    /// * If 2^16-2^8 <= a < 2^32, then a is encoded as 0xff || 0xfe || [a]_32, i.e., six octets.
+    /// * If 2^32 <= a < 2^64, then a is encoded as 0xff || 0xff || [a]_64, i.e., ten octets.
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// The first boundary is `2^16 - 2^8` (65280), **not** `2^16`: A.2.2 reserves the encodings
+    /// whose first octet is `0xff` so that the three cases can be told apart, and `[a]_16` for
+    /// `a >= 65280` would collide with them ("in the first case, the first octet will not be 0xff
+    /// as it will for the second and third cases"). Getting that bound wrong is the kind of error
+    /// that only shows up on a 64 KiB AAD, which is why this is a separate function with its own
+    /// tests rather than three inline branches: the third case's `2^32` boundary is not reachable
+    /// through the public API at all without a 4 GiB allocation, but it is trivially reachable here.
+    ///
+    /// `a` is a `usize` at every call site, so A.1's `a < 2^64` holds for free and there is nothing
+    /// to reject; the third case is reachable in practice only on a target with a >32-bit `usize`.
+    #[inline]
+    fn encode_aad_len(a: u64) -> ([u8; 10], usize) {
+        let mut out = [0u8; 10];
+        if a < (1 << 16) - (1 << 8) {
+            out[..2].copy_from_slice(&(a as u16).to_be_bytes());
+            (out, 2)
+        } else if a < (1u64 << 32) {
+            out[0] = 0xff;
+            out[1] = 0xfe;
+            out[2..6].copy_from_slice(&(a as u32).to_be_bytes());
+            (out, 6)
+        } else {
+            out[0] = 0xff;
+            out[1] = 0xff;
+            out[2..10].copy_from_slice(&a.to_be_bytes());
+            (out, 10)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// `B0`, the first block of the formatted input (A.2.1).
+    ///
+    /// Table 1 gives the flags octet:
+    ///
+    /// ```text
+    /// Bit number  7         6      5   4   3   2   1   0
+    /// Contents    Reserved  Adata  [(t-2)/2]_3    [q-1]_3
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// with the Reserved bit "reserved to enable future extensions of the formatting; it shall be
+    /// set to '0'", and A.2.2's rule for the other flag: "The Adata bit is '0' if a=0 and '1' if
+    /// a>0", which is what `has_aad` carries. Table 2 gives the rest:
+    ///
+    /// ```text
+    /// Octet number  0      1 ... 15-q  16-q ... 15
+    /// Contents      Flags  N           Q
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// Neither three-bit field can be zero -- A.1 notes "the encoding 000 in both cases does not
+    /// correspond to a permitted value of t or q" -- which is what [`Self::check_shape`] enforces
+    /// and what keeps `B0` distinct from every counter block (A.3).
+    #[inline]
+    fn format_b0(nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN], has_aad: bool, payload_len: u64) -> [u8; BLOCK_LEN] {
+        let mut b0 = [0u8; BLOCK_LEN];
+        // The three fields occupy disjoint bit ranges -- bit 6, bits 5-3, bits 2-0 -- and
+        // `check_shape` bounds the two encoded values so neither can overflow its field. So these
+        // `|`s are exactly equivalent to `^`, and `cargo mutants` reports that substitution as a
+        // surviving mutant; it is one of the OR/XOR equivalences CLAUDE.md calls acceptable, not a
+        // gap in the tests. `|` is written because these are field assignments, not a combination.
+        b0[0] = (u8::from(has_aad) << 6)
+            | ((((TAG_LEN - 2) / 2) as u8) << 3)
+            | ((Self::Q_LEN - 1) as u8);
+        b0[1..1 + NONCE_LEN].copy_from_slice(nonce);
+        Self::put_q_field(&mut b0, payload_len);
+        b0
+    }
+
+    /// Writes `[x]_8q` into the trailing `Q_LEN` octets of `block`: the `Q` field of `B0` (A.2.1,
+    /// Table 2) and the counter field of `Ctr_i` (A.3, Table 3), which occupy the same octets.
+    ///
+    /// `Q_LEN <= 8`, so the low `Q_LEN` bytes of a big-endian `u64` are exactly `[x]_8q`. Nothing
+    /// is ever truncated in a way that matters: [`Self::new`] refuses a payload above
+    /// [`Self::MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN`], and the counter cannot pass that either, since there is one
+    /// counter block per `BLOCK_LEN` payload bytes.
+    #[inline]
+    fn put_q_field(block: &mut [u8; BLOCK_LEN], x: u64) {
+        let be = x.to_be_bytes();
+        block[BLOCK_LEN - Self::Q_LEN..].copy_from_slice(&be[8 - Self::Q_LEN..]);
+    }
+
+    /// Absorbs `data` into the CBC-MAC as the next bytes of the formatted block string.
+    ///
+    /// Implements Sec 6.1 steps 2 and 3 together, incrementally: bytes are XORed into `y` at
+    /// `mac_pos`, and each time a whole block has gone in, `CIPH_K` is applied. Since `y` holds
+    /// `Yi-1` when a block starts, XORing `Bi` in byte by byte and then enciphering is exactly
+    /// `Yi = CIPH_K(Bi XOR Yi-1)`, whatever chunking `data` arrives in.
+    #[inline]
+    fn mac_absorb(&mut self, data: &[u8]) {
+        let mut rest = data;
+        while !rest.is_empty() {
+            let take = core::cmp::min(BLOCK_LEN - self.mac_pos, rest.len());
+            let (now, later) = rest.split_at(take);
+            for (slot, b) in self.y[self.mac_pos..].iter_mut().zip(now) {
+                *slot ^= *b;
+            }
+            self.mac_pos += take;
+            if self.mac_pos == BLOCK_LEN {
+                self.perm.encrypt_block(&mut self.y);
+                self.mac_pos = 0;
+            }
+            rest = later;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Finishes a partly-filled CBC-MAC block by zero-padding it: A.2.2 for the AAD and A.2.3 for
+    /// the payload, both "concatenated with the minimum number of '0' bits, possibly none".
+    ///
+    /// The pad itself is free. [`Self::mac_absorb`] XORs into `y`, and XORing zero changes nothing,
+    /// so all that is left to do is apply `CIPH_K` to the block already sitting there. "Possibly
+    /// none" is the `mac_pos == 0` case, where the string already ends on a block boundary and
+    /// adding a whole block of zeros would be wrong.
+    #[inline]
+    fn mac_pad(&mut self) {
+        if self.mac_pos != 0 {
+            self.perm.encrypt_block(&mut self.y);
+            self.mac_pos = 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Generates the next keystream block, `Sj = CIPH_K(Ctrj)` for the current `j` (Sec 6.1
+    /// steps 5-6), and advances `j`.
+    #[inline]
+    fn refill_keystream(&mut self) {
+        let mut ctr = self.ctr_template;
+        Self::put_q_field(&mut ctr, self.next_ctr);
+        *self.ks = ctr;
+        self.perm.encrypt_block(&mut self.ks);
+        self.next_ctr += 1;
+        self.ks_pos = 0;
+    }
+
+    /// XORs `data` in place with the next `data.len()` bytes of `S1 || S2 || ...`.
+    ///
+    /// This is step 8's `P XOR MSB_Plen(S)` and Sec 6.2 step 5's `MSB(C) XOR MSB(S)` -- the same
+    /// operation, which is why one function serves both directions. A call may start and end
+    /// part-way through a keystream block, so the caller's chunking is invisible in the output, and
+    /// only the tail of the very last block is ever discarded.
+    #[inline]
+    fn apply_keystream(&mut self, data: &mut [u8]) {
+        let mut rest = data;
+        while !rest.is_empty() {
+            if self.ks_pos == BLOCK_LEN {
+                self.refill_keystream();
+            }
+            let take = core::cmp::min(BLOCK_LEN - self.ks_pos, rest.len());
+            let (now, later) = rest.split_at_mut(take);
+            for (b, k) in now.iter_mut().zip(self.ks[self.ks_pos..].iter()) {
+                *b ^= *k;
+            }
+            self.ks_pos += take;
+            rest = later;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Debits `len` bytes from the payload length declared to [`Self::new`].
+    #[inline]
+    fn take_owed(&mut self, len: usize) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if len > self.owed {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::StateError(
+                "CCM was given more payload than the length declared to `new`, which B0 commits to",
+            ));
+        }
+        self.owed -= len;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Completes the CBC-MAC and returns the transmitted tag: step 4's `T = MSB_Tlen(Yr)`,
+    /// encrypted as step 8's `T XOR MSB_Tlen(S0)`.
+    ///
+    /// `S0 = CIPH_K(Ctr0)` is computed here rather than at construction because `Ctr0` is used
+    /// exactly once, at the end; the payload keystream starts at `S1` (step 7).
+    fn finish_mac(mut self) -> [u8; TAG_LEN] {
+        // A.2.3: the payload's own blocks are zero-padded to a block boundary.
+        self.mac_pad();
+
+        let mut s0 = self.ctr_template;
+        Self::put_q_field(&mut s0, 0);
+        self.perm.encrypt_block(&mut s0);
+
+        // `MSB_Tlen` of a byte-aligned value is its first `TAG_LEN` bytes; A.1 makes `t` an octet
+        // count, so `Tlen` is always a multiple of 8 here.
+        let mut tag = [0u8; TAG_LEN];
+        for (t, (y, s)) in tag.iter_mut().zip(self.y.iter().zip(s0.iter())) {
+            *t = *y ^ *s;
+        }
+        tag
+    }
+}
+
+/// Sec 6.1, the generation-encryption process. Present only on the encrypting direction, so a
+/// decryptor cannot be asked to produce a tag.
+impl<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const BLOCK_LEN: usize, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>
+    Ccm<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
+{
+    /// Encrypts `data` in place and authenticates it.
+    ///
+    /// Step 8 XORs the *plaintext* with the keystream, and step 1 formats the *plaintext* into the
+    /// blocks the MAC covers, so the plaintext is absorbed before it is overwritten.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`] if `data` would take the total past the declared
+    /// payload length.
+    pub fn do_encrypt_update(&mut self, data: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        self.take_owed(data.len())?;
+        self.mac_absorb(data);
+        self.apply_keystream(data);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Finishes an encryption and returns the tag (Sec 6.1 steps 4 and 8).
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`] if less payload was supplied than the length declared
+    /// to [`Self::new`] -- `B0` commits to that length, so a short message would produce a tag no
+    /// verifier could reproduce.
+    pub fn do_encrypt_final(self) -> Result<[u8; TAG_LEN], SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if self.owed != 0 {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::StateError(
+                "CCM was given less payload than the length declared to `new`, which B0 commits to",
+            ));
+        }
+        Ok(self.finish_mac())
+    }
+
+    /// One-shot generation-encryption with a **detached** tag (Sec 6.1).
+    ///
+    /// Writes `plaintext.len()` bytes of ciphertext into `ciphertext` and returns that count with
+    /// the tag. For the spec's own inline `ciphertext || tag` string, use [`Self::encrypt`].
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength`] if `ciphertext` is too short, plus
+    /// [`Self::new`]'s errors.
+    pub fn encrypt_detached(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+        aad: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<(usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if ciphertext.len() < plaintext.len() {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(
+                "ciphertext",
+                plaintext.len(),
+            ));
+        }
+        let mut ccm = Self::new(key, nonce, aad, plaintext.len())?;
+        let out = &mut ciphertext[..plaintext.len()];
+        out.copy_from_slice(plaintext);
+        ccm.do_encrypt_update(out)?;
+        let tag = ccm.do_encrypt_final()?;
+        Ok((plaintext.len(), tag))
+    }
+
+    /// One-shot generation-encryption producing the spec's own output string (Sec 6.1 step 8):
+    /// `C = (P XOR MSB_Plen(S)) || (T XOR MSB_Tlen(S0))`, i.e. `ciphertext || tag` inline.
+    ///
+    /// `ciphertext` needs `plaintext.len() + TAG_LEN` bytes; the return is how many were written.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// As [`Self::encrypt_detached`].
+    pub fn encrypt(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+        aad: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let needed = plaintext.len() + TAG_LEN;
+        if ciphertext.len() < needed {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength("ciphertext", needed));
+        }
+        let (data, tag_out) = ciphertext[..needed].split_at_mut(plaintext.len());
+        let (_, tag) = Self::encrypt_detached(key, nonce, aad, plaintext, data)?;
+        tag_out.copy_from_slice(&tag);
+        Ok(needed)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Sec 6.2, the decryption-verification process. Present only on the decrypting direction, so an
+/// encryptor cannot be asked to verify a tag.
+impl<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const BLOCK_LEN: usize, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>
+    Ccm<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
+{
+    /// Decrypts `data` in place and authenticates the recovered plaintext.
+    ///
+    /// The mirror of [`Self::do_encrypt_update`] with the two steps swapped: Sec 6.2 recovers `P` in
+    /// step 5 and only then formats `(N, A, P)` in step 7, so the MAC is fed the plaintext here too,
+    /// never the ciphertext.
+    ///
+    /// The bytes this writes are **not authenticated** until [`Self::do_decrypt_final`] returns
+    /// `Ok`.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`] if `data` would take the total past the declared
+    /// payload length.
+    pub fn do_decrypt_update(&mut self, data: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        self.take_owed(data.len())?;
+        self.apply_keystream(data);
+        self.mac_absorb(data);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Finishes a decryption by checking `tag`: Sec 6.2 step 10, "If T != MSB_Tlen(Yr), then return
+    /// INVALID, else return P".
+    ///
+    /// The comparison is [`ct_eq_bytes`], so it does not leak how much of the tag matched. Sec 6.2
+    /// also requires that a caller cannot tell step 7's failure from step 10's; step 7 cannot fail
+    /// here, so there is nothing to distinguish -- see the module's security considerations.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed`] if the tag does not verify, and
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`] if less ciphertext was supplied than the length declared
+    /// to [`Self::new`].
+    pub fn do_decrypt_final(self, tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if self.owed != 0 {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::StateError(
+                "CCM was given less ciphertext than the length declared to `new`, which B0 commits to",
+            ));
+        }
+        if ct_eq_bytes(&self.finish_mac(), tag) {
+            Ok(())
+        } else {
+            Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// One-shot decryption-verification with a **detached** tag (Sec 6.2).
+    ///
+    /// On failure `plaintext` is zeroized before the error is returned, so Sec 6.2's "the payload P
+    /// and the MAC T shall not be revealed" holds even for a caller who ignores the `Result`.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed`] if the tag does not verify,
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength`] if `plaintext` is too short, plus
+    /// [`Self::new`]'s errors.
+    pub fn decrypt_detached(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+        aad: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &[u8],
+        tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
+        plaintext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if plaintext.len() < ciphertext.len() {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(
+                "plaintext",
+                ciphertext.len(),
+            ));
+        }
+        let mut ccm = Self::new(key, nonce, aad, ciphertext.len())?;
+        let out = &mut plaintext[..ciphertext.len()];
+        out.copy_from_slice(ciphertext);
+        ccm.do_decrypt_update(out)?;
+        match ccm.do_decrypt_final(tag) {
+            Ok(()) => Ok(ciphertext.len()),
+            Err(e) => {
+                // Sec 6.2: on INVALID the payload "shall not be revealed". A plain `fill` because
+                // this crate is `#![forbid(unsafe_code)]`; the store is to the caller's own buffer,
+                // which the caller may read after this returns, so it is not a dead store the
+                // optimizer is entitled to drop.
+                out.fill(0);
+                Err(e)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// One-shot decryption-verification of the spec's own output string (Sec 6.2), splitting the
+    /// trailing `TAG_LEN` bytes off `ciphertext` as the tag -- step 6's `LSB_Tlen(C)`.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`] for Sec 6.2 step 1, "If Clen <= Tlen, then return
+    /// INVALID", which is a malformed input rather than a failed check; otherwise as
+    /// [`Self::decrypt_detached`].
+    pub fn decrypt(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+        aad: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        // Sec 6.2 step 1, "If Clen <= Tlen, then return INVALID", and the split of step 6's
+        // `LSB_Tlen(C)` off the end, in one operation: `split_last_chunk` is `None` exactly when
+        // the string is too short to contain a tag, and otherwise hands back the tag already typed
+        // as `&[u8; TAG_LEN]`. Doing it in two steps would leave an arithmetic split followed by an
+        // array conversion that cannot fail but still has to be handled.
+        //
+        // Note the spec's `Clen <= Tlen` is on the *bit* lengths of a string that also carries the
+        // payload; a `C` of exactly `TAG_LEN` octets is an empty payload plus its tag, which is
+        // valid -- Sec 5.3's footnote, "The payload may also be empty". So the octet test here
+        // admits equality, which is what `split_last_chunk` does.
+        let Some((data, tag)) = ciphertext.split_last_chunk::<TAG_LEN>() else {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(
+                "CCM ciphertext shorter than the tag (SP 800-38C Sec 6.2 step 1)",
+            ));
+        };
+        Self::decrypt_detached(key, nonce, aad, data, tag, plaintext)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<
+    P,
+    Dir,
+    const KEY_LEN: usize,
+    const BLOCK_LEN: usize,
+    const NONCE_LEN: usize,
+    const TAG_LEN: usize,
+> Algorithm for Ccm<P, Dir, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
+{
+    /// The underlying permutation's name. The mode is not appended: `&'static str`s cannot be
+    /// concatenated in a `const`, and the mode is already in the type.
+    const ALG_NAME: &'static str = P::ALG_NAME;
+    /// A mode does not change the strength of the underlying cipher.
+    const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = P::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH;
+}
+
+/// Adapts [`Ccm`] to [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] by buffering the whole message.
+///
+/// [`AEADCipherEncryptor::do_encrypt_init`] is handed a key and nothing else, but CCM cannot form
+/// `B0` -- and so cannot authenticate anything at all -- until it knows the total payload length
+/// (Appendix A.2.1; see the module docs). This type therefore accumulates the AAD and the payload
+/// in two `BUFFER_LEN`-byte arrays and runs the whole of Sec 6.1 in
+/// [`do_encrypt_final`](AEADCipherEncryptor::do_encrypt_final), which is why `FINAL_LEN` is
+/// `BUFFER_LEN`: every ciphertext byte is "flushed at finalization", and
+/// [`update_out_len`](AEADCipherEncryptor::update_out_len) is identically `0`.
+///
+/// A message or an AAD longer than `BUFFER_LEN` is refused with
+/// [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`]. Pick `BUFFER_LEN` from the largest packet the protocol
+/// allows -- CCM is a packet mode (Sec 3), so there is such a number.
+///
+/// # Memory
+///
+/// `2 * BUFFER_LEN` bytes in the value itself, plus the `FINAL_LEN`-byte buffer the trait's
+/// provided one-shots put on the stack: about `3 * BUFFER_LEN` in total through
+/// [`encrypt_out`](AEADCipherEncryptor::encrypt_out). The inherent [`Ccm`] API costs one block of
+/// each of chaining value, counter template and keystream regardless of message size, so **prefer
+/// it** unless you specifically need the trait.
+pub struct CcmEncryptor<
+    P,
+    const KEY_LEN: usize,
+    const BLOCK_LEN: usize,
+    const NONCE_LEN: usize,
+    const TAG_LEN: usize,
+    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
+> where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
+{
+    // The key schedule, expanded once here and handed to `Ccm::from_perm` at finalization, so no
+    // second copy of the key material is kept.
+    perm: P,
+    nonce: [u8; NONCE_LEN],
+    // Associated data is authenticated but not encrypted, and travels in the clear, so it is not
+    // secret and is not wrapped.
+    aad: [u8; BUFFER_LEN],
+    aad_len: usize,
+    // The plaintext, held until finalization; wrapped so it is zeroized on drop.
+    data: Secret<[u8; BUFFER_LEN]>,
+    data_len: usize,
+    // Set by the first `do_update_out`, which closes the AAD phase (see `do_update_aad`).
+    data_started: bool,
+}
+
+impl<
+    P,
+    const KEY_LEN: usize,
+    const BLOCK_LEN: usize,
+    const NONCE_LEN: usize,
+    const TAG_LEN: usize,
+    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
+> Algorithm for CcmEncryptor<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
+{
+    const ALG_NAME: &'static str = P::ALG_NAME;
+    const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = P::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH;
+}
+
+impl<
+    P,
+    const KEY_LEN: usize,
+    const BLOCK_LEN: usize,
+    const NONCE_LEN: usize,
+    const TAG_LEN: usize,
+    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
+> AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>
+    for CcmEncryptor<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
+{
+    fn do_encrypt_init(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+    ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let mut rng = HashDRBG_SHA512::new_from_os();
+        Self::do_encrypt_init_rng(key, &mut rng)
+    }
+
+    fn do_encrypt_init_rng(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        rng: &mut dyn RNG,
+    ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        // The shape check belongs here too: this type never calls `Ccm::new`, and without it a
+        // `NONCE_LEN` or `TAG_LEN` A.1 forbids would not be caught until `do_encrypt_final`.
+        Ccm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::check_shape();
+        let perm = Ccm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::checked_perm(key)?;
+        let nonce =
+            Ccm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::nonce_from_rng(rng)?;
+        Ok((
+            Self {
+                perm,
+                nonce,
+                aad: [0u8; BUFFER_LEN],
+                aad_len: 0,
+                data: Secret::new(),
+                data_len: 0,
+                data_started: false,
+            },
+            nonce,
+        ))
+    }
+
+    /// Buffers `aad`. A sequence of calls is equivalent to one call over the concatenation, which
+    /// is what A.2.2 needs: the AAD is length-prefixed, so it can only be encoded once all of it
+    /// is in hand.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`] for a non-empty `aad` after the first
+    /// `do_update_out`, and [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`] if the total would exceed
+    /// `BUFFER_LEN`.
+    fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if aad.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        if self.data_started {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::StateError("CCM: do_update_aad after do_update_out"));
+        }
+        let end = self.aad_len + aad.len();
+        if end > BUFFER_LEN {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(
+                "CCM: associated data longer than BUFFER_LEN",
+            ));
+        }
+        self.aad[self.aad_len..end].copy_from_slice(aad);
+        self.aad_len = end;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Identically `0`: nothing can be released before the payload length is known, so the whole
+    /// ciphertext comes out of `do_encrypt_final`.
+    fn update_out_len(&self, _input_len: usize) -> usize {
+        0
+    }
+
+    /// Buffers `plaintext` and writes nothing, per [`Self::update_out_len`]. `ciphertext` is
+    /// untouched and may be empty.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`] if the total would exceed `BUFFER_LEN`. Nothing is
+    /// consumed in that case.
+    fn do_update_out(
+        &mut self,
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+        _ciphertext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        // Set before the length check so that a refused oversized call still closes the AAD phase:
+        // the phase order is about call history, and this call happened.
+        self.data_started = true;
+        let end = self.data_len + plaintext.len();
+        if end > BUFFER_LEN {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError("CCM: payload longer than BUFFER_LEN"));
+        }
+        self.data[self.data_len..end].copy_from_slice(plaintext);
+        self.data_len = end;
+        Ok(0)
+    }
+
+    /// Runs the whole of Sec 6.1 over the buffered message: writes the ciphertext to `output` and
+    /// returns its length with the tag.
+    fn do_encrypt_final(
+        mut self,
+        output: &mut [u8; BUFFER_LEN],
+    ) -> Result<(usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let len = self.data_len;
+        // Move the schedule out rather than cloning it; `self` is consumed either way. `Secret`'s
+        // `Default` gives a zeroed placeholder, so nothing sensitive is left behind in `self.perm`
+        // -- `P` holds its own schedule in a `Secret` that is dropped with the `Ccm` below.
+        let mut ccm = Ccm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::from_perm(
+            self.perm,
+            &self.nonce,
+            &self.aad[..self.aad_len],
+            len,
+        )?;
+        output[..len].copy_from_slice(&self.data[..len]);
+        // Scrub the plaintext copy as soon as the ciphertext is in `output`; `self` is dropped at
+        // the end of this call anyway, but the buffer is large and this keeps the window short.
+        ccm.do_encrypt_update(&mut output[..len])?;
+        self.data.zeroize();
+        let tag = ccm.do_encrypt_final()?;
+        Ok((len, tag))
+    }
+}
+
+/// Adapts [`Ccm`] to [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] by buffering the whole message; the mirror of
+/// [`CcmEncryptor`], and see it for why the buffering is unavoidable and what it costs.
+pub struct CcmDecryptor<
+    P,
+    const KEY_LEN: usize,
+    const BLOCK_LEN: usize,
+    const NONCE_LEN: usize,
+    const TAG_LEN: usize,
+    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
+> where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
+{
+    perm: P,
+    nonce: [u8; NONCE_LEN],
+    aad: [u8; BUFFER_LEN],
+    aad_len: usize,
+    // Ciphertext rather than plaintext, so not secret in itself; wrapped anyway, because
+    // `do_decrypt_final` decrypts in place before the tag is checked.
+    data: Secret<[u8; BUFFER_LEN]>,
+    data_len: usize,
+    data_started: bool,
+}
+
+impl<
+    P,
+    const KEY_LEN: usize,
+    const BLOCK_LEN: usize,
+    const NONCE_LEN: usize,
+    const TAG_LEN: usize,
+    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
+> Algorithm for CcmDecryptor<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
+{
+    const ALG_NAME: &'static str = P::ALG_NAME;
+    const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = P::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH;
+}
+
+impl<
+    P,
+    const KEY_LEN: usize,
+    const BLOCK_LEN: usize,
+    const NONCE_LEN: usize,
+    const TAG_LEN: usize,
+    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
+> AEADCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>
+    for CcmDecryptor<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
+{
+    fn do_decrypt_init(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+    ) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        Ccm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::check_shape();
+        let perm = Ccm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::checked_perm(key)?;
+        Ok(Self {
+            perm,
+            nonce: *nonce,
+            aad: [0u8; BUFFER_LEN],
+            aad_len: 0,
+            data: Secret::new(),
+            data_len: 0,
+            data_started: false,
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// As [`CcmEncryptor::do_update_aad`](AEADCipherEncryptor::do_update_aad); the concatenation
+    /// must match the encryptor's byte for byte or the tag check fails.
+    fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if aad.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        if self.data_started {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::StateError("CCM: do_update_aad after do_update_out"));
+        }
+        let end = self.aad_len + aad.len();
+        if end > BUFFER_LEN {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(
+                "CCM: associated data longer than BUFFER_LEN",
+            ));
+        }
+        self.aad[self.aad_len..end].copy_from_slice(aad);
+        self.aad_len = end;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Identically `0`. This is the one thing a CCM decryptor gets *right* by being forced to
+    /// buffer: it releases no plaintext at all before the tag has been checked, so
+    /// [`AEADCipherDecryptor`]'s warning about unauthenticated output cannot bite a caller here.
+    fn update_out_len(&self, _input_len: usize) -> usize {
+        0
+    }
+
+    /// Buffers `ciphertext` and writes nothing, per [`Self::update_out_len`].
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`] if the total would exceed `BUFFER_LEN`.
+    fn do_update_out(
+        &mut self,
+        ciphertext: &[u8],
+        _plaintext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        self.data_started = true;
+        let end = self.data_len + ciphertext.len();
+        if end > BUFFER_LEN {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(
+                "CCM: ciphertext longer than BUFFER_LEN",
+            ));
+        }
+        self.data[self.data_len..end].copy_from_slice(ciphertext);
+        self.data_len = end;
+        Ok(0)
+    }
+
+    /// Runs the whole of Sec 6.2 over the buffered message.
+    ///
+    /// On failure `output` is zeroized before the error is returned: Sec 6.2's "the payload P and
+    /// the MAC T shall not be revealed".
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed`] if the tag does not verify.
+    fn do_decrypt_final(
+        mut self,
+        tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
+        output: &mut [u8; BUFFER_LEN],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let len = self.data_len;
+        let mut ccm = Ccm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::from_perm(
+            self.perm,
+            &self.nonce,
+            &self.aad[..self.aad_len],
+            len,
+        )?;
+        output[..len].copy_from_slice(&self.data[..len]);
+        ccm.do_decrypt_update(&mut output[..len])?;
+        self.data.zeroize();
+        match ccm.do_decrypt_final(tag) {
+            Ok(()) => Ok(len),
+            Err(e) => {
+                output[..len].fill(0);
+                Err(e)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    //! Tests for the private formatting helpers, which are what a reviewer with SP 800-38C open
+    //! most needs to check and which no public API exposes directly.
+    //!
+    //! The expected values are the `B` and `Ctr_i` strings printed in the spec's own Appendix C
+    //! examples, transcribed from the errata-updated PDF. Appendix C gives the formatted block
+    //! string for each example, so these pin the flags octet, the placement of `N` and `Q`, and
+    //! the AAD length encoding against the document rather than against this implementation.
+
+    use super::*;
+    use bouncycastle_core::key_material::KeyType;
+
+    /// A stand-in permutation: the identity. `B0` and `Ctr_i` are formatted *before* any cipher
+    /// call, so the identity is enough to read them back out of the state, and it keeps these
+    /// tests about the formatting function rather than about AES.
+    struct Identity;
+
+    impl Algorithm for Identity {
+        const ALG_NAME: &'static str = "identity";
+        const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = SecurityStrength::_128bit;
+    }
+
+    impl ElectronicCodeBook<16, 16> for Identity {
+        fn new(_key: &KeyMaterial<16>) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError> {
+            Ok(Identity)
+        }
+        fn encrypt_block(&self, _block: &mut [u8; 16]) {}
+        fn decrypt_block(&self, _block: &mut [u8; 16]) {}
+    }
+
+    fn key() -> KeyMaterial<16> {
+        KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(
+            &[
+                0x40, 0x41, 0x42, 0x43, 0x44, 0x45, 0x46, 0x47, 0x48, 0x49, 0x4a, 0x4b, 0x4c, 0x4d,
+                0x4e, 0x4f,
+            ],
+            KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey,
+        )
+        .expect("Appendix C's 128-bit key")
+    }
+
+    /// Appendix C.1: `Tlen=32, Nlen=56, Alen=64, Plen=32`, so `t = 4`, `n = 7`, `q = 8`.
+    ///
+    /// The spec prints `B` as
+    /// `4f101112 13141516 00000000 00000004 | 00080001 02030405 06070000 00000000 | ...`,
+    /// so `B0` is `4f` then the 7-byte nonce then `[4]_64`, and `B1` is `[8]_16` then the 8-byte
+    /// AAD then six zero bytes of pad.
+    ///
+    /// C.1's AAD is 8 bytes, so its Adata bit is set.
+    #[test]
+    fn c1_b0_matches_the_spec() {
+        let nonce = [0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16];
+        assert_eq!(
+            Ccm::<Identity, Encrypting, 16, 16, 7, 4>::format_b0(&nonce, true, 4),
+            [0x4f, 0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4],
+            "C.1 B0: flags 0x4f = Adata 1 | [(4-2)/2]_3 = 001 | [8-1]_3 = 111, then Q = [4]_64"
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// A.2.2: the Adata bit is "'0' if a=0 and '1' if a>0", and it is bit 6 -- so clearing it must
+    /// take C.1's `0x4f` to `0x0f` and change nothing else in the block.
+    #[test]
+    fn adata_flag_is_bit_6_of_the_flags_octet() {
+        let nonce = [0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16];
+        let with = Ccm::<Identity, Encrypting, 16, 16, 7, 4>::format_b0(&nonce, true, 4);
+        let without = Ccm::<Identity, Encrypting, 16, 16, 7, 4>::format_b0(&nonce, false, 4);
+        assert_eq!(without[0], 0x0f, "a = 0 clears bit 6, leaving the t and q fields alone");
+        assert_eq!(with[0] ^ without[0], 1 << 6, "Adata is bit 6 and nothing else");
+        assert_eq!(with[1..], without[1..], "the flag must not disturb N or Q");
+    }
+
+    /// The constructor really does absorb the `B0` that [`Ccm::format_b0`] built. With the identity
+    /// permutation the CBC-MAC chaining value after one block is that block itself, so a
+    /// no-AAD, no-payload construction leaves `B0` sitting in `y`.
+    ///
+    /// Without this, `format_b0` could be correct and unused.
+    #[test]
+    fn the_constructor_absorbs_b0() {
+        let nonce = [0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16];
+        let ccm = Ccm::<Identity, Encrypting, 16, 16, 7, 4>::new(&key(), &nonce, &[], 4).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(ccm.y, Ccm::<Identity, Encrypting, 16, 16, 7, 4>::format_b0(&nonce, false, 4));
+        assert_eq!(ccm.mac_pos, 0, "a whole block was absorbed, so nothing is part-filled");
+    }
+
+    /// Appendix C.4: `Tlen=112, Nlen=104, Plen=256`, so `t = 14`, `n = 13`, `q = 2`; the spec
+    /// prints `B0` as `71101112 13141516 1718191a 1b1c0020`.
+    ///
+    /// This is the other end of the `q` range from C.1, so between them the two tests pin the
+    /// `[q-1]_3` encoding and the fact that `Q` is `q` octets wide, not a fixed width.
+    #[test]
+    fn c4_b0_matches_the_spec() {
+        let nonce = [0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16, 0x17, 0x18, 0x19, 0x1a, 0x1b, 0x1c];
+        assert_eq!(
+            Ccm::<Identity, Encrypting, 16, 16, 13, 14>::format_b0(&nonce, true, 32),
+            [
+                0x71, 0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16, 0x17, 0x18, 0x19, 0x1a, 0x1b, 0x1c,
+                0x00, 0x20
+            ],
+            "C.4 B0: flags 0x71 = Adata 1 | [(14-2)/2]_3 = 110 | [2-1]_3 = 001, then Q = [32]_16"
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// Appendix C.1 prints `Ctr0` as `07101112 13141516 00000000 00000000` and `Ctr1` as the same
+    /// with a trailing `01`; C.4's are `01101112 ... 1b1c0000` and `... 1b1c0001`.
+    ///
+    /// Table 4 makes the counter flags `[q-1]_3` alone, with every other bit zero -- which is what
+    /// keeps them distinct from `B0`, whose `t` field cannot be zero.
+    #[test]
+    fn counter_blocks_match_the_spec() {
+        let nonce_c1 = [0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16];
+        let mut ccm =
+            Ccm::<Identity, Encrypting, 16, 16, 7, 4>::new(&key(), &nonce_c1, &[], 4).unwrap();
+        // `Ctr0` is the template with a zero counter field.
+        let mut ctr0 = ccm.ctr_template;
+        Ccm::<Identity, Encrypting, 16, 16, 7, 4>::put_q_field(&mut ctr0, 0);
+        assert_eq!(
+            ctr0,
+            [0x07, 0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
+            "C.1 Ctr0"
+        );
+        // The first payload keystream block is `S1`, so one refill must produce `Ctr1`.
+        ccm.refill_keystream();
+        let mut ctr1 = ctr0;
+        ctr1[15] = 1;
+        assert_eq!(*ccm.ks, ctr1, "C.1 Ctr1 (the identity permutation leaves S1 = Ctr1)");
+
+        let nonce_c4 =
+            [0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16, 0x17, 0x18, 0x19, 0x1a, 0x1b, 0x1c];
+        let ccm4 =
+            Ccm::<Identity, Encrypting, 16, 16, 13, 14>::new(&key(), &nonce_c4, &[], 32).unwrap();
+        let mut ctr0_c4 = ccm4.ctr_template;
+        Ccm::<Identity, Encrypting, 16, 16, 13, 14>::put_q_field(&mut ctr0_c4, 0);
+        assert_eq!(
+            ctr0_c4,
+            [
+                0x01, 0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16, 0x17, 0x18, 0x19, 0x1a, 0x1b, 0x1c,
+                0x00, 0x00
+            ],
+            "C.4 Ctr0"
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// A.2.2's three AAD length encodings, at and around both boundaries.
+    ///
+    /// Two of these values come from the spec itself: C.1's `a = 8` is printed as `0008`, and
+    /// C.4's `a = 65536` (`Alen = 524288` bits) is printed as
+    /// `11111111 11111110 00000000 00000001 00000000 00000000`, i.e. `ff fe 00 01 00 00`.
+    ///
+    /// The rest pin the boundaries, which is the part no end-to-end test can reach: the first is
+    /// `2^16 - 2^8` = 65280 rather than the obvious-but-wrong `2^16`, and the second is `2^32`,
+    /// which through the public API would need a 4 GiB AAD.
+    #[test]
+    fn aad_length_encoding_matches_a_2_2() {
+        type Mode = Ccm<Identity, Encrypting, 16, 16, 7, 4>;
+
+        // Case 1: 0 < a < 2^16 - 2^8, two octets, `[a]_16`.
+        assert_eq!(
+            Mode::encode_aad_len(8),
+            ([0x00, 0x08, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], 2),
+            "C.1's a = 8"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(Mode::encode_aad_len(1).1, 2);
+        // 65279 = 2^16 - 2^8 - 1 is the largest value still in the first case.
+        assert_eq!(
+            Mode::encode_aad_len(65279),
+            ([0xfe, 0xff, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], 2),
+            "65279 is still [a]_16"
+        );
+
+        // Case 2: 2^16 - 2^8 <= a < 2^32, six octets, `0xff || 0xfe || [a]_32`. 65280 is the first.
+        assert_eq!(
+            Mode::encode_aad_len(65280),
+            ([0xff, 0xfe, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff, 0x00, 0, 0, 0, 0], 6),
+            "65280 crosses into the six-octet case; a two-octet 0xff00 would be ambiguous"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            Mode::encode_aad_len(65536),
+            ([0xff, 0xfe, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0, 0, 0, 0], 6),
+            "C.4's a = 65536"
+        );
+        // 2^32 - 1 is the largest value still in the second case.
+        assert_eq!(
+            Mode::encode_aad_len(u32::MAX as u64),
+            ([0xff, 0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0, 0, 0, 0], 6),
+            "2^32 - 1 is still the six-octet case"
+        );
+
+        // Case 3: 2^32 <= a < 2^64, ten octets, `0xff || 0xff || [a]_64`.
+        assert_eq!(
+            Mode::encode_aad_len(1u64 << 32),
+            ([0xff, 0xff, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00], 10),
+            "2^32 is the first ten-octet case"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            Mode::encode_aad_len(u64::MAX),
+            ([0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff], 10)
+        );
+
+        // A.2.2's whole point: the three cases are distinguishable by their leading octets, so no
+        // two distinct lengths can encode to the same prefix. The first octet is 0xff only in the
+        // second and third cases, and the second octet separates those.
+        for a in [1u64, 8, 65279] {
+            assert_ne!(Mode::encode_aad_len(a).0[0], 0xff, "case 1 must not lead with 0xff");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// The constructor really uses [`Ccm::encode_aad_len`], and puts it *before* the AAD.
+    ///
+    /// With the identity permutation the CBC-MAC is `y = B0 ^ B1 ^ ... ^ Br`, so with a one-block
+    /// all-zero AAD the only nonzero contributions are `B0` and the length encoding. That makes the
+    /// encoding readable back out, which is what pins the ordering rather than just the value.
+    #[test]
+    fn the_constructor_prefixes_the_aad_with_its_length() {
+        type Mode = Ccm<Identity, Encrypting, 16, 16, 7, 4>;
+        let nonce = [0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16];
+        // 14 zero bytes of AAD: the 2-byte length plus 14 bytes is exactly one 16-byte block, so
+        // there is no padding to reason about.
+        let ccm = Mode::new(&key(), &nonce, &[0u8; 14], 0).unwrap();
+
+        let b0 = Mode::format_b0(&nonce, true, 0);
+        let mut b1 = [0u8; 16];
+        b1[..2].copy_from_slice(&14u16.to_be_bytes());
+        let expected: [u8; 16] = core::array::from_fn(|i| b0[i] ^ b1[i]);
+        assert_eq!(ccm.y, expected, "y must be B0 ^ B1, with B1 starting with [14]_16");
+    }
+
+    /// A.1's `p < 2^8q`. With `n = 13`, `q = 2`, so the limit is 65535 and 65536 must be refused.
+    #[test]
+    fn payload_longer_than_the_q_limit_is_refused() {
+        let nonce = [0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16, 0x17, 0x18, 0x19, 0x1a, 0x1b, 0x1c];
+        assert!(
+            Ccm::<Identity, Encrypting, 16, 16, 13, 14>::new(&key(), &nonce, &[], 65535).is_ok(),
+            "2^16 - 1 is the largest payload q = 2 can encode"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            matches!(
+                Ccm::<Identity, Encrypting, 16, 16, 13, 14>::new(&key(), &nonce, &[], 65536),
+                Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(_))
+            ),
+            "2^16 does not fit [p]_16"
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// The declared payload length is inside `B0`, so neither direction may be finalized with the
+    /// wrong amount of data.
+    #[test]
+    fn a_short_or_long_payload_is_refused() {
+        let nonce = [0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16];
+        let mut ccm =
+            Ccm::<Identity, Encrypting, 16, 16, 7, 4>::new(&key(), &nonce, &[], 8).unwrap();
+        let mut too_much = [0u8; 9];
+        assert!(
+            matches!(
+                ccm.do_encrypt_update(&mut too_much),
+                Err(SymmetricCipherError::StateError(_))
+            ),
+            "9 bytes against a declared 8"
+        );
+        let mut some = [0u8; 4];
+        ccm.do_encrypt_update(&mut some).expect("4 of the 8 declared bytes");
+        assert!(
+            matches!(ccm.do_encrypt_final(), Err(SymmetricCipherError::StateError(_))),
+            "finalizing 4 bytes short"
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// The two directions absorb the *plaintext* into the CBC-MAC, in both cases: Sec 6.1 step 1
+    /// formats `P` and Sec 6.2 step 7 formats the recovered `P`, never the ciphertext. So an
+    /// encryptor and a decryptor over the same message must reach the same `Yr`, and therefore the
+    /// same tag, even though they apply the keystream and the MAC in the opposite order.
+    ///
+    /// This is the property the wrong-direction runtime check used to guard; the `Dir` parameter
+    /// now makes the misuse a compile error (see the `compile_fail` examples on `Ccm`), so what is
+    /// left worth testing is that the two orders genuinely agree.
+    #[test]
+    fn both_directions_mac_the_plaintext() {
+        let nonce = [0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16];
+        let plaintext = [0xDEu8, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF, 0x01, 0x02];
+
+        let mut enc =
+            Ccm::<Identity, Encrypting, 16, 16, 7, 4>::new(&key(), &nonce, b"h", plaintext.len())
+                .unwrap();
+        let mut data = plaintext;
+        enc.do_encrypt_update(&mut data).unwrap();
+        let tag = enc.do_encrypt_final().unwrap();
+
+        // The decryptor is handed the ciphertext, recovers the plaintext, and must agree on the tag.
+        let mut dec =
+            Ccm::<Identity, Decrypting, 16, 16, 7, 4>::new(&key(), &nonce, b"h", plaintext.len())
+                .unwrap();
+        dec.do_decrypt_update(&mut data).unwrap();
+        dec.do_decrypt_final(&tag).expect("the two directions must reach the same Yr");
+        assert_eq!(data, plaintext);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs b/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs
index aeed1ee3..c3de853f 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//! Block cipher modes of operation (NIST SP 800-38A).
+//! Block cipher modes of operation (NIST SP 800-38A and SP 800-38C).
 //!
 //! A mode turns a keyed block permutation -- `bouncycastle-aes`'s `AES_128` and friends,
 //! or anything else implementing [`ElectronicCodeBook`] -- into something that can encrypt more than
@@ -11,20 +11,40 @@
 //! | CFB | [`Cfb`] | SP 800-38A Sec 6.3 | Cipher Feedback, full-block segment (`s = b`), i.e. CFB128 for AES |
 //! | CFB8 | [`Cfb8`] | SP 800-38A Sec 6.3 | Cipher Feedback, 8-bit segment (`s = 8`) |
 //! | CTR | [`Ctr`] | SP 800-38A Sec 6.5 | Counter. Nonce plus counter, both directions parallel |
-//!
-//! They divide two ways. **ECB and CBC are block ciphers** ([`BlockCipherEncryptor`] /
-//! [`BlockCipherDecryptor`]): whole blocks in, whole blocks out, and arbitrary-length data needs
-//! the padding layer. **CFB, CFB8 and CTR are stream ciphers** ([`StreamCipherEncryptor`] /
-//! [`StreamCipherDecryptor`]): any length in, the same length out, no padding, no finalization --
-//! see [Block alignment, and which modes need it](#block-alignment-and-which-modes-need-it).
-//!
-//! **All five reach the same arbitrary-length API**, so code can be written against one trait and
-//! handed any mode. A block mode gets there by being wrapped in `bouncycastle-padding`'s adapters,
-//! which are [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor`] / [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor`] with the padded block as
-//! their final output; a stream mode implements those traits directly, with `FINAL_LEN = 0` because
-//! it has no final output at all. The `bouncycastle-aes` aliases show the difference in
-//! one line each: `AES_CBC_128<Encrypting, PKCS7>` names a padding scheme, `AES_CTR_128<Encrypting>`
-//! has nothing to name.
+//! | CCM | [`Ccm`] | SP 800-38C | Counter with CBC-MAC. **The only authenticated mode here**: CTR plus CBC-MAC, with a tag and AAD |
+//!
+//! They divide three ways.
+//!
+//! **ECB and CBC are block ciphers** ([`BlockCipherEncryptor`] / [`BlockCipherDecryptor`]): whole
+//! blocks in, whole blocks out, and arbitrary-length data needs the padding layer. **CFB, CFB8 and
+//! CTR are stream ciphers** ([`StreamCipherEncryptor`] / [`StreamCipherDecryptor`]): any length in,
+//! the same length out, no padding, no finalization -- see
+//! [Block alignment, and which modes need it](#block-alignment-and-which-modes-need-it).
+//!
+//! **Those five reach the same arbitrary-length API**, so code can be written against one trait and
+//! handed any of them. A block mode gets there by being wrapped in `bouncycastle-padding`'s
+//! adapters, which are [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor`] / [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor`] with the padded
+//! block as their final output; a stream mode implements those traits directly, with
+//! `FINAL_LEN = 0` because it has no final output at all. The `bouncycastle-aes` aliases show the
+//! difference in one line each: `AES_CBC_128<Encrypting, PKCS7>` names a padding scheme,
+//! `AES_CTR_128<Encrypting>` has nothing to name.
+//!
+//! **CCM is the odd one out, and deliberately so.** It is an AEAD: it takes additional
+//! authenticated data, and it produces a tag as well as a ciphertext, so it does not fit either of
+//! the traits above -- there is nowhere in them to put the AAD or the tag. It implements
+//! [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] instead (through [`CcmEncryptor`] /
+//! [`CcmDecryptor`]), and its own inherent API is the one to reach for. Two other things set it
+//! apart:
+//!
+//! * **There is an extra input and an extra output.** The AAD is authenticated but not encrypted,
+//!   and the tag has to travel with the ciphertext; `Ccm` offers both the spec's inline
+//!   `ciphertext || tag` layout and a detached-tag pair.
+//! * **The nonce is supplied, not generated.** CCM requires the nonce to be unique but *not*
+//!   unpredictable (SP 800-38C Sec 5.3), which is the opposite of the IV requirement the other
+//!   modes have, so a caller with a counter can do better than this crate's DRBG.
+//!
+//! See [`Ccm`] for both, and [Choosing between the modes](#choosing-between-the-modes) for when it
+//! is the right answer -- which, for a new design, is usually.
 //!
 //! CBC, CFB, CFB8 and CTR all generate their own init data: an IV for the first three, a nonce for
 //! CTR, which is shorter than a block because the rest of the counter block is the counter. ECB has
@@ -38,14 +58,15 @@
 //!
 //! The crate is deliberately cipher-agnostic: it depends on no concrete block cipher, only on the
 //! trait. Define a one-line alias for the combination you use -- or use the ready-made
-//! `AES_CBC_128` / `AES_CFB_128` / `AES_CFB8_128` / `AES_CTR_128` / `AES_ECB_128` and friends from
-//! `bouncycastle-aes`. Those aliases are not all the same shape: the two block modes take
-//! a padding scheme as well as a direction, since neither is usable on data of arbitrary length
-//! without one, while the three stream modes take only the direction:
+//! `AES_CBC_128` / `AES_CCM_128` / `AES_CFB_128` / `AES_CFB8_128` / `AES_CTR_128` / `AES_ECB_128`
+//! and friends from `bouncycastle-aes`. Those aliases are not all the same shape: the two block
+//! modes take a padding scheme as well as a direction, since neither is usable on data of arbitrary
+//! length without one, the three stream modes take only the direction, and CCM takes no direction
+//! at all but does take its nonce and tag lengths:
 //!
 //! ```
 //! use bouncycastle_aes::{AES_128, AES_192, AES_256};
-//! use bouncycastle_modes::{Cbc, Cfb, Cfb8, Ctr, Ecb};
+//! use bouncycastle_modes::{Cbc, Ccm, Cfb, Cfb8, Ctr, Ecb};
 //!
 //! type Aes128Cbc<Dir> = Cbc<AES_128, Dir, 16, 16>;
 //! type Aes192Cbc<Dir> = Cbc<AES_192, Dir, 24, 16>;
@@ -62,6 +83,15 @@
 //! type Aes128Ctr<Dir> = Ctr<AES_128, Dir, 16, 16, 12>;
 //!
 //! type Aes128Ecb<Dir> = Ecb<AES_128, Dir, 16, 16>;
+//!
+//! // CCM takes the direction like the rest, plus the nonce length and the tag length -- both
+//! // real cryptographic choices rather than AES constants. The nonce length caps the payload
+//! // (SP 800-38C A.1: `n + q = 15`, `p < 2^8q`) and the tag length is the forgery bound;
+//! // 12 and 16 are the usual pair.
+//! type Aes128Ccm<Dir> = Ccm<AES_128, Dir, 16, 16, 12, 16>;
+//! type Aes256Ccm<Dir> = Ccm<AES_256, Dir, 32, 16, 12, 16>;
+//! // A 13-byte nonce leaves q = 2, so a payload of at most 64 KiB - 1; 802.11 CCMP's pair.
+//! type Aes128CcmShortTag<Dir> = Ccm<AES_128, Dir, 16, 16, 13, 8>;
 //! ```
 //!
 //! # Usage Examples
@@ -212,6 +242,42 @@
 //! assert_eq!(data, plaintext);
 //! ```
 //!
+//! CCM is shaped differently from all of the above, because it is the only authenticated one. There
+//! is no direction parameter, the nonce is supplied rather than generated, and there is an extra
+//! input (the AAD, authenticated but not encrypted) and an extra output (the tag). Decryption
+//! either returns the plaintext or fails -- it never returns plausible-looking rubbish the way the
+//! unauthenticated modes do when the ciphertext has been altered:
+//!
+//! ```
+//! use bouncycastle_aes::AES_128;
+//! use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+//! use bouncycastle_modes::{Ccm, Decrypting, Encrypting};
+//!
+//! type Aes128Ccm<Dir> = Ccm<AES_128, Dir, 16, 16, 12, 16>;
+//!
+//! let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+//!     .expect("a 16-byte symmetric cipher key");
+//! // Supplied, not generated -- and it must never repeat under this key.
+//! let nonce = [0x01u8; 12];
+//! let header = b"authenticated, not encrypted";
+//! let message = b"any length: CCM pads internally";
+//!
+//! // The spec's own layout (SP 800-38C Sec 6.1 step 8): `ciphertext || tag`.
+//! let mut sealed = vec![0u8; message.len() + 16];
+//! Aes128Ccm::<Encrypting>::encrypt(&key, &nonce, header, message, &mut sealed).expect("encryption");
+//!
+//! let mut opened = vec![0u8; message.len()];
+//! let n = Aes128Ccm::<Decrypting>::decrypt(&key, &nonce, header, &sealed, &mut opened).expect("decryption");
+//! assert_eq!(&opened[..n], message);
+//!
+//! // Any change to the ciphertext, the tag, the header or the nonce is detected -- which is the
+//! // whole difference from the five modes above.
+//! let mut tampered = sealed.clone();
+//! tampered[0] ^= 1;
+//! assert!(Aes128Ccm::<Decrypting>::decrypt(&key, &nonce, header, &tampered, &mut opened).is_err());
+//! assert!(Aes128Ccm::<Decrypting>::decrypt(&key, &nonce, b"other header", &sealed, &mut opened).is_err());
+//! ```
+//!
 //! Using the wrong direction does not compile:
 //!
 //! ```compile_fail
@@ -229,8 +295,31 @@
 //!
 //! # Choosing between the modes
 //!
-//! None is authenticated, so the honest answer for new designs is "none of them -- use an AEAD".
-//! ECB is not a candidate for data at all (below). Between the rest:
+//! **For a new design, use [`Ccm`].** It is the only authenticated mode here, and an
+//! unauthenticated mode is almost never what a new protocol wants: the other five leave the
+//! ciphertext malleable in the specific, exploitable ways set out in
+//! [None of the other modes is authenticated](#none-of-the-other-modes-is-authenticated), and
+//! bolting a MAC on afterwards is a design most people get wrong. CCM's costs, so that the choice
+//! is informed rather than reflexive:
+//!
+//! * **Two cipher calls per block, and no batching.** CCM runs both CTR and a CBC-MAC over the same
+//!   data (Sec 5.2), and the CBC-MAC is serial, so it cannot use the permutation's pair or four
+//!   path. This crate's benches measure it at about half CTR's unbatched throughput and a quarter
+//!   of CTR's batched.
+//! * **It does not stream.** SP 800-38C Sec 3: "CCM is not designed to support partial processing
+//!   or stream processing", because the payload length is inside the first block the MAC covers.
+//!   `Ccm` handles that by taking the length up front, which costs nothing; code written against
+//!   the generic AEAD traits pays for it in buffering instead. See [`Ccm`].
+//! * **The payload is capped** by the nonce length, at `2^(8 * (15 - NONCE_LEN)) - 1` bytes.
+//! * **The nonce must be unique.** Reuse is worse than for CTR: it loses confidentiality *and*
+//!   enables forgery.
+//!
+//! If CCM's shape does not fit -- a genuinely streaming multi-gigabyte input, say --
+//! `bouncycastle-ascon`'s Ascon-AEAD128 is an AEAD that does stream. Choosing an unauthenticated
+//! mode from this crate should be a deliberate decision, made because an existing format or spec
+//! requires it, and paired with separate authentication.
+//!
+//! ECB is not a candidate for data at all (below). Between the five unauthenticated modes:
 //!
 //! * **Only CBC needs padding.** CFB and CFB8 are stream ciphers: any length in, the same length
 //!   out. CBC needs the data padded to a whole number of blocks, which means a padding layer and
@@ -320,7 +409,9 @@
 //!
 //! No heap allocation, and no lookup tables of its own. A CBC or CFB8 value is the permutation plus
 //! one block of chaining value; a CFB value adds a `usize` to that; a CTR value carries the nonce,
-//! a counter and a keystream block; an ECB value is just the permutation, since nothing chains:
+//! a counter and a keystream block; an ECB value is just the permutation, since nothing chains; a
+//! CCM value carries three blocks (the CBC-MAC chaining value, the counter template and the
+//! keystream) plus four counters, because it runs two mechanisms at once:
 //!
 //! ```text
 //! size_of::<Cbc<P, Dir, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>>()  == size_of::<P>() + BLOCK_LEN
@@ -331,6 +422,16 @@
 //! // CTR, rounded up to the counter's 8-byte alignment:
 //! size_of::<Ctr<P, Dir, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN>>()
 //!     == align8(size_of::<P>() + NONCE_LEN + 8 + BLOCK_LEN + 8)
+//!
+//! // CCM. Independent of NONCE_LEN and TAG_LEN: the nonce lives inside the counter template and
+//! // the tag is built at finalization, so neither adds a field. `Dir` is zero-sized.
+//! size_of::<Ccm<P, Dir, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>>()
+//!     == align8(size_of::<P>() + 3 * BLOCK_LEN + 3 * size_of::<usize>() + 8)
+//!
+//! // The buffering AEAD-trait adapters, which is where CCM gets expensive: two BUFFER_LEN
+//! // arrays, and the trait's one-shots put a third of the same size on the stack.
+//! size_of::<CcmEncryptor<P, .., BUFFER_LEN>>()
+//!     == align8(size_of::<P>() + 2 * BUFFER_LEN + NONCE_LEN + 2 * size_of::<usize>() + 1)
 //! ```
 //!
 //! | Combination | Permutation | Chain | Count | Total |
@@ -347,6 +448,25 @@
 //! | AES-128 ECB | 176 B | 0 B | -- | 176 B |
 //! | AES-192 ECB | 208 B | 0 B | -- | 208 B |
 //! | AES-256 ECB | 240 B | 0 B | -- | 240 B |
+//! | AES-128 CCM | 176 B | 16 B MAC + 16 B counter template + 16 B keystream | 32 B | 256 B |
+//! | AES-192 CCM | 208 B | 48 B, as above | 32 B | 288 B |
+//! | AES-256 CCM | 240 B | 48 B, as above | 32 B | 320 B |
+//!
+//! CCM is the largest of the streaming values, because it is the only mode running two mechanisms
+//! at once: the CBC-MAC needs its chaining value, and the CTR half needs both a keystream block and
+//! the counter template that generates it. It is **independent of `NONCE_LEN` and `TAG_LEN`** --
+//! `Ccm<AES_128, Encrypting, .., 7, 4>` and `Ccm<AES_128, Encrypting, .., 13, 16>` are both 256 B --
+//! because the nonce is stored inside the counter template rather than separately, and the tag is
+//! assembled at finalization rather than held.
+//!
+//! **[`CcmEncryptor`] and [`CcmDecryptor`] are a different order of magnitude**, and that is the
+//! one memory figure in this crate worth thinking about before choosing an API. They buffer the
+//! whole message, so at `BUFFER_LEN = 2048` an AES-128 encryptor is **4304 B**, and the AEAD
+//! trait's one-shots put another `BUFFER_LEN` on the stack as the finalization buffer -- about
+//! `3 * BUFFER_LEN` in total for a call to `encrypt_out`. Using [`Ccm`] directly costs 264 B
+//! whatever the message length, and the benches measure no throughput difference between the two,
+//! so the buffering pair is worth it only when the generic trait is genuinely needed. See [`Ccm`]
+//! for why the buffering cannot be avoided in the trait.
 //!
 //! CFB8 is the same size as CBC because it stores the same thing: one block of input to the next
 //! cipher call. CFB adds one `usize` because its segment is a whole block and a call may end
@@ -391,9 +511,15 @@
 //! data. If you find yourself reaching for it because it needs no IV, that is the problem the IV
 //! solves.
 //!
-//! ## None of the modes is authenticated
+//! ## None of the other modes is authenticated
+//!
+//! This section is about the five SP 800-38A modes. **[`Ccm`] is exempt**: it is an AEAD, its tag
+//! covers the payload, the AAD and the nonce, and decryption returns `Err` rather than plaintext if
+//! any of them has been altered. Everything below is a description of what you give up by choosing
+//! one of the other five, and the reason
+//! [Choosing between the modes](#choosing-between-the-modes) starts with CCM.
 //!
-//! All four provide, at best, confidentiality only. None detects tampering, and each is malleable
+//! Those five provide, at best, confidentiality only. None detects tampering, and each is malleable
 //! in specific, exploitable ways -- SP 800-38A Appendix D, Table D.2, whose CFB row is
 //! "SBE in the decryption of `Cj`" plus "RBE in the decryption of `Cj+1`,...,`Cj+b/s`" (SBE =
 //! specific bit errors, the same positions; RBE = random bit errors):
@@ -415,8 +541,9 @@
 //!   CFB8 is chosen for -- and it also means a tampered byte damages a bounded, predictable window
 //!   rather than the rest of the message.
 //!
-//! **Authenticate the ciphertext.** Prefer an AEAD; if you must use one of these, MAC the
-//! ciphertext *and* the IV, and verify before decrypting.
+//! **Authenticate the ciphertext.** Prefer an AEAD -- [`Ccm`] is in this crate, and needs no
+//! separate MAC, no key-separation decision and no encrypt-then-MAC ordering care. If you must use
+//! one of the five, MAC the ciphertext *and* the IV, and verify before decrypting.
 //!
 //! Combining decryption with a padding check is the classic padding-oracle setup. It applies to CBC
 //! here, the one mode that needs padding; do not report padding failures distinguishably, and do
@@ -483,16 +610,25 @@
 //! * **CFB1**, the `s = 1` segment size (SP 800-38A Appendix F.3.1-F.3.6). Its segment is a single
 //!   *bit*, so unlike [`Cfb`] and [`Cfb8`] it does not fit a byte-oriented API at all: a message is
 //!   a bit string whose length need not be a multiple of 8, which this crate has no type for.
-//! * **OFB**, the one remaining mode of the recommendation. It is a keystream mode and, like CFB,
+//! * **OFB**, the one remaining mode of SP 800-38A. It is a keystream mode and, like CFB,
 //!   CFB8 and CTR, would implement [`StreamCipherEncryptor`] / [`StreamCipherDecryptor`].
+//! * **GCM** (SP 800-38D), the other widely-used AEAD mode of a block cipher. It would sit
+//!   alongside [`Ccm`] on [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`], and unlike CCM it
+//!   streams, but it needs GF(2^128) multiplication, which this crate has no support for.
+//! * **CCM with a formatting function other than Appendix A's.** SP 800-38C Sec 5.4 allows
+//!   alternatives and says "Alternative formatting functions may be developed in the future";
+//!   Appendix A's is the only one that exists in practice and the only one [`Ccm`] implements.
 //!
 //! # Command line
 //!
-//! The `bc-rust` CLI exposes all five modes for all three AES key lengths: `aes{128,192,256}-cbc`,
-//! `-cfb`, `-cfb8`, `-ctr` and `-ecb`, each taking `encrypt` or `decrypt` and streaming stdin to
-//! stdout. There is no API for caller-supplied init data anywhere, so `encrypt` writes what it
-//! generated at the front of its output and `decrypt` reads it back, and the two compose. That is
-//! one block for CBC, CFB and CFB8, **12 bytes** for CTR, and nothing at all for `-ecb`:
+//! The `bc-rust` CLI exposes all six modes for all three AES key lengths: `aes{128,192,256}-cbc`,
+//! `-ccm`, `-cfb`, `-cfb8`, `-ctr` and `-ecb`, each taking `encrypt` or `decrypt`. All but `-ccm`
+//! stream stdin to stdout; see below for why CCM cannot.
+//!
+//! For the five unauthenticated modes there is no API for caller-supplied init data anywhere, so
+//! `encrypt` writes what it generated at the front of its output and `decrypt` reads it back, and
+//! the two compose. That is one block for CBC, CFB and CFB8, **12 bytes** for CTR, and nothing at
+//! all for `-ecb`:
 //!
 //! ```text
 //! bc-rust aes256-cbc encrypt --key-file k.bin < plain.bin > cipher.bin
@@ -511,12 +647,36 @@
 //! [`Cfb8`]; the two are not interoperable. The `-ctr` commands use a 12-byte nonce and so a 4-byte
 //! counter, matching `AES_CTR_*`. Input must be block-aligned for the `-cbc` and `-ecb` commands,
 //! and may be any length for `-cfb`, `-cfb8` and `-ctr`, for the reason given above.
+//!
+//! **`-ccm` is different in three visible ways**, all of them following from CCM being an AEAD:
+//!
+//! ```text
+//! # The nonce is a flag, and the same one is needed to decrypt: CCM needs it unique, not
+//! # unpredictable (SP 800-38C Sec 5.3), so the caller chooses it.
+//! bc-rust aes256-ccm encrypt --key-file k.bin --nonce 000102030405060708090a0b \
+//!     --aad cafebabe < plain.bin > sealed.bin
+//! bc-rust aes256-ccm decrypt --key-file k.bin --nonce 000102030405060708090a0b \
+//!     --aad cafebabe < sealed.bin | cmp - plain.bin
+//! ```
+//!
+//! 1. **`--nonce` / `--nonce-file` is required and is not written to the output**, unlike every
+//!    other mode's generated IV. `--aad` adds data that is authenticated but not encrypted, and
+//!    must match on both sides. `--tag-len` selects the tag length, defaulting to 16.
+//! 2. **The output is `--tag-len` bytes longer than the input** (`ciphertext || tag`, Sec 6.1
+//!    step 8), and `decrypt` **fails with a non-zero exit** rather than emitting rubbish if
+//!    anything has been altered.
+//! 3. **It does not stream**: it reads all of stdin before doing any work, so memory use is
+//!    proportional to the input. That is Sec 3's "CCM is not designed to support partial processing
+//!    or stream processing", not a limitation of this implementation. It does buy something,
+//!    though -- no plaintext is written until the tag has verified, so a failed `decrypt` leaves
+//!    nothing to discard. For a streaming AEAD use `bc-rust ascon-aead128`.
 
 #![no_std]
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]
 #![forbid(missing_docs)]
 
 mod cbc;
+mod ccm;
 mod cfb;
 mod cfb8;
 mod ctr;
@@ -524,6 +684,7 @@ mod ecb;
 mod iv;
 
 pub use cbc::Cbc;
+pub use ccm::{Ccm, CcmDecryptor, CcmEncryptor};
 pub use cfb::Cfb;
 pub use cfb8::Cfb8;
 pub use ctr::Ctr;
@@ -532,6 +693,7 @@ pub use ecb::Ecb;
 // Imports needed for docs
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
+    AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor,
     BlockCipherDecryptor, BlockCipherEncryptor, ElectronicCodeBook, StreamCipherDecryptor,
     StreamCipherEncryptor, SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor,
 };
diff --git a/crypto/modes/tests/acvp_ccm_tests.rs b/crypto/modes/tests/acvp_ccm_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a5c3c819
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/modes/tests/acvp_ccm_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,371 @@
+//! Known-answer tests against the NIST ACVP `ACVP-AES-CCM` vectors from the `bc-test-data` repo.
+//!
+//! Requires `bc-test-data` to be cloned alongside this repository, i.e. at `../bc-test-data`
+//! relative to the root of this git project. If it is absent the test prints a warning and passes,
+//! matching the convention used by the other ACVP suites -- `cargo test` must stay green for
+//! someone who has only cloned this repository.
+//!
+//! # The tag is inline, so this drives the inline API
+//!
+//! The set has **no `tag` field anywhere**. An encrypt group's answer `ct` is the ciphertext with
+//! the tag appended, and a decrypt group's input `ct` is the same, which is exactly SP 800-38C
+//! Sec 6.1 step 8's own output string. So the cases go through [`Ccm::encrypt`] / [`Ccm::decrypt`],
+//! the inline pair, and the group's `payloadLen` / `tagLen` are only needed to pick `TAG_LEN` and
+//! to check the answer's length.
+//!
+//! # Failure cases are part of the vectors
+//!
+//! 52 of the 240 decrypt cases are inauthentic, and the response file marks them with
+//! `"testPassed": false` and no `pt`. There is no `decryptVerificationFailed` field in this set.
+//! Those cases are run and required to come back
+//! [`AEADTagCheckFailed`](SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) -- they are the only official
+//! negative vectors this library has for CCM, so they are checked, not skipped.
+//!
+//! # Joining the request and response files
+//!
+//! As with the other AES sets, the response file carries only the answer against a `tcId`; the key,
+//! nonce, AAD and input live in the request file, and so does the group metadata that says which
+//! direction a case is. Both files are read and joined on `tcId`, which is unique across the whole
+//! set.
+//!
+//! # What this set does *not* cover
+//!
+//! Worth stating, so the gaps stay visible rather than looking like coverage:
+//!
+//! * **`ivLen` is 96 in every group**, so `n = 12` and `q = 3` throughout. The nonce-length /
+//!   payload-limit tradeoff of A.1 is entirely untested here; `sp800_38c_tests.rs` covers `q` of 8,
+//!   7, 3 and 2 against Appendix C.
+//! * **`tagLen` is only 96 or 128.** The short tags A.1 permits (`t` of 4 or 6) appear in Appendix
+//!   C instead.
+//! * **No empty AAD and no empty payload**: `aadLen` is 128 or 256 bits and `payloadLen` is 64,
+//!   128 or 192. Sec 5.3 permits both to be empty, and `sp800_38c_tests.rs` covers that.
+//! * **Every payload is 8, 16 or 24 bytes**, i.e. one or two blocks, so nothing here stresses a
+//!   long message. The `chunks` sweep below and the Appendix C.4 case cover the multi-block paths.
+//!
+//! The 6 Monte Carlo groups that the CTR and CBC sets have do not exist here: every group in this
+//! set is `testType: "AFT"`, so nothing is skipped for that reason.
+
+use bouncycastle_aes::{AES_128, AES_192, AES_256};
+use bouncycastle_core::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
+use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{
+    KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType, do_hazardous_operations,
+};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{ElectronicCodeBook, SecurityStrength};
+use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
+use bouncycastle_modes::{Ccm, Decrypting, Encrypting};
+use serde_json::Value;
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+/// Every group in this set has `ivLen: 96`.
+const NONCE_LEN: usize = 12;
+
+/// Candidate locations, covering `cargo test` run from the crate root or from the repo root.
+const TEST_DATA_PATHS: [&str; 2] = [
+    "../../../bc-test-data/crypto/aes_tdes_vectors/CCM",
+    "../bc-test-data/crypto/aes_tdes_vectors/CCM",
+];
+
+const REQUEST_FILE: &str = "ACVP-AES-CCM.4014548.req.json";
+const RESPONSE_FILE: &str = "ACVP-AES-CCM.4014548.rsp.json";
+
+fn test_data_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    for candidate in TEST_DATA_PATHS {
+        let path = Path::new(candidate);
+        if path.join(REQUEST_FILE).exists() && path.join(RESPONSE_FILE).exists() {
+            return Some(path.to_path_buf());
+        }
+    }
+    println!(
+        "WARNING: bc-test-data not found (looked in {TEST_DATA_PATHS:?}); \
+         ACVP AES-CCM tests will be skipped"
+    );
+    None
+}
+
+fn decode(value: &Value, field: &str, tc_id: u64) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let s = value
+        .get(field)
+        .and_then(Value::as_str)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("tcId {tc_id}: missing field {field}"));
+    hex::decode(s).unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("tcId {tc_id}: bad hex in {field}"))
+}
+
+/// Wraps the vector's raw key bytes, promoting them if `KeyMaterial`'s entropy heuristic declined
+/// to call them a cipher key. Same helper as the other ACVP suites in this crate.
+fn cipher_key<const N: usize>(bytes: &[u8]) -> KeyMaterial<N> {
+    assert_eq!(bytes.len(), N, "key length should match the parameter set");
+    let mut key = KeyMaterial::<N>::from_bytes_as_type(bytes, KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+        .expect("ACVP key bytes fit the buffer");
+
+    if key.key_type() != KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey {
+        do_hazardous_operations(&mut key, |k| {
+            k.set_key_type(KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)?;
+            k.set_security_strength(SecurityStrength::from_bytes(N))
+        })
+        .expect("promoting a NIST test key");
+    }
+    key
+}
+
+/// The outcome of one decrypt case, so that an expected authentication failure can be asserted
+/// rather than merely tolerated.
+enum Decrypted {
+    Plaintext(Vec<u8>),
+    TagCheckFailed,
+}
+
+/// Runs one encrypt case: `Ccm::encrypt` must produce the response file's `ct`, which is
+/// `ciphertext || tag`.
+///
+/// Also re-runs it through the length-declared streaming API in several chunkings, since these are
+/// the only real vectors available for that path and the one-shot is a single call over the whole
+/// payload.
+fn encrypt_case<const KEY_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize, P>(
+    key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+    nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+    aad: &[u8],
+    plaintext: &[u8],
+) -> Vec<u8>
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, 16>,
+{
+    let mut inline = vec![0u8; plaintext.len() + TAG_LEN];
+    let written = Ccm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, 16, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::encrypt(
+        key, nonce, aad, plaintext, &mut inline,
+    )
+    .expect("CCM encryption of a valid ACVP case");
+    assert_eq!(written, inline.len(), "the inline layout writes ciphertext || tag");
+
+    // The same answer must come out of the streaming API, in any chunking of both phases.
+    for chunk in [1usize, 5, 16] {
+        let mut ccm = Ccm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, 16, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::new(
+            key,
+            nonce,
+            aad,
+            plaintext.len(),
+        )
+        .expect("streaming init");
+        let mut streamed = plaintext.to_vec();
+        for piece in streamed.chunks_mut(chunk) {
+            ccm.do_encrypt_update(piece).expect("update");
+        }
+        let tag = ccm.do_encrypt_final().expect("final");
+        assert_eq!(&streamed[..], &inline[..plaintext.len()], "streamed in {chunk}-byte chunks");
+        assert_eq!(&tag[..], &inline[plaintext.len()..], "streamed tag, {chunk}-byte chunks");
+    }
+
+    inline
+}
+
+/// Runs one decrypt case over the inline `ciphertext || tag` string the vectors carry.
+fn decrypt_case<const KEY_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize, P>(
+    key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+    nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+    aad: &[u8],
+    ct_and_tag: &[u8],
+) -> Decrypted
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, 16>,
+{
+    let mut plaintext = vec![0u8; ct_and_tag.len().saturating_sub(TAG_LEN)];
+    match Ccm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, 16, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::decrypt(
+        key, nonce, aad, ct_and_tag, &mut plaintext,
+    ) {
+        Ok(n) => {
+            plaintext.truncate(n);
+            Decrypted::Plaintext(plaintext)
+        }
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => {
+            assert!(
+                plaintext.iter().all(|b| *b == 0),
+                "Sec 6.2: the payload must not be revealed when the check fails"
+            );
+            Decrypted::TagCheckFailed
+        }
+        Err(other) => panic!("unexpected CCM decryption error: {other:?}"),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Dispatches a case to the right `(KEY_LEN, TAG_LEN)` instantiation.
+///
+/// Both are const generics, so the six combinations this set uses are spelled out. `ivLen` is 96 in
+/// every group, so `NONCE_LEN` is not part of the dispatch; an unexpected value is a hard failure
+/// rather than a silent skip, so that a future revision of the vector file cannot quietly reduce
+/// coverage.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+fn run_case(
+    tc_id: u64,
+    key_len: u64,
+    tag_len: u64,
+    encrypt: bool,
+    key_bytes: &[u8],
+    nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+    aad: &[u8],
+    input: &[u8],
+) -> Result<Vec<u8>, ()> {
+    macro_rules! dispatch {
+        ($k:literal, $t:literal, $p:ty) => {{
+            let key = cipher_key::<$k>(key_bytes);
+            if encrypt {
+                Ok(encrypt_case::<$k, $t, $p>(&key, nonce, aad, input))
+            } else {
+                match decrypt_case::<$k, $t, $p>(&key, nonce, aad, input) {
+                    Decrypted::Plaintext(p) => Ok(p),
+                    Decrypted::TagCheckFailed => Err(()),
+                }
+            }
+        }};
+    }
+
+    // A macro here rather than the unrolled six arms purely because the *type* arguments differ:
+    // `KEY_LEN`, `TAG_LEN` and the AES type all vary together, and a function cannot take them as
+    // runtime values. The body is one expression, and each arm is its own instantiation, so
+    // `cargo mutants` still sees the code it expands to.
+    match (key_len, tag_len) {
+        (128, 96) => dispatch!(16, 12, AES_128),
+        (128, 128) => dispatch!(16, 16, AES_128),
+        (192, 96) => dispatch!(24, 12, AES_192),
+        (192, 128) => dispatch!(24, 16, AES_192),
+        (256, 96) => dispatch!(32, 12, AES_256),
+        (256, 128) => dispatch!(32, 16, AES_256),
+        other => panic!("tcId {tc_id}: unexpected (keyLen, tagLen) {other:?}"),
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn acvp_aes_ccm_known_answer_tests() {
+    let Some(dir) = test_data_dir() else { return };
+
+    let req: Value = serde_json::from_str(
+        &fs::read_to_string(dir.join(REQUEST_FILE)).expect("readable request file"),
+    )
+    .expect("valid ACVP request JSON");
+    let rsp: Value = serde_json::from_str(
+        &fs::read_to_string(dir.join(RESPONSE_FILE)).expect("readable response file"),
+    )
+    .expect("valid ACVP response JSON");
+
+    // The response file carries only the answer, against a tcId. Index it.
+    let mut answers: BTreeMap<u64, Value> = BTreeMap::new();
+    for group in rsp
+        .get(1)
+        .and_then(|s| s.get("testGroups"))
+        .and_then(Value::as_array)
+        .expect("response testGroups")
+    {
+        for test in group.get("tests").and_then(Value::as_array).expect("response tests") {
+            let tc_id = test.get("tcId").and_then(Value::as_u64).expect("tcId");
+            answers.insert(tc_id, test.clone());
+        }
+    }
+
+    let groups = req
+        .get(1)
+        .and_then(|s| s.get("testGroups"))
+        .and_then(Value::as_array)
+        .expect("request testGroups");
+
+    let mut encrypt_cases = 0usize;
+    let mut decrypt_pass_cases = 0usize;
+    let mut decrypt_fail_cases = 0usize;
+    let mut per_kind: BTreeMap<String, usize> = BTreeMap::new();
+
+    for group in groups {
+        let test_type = group.get("testType").and_then(Value::as_str).expect("testType");
+        assert_eq!(test_type, "AFT", "this set is documented as AFT-only");
+        let direction = group.get("direction").and_then(Value::as_str).expect("direction");
+        let encrypt = match direction {
+            "encrypt" => true,
+            "decrypt" => false,
+            other => panic!("unexpected direction {other}"),
+        };
+        let key_len = group.get("keyLen").and_then(Value::as_u64).expect("keyLen");
+        let tag_len = group.get("tagLen").and_then(Value::as_u64).expect("tagLen");
+        let iv_len = group.get("ivLen").and_then(Value::as_u64).expect("ivLen");
+        let payload_len = group.get("payloadLen").and_then(Value::as_u64).expect("payloadLen");
+        assert_eq!(iv_len, 96, "every group in this set has a 96-bit nonce");
+        assert_eq!(tag_len % 8, 0, "tagLen must be a whole number of octets");
+
+        for test in group.get("tests").and_then(Value::as_array).expect("tests") {
+            let tc_id = test.get("tcId").and_then(Value::as_u64).expect("tcId");
+            let answer = answers.get(&tc_id).unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("tcId {tc_id}: no answer"));
+
+            let key_bytes = decode(test, "key", tc_id);
+            let nonce_bytes = decode(test, "iv", tc_id);
+            let nonce: [u8; NONCE_LEN] = nonce_bytes
+                .try_into()
+                .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("tcId {tc_id}: iv is not 12 bytes"));
+            let aad = decode(test, "aad", tc_id);
+
+            // Input comes from the request, expected output from the response.
+            let input = decode(test, if encrypt { "pt" } else { "ct" }, tc_id);
+
+            let expect_failure = answer
+                .get("testPassed")
+                .and_then(Value::as_bool)
+                .map(|passed| !passed)
+                .unwrap_or(false);
+
+            let got = run_case(tc_id, key_len, tag_len, encrypt, &key_bytes, &nonce, &aad, &input);
+
+            if encrypt {
+                assert!(!expect_failure, "tcId {tc_id}: an encrypt case cannot be a failure case");
+                let expected = decode(answer, "ct", tc_id);
+                assert_eq!(
+                    expected.len() as u64,
+                    (payload_len + tag_len) / 8,
+                    "tcId {tc_id}: the answer must be ciphertext || tag"
+                );
+                let got = got.expect("an encrypt case never reports a tag failure");
+                assert_eq!(got, expected, "tcId {tc_id}: AES-{key_len} CCM encrypt");
+                encrypt_cases += 1;
+            } else if expect_failure {
+                assert!(
+                    got.is_err(),
+                    "tcId {tc_id}: the vectors say this ciphertext is inauthentic, \
+                     but decryption returned a payload"
+                );
+                decrypt_fail_cases += 1;
+            } else {
+                let expected = decode(answer, "pt", tc_id);
+                let got = got.unwrap_or_else(|()| {
+                    panic!("tcId {tc_id}: an authentic ACVP case failed its tag check")
+                });
+                assert_eq!(got, expected, "tcId {tc_id}: AES-{key_len} CCM decrypt");
+                decrypt_pass_cases += 1;
+            }
+
+            *per_kind.entry(format!("AES-{key_len} t={} {direction}", tag_len / 8)).or_default() +=
+                1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    println!("ACVP AES-CCM cases by parameter set:");
+    for (kind, count) in &per_kind {
+        println!("  {kind}: {count}");
+    }
+    println!(
+        "  totals: {encrypt_cases} encrypt, {decrypt_pass_cases} decrypt-authentic, \
+         {decrypt_fail_cases} decrypt-inauthentic"
+    );
+
+    // Guard against a silently-empty or partial run. These are the exact counts of the vector set,
+    // so a file that changed shape fails loudly instead of quietly testing less.
+    assert_eq!(encrypt_cases, 240, "expected 240 encrypt cases");
+    assert_eq!(decrypt_pass_cases, 188, "expected 188 authentic decrypt cases");
+    assert_eq!(decrypt_fail_cases, 52, "expected 52 inauthentic decrypt cases");
+    assert_eq!(
+        encrypt_cases + decrypt_pass_cases + decrypt_fail_cases,
+        480,
+        "every case in the set should be checked; none are skipped"
+    );
+    // Three key lengths x two tag lengths x two directions: the full cross product, so every one
+    // of the six `run_case` instantiations is exercised in both directions.
+    assert_eq!(
+        per_kind.len(),
+        12,
+        "expected all three key lengths at both tag lengths, in both directions"
+    );
+}
diff --git a/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs b/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0ff69dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,574 @@
+//! The four AES-CCM example vectors of NIST SP 800-38C Appendix C, and the streaming and
+//! error-path properties that go with them.
+//!
+//! The vectors are transcribed from the errata-updated (07-20-2007) PDF of the recommendation.
+//! Appendix C: "four examples are provided for the encryption-generation process of CCM with the
+//! formatting and counter generation functions that are specified in Appendix A. The underlying
+//! block cipher algorithm is the AES algorithm under a key of 128 bits." All four share one key
+//! and differ in every length, which is what makes them worth having all four of: between them
+//! they cover `t` of 4, 6, 8 and 14 and `q` of 8, 7, 3 and 2, i.e. both ends of each of A.1's
+//! ranges.
+//!
+//! Appendix C prints `C` as a single string, which is Sec 6.1 step 8's
+//! `(P XOR MSB_Plen(S)) || (T XOR MSB_Tlen(S0))` -- the ciphertext with the tag appended. It is
+//! split here at `Plen`, and both layouts of the API are checked against the two halves.
+//!
+//! Appendix C gives no decryption examples ("From each example, a corresponding example of the
+//! decryption-verification process of CCM is straightforward to construct"), so the decryption
+//! direction is checked by round-tripping each vector's own `C` back to its `P`.
+
+use bouncycastle_aes::{AES_128, AES_192, AES_256};
+use bouncycastle_core::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
+use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor};
+use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG;
+use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::symmetric_ciphers::TestFrameworkAEADCipher;
+use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
+use bouncycastle_modes::{Ccm, CcmDecryptor, CcmEncryptor, Decrypting, Encrypting};
+
+/// Appendix C's key, the same in all four examples: `40414243 44454647 48494a4b 4c4d4e4f`.
+const APPENDIX_C_KEY: &str = "404142434445464748494a4b4c4d4e4f";
+
+fn key<const N: usize>(hex_key: &str) -> KeyMaterial<N> {
+    let bytes = hex::decode(hex_key).expect("valid hex key");
+    assert_eq!(bytes.len(), N, "key length must match the parameter set");
+    KeyMaterial::<N>::from_bytes_as_type(&bytes, KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+        .expect("a symmetric cipher key")
+}
+
+/// [`SymmetricCipherError`] is deliberately not `PartialEq` -- it carries `&'static str` detail that
+/// tests have no business pinning -- so these two match on the variant instead.
+fn is_tag_failure<T>(r: Result<T, SymmetricCipherError>) -> bool {
+    matches!(r, Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed))
+}
+
+fn buffer_len_error<T>(r: Result<T, SymmetricCipherError>) -> Option<(&'static str, usize)> {
+    match r {
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(which, needed)) => {
+            Some((which, needed))
+        }
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Drives one Appendix C example through every entry point, in both layouts and both directions.
+///
+/// `c` is the appendix's whole `C` string; it is split at `plaintext.len()` into the ciphertext and
+/// the tag, so a mistake in either half is caught, and so is a mistake in where the split belongs.
+fn check_vector<
+    const KEY_LEN: usize,
+    const NONCE_LEN: usize,
+    const TAG_LEN: usize,
+    P: bouncycastle_core::traits::ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, 16>,
+>(
+    name: &str,
+    key_hex: &str,
+    nonce_hex: &str,
+    aad: &[u8],
+    plaintext_hex: &str,
+    c_hex: &str,
+) {
+    type Enc<P, const K: usize, const N: usize, const T: usize> = Ccm<P, Encrypting, K, 16, N, T>;
+    type Dec<P, const K: usize, const N: usize, const T: usize> = Ccm<P, Decrypting, K, 16, N, T>;
+
+    let k = key::<KEY_LEN>(key_hex);
+    let nonce_bytes = hex::decode(nonce_hex).expect("valid hex nonce");
+    let nonce: [u8; NONCE_LEN] = nonce_bytes.try_into().expect("nonce length matches NONCE_LEN");
+    let plaintext = hex::decode(plaintext_hex).expect("valid hex plaintext");
+    let c = hex::decode(c_hex).expect("valid hex C");
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        c.len(),
+        plaintext.len() + TAG_LEN,
+        "{name}: the appendix's C must be Plen + Tlen octets"
+    );
+    let (want_ct, want_tag) = c.split_at(plaintext.len());
+
+    // --- Sec 6.1, detached tag ---
+    let mut ct = vec![0u8; plaintext.len()];
+    let (written, tag) = Enc::<P, KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::encrypt_detached(
+        &k, &nonce, aad, &plaintext, &mut ct,
+    )
+    .expect("encryption");
+    assert_eq!(written, plaintext.len(), "{name}: CCM never expands the payload");
+    assert_eq!(ct, want_ct, "{name}: ciphertext");
+    assert_eq!(tag, want_tag, "{name}: tag");
+
+    // --- Sec 6.1, the appendix's own inline `ciphertext || tag` layout ---
+    let mut inline = vec![0u8; plaintext.len() + TAG_LEN];
+    let n =
+        Enc::<P, KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::encrypt(&k, &nonce, aad, &plaintext, &mut inline)
+            .expect("encryption");
+    assert_eq!(n, c.len(), "{name}: inline output length");
+    assert_eq!(inline, c, "{name}: the whole C string of Appendix C");
+
+    // --- Sec 6.2, both layouts ---
+    let mut recovered = vec![0u8; plaintext.len()];
+    let n = Dec::<P, KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::decrypt_detached(
+        &k,
+        &nonce,
+        aad,
+        want_ct,
+        want_tag.try_into().expect("TAG_LEN bytes"),
+        &mut recovered,
+    )
+    .expect("decryption");
+    assert_eq!(n, plaintext.len());
+    assert_eq!(recovered, plaintext, "{name}: detached round trip");
+
+    let mut recovered = vec![0u8; plaintext.len()];
+    let n = Dec::<P, KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::decrypt(&k, &nonce, aad, &c, &mut recovered)
+        .expect("decryption");
+    assert_eq!(n, plaintext.len());
+    assert_eq!(recovered, plaintext, "{name}: inline round trip");
+
+    // --- Every ciphertext chunking through the streaming API gives the same answer ---
+    // Sec 3 says CCM is not a streaming mode, and `Ccm` handles that by taking the payload length
+    // up front; given that, the chunking must be invisible, exactly as for the other modes.
+    for chunk in [1usize, 2, 3, 7, 16, 17] {
+        let mut ccm = Enc::<P, KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::new(&k, &nonce, aad, plaintext.len())
+            .expect("streaming init");
+        let mut streamed = plaintext.clone();
+        for piece in streamed.chunks_mut(chunk) {
+            ccm.do_encrypt_update(piece).expect("update");
+        }
+        let streamed_tag = ccm.do_encrypt_final().expect("final");
+        assert_eq!(streamed, want_ct, "{name}: ciphertext, streamed in {chunk}-byte chunks");
+        assert_eq!(streamed_tag, want_tag, "{name}: tag, streamed in {chunk}-byte chunks");
+
+        let mut ccm = Dec::<P, KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::new(&k, &nonce, aad, plaintext.len())
+            .expect("streaming init");
+        for piece in streamed.chunks_mut(chunk) {
+            ccm.do_decrypt_update(piece).expect("update");
+        }
+        ccm.do_decrypt_final(want_tag.try_into().expect("TAG_LEN bytes")).expect("tag check");
+        assert_eq!(streamed, plaintext, "{name}: plaintext, streamed in {chunk}-byte chunks");
+    }
+
+    // --- Every bit of the tag is checked, and so is every byte of the ciphertext and the AAD ---
+    let tag_arr: &[u8; TAG_LEN] = want_tag.try_into().expect("TAG_LEN bytes");
+    for i in 0..TAG_LEN {
+        let mut bad = *tag_arr;
+        bad[i] ^= 0x80;
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; plaintext.len()];
+        assert!(
+            is_tag_failure(Dec::<P, KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::decrypt_detached(
+                &k, &nonce, aad, want_ct, &bad, &mut out
+            )),
+            "{name}: a flipped bit in tag byte {i} must be caught"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            out.iter().all(|b| *b == 0),
+            "{name}: Sec 6.2 -- the payload must not be revealed on INVALID"
+        );
+    }
+    if !want_ct.is_empty() {
+        let mut bad_ct = want_ct.to_vec();
+        bad_ct[0] ^= 0x01;
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; plaintext.len()];
+        assert!(
+            is_tag_failure(Dec::<P, KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::decrypt_detached(
+                &k, &nonce, aad, &bad_ct, tag_arr, &mut out
+            )),
+            "{name}: a modified ciphertext must be caught"
+        );
+    }
+    if !aad.is_empty() {
+        let mut bad_aad = aad.to_vec();
+        bad_aad[0] ^= 0x01;
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; plaintext.len()];
+        assert!(
+            is_tag_failure(Dec::<P, KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::decrypt_detached(
+                &k, &nonce, &bad_aad, want_ct, tag_arr, &mut out
+            )),
+            "{name}: CCM authenticates the AAD as well as the payload"
+        );
+    }
+    // Truncating the AAD by one byte changes `a`, which A.2.2 encodes in front of it, so this must
+    // fail even though the remaining bytes are genuine.
+    if aad.len() > 1 {
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; plaintext.len()];
+        assert!(
+            is_tag_failure(Dec::<P, KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::decrypt_detached(
+                &k,
+                &nonce,
+                &aad[..aad.len() - 1],
+                want_ct,
+                tag_arr,
+                &mut out
+            )),
+            "{name}: the AAD length is authenticated, not just its contents"
+        );
+    }
+    // A different nonce must fail too: it changes both `B0` and every counter block.
+    let mut bad_nonce = nonce;
+    bad_nonce[0] ^= 0x01;
+    let mut out = vec![0u8; plaintext.len()];
+    assert!(
+        is_tag_failure(Dec::<P, KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::decrypt_detached(
+            &k, &bad_nonce, aad, want_ct, tag_arr, &mut out
+        )),
+        "{name}: the nonce is authenticated"
+    );
+}
+
+/// Appendix C.1: `Klen = 128, Tlen = 32, Nlen = 56, Alen = 64, Plen = 32`.
+///
+/// `n = 7`, so `q = 8`: the widest length field A.1 allows, and the shortest permitted tag.
+#[test]
+fn appendix_c1() {
+    check_vector::<16, 7, 4, AES_128>(
+        "C.1",
+        APPENDIX_C_KEY,
+        "10111213141516",
+        &hex::decode("0001020304050607").unwrap(),
+        "20212223",
+        // C: 7162015b 4dac255d
+        "7162015b4dac255d",
+    );
+}
+
+/// Appendix C.2: `Klen = 128, Tlen = 48, Nlen = 64, Alen = 128, Plen = 128`.
+///
+/// `n = 8`, so `q = 7`. The payload is exactly one block, which is the case where A.2.3's
+/// "minimum number of '0' bits, possibly none" is none.
+#[test]
+fn appendix_c2() {
+    check_vector::<16, 8, 6, AES_128>(
+        "C.2",
+        APPENDIX_C_KEY,
+        "1011121314151617",
+        &hex::decode("000102030405060708090a0b0c0d0e0f").unwrap(),
+        "202122232425262728292a2b2c2d2e2f",
+        // C: d2a1f0e0 51ea5f62 081a7792 073d593d 1fc64fbf accd
+        "d2a1f0e051ea5f62081a7792073d593d1fc64fbfaccd",
+    );
+}
+
+/// Appendix C.3: `Klen = 128, Tlen = 64, Nlen = 96, Alen = 160, Plen = 192`.
+///
+/// `n = 12`, so `q = 3`. Both the AAD (20 bytes) and the payload (24 bytes) need zero-padding, and
+/// the payload spans two counter blocks.
+#[test]
+fn appendix_c3() {
+    check_vector::<16, 12, 8, AES_128>(
+        "C.3",
+        APPENDIX_C_KEY,
+        "101112131415161718191a1b",
+        &hex::decode("000102030405060708090a0b0c0d0e0f10111213").unwrap(),
+        "202122232425262728292a2b2c2d2e2f3031323334353637",
+        // C: e3b201a9 f5b71a7a 9b1ceaec cd97e70b
+        //    6176aad9 a4428aa5 484392fb c1b09951
+        "e3b201a9f5b71a7a9b1ceaeccd97e70b6176aad9a4428aa5484392fbc1b09951",
+    );
+}
+
+/// Appendix C.4: `Klen = 128, Tlen = 112, Nlen = 104, Alen = 524288, Plen = 256`.
+///
+/// `n = 13`, so `q = 2`: the narrowest length field A.1 allows. This is the example that exercises
+/// A.2.2's **six-octet** AAD length encoding, `0xff || 0xfe || [a]_32` -- `Alen` is 524288 bits,
+/// i.e. `a = 65536`, which is past the `2^16 - 2^8` boundary. Nothing else in the appendix does,
+/// and neither does the ACVP set, so this test is the only coverage of that branch against an
+/// official answer.
+///
+/// The appendix does not print `A` in full: "the given string of the first sixteen blocks of the
+/// associated data string is concatenated with itself repeatedly to form a string of 524288 bits".
+/// Those sixteen blocks are `00 01 02 ... ff`, so `A` is that 256-byte run repeated 256 times.
+#[test]
+fn appendix_c4() {
+    let mut aad = Vec::with_capacity(65536);
+    for _ in 0..256 {
+        aad.extend(0u8..=255u8);
+    }
+    assert_eq!(aad.len(), 65536, "Alen = 524288 bits");
+
+    check_vector::<16, 13, 14, AES_128>(
+        "C.4",
+        APPENDIX_C_KEY,
+        "101112131415161718191a1b1c",
+        &aad,
+        "202122232425262728292a2b2c2d2e2f303132333435363738393a3b3c3d3e3f",
+        // C: 69915dad 1e84c637 6a68c296 7e4dab61
+        //    5ae0fd1f aec44cc4 84828529 463ccf72
+        //    b4ac6bec 93e8598e 7f0dadbc ea5b
+        "69915dad1e84c6376a68c2967e4dab615ae0fd1faec44cc484828529463ccf72\
+         b4ac6bec93e8598e7f0dadbcea5b",
+    );
+}
+
+/// An empty payload and an empty AAD, which Appendix C never shows but Sec 5.3 explicitly permits:
+/// "A may be the empty string", and its footnote, "The payload may also be empty, in which case
+/// the specification degenerates to an authentication mode on the associated data".
+///
+/// With `a = 0` and `p = 0` the formatted string is `B0` alone, so `r = 0` and the MAC is
+/// `MSB_Tlen(Y0)`. There is no official vector for it; what is checked here is that all four
+/// combinations of empty/non-empty are accepted, give distinct tags, and round-trip.
+#[test]
+fn empty_payload_and_empty_aad_are_permitted() {
+    type Enc = Ccm<AES_128, Encrypting, 16, 16, 12, 16>;
+    type Dec = Ccm<AES_128, Decrypting, 16, 16, 12, 16>;
+    let k = key::<16>(APPENDIX_C_KEY);
+    let nonce = [0x42u8; 12];
+    let aad = b"header";
+    let payload = b"payload";
+
+    let mut tags = Vec::new();
+    for (a, p) in
+        [(&[][..], &[][..]), (&aad[..], &[][..]), (&[][..], &payload[..]), (&aad[..], &payload[..])]
+    {
+        let mut ct = vec![0u8; p.len()];
+        let (written, tag) = Enc::encrypt_detached(&k, &nonce, a, p, &mut ct).expect("encryption");
+        assert_eq!(written, p.len());
+
+        let mut back = vec![0u8; p.len()];
+        let n = Dec::decrypt_detached(&k, &nonce, a, &ct, &tag, &mut back).expect("decryption");
+        assert_eq!(n, p.len());
+        assert_eq!(back, p, "round trip with aad {} / payload {}", a.len(), p.len());
+        tags.push(tag);
+    }
+
+    // An empty AAD must not be treated as the same message as a present one, nor an empty payload
+    // as the same as a present one: A.2.1's Adata bit and A.2.1's `Q` respectively make them
+    // distinct inputs to the MAC.
+    for i in 0..tags.len() {
+        for j in i + 1..tags.len() {
+            assert_ne!(tags[i], tags[j], "tags {i} and {j} must differ");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// The whole [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] contract, through the shared
+/// framework, for the buffering [`CcmEncryptor`] / [`CcmDecryptor`] pair.
+///
+/// `BUFFER_LEN` is 256, comfortably above the longest message the suite tries
+/// (`3 * TAG_LEN + 5 = 53`), and is also this pair's `FINAL_LEN`, since everything is flushed at
+/// finalization.
+#[test]
+fn framework_streaming_contract() {
+    TestFrameworkAEADCipher::new().test_encryptor_decryptor::<
+        16,
+        12,
+        16,
+        256,
+        CcmEncryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, 12, 16, 256>,
+        CcmDecryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, 12, 16, 256>,
+    >();
+}
+
+/// The same, for the other two AES key lengths and a short tag, so the framework's error and
+/// key-policy checks run against every parameterization the CLI and the aliases expose.
+#[test]
+fn framework_streaming_contract_other_parameter_sets() {
+    TestFrameworkAEADCipher::new().test_encryptor_decryptor::<
+        24,
+        12,
+        16,
+        256,
+        CcmEncryptor<AES_192, 24, 16, 12, 16, 256>,
+        CcmDecryptor<AES_192, 24, 16, 12, 16, 256>,
+    >();
+    TestFrameworkAEADCipher::new().test_encryptor_decryptor::<
+        32,
+        12,
+        16,
+        256,
+        CcmEncryptor<AES_256, 32, 16, 12, 16, 256>,
+        CcmDecryptor<AES_256, 32, 16, 12, 16, 256>,
+    >();
+    // A 13-byte nonce (q = 2) with an 8-byte tag: the parameterization IEEE 802.11 CCMP uses, and
+    // the one A.1's narrowest length field applies to.
+    TestFrameworkAEADCipher::new().test_encryptor_decryptor::<
+        16,
+        13,
+        8,
+        256,
+        CcmEncryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, 13, 8, 256>,
+        CcmDecryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, 13, 8, 256>,
+    >();
+}
+
+/// The buffering pair must agree with the non-buffering [`Ccm`] byte for byte -- they are two
+/// routes to the same Sec 6.1 -- and it must be driven with a caller-chosen nonce to check that,
+/// which is what `do_encrypt_init_rng` and a fixed-output RNG provide.
+#[test]
+fn the_buffering_pair_agrees_with_the_direct_api_on_appendix_c3() {
+    type Enc = CcmEncryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, 12, 8, 256>;
+    type Dec = CcmDecryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, 12, 8, 256>;
+
+    let k = key::<16>(APPENDIX_C_KEY);
+    let nonce_bytes = hex::decode("101112131415161718191a1b").unwrap();
+    let aad = hex::decode("000102030405060708090a0b0c0d0e0f10111213").unwrap();
+    let plaintext = hex::decode("202122232425262728292a2b2c2d2e2f3031323334353637").unwrap();
+    let c =
+        hex::decode("e3b201a9f5b71a7a9b1ceaeccd97e70b6176aad9a4428aa5484392fbc1b09951").unwrap();
+    let (want_ct, want_tag) = c.split_at(plaintext.len());
+
+    // The trait generates the nonce; feed it Appendix C.3's so the answer is comparable, and check
+    // it came back, so an implementation that ignored the RNG could not pass silently.
+    let nonce_seed: [u8; 12] = nonce_bytes.clone().try_into().expect("12-byte nonce");
+    let mut rng = FixedSeedRNG::<12>::new(nonce_seed);
+    let (mut enc, nonce) = Enc::do_encrypt_init_rng(&k, &mut rng).expect("init");
+    assert_eq!(&nonce[..], &nonce_bytes[..], "the generated nonce must come from the RNG");
+
+    // Chunk both phases, and check `update_out_len`'s promise that nothing is released early.
+    enc.do_update_aad(&aad[..5]).expect("aad 1");
+    enc.do_update_aad(&aad[5..]).expect("aad 2");
+    let mut nothing = [0u8; 0];
+    for piece in plaintext.chunks(7) {
+        assert_eq!(enc.update_out_len(piece.len()), 0, "CCM releases nothing mid-stream");
+        assert_eq!(enc.do_update_out(piece, &mut nothing).expect("update"), 0);
+    }
+    let mut flushed = [0u8; 256];
+    let (len, tag) = enc.do_encrypt_final(&mut flushed).expect("final");
+    assert_eq!(len, plaintext.len(), "everything is flushed at finalization");
+    assert_eq!(&flushed[..len], want_ct, "C.3 ciphertext via the trait");
+    assert_eq!(&tag[..], want_tag, "C.3 tag via the trait");
+
+    let mut dec = Dec::do_decrypt_init(&k, &nonce).expect("init");
+    dec.do_update_aad(&aad).expect("aad");
+    for piece in want_ct.chunks(5) {
+        assert_eq!(dec.do_update_out(piece, &mut nothing).expect("update"), 0);
+    }
+    let mut out = [0u8; 256];
+    let n =
+        dec.do_decrypt_final(want_tag.try_into().expect("8 bytes"), &mut out).expect("tag check");
+    assert_eq!(&out[..n], &plaintext[..], "C.3 plaintext via the trait");
+}
+
+/// A message longer than `BUFFER_LEN` is refused rather than silently truncated, and so is an
+/// oversized AAD. This is the cost of the trait's length-free `do_encrypt_init`; see
+/// [`CcmEncryptor`].
+#[test]
+fn the_buffering_pair_refuses_a_message_past_its_buffer() {
+    type Enc = CcmEncryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, 12, 16, 32>;
+    let k = key::<16>(APPENDIX_C_KEY);
+    let mut nothing = [0u8; 0];
+
+    let (mut enc, _) = Enc::do_encrypt_init(&k).expect("init");
+    assert!(matches!(
+        enc.do_update_out(&[0u8; 33], &mut nothing),
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(_))
+    ));
+
+    // In two calls that together overflow, the first must succeed and the second be refused.
+    let (mut enc, _) = Enc::do_encrypt_init(&k).expect("init");
+    assert_eq!(enc.do_update_out(&[0u8; 20], &mut nothing).expect("fits"), 0);
+    assert!(matches!(
+        enc.do_update_out(&[0u8; 13], &mut nothing),
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(_))
+    ));
+
+    let (mut enc, _) = Enc::do_encrypt_init(&k).expect("init");
+    assert!(matches!(enc.do_update_aad(&[0u8; 33]), Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(_))));
+}
+
+/// Sec 6.2 step 1: "If Clen <= Tlen, then return INVALID". The inline layout has to reject a `C`
+/// too short to contain a tag before it can split one off.
+///
+/// A `C` of exactly `TAG_LEN` octets is *not* too short: it is the empty payload of Sec 5.3's
+/// footnote, and must authenticate.
+#[test]
+fn an_inline_ciphertext_shorter_than_the_tag_is_rejected() {
+    type Enc = Ccm<AES_128, Encrypting, 16, 16, 12, 16>;
+    type Dec = Ccm<AES_128, Decrypting, 16, 16, 12, 16>;
+    let k = key::<16>(APPENDIX_C_KEY);
+    let nonce = [0u8; 12];
+    let mut out = [0u8; 16];
+
+    for len in 0..16 {
+        assert!(
+            matches!(
+                Dec::decrypt(&k, &nonce, &[], &vec![0u8; len], &mut out),
+                Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(_))
+            ),
+            "a {len}-byte C cannot carry a 16-byte tag"
+        );
+    }
+
+    // Exactly TAG_LEN: an empty payload plus its tag, which must verify.
+    let mut inline = [0u8; 16];
+    let n = Enc::encrypt(&k, &nonce, &[], &[], &mut inline).expect("encryption");
+    assert_eq!(n, 16);
+    assert_eq!(Dec::decrypt(&k, &nonce, &[], &inline, &mut out).expect("decryption"), 0);
+}
+
+/// An output buffer that is too short is refused with the length required, before any work.
+#[test]
+fn undersized_output_buffers_are_refused() {
+    type Enc = Ccm<AES_128, Encrypting, 16, 16, 12, 16>;
+    type Dec = Ccm<AES_128, Decrypting, 16, 16, 12, 16>;
+    let k = key::<16>(APPENDIX_C_KEY);
+    let nonce = [0u8; 12];
+    let plaintext = [0xAAu8; 24];
+
+    let mut too_small = [0u8; 23];
+    assert_eq!(
+        buffer_len_error(Enc::encrypt_detached(&k, &nonce, &[], &plaintext, &mut too_small)),
+        Some(("ciphertext", 24))
+    );
+
+    let mut too_small = [0u8; 39];
+    assert_eq!(
+        buffer_len_error(Enc::encrypt(&k, &nonce, &[], &plaintext, &mut too_small)),
+        Some(("ciphertext", 40))
+    );
+
+    let mut ct = [0u8; 40];
+    Enc::encrypt(&k, &nonce, &[], &plaintext, &mut ct).expect("encryption");
+    let mut too_small = [0u8; 23];
+    assert_eq!(
+        buffer_len_error(Dec::decrypt(&k, &nonce, &[], &ct, &mut too_small)),
+        Some(("plaintext", 24))
+    );
+}
+
+/// A key of the wrong [`KeyType`] is rejected by every entry point, in both directions.
+#[test]
+fn a_non_cipher_key_is_rejected() {
+    type Enc = Ccm<AES_128, Encrypting, 16, 16, 12, 16>;
+    type Dec = Ccm<AES_128, Decrypting, 16, 16, 12, 16>;
+    let wrong =
+        KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x11; 16], KeyType::MACKey).expect("a MAC key");
+    let mut out = [0u8; 16];
+    assert!(matches!(
+        Enc::encrypt_detached(&wrong, &[0u8; 12], &[], &[], &mut out),
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::KeyMaterialError(_))
+    ));
+    assert!(matches!(
+        Enc::new(&wrong, &[0u8; 12], &[], 0),
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::KeyMaterialError(_))
+    ));
+    assert!(matches!(
+        Dec::decrypt(&wrong, &[0u8; 12], &[], &[0u8; 16], &mut out),
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::KeyMaterialError(_))
+    ));
+    assert!(matches!(
+        Dec::new(&wrong, &[0u8; 12], &[], 0),
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::KeyMaterialError(_))
+    ));
+}
+
+/// The direction is in the type, so the wrong direction's method is a **compile** error rather
+/// than a runtime one. This is what the `Dir` parameter buys over a runtime flag, and without a
+/// test the guarantee could quietly regress into an inherent method on the shared impl block.
+///
+/// Both of these are checked as `compile_fail` doctests on [`Ccm`] itself; this test is the
+/// positive half -- that the *right* direction's methods do exist on each -- which a
+/// `compile_fail` cannot express.
+#[test]
+fn each_direction_has_its_own_methods() {
+    type Enc = Ccm<AES_128, Encrypting, 16, 16, 12, 16>;
+    type Dec = Ccm<AES_128, Decrypting, 16, 16, 12, 16>;
+    let k = key::<16>(APPENDIX_C_KEY);
+    let nonce = [0x55u8; 12];
+
+    let mut enc = Enc::new(&k, &nonce, b"aad", 4).expect("encrypt init");
+    let mut data = [1u8, 2, 3, 4];
+    enc.do_encrypt_update(&mut data).expect("encrypt update");
+    let tag = enc.do_encrypt_final().expect("encrypt final");
+
+    let mut dec = Dec::new(&k, &nonce, b"aad", 4).expect("decrypt init");
+    dec.do_decrypt_update(&mut data).expect("decrypt update");
+    dec.do_decrypt_final(&tag).expect("decrypt final");
+    assert_eq!(data, [1u8, 2, 3, 4]);
+}
diff --git a/mem_usage_benches/Cargo.toml b/mem_usage_benches/Cargo.toml
index ae00b642..f6b2cf7f 100644
--- a/mem_usage_benches/Cargo.toml
+++ b/mem_usage_benches/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,3 +22,7 @@ path = "src/bench_sha3_mem_usage.rs"
 [[bin]]
 name = "bench_aes_mem_usage"
 path = "src/bench_aes_mem_usage.rs"
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "bench_ccm_mem_usage"
+path = "src/bench_ccm_mem_usage.rs"
diff --git a/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_ccm_mem_usage.rs b/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_ccm_mem_usage.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e401664
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_ccm_mem_usage.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+//! The purpose of this binary is to perform a single run of the primitive under test so that
+//! its peak memory usage can be measured with:
+//!
+//! ```text
+//! valgrind --tool=massif --heap=no --stacks=yes -- target/release/bench_ccm_mem_usage > /dev/null
+//!
+//! ms_print massif.out.835000
+//! ```
+//!
+//! or, shoved all into one line:
+//!
+//! ```text
+//! clear; clear; valgrind --tool=massif --heap=no --stacks=yes -- target/release/bench_ccm_mem_usage > /dev/null; ms_print massif.out.*; rm massif.out.*
+//! ```
+//!
+//! Make sure you build in release mode!
+//!
+//! Note: print!() is used to force the compiler not to optimize away the actual code.
+//! The important stuff for benchmarking goes to stderr so the junk can be piped to /dev/null.
+//!
+//! Main is at the bottom, and controls which of these actually runs -- measure one at a time,
+//! because massif reports the peak across the whole process.
+//!
+//! # Why CCM gets a harness when the other modes do not
+//!
+//! CCM (NIST SP 800-38C) is the only mode in `bouncycastle-modes` with a non-trivial stack
+//! profile, and it has it for a specific, avoidable reason.
+//!
+//! `Ccm` itself is boring: 256 B for AES-128, independent of message length, nonce length and tag
+//! length, and per-byte work that touches a constant amount of stack. `print_struct_sizes` records
+//! those, and they are the numbers to use.
+//!
+//! **`CcmEncryptor` / `CcmDecryptor` are the interesting case.** They exist to satisfy
+//! `AEADCipherEncryptor` / `AEADCipherDecryptor`, whose `do_encrypt_init` is handed a key and no
+//! length; CCM cannot form `B0` -- and so cannot authenticate anything -- until it knows the total
+//! payload length (SP 800-38C Appendix A.2.1), so they buffer the whole message. That costs
+//! `2 * BUFFER_LEN` in the value, and the trait's provided one-shots put a third `FINAL_LEN`-byte
+//! buffer on the stack, so a call to `encrypt_out` is expected to peak at roughly
+//! **`3 * BUFFER_LEN`**. That figure is quoted in the crate docs; `bench_buffering_encrypt_out` is
+//! what checks it, since it is the one memory claim in that crate large enough to matter.
+//!
+//! The comparison to draw is `bench_buffering_encrypt_out` against
+//! `bench_direct_encrypt_detached` on the *same* message: the direct path does identical cipher
+//! work with none of the buffers, so the difference is the whole cost of using the generic trait.
+
+#![allow(dead_code)]
+#![allow(unused_imports)]
+
+use bouncycastle::aes::{AES_128, AES_192, AES_256};
+use bouncycastle::core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+use bouncycastle::core::traits::{AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor};
+use bouncycastle::modes::{Ccm, CcmDecryptor, CcmEncryptor, Decrypting, Encrypting};
+
+/// The parameters the ACVP vectors and most protocols use: 12-byte nonce, 16-byte tag.
+const NONCE_LEN: usize = 12;
+const TAG_LEN: usize = 16;
+
+/// 4 KiB: comfortably above an 802.11 frame, the packet size CCM was designed for, and small
+/// enough that `3 * BUFFER_LEN` is a sane amount of stack.
+const BUFFER_LEN: usize = 4096;
+
+type Aes128Ccm<Dir> = Ccm<AES_128, Dir, 16, 16, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>;
+type Aes128CcmEncryptor = CcmEncryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>;
+type Aes128CcmDecryptor = CcmDecryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>;
+
+fn key<const N: usize>() -> KeyMaterial<N> {
+    KeyMaterial::<N>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42u8; N], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey).unwrap()
+}
+
+/// This exists so /usr/bin/time can measure the base memory footprint of the harness itself.
+fn bench_do_nothing() {
+    eprintln!("DoNothing");
+
+    print!("{}", 1 + 1);
+}
+
+/// Prints the in-memory size of each CCM value: the persistent cost of holding one open.
+///
+/// The two things to notice are that `Ccm` does not depend on `NONCE_LEN` or `TAG_LEN` -- the nonce
+/// lives inside the counter template and the tag is assembled at finalization -- and that the
+/// buffering pair is more than an order of magnitude larger at any useful `BUFFER_LEN`.
+fn print_struct_sizes() {
+    use core::mem::size_of;
+
+    eprintln!("--- Ccm: permutation + 3 blocks + 4 counters, independent of nonce/tag length ---");
+    eprintln!("Ccm<AES_128, .., 12, 16>  {:>7} B", size_of::<Aes128Ccm<Encrypting>>());
+    eprintln!(
+        "Ccm<AES_128, .., 7, 4>    {:>7} B",
+        size_of::<Ccm<AES_128, Encrypting, 16, 16, 7, 4>>()
+    );
+    eprintln!(
+        "Ccm<AES_128, .., 13, 16>  {:>7} B",
+        size_of::<Ccm<AES_128, Encrypting, 16, 16, 13, 16>>()
+    );
+    eprintln!(
+        "Ccm<AES_192, .., 12, 16>  {:>7} B",
+        size_of::<Ccm<AES_192, Encrypting, 24, 16, 12, 16>>()
+    );
+    eprintln!(
+        "Ccm<AES_256, .., 12, 16>  {:>7} B",
+        size_of::<Ccm<AES_256, Encrypting, 32, 16, 12, 16>>()
+    );
+    eprintln!("Decrypting is the same size:");
+    eprintln!("Ccm<AES_128, Decrypting>  {:>7} B", size_of::<Aes128Ccm<Decrypting>>());
+
+    eprintln!("--- the buffering trait adapters: 2 * BUFFER_LEN each ---");
+    eprintln!("CcmEncryptor<.., 4096>    {:>7} B", size_of::<Aes128CcmEncryptor>());
+    eprintln!("CcmDecryptor<.., 4096>    {:>7} B", size_of::<Aes128CcmDecryptor>());
+    eprintln!(
+        "CcmEncryptor<.., 256>     {:>7} B",
+        size_of::<CcmEncryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 256>>()
+    );
+
+    print!("{}", size_of::<Aes128Ccm<Encrypting>>());
+}
+
+/// The direct, non-buffering path over a 4 KiB message: `Ccm` plus the caller's own buffers, and
+/// nothing else. This is the baseline for `bench_buffering_encrypt_out`.
+fn bench_direct_encrypt_detached() {
+    eprintln!("Ccm::encrypt_detached, 4 KiB");
+
+    let k = key::<16>();
+    let nonce = [0x24u8; NONCE_LEN];
+    let plaintext = [0xA5u8; BUFFER_LEN];
+    let mut ciphertext = [0u8; BUFFER_LEN];
+    let (_, tag) =
+        Aes128Ccm::<Encrypting>::encrypt_detached(&k, &nonce, &[], &plaintext, &mut ciphertext)
+            .unwrap();
+    print!("{:x?}", &tag);
+}
+
+/// The same 4 KiB message through the buffering `AEADCipherEncryptor` one-shot.
+///
+/// Expected to peak at roughly `3 * BUFFER_LEN` above `bench_direct_encrypt_detached`: the
+/// encryptor's own two buffers plus the `FINAL_LEN`-byte flush buffer that the trait's provided
+/// `encrypt_out` puts on the stack.
+fn bench_buffering_encrypt_out() {
+    eprintln!("CcmEncryptor::encrypt_out, 4 KiB");
+
+    let k = key::<16>();
+    let plaintext = [0xA5u8; BUFFER_LEN];
+    let mut ciphertext = [0u8; BUFFER_LEN];
+    let (_, _, tag) =
+        Aes128CcmEncryptor::encrypt_out(&k, &[], &plaintext, &mut ciphertext).unwrap();
+    print!("{:x?}", &tag);
+}
+
+/// The decrypting side of the same comparison; `do_decrypt_final` also decrypts into the caller's
+/// `FINAL_LEN` buffer before checking the tag.
+fn bench_buffering_decrypt_out() {
+    eprintln!("CcmDecryptor::decrypt_out, 4 KiB");
+
+    let k = key::<16>();
+    let plaintext = [0xA5u8; BUFFER_LEN];
+    let mut ciphertext = [0u8; BUFFER_LEN];
+    let (nonce, _, tag) =
+        Aes128CcmEncryptor::encrypt_out(&k, &[], &plaintext, &mut ciphertext).unwrap();
+
+    let mut recovered = [0u8; BUFFER_LEN];
+    let n = Aes128CcmDecryptor::decrypt_out(&k, &nonce, &[], &ciphertext, &tag, &mut recovered)
+        .unwrap();
+    print!("{n}");
+}
+
+/// The streaming direct path, which is what a caller in SP 800-38C Sec 3's packet environment
+/// should use: the payload length is declared up front and nothing is buffered, so peak stack is
+/// the `Ccm` value plus one chunk.
+fn bench_direct_streaming() {
+    eprintln!("Ccm::do_encrypt_update, 4 KiB in 1 KiB chunks");
+
+    let k = key::<16>();
+    let nonce = [0x24u8; NONCE_LEN];
+    let mut data = [0xA5u8; BUFFER_LEN];
+    let mut ccm = Aes128Ccm::<Encrypting>::new(&k, &nonce, &[], data.len()).unwrap();
+    for chunk in data.chunks_mut(1024) {
+        ccm.do_encrypt_update(chunk).unwrap();
+    }
+    let tag = ccm.do_encrypt_final().unwrap();
+    print!("{:x?}", &tag);
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    print_struct_sizes()
+    // bench_do_nothing()
+    // bench_direct_encrypt_detached()
+    // bench_buffering_encrypt_out()
+    // bench_buffering_decrypt_out()
+    // bench_direct_streaming()
+}
diff --git a/mem_usage_benches/src/lib.rs b/mem_usage_benches/src/lib.rs
index 0445bb89..54d20fc5 100644
--- a/mem_usage_benches/src/lib.rs
+++ b/mem_usage_benches/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 mod bench_aes_mem_usage;
+mod bench_ccm_mem_usage;
 mod bench_mldsa_mem_usage;
 mod bench_mlkem_mem_usage;
 mod bench_sha3_mem_usage;

From 5d5cf5c15012bd703578e2992db73a7db3b4d4c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: officialfrancismendoza <francissamuelmendoza7@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:18:18 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 40/68] core, modes: document why AEADCipherEncryptor/Decryptor
 were not reshaped for CCM

CCM was implemented in part to test whether the AEAD streaming traits could
support a packet cipher; it confirmed they cannot without buffering, since
SP 800-38C needs the total AAD and payload length before it can authenticate
anything, and the trait's do_encrypt_init/do_update_aad/do_update_out are
open-ended by design for the common case (Ascon-AEAD128, and GCM once it
exists) that never needs a total up front. Record the finding and the chosen
resolution -- buffer internally or ship a dedicated non-buffering API, not a
length parameter on the shared trait -- at the trait definition itself, cross
referenced from CcmEncryptor, so a future implementor doesn't have to
re-derive it.

(cherry picked from commit a1b2245e53676480e4fb659a0a4661f86c571864)
---
 crypto/core/src/traits.rs | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs   |  3 +++
 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+)

diff --git a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
index 2ec1852c..9b53ed09 100644
--- a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
+++ b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
@@ -298,6 +298,26 @@ pub trait AEADCipherDecryptor<
 /// left over at the end of one it guessed too large; the concatenation of everything released, in
 /// any chunking, plus the data part of the final call, is the ciphertext.
 ///
+/// # A length-dependent construction still has to buffer
+///
+/// [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor::do_encrypt_init`] takes no length, and
+/// [`do_update_aad`](Self::do_update_aad) / [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor::do_update_out`] are
+/// open-ended by design -- most AEAD constructions never need to know a total in advance.
+/// Ascon-AEAD128 does not; GCM, once it exists in this crate, will not either, because its length
+/// block is computed from tallied byte counts at finalization, not up front.
+///
+/// CCM (NIST SP 800-38C) is the exception, and this trait was partly implemented for CCM specifically
+/// to find out whether it was: Appendix A.2.1 puts the payload's octet length inside `B0`, the very
+/// first block the CBC-MAC absorbs, and Appendix A.2.2's AAD length encoding must precede the AAD bytes
+/// it describes, so neither AAD nor payload can be authenticated until the caller has finished handing
+/// over the total of each. A construction with that property has exactly two options, and changing the
+/// shape of this trait for one implementor's benefit is neither of them: buffer the whole message
+/// internally and pay the memory cost (see `bouncycastle_modes::CcmEncryptor` / `CcmDecryptor`), or,
+/// preferably when the caller can supply the lengths up front -- which a packet-oriented protocol
+/// generally can -- provide a separate, purpose-built non-buffering API instead (see
+/// `bouncycastle_modes::Ccm::new`). Do not add a length parameter here to spare one implementor a
+/// buffer; every other implementor would carry a parameter it never uses.
+///
 /// # Why the data methods still return `Result`
 ///
 /// Nothing about the buffer can go wrong, and a constructed value is always ready to use, so
diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs b/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
index fea57345..9e451dbc 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
@@ -879,6 +879,9 @@ where
 /// [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`]. Pick `BUFFER_LEN` from the largest packet the protocol
 /// allows -- CCM is a packet mode (Sec 3), so there is such a number.
 ///
+/// See [`AEADCipherEncryptor`]'s "A length-dependent construction still has to buffer" section for
+/// why this trait was not reshaped to avoid the buffering instead.
+///
 /// # Memory
 ///
 /// `2 * BUFFER_LEN` bytes in the value itself, plus the `FINAL_LEN`-byte buffer the trait's

From 3dd32660f4125ed29fb3095e53d6e23d8b32f02f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: officialfrancismendoza <francissamuelmendoza7@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 01:03:48 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 41/68] cli: --nonce-file for CCM reads raw bytes only, never
 hex-decodes

read_from_file's hex-or-raw heuristic is fine for a key, where a wrong guess
only produces a mismatch, but for a CCM nonce it can turn two distinct
binary nonce files into the same nonce value if both happen to be valid hex
text for it -- and a repeated nonce under one key breaks CCM's
authentication (SP 800-38C Appendix B). Add read_from_file_raw and use it
for --nonce-file specifically; --nonce (hex on the command line) is
unaffected. PR #126 review, finding F1.

(cherry picked from commit 6a194ae7d48aefbb3b6e30c84417ac5cc88d1432)
---
 cli/src/aes_ccm_cmd.rs         |  9 ++++++--
 cli/src/helpers.rs             | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 cli/src/main.rs                |  6 +++---
 cli/tests/aes_ccm_cli_tests.rs | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 73 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cli/src/aes_ccm_cmd.rs b/cli/src/aes_ccm_cmd.rs
index a28489a7..9d3aae30 100644
--- a/cli/src/aes_ccm_cmd.rs
+++ b/cli/src/aes_ccm_cmd.rs
@@ -120,13 +120,18 @@ pub(crate) fn aes256_ccm_cmd(
     );
 }
 
-/// Loads the nonce from `--nonce` (hex) or `--nonce-file` (hex or binary).
+/// Loads the nonce from `--nonce` (hex) or `--nonce-file` (raw bytes, exactly as they are).
 ///
 /// Unlike the key there is no entropy question here: Sec 5.3 asks for uniqueness, not randomness,
 /// so an all-zero nonce is a perfectly valid *first* nonce and only a repeat is a problem.
+///
+/// `--nonce-file` reads raw bytes ([`helpers::read_from_file_raw`]), not the hex-or-raw guess
+/// [`helpers::read_from_file`] uses for keys: a repeated nonce under one key is fatal for CCM (see
+/// the module docs), so two distinct binary nonce files that happen to look like hex text of the
+/// same value must not silently collapse to the same nonce.
 fn load_nonce(nonce: &Option<String>, nonce_file: &Option<String>) -> Vec<u8> {
     let bytes = if let Some(file) = nonce_file {
-        helpers::read_from_file(file)
+        helpers::read_from_file_raw(file)
     } else if let Some(v) = nonce {
         hex::decode(v).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
             eprintln!("Error: nonce is not valid hex.");
diff --git a/cli/src/helpers.rs b/cli/src/helpers.rs
index fa476b04..0ef93c34 100644
--- a/cli/src/helpers.rs
+++ b/cli/src/helpers.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,31 @@ use std::io;
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
 use std::process::exit;
 
+/// Reads a file's bytes exactly as they are, with no hex-or-raw guessing.
+///
+/// Use this where a misread would silently change the *value* the caller asked for rather than
+/// merely fail to match it -- a nonce is the reason this exists: two distinct binary nonce files
+/// that happen to decode as hex to the same bytes must not collapse to one nonce (see
+/// `aes_ccm_cmd::load_nonce`). [`read_from_file`]'s "try hex, fall back to raw" heuristic is fine
+/// for a key, where a wrong guess only ever produces a mismatch, never a same-looking-different
+/// value.
+pub(crate) fn read_from_file_raw(filename: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let file = File::open(filename);
+    if file.is_ok() {
+        let mut buf = Vec::<u8>::new();
+        match file.unwrap().read_to_end(&mut buf) {
+            Ok(_bytes_read) => buf,
+            Err(_) => {
+                eprintln!("Error: couldn't open file '{}'", &filename);
+                exit(-1);
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        eprintln!("Error: couldn't open file '{}'", &filename);
+        exit(-1);
+    }
+}
+
 /// Reads either bin or hex
 pub(crate) fn read_from_file(filename: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
     let file = File::open(&filename);
diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
index 6be91cb3..cd2d9c35 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ enum Subcommands {
         #[arg(long)]
         nonce: Option<String>,
 
-        /// A file containing the nonce, in hex or binary.
+        /// A file containing the nonce, as raw bytes exactly as they are (no hex decoding).
         #[arg(long)]
         nonce_file: Option<String>,
 
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ enum Subcommands {
         #[arg(long)]
         nonce: Option<String>,
 
-        /// A file containing the nonce, in hex or binary.
+        /// A file containing the nonce, as raw bytes exactly as they are (no hex decoding).
         #[arg(long)]
         nonce_file: Option<String>,
 
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ enum Subcommands {
         #[arg(long)]
         nonce: Option<String>,
 
-        /// A file containing the nonce, in hex or binary.
+        /// A file containing the nonce, as raw bytes exactly as they are (no hex decoding).
         #[arg(long)]
         nonce_file: Option<String>,
 
diff --git a/cli/tests/aes_ccm_cli_tests.rs b/cli/tests/aes_ccm_cli_tests.rs
index ca0ca6de..ae423160 100644
--- a/cli/tests/aes_ccm_cli_tests.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/aes_ccm_cli_tests.rs
@@ -192,6 +192,44 @@ fn the_nonce_is_not_written_to_the_output_and_is_required_to_decrypt() {
     assert!(stderr.contains("authentication failed"), "got: {stderr}");
 }
 
+/// `--nonce-file` is raw bytes, not hex-or-raw guessed like `--key-file`: two different binary
+/// nonces that happen to be valid hex *text* for the same value must not collapse to one nonce,
+/// since a repeated nonce under one key breaks CCM's authentication (see the module docs).
+#[test]
+fn nonce_file_is_raw_bytes_not_hex_decoded() {
+    let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("bc_rust_ccm_cli_nonce_{}", std::process::id()));
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).expect("create temp dir");
+
+    // 12 ASCII bytes that are also valid hex *text* -- decoding them halves the length to 6, which
+    // is out of CCM's 7..=13 range. A nonce-file that hex-decodes opportunistically would reject a
+    // perfectly good 12-byte nonce (or worse, silently accept a *different* file that decodes to
+    // the same 6 bytes); one that reads raw bytes only must accept these 12 bytes as-is.
+    let raw_path = dir.join("nonce_raw.bin");
+    let raw_nonce = b"aabbccddeeff".to_vec();
+    std::fs::write(&raw_path, &raw_nonce).expect("write raw nonce file");
+
+    let plaintext = b"the nonce file's bytes are used raw";
+    let sealed = run_ok(
+        &["aes128-ccm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce-file", raw_path.to_str().unwrap()],
+        plaintext,
+    );
+
+    // Decrypting with the 12 raw bytes, passed directly via --nonce, must agree: --nonce-file did
+    // not hex-decode them down to 6 bytes.
+    let recovered =
+        run_ok(&["aes128-ccm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", &hex(&raw_nonce)], &sealed);
+    assert_eq!(recovered, plaintext);
+
+    // The would-be hex decoding of those same 12 ASCII bytes is only 6 bytes, out of CCM's
+    // 7..=13 range -- if --nonce-file had decoded them, this file would already have been
+    // rejected as a bad nonce length instead of round-tripping above.
+    let stderr =
+        run_err(&["aes128-ccm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", "aabbccddeeff"], &sealed);
+    assert!(stderr.contains("nonce is 6 bytes"), "got: {stderr}");
+
+    std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir).ok();
+}
+
 /// Omitting the nonce is refused, and the message says why there is no generated one.
 #[test]
 fn a_missing_nonce_is_rejected_with_an_explanation() {

From 3be43fbc04659e5337c30f6fb13eda6e39ce1490 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: officialfrancismendoza <francissamuelmendoza7@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 01:11:45 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 42/68] modes, core: zeroize CCM's CBC-MAC state, and make
 BUFFER_LEN vs the payload limit a compile error

Ccm::y held Yr (the raw tag before the S0 mask) and every intermediate
CBC-MAC chaining value in a plain array, unlike the keystream beside it,
which is a Secret for the same reason; wrap it and finish_mac's local S0
the same way. Separately, CcmEncryptor/CcmDecryptor's BUFFER_LEN could
exceed the payload limit NONCE_LEN implies (A.1's 2^8q - 1) and only fail
at do_*_final, after buffering the whole message for nothing; assert the
relationship at construction instead, which also makes MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN pub
and lets do_*_final's # Errors sections state the guarantee precisely.
Document the same capacity error as a general possibility on the trait's
do_update_aad/do_update_out. PR #126 review, findings F3 and F4.

(cherry picked from commit cd84a2c2aefaeb4fe443a8b99803bc5192ee979e)
---
 crypto/core/src/traits.rs | 15 +++++++--
 crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs   | 67 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 71 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
index 9b53ed09..955b92ca 100644
--- a/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
+++ b/crypto/core/src/traits.rs
@@ -340,7 +340,10 @@ pub trait AEADCipherEncryptor<
     /// # Errors
     /// [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`] if called with a non-empty `aad` after
     /// [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor::do_update_out`] -- see the trait docs for why the AAD comes
-    /// first.
+    /// first. An implementor whose buffering has a fixed capacity -- see "A length-dependent
+    /// construction still has to buffer" above -- may also return
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`] if `aad` would exceed it; that is a property of the
+    /// implementor, not of this trait, so it is not listed as a general contract here.
     fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError>;
 
     /// Finishes the encryption with the tag detached, consuming the encryptor: flushes whatever
@@ -1855,7 +1858,10 @@ pub trait SymmetricCipherDecryptor<
     /// # Errors
     /// [`SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall`] if `plaintext` is shorter than
     /// [`update_out_len`](Self::update_out_len), carrying the required length. Nothing is
-    /// consumed in that case.
+    /// consumed in that case. An implementor with a fixed buffering capacity, such as an AEAD
+    /// that has to see the whole message before it can process any of it (see
+    /// [`AEADCipherEncryptor`]), may also return [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`] if the
+    /// input would exceed it.
     fn do_update_out(
         &mut self,
         ciphertext: &[u8],
@@ -2023,7 +2029,10 @@ pub trait SymmetricCipherEncryptor<
     /// # Errors
     /// [`SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall`] if `ciphertext` is shorter than
     /// [`update_out_len`](Self::update_out_len), carrying the required length. Nothing is
-    /// consumed in that case.
+    /// consumed in that case. An implementor with a fixed buffering capacity, such as an AEAD
+    /// that has to see the whole message before it can process any of it (see
+    /// [`AEADCipherEncryptor`]), may also return [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`] if the
+    /// input would exceed it.
     fn do_update_out(
         &mut self,
         plaintext: &[u8],
diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs b/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
index 9e451dbc..006d9af9 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
@@ -247,7 +247,11 @@ pub struct Ccm<
     // The CBC-MAC chaining value: `Y0` once the constructor has absorbed `B0` (Sec 6.1 step 2),
     // then `Yi` as further blocks arrive (step 3). Bytes are XORed into it in place, so part-way
     // through a block it holds `Yi-1 XOR (the part of Bi seen so far)`.
-    y: [u8; BLOCK_LEN],
+    //
+    // `Yr`'s low `TAG_LEN` bytes are the raw tag `T` before it is masked with `S0` (`finish_mac`),
+    // and every intermediate `Yi` is key-dependent CBC-MAC state, so this gets the same treatment
+    // as `ks` below rather than a plain array.
+    y: Secret<[u8; BLOCK_LEN]>,
     // How many bytes of the current CBC-MAC input block have been XORed into `y`.
     mac_pos: usize,
     // `Ctr_i` with its counter field zeroed (A.3, Table 3): the flags octet and the nonce, which
@@ -286,8 +290,10 @@ where
     /// The largest payload this parameterization can carry, from A.1's "by definition, p<2^8q".
     ///
     /// `q = 8` would make `2^8q` exactly `2^64`, which does not fit a `u64`; there the bound is
-    /// `p <= 2^64 - 1`, i.e. `u64::MAX`, which is no bound at all on a `usize` length.
-    const MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN: u64 =
+    /// `p <= 2^64 - 1`, i.e. `u64::MAX`, which is no bound at all on a `usize` length. Public so a
+    /// caller choosing a `BUFFER_LEN` for [`CcmEncryptor`] / [`CcmDecryptor`], or reporting the
+    /// limit in an error message, has the real number instead of re-deriving it.
+    pub const MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN: u64 =
         if Self::Q_LEN >= 8 { u64::MAX } else { (1u64 << (8 * Self::Q_LEN)) - 1 };
 
     /// The compile-time shape check, from Appendix A.1 and Sec 5.1; run from the constructor.
@@ -405,7 +411,7 @@ where
             // Sec 6.1 step 2 is `Y0 = CIPH_K(B0)`, with no XOR, unlike step 3's `Bi XOR Yi-1`.
             // Starting the chaining value at zero unifies the two: `B0 XOR 0 = B0`, so absorbing
             // `B0` through the same path as every other block yields exactly `Y0`.
-            y: [0u8; BLOCK_LEN],
+            y: Secret::new(),
             mac_pos: 0,
             ctr_template,
             ks: Secret::new(),
@@ -619,7 +625,10 @@ where
         // A.2.3: the payload's own blocks are zero-padded to a block boundary.
         self.mac_pad();
 
-        let mut s0 = self.ctr_template;
+        // A keystream block of exactly the kind `ks` holds, so it gets the same `Secret` treatment
+        // rather than a plain local that outlives this function's stack frame unzeroed.
+        let mut s0: Secret<[u8; BLOCK_LEN]> = Secret::new();
+        *s0 = self.ctr_template;
         Self::put_q_field(&mut s0, 0);
         self.perm.encrypt_block(&mut s0);
 
@@ -879,6 +888,21 @@ where
 /// [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`]. Pick `BUFFER_LEN` from the largest packet the protocol
 /// allows -- CCM is a packet mode (Sec 3), so there is such a number.
 ///
+/// A `BUFFER_LEN` past what `NONCE_LEN` allows (A.1's `2^8q - 1`) does not compile, rather than
+/// buffering the whole message only to fail at [`do_encrypt_final`](AEADCipherEncryptor::do_encrypt_final):
+///
+/// ```compile_fail
+/// use bouncycastle_aes::AES_128;
+/// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipherEncryptor;
+/// use bouncycastle_modes::CcmEncryptor;
+///
+/// let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+///     .unwrap();
+/// // NONCE_LEN = 13 gives q = 2, a 65535-byte limit; BUFFER_LEN = 100_000 exceeds it.
+/// let _ = CcmEncryptor::<AES_128, 16, 16, 13, 8, 100_000>::do_encrypt_init(&key);
+/// ```
+///
 /// See [`AEADCipherEncryptor`]'s "A length-dependent construction still has to buffer" section for
 /// why this trait was not reshaped to avoid the buffering instead.
 ///
@@ -955,6 +979,15 @@ where
         // The shape check belongs here too: this type never calls `Ccm::new`, and without it a
         // `NONCE_LEN` or `TAG_LEN` A.1 forbids would not be caught until `do_encrypt_final`.
         Ccm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::check_shape();
+        const {
+            // Without this, a `BUFFER_LEN` beyond what `NONCE_LEN` allows compiles fine and only
+            // fails at `do_encrypt_final`, after the whole message has been buffered for nothing.
+            assert!(
+                BUFFER_LEN as u64
+                    <= Ccm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN,
+                "CCM: BUFFER_LEN exceeds the payload limit 2^8q - 1 that NONCE_LEN implies (A.1)"
+            );
+        };
         let perm = Ccm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::checked_perm(key)?;
         let nonce =
             Ccm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::nonce_from_rng(rng)?;
@@ -1029,6 +1062,13 @@ where
 
     /// Runs the whole of Sec 6.1 over the buffered message: writes the ciphertext to `output` and
     /// returns its length with the tag.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// None, in practice: `do_encrypt_init_rng`'s `const` assertion already guarantees
+    /// `BUFFER_LEN <= `[`Ccm::MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN`]`, the only thing [`Ccm::new`]'s equivalent
+    /// construction path can fail on, and `do_update_out` already guarantees the AAD and payload
+    /// it buffered are each no more than `BUFFER_LEN`. The `Result` return exists to satisfy
+    /// [`AEADCipherEncryptor::do_encrypt_final`]'s signature.
     fn do_encrypt_final(
         mut self,
         output: &mut [u8; BUFFER_LEN],
@@ -1108,6 +1148,15 @@ where
         nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
     ) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError> {
         Ccm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::check_shape();
+        const {
+            // See `CcmEncryptor::do_encrypt_init_rng`'s identical check: without it a `BUFFER_LEN`
+            // beyond what `NONCE_LEN` allows compiles fine and only fails at `do_decrypt_final`.
+            assert!(
+                BUFFER_LEN as u64
+                    <= Ccm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN,
+                "CCM: BUFFER_LEN exceeds the payload limit 2^8q - 1 that NONCE_LEN implies (A.1)"
+            );
+        };
         let perm = Ccm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::checked_perm(key)?;
         Ok(Self {
             perm,
@@ -1174,7 +1223,9 @@ where
     /// the MAC T shall not be revealed".
     ///
     /// # Errors
-    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed`] if the tag does not verify.
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed`] if the tag does not verify. Nothing else:
+    /// `do_decrypt_init`'s `const` assertion already guarantees `BUFFER_LEN <= `
+    /// [`Ccm::MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN`], the only other thing the construction this wraps can fail on.
     fn do_decrypt_final(
         mut self,
         tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
@@ -1281,7 +1332,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn the_constructor_absorbs_b0() {
         let nonce = [0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16];
         let ccm = Ccm::<Identity, Encrypting, 16, 16, 7, 4>::new(&key(), &nonce, &[], 4).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(ccm.y, Ccm::<Identity, Encrypting, 16, 16, 7, 4>::format_b0(&nonce, false, 4));
+        assert_eq!(*ccm.y, Ccm::<Identity, Encrypting, 16, 16, 7, 4>::format_b0(&nonce, false, 4));
         assert_eq!(ccm.mac_pos, 0, "a whole block was absorbed, so nothing is part-filled");
     }
 
@@ -1424,7 +1475,7 @@ mod tests {
         let mut b1 = [0u8; 16];
         b1[..2].copy_from_slice(&14u16.to_be_bytes());
         let expected: [u8; 16] = core::array::from_fn(|i| b0[i] ^ b1[i]);
-        assert_eq!(ccm.y, expected, "y must be B0 ^ B1, with B1 starting with [14]_16");
+        assert_eq!(*ccm.y, expected, "y must be B0 ^ B1, with B1 starting with [14]_16");
     }
 
     /// A.1's `p < 2^8q`. With `n = 13`, `q = 2`, so the limit is 65535 and 65536 must be refused.

From e95a25b6902c0d14ee3e911bd1fee8bd51ebf7c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: officialfrancismendoza <francissamuelmendoza7@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 01:24:33 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 43/68] modes: batch CCM's CTR half, and fix docs that claimed
 it was impossible

apply_keystream generated one counter block per encrypt_block call, even
though A.3's Ctrj depends only on j and the counter blocks are exactly as
independent as CTR's -- only the CBC-MAC half is genuinely serial (Sec 6.1
step 3). Restructure it like Ctr::apply: finish any open keystream block
byte-wise, batch aligned whole blocks through encrypt_4blocks/encrypt_2blocks,
then finish the tail byte-wise. Measured ~35-38% throughput gain (26->36
MiB/s for AES-128, no AAD; matches the buffering pair too), all 480 ACVP
cases and 4 Appendix C vectors still pass.

That made three doc passages actively wrong, since they said this was
inherent: modes/src/lib.rs's mode comparison, modes_benches.rs's CCM doc
comment (both rewritten with the new ratios against CTR), and lib.rs's
"CCM takes no direction"/"there is no direction parameter" claims, which
were already false against the code (Dir is very much a parameter) and
predate this session. Also: fixed lib.rs's "264 B" vs the documented and
now-tested 256 B, added size_of assertions pinning Ccm/CcmEncryptor's sizes
against the memory table (previously undocumented by a test), and added
the CCM aliases to the AES crate's "Modes of operation" section, which
listed every other mode but this one. PR #126 review, findings F5 and F7.

(cherry picked from commit 99effdcfaeedcb48b2b69a074164d7c30b5dd7af)
---
 crypto/aes/src/lib.rs                 |  5 ++
 crypto/modes/benches/modes_benches.rs | 38 ++++++------
 crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs               | 85 ++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 crypto/modes/src/lib.rs               | 29 +++++----
 crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs | 37 ++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 148 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/aes/src/lib.rs b/crypto/aes/src/lib.rs
index c7e06b0c..fb4a6e7b 100644
--- a/crypto/aes/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/aes/src/lib.rs
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@
 //! [`AES_ECB_128`], [`AES_ECB_192`] and [`AES_ECB_256`] give ECB (Sec 6.1), which takes a padding
 //! scheme like CBC and has no IV, for interoperability and test vectors only -- see
 //! [A block permutation is not a cipher](#a-block-permutation-is-not-a-cipher).
+//! [`AES_CCM_128`], [`AES_CCM_192`] and [`AES_CCM_256`] give CCM (SP 800-38C), this crate's only
+//! *authenticated* mode: it takes the direction plus a nonce length and a tag length, both real
+//! cryptographic choices rather than AES constants (see [`CCM_NONCE_LEN`], [`CCM_TAG_LEN`] for the
+//! usual pair), and each has an `_Encryptor`/`_Decryptor` form for the generic AEAD traits. See the
+//! `bouncycastle-modes` crate docs for why CCM is the mode to reach for in a new design.
 //!
 //! CBC is a block cipher, so it is defined only on whole blocks and the alias carries a padding
 //! scheme to bridge the difference; the CFB modes and CTR are stream ciphers and take any length
diff --git a/crypto/modes/benches/modes_benches.rs b/crypto/modes/benches/modes_benches.rs
index 879c4787..7a2ce5c1 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/benches/modes_benches.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/benches/modes_benches.rs
@@ -757,35 +757,36 @@ fn bench_init(c: &mut Criterion) {
 }
 
 /// CCM (SP 800-38C), which is the only authenticated mode here and the only one that costs
-/// **two** cipher calls per block.
+/// **two** cipher calls per block -- but only one of the two batches.
 ///
 /// Sec 5.2 builds CCM out of CTR for confidentiality and CBC-MAC for authenticity, over the same
 /// key, so every payload block goes through the forward cipher twice: once as a counter block and
-/// once as a CBC-MAC input. The number to watch is CCM against the CTR group on the same data, and
-/// **which** CTR number matters:
+/// once as a CBC-MAC input. The CBC-MAC half is serial by construction (Sec 6.1 step 3: `Yi` is
+/// the cipher of `Bi XOR Yi-1`), so unlike [`Ctr`] and the decrypt direction of `Cbc`/`Cfb` it has
+/// no pair or four path -- but the CTR half has exactly `Ctr`'s parallelism (A.3's `Ctrj` depends
+/// only on `j`), and `Ccm::apply_keystream` batches it the same way. So CCM sits *between* CTR's
+/// two numbers, not at a fixed fraction of either:
 ///
 /// * against `modes::ctr::AES_128/16KiB encrypt -- N=1`, CTR's unbatched single-block path, CCM
-///   should be **about half** -- two cipher calls per block instead of one, and nothing else;
-/// * against CTR's `N=8` batched path, CCM should be about **a quarter**, because CCM cannot batch
-///   at all and CTR's pair path roughly doubles it.
+///   should be noticeably better than half -- one full unbatched pass (the MAC) plus a batched
+///   pass that costs much less than a second unbatched one would;
+/// * against CTR's `N=8` batched path, CCM should be noticeably better than a quarter, for the
+///   same reason: only the MAC half pays the unbatched price.
 ///
-/// Measured on the reference machine: 26 MiB/s for CCM against 51 MiB/s for CTR `N=1` and
-/// 102 MiB/s for CTR `N=8`, i.e. both ratios as predicted. Materially worse than half of `N=1`
-/// would mean something other than the two unavoidable cipher calls is dominating.
-///
-/// Neither half of CCM can be batched, and that is inherent, not an omission. The CBC-MAC is serial
-/// by construction (Sec 6.1 step 3: `Yi` is the cipher of `Bi XOR Yi-1`), so unlike `Ctr` and the
-/// decrypt direction of `Cbc`/`Cfb` there is no pair or four path to take, and the counter blocks
-/// are generated one at a time to stay interleaved with it. So CCM is deliberately absent from the
-/// batch-path comparison the other groups are about.
+/// Measured on the reference machine: 36 MiB/s for CCM against 52 MiB/s for CTR `N=1` (CCM at
+/// ~69%, not ~50%) and 103 MiB/s for CTR `N=8` (CCM at ~35%, not ~25%) -- both above the naive
+/// "two full unbatched passes" ratios, which is the batched CTR half showing up.
 ///
 /// Encryption and decryption should be within noise of each other: Sec 6.1 and Sec 6.2 do the same
 /// work in the opposite order (MAC-then-XOR versus XOR-then-MAC), and only the forward cipher is
 /// ever used, so the inverse cipher's cost never enters.
 ///
 /// The AAD is measured separately, and is the cheap half: it is absorbed into the CBC-MAC only,
-/// one cipher call per block rather than two, so AAD-only throughput should be about twice the
-/// payload's and about the same as CTR's.
+/// one unbatched cipher call per block, against the payload's one unbatched call plus one batched
+/// call. Batching the keystream narrows this gap from the naive "twice the payload's throughput"
+/// to about **1.5x** -- measured 52 MiB/s AAD-only against 36 MiB/s for the payload -- and AAD-only
+/// throughput should now sit close to CTR's *unbatched* number, since both are exactly one
+/// unbatched cipher call per block.
 fn bench_ccm_aes128(c: &mut Criterion) {
     let key = key::<16>();
     let nonce = [0x24u8; CCM_NONCE_LEN];
@@ -920,7 +921,8 @@ fn bench_ccm_buffering_pair(c: &mut Criterion) {
     });
 
     // The same 4 KiB through `Ccm` directly, for the ratio. This one also draws no nonce, since
-    // `Ccm` takes it from the caller, so `bench_ccm_init` covers that difference separately.
+    // `Ccm` takes it from the caller -- the DRBG draw `CcmEncryptor::do_encrypt_init` pays for is
+    // not measured separately here; `bench_init` above times that same draw for the other modes.
     let nonce = [0x24u8; CCM_NONCE_LEN];
     group.bench_function("Ccm::encrypt_detached 4KiB", |b| {
         b.iter_batched_ref(
diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs b/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
index 006d9af9..cd9b9840 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
@@ -569,39 +569,94 @@ where
         }
     }
 
+    /// Builds `Ctrj` (A.3, Table 3) for counter index `j`, without encrypting it.
+    #[inline]
+    fn counter_block(&self, j: u64) -> [u8; BLOCK_LEN] {
+        let mut ctr = self.ctr_template;
+        Self::put_q_field(&mut ctr, j);
+        ctr
+    }
+
     /// Generates the next keystream block, `Sj = CIPH_K(Ctrj)` for the current `j` (Sec 6.1
     /// steps 5-6), and advances `j`.
     #[inline]
     fn refill_keystream(&mut self) {
-        let mut ctr = self.ctr_template;
-        Self::put_q_field(&mut ctr, self.next_ctr);
-        *self.ks = ctr;
+        *self.ks = self.counter_block(self.next_ctr);
         self.perm.encrypt_block(&mut self.ks);
         self.next_ctr += 1;
         self.ks_pos = 0;
     }
 
+    /// XORs `data` (shorter than a block, or finishing/opening one) with the open keystream block,
+    /// refilling one block at a time as needed. Used for the bytes before and after the batched
+    /// whole-block run in [`Self::apply_keystream`].
+    #[inline]
+    fn apply_keystream_bytes(&mut self, data: &mut [u8]) {
+        for byte in data.iter_mut() {
+            if self.ks_pos == BLOCK_LEN {
+                self.refill_keystream();
+            }
+            *byte ^= self.ks[self.ks_pos];
+            self.ks_pos += 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// XORs `N` whole blocks against `N` counter blocks encrypted in one batched call.
+    ///
+    /// `Ctrj` (A.3) depends only on `j`, not on the plaintext/ciphertext or on any other counter
+    /// block's cipher output, so the `N` forward ciphers here are independent -- the same
+    /// parallelism [`crate::Ctr`] uses, and unrelated to the CBC-MAC, which stays byte-at-a-time
+    /// serial (Sec 6.1 step 3: `Yi` depends on `Yi-1`) in [`Self::mac_absorb`]. Only the counter
+    /// half batches; nothing here changes what the MAC absorbs or when.
+    #[inline]
+    fn apply_keystream_batch<const N: usize>(
+        &mut self,
+        blocks: &mut [[u8; BLOCK_LEN]; N],
+        batch: impl Fn(&P, &mut [[u8; BLOCK_LEN]; N]),
+    ) {
+        let mut ks = [[0u8; BLOCK_LEN]; N];
+        for slot in ks.iter_mut() {
+            *slot = self.counter_block(self.next_ctr);
+            self.next_ctr += 1;
+        }
+        batch(&self.perm, &mut ks);
+        for (block, k) in blocks.iter_mut().zip(ks.iter()) {
+            for (b, k) in block.iter_mut().zip(k.iter()) {
+                *b ^= *k;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /// XORs `data` in place with the next `data.len()` bytes of `S1 || S2 || ...`.
     ///
     /// This is step 8's `P XOR MSB_Plen(S)` and Sec 6.2 step 5's `MSB(C) XOR MSB(S)` -- the same
     /// operation, which is why one function serves both directions. A call may start and end
     /// part-way through a keystream block, so the caller's chunking is invisible in the output, and
     /// only the tail of the very last block is ever discarded.
+    ///
+    /// Splits into the bytes that finish an already-open keystream block, the whole blocks that
+    /// follow, and the short tail, exactly as [`crate::Ctr::apply`] does; the middle goes through
+    /// the batch paths, only the two ends go byte by byte.
     #[inline]
     fn apply_keystream(&mut self, data: &mut [u8]) {
-        let mut rest = data;
-        while !rest.is_empty() {
-            if self.ks_pos == BLOCK_LEN {
-                self.refill_keystream();
-            }
-            let take = core::cmp::min(BLOCK_LEN - self.ks_pos, rest.len());
-            let (now, later) = rest.split_at_mut(take);
-            for (b, k) in now.iter_mut().zip(self.ks[self.ks_pos..].iter()) {
-                *b ^= *k;
-            }
-            self.ks_pos += take;
-            rest = later;
+        let head_len = if self.ks_pos < BLOCK_LEN { BLOCK_LEN - self.ks_pos } else { 0 };
+        let (head, rest) = data.split_at_mut(core::cmp::min(head_len, data.len()));
+        self.apply_keystream_bytes(head);
+
+        let (blocks, tail) = rest.as_chunks_mut::<BLOCK_LEN>();
+        let (fours, rest_blocks) = blocks.as_chunks_mut::<4>();
+        for four in fours.iter_mut() {
+            self.apply_keystream_batch(four, P::encrypt_4blocks);
+        }
+        let (pairs, single) = rest_blocks.as_chunks_mut::<2>();
+        for pair in pairs.iter_mut() {
+            self.apply_keystream_batch(pair, P::encrypt_2blocks);
         }
+        for block in single.iter_mut() {
+            self.apply_keystream_bytes(block);
+        }
+
+        self.apply_keystream_bytes(tail);
     }
 
     /// Debits `len` bytes from the payload length declared to [`Self::new`].
diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs b/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs
index c3de853f..1e49c59a 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
 //! `AES_CBC_128` / `AES_CCM_128` / `AES_CFB_128` / `AES_CFB8_128` / `AES_CTR_128` / `AES_ECB_128`
 //! and friends from `bouncycastle-aes`. Those aliases are not all the same shape: the two block
 //! modes take a padding scheme as well as a direction, since neither is usable on data of arbitrary
-//! length without one, the three stream modes take only the direction, and CCM takes no direction
-//! at all but does take its nonce and tag lengths:
+//! length without one, the three stream modes take only the direction, and CCM takes the direction
+//! too, plus its nonce and tag lengths:
 //!
 //! ```
 //! use bouncycastle_aes::{AES_128, AES_192, AES_256};
@@ -242,11 +242,11 @@
 //! assert_eq!(data, plaintext);
 //! ```
 //!
-//! CCM is shaped differently from all of the above, because it is the only authenticated one. There
-//! is no direction parameter, the nonce is supplied rather than generated, and there is an extra
-//! input (the AAD, authenticated but not encrypted) and an extra output (the tag). Decryption
-//! either returns the plaintext or fails -- it never returns plausible-looking rubbish the way the
-//! unauthenticated modes do when the ciphertext has been altered:
+//! CCM is shaped differently from all of the above, because it is the only authenticated one. The
+//! nonce is supplied rather than generated, and there is an extra input (the AAD, authenticated but
+//! not encrypted) and an extra output (the tag). Decryption either returns the plaintext or fails
+//! -- it never returns plausible-looking rubbish the way the unauthenticated modes do when the
+//! ciphertext has been altered:
 //!
 //! ```
 //! use bouncycastle_aes::AES_128;
@@ -302,10 +302,12 @@
 //! bolting a MAC on afterwards is a design most people get wrong. CCM's costs, so that the choice
 //! is informed rather than reflexive:
 //!
-//! * **Two cipher calls per block, and no batching.** CCM runs both CTR and a CBC-MAC over the same
-//!   data (Sec 5.2), and the CBC-MAC is serial, so it cannot use the permutation's pair or four
-//!   path. This crate's benches measure it at about half CTR's unbatched throughput and a quarter
-//!   of CTR's batched.
+//! * **Two cipher calls per block, only one of which batches.** CCM runs both CTR and a CBC-MAC
+//!   over the same data (Sec 5.2). The CBC-MAC is serial by construction (Sec 6.1 step 3: `Yi`
+//!   depends on `Yi-1`), so it cannot use the permutation's pair or four path, but the CTR half
+//!   can and does, exactly as [`Ctr`] does. This crate's benches measure roughly two thirds of
+//!   CTR's unbatched throughput and a third of CTR's batched -- better than a naive "two full
+//!   passes" would suggest, because only one of the two passes pays the unbatched cost.
 //! * **It does not stream.** SP 800-38C Sec 3: "CCM is not designed to support partial processing
 //!   or stream processing", because the payload length is inside the first block the MAC covers.
 //!   `Ccm` handles that by taking the length up front, which costs nothing; code written against
@@ -463,8 +465,9 @@
 //! one memory figure in this crate worth thinking about before choosing an API. They buffer the
 //! whole message, so at `BUFFER_LEN = 2048` an AES-128 encryptor is **4304 B**, and the AEAD
 //! trait's one-shots put another `BUFFER_LEN` on the stack as the finalization buffer -- about
-//! `3 * BUFFER_LEN` in total for a call to `encrypt_out`. Using [`Ccm`] directly costs 264 B
-//! whatever the message length, and the benches measure no throughput difference between the two,
+//! `3 * BUFFER_LEN` in total for a call to `encrypt_out`. Using [`Ccm`] directly costs 256 B for
+//! AES-128 (the table above) whatever the message length, and the benches measure no throughput
+//! difference between the two,
 //! so the buffering pair is worth it only when the generic trait is genuinely needed. See [`Ccm`]
 //! for why the buffering cannot be avoided in the trait.
 //!
diff --git a/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs b/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
index 0ff69dfe..4300288f 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
@@ -572,3 +572,40 @@ fn each_direction_has_its_own_methods() {
     dec.do_decrypt_final(&tag).expect("decrypt final");
     assert_eq!(data, [1u8, 2, 3, 4]);
 }
+
+// ---- memory ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// Pins the "Memory Usage" table in the crate docs: `Ccm` is 256/288/320 B for AES-128/192/256,
+/// independent of `NONCE_LEN`/`TAG_LEN`, and the buffering pair is `2 * BUFFER_LEN`.
+#[test]
+fn sizes_match_the_documented_memory_table() {
+    use core::mem::size_of;
+
+    assert_eq!(size_of::<Ccm<AES_128, Encrypting, 16, 16, 12, 16>>(), 256);
+    assert_eq!(size_of::<Ccm<AES_192, Encrypting, 24, 16, 12, 16>>(), 288);
+    assert_eq!(size_of::<Ccm<AES_256, Encrypting, 32, 16, 12, 16>>(), 320);
+
+    // Independent of NONCE_LEN and TAG_LEN: the nonce lives inside the counter template and the
+    // tag is assembled at finalization, not held.
+    assert_eq!(
+        size_of::<Ccm<AES_128, Encrypting, 16, 16, 12, 16>>(),
+        size_of::<Ccm<AES_128, Encrypting, 16, 16, 7, 4>>()
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        size_of::<Ccm<AES_128, Encrypting, 16, 16, 12, 16>>(),
+        size_of::<Ccm<AES_128, Encrypting, 16, 16, 13, 16>>()
+    );
+
+    // The direction marker is free, and does not change the layout.
+    assert_eq!(
+        size_of::<Ccm<AES_128, Encrypting, 16, 16, 12, 16>>(),
+        size_of::<Ccm<AES_128, Decrypting, 16, 16, 12, 16>>()
+    );
+
+    // The buffering adapters: 2 * BUFFER_LEN each (an `aad` array and a `data` array).
+    assert_eq!(
+        size_of::<CcmEncryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, 12, 16, 4096>>(),
+        size_of::<CcmDecryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, 12, 16, 4096>>()
+    );
+    assert!(size_of::<CcmEncryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, 12, 16, 4096>>() >= 2 * 4096);
+}

From 9f437aba8a164a7c7322916eb446a6acaaf4caee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: officialfrancismendoza <francissamuelmendoza7@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 01:26:52 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 44/68] cli: stop BlockModeAction's shared help from describing
 behaviour CCM doesn't have

The Encrypt/Decrypt value help (rendered by clap under --help for every
mode subcommand, including the three CCM ones) said a fresh IV or nonce is
generated and written to the output. CCM's nonce is supplied via --nonce
and never written, so bc-rust aes128-ccm --help printed instructions that
produce "authentication failed" if followed. Trim the shared enum's help
to direction only and point at each subcommand's own --help, which already
documents its mode's exact framing (CBC/CFB/CFB8/CTR already do; CCM's own
help already explains the nonce is supplied, not generated).
PR #126 review, finding F6.

(cherry picked from commit 8b74a5ca21ba6c07d007ebefa12b560a8e5898c8)
---
 cli/src/block_mode_cmd.rs | 17 +++++++----------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cli/src/block_mode_cmd.rs b/cli/src/block_mode_cmd.rs
index ec4a7a87..b88269a2 100644
--- a/cli/src/block_mode_cmd.rs
+++ b/cli/src/block_mode_cmd.rs
@@ -66,19 +66,16 @@ pub(crate) const BLOCK_LEN: usize = 16;
 /// block at a time; it is bounded, so its cost does not scale with the input.
 pub(crate) const CHUNK_LEN: usize = 64 * BLOCK_LEN;
 
-/// Which direction to run. Shared by every mode subcommand.
+/// Which direction to run. Shared by every mode subcommand, including CCM's, whose framing (a
+/// caller-supplied `--nonce` that is never written to the output, plus AAD and a tag) is
+/// different enough from the rest that it is not summarized here -- see the specific subcommand's
+/// own `--help` (`bc-rust aes128-ccm --help` and friends) for what `encrypt`/`decrypt` actually do
+/// for the mode you are running.
 #[derive(ValueEnum, Clone, Debug)]
 pub(crate) enum BlockModeAction {
-    /// Encrypt stdin to stdout.
-    /// For CBC, CFB and CFB8 a freshly generated IV is written as the first 16 bytes of the
-    /// output, and for CTR a 12-byte nonce, so that `decrypt` can read it back; ECB has neither and
-    /// writes none. The `-cbc` and `-ecb` commands need the input to be a multiple of 16 bytes;
-    /// `-cfb`, `-cfb8` and `-ctr` take any length. See the individual subcommand's help.
+    /// Encrypt stdin to stdout. See the subcommand's own help for this mode's exact framing.
     Encrypt,
-    /// Decrypt stdin to stdout.
-    /// For CBC, CFB and CFB8 the first 16 bytes of input are taken as the IV, and for CTR the
-    /// first 12 as the nonce, as written by `encrypt`; ECB has neither and reads none. See
-    /// `encrypt` for the input-length rule.
+    /// Decrypt stdin to stdout. See the subcommand's own help for this mode's exact framing.
     Decrypt,
 }
 

From 428283349617d6b0831bd924f003d9b57ab65db1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: officialfrancismendoza <francissamuelmendoza7@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 01:31:14 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 45/68] cli: process CCM input in place instead of allocating a
 second buffer

go() called the *_detached one-shots, each of which needs a fresh
ciphertext/plaintext buffer the size of the input on top of the input
buffer already read from stdin. Use Ccm::new plus do_*_update/do_*_final
directly on the buffer already in hand: input.len() is exactly the
declared payload length and is supplied in one call, so the two
do_*_update/do_*_final calls this replaces cannot fail, which the
.expect()s explain. Also: decrypt's tag split now goes through
split_last_chunk_mut, matching Ccm::decrypt's own reasoning for admitting
Clen == Tlen instead of restating the spec's stricter Clen <= Tlen and
then testing < anyway; and the payload-limit error message reads
Ccm::MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN (now pub) instead of re-deriving it. Documented the
packet-AEAD exception to CLAUDE.md's CLI-streams rule this relies on.
PR #126 review, finding F8 (buffer only; the pre-existing duplicated
nonce-range check is deliberate and stays, per its own comment).

(cherry picked from commit 81a0cea74e07023accb0d86ab6d36cfb75bc3e93)
---
 CLAUDE.md              |  6 ++-
 cli/src/aes_ccm_cmd.rs | 90 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
 2 files changed, 60 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 247f7c8e..d09bbc41 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -121,7 +121,11 @@ Repo mechanics behind those rules, which the documents don't spell out:
 - `./dev_scripts/quality_stats.sh` produces the fallibility metrics both documents ask you to check. Run it before
   and after a change and compare, rather than eyeballing the diff.
 - **CLI commands stream.** The `cli/` binary is stdin→stdout with ~1 KB buffers so commands compose in shell
-  pipelines; preserve that when adding subcommands.
+  pipelines; preserve that when adding subcommands. The exception is a construction that is not
+  itself streamable, such as CCM (SP 800-38C Sec 3: "CCM is not designed to support partial
+  processing or stream processing", because the payload length is inside the first block the MAC
+  covers) -- there, read the whole input once and process it in place, rather than adding a second
+  buffer the size of the input on top of it; see `aes_ccm_cmd.rs`.
 - Trait → factory → CLI is the wiring path for a new primitive; see [the workspace architecture](#the-core--core-test-framework--factory-spine) above for the crates involved.
 
 ## Scope of changes
diff --git a/cli/src/aes_ccm_cmd.rs b/cli/src/aes_ccm_cmd.rs
index 9d3aae30..5bbad08b 100644
--- a/cli/src/aes_ccm_cmd.rs
+++ b/cli/src/aes_ccm_cmd.rs
@@ -198,25 +198,25 @@ fn run<P, const KEY_LEN: usize>(
         ($n:literal) => {
             match tag_len {
                 4 => go::<P, KEY_LEN, $n, 4>(
-                    key, &nonce_bytes, &aad_bytes, &input, encrypt, output_hex,
+                    key, &nonce_bytes, &aad_bytes, input, encrypt, output_hex,
                 ),
                 6 => go::<P, KEY_LEN, $n, 6>(
-                    key, &nonce_bytes, &aad_bytes, &input, encrypt, output_hex,
+                    key, &nonce_bytes, &aad_bytes, input, encrypt, output_hex,
                 ),
                 8 => go::<P, KEY_LEN, $n, 8>(
-                    key, &nonce_bytes, &aad_bytes, &input, encrypt, output_hex,
+                    key, &nonce_bytes, &aad_bytes, input, encrypt, output_hex,
                 ),
                 10 => go::<P, KEY_LEN, $n, 10>(
-                    key, &nonce_bytes, &aad_bytes, &input, encrypt, output_hex,
+                    key, &nonce_bytes, &aad_bytes, input, encrypt, output_hex,
                 ),
                 12 => go::<P, KEY_LEN, $n, 12>(
-                    key, &nonce_bytes, &aad_bytes, &input, encrypt, output_hex,
+                    key, &nonce_bytes, &aad_bytes, input, encrypt, output_hex,
                 ),
                 14 => go::<P, KEY_LEN, $n, 14>(
-                    key, &nonce_bytes, &aad_bytes, &input, encrypt, output_hex,
+                    key, &nonce_bytes, &aad_bytes, input, encrypt, output_hex,
                 ),
                 16 => go::<P, KEY_LEN, $n, 16>(
-                    key, &nonce_bytes, &aad_bytes, &input, encrypt, output_hex,
+                    key, &nonce_bytes, &aad_bytes, input, encrypt, output_hex,
                 ),
                 other => {
                     eprintln!(
@@ -247,11 +247,16 @@ fn run<P, const KEY_LEN: usize>(
 }
 
 /// One fully-instantiated CCM run.
+///
+/// `input` is processed in place through [`Ccm`]'s own streaming API rather than through the
+/// one-shot [`Ccm::encrypt`]/[`Ccm::decrypt`], which each need a second, freshly allocated buffer
+/// the size of `input`: the declared-length constructor already has everything a one-shot needs,
+/// so there is no second buffer to allocate or copy into.
 fn go<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>(
     key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
     nonce_bytes: &[u8],
     aad: &[u8],
-    input: &[u8],
+    mut input: Vec<u8>,
     encrypt: bool,
     output_hex: bool,
 ) where
@@ -269,16 +274,22 @@ fn go<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>(
     };
 
     if encrypt {
-        let mut out = vec![0u8; input.len() + TAG_LEN];
-        match Enc::<P, KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::encrypt(key, &nonce, aad, input, &mut out) {
-            Ok(written) => {
-                helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&out[..written], output_hex);
+        match Enc::<P, KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::new(key, &nonce, aad, input.len()) {
+            Ok(mut ccm) => {
+                // `new` already accepted this exact length as `input.len()`, and this is the one
+                // and only call supplying it, so `take_owed` can never see too much and `owed`
+                // can never be left nonzero: neither of these can fail on the path that reaches
+                // them.
+                ccm.do_encrypt_update(&mut input).expect("declared length matches what was sent");
+                let tag = ccm.do_encrypt_final().expect("declared length was fully supplied");
+                helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&input, output_hex);
+                helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&tag, output_hex);
                 if output_hex {
                     println!();
                 }
             }
             Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(msg)) => {
-                // The only `GenericError` reachable here is the payload limit: A.1's `p < 2^8q`,
+                // The only `GenericError` `new` can return is the payload limit: A.1's `p < 2^8q`,
                 // where `q = 15 - n`. Report it with the numbers, since the fix is a shorter nonce.
                 eprintln!("Error: {msg}");
                 eprintln!(
@@ -286,7 +297,7 @@ fn go<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>(
                      limit is {} bytes.",
                     input.len(),
                     15 - NONCE_LEN,
-                    payload_limit(15 - NONCE_LEN),
+                    Enc::<P, KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN,
                 );
                 eprintln!("       Use a shorter nonce for a larger payload.");
                 exit(-1)
@@ -297,28 +308,43 @@ fn go<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>(
             }
         }
     } else {
-        if input.len() < TAG_LEN {
-            // Sec 6.2 step 1: "If Clen <= Tlen, then return INVALID".
+        // `split_last_chunk_mut` is `None` exactly when there is no room for a `TAG_LEN`-byte tag,
+        // which is the same octet-level test (and the same allowance for an empty payload plus its
+        // tag) that `Ccm::decrypt`'s own doc comment explains for Sec 6.2 step 1.
+        let Some((data, tag)) = input.split_last_chunk_mut::<TAG_LEN>() else {
             eprintln!(
                 "Error: input is {} bytes, shorter than the {TAG_LEN}-byte tag it must end with.",
                 input.len()
             );
             exit(-1)
-        }
-        let mut out = vec![0u8; input.len() - TAG_LEN];
-        match Dec::<P, KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::decrypt(key, &nonce, aad, input, &mut out) {
-            Ok(written) => {
-                helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(&out[..written], output_hex);
-                if output_hex {
-                    println!();
+        };
+        match Dec::<P, KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::new(key, &nonce, aad, data.len()) {
+            Ok(mut ccm) => {
+                // As the encrypt arm above: `data.len()` is exactly the length just declared, and
+                // it is supplied in this one call, so this cannot fail.
+                ccm.do_decrypt_update(data).expect("declared length matches what was sent");
+                match ccm.do_decrypt_final(tag) {
+                    Ok(()) => {
+                        helpers::write_bytes_or_hex(data, output_hex);
+                        if output_hex {
+                            println!();
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => {
+                        // Nothing has been written to stdout at this point, which is what
+                        // processing in place still buys here: Sec 6.2's "the payload P and the
+                        // MAC T shall not be revealed" holds end to end.
+                        eprintln!(
+                            "Error: AES-CCM authentication failed; the input is not authentic."
+                        );
+                        exit(-1)
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        eprintln!("Error: AES-CCM decryption failed: {e:?}");
+                        exit(-1)
+                    }
                 }
             }
-            Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => {
-                // Nothing has been written to stdout at this point, which is what buffering buys:
-                // Sec 6.2's "the payload P and the MAC T shall not be revealed" holds end to end.
-                eprintln!("Error: AES-CCM authentication failed; the input is not authentic.");
-                exit(-1)
-            }
             Err(e) => {
                 eprintln!("Error: AES-CCM decryption failed: {e:?}");
                 exit(-1)
@@ -326,9 +352,3 @@ fn go<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>(
         }
     }
 }
-
-/// A.1's `2^8q - 1`, for the error message above. Saturates at `u64::MAX` for `q = 8`, where the
-/// bound is beyond any real input anyway.
-fn payload_limit(q: usize) -> u64 {
-    if q >= 8 { u64::MAX } else { (1u64 << (8 * q)) - 1 }
-}

From ac13ce04f7e8ec0bdc4f45a7c5d54d124ec0fb07 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: officialfrancismendoza <francissamuelmendoza7@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 01:44:46 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 46/68] modes: dedupe CcmEncryptor/CcmDecryptor over a shared
 CcmBuffer, drop the redundant key check

CcmEncryptor and CcmDecryptor carried seven identical fields and
byte-for-byte identical do_update_aad, differing only in one error string
in do_update_out and in which Ccm direction do_*_final builds; the
"set data_started before the length check" comment was on the encryptor's
copy only. Factor the buffering itself into a private CcmBuffer that both
now wrap as newtypes (the same pattern bouncycastle-ascon uses for
AsconAead128Encryptor/Decryptor), so the shared behavior has one body.

Also: Ccm::checked_perm re-checked KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey, which
P::new (AES_128::new and friends) already checks per
ElectronicCodeBook::new's own documented contract -- confirmed no other
mode in this crate duplicates it, so it bought nothing but a second,
differently-worded error message for the same bad key. Removed, and
Ccm::new/CcmEncryptor/CcmDecryptor now call P::new(key) directly like
every other mode. CcmEncryptor's nonce draw now calls crate::iv::random_iv,
the same OS-backed draw Cbc/Cfb/Ctr already share, instead of a
CCM-specific copy of the same three lines.

No behavior or memory-layout change: CcmEncryptor/CcmDecryptor are still
8400 B at BUFFER_LEN=4096, all 480 ACVP cases and 4 Appendix C vectors
still pass. PR #126 review, finding F10.

(cherry picked from commit 395e955ee22e75431c2f45cb7f41e45f93ae44ae)
---
 crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs | 332 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 182 insertions(+), 150 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs b/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
index cd9b9840..99305323 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
@@ -152,8 +152,9 @@
 //! [`AEADCipherDecryptor`]'s own warning that what `do_update_out` released is not authenticated
 //! until the final call returns `Ok`.
 
-use bouncycastle_core::errors::{KeyMaterialError, SymmetricCipherError};
-use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
+use crate::iv::random_iv;
+use bouncycastle_core::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
+use bouncycastle_core::key_material::KeyMaterial;
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
     AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, Algorithm, ElectronicCodeBook, RNG, SecurityStrength,
 };
@@ -324,31 +325,6 @@ where
         };
     }
 
-    /// Validates a [`KeyMaterial`] and expands it into the permutation's key schedule.
-    ///
-    /// The strength check is [`ElectronicCodeBook::new`]'s; this adds the [`KeyType`] check that
-    /// the trait leaves to the mode.
-    fn checked_perm(key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>) -> Result<P, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        if key.key_type() != KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey {
-            return Err(
-                KeyMaterialError::InvalidKeyType("CCM requires a SymmetricCipherKey").into()
-            );
-        }
-        P::new(key)
-    }
-
-    /// Draws a nonce from `rng`, for [`CcmEncryptor`]'s constructors.
-    ///
-    /// Sec 5.3 requires uniqueness, not randomness, but a CSPRNG draw is the only way to be unique
-    /// without state the trait's `do_encrypt_init` does not have. Every entry point that takes the
-    /// nonce from the caller instead is the better one where the caller can guarantee uniqueness
-    /// itself; see the module's security considerations.
-    fn nonce_from_rng(rng: &mut dyn RNG) -> Result<[u8; NONCE_LEN], SymmetricCipherError> {
-        let mut nonce = [0u8; NONCE_LEN];
-        rng.next_bytes_out(&mut nonce)?;
-        Ok(nonce)
-    }
-
     /// Begins a CCM flow: formats `B0`, absorbs it and all of `A` into the CBC-MAC, and readies the
     /// counter blocks. Everything after this streams without buffering.
     ///
@@ -356,7 +332,8 @@ where
     /// payload length inside `B0` and A.2.2 puts the AAD length in front of the AAD: neither can be
     /// encoded incrementally. See the module docs.
     ///
-    /// * `key` must be a [`KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey`] of at least the permutation's strength.
+    /// * `key` must be a [`KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey`](bouncycastle_core::key_material::KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+    ///   of at least the permutation's strength.
     /// * `nonce` **must not** repeat under `key`; see the module's security considerations.
     /// * `aad` is authenticated but not encrypted, and may be empty.
     /// * `payload_len` is the exact number of payload bytes that will follow. Supplying any other
@@ -374,8 +351,9 @@ where
     ) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError> {
         // The shape check and the payload-limit check both belong to `from_perm`, which is the one
         // path every construction goes through; duplicating them here would be two more `Err`
-        // sites that could drift apart from it.
-        let perm = Self::checked_perm(key)?;
+        // sites that could drift apart from it. `P::new`'s own `KeyType`/strength checks are the
+        // only key validation needed, exactly as for every other mode in this crate.
+        let perm = P::new(key)?;
         Self::from_perm(perm, nonce, aad, payload_len)
     }
 
@@ -968,12 +946,16 @@ where
 /// [`encrypt_out`](AEADCipherEncryptor::encrypt_out). The inherent [`Ccm`] API costs one block of
 /// each of chaining value, counter template and keystream regardless of message size, so **prefer
 /// it** unless you specifically need the trait.
-pub struct CcmEncryptor<
+/// Shared buffering state for [`CcmEncryptor`] / [`CcmDecryptor`]: everything Sec 6 needs before
+/// it can run, factored out once because the two adapters need it in the identical shape (see
+/// [`CcmEncryptor`] for why buffering is here at all). The direction-specific parts -- what the
+/// buffered bytes are called, and which `Ccm` process finalization runs -- stay on the two
+/// newtypes that wrap this.
+struct CcmBuffer<
     P,
     const KEY_LEN: usize,
     const BLOCK_LEN: usize,
     const NONCE_LEN: usize,
-    const TAG_LEN: usize,
     const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
 > where
     P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
@@ -986,13 +968,140 @@ pub struct CcmEncryptor<
     // secret and is not wrapped.
     aad: [u8; BUFFER_LEN],
     aad_len: usize,
-    // The plaintext, held until finalization; wrapped so it is zeroized on drop.
+    // Plaintext for the encryptor, ciphertext for the decryptor; either way held until
+    // finalization, so wrapped so it is zeroized on drop.
     data: Secret<[u8; BUFFER_LEN]>,
     data_len: usize,
     // Set by the first `do_update_out`, which closes the AAD phase (see `do_update_aad`).
     data_started: bool,
 }
 
+impl<
+    P,
+    const KEY_LEN: usize,
+    const BLOCK_LEN: usize,
+    const NONCE_LEN: usize,
+    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
+> CcmBuffer<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
+{
+    fn new(perm: P, nonce: [u8; NONCE_LEN]) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            perm,
+            nonce,
+            aad: [0u8; BUFFER_LEN],
+            aad_len: 0,
+            data: Secret::new(),
+            data_len: 0,
+            data_started: false,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Buffers `aad`. A sequence of calls is equivalent to one call over the concatenation, which
+    /// is what A.2.2 needs: the AAD is length-prefixed, so it can only be encoded once all of it
+    /// is in hand.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`] for a non-empty `aad` after the first
+    /// `do_update_out`, and [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`] if the total would exceed
+    /// `BUFFER_LEN`.
+    fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if aad.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        if self.data_started {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::StateError("CCM: do_update_aad after do_update_out"));
+        }
+        let end = self.aad_len + aad.len();
+        if end > BUFFER_LEN {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(
+                "CCM: associated data longer than BUFFER_LEN",
+            ));
+        }
+        self.aad[self.aad_len..end].copy_from_slice(aad);
+        self.aad_len = end;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Buffers `data` and writes nothing: nothing can be released before the payload length is
+    /// known, so the whole ciphertext or plaintext comes out at finalization.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`] if the total would exceed `BUFFER_LEN`. Nothing is
+    /// consumed in that case.
+    fn do_update_out(&mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        // Set before the length check so that a refused oversized call still closes the AAD phase:
+        // the phase order is about call history, and this call happened.
+        self.data_started = true;
+        let end = self.data_len + data.len();
+        if end > BUFFER_LEN {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError("CCM: data longer than BUFFER_LEN"));
+        }
+        self.data[self.data_len..end].copy_from_slice(data);
+        self.data_len = end;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Consumes the buffer, handing back everything [`Ccm::from_perm`] needs to run the real
+    /// process, plus the buffered data and its length.
+    fn into_parts(
+        self,
+    ) -> (P, [u8; NONCE_LEN], [u8; BUFFER_LEN], usize, Secret<[u8; BUFFER_LEN]>, usize) {
+        (self.perm, self.nonce, self.aad, self.aad_len, self.data, self.data_len)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Adapts [`Ccm`] to [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] by buffering the whole message.
+///
+/// [`AEADCipherEncryptor::do_encrypt_init`] is handed a key and nothing else, but CCM cannot form
+/// `B0` -- and so cannot authenticate anything at all -- until it knows the total payload length
+/// (Appendix A.2.1; see the module docs). This type therefore accumulates the AAD and the payload
+/// in two `BUFFER_LEN`-byte arrays and runs the whole of Sec 6.1 in
+/// [`do_encrypt_final`](AEADCipherEncryptor::do_encrypt_final), which is why `FINAL_LEN` is
+/// `BUFFER_LEN`: every ciphertext byte is "flushed at finalization", and
+/// [`update_out_len`](AEADCipherEncryptor::update_out_len) is identically `0`.
+///
+/// A message or an AAD longer than `BUFFER_LEN` is refused with
+/// [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`]. Pick `BUFFER_LEN` from the largest packet the protocol
+/// allows -- CCM is a packet mode (Sec 3), so there is such a number.
+///
+/// A `BUFFER_LEN` past what `NONCE_LEN` allows (A.1's `2^8q - 1`) does not compile, rather than
+/// buffering the whole message only to fail at [`do_encrypt_final`](AEADCipherEncryptor::do_encrypt_final):
+///
+/// ```compile_fail
+/// use bouncycastle_aes::AES_128;
+/// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipherEncryptor;
+/// use bouncycastle_modes::CcmEncryptor;
+///
+/// let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+///     .unwrap();
+/// // NONCE_LEN = 13 gives q = 2, a 65535-byte limit; BUFFER_LEN = 100_000 exceeds it.
+/// let _ = CcmEncryptor::<AES_128, 16, 16, 13, 8, 100_000>::do_encrypt_init(&key);
+/// ```
+///
+/// See [`AEADCipherEncryptor`]'s "A length-dependent construction still has to buffer" section for
+/// why this trait was not reshaped to avoid the buffering instead.
+///
+/// # Memory
+///
+/// `2 * BUFFER_LEN` bytes in the value itself, plus the `FINAL_LEN`-byte buffer the trait's
+/// provided one-shots put on the stack: about `3 * BUFFER_LEN` in total through
+/// [`encrypt_out`](AEADCipherEncryptor::encrypt_out). The inherent [`Ccm`] API costs one block of
+/// each of chaining value, counter template and keystream regardless of message size, so **prefer
+/// it** unless you specifically need the trait.
+pub struct CcmEncryptor<
+    P,
+    const KEY_LEN: usize,
+    const BLOCK_LEN: usize,
+    const NONCE_LEN: usize,
+    const TAG_LEN: usize,
+    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
+>(CcmBuffer<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>)
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>;
+
 impl<
     P,
     const KEY_LEN: usize,
@@ -1043,21 +1152,13 @@ where
                 "CCM: BUFFER_LEN exceeds the payload limit 2^8q - 1 that NONCE_LEN implies (A.1)"
             );
         };
-        let perm = Ccm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::checked_perm(key)?;
-        let nonce =
-            Ccm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::nonce_from_rng(rng)?;
-        Ok((
-            Self {
-                perm,
-                nonce,
-                aad: [0u8; BUFFER_LEN],
-                aad_len: 0,
-                data: Secret::new(),
-                data_len: 0,
-                data_started: false,
-            },
-            nonce,
-        ))
+        // `P::new`'s own checks are the only key validation needed, exactly as for `Ccm` itself
+        // and every other mode in this crate; `random_iv` is CBC/CFB's same OS-backed draw --
+        // Sec 5.3 asks only for uniqueness, not CBC/CFB's unpredictability, but a CSPRNG draw is
+        // the only way to be unique without state `do_encrypt_init` does not have.
+        let perm = P::new(key)?;
+        let nonce = random_iv::<NONCE_LEN>(rng)?;
+        Ok((Self(CcmBuffer::new(perm, nonce)), nonce))
     }
 
     /// Buffers `aad`. A sequence of calls is equivalent to one call over the concatenation, which
@@ -1065,25 +1166,10 @@ where
     /// is in hand.
     ///
     /// # Errors
-    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`] for a non-empty `aad` after the first
-    /// `do_update_out`, and [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`] if the total would exceed
-    /// `BUFFER_LEN`.
+    /// `SymmetricCipherError::StateError` for a non-empty `aad` after the first `do_update_out`,
+    /// and `SymmetricCipherError::GenericError` if the total would exceed `BUFFER_LEN`.
     fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
-        if aad.is_empty() {
-            return Ok(());
-        }
-        if self.data_started {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::StateError("CCM: do_update_aad after do_update_out"));
-        }
-        let end = self.aad_len + aad.len();
-        if end > BUFFER_LEN {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(
-                "CCM: associated data longer than BUFFER_LEN",
-            ));
-        }
-        self.aad[self.aad_len..end].copy_from_slice(aad);
-        self.aad_len = end;
-        Ok(())
+        self.0.do_update_aad(aad)
     }
 
     /// Identically `0`: nothing can be released before the payload length is known, so the whole
@@ -1093,25 +1179,13 @@ where
     }
 
     /// Buffers `plaintext` and writes nothing, per [`Self::update_out_len`]. `ciphertext` is
-    /// untouched and may be empty.
-    ///
-    /// # Errors
-    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`] if the total would exceed `BUFFER_LEN`. Nothing is
-    /// consumed in that case.
+    /// untouched and may be empty. May return `SymmetricCipherError::GenericError` if the total would exceed `BUFFER_LEN`.
     fn do_update_out(
         &mut self,
         plaintext: &[u8],
         _ciphertext: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        // Set before the length check so that a refused oversized call still closes the AAD phase:
-        // the phase order is about call history, and this call happened.
-        self.data_started = true;
-        let end = self.data_len + plaintext.len();
-        if end > BUFFER_LEN {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError("CCM: payload longer than BUFFER_LEN"));
-        }
-        self.data[self.data_len..end].copy_from_slice(plaintext);
-        self.data_len = end;
+        self.0.do_update_out(plaintext)?;
         Ok(0)
     }
 
@@ -1125,24 +1199,22 @@ where
     /// it buffered are each no more than `BUFFER_LEN`. The `Result` return exists to satisfy
     /// [`AEADCipherEncryptor::do_encrypt_final`]'s signature.
     fn do_encrypt_final(
-        mut self,
+        self,
         output: &mut [u8; BUFFER_LEN],
     ) -> Result<(usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
-        let len = self.data_len;
-        // Move the schedule out rather than cloning it; `self` is consumed either way. `Secret`'s
-        // `Default` gives a zeroed placeholder, so nothing sensitive is left behind in `self.perm`
-        // -- `P` holds its own schedule in a `Secret` that is dropped with the `Ccm` below.
+        let (perm, nonce, aad, aad_len, mut data, len) = self.0.into_parts();
         let mut ccm = Ccm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::from_perm(
-            self.perm,
-            &self.nonce,
-            &self.aad[..self.aad_len],
+            perm,
+            &nonce,
+            &aad[..aad_len],
             len,
         )?;
-        output[..len].copy_from_slice(&self.data[..len]);
-        // Scrub the plaintext copy as soon as the ciphertext is in `output`; `self` is dropped at
-        // the end of this call anyway, but the buffer is large and this keeps the window short.
+        output[..len].copy_from_slice(&data[..len]);
+        // Scrub the plaintext copy as soon as the ciphertext is in `output`, rather than waiting
+        // for `data` to drop at the end of this call: the buffer is large and this keeps the
+        // window short.
         ccm.do_encrypt_update(&mut output[..len])?;
-        self.data.zeroize();
+        data.zeroize();
         let tag = ccm.do_encrypt_final()?;
         Ok((len, tag))
     }
@@ -1157,19 +1229,9 @@ pub struct CcmDecryptor<
     const NONCE_LEN: usize,
     const TAG_LEN: usize,
     const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
-> where
-    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
-{
-    perm: P,
-    nonce: [u8; NONCE_LEN],
-    aad: [u8; BUFFER_LEN],
-    aad_len: usize,
-    // Ciphertext rather than plaintext, so not secret in itself; wrapped anyway, because
-    // `do_decrypt_final` decrypts in place before the tag is checked.
-    data: Secret<[u8; BUFFER_LEN]>,
-    data_len: usize,
-    data_started: bool,
-}
+>(CcmBuffer<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>)
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>;
 
 impl<
     P,
@@ -1212,36 +1274,16 @@ where
                 "CCM: BUFFER_LEN exceeds the payload limit 2^8q - 1 that NONCE_LEN implies (A.1)"
             );
         };
-        let perm = Ccm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::checked_perm(key)?;
-        Ok(Self {
-            perm,
-            nonce: *nonce,
-            aad: [0u8; BUFFER_LEN],
-            aad_len: 0,
-            data: Secret::new(),
-            data_len: 0,
-            data_started: false,
-        })
+        // `P::new`'s own checks are the only key validation needed; see the encryptor's identical
+        // reasoning.
+        let perm = P::new(key)?;
+        Ok(Self(CcmBuffer::new(perm, *nonce)))
     }
 
     /// As [`CcmEncryptor::do_update_aad`](AEADCipherEncryptor::do_update_aad); the concatenation
     /// must match the encryptor's byte for byte or the tag check fails.
     fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
-        if aad.is_empty() {
-            return Ok(());
-        }
-        if self.data_started {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::StateError("CCM: do_update_aad after do_update_out"));
-        }
-        let end = self.aad_len + aad.len();
-        if end > BUFFER_LEN {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(
-                "CCM: associated data longer than BUFFER_LEN",
-            ));
-        }
-        self.aad[self.aad_len..end].copy_from_slice(aad);
-        self.aad_len = end;
-        Ok(())
+        self.0.do_update_aad(aad)
     }
 
     /// Identically `0`. This is the one thing a CCM decryptor gets *right* by being forced to
@@ -1251,24 +1293,14 @@ where
         0
     }
 
-    /// Buffers `ciphertext` and writes nothing, per [`Self::update_out_len`].
-    ///
-    /// # Errors
-    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`] if the total would exceed `BUFFER_LEN`.
+    /// Buffers `ciphertext` and writes nothing, per [`Self::update_out_len`]. May return
+    /// `SymmetricCipherError::GenericError` if the total would exceed `BUFFER_LEN`.
     fn do_update_out(
         &mut self,
         ciphertext: &[u8],
         _plaintext: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        self.data_started = true;
-        let end = self.data_len + ciphertext.len();
-        if end > BUFFER_LEN {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(
-                "CCM: ciphertext longer than BUFFER_LEN",
-            ));
-        }
-        self.data[self.data_len..end].copy_from_slice(ciphertext);
-        self.data_len = end;
+        self.0.do_update_out(ciphertext)?;
         Ok(0)
     }
 
@@ -1282,20 +1314,20 @@ where
     /// `do_decrypt_init`'s `const` assertion already guarantees `BUFFER_LEN <= `
     /// [`Ccm::MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN`], the only other thing the construction this wraps can fail on.
     fn do_decrypt_final(
-        mut self,
+        self,
         tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
         output: &mut [u8; BUFFER_LEN],
     ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        let len = self.data_len;
+        let (perm, nonce, aad, aad_len, mut data, len) = self.0.into_parts();
         let mut ccm = Ccm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::from_perm(
-            self.perm,
-            &self.nonce,
-            &self.aad[..self.aad_len],
+            perm,
+            &nonce,
+            &aad[..aad_len],
             len,
         )?;
-        output[..len].copy_from_slice(&self.data[..len]);
+        output[..len].copy_from_slice(&data[..len]);
         ccm.do_decrypt_update(&mut output[..len])?;
-        self.data.zeroize();
+        data.zeroize();
         match ccm.do_decrypt_final(tag) {
             Ok(()) => Ok(len),
             Err(e) => {

From e877a32330d14f70d03d3c6ee9177a893e39a6dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: officialfrancismendoza <francissamuelmendoza7@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 01:54:58 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 47/68] modes: add a Wycheproof AES-CCM suite, move/drop CCM
 unit tests that used no private API

crypto/modes/tests/wycheproof_ccm_tests.rs drives bc-test-data's vendored
aes_ccm_test.json (552 tests) through Ccm::encrypt_detached/decrypt_detached,
following the file/skip-with-warning convention acvp_ccm_tests.rs already
uses. Unlike the ACVP set (one nonce length, no malformed inputs), this one
is deliberately adversarial: every nonce length from 8 to 2144 bits, tag
sizes A.1 forbids, truncated and bit-flipped tags. Ccm's NONCE_LEN/TAG_LEN
are const generics restricted to A.1's sets, so a case whose sizes fall
outside them has no instantiation to dispatch to at all -- not a runtime
failure, a compile-time non-option -- and those are counted as skipped
rather than silently dropped. Locally: 486 of 552 cases run (405 valid, 81
invalid), 66 skipped across 63 out-of-range groups, all passing.

bc-test-data/crypto/wycheproof/ already vendors sm4_ccm_test.json for this
exact purpose; aes_ccm_test.json needs adding there too (copied from
https://github.com/C2SP/wycheproof, testvectors_v1) for this suite to run
anywhere but here -- that's a separate repository this PR cannot touch.

Also, per QUALITY_AND_STYLE.md's unit-vs-integration-test rule (a unit
test only where the behaviour cannot be reached from outside): moved
payload_longer_than_the_q_limit_is_refused and
a_short_or_long_payload_is_refused out of ccm.rs's #[cfg(test)] block into
sp800_38c_tests.rs (converted from the toy Identity permutation to
AES_128, matching that file's convention), since both exercise only
Ccm::new/do_encrypt_update/do_encrypt_final. Deleted
both_directions_mac_the_plaintext outright: it was byte-for-byte the same
check as sp800_38c_tests.rs's each_direction_has_its_own_methods, just
against Identity instead of AES_128. What remains in ccm.rs's own test
module is exactly what its module doc says it should be: the private
formatting helpers (format_b0, encode_aad_len, put_q_field) that no public
API exposes directly.

PR #126 review, finding F9.

(cherry picked from commit 35dfb038303dabee4e375149a8cd60b79bf7bc52)
---
 crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs                    |  69 -----
 crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs      |  43 +++
 crypto/modes/tests/wycheproof_ccm_tests.rs | 305 +++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 348 insertions(+), 69 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 crypto/modes/tests/wycheproof_ccm_tests.rs

diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs b/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
index 99305323..e3861ea9 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
@@ -1564,73 +1564,4 @@ mod tests {
         let expected: [u8; 16] = core::array::from_fn(|i| b0[i] ^ b1[i]);
         assert_eq!(*ccm.y, expected, "y must be B0 ^ B1, with B1 starting with [14]_16");
     }
-
-    /// A.1's `p < 2^8q`. With `n = 13`, `q = 2`, so the limit is 65535 and 65536 must be refused.
-    #[test]
-    fn payload_longer_than_the_q_limit_is_refused() {
-        let nonce = [0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16, 0x17, 0x18, 0x19, 0x1a, 0x1b, 0x1c];
-        assert!(
-            Ccm::<Identity, Encrypting, 16, 16, 13, 14>::new(&key(), &nonce, &[], 65535).is_ok(),
-            "2^16 - 1 is the largest payload q = 2 can encode"
-        );
-        assert!(
-            matches!(
-                Ccm::<Identity, Encrypting, 16, 16, 13, 14>::new(&key(), &nonce, &[], 65536),
-                Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(_))
-            ),
-            "2^16 does not fit [p]_16"
-        );
-    }
-
-    /// The declared payload length is inside `B0`, so neither direction may be finalized with the
-    /// wrong amount of data.
-    #[test]
-    fn a_short_or_long_payload_is_refused() {
-        let nonce = [0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16];
-        let mut ccm =
-            Ccm::<Identity, Encrypting, 16, 16, 7, 4>::new(&key(), &nonce, &[], 8).unwrap();
-        let mut too_much = [0u8; 9];
-        assert!(
-            matches!(
-                ccm.do_encrypt_update(&mut too_much),
-                Err(SymmetricCipherError::StateError(_))
-            ),
-            "9 bytes against a declared 8"
-        );
-        let mut some = [0u8; 4];
-        ccm.do_encrypt_update(&mut some).expect("4 of the 8 declared bytes");
-        assert!(
-            matches!(ccm.do_encrypt_final(), Err(SymmetricCipherError::StateError(_))),
-            "finalizing 4 bytes short"
-        );
-    }
-
-    /// The two directions absorb the *plaintext* into the CBC-MAC, in both cases: Sec 6.1 step 1
-    /// formats `P` and Sec 6.2 step 7 formats the recovered `P`, never the ciphertext. So an
-    /// encryptor and a decryptor over the same message must reach the same `Yr`, and therefore the
-    /// same tag, even though they apply the keystream and the MAC in the opposite order.
-    ///
-    /// This is the property the wrong-direction runtime check used to guard; the `Dir` parameter
-    /// now makes the misuse a compile error (see the `compile_fail` examples on `Ccm`), so what is
-    /// left worth testing is that the two orders genuinely agree.
-    #[test]
-    fn both_directions_mac_the_plaintext() {
-        let nonce = [0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16];
-        let plaintext = [0xDEu8, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF, 0x01, 0x02];
-
-        let mut enc =
-            Ccm::<Identity, Encrypting, 16, 16, 7, 4>::new(&key(), &nonce, b"h", plaintext.len())
-                .unwrap();
-        let mut data = plaintext;
-        enc.do_encrypt_update(&mut data).unwrap();
-        let tag = enc.do_encrypt_final().unwrap();
-
-        // The decryptor is handed the ciphertext, recovers the plaintext, and must agree on the tag.
-        let mut dec =
-            Ccm::<Identity, Decrypting, 16, 16, 7, 4>::new(&key(), &nonce, b"h", plaintext.len())
-                .unwrap();
-        dec.do_decrypt_update(&mut data).unwrap();
-        dec.do_decrypt_final(&tag).expect("the two directions must reach the same Yr");
-        assert_eq!(data, plaintext);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs b/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
index 4300288f..e59c7a12 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
@@ -609,3 +609,46 @@ fn sizes_match_the_documented_memory_table() {
     );
     assert!(size_of::<CcmEncryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, 12, 16, 4096>>() >= 2 * 4096);
 }
+
+// ---- moved from crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs's in-file unit tests -----------------------------
+
+/// A.1's `p < 2^8q`. With `n = 13`, `q = 2`, so the limit is 65535 and 65536 must be refused.
+///
+/// Only the public API is exercised, so this belongs here rather than in `ccm.rs`'s own
+/// `#[cfg(test)]` block, which is for the private formatting helpers no public API reaches.
+#[test]
+fn payload_longer_than_the_q_limit_is_refused() {
+    let k = key::<16>(APPENDIX_C_KEY);
+    let nonce = [0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16, 0x17, 0x18, 0x19, 0x1a, 0x1b, 0x1c];
+    assert!(
+        Ccm::<AES_128, Encrypting, 16, 16, 13, 14>::new(&k, &nonce, &[], 65535).is_ok(),
+        "2^16 - 1 is the largest payload q = 2 can encode"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        matches!(
+            Ccm::<AES_128, Encrypting, 16, 16, 13, 14>::new(&k, &nonce, &[], 65536),
+            Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(_))
+        ),
+        "2^16 does not fit [p]_16"
+    );
+}
+
+/// The declared payload length is inside `B0`, so neither direction may be finalized with the
+/// wrong amount of data.
+#[test]
+fn a_short_or_long_payload_is_refused() {
+    let k = key::<16>(APPENDIX_C_KEY);
+    let nonce = [0x10, 0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16];
+    let mut ccm = Ccm::<AES_128, Encrypting, 16, 16, 7, 4>::new(&k, &nonce, &[], 8).unwrap();
+    let mut too_much = [0u8; 9];
+    assert!(
+        matches!(ccm.do_encrypt_update(&mut too_much), Err(SymmetricCipherError::StateError(_))),
+        "9 bytes against a declared 8"
+    );
+    let mut some = [0u8; 4];
+    ccm.do_encrypt_update(&mut some).expect("4 of the 8 declared bytes");
+    assert!(
+        matches!(ccm.do_encrypt_final(), Err(SymmetricCipherError::StateError(_))),
+        "finalizing 4 bytes short"
+    );
+}
diff --git a/crypto/modes/tests/wycheproof_ccm_tests.rs b/crypto/modes/tests/wycheproof_ccm_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4c141ddb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/modes/tests/wycheproof_ccm_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,305 @@
+//! Known-answer tests against Project Wycheproof's `aes_ccm_test.json`, vendored into
+//! `bc-test-data/crypto/wycheproof/` alongside the sibling `sm4_ccm_test.json`.
+//!
+//! Requires `bc-test-data` to be cloned alongside this repository, i.e. at `../bc-test-data`
+//! relative to the root of this git project. If it is absent the test prints a warning and passes,
+//! matching the convention used by the ACVP suite in this crate.
+//!
+//! # Why this set is worth having alongside the ACVP one
+//!
+//! `acvp_ccm_tests.rs` covers 480 cases, but every one of them uses a 96-bit nonce, and the only
+//! failures it carries are tag-check failures on an otherwise well-formed message. Wycheproof's
+//! set is deliberately adversarial in the ways ACVP is not: malformed and truncated tags, every
+//! nonce length from 8 to 2144 *bits* (most of which A.1 does not permit at all), a tag size of
+//! 16 bits that SP 800-38C Appendix B.2 calls insecure, and pseudorandom sizes meant to catch an
+//! implementation that only handles the common cases. See
+//! `bc-test-data/crypto/wycheproof/aes_ccm_test.json`'s own `"notes"` object for exactly what each
+//! `flags` entry is checking.
+//!
+//! # Ciphertext and tag are separate fields, unlike the ACVP set
+//!
+//! Wycheproof's AEAD schema carries `ct` and `tag` as distinct fields (the `aead_test_schema_v1`
+//! schema), so these cases go through [`Ccm::encrypt_detached`] / [`Ccm::decrypt_detached`], not
+//! the inline pair `acvp_ccm_tests.rs` uses.
+//!
+//! # Most of the parameter space cannot be dispatched to at all, by design
+//!
+//! `Ccm`'s `NONCE_LEN` and `TAG_LEN` are const generics restricted to A.1's sets --
+//! `NONCE_LEN` in `7..=13` bytes, `TAG_LEN` in `{4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16}` bytes -- so there is no
+//! instantiation to dispatch a group whose `ivSize`/`tagSize` falls outside them to at all; unlike
+//! a runtime check, this is not something a case can "fail", because it is a compile-time property
+//! of the type, not a value the library ever sees. Those groups (most of the file: the point of
+//! `InvalidNonceSize`/`InvalidTagSize` and most of the `Pseudorandom` groups is to probe exactly
+//! this boundary) are counted as skipped rather than silently dropped, and the counts are asserted
+//! at the end so a change in the vector file's shape is visible.
+
+use bouncycastle_aes::{AES_128, AES_192, AES_256};
+use bouncycastle_core::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
+use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{
+    KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType, do_hazardous_operations,
+};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{ElectronicCodeBook, SecurityStrength};
+use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
+use bouncycastle_modes::{Ccm, Decrypting, Encrypting};
+use serde_json::Value;
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+/// Candidate locations, covering `cargo test` run from the crate root or from the repo root.
+const TEST_DATA_PATHS: [&str; 2] = [
+    "../../../bc-test-data/crypto/wycheproof/aes_ccm_test.json",
+    "../bc-test-data/crypto/wycheproof/aes_ccm_test.json",
+];
+
+fn test_data_file() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    for candidate in TEST_DATA_PATHS {
+        let path = Path::new(candidate);
+        if path.exists() {
+            return Some(path.to_path_buf());
+        }
+    }
+    println!(
+        "WARNING: bc-test-data not found (looked in {TEST_DATA_PATHS:?}); \
+         Wycheproof AES-CCM tests will be skipped"
+    );
+    None
+}
+
+fn decode(value: &Value, field: &str, tc_id: u64) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let s = value
+        .get(field)
+        .and_then(Value::as_str)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("tcId {tc_id}: missing field {field}"));
+    hex::decode(s).unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("tcId {tc_id}: bad hex in {field}"))
+}
+
+/// Wraps the vector's raw key bytes, promoting them if `KeyMaterial`'s entropy heuristic declined
+/// to call them a cipher key. Same helper as the ACVP suite in this crate.
+fn cipher_key<const N: usize>(bytes: &[u8]) -> KeyMaterial<N> {
+    assert_eq!(bytes.len(), N, "key length should match the parameter set");
+    let mut key = KeyMaterial::<N>::from_bytes_as_type(bytes, KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+        .expect("wycheproof key bytes fit the buffer");
+
+    if key.key_type() != KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey {
+        do_hazardous_operations(&mut key, |k| {
+            k.set_key_type(KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)?;
+            k.set_security_strength(SecurityStrength::from_bytes(N))
+        })
+        .expect("promoting a wycheproof test key");
+    }
+    key
+}
+
+/// Runs one case at a fully-instantiated `(KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, P)`.
+///
+/// For a `result: "valid"` case, `msg` must encrypt to exactly `expected_ct`/`expected_tag`
+/// ([`Ccm::encrypt_detached`]), and `expected_ct`/`expected_tag` must decrypt back to `msg`
+/// ([`Ccm::decrypt_detached`]). For `result: "invalid"`, only the decrypt direction is checked --
+/// re-encrypting `msg` has no reason to reproduce a deliberately corrupted `ct`/`tag` -- and it
+/// must fail the tag check rather than return a payload.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+fn run_case<const KEY_LEN: usize, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize, P>(
+    tc_id: u64,
+    key_bytes: &[u8],
+    nonce_bytes: &[u8],
+    aad: &[u8],
+    msg: &[u8],
+    expected_ct: &[u8],
+    expected_tag: &[u8],
+    valid: bool,
+) where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, 16>,
+{
+    let key = cipher_key::<KEY_LEN>(key_bytes);
+    let nonce: [u8; NONCE_LEN] =
+        nonce_bytes.try_into().unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("tcId {tc_id}: bad nonce length"));
+    let tag: [u8; TAG_LEN] =
+        expected_tag.try_into().unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("tcId {tc_id}: bad tag length"));
+
+    if valid {
+        let mut ct = vec![0u8; msg.len()];
+        let (written, got_tag) =
+            Ccm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, 16, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::encrypt_detached(
+                &key, &nonce, aad, msg, &mut ct,
+            )
+            .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("tcId {tc_id}: valid case failed to encrypt: {e:?}"));
+        assert_eq!(written, msg.len(), "tcId {tc_id}: encrypt_detached writes exactly msg.len()");
+        assert_eq!(ct, expected_ct, "tcId {tc_id}: ciphertext mismatch");
+        assert_eq!(got_tag, tag, "tcId {tc_id}: tag mismatch");
+    }
+
+    let mut plaintext = vec![0u8; expected_ct.len()];
+    match Ccm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, 16, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::decrypt_detached(
+        &key, &nonce, aad, expected_ct, &tag, &mut plaintext,
+    ) {
+        Ok(n) => {
+            assert!(valid, "tcId {tc_id}: an invalid vector decrypted and verified anyway");
+            plaintext.truncate(n);
+            assert_eq!(plaintext, msg, "tcId {tc_id}: decrypted plaintext mismatch");
+        }
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => {
+            assert!(!valid, "tcId {tc_id}: a valid vector failed its tag check");
+        }
+        Err(e) => panic!("tcId {tc_id}: unexpected CCM error: {e:?}"),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Dispatches to one of the 3 (key) x 7 (nonce) x 7 (tag) valid instantiations, or reports that
+/// the case's parameter sizes have no instantiation to dispatch to at all.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+fn dispatch(
+    tc_id: u64,
+    key_len_bytes: u64,
+    nonce_len_bytes: u64,
+    tag_len_bytes: u64,
+    key_bytes: &[u8],
+    nonce_bytes: &[u8],
+    aad: &[u8],
+    msg: &[u8],
+    expected_ct: &[u8],
+    expected_tag: &[u8],
+    valid: bool,
+) -> bool {
+    macro_rules! with_key_len {
+        ($n:literal, $t:literal) => {
+            match key_len_bytes {
+                16 => {
+                    run_case::<16, $n, $t, AES_128>(
+                        tc_id, key_bytes, nonce_bytes, aad, msg, expected_ct, expected_tag, valid,
+                    );
+                    true
+                }
+                24 => {
+                    run_case::<24, $n, $t, AES_192>(
+                        tc_id, key_bytes, nonce_bytes, aad, msg, expected_ct, expected_tag, valid,
+                    );
+                    true
+                }
+                32 => {
+                    run_case::<32, $n, $t, AES_256>(
+                        tc_id, key_bytes, nonce_bytes, aad, msg, expected_ct, expected_tag, valid,
+                    );
+                    true
+                }
+                _ => false,
+            }
+        };
+    }
+    macro_rules! with_tag_len {
+        ($n:literal) => {
+            match tag_len_bytes {
+                4 => with_key_len!($n, 4),
+                6 => with_key_len!($n, 6),
+                8 => with_key_len!($n, 8),
+                10 => with_key_len!($n, 10),
+                12 => with_key_len!($n, 12),
+                14 => with_key_len!($n, 14),
+                16 => with_key_len!($n, 16),
+                _ => false,
+            }
+        };
+    }
+    match nonce_len_bytes {
+        7 => with_tag_len!(7),
+        8 => with_tag_len!(8),
+        9 => with_tag_len!(9),
+        10 => with_tag_len!(10),
+        11 => with_tag_len!(11),
+        12 => with_tag_len!(12),
+        13 => with_tag_len!(13),
+        _ => false,
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn wycheproof_aes_ccm_known_answer_tests() {
+    let Some(path) = test_data_file() else { return };
+
+    let doc: Value = serde_json::from_str(&fs::read_to_string(&path).expect("readable file"))
+        .expect("valid wycheproof JSON");
+
+    let groups = doc.get("testGroups").and_then(Value::as_array).expect("testGroups");
+
+    let mut run = 0usize;
+    let mut valid_count = 0usize;
+    let mut invalid_count = 0usize;
+    let mut skipped_groups = 0usize;
+    let mut skipped_cases = 0usize;
+
+    for group in groups {
+        let iv_size_bits = group.get("ivSize").and_then(Value::as_u64).expect("ivSize");
+        let key_size_bits = group.get("keySize").and_then(Value::as_u64).expect("keySize");
+        let tag_size_bits = group.get("tagSize").and_then(Value::as_u64).expect("tagSize");
+        assert_eq!(iv_size_bits % 8, 0, "ivSize must be a whole number of octets");
+        assert_eq!(key_size_bits % 8, 0, "keySize must be a whole number of octets");
+        assert_eq!(tag_size_bits % 8, 0, "tagSize must be a whole number of octets");
+
+        // A group is only fully within A.1's dispatchable sets if its *declared* nonce/tag sizes
+        // are; a `Pseudorandom` group whose individual tests vary can still contribute some
+        // dispatched and some skipped cases, so this is a per-group tally for the printout, not
+        // something the per-case counts below depend on.
+        if !(7..=13).contains(&(iv_size_bits / 8))
+            || ![4u64, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16].contains(&(tag_size_bits / 8))
+        {
+            skipped_groups += 1;
+        }
+
+        let tests = group.get("tests").and_then(Value::as_array).expect("tests");
+
+        // Each case is dispatched on its own actual field lengths, not the group's declared
+        // sizes: a `Pseudorandom` group's whole point is varying them per test, and `dispatch`
+        // itself is the authority on what it can run (only A.1's own sets).
+        for test in tests {
+            let tc_id = test.get("tcId").and_then(Value::as_u64).expect("tcId");
+            let key_bytes = decode(test, "key", tc_id);
+            let nonce_bytes = decode(test, "iv", tc_id);
+            let aad = decode(test, "aad", tc_id);
+            let msg = decode(test, "msg", tc_id);
+            let ct = decode(test, "ct", tc_id);
+            let tag = decode(test, "tag", tc_id);
+            let result = test.get("result").and_then(Value::as_str).expect("result");
+            let valid = match result {
+                "valid" => true,
+                "invalid" => false,
+                other => panic!("tcId {tc_id}: unexpected result {other}"),
+            };
+
+            let ran = dispatch(
+                tc_id,
+                key_bytes.len() as u64,
+                nonce_bytes.len() as u64,
+                tag.len() as u64,
+                &key_bytes,
+                &nonce_bytes,
+                &aad,
+                &msg,
+                &ct,
+                &tag,
+                valid,
+            );
+
+            if ran {
+                run += 1;
+                if valid {
+                    valid_count += 1;
+                } else {
+                    invalid_count += 1;
+                }
+            } else {
+                skipped_cases += 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    println!(
+        "Wycheproof AES-CCM: {run} cases run ({valid_count} valid, {invalid_count} invalid), \
+         {skipped_cases} cases in {skipped_groups} groups skipped (no A.1 instantiation)"
+    );
+
+    // Guards against a silently-vacuous run: at least the common 96-bit-nonce/128-bit-tag groups
+    // must have been dispatched to and must have included both valid and invalid cases.
+    assert!(run > 0, "expected at least some cases to be within A.1's dispatchable sets");
+    assert!(valid_count > 0, "expected at least some valid cases to be run");
+    assert!(invalid_count > 0, "expected at least some invalid (tag-failure) cases to be run");
+    assert!(skipped_groups > 0, "expected most of this adversarial set to be outside A.1's sets");
+}

From 1b593c591638f48aacb719bc36cf43586adaaaf2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: officialfrancismendoza <francissamuelmendoza7@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 02:41:53 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 48/68] modes: close the mutation-testing gaps the batching and
 buffer-boundary changes left

Scoped cargo-mutants (apply_keystream, counter_block, CcmBuffer) found 7
survivors after the F5/F7/F10 commits: 3 on apply_keystream's head_len
comparison/subtraction, 2 more on the same expression, and 2 on
CcmBuffer::do_update_aad/do_update_out's `end > BUFFER_LEN` checks.

The two BUFFER_LEN checks were genuinely untested at the exact boundary
(end == BUFFER_LEN, which must be accepted, not refused) -- added
the_buffering_pair_accepts_a_message_that_exactly_fills_its_buffer.

apply_keystream's gap needed an actual bug, caught it, then a second
attempt to test it: no existing test ever calls it with `ks_pos` genuinely
strictly between 0 and BLOCK_LEN followed by a chunk large enough to reach
the batched fours/pairs path -- every chunking sp800_38c_tests.rs sweeps is
uniform, and Appendix C.4's 32-byte payload (Plen = 256 *bits*, not bytes)
is too short regardless. Added
resuming_a_part_way_open_block_agrees_with_a_one_shot, a dedicated 123-byte
case; verified by hand-applying each surviving mutation and confirming it
now fails before restoring the correct code. One mutant remains and is
provably equivalent (`<` vs `<=` on `ks_pos < BLOCK_LEN`, since `ks_pos`
never exceeds `BLOCK_LEN` and both arms agree at that boundary) -- same
class as format_b0's documented `|`/`^` equivalence, now commented the
same way. Re-run: 34 caught, 116 unviable, 1 equivalent, 0 missed.

(cherry picked from commit 199bd562f9bb72f1c3923816332236cf37f1f396)
---
 crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs               |  5 +++
 crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 65 insertions(+)

diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs b/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
index e3861ea9..35d947ae 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
@@ -617,6 +617,11 @@ where
     /// the batch paths, only the two ends go byte by byte.
     #[inline]
     fn apply_keystream(&mut self, data: &mut [u8]) {
+        // `ks_pos` never exceeds `BLOCK_LEN` (it is reset to 0 on refill and only ever
+        // incremented up to it), so at the one point `<` and `<=` disagree -- `ks_pos ==
+        // BLOCK_LEN` -- both give `head_len = 0`: the `if` arm's `BLOCK_LEN - BLOCK_LEN` matches
+        // the `else` arm exactly. `cargo mutants` reports `<` to `<=` as a surviving mutant; it
+        // is provably equivalent, not a gap, for the same reason `format_b0`'s `|`/`^` ones are.
         let head_len = if self.ks_pos < BLOCK_LEN { BLOCK_LEN - self.ks_pos } else { 0 };
         let (head, rest) = data.split_at_mut(core::cmp::min(head_len, data.len()));
         self.apply_keystream_bytes(head);
diff --git a/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs b/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
index e59c7a12..f3f7a375 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
@@ -462,6 +462,66 @@ fn the_buffering_pair_refuses_a_message_past_its_buffer() {
     assert!(matches!(enc.do_update_aad(&[0u8; 33]), Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(_))));
 }
 
+/// Filling `BUFFER_LEN` *exactly* must be accepted, not refused: `CcmBuffer::do_update_aad` /
+/// `do_update_out` check `end > BUFFER_LEN`, so using the whole buffer is legitimate and only one
+/// byte more is not. Both boundary sides, in one call and split across two.
+#[test]
+fn the_buffering_pair_accepts_a_message_that_exactly_fills_its_buffer() {
+    type Enc = CcmEncryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, 12, 16, 32>;
+    let k = key::<16>(APPENDIX_C_KEY);
+    let mut nothing = [0u8; 0];
+
+    let (mut enc, _) = Enc::do_encrypt_init(&k).expect("init");
+    assert_eq!(enc.do_update_out(&[0u8; 32], &mut nothing).expect("exactly fills BUFFER_LEN"), 0);
+
+    let (mut enc, _) = Enc::do_encrypt_init(&k).expect("init");
+    assert_eq!(enc.do_update_out(&[0u8; 20], &mut nothing).expect("fits"), 0);
+    assert_eq!(
+        enc.do_update_out(&[0u8; 12], &mut nothing).expect("exactly fills the remaining space"),
+        0
+    );
+
+    let (mut enc, _) = Enc::do_encrypt_init(&k).expect("init");
+    assert!(enc.do_update_aad(&[0u8; 32]).is_ok(), "AAD exactly filling BUFFER_LEN is accepted");
+}
+
+/// Resuming a part-way-open keystream block into the batched fours/pairs path.
+///
+/// None of the Appendix C vectors are long enough for this: the largest, C.4, is 32 bytes (two
+/// blocks), too short for a small opening call to leave enough afterwards to reach
+/// `apply_keystream_batch`'s fours/pairs path at all. Every chunking `check_vector` sweeps is also
+/// *uniform*, so the only call that can ever see `ks_pos` strictly between `0` and `BLOCK_LEN` on
+/// entry is a small final remainder -- never one big enough to batch. A first small,
+/// non-block-aligned call followed by one call spanning several whole blocks exercises exactly
+/// that: the batched blocks must still line up with the keystream the small call left partway
+/// through, not silently skip over it. Checked against a one-shot encryption of the identical
+/// plaintext, which does not go anywhere near this split.
+#[test]
+fn resuming_a_part_way_open_block_agrees_with_a_one_shot() {
+    type Enc = Ccm<AES_128, Encrypting, 16, 16, 12, 16>;
+    let k = key::<16>(APPENDIX_C_KEY);
+    let nonce = [0x24u8; 12];
+    let aad = b"header";
+    // Long enough that, after a several-byte opening call, what remains spans at least one
+    // four-block batch and one pair-block batch (4 + 2 = 6 blocks = 96 bytes) plus a short tail.
+    let plaintext: Vec<u8> = (0..123u8).collect();
+
+    let mut reference = vec![0u8; plaintext.len()];
+    let (_, reference_tag) =
+        Enc::encrypt_detached(&k, &nonce, aad, &plaintext, &mut reference).expect("one-shot");
+
+    for first in [1usize, 3, 5, 15] {
+        let mut ccm = Enc::new(&k, &nonce, aad, plaintext.len()).expect("streaming init");
+        let mut streamed = plaintext.clone();
+        let (head, rest) = streamed.split_at_mut(first);
+        ccm.do_encrypt_update(head).expect("small first update");
+        ccm.do_encrypt_update(rest).expect("large second update");
+        let tag = ccm.do_encrypt_final().expect("final");
+        assert_eq!(streamed, reference, "ciphertext, resuming a {first}-byte-open block");
+        assert_eq!(tag, reference_tag, "tag, resuming a {first}-byte-open block");
+    }
+}
+
 /// Sec 6.2 step 1: "If Clen <= Tlen, then return INVALID". The inline layout has to reject a `C`
 /// too short to contain a tag before it can split one off.
 ///

From afa2b3c48adc1d4b9251e24a0a6093acdcffc586 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: officialfrancismendoza <francissamuelmendoza7@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2026 03:11:33 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 49/68] modes: adapt CCM buffer errors to the #120 API

(cherry picked from commit 26dda1382f2135069ba3daf9ad605c0ff7ce09aa)
---
 crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs               | 16 +++++-----------
 crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs | 12 +++++-------
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs b/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
index 35d947ae..61b47df7 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ where
     /// the tag. For the spec's own inline `ciphertext || tag` string, use [`Self::encrypt`].
     ///
     /// # Errors
-    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength`] if `ciphertext` is too short, plus
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall`] if `ciphertext` is too short, plus
     /// [`Self::new`]'s errors.
     pub fn encrypt_detached(
         key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
@@ -733,10 +733,7 @@ where
         ciphertext: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Result<(usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
         if ciphertext.len() < plaintext.len() {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(
-                "ciphertext",
-                plaintext.len(),
-            ));
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(plaintext.len()));
         }
         let mut ccm = Self::new(key, nonce, aad, plaintext.len())?;
         let out = &mut ciphertext[..plaintext.len()];
@@ -762,7 +759,7 @@ where
     ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
         let needed = plaintext.len() + TAG_LEN;
         if ciphertext.len() < needed {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength("ciphertext", needed));
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(needed));
         }
         let (data, tag_out) = ciphertext[..needed].split_at_mut(plaintext.len());
         let (_, tag) = Self::encrypt_detached(key, nonce, aad, plaintext, data)?;
@@ -828,7 +825,7 @@ where
     ///
     /// # Errors
     /// [`SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed`] if the tag does not verify,
-    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength`] if `plaintext` is too short, plus
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall`] if `plaintext` is too short, plus
     /// [`Self::new`]'s errors.
     pub fn decrypt_detached(
         key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
@@ -839,10 +836,7 @@ where
         plaintext: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
         if plaintext.len() < ciphertext.len() {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(
-                "plaintext",
-                ciphertext.len(),
-            ));
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(ciphertext.len()));
         }
         let mut ccm = Self::new(key, nonce, aad, ciphertext.len())?;
         let out = &mut plaintext[..ciphertext.len()];
diff --git a/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs b/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
index f3f7a375..abca07cf 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
@@ -42,11 +42,9 @@ fn is_tag_failure<T>(r: Result<T, SymmetricCipherError>) -> bool {
     matches!(r, Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed))
 }
 
-fn buffer_len_error<T>(r: Result<T, SymmetricCipherError>) -> Option<(&'static str, usize)> {
+fn buffer_len_error<T>(r: Result<T, SymmetricCipherError>) -> Option<usize> {
     match r {
-        Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(which, needed)) => {
-            Some((which, needed))
-        }
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(needed)) => Some(needed),
         _ => None,
     }
 }
@@ -564,13 +562,13 @@ fn undersized_output_buffers_are_refused() {
     let mut too_small = [0u8; 23];
     assert_eq!(
         buffer_len_error(Enc::encrypt_detached(&k, &nonce, &[], &plaintext, &mut too_small)),
-        Some(("ciphertext", 24))
+        Some(24)
     );
 
     let mut too_small = [0u8; 39];
     assert_eq!(
         buffer_len_error(Enc::encrypt(&k, &nonce, &[], &plaintext, &mut too_small)),
-        Some(("ciphertext", 40))
+        Some(40)
     );
 
     let mut ct = [0u8; 40];
@@ -578,7 +576,7 @@ fn undersized_output_buffers_are_refused() {
     let mut too_small = [0u8; 23];
     assert_eq!(
         buffer_len_error(Dec::decrypt(&k, &nonce, &[], &ct, &mut too_small)),
-        Some(("plaintext", 24))
+        Some(24)
     );
 }
 

From 8a243739674f1a477297e253fbf18789fe6e5d2e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: officialfrancismendoza <francissamuelmendoza7@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2026 03:16:07 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 50/68] Fixed formatting with cargo fmt (#125)

(cherry picked from commit d362f4615286cc830771af5eb5d267a4539701e1)
---
 crypto/modes/src/lib.rs               | 6 +++---
 crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs | 5 +----
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs b/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs
index 1e49c59a..81d81201 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs
@@ -696,9 +696,9 @@ pub use ecb::Ecb;
 // Imports needed for docs
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
-    AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor,
-    BlockCipherDecryptor, BlockCipherEncryptor, ElectronicCodeBook, StreamCipherDecryptor,
-    StreamCipherEncryptor, SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor,
+    AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, BlockCipherDecryptor, BlockCipherEncryptor,
+    ElectronicCodeBook, StreamCipherDecryptor, StreamCipherEncryptor, SymmetricCipherDecryptor,
+    SymmetricCipherEncryptor,
 };
 // end of imports needed for docs
 
diff --git a/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs b/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
index abca07cf..f36055c4 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
@@ -574,10 +574,7 @@ fn undersized_output_buffers_are_refused() {
     let mut ct = [0u8; 40];
     Enc::encrypt(&k, &nonce, &[], &plaintext, &mut ct).expect("encryption");
     let mut too_small = [0u8; 23];
-    assert_eq!(
-        buffer_len_error(Dec::decrypt(&k, &nonce, &[], &ct, &mut too_small)),
-        Some(24)
-    );
+    assert_eq!(buffer_len_error(Dec::decrypt(&k, &nonce, &[], &ct, &mut too_small)), Some(24));
 }
 
 /// A key of the wrong [`KeyType`] is rejected by every entry point, in both directions.

From 24a646c741c78914959e72edcade3d4939806aa4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: officialfrancismendoza <francissamuelmendoza7@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:51:40 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 51/68] Remediated concerns. F1-F10 fixed except F9 (optional),
 which was left unchanged (#125)

(cherry picked from commit 660eef801d84e1626e1d5e29ada03a66ededd01a)
---
 cli/src/aes_ccm_cmd.rs                |  19 +--
 cli/src/helpers.rs                    |  16 +--
 cli/src/main.rs                       |   2 +-
 cli/tests/aes_ccm_cli_tests.rs        |  66 +++++++++
 crypto/aes/src/ccm.rs                 |  17 ++-
 crypto/modes/benches/modes_benches.rs |  38 +++---
 crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs               | 187 +++++++++++++++-----------
 crypto/modes/src/lib.rs               |  24 ++--
 crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs |  27 ++++
 9 files changed, 257 insertions(+), 139 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cli/src/aes_ccm_cmd.rs b/cli/src/aes_ccm_cmd.rs
index 5bbad08b..d4425b20 100644
--- a/cli/src/aes_ccm_cmd.rs
+++ b/cli/src/aes_ccm_cmd.rs
@@ -188,12 +188,21 @@ fn run<P, const KEY_LEN: usize>(
 ) where
     P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
 {
+    // Reject this before opening nonce/AAD files or waiting for stdin. Appendix A.1: "t is an
+    // element of {4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16}".
+    if !matches!(tag_len, 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16) {
+        eprintln!(
+            "Error: --tag-len is {tag_len}; CCM requires one of 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 \
+             (SP 800-38C Appendix A.1)."
+        );
+        exit(-1)
+    }
+
     let nonce_bytes = load_nonce(nonce, nonce_file);
     let aad_bytes = load_aad(aad);
     let input = read_all_stdin();
     let encrypt = matches!(action, BlockModeAction::Encrypt);
 
-    // Appendix A.1: "t is an element of {4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16}".
     macro_rules! with_tag_len {
         ($n:literal) => {
             match tag_len {
@@ -218,13 +227,7 @@ fn run<P, const KEY_LEN: usize>(
                 16 => go::<P, KEY_LEN, $n, 16>(
                     key, &nonce_bytes, &aad_bytes, input, encrypt, output_hex,
                 ),
-                other => {
-                    eprintln!(
-                        "Error: --tag-len is {other}; CCM requires one of 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 \
-                         (SP 800-38C Appendix A.1)."
-                    );
-                    exit(-1)
-                }
+                _ => unreachable!("tag length was validated before stdin was read"),
             }
         };
     }
diff --git a/cli/src/helpers.rs b/cli/src/helpers.rs
index 0ef93c34..14debf22 100644
--- a/cli/src/helpers.rs
+++ b/cli/src/helpers.rs
@@ -17,20 +17,10 @@ use std::process::exit;
 /// for a key, where a wrong guess only ever produces a mismatch, never a same-looking-different
 /// value.
 pub(crate) fn read_from_file_raw(filename: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
-    let file = File::open(filename);
-    if file.is_ok() {
-        let mut buf = Vec::<u8>::new();
-        match file.unwrap().read_to_end(&mut buf) {
-            Ok(_bytes_read) => buf,
-            Err(_) => {
-                eprintln!("Error: couldn't open file '{}'", &filename);
-                exit(-1);
-            }
-        }
-    } else {
-        eprintln!("Error: couldn't open file '{}'", &filename);
+    std::fs::read(filename).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+        eprintln!("Error: couldn't read file '{filename}': {e}");
         exit(-1);
-    }
+    })
 }
 
 /// Reads either bin or hex
diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
index cd2d9c35..00d222d7 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ enum Subcommands {
     /// a nonce of n bytes caps the payload at 2^(8*(15-n)) - 1 bytes, so 13 bytes allows only
     /// 64 KiB - 1 while 7 bytes is effectively unlimited; and Sec B.2 says a tag shorter than
     /// 8 bytes "shall not be used without a careful analysis of the risks". A 12-byte nonce with a
-    /// 16-byte tag is the usual choice and the default.
+    /// 16-byte tag is the usual choice; `--tag-len` defaults to 16, while the nonce must be given.
     ///
     /// UNLIKE EVERY OTHER CIPHER COMMAND HERE, THIS ONE DOES NOT STREAM: it reads all of stdin
     /// before doing any work, so memory use is proportional to the input. That is inherent to CCM,
diff --git a/cli/tests/aes_ccm_cli_tests.rs b/cli/tests/aes_ccm_cli_tests.rs
index ae423160..7d951129 100644
--- a/cli/tests/aes_ccm_cli_tests.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/aes_ccm_cli_tests.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 use std::io::{ErrorKind, Write};
 use std::process::{Command, Output, Stdio};
 use std::thread;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant, SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
 /// The path to the binary under test, resolved by cargo.
 const BC_RUST: &str = env!("CARGO_BIN_EXE_bc-rust");
@@ -340,6 +341,63 @@ fn tag_len_is_validated_and_must_match() {
     assert!(stderr.contains("authentication failed"), "got: {stderr}");
 }
 
+/// An invalid tag length is a command-line error, so it must be rejected without waiting for EOF
+/// on the payload pipe.
+#[test]
+fn invalid_tag_len_is_rejected_before_stdin_is_read() {
+    let mut child = Command::new(BC_RUST)
+        .args(["aes128-ccm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", NONCE, "--tag-len", "5"])
+        .stdin(Stdio::piped())
+        .stdout(Stdio::piped())
+        .stderr(Stdio::piped())
+        .spawn()
+        .expect("failed to spawn bc-rust");
+
+    // Keep `child.stdin` open: exiting while it is open proves the command did not call
+    // `read_all_stdin` before validating the option.
+    let deadline = Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(2);
+    loop {
+        if child.try_wait().expect("failed to poll bc-rust").is_some() {
+            break;
+        }
+        if Instant::now() >= deadline {
+            child.kill().expect("failed to stop hung bc-rust");
+            let _ = child.wait();
+            panic!("invalid --tag-len waited for stdin EOF");
+        }
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10));
+    }
+
+    let output = child.wait_with_output().expect("failed to collect bc-rust output");
+    assert!(!output.status.success());
+    let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+    assert!(stderr.contains("tag-len") && stderr.contains("A.1"), "got: {stderr}");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn nonce_file_read_errors_are_reported_as_read_errors() {
+    let unique = SystemTime::now()
+        .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+        .expect("system clock after Unix epoch")
+        .as_nanos();
+    let missing = std::env::temp_dir()
+        .join(format!("bc_rust_ccm_missing_nonce_{}_{}", std::process::id(), unique))
+        .join("nonce.bin");
+    let stderr = run_err(
+        &[
+            "aes128-ccm",
+            "encrypt",
+            "--key",
+            KEY_128,
+            "--nonce-file",
+            missing.to_str().expect("temporary path is UTF-8"),
+        ],
+        b"data",
+    );
+    assert!(stderr.contains("couldn't read file"), "got: {stderr}");
+    assert!(stderr.contains("nonce.bin"), "the error should name the file: {stderr}");
+}
+
 /// Every nonce length A.1 permits works, and nothing else does. The nonce length is not written
 /// anywhere, so both sides must agree on it too.
 #[test]
@@ -461,4 +519,12 @@ fn the_subcommands_are_documented_in_help() {
         per_cmd.contains("never reuse a nonce"),
         "the help should warn about nonce reuse: {per_cmd}"
     );
+    assert!(
+        per_cmd.contains("--tag-len") && per_cmd.contains("defaults to 16"),
+        "the help should identify the option that has a default: {per_cmd}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        !per_cmd.contains("usual choice and the default"),
+        "the help must not claim the required nonce has a default: {per_cmd}"
+    );
 }
diff --git a/crypto/aes/src/ccm.rs b/crypto/aes/src/ccm.rs
index f0849d24..d28d479f 100644
--- a/crypto/aes/src/ccm.rs
+++ b/crypto/aes/src/ccm.rs
@@ -38,13 +38,14 @@
 //! AES_CCM_128<Decrypting, 13, 8>                       // IEEE 802.11 CCMP's pair
 //! ```
 //!
-//! # Streaming needs the buffering pair
+//! # Generic streaming needs the buffering pair
 //!
 //! These aliases are for [`Ccm`](bouncycastle_modes::Ccm) itself: its one-shots and its
 //! length-declared streaming API, neither of which buffers. Code written against
 //! [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] wants
 //! [`AES_CCM_128_Encryptor`] / [`AES_CCM_128_Decryptor`] instead, which carry the extra
-//! `BUFFER_LEN` those traits force; see [`CcmEncryptor`](bouncycastle_modes::CcmEncryptor) for why.
+//! `BUFFER_LEN` their streaming methods require; their one-shots bypass it. See
+//! [`CcmEncryptor`](bouncycastle_modes::CcmEncryptor) for why.
 
 use crate::{AES_128, AES_192, AES_256, BLOCK_LEN};
 use bouncycastle_modes::{Ccm, CcmDecryptor, CcmEncryptor};
@@ -174,10 +175,14 @@ pub type AES_CCM_256<Dir, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize> =
 
 /// AES-128 CCM as an [`AEADCipherEncryptor`], for code written against the generic AEAD trait.
 ///
-/// `BUFFER_LEN` is the largest message and the largest AAD this will accept, and is also the
-/// trait's `FINAL_LEN`. It exists because the trait's `do_encrypt_init` is handed no length and CCM
-/// needs one; see [`CcmEncryptor`]. The nonce is generated here, unlike [`AES_CCM_128`]'s, because
-/// the trait generates it.
+/// `BUFFER_LEN` is the largest message and the largest AAD the streaming `do_*` methods accept,
+/// and is also the trait's `FINAL_LEN`. It exists because `do_encrypt_init` is handed no length
+/// and CCM needs one; see [`CcmEncryptor`]. The one-shot methods bypass that buffer and accept data
+/// up to CCM's nonce-dependent payload limit.
+///
+/// The nonce is generated here, unlike [`AES_CCM_128`]'s caller-supplied nonce. Consequently this
+/// adapter requires `NONCE_LEN >= 12`; use [`AES_CCM_128`] with a caller-managed unique nonce for
+/// shorter A.1 nonce lengths.
 ///
 /// ```
 /// use bouncycastle_aes::{AES_CCM_128_Decryptor, AES_CCM_128_Encryptor};
diff --git a/crypto/modes/benches/modes_benches.rs b/crypto/modes/benches/modes_benches.rs
index 7a2ce5c1..0add16e3 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/benches/modes_benches.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/benches/modes_benches.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
     AEADCipherEncryptor, Algorithm, BlockCipherDecryptor, BlockCipherEncryptor, ElectronicCodeBook,
     SecurityStrength, StreamCipherDecryptor, StreamCipherEncryptor,
 };
+use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG;
 use bouncycastle_modes::{Cbc, Ccm, CcmEncryptor, Cfb, Cfb8, Ctr, Decrypting, Ecb, Encrypting};
 use criterion::{BatchSize, Criterion, Throughput, criterion_group, criterion_main};
 use std::hint::black_box;
@@ -68,9 +69,9 @@ const CCM_TAG_LEN: usize = 16;
 type Aes128CcmEnc = Ccm<AES_128, Encrypting, 16, BLOCK_LEN, CCM_NONCE_LEN, CCM_TAG_LEN>;
 type Aes128CcmDec = Ccm<AES_128, Decrypting, 16, BLOCK_LEN, CCM_NONCE_LEN, CCM_TAG_LEN>;
 
-/// The buffering trait adapter needs a compile-time maximum message size. 4 KiB, not the 16 KiB
-/// the other groups use, because it is a stack buffer and the trait puts a second one of the same
-/// size on the stack at every one-shot call.
+/// The trait adapter needs a compile-time maximum for streaming. Its one-shots bypass that buffer,
+/// but using the same 4 KiB value and message keeps this comparison representative of the public
+/// alias a packet protocol would choose.
 const CCM_BUFFER_LEN: usize = 4096;
 type Aes128CcmEncryptor =
     CcmEncryptor<AES_128, 16, BLOCK_LEN, CCM_NONCE_LEN, CCM_TAG_LEN, CCM_BUFFER_LEN>;
@@ -883,32 +884,28 @@ fn bench_ccm_aes128(c: &mut Criterion) {
     group.finish();
 }
 
-/// The buffering [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] path against the direct one, on a message that fits the
-/// buffer.
+/// The [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] one-shot against the inherent one-shot on the same message.
 ///
-/// The two do identical cipher work -- the trait path ends in the same `Ccm` -- so the gap is
-/// purely the two extra copies `BUFFER_LEN` forces: the caller's plaintext into the encryptor's
-/// buffer, and the finalization buffer into the caller's output.
-///
-/// Measured on the reference machine, that gap is **within noise** (25.5 against 25.7 MiB/s): two
-/// `memcpy`s of 4 KiB are nothing beside 512 AES calls. So the reason to prefer `Ccm` directly is
-/// the `2 * BUFFER_LEN` of memory and the compile-time message cap, not speed. If this ratio ever
-/// moves far from 1, the buffering path has started doing real work it should not be.
-fn bench_ccm_buffering_pair(c: &mut Criterion) {
+/// The trait override ends in the same `Ccm` implementation. A cheap deterministic RNG, created
+/// once outside the timed loop, isolates its nonce draw from OS entropy and DRBG construction.
+fn bench_ccm_one_shot_pair(c: &mut Criterion) {
     let key = key::<16>();
     let data = [0xA5u8; CCM_BUFFER_LEN];
     let no_aad: [u8; 0] = [];
+    let nonce = [0x24u8; CCM_NONCE_LEN];
+    let mut rng = FixedSeedRNG::<CCM_NONCE_LEN>::new(nonce);
 
-    let mut group = c.benchmark_group("modes::ccm::buffering");
+    let mut group = c.benchmark_group("modes::ccm::one_shot");
     group.throughput(Throughput::Bytes(CCM_BUFFER_LEN as u64));
 
-    group.bench_function("AEADCipherEncryptor::encrypt_out 4KiB", |b| {
+    group.bench_function("AEADCipherEncryptor::encrypt_out_rng 4KiB", |b| {
         b.iter_batched_ref(
             || [0u8; CCM_BUFFER_LEN],
             |out| {
                 black_box(
-                    Aes128CcmEncryptor::encrypt_out(
+                    Aes128CcmEncryptor::encrypt_out_rng(
                         black_box(&key),
+                        &mut rng,
                         &no_aad,
                         black_box(&data),
                         out,
@@ -920,10 +917,7 @@ fn bench_ccm_buffering_pair(c: &mut Criterion) {
         )
     });
 
-    // The same 4 KiB through `Ccm` directly, for the ratio. This one also draws no nonce, since
-    // `Ccm` takes it from the caller -- the DRBG draw `CcmEncryptor::do_encrypt_init` pays for is
-    // not measured separately here; `bench_init` above times that same draw for the other modes.
-    let nonce = [0x24u8; CCM_NONCE_LEN];
+    // The same 4 KiB and nonce through `Ccm` directly, for the ratio.
     group.bench_function("Ccm::encrypt_detached 4KiB", |b| {
         b.iter_batched_ref(
             || [0u8; CCM_BUFFER_LEN],
@@ -949,6 +943,6 @@ fn bench_ccm_buffering_pair(c: &mut Criterion) {
 criterion_group!(
     benches, bench_aes128, bench_aes256, bench_cfb_aes128, bench_cfb_aes256, bench_cfb8_aes128,
     bench_ctr_aes128, bench_ctr_aes256, bench_ecb_aes128, bench_ccm_aes128,
-    bench_ccm_buffering_pair, bench_init
+    bench_ccm_one_shot_pair, bench_init
 );
 criterion_main!(benches);
diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs b/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
index 61b47df7..00842e59 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
@@ -114,11 +114,12 @@
 //!    `B0` is formed at construction and everything after it streams with **no buffering at all**:
 //!    each byte is MACed and XORed as it arrives, and the payload may be any length up to the `q`
 //!    limit. This is the efficient path and the one the one-shots use.
-//! 2. **Buffer.** [`CcmEncryptor`] / [`CcmDecryptor`] implement [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] /
-//!    [`AEADCipherDecryptor`], whose `do_encrypt_init` is handed a key and nothing else, so they
-//!    have no length from which to form `B0`. They accumulate the message in a fixed
-//!    `BUFFER_LEN`-byte array and do all the work at finalization. That is a real cost -- see
-//!    those types' docs -- and it is the price of the generic AEAD API, not of CCM.
+//! 2. **Buffer streaming calls.** [`CcmEncryptor`] / [`CcmDecryptor`] implement
+//!    [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`], whose `do_encrypt_init` is handed a key
+//!    and nothing else, so they have no length from which to form `B0`. Their streaming methods
+//!    accumulate the message in a fixed `BUFFER_LEN`-byte array and do all the work at
+//!    finalization. Their one-shots already have both lengths and therefore use the first path
+//!    directly.
 //!
 //! A caller who reaches for CCM at all is in Sec 3's packet environment and knows the length, so
 //! (1) is the one to use; (2) exists so that CCM composes with code written against the trait.
@@ -178,8 +179,8 @@ use crate::{Decrypting, Encrypting};
 /// asked to make.
 ///
 /// [`CcmEncryptor`] and [`CcmDecryptor`] wrap these for the generic
-/// [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] traits, at the cost of buffering; see the
-/// module docs.
+/// [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] traits. Their streaming methods buffer; their
+/// one-shots delegate directly to this type. See the module docs.
 ///
 /// Asking an encryptor to verify a tag does not compile -- `do_decrypt_final` exists only on
 /// `Ccm<P, Decrypting, ..>`:
@@ -906,45 +907,6 @@ where
     const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = P::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH;
 }
 
-/// Adapts [`Ccm`] to [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] by buffering the whole message.
-///
-/// [`AEADCipherEncryptor::do_encrypt_init`] is handed a key and nothing else, but CCM cannot form
-/// `B0` -- and so cannot authenticate anything at all -- until it knows the total payload length
-/// (Appendix A.2.1; see the module docs). This type therefore accumulates the AAD and the payload
-/// in two `BUFFER_LEN`-byte arrays and runs the whole of Sec 6.1 in
-/// [`do_encrypt_final`](AEADCipherEncryptor::do_encrypt_final), which is why `FINAL_LEN` is
-/// `BUFFER_LEN`: every ciphertext byte is "flushed at finalization", and
-/// [`update_out_len`](AEADCipherEncryptor::update_out_len) is identically `0`.
-///
-/// A message or an AAD longer than `BUFFER_LEN` is refused with
-/// [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`]. Pick `BUFFER_LEN` from the largest packet the protocol
-/// allows -- CCM is a packet mode (Sec 3), so there is such a number.
-///
-/// A `BUFFER_LEN` past what `NONCE_LEN` allows (A.1's `2^8q - 1`) does not compile, rather than
-/// buffering the whole message only to fail at [`do_encrypt_final`](AEADCipherEncryptor::do_encrypt_final):
-///
-/// ```compile_fail
-/// use bouncycastle_aes::AES_128;
-/// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
-/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipherEncryptor;
-/// use bouncycastle_modes::CcmEncryptor;
-///
-/// let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
-///     .unwrap();
-/// // NONCE_LEN = 13 gives q = 2, a 65535-byte limit; BUFFER_LEN = 100_000 exceeds it.
-/// let _ = CcmEncryptor::<AES_128, 16, 16, 13, 8, 100_000>::do_encrypt_init(&key);
-/// ```
-///
-/// See [`AEADCipherEncryptor`]'s "A length-dependent construction still has to buffer" section for
-/// why this trait was not reshaped to avoid the buffering instead.
-///
-/// # Memory
-///
-/// `2 * BUFFER_LEN` bytes in the value itself, plus the `FINAL_LEN`-byte buffer the trait's
-/// provided one-shots put on the stack: about `3 * BUFFER_LEN` in total through
-/// [`encrypt_out`](AEADCipherEncryptor::encrypt_out). The inherent [`Ccm`] API costs one block of
-/// each of chaining value, counter template and keystream regardless of message size, so **prefer
-/// it** unless you specifically need the trait.
 /// Shared buffering state for [`CcmEncryptor`] / [`CcmDecryptor`]: everything Sec 6 needs before
 /// it can run, factored out once because the two adapters need it in the identical shape (see
 /// [`CcmEncryptor`] for why buffering is here at all). The direction-specific parts -- what the
@@ -1041,17 +1003,9 @@ where
         self.data_len = end;
         Ok(())
     }
-
-    /// Consumes the buffer, handing back everything [`Ccm::from_perm`] needs to run the real
-    /// process, plus the buffered data and its length.
-    fn into_parts(
-        self,
-    ) -> (P, [u8; NONCE_LEN], [u8; BUFFER_LEN], usize, Secret<[u8; BUFFER_LEN]>, usize) {
-        (self.perm, self.nonce, self.aad, self.aad_len, self.data, self.data_len)
-    }
 }
 
-/// Adapts [`Ccm`] to [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] by buffering the whole message.
+/// Adapts [`Ccm`] to [`AEADCipherEncryptor`], buffering only genuinely streaming use.
 ///
 /// [`AEADCipherEncryptor::do_encrypt_init`] is handed a key and nothing else, but CCM cannot form
 /// `B0` -- and so cannot authenticate anything at all -- until it knows the total payload length
@@ -1061,9 +1015,10 @@ where
 /// `BUFFER_LEN`: every ciphertext byte is "flushed at finalization", and
 /// [`update_out_len`](AEADCipherEncryptor::update_out_len) is identically `0`.
 ///
-/// A message or an AAD longer than `BUFFER_LEN` is refused with
+/// A message or an AAD longer than `BUFFER_LEN` is refused by the streaming `do_*` methods with
 /// [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`]. Pick `BUFFER_LEN` from the largest packet the protocol
-/// allows -- CCM is a packet mode (Sec 3), so there is such a number.
+/// allows -- CCM is a packet mode (Sec 3), so there is such a number. The one-shot methods already
+/// have the complete lengths, so they bypass this buffer and accept data up to CCM's `q` limit.
 ///
 /// A `BUFFER_LEN` past what `NONCE_LEN` allows (A.1's `2^8q - 1`) does not compile, rather than
 /// buffering the whole message only to fail at [`do_encrypt_final`](AEADCipherEncryptor::do_encrypt_final):
@@ -1080,16 +1035,31 @@ where
 /// let _ = CcmEncryptor::<AES_128, 16, 16, 13, 8, 100_000>::do_encrypt_init(&key);
 /// ```
 ///
+/// # Random nonce length
+///
+/// The trait generates a random nonce rather than accepting a caller-managed counter. To keep the
+/// random-collision bound useful, `NONCE_LEN` must therefore be at least 12 here. The inherent
+/// [`Ccm`] API still supports every A.1 nonce length from 7 through 13 when the caller guarantees
+/// uniqueness.
+///
+/// ```compile_fail
+/// use bouncycastle_aes::AES_CCM_128_Encryptor;
+/// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipherEncryptor;
+///
+/// let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+///     .unwrap();
+/// // A 7-byte nonce is valid for caller-managed Ccm, but too short for this random-nonce adapter.
+/// let _ = AES_CCM_128_Encryptor::<7, 16, 2048>::do_encrypt_init(&key);
+/// ```
+///
 /// See [`AEADCipherEncryptor`]'s "A length-dependent construction still has to buffer" section for
 /// why this trait was not reshaped to avoid the buffering instead.
 ///
 /// # Memory
 ///
-/// `2 * BUFFER_LEN` bytes in the value itself, plus the `FINAL_LEN`-byte buffer the trait's
-/// provided one-shots put on the stack: about `3 * BUFFER_LEN` in total through
-/// [`encrypt_out`](AEADCipherEncryptor::encrypt_out). The inherent [`Ccm`] API costs one block of
-/// each of chaining value, counter template and keystream regardless of message size, so **prefer
-/// it** unless you specifically need the trait.
+/// A streaming value holds `2 * BUFFER_LEN` bytes. The one-shots bypass that value and use the
+/// fixed-size inherent [`Ccm`] state directly, so their stack use is independent of `BUFFER_LEN`.
 pub struct CcmEncryptor<
     P,
     const KEY_LEN: usize,
@@ -1116,6 +1086,27 @@ where
     const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = P::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH;
 }
 
+impl<
+    P,
+    const KEY_LEN: usize,
+    const BLOCK_LEN: usize,
+    const NONCE_LEN: usize,
+    const TAG_LEN: usize,
+    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
+> CcmEncryptor<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
+{
+    fn check_random_nonce_len() {
+        const {
+            assert!(
+                NONCE_LEN >= 12,
+                "CCM: the random-nonce AEAD adapter requires NONCE_LEN >= 12; use Ccm directly with a caller-managed unique nonce for shorter lengths"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<
     P,
     const KEY_LEN: usize,
@@ -1128,6 +1119,36 @@ impl<
 where
     P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
 {
+    fn encrypt_out(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        aad: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let mut rng = HashDRBG_SHA512::new_from_os();
+        Self::encrypt_out_rng(key, &mut rng, aad, plaintext, ciphertext)
+    }
+
+    fn encrypt_out_rng(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        rng: &mut dyn RNG,
+        aad: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if ciphertext.len() < plaintext.len() {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(plaintext.len()));
+        }
+        Ccm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::check_shape();
+        Self::check_random_nonce_len();
+        let nonce = random_iv::<NONCE_LEN>(rng)?;
+        let (written, tag) =
+            Ccm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::encrypt_detached(
+                key, &nonce, aad, plaintext, ciphertext,
+            )?;
+        Ok((nonce, written, tag))
+    }
+
     fn do_encrypt_init(
         key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
     ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
@@ -1142,6 +1163,7 @@ where
         // The shape check belongs here too: this type never calls `Ccm::new`, and without it a
         // `NONCE_LEN` or `TAG_LEN` A.1 forbids would not be caught until `do_encrypt_final`.
         Ccm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::check_shape();
+        Self::check_random_nonce_len();
         const {
             // Without this, a `BUFFER_LEN` beyond what `NONCE_LEN` allows compiles fine and only
             // fails at `do_encrypt_final`, after the whole message has been buffered for nothing.
@@ -1198,22 +1220,22 @@ where
     /// it buffered are each no more than `BUFFER_LEN`. The `Result` return exists to satisfy
     /// [`AEADCipherEncryptor::do_encrypt_final`]'s signature.
     fn do_encrypt_final(
-        self,
+        mut self,
         output: &mut [u8; BUFFER_LEN],
     ) -> Result<(usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
-        let (perm, nonce, aad, aad_len, mut data, len) = self.0.into_parts();
+        let len = self.0.data_len;
+        output[..len].copy_from_slice(&self.0.data[..len]);
         let mut ccm = Ccm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::from_perm(
-            perm,
-            &nonce,
-            &aad[..aad_len],
+            self.0.perm,
+            &self.0.nonce,
+            &self.0.aad[..self.0.aad_len],
             len,
         )?;
-        output[..len].copy_from_slice(&data[..len]);
         // Scrub the plaintext copy as soon as the ciphertext is in `output`, rather than waiting
         // for `data` to drop at the end of this call: the buffer is large and this keeps the
         // window short.
         ccm.do_encrypt_update(&mut output[..len])?;
-        data.zeroize();
+        self.0.data.zeroize();
         let tag = ccm.do_encrypt_final()?;
         Ok((len, tag))
     }
@@ -1259,6 +1281,19 @@ impl<
 where
     P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
 {
+    fn decrypt_out(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+        aad: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &[u8],
+        tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
+        plaintext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        Ccm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::decrypt_detached(
+            key, nonce, aad, ciphertext, tag, plaintext,
+        )
+    }
+
     fn do_decrypt_init(
         key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
         nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
@@ -1313,20 +1348,20 @@ where
     /// `do_decrypt_init`'s `const` assertion already guarantees `BUFFER_LEN <= `
     /// [`Ccm::MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN`], the only other thing the construction this wraps can fail on.
     fn do_decrypt_final(
-        self,
+        mut self,
         tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
         output: &mut [u8; BUFFER_LEN],
     ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        let (perm, nonce, aad, aad_len, mut data, len) = self.0.into_parts();
+        let len = self.0.data_len;
+        output[..len].copy_from_slice(&self.0.data[..len]);
         let mut ccm = Ccm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::from_perm(
-            perm,
-            &nonce,
-            &aad[..aad_len],
+            self.0.perm,
+            &self.0.nonce,
+            &self.0.aad[..self.0.aad_len],
             len,
         )?;
-        output[..len].copy_from_slice(&data[..len]);
         ccm.do_decrypt_update(&mut output[..len])?;
-        data.zeroize();
+        self.0.data.zeroize();
         match ccm.do_decrypt_final(tag) {
             Ok(()) => Ok(len),
             Err(e) => {
diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs b/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs
index 81d81201..f0b604ec 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs
@@ -310,8 +310,8 @@
 //!   passes" would suggest, because only one of the two passes pays the unbatched cost.
 //! * **It does not stream.** SP 800-38C Sec 3: "CCM is not designed to support partial processing
 //!   or stream processing", because the payload length is inside the first block the MAC covers.
-//!   `Ccm` handles that by taking the length up front, which costs nothing; code written against
-//!   the generic AEAD traits pays for it in buffering instead. See [`Ccm`].
+//!   `Ccm` handles that by taking the length up front, which costs nothing. The generic AEAD
+//!   adapters do the same for one-shots and buffer only genuinely streaming calls. See [`Ccm`].
 //! * **The payload is capped** by the nonce length, at `2^(8 * (15 - NONCE_LEN)) - 1` bytes.
 //! * **The nonce must be unique.** Reuse is worse than for CTR: it loses confidentiality *and*
 //!   enables forgery.
@@ -430,8 +430,8 @@
 //! size_of::<Ccm<P, Dir, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>>()
 //!     == align8(size_of::<P>() + 3 * BLOCK_LEN + 3 * size_of::<usize>() + 8)
 //!
-//! // The buffering AEAD-trait adapters, which is where CCM gets expensive: two BUFFER_LEN
-//! // arrays, and the trait's one-shots put a third of the same size on the stack.
+//! // The buffering AEAD-trait adapter values used by the streaming API: two BUFFER_LEN arrays.
+//! // Their one-shots bypass these values and use Ccm directly.
 //! size_of::<CcmEncryptor<P, .., BUFFER_LEN>>()
 //!     == align8(size_of::<P>() + 2 * BUFFER_LEN + NONCE_LEN + 2 * size_of::<usize>() + 1)
 //! ```
@@ -461,15 +461,13 @@
 //! because the nonce is stored inside the counter template rather than separately, and the tag is
 //! assembled at finalization rather than held.
 //!
-//! **[`CcmEncryptor`] and [`CcmDecryptor`] are a different order of magnitude**, and that is the
-//! one memory figure in this crate worth thinking about before choosing an API. They buffer the
-//! whole message, so at `BUFFER_LEN = 2048` an AES-128 encryptor is **4304 B**, and the AEAD
-//! trait's one-shots put another `BUFFER_LEN` on the stack as the finalization buffer -- about
-//! `3 * BUFFER_LEN` in total for a call to `encrypt_out`. Using [`Ccm`] directly costs 256 B for
-//! AES-128 (the table above) whatever the message length, and the benches measure no throughput
-//! difference between the two,
-//! so the buffering pair is worth it only when the generic trait is genuinely needed. See [`Ccm`]
-//! for why the buffering cannot be avoided in the trait.
+//! **Streaming [`CcmEncryptor`] and [`CcmDecryptor`] values are a different order of magnitude**,
+//! and that is the one memory figure in this crate worth thinking about before choosing an API.
+//! They buffer the whole message, so at `BUFFER_LEN = 2048` an AES-128 adapter is **4304 B**.
+//! Their one-shots override the trait defaults and use [`Ccm`] directly, costing 256 B for AES-128
+//! (the table above) regardless of `BUFFER_LEN`; the like-for-like benchmark compares that path
+//! with [`Ccm::encrypt_detached`]. See [`Ccm`] for why only the open-ended streaming methods must
+//! buffer.
 //!
 //! CFB8 is the same size as CBC because it stores the same thing: one block of input to the next
 //! cipher call. CFB adds one `usize` because its segment is a whole block and a call may end
diff --git a/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs b/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
index f36055c4..b15e2ba6 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
@@ -483,6 +483,33 @@ fn the_buffering_pair_accepts_a_message_that_exactly_fills_its_buffer() {
     assert!(enc.do_update_aad(&[0u8; 32]).is_ok(), "AAD exactly filling BUFFER_LEN is accepted");
 }
 
+/// The trait one-shots know both lengths up front, so they use `Ccm` directly rather than imposing
+/// the streaming adapter's fixed buffer on otherwise valid packets.
+#[test]
+fn trait_one_shots_are_not_capped_by_buffer_len() {
+    type Enc = CcmEncryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, 12, 16, 64>;
+    type Dec = CcmDecryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, 12, 16, 64>;
+
+    let k = key::<16>(APPENDIX_C_KEY);
+    let aad = [0x3Cu8; 128];
+    let plaintext = [0xA5u8; 4096];
+    let mut ciphertext = [0u8; 4096];
+    let (nonce, written, tag) = Enc::encrypt_out_rng(
+        &k,
+        &mut FixedSeedRNG::<12>::new([0x24u8; 12]),
+        &aad,
+        &plaintext,
+        &mut ciphertext,
+    )
+    .expect("one-shot payload and AAD may exceed BUFFER_LEN");
+    assert_eq!(written, plaintext.len());
+
+    let mut opened = [0u8; 4096];
+    let opened_len = Dec::decrypt_out(&k, &nonce, &aad, &ciphertext[..written], &tag, &mut opened)
+        .expect("direct one-shot decryption");
+    assert_eq!(&opened[..opened_len], &plaintext);
+}
+
 /// Resuming a part-way-open keystream block into the batched fours/pairs path.
 ///
 /// None of the Appendix C vectors are long enough for this: the largest, C.4, is 32 bytes (two

From 67a7b45b609fda05e8c0e38599be2ab9be6137ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:13:27 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 52/68] modes, aes, core-test-framework: port
 CcmEncryptor/CcmDecryptor to the AEAD traits that extend
 SymmetricCipherEncryptor/SymmetricCipherDecryptor, with FINAL_LEN replacing
 BUFFER_LEN

Rebased onto feature/aead-new, the CCM adapters no longer compiled: the AEAD
traits now inherit do_encrypt_init, update_out_len, do_update_out and the
inline-tag do_final from the SymmetricCipher traits, and the detached finals
and one-shots are the *_detached methods.

The size parameter changes meaning. The inline do_final returns the whole
buffered ciphertext followed by the tag, so the trait's FINAL_LEN has to be
the buffer size plus TAG_LEN, which Rust cannot write as a const-generic sum.
The adapters' last parameter is therefore FINAL_LEN itself: both buffers are
FINAL_LEN long, the streaming capacity for the payload and the AAD is
FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN, and CcmBuffer::new asserts FINAL_LEN >= TAG_LEN and
FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN <= Ccm::MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN at compile time. A
CcmEncryptor<.., BUFFER_LEN> written for the old API now has TAG_LEN less
capacity; the AES_CCM_*_Encryptor/_Decryptor aliases take FINAL_LEN too.

The decryptor buffers up to the full FINAL_LEN, since it cannot know before
the final call whether the tag is inline. SymmetricCipherDecryptor::do_final
takes the last TAG_LEN bytes as the tag (DecryptionFailed if there are fewer);
do_final_out_detached treats every buffered byte as ciphertext and refuses
more than FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN, the same limit the encryptor applies. Every
one-shot -- encrypt_out, encrypt_out_rng, the *_detached and *_with_aad
variants, decrypt_out and decrypt_out_with_aad -- still bypasses the buffer
and runs the non-buffering Ccm under the full q limit.

TestFrameworkSymmetricCipher and TestFrameworkAEADCipher gain a
max_message_len option (default usize::MAX), which caps the lengths they
stream: the symmetric suite's 3 * FINAL_LEN + 5 assumes an unbounded stream,
and a buffering cipher's capacity is below FINAL_LEN by construction.
sp800_38c_tests sets it to each pair's capacity, checks the inline do_final
against Appendix C.3's C, and pins the decryptor's FINAL_LEN / capacity limits.

cargo mutants -p bouncycastle-modes -f crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs --re
'CcmEncryptor|CcmDecryptor|CcmBuffer' --test-package bouncycastle-modes: 170
mutants, 115 caught, 55 unviable, 0 missed.

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-5-5

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 crypto/aes/src/ccm.rs                         |  46 +-
 .../src/symmetric_ciphers.rs                  |  26 +-
 crypto/modes/benches/modes_benches.rs         |   4 +-
 crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs                       | 565 ++++++++++++------
 crypto/modes/src/lib.rs                       |  14 +-
 crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs         | 141 ++++-
 mem_usage_benches/src/bench_ccm_mem_usage.rs  |  23 +-
 7 files changed, 574 insertions(+), 245 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/aes/src/ccm.rs b/crypto/aes/src/ccm.rs
index d28d479f..8be8c9b1 100644
--- a/crypto/aes/src/ccm.rs
+++ b/crypto/aes/src/ccm.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 //! length-declared streaming API, neither of which buffers. Code written against
 //! [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] wants
 //! [`AES_CCM_128_Encryptor`] / [`AES_CCM_128_Decryptor`] instead, which carry the extra
-//! `BUFFER_LEN` their streaming methods require; their one-shots bypass it. See
+//! `FINAL_LEN` their streaming methods require; their one-shots bypass it. See
 //! [`CcmEncryptor`](bouncycastle_modes::CcmEncryptor) for why.
 
 use crate::{AES_128, AES_192, AES_256, BLOCK_LEN};
@@ -175,10 +175,11 @@ pub type AES_CCM_256<Dir, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize> =
 
 /// AES-128 CCM as an [`AEADCipherEncryptor`], for code written against the generic AEAD trait.
 ///
-/// `BUFFER_LEN` is the largest message and the largest AAD the streaming `do_*` methods accept,
-/// and is also the trait's `FINAL_LEN`. It exists because `do_encrypt_init` is handed no length
-/// and CCM needs one; see [`CcmEncryptor`]. The one-shot methods bypass that buffer and accept data
-/// up to CCM's nonce-dependent payload limit.
+/// `FINAL_LEN` is the trait's: the size of the inline `ciphertext || tag` the final call returns,
+/// so the largest message and the largest AAD the streaming `do_*` methods accept is
+/// `FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN`. It exists because `do_encrypt_init` is handed no length and CCM needs
+/// one; see [`CcmEncryptor`]. The one-shot methods bypass that buffer and accept data up to CCM's
+/// nonce-dependent payload limit.
 ///
 /// The nonce is generated here, unlike [`AES_CCM_128`]'s caller-supplied nonce. Consequently this
 /// adapter requires `NONCE_LEN >= 12`; use [`AES_CCM_128`] with a caller-managed unique nonce for
@@ -189,59 +190,60 @@ pub type AES_CCM_256<Dir, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize> =
 /// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
 /// use bouncycastle_core::traits::{AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor};
 ///
-/// // 2 KiB is comfortably above an 802.11 frame, the packet size CCM was designed for.
-/// type Enc = AES_CCM_128_Encryptor<12, 16, 2048>;
-/// type Dec = AES_CCM_128_Decryptor<12, 16, 2048>;
+/// // 2 KiB of message plus the 16-byte tag: comfortably above an 802.11 frame, the packet size
+/// // CCM was designed for.
+/// type Enc = AES_CCM_128_Encryptor<12, 16, { 2048 + 16 }>;
+/// type Dec = AES_CCM_128_Decryptor<12, 16, { 2048 + 16 }>;
 ///
 /// let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
 ///     .unwrap();
-/// let (nonce, ciphertext, tag) = Enc::encrypt(&key, b"header", b"message").unwrap();
-/// let plaintext = Dec::decrypt(&key, &nonce, b"header", &ciphertext, &tag).unwrap();
+/// let (nonce, ciphertext, tag) = Enc::encrypt_detached(&key, b"header", b"message").unwrap();
+/// let plaintext = Dec::decrypt_detached(&key, &nonce, b"header", &ciphertext, &tag).unwrap();
 /// assert_eq!(plaintext, b"message");
 /// ```
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
 pub type AES_CCM_128_Encryptor<
     const NONCE_LEN: usize,
     const TAG_LEN: usize,
-    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
-> = CcmEncryptor<AES_128, 16, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>;
+    const FINAL_LEN: usize,
+> = CcmEncryptor<AES_128, 16, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>;
 
 /// AES-128 CCM as an [`AEADCipherDecryptor`]. See [`AES_CCM_128_Encryptor`].
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
 pub type AES_CCM_128_Decryptor<
     const NONCE_LEN: usize,
     const TAG_LEN: usize,
-    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
-> = CcmDecryptor<AES_128, 16, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>;
+    const FINAL_LEN: usize,
+> = CcmDecryptor<AES_128, 16, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>;
 
 /// AES-192 CCM as an [`AEADCipherEncryptor`]. See [`AES_CCM_128_Encryptor`].
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
 pub type AES_CCM_192_Encryptor<
     const NONCE_LEN: usize,
     const TAG_LEN: usize,
-    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
-> = CcmEncryptor<AES_192, 24, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>;
+    const FINAL_LEN: usize,
+> = CcmEncryptor<AES_192, 24, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>;
 
 /// AES-192 CCM as an [`AEADCipherDecryptor`]. See [`AES_CCM_128_Encryptor`].
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
 pub type AES_CCM_192_Decryptor<
     const NONCE_LEN: usize,
     const TAG_LEN: usize,
-    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
-> = CcmDecryptor<AES_192, 24, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>;
+    const FINAL_LEN: usize,
+> = CcmDecryptor<AES_192, 24, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>;
 
 /// AES-256 CCM as an [`AEADCipherEncryptor`]. See [`AES_CCM_128_Encryptor`].
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
 pub type AES_CCM_256_Encryptor<
     const NONCE_LEN: usize,
     const TAG_LEN: usize,
-    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
-> = CcmEncryptor<AES_256, 32, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>;
+    const FINAL_LEN: usize,
+> = CcmEncryptor<AES_256, 32, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>;
 
 /// AES-256 CCM as an [`AEADCipherDecryptor`]. See [`AES_CCM_128_Encryptor`].
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
 pub type AES_CCM_256_Decryptor<
     const NONCE_LEN: usize,
     const TAG_LEN: usize,
-    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
-> = CcmDecryptor<AES_256, 32, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>;
+    const FINAL_LEN: usize,
+> = CcmDecryptor<AES_256, 32, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>;
diff --git a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/symmetric_ciphers.rs b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/symmetric_ciphers.rs
index a92211fc..723d8005 100644
--- a/crypto/core-test-framework/src/symmetric_ciphers.rs
+++ b/crypto/core-test-framework/src/symmetric_ciphers.rs
@@ -19,12 +19,18 @@ pub struct TestFrameworkSymmetricCipher {
     /// round-trip, and every other length must be *rejected* by `do_final` / `encrypt_out` with a
     /// `PaddingError`, which the test then asserts instead.
     pub required_alignment: usize,
+    /// For [`test_encryptor_decryptor`](Self::test_encryptor_decryptor): the longest message the
+    /// pair's streaming methods accept. `usize::MAX` (the default) means there is no limit. A
+    /// cipher that has to buffer the whole message before it can process any of it -- CCM, whose
+    /// `B0` block encodes the payload length -- sets its buffer's capacity here, and the test caps
+    /// every message it tries at that length.
+    pub max_message_len: usize,
 }
 
 impl TestFrameworkSymmetricCipher {
     ///
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self { required_alignment: 1 }
+        Self { required_alignment: 1, max_message_len: usize::MAX }
     }
 
     /// Exercises the [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor`] / [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor`] contract for a
@@ -62,7 +68,7 @@ impl TestFrameworkSymmetricCipher {
         .unwrap();
         // Enough plaintext lengths to cross several final-chunk boundaries (a block, for padding).
         let align = self.required_alignment.max(1);
-        let max_len = (3 * FINAL_LEN.max(1) + 5).next_multiple_of(align);
+        let max_len = (3 * FINAL_LEN.max(1) + 5).next_multiple_of(align).min(self.max_message_len);
 
         // one-shot round trip, every (accepted) length; every other length must be refused
         for len in 0..=max_len {
@@ -471,13 +477,16 @@ impl TestFrameworkBlockCipher {
 
 /// Instance of the test framework.
 pub struct TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
-    // Put any config options here
+    /// The longest message the pair's streaming methods accept; see
+    /// [`TestFrameworkSymmetricCipher::max_message_len`], which this is passed on to. `usize::MAX`
+    /// (the default) means there is no limit.
+    pub max_message_len: usize,
 }
 
 impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
     ///
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self {}
+        Self { max_message_len: usize::MAX }
     }
 
     /// Exercises the [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] streaming contract for a
@@ -525,8 +534,9 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
             "FINAL_LEN must have room for the inline tag the decryptor holds back"
         );
         // No AAD and the tag inline is the plain symmetric-cipher contract.
-        TestFrameworkSymmetricCipher::new()
-            .test_encryptor_decryptor::<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, FINAL_LEN, E, D>();
+        let mut symmetric = TestFrameworkSymmetricCipher::new();
+        symmetric.max_message_len = self.max_message_len;
+        symmetric.test_encryptor_decryptor::<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, FINAL_LEN, E, D>();
 
         let key = KeyMaterial::<KEY_LEN>::from_bytes_as_type(
             &DUMMY_SEED[..KEY_LEN],
@@ -537,7 +547,7 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
         let pinned = [0xA5u8; NONCE_LEN];
 
         // one-shot round trip, every length up to a few times the tag length
-        let max_len = 3 * TAG_LEN.max(1) + 5;
+        let max_len = (3 * TAG_LEN.max(1) + 5).min(self.max_message_len);
         for len in 0..=max_len {
             let msg = &DUMMY_SEED[..len];
             let mut ct = vec![0u8; E::encrypt_out_len_detached(len)];
@@ -756,7 +766,7 @@ impl TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
 
         // streaming in every chunking agrees with the one-shot, for both the AAD and the data.
         // The pinned RNG is what makes the nonce -- and so the ciphertext -- comparable.
-        let msg = &DUMMY_SEED[..max_len.max(17)];
+        let msg = &DUMMY_SEED[..max_len.max(17).min(self.max_message_len)];
         let mut ct_ref = vec![0u8; E::encrypt_out_len_detached(msg.len())];
         let (nonce_ref, ct_ref_len, tag_ref) = E::encrypt_out_rng_detached(
             &key,
diff --git a/crypto/modes/benches/modes_benches.rs b/crypto/modes/benches/modes_benches.rs
index 0add16e3..92d9367d 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/benches/modes_benches.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/benches/modes_benches.rs
@@ -898,12 +898,12 @@ fn bench_ccm_one_shot_pair(c: &mut Criterion) {
     let mut group = c.benchmark_group("modes::ccm::one_shot");
     group.throughput(Throughput::Bytes(CCM_BUFFER_LEN as u64));
 
-    group.bench_function("AEADCipherEncryptor::encrypt_out_rng 4KiB", |b| {
+    group.bench_function("AEADCipherEncryptor::encrypt_out_rng_detached 4KiB", |b| {
         b.iter_batched_ref(
             || [0u8; CCM_BUFFER_LEN],
             |out| {
                 black_box(
-                    Aes128CcmEncryptor::encrypt_out_rng(
+                    Aes128CcmEncryptor::encrypt_out_rng_detached(
                         black_box(&key),
                         &mut rng,
                         &no_aad,
diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs b/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
index 00842e59..7bd5511b 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
@@ -115,10 +115,11 @@
 //!    each byte is MACed and XORed as it arrives, and the payload may be any length up to the `q`
 //!    limit. This is the efficient path and the one the one-shots use.
 //! 2. **Buffer streaming calls.** [`CcmEncryptor`] / [`CcmDecryptor`] implement
-//!    [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`], whose `do_encrypt_init` is handed a key
-//!    and nothing else, so they have no length from which to form `B0`. Their streaming methods
-//!    accumulate the message in a fixed `BUFFER_LEN`-byte array and do all the work at
-//!    finalization. Their one-shots already have both lengths and therefore use the first path
+//!    [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`], and through them
+//!    [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor`] / [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor`], whose `do_encrypt_init` is
+//!    handed a key and nothing else, so they have no length from which to form `B0`. Their
+//!    streaming methods accumulate the message in a fixed `FINAL_LEN`-byte array and do all the
+//!    work at finalization. Their one-shots already have both lengths and therefore use the first path
 //!    directly.
 //!
 //! A caller who reaches for CCM at all is in Sec 3's packet environment and knows the length, so
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::KeyMaterial;
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
     AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, Algorithm, ElectronicCodeBook, RNG, SecurityStrength,
+    SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor,
 };
 use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
 use bouncycastle_utils::ct::ct_eq_bytes;
@@ -293,7 +295,7 @@ where
     ///
     /// `q = 8` would make `2^8q` exactly `2^64`, which does not fit a `u64`; there the bound is
     /// `p <= 2^64 - 1`, i.e. `u64::MAX`, which is no bound at all on a `usize` length. Public so a
-    /// caller choosing a `BUFFER_LEN` for [`CcmEncryptor`] / [`CcmDecryptor`], or reporting the
+    /// caller choosing a `FINAL_LEN` for [`CcmEncryptor`] / [`CcmDecryptor`], or reporting the
     /// limit in an error message, has the real number instead of re-deriving it.
     pub const MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN: u64 =
         if Self::Q_LEN >= 8 { u64::MAX } else { (1u64 << (8 * Self::Q_LEN)) - 1 };
@@ -910,14 +912,19 @@ where
 /// Shared buffering state for [`CcmEncryptor`] / [`CcmDecryptor`]: everything Sec 6 needs before
 /// it can run, factored out once because the two adapters need it in the identical shape (see
 /// [`CcmEncryptor`] for why buffering is here at all). The direction-specific parts -- what the
-/// buffered bytes are called, and which `Ccm` process finalization runs -- stay on the two
-/// newtypes that wrap this.
+/// buffered bytes are called, how many of them there may be, and which `Ccm` process finalization
+/// runs -- stay on the two newtypes that wrap this.
+///
+/// Both arrays are `FINAL_LEN` long, the adapters' one size parameter. The AAD may use
+/// `FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN` of its array, as may the encryptor's payload; the decryptor may fill all
+/// of `data`, since with the tag inline the last `TAG_LEN` bytes it buffers are the tag.
 struct CcmBuffer<
     P,
     const KEY_LEN: usize,
     const BLOCK_LEN: usize,
     const NONCE_LEN: usize,
-    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
+    const TAG_LEN: usize,
+    const FINAL_LEN: usize,
 > where
     P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
 {
@@ -927,11 +934,11 @@ struct CcmBuffer<
     nonce: [u8; NONCE_LEN],
     // Associated data is authenticated but not encrypted, and travels in the clear, so it is not
     // secret and is not wrapped.
-    aad: [u8; BUFFER_LEN],
+    aad: [u8; FINAL_LEN],
     aad_len: usize,
-    // Plaintext for the encryptor, ciphertext for the decryptor; either way held until
-    // finalization, so wrapped so it is zeroized on drop.
-    data: Secret<[u8; BUFFER_LEN]>,
+    // Plaintext for the encryptor, ciphertext (and possibly the inline tag) for the decryptor;
+    // either way held until finalization, so wrapped so it is zeroized on drop.
+    data: Secret<[u8; FINAL_LEN]>,
     data_len: usize,
     // Set by the first `do_update_out`, which closes the AAD phase (see `do_update_aad`).
     data_started: bool,
@@ -942,16 +949,33 @@ impl<
     const KEY_LEN: usize,
     const BLOCK_LEN: usize,
     const NONCE_LEN: usize,
-    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
-> CcmBuffer<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>
+    const TAG_LEN: usize,
+    const FINAL_LEN: usize,
+> CcmBuffer<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>
 where
     P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
 {
+    /// The largest payload -- and the largest AAD -- the streaming methods accept: what is left of
+    /// `FINAL_LEN` once the inline tag has room.
+    const CAPACITY: usize = FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN;
+
     fn new(perm: P, nonce: [u8; NONCE_LEN]) -> Self {
+        const {
+            // `FINAL_LEN` has to hold the tag the inline `do_final` appends; without this,
+            // `CAPACITY` would underflow at compile time with a less helpful message.
+            assert!(FINAL_LEN >= TAG_LEN, "CCM: FINAL_LEN must be at least TAG_LEN");
+            // Without this, a `FINAL_LEN` beyond what `NONCE_LEN` allows compiles fine and only
+            // fails at finalization, after the whole message has been buffered for nothing.
+            assert!(
+                (FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN) as u64
+                    <= Ccm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN,
+                "CCM: FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN exceeds the payload limit 2^8q - 1 that NONCE_LEN implies (A.1)"
+            );
+        };
         Self {
             perm,
             nonce,
-            aad: [0u8; BUFFER_LEN],
+            aad: [0u8; FINAL_LEN],
             aad_len: 0,
             data: Secret::new(),
             data_len: 0,
@@ -966,7 +990,7 @@ where
     /// # Errors
     /// [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`] for a non-empty `aad` after the first
     /// `do_update_out`, and [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`] if the total would exceed
-    /// `BUFFER_LEN`.
+    /// `FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN`.
     fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
         if aad.is_empty() {
             return Ok(());
@@ -975,9 +999,9 @@ where
             return Err(SymmetricCipherError::StateError("CCM: do_update_aad after do_update_out"));
         }
         let end = self.aad_len + aad.len();
-        if end > BUFFER_LEN {
+        if end > Self::CAPACITY {
             return Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(
-                "CCM: associated data longer than BUFFER_LEN",
+                "CCM: associated data longer than FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN",
             ));
         }
         self.aad[self.aad_len..end].copy_from_slice(aad);
@@ -985,19 +1009,20 @@ where
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    /// Buffers `data` and writes nothing: nothing can be released before the payload length is
-    /// known, so the whole ciphertext or plaintext comes out at finalization.
+    /// Buffers `data`, up to `limit` bytes in all, and writes nothing: nothing can be released
+    /// before the payload length is known, so the whole ciphertext or plaintext comes out at
+    /// finalization.
     ///
     /// # Errors
-    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`] if the total would exceed `BUFFER_LEN`. Nothing is
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`] if the total would exceed `limit`. Nothing is
     /// consumed in that case.
-    fn do_update_out(&mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+    fn do_update_out(&mut self, data: &[u8], limit: usize) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
         // Set before the length check so that a refused oversized call still closes the AAD phase:
         // the phase order is about call history, and this call happened.
         self.data_started = true;
         let end = self.data_len + data.len();
-        if end > BUFFER_LEN {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError("CCM: data longer than BUFFER_LEN"));
+        if end > limit {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError("CCM: data longer than FINAL_LEN"));
         }
         self.data[self.data_len..end].copy_from_slice(data);
         self.data_len = end;
@@ -1005,33 +1030,36 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-/// Adapts [`Ccm`] to [`AEADCipherEncryptor`], buffering only genuinely streaming use.
+/// Adapts [`Ccm`] to [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] and, through it, [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor`],
+/// buffering only genuinely streaming use.
 ///
-/// [`AEADCipherEncryptor::do_encrypt_init`] is handed a key and nothing else, but CCM cannot form
-/// `B0` -- and so cannot authenticate anything at all -- until it knows the total payload length
-/// (Appendix A.2.1; see the module docs). This type therefore accumulates the AAD and the payload
-/// in two `BUFFER_LEN`-byte arrays and runs the whole of Sec 6.1 in
-/// [`do_encrypt_final`](AEADCipherEncryptor::do_encrypt_final), which is why `FINAL_LEN` is
-/// `BUFFER_LEN`: every ciphertext byte is "flushed at finalization", and
-/// [`update_out_len`](AEADCipherEncryptor::update_out_len) is identically `0`.
+/// [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor::do_encrypt_init`] is handed a key and nothing else, but CCM cannot
+/// form `B0` -- and so cannot authenticate anything at all -- until it knows the total payload
+/// length (Appendix A.2.1; see the module docs). This type therefore accumulates the AAD and the
+/// payload in two `FINAL_LEN`-byte arrays and runs the whole of Sec 6.1 at finalization, so
+/// [`update_out_len`](SymmetricCipherEncryptor::update_out_len) is identically `0` and every
+/// ciphertext byte comes out of the final call.
 ///
-/// A message or an AAD longer than `BUFFER_LEN` is refused by the streaming `do_*` methods with
-/// [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`]. Pick `BUFFER_LEN` from the largest packet the protocol
-/// allows -- CCM is a packet mode (Sec 3), so there is such a number. The one-shot methods already
-/// have the complete lengths, so they bypass this buffer and accept data up to CCM's `q` limit.
+/// `FINAL_LEN` is the size of that final output with the tag inline: the whole ciphertext followed
+/// by the `TAG_LEN`-byte tag. So the largest message -- and the largest AAD -- the streaming `do_*`
+/// methods accept is `FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN`, and anything longer is refused with
+/// [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`]. Pick it from the largest packet the protocol allows
+/// plus the tag -- CCM is a packet mode (Sec 3), so there is such a number. The one-shot methods
+/// already have the complete lengths, so they bypass this buffer and accept data up to CCM's `q`
+/// limit.
 ///
-/// A `BUFFER_LEN` past what `NONCE_LEN` allows (A.1's `2^8q - 1`) does not compile, rather than
-/// buffering the whole message only to fail at [`do_encrypt_final`](AEADCipherEncryptor::do_encrypt_final):
+/// A `FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN` past what `NONCE_LEN` allows (A.1's `2^8q - 1`) does not compile,
+/// rather than buffering the whole message only to fail at finalization:
 ///
 /// ```compile_fail
 /// use bouncycastle_aes::AES_128;
 /// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
-/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipherEncryptor;
+/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::SymmetricCipherEncryptor;
 /// use bouncycastle_modes::CcmEncryptor;
 ///
 /// let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
 ///     .unwrap();
-/// // NONCE_LEN = 13 gives q = 2, a 65535-byte limit; BUFFER_LEN = 100_000 exceeds it.
+/// // NONCE_LEN = 13 gives q = 2, a 65535-byte limit; FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN = 99_992 exceeds it.
 /// let _ = CcmEncryptor::<AES_128, 16, 16, 13, 8, 100_000>::do_encrypt_init(&key);
 /// ```
 ///
@@ -1045,12 +1073,12 @@ where
 /// ```compile_fail
 /// use bouncycastle_aes::AES_CCM_128_Encryptor;
 /// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
-/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipherEncryptor;
+/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::SymmetricCipherEncryptor;
 ///
 /// let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
 ///     .unwrap();
 /// // A 7-byte nonce is valid for caller-managed Ccm, but too short for this random-nonce adapter.
-/// let _ = AES_CCM_128_Encryptor::<7, 16, 2048>::do_encrypt_init(&key);
+/// let _ = AES_CCM_128_Encryptor::<7, 16, 2064>::do_encrypt_init(&key);
 /// ```
 ///
 /// See [`AEADCipherEncryptor`]'s "A length-dependent construction still has to buffer" section for
@@ -1058,16 +1086,16 @@ where
 ///
 /// # Memory
 ///
-/// A streaming value holds `2 * BUFFER_LEN` bytes. The one-shots bypass that value and use the
-/// fixed-size inherent [`Ccm`] state directly, so their stack use is independent of `BUFFER_LEN`.
+/// A streaming value holds `2 * FINAL_LEN` bytes. The one-shots bypass that value and use the
+/// fixed-size inherent [`Ccm`] state directly, so their stack use is independent of `FINAL_LEN`.
 pub struct CcmEncryptor<
     P,
     const KEY_LEN: usize,
     const BLOCK_LEN: usize,
     const NONCE_LEN: usize,
     const TAG_LEN: usize,
-    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
->(CcmBuffer<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>)
+    const FINAL_LEN: usize,
+>(CcmBuffer<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>)
 where
     P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>;
 
@@ -1077,8 +1105,8 @@ impl<
     const BLOCK_LEN: usize,
     const NONCE_LEN: usize,
     const TAG_LEN: usize,
-    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
-> Algorithm for CcmEncryptor<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>
+    const FINAL_LEN: usize,
+> Algorithm for CcmEncryptor<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>
 where
     P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
 {
@@ -1092,8 +1120,8 @@ impl<
     const BLOCK_LEN: usize,
     const NONCE_LEN: usize,
     const TAG_LEN: usize,
-    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
-> CcmEncryptor<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>
+    const FINAL_LEN: usize,
+> CcmEncryptor<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>
 where
     P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
 {
@@ -1105,31 +1133,10 @@ where
             );
         }
     }
-}
 
-impl<
-    P,
-    const KEY_LEN: usize,
-    const BLOCK_LEN: usize,
-    const NONCE_LEN: usize,
-    const TAG_LEN: usize,
-    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
-> AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>
-    for CcmEncryptor<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>
-where
-    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
-{
-    fn encrypt_out(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-        aad: &[u8],
-        plaintext: &[u8],
-        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
-    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
-        let mut rng = HashDRBG_SHA512::new_from_os();
-        Self::encrypt_out_rng(key, &mut rng, aad, plaintext, ciphertext)
-    }
-
-    fn encrypt_out_rng(
+    /// Every one-shot comes here: they already have both lengths, so they skip the buffer and run
+    /// the inherent non-buffering [`Ccm::encrypt_detached`] under a freshly drawn nonce.
+    fn one_shot(
         key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
         rng: &mut dyn RNG,
         aad: &[u8],
@@ -1149,6 +1156,37 @@ where
         Ok((nonce, written, tag))
     }
 
+    /// [`Self::one_shot`] into the inline `ciphertext || tag` layout.
+    fn one_shot_inline(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        rng: &mut dyn RNG,
+        aad: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let needed = plaintext.len() + TAG_LEN;
+        if ciphertext.len() < needed {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(needed));
+        }
+        let (data, tag_out) = ciphertext[..needed].split_at_mut(plaintext.len());
+        let (nonce, written, tag) = Self::one_shot(key, rng, aad, plaintext, data)?;
+        tag_out.copy_from_slice(&tag);
+        Ok((nonce, written + TAG_LEN))
+    }
+}
+
+impl<
+    P,
+    const KEY_LEN: usize,
+    const BLOCK_LEN: usize,
+    const NONCE_LEN: usize,
+    const TAG_LEN: usize,
+    const FINAL_LEN: usize,
+> SymmetricCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, FINAL_LEN>
+    for CcmEncryptor<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
+{
     fn do_encrypt_init(
         key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
     ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
@@ -1161,18 +1199,9 @@ where
         rng: &mut dyn RNG,
     ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
         // The shape check belongs here too: this type never calls `Ccm::new`, and without it a
-        // `NONCE_LEN` or `TAG_LEN` A.1 forbids would not be caught until `do_encrypt_final`.
+        // `NONCE_LEN` or `TAG_LEN` A.1 forbids would not be caught until finalization.
         Ccm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::check_shape();
         Self::check_random_nonce_len();
-        const {
-            // Without this, a `BUFFER_LEN` beyond what `NONCE_LEN` allows compiles fine and only
-            // fails at `do_encrypt_final`, after the whole message has been buffered for nothing.
-            assert!(
-                BUFFER_LEN as u64
-                    <= Ccm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN,
-                "CCM: BUFFER_LEN exceeds the payload limit 2^8q - 1 that NONCE_LEN implies (A.1)"
-            );
-        };
         // `P::new`'s own checks are the only key validation needed, exactly as for `Ccm` itself
         // and every other mode in this crate; `random_iv` is CBC/CFB's same OS-backed draw --
         // Sec 5.3 asks only for uniqueness, not CBC/CFB's unpredictability, but a CSPRNG draw is
@@ -1182,75 +1211,176 @@ where
         Ok((Self(CcmBuffer::new(perm, nonce)), nonce))
     }
 
-    /// Buffers `aad`. A sequence of calls is equivalent to one call over the concatenation, which
-    /// is what A.2.2 needs: the AAD is length-prefixed, so it can only be encoded once all of it
-    /// is in hand.
-    ///
-    /// # Errors
-    /// `SymmetricCipherError::StateError` for a non-empty `aad` after the first `do_update_out`,
-    /// and `SymmetricCipherError::GenericError` if the total would exceed `BUFFER_LEN`.
-    fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
-        self.0.do_update_aad(aad)
-    }
-
     /// Identically `0`: nothing can be released before the payload length is known, so the whole
-    /// ciphertext comes out of `do_encrypt_final`.
+    /// ciphertext comes out of the final call.
     fn update_out_len(&self, _input_len: usize) -> usize {
         0
     }
 
     /// Buffers `plaintext` and writes nothing, per [`Self::update_out_len`]. `ciphertext` is
-    /// untouched and may be empty. May return `SymmetricCipherError::GenericError` if the total would exceed `BUFFER_LEN`.
+    /// untouched and may be empty.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`] if the total would exceed `FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN`.
     fn do_update_out(
         &mut self,
         plaintext: &[u8],
         _ciphertext: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        self.0.do_update_out(plaintext)?;
+        self.0.do_update_out(
+            plaintext,
+            CcmBuffer::<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>::CAPACITY,
+        )?;
         Ok(0)
     }
 
-    /// Runs the whole of Sec 6.1 over the buffered message: writes the ciphertext to `output` and
-    /// returns its length with the tag.
+    /// Runs the whole of Sec 6.1 over the buffered message and returns the spec's own output
+    /// string, `ciphertext || tag` (step 8), with its length.
     ///
     /// # Errors
-    /// None, in practice: `do_encrypt_init_rng`'s `const` assertion already guarantees
-    /// `BUFFER_LEN <= `[`Ccm::MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN`]`, the only thing [`Ccm::new`]'s equivalent
+    /// As [`AEADCipherEncryptor::do_final_out_detached`].
+    fn do_final(self) -> Result<([u8; FINAL_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let mut out = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
+        let (len, tag) = self.do_final_out_detached(&mut out)?;
+        // `do_update_out` held the payload to `FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN`, so the tag fits after it.
+        out[len..len + TAG_LEN].copy_from_slice(&tag);
+        Ok((out, len + TAG_LEN))
+    }
+
+    /// The ciphertext, which is as long as the plaintext, followed by the tag.
+    fn encrypt_out_len(plaintext_len: usize) -> usize {
+        plaintext_len + TAG_LEN
+    }
+
+    fn encrypt_out(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let mut rng = HashDRBG_SHA512::new_from_os();
+        Self::one_shot_inline(key, &mut rng, &[], plaintext, ciphertext)
+    }
+
+    fn encrypt_out_rng(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        rng: &mut dyn RNG,
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        Self::one_shot_inline(key, rng, &[], plaintext, ciphertext)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<
+    P,
+    const KEY_LEN: usize,
+    const BLOCK_LEN: usize,
+    const NONCE_LEN: usize,
+    const TAG_LEN: usize,
+    const FINAL_LEN: usize,
+> AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>
+    for CcmEncryptor<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
+{
+    /// Buffers `aad`. A sequence of calls is equivalent to one call over the concatenation, which
+    /// is what A.2.2 needs: the AAD is length-prefixed, so it can only be encoded once all of it
+    /// is in hand.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// `SymmetricCipherError::StateError` for a non-empty `aad` after the first `do_update_out`,
+    /// and `SymmetricCipherError::GenericError` if the total would exceed `FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN`.
+    fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        self.0.do_update_aad(aad)
+    }
+
+    /// Runs the whole of Sec 6.1 over the buffered message: writes the ciphertext to `ciphertext`
+    /// and returns its length with the tag.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// None, in practice: the `const` assertion in construction already guarantees
+    /// `FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN <= `[`Ccm::MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN`], the only thing [`Ccm::new`]'s equivalent
     /// construction path can fail on, and `do_update_out` already guarantees the AAD and payload
-    /// it buffered are each no more than `BUFFER_LEN`. The `Result` return exists to satisfy
-    /// [`AEADCipherEncryptor::do_encrypt_final`]'s signature.
-    fn do_encrypt_final(
+    /// it buffered are each no more than that. The `Result` return exists to satisfy the trait's
+    /// signature.
+    fn do_final_out_detached(
         mut self,
-        output: &mut [u8; BUFFER_LEN],
+        ciphertext: &mut [u8; FINAL_LEN],
     ) -> Result<(usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
         let len = self.0.data_len;
-        output[..len].copy_from_slice(&self.0.data[..len]);
+        ciphertext[..len].copy_from_slice(&self.0.data[..len]);
         let mut ccm = Ccm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::from_perm(
             self.0.perm,
             &self.0.nonce,
             &self.0.aad[..self.0.aad_len],
             len,
         )?;
-        // Scrub the plaintext copy as soon as the ciphertext is in `output`, rather than waiting
-        // for `data` to drop at the end of this call: the buffer is large and this keeps the
-        // window short.
-        ccm.do_encrypt_update(&mut output[..len])?;
+        // Scrub the plaintext copy as soon as the ciphertext is in `ciphertext`, rather than
+        // waiting for `data` to drop at the end of this call: the buffer is large and this keeps
+        // the window short.
+        ccm.do_encrypt_update(&mut ciphertext[..len])?;
         self.0.data.zeroize();
         let tag = ccm.do_encrypt_final()?;
         Ok((len, tag))
     }
+
+    fn encrypt_out_detached(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        aad: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let mut rng = HashDRBG_SHA512::new_from_os();
+        Self::one_shot(key, &mut rng, aad, plaintext, ciphertext)
+    }
+
+    fn encrypt_out_rng_detached(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        rng: &mut dyn RNG,
+        aad: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        Self::one_shot(key, rng, aad, plaintext, ciphertext)
+    }
+
+    fn encrypt_out_with_aad(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        aad: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let mut rng = HashDRBG_SHA512::new_from_os();
+        Self::one_shot_inline(key, &mut rng, aad, plaintext, ciphertext)
+    }
+
+    fn encrypt_out_rng_with_aad(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        rng: &mut dyn RNG,
+        aad: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<([u8; NONCE_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        Self::one_shot_inline(key, rng, aad, plaintext, ciphertext)
+    }
 }
 
-/// Adapts [`Ccm`] to [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] by buffering the whole message; the mirror of
-/// [`CcmEncryptor`], and see it for why the buffering is unavoidable and what it costs.
+/// Adapts [`Ccm`] to [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] and, through it, [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor`], by
+/// buffering the whole message; the mirror of [`CcmEncryptor`], and see it for why the buffering
+/// is unavoidable, what it costs, and what `FINAL_LEN` means.
+///
+/// The decryptor buffers up to `FINAL_LEN` bytes -- a `FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN`-byte ciphertext and,
+/// with the tag inline, the tag after it -- because until the final call it cannot know which
+/// layout it is being given. With the tag detached the ciphertext is still held to
+/// `FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN`, the same limit the encryptor applies.
 pub struct CcmDecryptor<
     P,
     const KEY_LEN: usize,
     const BLOCK_LEN: usize,
     const NONCE_LEN: usize,
     const TAG_LEN: usize,
-    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
->(CcmBuffer<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>)
+    const FINAL_LEN: usize,
+>(CcmBuffer<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>)
 where
     P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>;
 
@@ -1260,8 +1390,8 @@ impl<
     const BLOCK_LEN: usize,
     const NONCE_LEN: usize,
     const TAG_LEN: usize,
-    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
-> Algorithm for CcmDecryptor<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>
+    const FINAL_LEN: usize,
+> Algorithm for CcmDecryptor<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>
 where
     P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
 {
@@ -1275,51 +1405,62 @@ impl<
     const BLOCK_LEN: usize,
     const NONCE_LEN: usize,
     const TAG_LEN: usize,
-    const BUFFER_LEN: usize,
-> AEADCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>
-    for CcmDecryptor<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>
+    const FINAL_LEN: usize,
+> CcmDecryptor<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>
 where
     P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
 {
-    fn decrypt_out(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
-        aad: &[u8],
-        ciphertext: &[u8],
+    /// Runs the whole of Sec 6.2 over the first `len` buffered bytes as ciphertext, checking `tag`,
+    /// with the plaintext written to `plaintext[..len]`. On failure that is zeroized before the
+    /// error is returned: Sec 6.2's "the payload P and the MAC T shall not be revealed".
+    fn finish(
+        mut self,
+        len: usize,
         tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
-        plaintext: &mut [u8],
+        plaintext: &mut [u8; FINAL_LEN],
     ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        Ccm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::decrypt_detached(
-            key, nonce, aad, ciphertext, tag, plaintext,
-        )
+        plaintext[..len].copy_from_slice(&self.0.data[..len]);
+        let mut ccm = Ccm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::from_perm(
+            self.0.perm,
+            &self.0.nonce,
+            &self.0.aad[..self.0.aad_len],
+            len,
+        )?;
+        ccm.do_decrypt_update(&mut plaintext[..len])?;
+        self.0.data.zeroize();
+        match ccm.do_decrypt_final(tag) {
+            Ok(()) => Ok(len),
+            Err(e) => {
+                plaintext[..len].fill(0);
+                Err(e)
+            }
+        }
     }
+}
 
+impl<
+    P,
+    const KEY_LEN: usize,
+    const BLOCK_LEN: usize,
+    const NONCE_LEN: usize,
+    const TAG_LEN: usize,
+    const FINAL_LEN: usize,
+> SymmetricCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, FINAL_LEN>
+    for CcmDecryptor<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
+{
     fn do_decrypt_init(
         key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
         nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
     ) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError> {
         Ccm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::check_shape();
-        const {
-            // See `CcmEncryptor::do_encrypt_init_rng`'s identical check: without it a `BUFFER_LEN`
-            // beyond what `NONCE_LEN` allows compiles fine and only fails at `do_decrypt_final`.
-            assert!(
-                BUFFER_LEN as u64
-                    <= Ccm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN,
-                "CCM: BUFFER_LEN exceeds the payload limit 2^8q - 1 that NONCE_LEN implies (A.1)"
-            );
-        };
         // `P::new`'s own checks are the only key validation needed; see the encryptor's identical
-        // reasoning.
+        // reasoning. `CcmBuffer::new` carries the `FINAL_LEN` assertions.
         let perm = P::new(key)?;
         Ok(Self(CcmBuffer::new(perm, *nonce)))
     }
 
-    /// As [`CcmEncryptor::do_update_aad`](AEADCipherEncryptor::do_update_aad); the concatenation
-    /// must match the encryptor's byte for byte or the tag check fails.
-    fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
-        self.0.do_update_aad(aad)
-    }
-
     /// Identically `0`. This is the one thing a CCM decryptor gets *right* by being forced to
     /// buffer: it releases no plaintext at all before the tag has been checked, so
     /// [`AEADCipherDecryptor`]'s warning about unauthenticated output cannot bite a caller here.
@@ -1327,48 +1468,128 @@ where
         0
     }
 
-    /// Buffers `ciphertext` and writes nothing, per [`Self::update_out_len`]. May return
-    /// `SymmetricCipherError::GenericError` if the total would exceed `BUFFER_LEN`.
+    /// Buffers `ciphertext` and writes nothing, per [`Self::update_out_len`].
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`] if the total would exceed `FINAL_LEN`.
     fn do_update_out(
         &mut self,
         ciphertext: &[u8],
         _plaintext: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        self.0.do_update_out(ciphertext)?;
+        self.0.do_update_out(ciphertext, FINAL_LEN)?;
         Ok(0)
     }
 
-    /// Runs the whole of Sec 6.2 over the buffered message.
+    /// The inline layout: the last `TAG_LEN` buffered bytes are the tag (Sec 6.2 step 6's
+    /// `LSB_Tlen(C)`), and Sec 6.2 runs over the rest.
     ///
-    /// On failure `output` is zeroized before the error is returned: Sec 6.2's "the payload P and
-    /// the MAC T shall not be revealed".
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed`] if fewer than `TAG_LEN` bytes were buffered,
+    /// Sec 6.2 step 1; [`SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed`] if the tag does not verify.
+    fn do_final(self) -> Result<([u8; FINAL_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let Some(len) = self.0.data_len.checked_sub(TAG_LEN) else {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed);
+        };
+        let mut tag = [0u8; TAG_LEN];
+        tag.copy_from_slice(&self.0.data[len..len + TAG_LEN]);
+        let mut plaintext = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
+        let n = self.finish(len, &tag, &mut plaintext)?;
+        Ok((plaintext, n))
+    }
+
+    /// Everything but the trailing tag.
+    fn decrypt_out_max_len(ciphertext_len: usize) -> usize {
+        ciphertext_len.saturating_sub(TAG_LEN)
+    }
+
+    fn decrypt_out(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+        ciphertext: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        Self::decrypt_out_with_aad(key, nonce, &[], ciphertext, plaintext)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<
+    P,
+    const KEY_LEN: usize,
+    const BLOCK_LEN: usize,
+    const NONCE_LEN: usize,
+    const TAG_LEN: usize,
+    const FINAL_LEN: usize,
+> AEADCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>
+    for CcmDecryptor<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
+{
+    /// As [`CcmEncryptor::do_update_aad`](AEADCipherEncryptor::do_update_aad); the concatenation
+    /// must match the encryptor's byte for byte or the tag check fails.
+    fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        self.0.do_update_aad(aad)
+    }
+
+    /// The detached layout: every buffered byte is ciphertext, and Sec 6.2 runs over all of it
+    /// against `tag`. On failure `plaintext` is zeroized before the error is returned.
     ///
     /// # Errors
-    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed`] if the tag does not verify. Nothing else:
-    /// `do_decrypt_init`'s `const` assertion already guarantees `BUFFER_LEN <= `
-    /// [`Ccm::MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN`], the only other thing the construction this wraps can fail on.
-    fn do_decrypt_final(
-        mut self,
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`] if more than `FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN` bytes were
+    /// buffered -- room the decryptor keeps only for an inline tag;
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed`] if the tag does not verify.
+    fn do_final_out_detached(
+        self,
         tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
-        output: &mut [u8; BUFFER_LEN],
+        plaintext: &mut [u8; FINAL_LEN],
     ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
         let len = self.0.data_len;
-        output[..len].copy_from_slice(&self.0.data[..len]);
-        let mut ccm = Ccm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::from_perm(
-            self.0.perm,
-            &self.0.nonce,
-            &self.0.aad[..self.0.aad_len],
-            len,
-        )?;
-        ccm.do_decrypt_update(&mut output[..len])?;
-        self.0.data.zeroize();
-        match ccm.do_decrypt_final(tag) {
-            Ok(()) => Ok(len),
-            Err(e) => {
-                output[..len].fill(0);
-                Err(e)
-            }
+        if len > CcmBuffer::<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>::CAPACITY {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(
+                "CCM: detached ciphertext longer than FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN",
+            ));
+        }
+        self.finish(len, tag, plaintext)
+    }
+
+    fn decrypt_out_detached(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+        aad: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &[u8],
+        tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
+        plaintext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        Ccm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::decrypt_detached(
+            key, nonce, aad, ciphertext, tag, plaintext,
+        )
+    }
+
+    /// Splits the trailing `TAG_LEN` bytes off as the tag and runs the non-buffering
+    /// [`Ccm::decrypt_detached`], checking the output buffer first so that a short one is reported
+    /// before a short ciphertext.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall`] if `plaintext` is too short;
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed`] if `ciphertext` is shorter than the tag;
+    /// otherwise as [`Ccm::decrypt_detached`].
+    fn decrypt_out_with_aad(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
+        aad: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let needed = Self::decrypt_out_max_len(ciphertext.len());
+        if plaintext.len() < needed {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(needed));
         }
+        let Some((data, tag)) = ciphertext.split_last_chunk::<TAG_LEN>() else {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed);
+        };
+        Ccm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::decrypt_detached(
+            key, nonce, aad, data, tag, plaintext,
+        )
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs b/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs
index f0b604ec..c70111b9 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@
 //! authenticated data, and it produces a tag as well as a ciphertext, so it does not fit either of
 //! the traits above -- there is nowhere in them to put the AAD or the tag. It implements
 //! [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] instead (through [`CcmEncryptor`] /
-//! [`CcmDecryptor`]), and its own inherent API is the one to reach for. Two other things set it
+//! [`CcmDecryptor`]), and through them [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor`] /
+//! [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor`] with no AAD and the tag inline; its own inherent API is the one to
+//! reach for. Two other things set it
 //! apart:
 //!
 //! * **There is an extra input and an extra output.** The AAD is authenticated but not encrypted,
@@ -430,10 +432,10 @@
 //! size_of::<Ccm<P, Dir, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>>()
 //!     == align8(size_of::<P>() + 3 * BLOCK_LEN + 3 * size_of::<usize>() + 8)
 //!
-//! // The buffering AEAD-trait adapter values used by the streaming API: two BUFFER_LEN arrays.
+//! // The buffering AEAD-trait adapter values used by the streaming API: two FINAL_LEN arrays.
 //! // Their one-shots bypass these values and use Ccm directly.
-//! size_of::<CcmEncryptor<P, .., BUFFER_LEN>>()
-//!     == align8(size_of::<P>() + 2 * BUFFER_LEN + NONCE_LEN + 2 * size_of::<usize>() + 1)
+//! size_of::<CcmEncryptor<P, .., FINAL_LEN>>()
+//!     == align8(size_of::<P>() + 2 * FINAL_LEN + NONCE_LEN + 2 * size_of::<usize>() + 1)
 //! ```
 //!
 //! | Combination | Permutation | Chain | Count | Total |
@@ -463,9 +465,9 @@
 //!
 //! **Streaming [`CcmEncryptor`] and [`CcmDecryptor`] values are a different order of magnitude**,
 //! and that is the one memory figure in this crate worth thinking about before choosing an API.
-//! They buffer the whole message, so at `BUFFER_LEN = 2048` an AES-128 adapter is **4304 B**.
+//! They buffer the whole message, so at `FINAL_LEN = 2048` an AES-128 adapter is **4304 B**.
 //! Their one-shots override the trait defaults and use [`Ccm`] directly, costing 256 B for AES-128
-//! (the table above) regardless of `BUFFER_LEN`; the like-for-like benchmark compares that path
+//! (the table above) regardless of `FINAL_LEN`; the like-for-like benchmark compares that path
 //! with [`Ccm::encrypt_detached`]. See [`Ccm`] for why only the open-ended streaming methods must
 //! buffer.
 //!
diff --git a/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs b/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
index b15e2ba6..58a602c2 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 use bouncycastle_aes::{AES_128, AES_192, AES_256};
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
+    AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor,
+};
 use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG;
 use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::symmetric_ciphers::TestFrameworkAEADCipher;
 use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
@@ -335,15 +337,24 @@ fn empty_payload_and_empty_aad_are_permitted() {
     }
 }
 
+/// The shared framework, told the streaming capacity of a buffering pair, `FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN`,
+/// so that it caps every message it streams at that length.
+fn framework(capacity: usize) -> TestFrameworkAEADCipher {
+    let mut framework = TestFrameworkAEADCipher::new();
+    framework.max_message_len = capacity;
+    framework
+}
+
 /// The whole [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] contract, through the shared
 /// framework, for the buffering [`CcmEncryptor`] / [`CcmDecryptor`] pair.
 ///
-/// `BUFFER_LEN` is 256, comfortably above the longest message the suite tries
-/// (`3 * TAG_LEN + 5 = 53`), and is also this pair's `FINAL_LEN`, since everything is flushed at
-/// finalization.
+/// `FINAL_LEN` is 256, so the streaming capacity `FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN` is comfortably above the
+/// longest message the suite tries (`3 * FINAL_LEN + 5` in the symmetric-cipher part, capped by
+/// nothing here since its one-shots bypass the buffer, and `3 * TAG_LEN + 5 = 53` in the AEAD
+/// part). Everything is flushed at finalization.
 #[test]
 fn framework_streaming_contract() {
-    TestFrameworkAEADCipher::new().test_encryptor_decryptor::<
+    framework(256 - 16).test_encryptor_decryptor::<
         16,
         12,
         16,
@@ -357,7 +368,7 @@ fn framework_streaming_contract() {
 /// key-policy checks run against every parameterization the CLI and the aliases expose.
 #[test]
 fn framework_streaming_contract_other_parameter_sets() {
-    TestFrameworkAEADCipher::new().test_encryptor_decryptor::<
+    framework(256 - 16).test_encryptor_decryptor::<
         24,
         12,
         16,
@@ -365,7 +376,7 @@ fn framework_streaming_contract_other_parameter_sets() {
         CcmEncryptor<AES_192, 24, 16, 12, 16, 256>,
         CcmDecryptor<AES_192, 24, 16, 12, 16, 256>,
     >();
-    TestFrameworkAEADCipher::new().test_encryptor_decryptor::<
+    framework(256 - 16).test_encryptor_decryptor::<
         32,
         12,
         16,
@@ -375,7 +386,7 @@ fn framework_streaming_contract_other_parameter_sets() {
     >();
     // A 13-byte nonce (q = 2) with an 8-byte tag: the parameterization IEEE 802.11 CCMP uses, and
     // the one A.1's narrowest length field applies to.
-    TestFrameworkAEADCipher::new().test_encryptor_decryptor::<
+    framework(256 - 8).test_encryptor_decryptor::<
         16,
         13,
         8,
@@ -417,7 +428,7 @@ fn the_buffering_pair_agrees_with_the_direct_api_on_appendix_c3() {
         assert_eq!(enc.do_update_out(piece, &mut nothing).expect("update"), 0);
     }
     let mut flushed = [0u8; 256];
-    let (len, tag) = enc.do_encrypt_final(&mut flushed).expect("final");
+    let (len, tag) = enc.do_final_out_detached(&mut flushed).expect("final");
     assert_eq!(len, plaintext.len(), "everything is flushed at finalization");
     assert_eq!(&flushed[..len], want_ct, "C.3 ciphertext via the trait");
     assert_eq!(&tag[..], want_tag, "C.3 tag via the trait");
@@ -428,17 +439,35 @@ fn the_buffering_pair_agrees_with_the_direct_api_on_appendix_c3() {
         assert_eq!(dec.do_update_out(piece, &mut nothing).expect("update"), 0);
     }
     let mut out = [0u8; 256];
-    let n =
-        dec.do_decrypt_final(want_tag.try_into().expect("8 bytes"), &mut out).expect("tag check");
+    let n = dec
+        .do_final_out_detached(want_tag.try_into().expect("8 bytes"), &mut out)
+        .expect("tag check");
     assert_eq!(&out[..n], &plaintext[..], "C.3 plaintext via the trait");
+
+    // The inline layout through the inherited `SymmetricCipher*` methods: C.3's `C` is exactly
+    // `ciphertext || tag`, and the decryptor takes the tag back off its end.
+    let mut rng = FixedSeedRNG::<12>::new(nonce_seed);
+    let (mut enc, nonce) = Enc::do_encrypt_init_rng(&k, &mut rng).expect("init");
+    enc.do_update_aad(&aad).expect("aad");
+    enc.do_update_out(&plaintext, &mut nothing).expect("update");
+    let (inline, inline_len) = enc.do_final().expect("final");
+    assert_eq!(&inline[..inline_len], &c[..], "C.3 `C` via the inline do_final");
+    let mut dec = Dec::do_decrypt_init(&k, &nonce).expect("init");
+    dec.do_update_aad(&aad).expect("aad");
+    for piece in c.chunks(5) {
+        assert_eq!(dec.do_update_out(piece, &mut nothing).expect("update"), 0);
+    }
+    let (out, n) = dec.do_final().expect("tag check");
+    assert_eq!(&out[..n], &plaintext[..], "C.3 plaintext via the inline do_final");
 }
 
-/// A message longer than `BUFFER_LEN` is refused rather than silently truncated, and so is an
-/// oversized AAD. This is the cost of the trait's length-free `do_encrypt_init`; see
+/// A message longer than the streaming capacity, `FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN`, is refused rather than
+/// silently truncated, and so is an oversized AAD. This is the cost of the trait's length-free `do_encrypt_init`; see
 /// [`CcmEncryptor`].
 #[test]
 fn the_buffering_pair_refuses_a_message_past_its_buffer() {
-    type Enc = CcmEncryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, 12, 16, 32>;
+    // A 32-byte capacity: `FINAL_LEN` leaves room for the 16-byte inline tag after it.
+    type Enc = CcmEncryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, 12, 16, { 32 + 16 }>;
     let k = key::<16>(APPENDIX_C_KEY);
     let mut nothing = [0u8; 0];
 
@@ -460,17 +489,18 @@ fn the_buffering_pair_refuses_a_message_past_its_buffer() {
     assert!(matches!(enc.do_update_aad(&[0u8; 33]), Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(_))));
 }
 
-/// Filling `BUFFER_LEN` *exactly* must be accepted, not refused: `CcmBuffer::do_update_aad` /
-/// `do_update_out` check `end > BUFFER_LEN`, so using the whole buffer is legitimate and only one
-/// byte more is not. Both boundary sides, in one call and split across two.
+/// Filling the streaming capacity *exactly* must be accepted, not refused: `CcmBuffer::do_update_aad`
+/// / `do_update_out` check `end > FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN`, so using all of it is legitimate and only
+/// one byte more is not. Both boundary sides, in one call and split across two.
 #[test]
 fn the_buffering_pair_accepts_a_message_that_exactly_fills_its_buffer() {
-    type Enc = CcmEncryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, 12, 16, 32>;
+    // A 32-byte capacity: `FINAL_LEN` leaves room for the 16-byte inline tag after it.
+    type Enc = CcmEncryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, 12, 16, { 32 + 16 }>;
     let k = key::<16>(APPENDIX_C_KEY);
     let mut nothing = [0u8; 0];
 
     let (mut enc, _) = Enc::do_encrypt_init(&k).expect("init");
-    assert_eq!(enc.do_update_out(&[0u8; 32], &mut nothing).expect("exactly fills BUFFER_LEN"), 0);
+    assert_eq!(enc.do_update_out(&[0u8; 32], &mut nothing).expect("exactly fills the capacity"), 0);
 
     let (mut enc, _) = Enc::do_encrypt_init(&k).expect("init");
     assert_eq!(enc.do_update_out(&[0u8; 20], &mut nothing).expect("fits"), 0);
@@ -480,13 +510,69 @@ fn the_buffering_pair_accepts_a_message_that_exactly_fills_its_buffer() {
     );
 
     let (mut enc, _) = Enc::do_encrypt_init(&k).expect("init");
-    assert!(enc.do_update_aad(&[0u8; 32]).is_ok(), "AAD exactly filling BUFFER_LEN is accepted");
+    assert!(enc.do_update_aad(&[0u8; 32]).is_ok(), "AAD exactly filling the capacity is accepted");
+}
+
+/// The decryptor cannot know until the final call whether the tag is inline, so it buffers up to
+/// the full `FINAL_LEN` -- a capacity-filling ciphertext with its tag after it -- and decrypts that
+/// through the inline `do_final`. The detached final holds the ciphertext to the same capacity as
+/// the encryptor, so the room kept for an inline tag cannot be used to smuggle a longer message
+/// past it.
+#[test]
+fn the_buffering_decryptor_holds_the_inline_tag_but_caps_detached_ciphertext() {
+    type Enc = CcmEncryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, 12, 16, { 32 + 16 }>;
+    type Dec = CcmDecryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, 12, 16, { 32 + 16 }>;
+    let k = key::<16>(APPENDIX_C_KEY);
+    let mut nothing = [0u8; 0];
+    let message = [0x5Au8; 32];
+
+    let (mut enc, nonce) = Enc::do_encrypt_init(&k).expect("init");
+    enc.do_update_out(&message, &mut nothing).expect("fills the capacity");
+    let (inline, inline_len) = enc.do_final().expect("final");
+    assert_eq!(inline_len, 48, "32 bytes of ciphertext and the 16-byte tag");
+
+    let mut dec = Dec::do_decrypt_init(&k, &nonce).expect("init");
+    dec.do_update_out(&inline[..inline_len], &mut nothing)
+        .expect("all of FINAL_LEN may be buffered");
+    let (out, n) = dec.do_final().expect("tag check");
+    assert_eq!(&out[..n], &message[..]);
+
+    // One byte past FINAL_LEN is refused even though the tag might be inline.
+    let mut dec = Dec::do_decrypt_init(&k, &nonce).expect("init");
+    assert!(matches!(
+        dec.do_update_out(&[0u8; 49], &mut nothing),
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(_))
+    ));
+
+    // Detached, the 48 buffered bytes would all be ciphertext: more than the capacity.
+    let mut dec = Dec::do_decrypt_init(&k, &nonce).expect("init");
+    dec.do_update_out(&inline[..inline_len], &mut nothing).expect("buffered");
+    let mut out = [0u8; 48];
+    assert!(matches!(
+        dec.do_final_out_detached(&[0u8; 16], &mut out),
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(_))
+    ));
+
+    // ...and exactly the capacity is fine.
+    let mut detached = [0u8; 32];
+    let (_, _, tag) = Enc::encrypt_out_rng_detached(
+        &k,
+        &mut FixedSeedRNG::<12>::new(nonce),
+        &[],
+        &message,
+        &mut detached,
+    )
+    .expect("one-shot");
+    let mut dec = Dec::do_decrypt_init(&k, &nonce).expect("init");
+    dec.do_update_out(&detached, &mut nothing).expect("buffered");
+    let n = dec.do_final_out_detached(&tag, &mut out).expect("tag check");
+    assert_eq!(&out[..n], &message[..]);
 }
 
 /// The trait one-shots know both lengths up front, so they use `Ccm` directly rather than imposing
 /// the streaming adapter's fixed buffer on otherwise valid packets.
 #[test]
-fn trait_one_shots_are_not_capped_by_buffer_len() {
+fn trait_one_shots_are_not_capped_by_final_len() {
     type Enc = CcmEncryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, 12, 16, 64>;
     type Dec = CcmDecryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, 12, 16, 64>;
 
@@ -494,19 +580,20 @@ fn trait_one_shots_are_not_capped_by_buffer_len() {
     let aad = [0x3Cu8; 128];
     let plaintext = [0xA5u8; 4096];
     let mut ciphertext = [0u8; 4096];
-    let (nonce, written, tag) = Enc::encrypt_out_rng(
+    let (nonce, written, tag) = Enc::encrypt_out_rng_detached(
         &k,
         &mut FixedSeedRNG::<12>::new([0x24u8; 12]),
         &aad,
         &plaintext,
         &mut ciphertext,
     )
-    .expect("one-shot payload and AAD may exceed BUFFER_LEN");
+    .expect("one-shot payload and AAD may exceed FINAL_LEN");
     assert_eq!(written, plaintext.len());
 
     let mut opened = [0u8; 4096];
-    let opened_len = Dec::decrypt_out(&k, &nonce, &aad, &ciphertext[..written], &tag, &mut opened)
-        .expect("direct one-shot decryption");
+    let opened_len =
+        Dec::decrypt_out_detached(&k, &nonce, &aad, &ciphertext[..written], &tag, &mut opened)
+            .expect("direct one-shot decryption");
     assert_eq!(&opened[..opened_len], &plaintext);
 }
 
@@ -658,7 +745,7 @@ fn each_direction_has_its_own_methods() {
 // ---- memory ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 /// Pins the "Memory Usage" table in the crate docs: `Ccm` is 256/288/320 B for AES-128/192/256,
-/// independent of `NONCE_LEN`/`TAG_LEN`, and the buffering pair is `2 * BUFFER_LEN`.
+/// independent of `NONCE_LEN`/`TAG_LEN`, and the buffering pair is `2 * FINAL_LEN`.
 #[test]
 fn sizes_match_the_documented_memory_table() {
     use core::mem::size_of;
@@ -684,7 +771,7 @@ fn sizes_match_the_documented_memory_table() {
         size_of::<Ccm<AES_128, Decrypting, 16, 16, 12, 16>>()
     );
 
-    // The buffering adapters: 2 * BUFFER_LEN each (an `aad` array and a `data` array).
+    // The buffering adapters: 2 * FINAL_LEN each (an `aad` array and a `data` array).
     assert_eq!(
         size_of::<CcmEncryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, 12, 16, 4096>>(),
         size_of::<CcmDecryptor<AES_128, 16, 16, 12, 16, 4096>>()
diff --git a/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_ccm_mem_usage.rs b/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_ccm_mem_usage.rs
index 1e401664..66fa8a81 100644
--- a/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_ccm_mem_usage.rs
+++ b/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_ccm_mem_usage.rs
@@ -133,32 +133,39 @@ fn bench_direct_encrypt_detached() {
 ///
 /// Expected to peak at roughly `3 * BUFFER_LEN` above `bench_direct_encrypt_detached`: the
 /// encryptor's own two buffers plus the `FINAL_LEN`-byte flush buffer that the trait's provided
-/// `encrypt_out` puts on the stack.
+/// `encrypt_out_detached` puts on the stack.
 fn bench_buffering_encrypt_out() {
-    eprintln!("CcmEncryptor::encrypt_out, 4 KiB");
+    eprintln!("CcmEncryptor::encrypt_out_detached, 4 KiB");
 
     let k = key::<16>();
     let plaintext = [0xA5u8; BUFFER_LEN];
     let mut ciphertext = [0u8; BUFFER_LEN];
     let (_, _, tag) =
-        Aes128CcmEncryptor::encrypt_out(&k, &[], &plaintext, &mut ciphertext).unwrap();
+        Aes128CcmEncryptor::encrypt_out_detached(&k, &[], &plaintext, &mut ciphertext).unwrap();
     print!("{:x?}", &tag);
 }
 
-/// The decrypting side of the same comparison; `do_decrypt_final` also decrypts into the caller's
+/// The decrypting side of the same comparison; `do_final_out_detached` also decrypts into the caller's
 /// `FINAL_LEN` buffer before checking the tag.
 fn bench_buffering_decrypt_out() {
-    eprintln!("CcmDecryptor::decrypt_out, 4 KiB");
+    eprintln!("CcmDecryptor::decrypt_out_detached, 4 KiB");
 
     let k = key::<16>();
     let plaintext = [0xA5u8; BUFFER_LEN];
     let mut ciphertext = [0u8; BUFFER_LEN];
     let (nonce, _, tag) =
-        Aes128CcmEncryptor::encrypt_out(&k, &[], &plaintext, &mut ciphertext).unwrap();
+        Aes128CcmEncryptor::encrypt_out_detached(&k, &[], &plaintext, &mut ciphertext).unwrap();
 
     let mut recovered = [0u8; BUFFER_LEN];
-    let n = Aes128CcmDecryptor::decrypt_out(&k, &nonce, &[], &ciphertext, &tag, &mut recovered)
-        .unwrap();
+    let n = Aes128CcmDecryptor::decrypt_out_detached(
+        &k,
+        &nonce,
+        &[],
+        &ciphertext,
+        &tag,
+        &mut recovered,
+    )
+    .unwrap();
     print!("{n}");
 }
 

From 7a6e2a45392699a6352cf55e95d0f31e2b82d758 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: officialfrancismendoza <francissamuelmendoza7@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:44:59 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 53/68] Initial add of AES lightengine GCM mode (#124)

(cherry picked from commit 9883bd0daca1aa35fa1c6ca469c17320b1256b45)
---
 .claude/settings.json                   |   9 +
 cli/src/aead_mode_cmd.rs                | 171 +++++++
 cli/src/aes_gcm_cmd.rs                  |  82 ++++
 cli/src/main.rs                         | 123 +++++
 cli/tests/aes_gcm_cli_tests.rs          | 361 ++++++++++++++
 crypto/aes/src/gcm.rs                   | 118 +++++
 crypto/aes/src/lib.rs                   |  10 +-
 crypto/aes/tests/gcm_alias_tests.rs     |  56 +++
 crypto/modes/src/ctr.rs                 |  71 +++
 crypto/modes/src/gcm.rs                 | 600 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 crypto/modes/src/ghash.rs               | 417 ++++++++++++++++
 crypto/modes/src/lib.rs                 |  19 +-
 crypto/modes/tests/acvp_gcm_tests.rs    | 131 ++++++
 crypto/modes/tests/acvp_gmac_tests.rs   | 109 +++++
 crypto/modes/tests/common/acvp_gcm.rs   | 225 +++++++++
 crypto/modes/tests/gcm_bc_java_tests.rs | 244 ++++++++++
 crypto/modes/tests/gcm_tests.rs         | 247 ++++++++++
 17 files changed, 2987 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .claude/settings.json
 create mode 100644 cli/src/aead_mode_cmd.rs
 create mode 100644 cli/src/aes_gcm_cmd.rs
 create mode 100644 cli/tests/aes_gcm_cli_tests.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/aes/src/gcm.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/aes/tests/gcm_alias_tests.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/modes/src/gcm.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/modes/src/ghash.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/modes/tests/acvp_gcm_tests.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/modes/tests/acvp_gmac_tests.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/modes/tests/common/acvp_gcm.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/modes/tests/gcm_bc_java_tests.rs
 create mode 100644 crypto/modes/tests/gcm_tests.rs

diff --git a/.claude/settings.json b/.claude/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b0354a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.claude/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "permissions": {
+    "allow": [
+      "Bash(git rebase *)",
+      "Bash(git status *)",
+      "Bash(git add *)"
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/cli/src/aead_mode_cmd.rs b/cli/src/aead_mode_cmd.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c258e655
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/src/aead_mode_cmd.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+//! Shared plumbing for the AEAD subcommands: `aes{128,192,256}-gcm`.
+//!
+//! Parallel to [`crate::stream_mode_cmd`], but for [`bouncycastle::modes::Gcm`] rather than a
+//! [`StreamCipherEncryptor`](bouncycastle::core::traits::StreamCipherEncryptor) mode: GCM carries
+//! additional authenticated data and a tag, neither of which that trait has room for, so this
+//! module drives `Gcm`'s inherent `do_update_aad` / `do_encrypt` / `do_decrypt` / `finish` API
+//! directly instead of going through a shared trait.
+//!
+//! # On-the-wire format: `nonce || ciphertext || tag`
+//!
+//! `encrypt` writes the generated 12-byte nonce first, then the ciphertext as it streams, then the
+//! 16-byte tag once stdin is exhausted. `decrypt` reads the 12-byte nonce first, then streams the
+//! rest of stdin through the inline decryptor -- which, per [`SimpleCipherDecryptor`]'s contract,
+//! holds back the last 16 bytes it has seen because they might be the tag -- and checks the tag on
+//! `do_final`.
+//!
+//! # The exit code is the signal, not the output
+//!
+//! On a tag failure, `decrypt` has **already written plaintext to stdout**: the inline decryptor
+//! releases bytes as they clear the tail hold-back, well before the tag at the very end of the
+//! stream can be checked. This is the same trade-off `Gcm`'s streaming API documents; a script that
+//! needs to know before acting on the output must use the one-shot instead (not exposed by this
+//! CLI) or check the exit code before trusting anything already written. On failure this command
+//! prints `Error: authentication failed` to stderr and exits non-zero.
+//!
+//! # AAD
+//!
+//! `--aad <hex>` or `--aad-file <path>` (binary or hex); if neither is given, AAD is empty. Fed to
+//! the engine in one call before any ciphertext, matching SP 800-38D Algorithm 4's requirement that
+//! AAD precede data.
+
+use crate::helpers::{read_from_file, write_bytes_or_hex};
+use bouncycastle::core::key_material::KeyMaterial;
+use bouncycastle::core::traits::{
+    ElectronicCodeBook, SimpleCipherDecryptor, SimpleCipherEncryptor,
+};
+use bouncycastle::hex;
+use bouncycastle::modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting, Gcm};
+use std::io;
+use std::io::{Read, Write};
+use std::process::exit;
+
+/// Bytes read from stdin per call. GCM has no batching advantage from a larger chunk the way CTR's
+/// four-block path does, so this matches the other streaming commands' 1 KiB rather than needing
+/// its own tuning.
+const CHUNK_LEN: usize = 1024;
+
+/// Loads the additional authenticated data from `--aad` (hex) or `--aad-file` (binary or hex).
+/// Empty if neither is given: AAD is optional, unlike the key.
+pub(crate) fn load_aad(aad: &Option<String>, aad_file: &Option<String>) -> Vec<u8> {
+    if let Some(path) = aad_file {
+        read_from_file(path)
+    } else if let Some(hex_str) = aad {
+        hex::decode(hex_str).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+            eprintln!("Error: `--aad` must be hex. Use `--aad-file` for raw bytes.");
+            exit(-1);
+        })
+    } else {
+        Vec::new()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Encrypts stdin to stdout under GCM: writes the generated nonce, then the ciphertext as it
+/// streams, then the tag.
+pub(crate) fn encrypt_gcm<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>(
+    key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+    aad: &[u8],
+    output_hex: bool,
+) where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, 16>,
+{
+    let (mut enc, nonce) = Gcm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, TAG_LEN>::do_encrypt_init(key)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+            eprintln!("Error: couldn't start encryption: {e:?}");
+            exit(-1);
+        });
+    write_bytes_or_hex(&nonce, output_hex);
+
+    enc.do_update_aad(aad).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+        eprintln!("Error: couldn't absorb the additional authenticated data: {e:?}");
+        exit(-1);
+    });
+
+    let mut buf = [0u8; CHUNK_LEN];
+    loop {
+        let n = io::stdin().read(&mut buf).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+            eprintln!("Error: failed to read from stdin: {e}");
+            exit(-1);
+        });
+        if n == 0 {
+            break;
+        }
+        enc.do_encrypt(&mut buf[..n]).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+            eprintln!("Error: encryption failed: {e:?}");
+            exit(-1);
+        });
+        write_bytes_or_hex(&buf[..n], output_hex);
+    }
+
+    let tag = enc.finish();
+    write_bytes_or_hex(&tag, output_hex);
+    finish(output_hex);
+}
+
+/// Decrypts stdin to stdout under GCM: reads the 12-byte nonce, streams the rest through the
+/// inline decryptor, and checks the tag on `do_final`. See the module docs for why plaintext may
+/// already be written to stdout by the time a tag failure is reported.
+pub(crate) fn decrypt_gcm<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>(
+    key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+    aad: &[u8],
+    output_hex: bool,
+) where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, 16>,
+{
+    let mut nonce = [0u8; 12];
+    if let Err(e) = io::stdin().read_exact(&mut nonce) {
+        eprintln!(
+            "Error: input too short to contain the 12-byte nonce that `encrypt` writes first ({e})."
+        );
+        exit(-1);
+    }
+
+    let mut dec = Gcm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, TAG_LEN>::do_decrypt_init(key, &nonce)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+            eprintln!("Error: couldn't start decryption: {e:?}");
+            exit(-1);
+        });
+    dec.do_update_aad(aad).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+        eprintln!("Error: couldn't absorb the additional authenticated data: {e:?}");
+        exit(-1);
+    });
+
+    let mut buf = [0u8; CHUNK_LEN];
+    loop {
+        let n = io::stdin().read(&mut buf).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+            eprintln!("Error: failed to read from stdin: {e}");
+            exit(-1);
+        });
+        if n == 0 {
+            break;
+        }
+        let out_len = dec.update_out_len(n);
+        let mut out = vec![0u8; out_len];
+        dec.do_update_out(&buf[..n], &mut out).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+            eprintln!("Error: decryption failed: {e:?}");
+            exit(-1);
+        });
+        write_bytes_or_hex(&out, output_hex);
+    }
+
+    if let Err(e) = dec.do_final() {
+        // Whatever plaintext was already written above stands; the exit code is the signal a
+        // script must check (see the module docs).
+        io::stdout().flush().ok();
+        eprintln!("Error: authentication failed: {e:?}");
+        exit(-1);
+    }
+
+    finish(output_hex);
+}
+
+/// Flushes stdout, and adds the trailing newline the hex-output commands all emit.
+fn finish(output_hex: bool) {
+    if output_hex {
+        println!();
+    }
+    io::stdout().flush().unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+        eprintln!("Error: failed to flush stdout: {e}");
+        exit(-1);
+    });
+}
diff --git a/cli/src/aes_gcm_cmd.rs b/cli/src/aes_gcm_cmd.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dee87953
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/src/aes_gcm_cmd.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+//! AES-GCM authenticated encryption and decryption, streaming stdin to stdout.
+//!
+//! Only the mode wiring lives here: the nonce/tag framing, AAD loading and stdin streaming are in
+//! [`crate::aead_mode_cmd`], shared across all three key lengths. See that module for the
+//! command-line contract (`nonce || ciphertext || tag`, the AAD flags, and why a tag failure may be
+//! reported after plaintext has already reached stdout).
+//!
+//! GCM (NIST SP 800-38D) is authenticated: unlike `aes*-cbc`, `aes*-cfb`, `aes*-cfb8` and
+//! `aes*-ctr`, tampering with the ciphertext, the AAD or the nonce is detected rather than merely
+//! producing wrong plaintext. The nonce is 12 bytes and the tag 16 (128-bit, the maximum SP
+//! 800-38D Sec 5.2.1.2 allows); a fresh nonce is generated per `encrypt` and there is no `--iv`
+//! flag, for the same reason as the other modes -- and doubly so here, since a repeated GCM nonce
+//! also lets an attacker recover the hash subkey (SP 800-38D Appendix A).
+
+use crate::aead_mode_cmd::{decrypt_gcm, encrypt_gcm, load_aad};
+use crate::block_mode_cmd::{BlockModeAction, load_key};
+use bouncycastle::aes::{AES_128, AES_192, AES_256};
+use bouncycastle::core::key_material::KeyMaterial;
+use bouncycastle::core::traits::ElectronicCodeBook;
+
+pub(crate) fn aes128_gcm_cmd(
+    action: &BlockModeAction,
+    key: &Option<String>,
+    key_file: &Option<String>,
+    aad: &Option<String>,
+    aad_file: &Option<String>,
+    output_hex: bool,
+) {
+    run::<AES_128, 16>(
+        action,
+        &load_key::<16>(key, key_file, "AES-128"),
+        &load_aad(aad, aad_file),
+        output_hex,
+    );
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn aes192_gcm_cmd(
+    action: &BlockModeAction,
+    key: &Option<String>,
+    key_file: &Option<String>,
+    aad: &Option<String>,
+    aad_file: &Option<String>,
+    output_hex: bool,
+) {
+    run::<AES_192, 24>(
+        action,
+        &load_key::<24>(key, key_file, "AES-192"),
+        &load_aad(aad, aad_file),
+        output_hex,
+    );
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn aes256_gcm_cmd(
+    action: &BlockModeAction,
+    key: &Option<String>,
+    key_file: &Option<String>,
+    aad: &Option<String>,
+    aad_file: &Option<String>,
+    output_hex: bool,
+) {
+    run::<AES_256, 32>(
+        action,
+        &load_key::<32>(key, key_file, "AES-256"),
+        &load_aad(aad, aad_file),
+        output_hex,
+    );
+}
+
+/// Dispatches to the shared AEAD streaming loops with `Gcm`'s 128-bit tag.
+fn run<P, const KEY_LEN: usize>(
+    action: &BlockModeAction,
+    key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+    aad: &[u8],
+    output_hex: bool,
+) where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, 16>,
+{
+    match action {
+        BlockModeAction::Encrypt => encrypt_gcm::<P, KEY_LEN, 16>(key, aad, output_hex),
+        BlockModeAction::Decrypt => decrypt_gcm::<P, KEY_LEN, 16>(key, aad, output_hex),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
index 00d222d7..de9df0c0 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+mod aead_mode_cmd;
 mod aes_cbc_cmd;
 mod aes_ccm_cmd;
 mod aes_cfb8_cmd;
 mod aes_cfb_cmd;
 mod aes_ctr_cmd;
 mod aes_ecb_cmd;
+mod aes_gcm_cmd;
 mod ascon_cmd;
 mod block_mode_cmd;
 mod encoders_cmd;
@@ -1116,6 +1118,118 @@ enum Subcommands {
         x: bool,
     },
 
+    /// AES-128 in GCM (NIST SP 800-38D), streaming stdin to stdout.
+    ///
+    /// AUTHENTICATED, unlike the other AES modes here: tampering with the ciphertext, the AAD or
+    /// the nonce is detected rather than merely producing wrong plaintext.
+    ///
+    /// On `encrypt`, a fresh nonce is generated and written as the FIRST 12 BYTES of the output,
+    /// the ciphertext follows, and the 16-byte tag is written last. `decrypt` reads the nonce back
+    /// from the first 12 bytes of input and streams the rest, checking the tag once input is
+    /// exhausted. There is deliberately no `--iv` flag: a repeated GCM nonce is worse than merely
+    /// unwise, since it lets an attacker recover the hash subkey (SP 800-38D Appendix A).
+    ///
+    /// `--aad` (hex) or `--aad-file` (binary or hex) supply the additional authenticated data,
+    /// which is covered by the tag but not encrypted; if neither is given, AAD is empty.
+    ///
+    /// Input may be ANY length: GCM needs no padding.
+    ///
+    /// WARNING: on `decrypt`, a tag failure may be reported only after plaintext has already been
+    /// written to stdout, because this command streams the inline decryptor. A script MUST check
+    /// the exit code before trusting anything already written; on failure this command prints
+    /// `Error: authentication failed` and exits non-zero.
+    ///
+    /// Note: in production uses, secrets should not be passed on the command-line because they get
+    /// logged in shell history. Use the file-based input instead.
+    AES128_GCM {
+        action: BlockModeAction,
+
+        /// The 16-byte AES key in hex.
+        /// The `key_file` option is preferred to avoid leaving key material in command history.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        key: Option<String>,
+
+        /// A file containing the 16-byte AES key, in binary or hex.
+        /// If both key and key_file options are provided, the file will be used.
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        key_file: Option<String>,
+
+        /// The additional authenticated data, in hex. Covered by the tag but not encrypted.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        aad: Option<String>,
+
+        /// A file containing the additional authenticated data, in binary or hex.
+        /// If both aad and aad_file options are provided, the file will be used.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        aad_file: Option<String>,
+
+        #[arg(short)]
+        /// Output in hex format.
+        x: bool,
+    },
+
+    /// AES-192 in GCM (NIST SP 800-38D), streaming stdin to stdout.
+    ///
+    /// See `aes128-gcm` for the nonce/tag framing, the AAD flags and the warnings; only the key
+    /// length differs.
+    AES192_GCM {
+        action: BlockModeAction,
+
+        /// The 24-byte AES key in hex.
+        /// The `key_file` option is preferred to avoid leaving key material in command history.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        key: Option<String>,
+
+        /// A file containing the 24-byte AES key, in binary or hex.
+        /// If both key and key_file options are provided, the file will be used.
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        key_file: Option<String>,
+
+        /// The additional authenticated data, in hex. Covered by the tag but not encrypted.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        aad: Option<String>,
+
+        /// A file containing the additional authenticated data, in binary or hex.
+        /// If both aad and aad_file options are provided, the file will be used.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        aad_file: Option<String>,
+
+        #[arg(short)]
+        /// Output in hex format.
+        x: bool,
+    },
+
+    /// AES-256 in GCM (NIST SP 800-38D), streaming stdin to stdout.
+    ///
+    /// See `aes128-gcm` for the nonce/tag framing, the AAD flags and the warnings; only the key
+    /// length differs.
+    AES256_GCM {
+        action: BlockModeAction,
+
+        /// The 32-byte AES key in hex.
+        /// The `key_file` option is preferred to avoid leaving key material in command history.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        key: Option<String>,
+
+        /// A file containing the 32-byte AES key, in binary or hex.
+        /// If both key and key_file options are provided, the file will be used.
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        key_file: Option<String>,
+
+        /// The additional authenticated data, in hex. Covered by the tag but not encrypted.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        aad: Option<String>,
+
+        /// A file containing the additional authenticated data, in binary or hex.
+        /// If both aad and aad_file options are provided, the file will be used.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        aad_file: Option<String>,
+
+        #[arg(short)]
+        /// Output in hex format.
+        x: bool,
+    },
+
     /// AES-128 in ECB mode (NIST SP 800-38A Sec 6.1), streaming stdin to stdout.
     ///
     /// WARNING: ECB is NOT a confidentiality mode for data. Under a given key every plaintext
@@ -1635,6 +1749,15 @@ fn run() {
                 action, key, key_file, nonce, nonce_file, aad, *tag_len, *x,
             );
         }
+        Some(Subcommands::AES128_GCM { action, key, key_file, aad, aad_file, x }) => {
+            aes_gcm_cmd::aes128_gcm_cmd(action, key, key_file, aad, aad_file, *x);
+        }
+        Some(Subcommands::AES192_GCM { action, key, key_file, aad, aad_file, x }) => {
+            aes_gcm_cmd::aes192_gcm_cmd(action, key, key_file, aad, aad_file, *x);
+        }
+        Some(Subcommands::AES256_GCM { action, key, key_file, aad, aad_file, x }) => {
+            aes_gcm_cmd::aes256_gcm_cmd(action, key, key_file, aad, aad_file, *x);
+        }
         Some(Subcommands::AES128_ECB { action, key, key_file, x }) => {
             aes_ecb_cmd::aes128_ecb_cmd(action, key, key_file, *x);
         }
diff --git a/cli/tests/aes_gcm_cli_tests.rs b/cli/tests/aes_gcm_cli_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b82057d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/aes_gcm_cli_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,361 @@
+//! Tests for the `aes128-gcm` / `aes192-gcm` / `aes256-gcm` subcommands.
+//!
+//! These drive the built `bc-rust` binary as a subprocess, exactly as `aes_ctr_cli_tests.rs` does
+//! and for the same reason: the command-line contract -- `nonce || ciphertext || tag` framing, the
+//! `--aad` flags, exit codes, key loading -- is not reachable from the library API. GCM's algorithm
+//! correctness is pinned in `bouncycastle-modes`' ACVP, GMAC and bc-java known-answer suites; what
+//! is worth testing here is the wiring: that AAD actually reaches the tag, that a tampered byte or
+//! tag is rejected with a non-zero exit, and that decrypt still writes whatever plaintext it
+//! recovered before the failure (the streaming trade-off `aead_mode_cmd.rs` documents).
+//!
+//! There is no OpenSSL cross-check here: `openssl enc` does not do AEAD, so unlike the CTR/CFB/CBC
+//! suites there is no equivalent vector to play through the pipe.
+//!
+//! `CARGO_BIN_EXE_bc-rust` is set by cargo for integration tests and points at the binary for the
+//! current profile.
+//!
+//! # A note on this environment
+//!
+//! In this session's environment, every subprocess invocation of the **debug** `bc-rust` binary --
+//! including a bare `--help`, and every existing `aes_ctr_cli_tests.rs` case -- crashes with a
+//! stack overflow before reaching any command logic (`thread 'main' has overflowed its stack`).
+//! `git stash` reproduced it on the unmodified `main.rs` too, so it predates this change and is
+//! unrelated to GCM; a release build (`cargo test --release -p cli`) does not hit it, which points
+//! at clap's derive-generated parser code being large enough, unoptimized, to need more than the
+//! default debug-build stack on this toolchain -- plausibly worsened by how many subcommands and
+//! doc-comment-derived help strings this binary now has. This file's tests were run and pass
+//! against the release build; `cargo test -p cli` (debug) will need that issue investigated
+//! separately.
+
+use std::io::{ErrorKind, Write};
+use std::process::{Command, Output, Stdio};
+use std::thread;
+
+/// The path to the binary under test, resolved by cargo.
+const BC_RUST: &str = env!("CARGO_BIN_EXE_bc-rust");
+
+/// GCM's nonce, like CTR's, is 12 bytes.
+const NONCE_LEN: usize = 12;
+/// The (only) tag length these commands support: 128 bits.
+const TAG_LEN: usize = 16;
+
+const KEY_128: &str = "2b7e151628aed2a6abf7158809cf4f3c";
+const KEY_192: &str = "8e73b0f7da0e6452c810f32b809079e562f8ead2522c6b7b";
+const KEY_256: &str = "603deb1015ca71be2b73aef0857d77811f352c073b6108d72d9810a30914dff4";
+
+const AAD: &str = "deadbeef";
+
+const PLAINTEXT: &str = concat!(
+    "6bc1bee22e409f96e93d7e117393172a",
+    "ae2d8a571e03ac9c9eb76fac45af8e51",
+    "30c81c46a35ce411e5fbc1191a0a52ef",
+    "f69f2445df4f9b17ad2b417be66c3710",
+    "0011223344",
+);
+
+/// See `aes_ctr_cli_tests.rs::run` for why stdin is written from a separate thread and why
+/// `BrokenPipe` is not a harness failure.
+fn run(args: &[&str], stdin_bytes: &[u8]) -> Output {
+    let mut child = Command::new(BC_RUST)
+        .args(args)
+        .stdin(Stdio::piped())
+        .stdout(Stdio::piped())
+        .stderr(Stdio::piped())
+        .spawn()
+        .expect("failed to spawn bc-rust");
+
+    let mut stdin = child.stdin.take().expect("stdin piped");
+    let payload = stdin_bytes.to_vec();
+    let writer = thread::spawn(move || match stdin.write_all(&payload) {
+        Ok(()) => {}
+        Err(e) if e.kind() == ErrorKind::BrokenPipe => {}
+        Err(e) => panic!("failed to write to stdin: {e}"),
+    });
+
+    let output = child.wait_with_output().expect("failed to wait for bc-rust");
+    writer.join().expect("the stdin writer thread panicked");
+    output
+}
+
+fn run_ok(args: &[&str], stdin_bytes: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let out = run(args, stdin_bytes);
+    assert!(
+        out.status.success(),
+        "expected success from {args:?}, got {:?}\nstderr: {}",
+        out.status,
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr)
+    );
+    out.stdout
+}
+
+fn run_err(args: &[&str], stdin_bytes: &[u8]) -> (String, Vec<u8>) {
+    let out = run(args, stdin_bytes);
+    assert!(
+        !out.status.success(),
+        "expected failure from {args:?}, but it succeeded\nstdout: {:?}",
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stdout)
+    );
+    (String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr).into_owned(), out.stdout)
+}
+
+fn unhex(s: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
+    assert!(s.len().is_multiple_of(2), "hex string must have even length");
+    (0..s.len())
+        .step_by(2)
+        .map(|i| u8::from_str_radix(&s[i..i + 2], 16).expect("valid hex"))
+        .collect()
+}
+
+fn pseudo_random(len: usize, seed: u32) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let mut state = seed.wrapping_mul(2_654_435_761).wrapping_add(1);
+    (0..len)
+        .map(|_| {
+            state ^= state << 13;
+            state ^= state >> 17;
+            state ^= state << 5;
+            (state >> 24) as u8
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
+// ---- round trips ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#[test]
+fn encrypt_then_decrypt_round_trips_with_aad() {
+    for (cmd, key) in [("aes128-gcm", KEY_128), ("aes192-gcm", KEY_192), ("aes256-gcm", KEY_256)] {
+        let plaintext = unhex(PLAINTEXT);
+        let ciphertext = run_ok(&[cmd, "encrypt", "--key", key, "--aad", AAD], &plaintext);
+        assert_eq!(
+            ciphertext.len(),
+            plaintext.len() + NONCE_LEN + TAG_LEN,
+            "{cmd}: nonce, ciphertext and tag"
+        );
+        let recovered = run_ok(&[cmd, "decrypt", "--key", key, "--aad", AAD], &ciphertext);
+        assert_eq!(recovered, plaintext, "{cmd}: round trip");
+    }
+}
+
+/// AAD is optional; omitting it on both sides round-trips too.
+#[test]
+fn round_trips_with_no_aad() {
+    let plaintext = unhex(PLAINTEXT);
+    let ciphertext = run_ok(&["aes128-gcm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128], &plaintext);
+    let recovered = run_ok(&["aes128-gcm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128], &ciphertext);
+    assert_eq!(recovered, plaintext);
+}
+
+/// Any length round-trips with the ciphertext plus a fixed 12+16-byte overhead.
+#[test]
+fn any_input_length_is_accepted_and_round_trips() {
+    for len in 0..=(2 * 16 + 1) {
+        let plaintext = pseudo_random(len, len as u32);
+        let ciphertext =
+            run_ok(&["aes128-gcm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--aad", AAD], &plaintext);
+        assert_eq!(
+            ciphertext.len(),
+            len + NONCE_LEN + TAG_LEN,
+            "len {len}: nonce, equal-length body, tag"
+        );
+        let recovered =
+            run_ok(&["aes128-gcm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--aad", AAD], &ciphertext);
+        assert_eq!(recovered, plaintext, "len {len}: round trip");
+    }
+}
+
+/// Round trips at sizes that straddle the 1 KiB streaming chunk and the tag-hold-back boundary.
+#[test]
+fn round_trips_across_chunk_boundaries() {
+    for size in [0usize, 1, 15, 16, 17, 1023, 1024, 1025, 4096, 4099, 65536] {
+        let plaintext = pseudo_random(size, size as u32);
+        let ciphertext =
+            run_ok(&["aes128-gcm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--aad", AAD], &plaintext);
+        let recovered =
+            run_ok(&["aes128-gcm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--aad", AAD], &ciphertext);
+        assert_eq!(recovered, plaintext, "{size} bytes should round trip");
+    }
+}
+
+/// A fresh nonce per invocation.
+#[test]
+fn each_invocation_uses_a_fresh_nonce() {
+    let plaintext = unhex(PLAINTEXT);
+    let mut seen = std::collections::BTreeSet::new();
+
+    for _ in 0..8 {
+        let ciphertext = run_ok(&["aes128-gcm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128], &plaintext);
+        let nonce = ciphertext[..NONCE_LEN].to_vec();
+        assert!(seen.insert(nonce), "the CLI reused a nonce across invocations");
+        let recovered = run_ok(&["aes128-gcm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128], &ciphertext);
+        assert_eq!(recovered, plaintext);
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn hex_output_matches_binary_output() {
+    let plaintext = unhex(PLAINTEXT);
+    let binary = run_ok(&["aes128-gcm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128], &plaintext);
+    let hex_out = run_ok(&["aes128-gcm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "-x"], &plaintext);
+
+    let hex_str = String::from_utf8(hex_out).expect("hex output is text");
+    // The nonce differs per run, so compare lengths and that the body decodes to something of the
+    // same shape rather than the exact bytes.
+    assert_eq!(hex_str.trim_end().len(), binary.len() * 2);
+    assert_eq!(unhex(hex_str.trim_end()).len(), binary.len());
+}
+
+// ---- AAD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// Decrypting with the wrong AAD must fail authentication.
+#[test]
+fn wrong_aad_fails_authentication() {
+    let plaintext = unhex(PLAINTEXT);
+    let ciphertext = run_ok(&["aes128-gcm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--aad", AAD], &plaintext);
+    let (stderr, _stdout) =
+        run_err(&["aes128-gcm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--aad", "00112233"], &ciphertext);
+    assert!(
+        stderr.contains("authentication failed"),
+        "stderr should report authentication failure: {stderr}"
+    );
+}
+
+/// Encrypting with AAD and decrypting with none (or vice versa) must fail authentication too.
+#[test]
+fn missing_aad_on_one_side_fails_authentication() {
+    let plaintext = unhex(PLAINTEXT);
+    let ciphertext = run_ok(&["aes128-gcm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--aad", AAD], &plaintext);
+    let (stderr, _stdout) = run_err(&["aes128-gcm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128], &ciphertext);
+    assert!(
+        stderr.contains("authentication failed"),
+        "stderr should report authentication failure: {stderr}"
+    );
+}
+
+// ---- tamper detection --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// A tampered ciphertext byte must be rejected, non-zero exit.
+#[test]
+fn a_tampered_ciphertext_byte_is_rejected() {
+    let plaintext = unhex(PLAINTEXT);
+    let mut ciphertext =
+        run_ok(&["aes128-gcm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--aad", AAD], &plaintext);
+    let body_start = NONCE_LEN;
+    ciphertext[body_start] ^= 0x01;
+
+    let (stderr, _stdout) =
+        run_err(&["aes128-gcm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--aad", AAD], &ciphertext);
+    assert!(
+        stderr.contains("authentication failed"),
+        "stderr should report authentication failure: {stderr}"
+    );
+}
+
+/// A tampered tag byte must be rejected too.
+#[test]
+fn a_tampered_tag_byte_is_rejected() {
+    let plaintext = unhex(PLAINTEXT);
+    let mut ciphertext =
+        run_ok(&["aes128-gcm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--aad", AAD], &plaintext);
+    let last = ciphertext.len() - 1;
+    ciphertext[last] ^= 0x01;
+
+    let (stderr, _stdout) =
+        run_err(&["aes128-gcm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--aad", AAD], &ciphertext);
+    assert!(
+        stderr.contains("authentication failed"),
+        "stderr should report authentication failure: {stderr}"
+    );
+}
+
+/// The streaming trade-off `aead_mode_cmd.rs` documents: on a tag failure, whatever plaintext the
+/// inline decryptor had already released before the tag check stands on stdout. For a message
+/// longer than the tag, that is everything except (at most) the last `TAG_LEN` bytes.
+#[test]
+fn decrypt_still_writes_the_plaintext_it_had_already_released_on_forgery() {
+    let plaintext = pseudo_random(4096, 7);
+    let mut ciphertext =
+        run_ok(&["aes128-gcm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--aad", AAD], &plaintext);
+    let last = ciphertext.len() - 1;
+    ciphertext[last] ^= 0x01; // corrupt the tag only, leaving the ciphertext body intact
+
+    let out = run(&["aes128-gcm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--aad", AAD], &ciphertext);
+    assert!(!out.status.success(), "a corrupted tag must be rejected");
+    assert!(
+        out.stdout.len() >= plaintext.len() - TAG_LEN,
+        "most of the plaintext should already have reached stdout: got {} of {} bytes",
+        out.stdout.len(),
+        plaintext.len()
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        &out.stdout[..out.stdout.len().min(plaintext.len())],
+        &plaintext[..out.stdout.len().min(plaintext.len())],
+        "the released bytes must be the genuine plaintext, not garbage"
+    );
+}
+
+// ---- short input ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// Input shorter than the 12-byte nonce is rejected.
+#[test]
+fn decrypt_input_shorter_than_the_nonce_is_rejected() {
+    for len in [0usize, 1, 11] {
+        let (stderr, _stdout) =
+            run_err(&["aes128-gcm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128], &pseudo_random(len, 1));
+        assert!(
+            stderr.contains("12-byte nonce"),
+            "stderr should explain the missing nonce (len {len}): {stderr}"
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+/// Input that has a nonce but not a full tag is rejected as an authentication failure (there is
+/// nothing to check the tag against).
+#[test]
+fn decrypt_input_with_a_nonce_but_no_full_tag_is_rejected() {
+    // `encrypt` on empty input yields exactly nonce || tag; drop the last tag byte.
+    let nonce_and_tag = run_ok(&["aes128-gcm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128], &[]);
+    let short = &nonce_and_tag[..nonce_and_tag.len() - 1];
+    let (stderr, _stdout) = run_err(&["aes128-gcm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128], short);
+    assert!(
+        stderr.contains("authentication failed"),
+        "stderr should report authentication failure: {stderr}"
+    );
+}
+
+// ---- key handling ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#[test]
+fn a_key_of_the_wrong_length_is_rejected() {
+    let (stderr, _stdout) =
+        run_err(&["aes256-gcm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128], &unhex(PLAINTEXT));
+    assert!(stderr.contains("32-byte key"), "stderr should name the expected length: {stderr}");
+    assert!(stderr.contains("16 bytes"), "stderr should name the supplied length: {stderr}");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn a_missing_key_is_rejected() {
+    let (stderr, _stdout) = run_err(&["aes128-gcm", "encrypt"], &unhex(PLAINTEXT));
+    assert!(stderr.contains("--key"), "stderr should mention the key options: {stderr}");
+}
+
+// ---- discoverability --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#[test]
+fn the_subcommands_are_listed_in_help() {
+    let out = run_ok(&["--help"], &[]);
+    let help = String::from_utf8_lossy(&out);
+    for cmd in ["aes128-gcm", "aes192-gcm", "aes256-gcm"] {
+        assert!(help.contains(cmd), "`--help` should list {cmd}");
+    }
+}
+
+/// The per-command help must document the AAD flags and the authenticated-but-streamed warning.
+#[test]
+fn per_command_help_documents_aad_and_the_streaming_warning() {
+    let out = run_ok(&["aes128-gcm", "--help"], &[]);
+    let help = String::from_utf8_lossy(&out);
+    assert!(help.contains("aad"), "help should mention AAD: {help}");
+    assert!(
+        help.to_lowercase().contains("authenticat"),
+        "help should mention authentication: {help}"
+    );
+}
diff --git a/crypto/aes/src/gcm.rs b/crypto/aes/src/gcm.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76b9fa17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/aes/src/gcm.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+//! Type aliases for AES in GCM (NIST SP 800-38D).
+//!
+//! `bouncycastle-modes` is deliberately cipher-agnostic, so `Gcm` takes the permutation, the
+//! direction, and the `KEY_LEN` / `TAG_LEN` const parameters. These aliases pin the AES values and
+//! fix the tag length at 128 bits, the maximum SP 800-38D Sec 5.2.1.2 allows. For a shorter tag
+//! (96, 104, 112 or 120 bits), name `bouncycastle_modes::Gcm` directly with the desired `TAG_LEN`.
+//!
+//! The nonce is always [`bouncycastle_modes::GCM_NONCE_LEN`] (12 bytes / 96 bits): `Gcm` has no
+//! nonce-length parameter at all, unlike `Ctr`'s aliases, because SP 800-38D's `len(IV) != 96`
+//! branch (deriving `J0` from a GHASH of the IV) is not implemented -- see the `gcm` module docs in
+//! `bouncycastle-modes`.
+
+use crate::{AES_128, AES_192, AES_256};
+use bouncycastle_modes::Gcm;
+
+/// AES-128 in GCM with a 128-bit tag. `Dir` is [`bouncycastle_modes::Encrypting`] or
+/// [`bouncycastle_modes::Decrypting`]; the wrong direction is a compile error, not a runtime check.
+///
+/// The nonce is generated by the encryptor and returned; it is never supplied. See the `gcm` module
+/// docs in `bouncycastle-modes` for the detached-tag and inline `ciphertext || tag` views this type
+/// exposes, and for the security considerations (nonce uniqueness above all).
+///
+/// ```
+/// use bouncycastle_aes::AES_GCM_128;
+/// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+/// use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting};
+///
+/// let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+///     .expect("a 16-byte symmetric cipher key");
+/// let aad = b"header, sent in the clear";
+/// let mut data = *b"attack at dawn!!";
+///
+/// // Detached tag, one-shot.
+/// let (nonce, tag) = AES_GCM_128::<Encrypting>::encrypt_detached(&key, aad, &mut data).unwrap();
+/// AES_GCM_128::<Decrypting>::decrypt_detached(&key, &nonce, aad, &mut data, &tag).unwrap();
+/// assert_eq!(&data, b"attack at dawn!!");
+/// ```
+///
+/// Inline `ciphertext || tag`, through [`SimpleCipherEncryptor`](bouncycastle_core::traits::SimpleCipherEncryptor) / [`SimpleCipherDecryptor`](bouncycastle_core::traits::SimpleCipherDecryptor):
+///
+/// ```
+/// use bouncycastle_aes::AES_GCM_128;
+/// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::{SimpleCipherDecryptor, SimpleCipherEncryptor};
+/// use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting};
+///
+/// let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey).unwrap();
+/// let aad = b"associated data";
+/// let message = b"a message of no particular length at all";
+///
+/// let mut ciphertext = vec![0u8; AES_GCM_128::<Encrypting>::encrypt_out_len(message.len())];
+/// let (nonce, written) =
+///     AES_GCM_128::<Encrypting>::encrypt_out(&key, message, &mut ciphertext).unwrap();
+/// assert_eq!(written, ciphertext.len());
+///
+/// let mut plaintext = vec![0u8; AES_GCM_128::<Decrypting>::decrypt_out_max_len(ciphertext.len())];
+/// let n = AES_GCM_128::<Decrypting>::decrypt_out(&key, &nonce, &ciphertext, &mut plaintext).unwrap();
+/// assert_eq!(&plaintext[..n], &message[..]);
+/// ```
+///
+/// Streaming, with AAD fed via the inherent `do_update_aad` before any data:
+///
+/// ```
+/// use bouncycastle_aes::AES_GCM_128;
+/// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::{SimpleCipherDecryptor, SimpleCipherEncryptor};
+/// use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting};
+///
+/// let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x99; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey).unwrap();
+/// let (mut enc, nonce) = AES_GCM_128::<Encrypting>::do_encrypt_init(&key).unwrap();
+/// enc.do_update_aad(b"header").unwrap();
+/// let mut ct = [0u8; 5];
+/// enc.do_update_out(b"hello", &mut ct).unwrap();
+/// let (tag, tag_len) = enc.do_final().unwrap();
+///
+/// let mut dec = AES_GCM_128::<Decrypting>::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce).unwrap();
+/// dec.do_update_aad(b"header").unwrap();
+/// let mut full_ct = ct.to_vec();
+/// full_ct.extend_from_slice(&tag[..tag_len]);
+/// let mut pt = vec![0u8; full_ct.len()];
+/// let n = dec.do_update_out(&full_ct, &mut pt).unwrap();
+/// let (_last, last_len) = dec.do_final().unwrap();
+/// assert_eq!(&pt[..n + last_len], b"hello");
+/// ```
+#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+pub type AES_GCM_128<Dir> = Gcm<AES_128, Dir, 16, 16>;
+
+/// AES-192 in GCM with a 128-bit tag. See [`AES_GCM_128`].
+///
+/// ```
+/// use bouncycastle_aes::AES_GCM_192;
+/// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+/// use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting};
+///
+/// let key = KeyMaterial::<24>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x24; 24], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey).unwrap();
+/// let mut data = *b"a 192-bit key message!!";
+/// let (nonce, tag) = AES_GCM_192::<Encrypting>::encrypt_detached(&key, b"aad", &mut data).unwrap();
+/// AES_GCM_192::<Decrypting>::decrypt_detached(&key, &nonce, b"aad", &mut data, &tag).unwrap();
+/// assert_eq!(&data, b"a 192-bit key message!!");
+/// ```
+#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+pub type AES_GCM_192<Dir> = Gcm<AES_192, Dir, 24, 16>;
+
+/// AES-256 in GCM with a 128-bit tag. See [`AES_GCM_128`].
+///
+/// ```
+/// use bouncycastle_aes::AES_GCM_256;
+/// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+/// use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting};
+///
+/// let key = KeyMaterial::<32>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x32; 32], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey).unwrap();
+/// let mut data = *b"a 256-bit key message!!";
+/// let (nonce, tag) = AES_GCM_256::<Encrypting>::encrypt_detached(&key, b"aad", &mut data).unwrap();
+/// AES_GCM_256::<Decrypting>::decrypt_detached(&key, &nonce, b"aad", &mut data, &tag).unwrap();
+/// assert_eq!(&data, b"a 256-bit key message!!");
+/// ```
+#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+pub type AES_GCM_256<Dir> = Gcm<AES_256, Dir, 32, 16>;
diff --git a/crypto/aes/src/lib.rs b/crypto/aes/src/lib.rs
index fb4a6e7b..0bb53927 100644
--- a/crypto/aes/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/aes/src/lib.rs
@@ -74,11 +74,15 @@
 //! [`AES_ECB_128`], [`AES_ECB_192`] and [`AES_ECB_256`] give ECB (Sec 6.1), which takes a padding
 //! scheme like CBC and has no IV, for interoperability and test vectors only -- see
 //! [A block permutation is not a cipher](#a-block-permutation-is-not-a-cipher).
-//! [`AES_CCM_128`], [`AES_CCM_192`] and [`AES_CCM_256`] give CCM (SP 800-38C), this crate's only
-//! *authenticated* mode: it takes the direction plus a nonce length and a tag length, both real
+//! [`AES_CCM_128`], [`AES_CCM_192`] and [`AES_CCM_256`] give CCM (SP 800-38C), one of this crate's
+//! two *authenticated* modes: it takes the direction plus a nonce length and a tag length, both real
 //! cryptographic choices rather than AES constants (see [`CCM_NONCE_LEN`], [`CCM_TAG_LEN`] for the
 //! usual pair), and each has an `_Encryptor`/`_Decryptor` form for the generic AEAD traits. See the
 //! `bouncycastle-modes` crate docs for why CCM is the mode to reach for in a new design.
+//! [`AES_GCM_128`], [`AES_GCM_192`] and [`AES_GCM_256`] give GCM (NIST SP 800-38D), the
+//! authenticated mode built from CTR and a universal hash: a 96-bit nonce and a 128-bit tag, with
+//! both a detached-tag streaming API and an inline `ciphertext || tag` view -- see the `gcm` module
+//! docs in `bouncycastle-modes` for the full shape and the security considerations.
 //!
 //! CBC is a block cipher, so it is defined only on whole blocks and the alias carries a padding
 //! scheme to bridge the difference; the CFB modes and CTR are stream ciphers and take any length
@@ -232,6 +236,7 @@ mod cfb;
 mod cfb8;
 mod ctr;
 mod ecb;
+mod gcm;
 mod padded_mode;
 mod round;
 mod sbox;
@@ -248,3 +253,4 @@ pub use cfb::{AES_CFB_128, AES_CFB_192, AES_CFB_256};
 pub use cfb8::{AES_CFB8_128, AES_CFB8_192, AES_CFB8_256};
 pub use ctr::{AES_CTR_128, AES_CTR_192, AES_CTR_256, CTR_NONCE_LEN};
 pub use ecb::{AES_ECB_128, AES_ECB_192, AES_ECB_256};
+pub use gcm::{AES_GCM_128, AES_GCM_192, AES_GCM_256};
diff --git a/crypto/aes/tests/gcm_alias_tests.rs b/crypto/aes/tests/gcm_alias_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..86ac7af9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/aes/tests/gcm_alias_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+//! Tests for the AES-GCM aliases.
+//!
+//! The aliases are only type aliases, so what is worth testing is that they name the *right* type
+//! at both directions, that all three key lengths reach the shared `SimpleCipherEncryptor` /
+//! `SimpleCipherDecryptor` conformance suite (`TestFrameworkSimpleCipher`), and that a fresh nonce
+//! is generated per encryption. Algorithm correctness itself is pinned by `bouncycastle-modes`'
+//! ACVP and bc-java known-answer suites.
+
+use bouncycastle_aes::{AES_128, AES_GCM_128, AES_GCM_192, AES_GCM_256};
+use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::symmetric_ciphers::TestFrameworkSimpleCipher;
+use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting, Gcm};
+
+fn key<const N: usize>() -> KeyMaterial<N> {
+    let bytes: [u8; N] = core::array::from_fn(|i| (i as u8).wrapping_mul(7).wrapping_add(1));
+    KeyMaterial::<N>::from_bytes_as_type(&bytes, KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey).expect("a valid key")
+}
+
+/// The alias must resolve to exactly the type it claims to, at both directions.
+#[test]
+fn the_alias_names_the_expected_type() {
+    use core::mem::size_of;
+
+    assert_eq!(size_of::<AES_GCM_128<Encrypting>>(), size_of::<Gcm<AES_128, Encrypting, 16, 16>>());
+    assert_eq!(size_of::<AES_GCM_128<Decrypting>>(), size_of::<Gcm<AES_128, Decrypting, 16, 16>>());
+}
+
+/// All three key lengths satisfy the shared `SimpleCipherEncryptor`/`SimpleCipherDecryptor`
+/// conformance suite -- the same one the padding adapters and the stream modes run.
+#[test]
+fn all_three_key_lengths_conform_to_the_simple_cipher_suite() {
+    let framework = TestFrameworkSimpleCipher::new();
+    framework
+        .test_encryptor_decryptor::<16, 12, 16, AES_GCM_128<Encrypting>, AES_GCM_128<Decrypting>>();
+    framework
+        .test_encryptor_decryptor::<24, 12, 16, AES_GCM_192<Encrypting>, AES_GCM_192<Decrypting>>();
+    framework
+        .test_encryptor_decryptor::<32, 12, 16, AES_GCM_256<Encrypting>, AES_GCM_256<Decrypting>>();
+}
+
+/// The nonce is generated per encryption, so the same plaintext gives different ciphertext, and
+/// each still round-trips.
+#[test]
+fn each_encryption_gets_a_fresh_nonce() {
+    let data = *b"the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog!!!";
+    let mut seen = std::collections::BTreeSet::new();
+    for _ in 0..16 {
+        let mut buf = data;
+        let (nonce, tag) =
+            AES_GCM_128::<Encrypting>::encrypt_detached(&key::<16>(), b"aad", &mut buf).unwrap();
+        assert!(seen.insert(nonce), "nonce repeated across encryptions");
+        AES_GCM_128::<Decrypting>::decrypt_detached(&key::<16>(), &nonce, b"aad", &mut buf, &tag)
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(buf, data);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/ctr.rs b/crypto/modes/src/ctr.rs
index 2e6365e6..d26eec59 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/src/ctr.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/src/ctr.rs
@@ -247,6 +247,28 @@ where
         }
     }
 
+    /// As [`start`](Self::start), but the counter of the *next* block is `counter` instead of 0.
+    ///
+    /// GCM's GCTR (SP 800-38D Sec 6.5) runs the data through this mode starting at `inc32(J0)`,
+    /// whose counter field is `2` -- see `gcm.rs`. Crate-private because the public API's contract
+    /// is that a message starts at counter 0; only `gcm.rs` needs otherwise.
+    #[inline]
+    pub(crate) fn start_at(perm: P, nonce: [u8; INIT_DATA_LEN], counter: u64) -> Self {
+        Self::check_shape();
+        debug_assert!(
+            counter < Self::BLOCK_LIMIT,
+            "start_at must not be handed an already-exhausted counter"
+        );
+        Self {
+            perm,
+            nonce,
+            next_counter: counter,
+            keystream: Secret::new(),
+            used: BLOCK_LEN,
+            _dir: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+
     /// `Tj = N | [j]m`: the nonce followed by the counter, big-endian, in the trailing `CTR_LEN`
     /// bytes.
     ///
@@ -461,3 +483,52 @@ where
         Ok(len)
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    //! Unit tests for `start_at`, which is `pub(crate)` and so cannot be reached from
+    //! `tests/ctr_tests.rs` -- exactly the "high-risk code that cannot be reached through the
+    //! public API" case QUALITY_AND_STYLE.md carves out for a unit test here rather than an
+    //! integration test.
+
+    use super::*;
+    use bouncycastle_aes::AES_128;
+    use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+    use bouncycastle_core::traits::ElectronicCodeBook;
+
+    type ToyCtr = Ctr<AES_128, Encrypting, 16, 16, 12>;
+
+    fn key() -> KeyMaterial<16> {
+        KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x5Au8; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+            .expect("a valid AES-128 key")
+    }
+
+    /// `start_at(.., 2)` must produce the same keystream as `start` after its first two blocks
+    /// (32 bytes) have been discarded. This is what lets GCM's GCTR (SP 800-38D Sec 6.5) begin at
+    /// `inc32(J0)`, whose counter field is 2 -- see `gcm.rs`.
+    #[test]
+    fn start_at_matches_start_after_discarding_blocks() {
+        let nonce = [0x11u8; 12];
+
+        let mut from_start = ToyCtr::start(AES_128::new(&key()).unwrap(), nonce);
+        let mut discarded = [0u8; 32];
+        from_start.apply(&mut discarded).unwrap();
+
+        let mut from_start_at = ToyCtr::start_at(AES_128::new(&key()).unwrap(), nonce, 2);
+
+        let mut a = [0x42u8; 48];
+        let mut b = a;
+        from_start.apply(&mut a).unwrap();
+        from_start_at.apply(&mut b).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(a, b, "start_at(.., 2) must agree with start() past its first two blocks");
+    }
+
+    /// The capacity left after starting at counter 2 is exactly `2^32 - 2` blocks -- the SP
+    /// 800-38D Sec 5.2.1.1 plaintext length bound (`len(P) <= 2^39 - 256` bits, i.e. `2^32 - 2`
+    /// 128-bit blocks) that GCM relies on `Ctr`'s existing "counter exhausted" error to enforce.
+    #[test]
+    fn start_at_capacity_is_block_limit_minus_the_starting_counter() {
+        let ctr = ToyCtr::start_at(AES_128::new(&key()).unwrap(), [0u8; 12], 2);
+        assert_eq!(ctr.remaining_capacity(), (ToyCtr::BLOCK_LIMIT - 2) * 16);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/gcm.rs b/crypto/modes/src/gcm.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fdc993a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/modes/src/gcm.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,600 @@
+//! Galois/Counter Mode (NIST SP 800-38D), the authenticated encryption mode built from CTR
+//! (Sec 6.5's GCTR) and the GHASH universal hash in `ghash.rs` (Sec 6.4).
+//!
+//! # Scope: a 96-bit nonce and a 96-128-bit tag
+//!
+//! [`Gcm`] has no `NONCE_LEN` parameter: the nonce is always [`GCM_NONCE_LEN`] (12) bytes, generated
+//! by the encryptor from the library's default RNG (Sec 8.2.2's RBG-based construction, with an
+//! empty free field so the whole IV is the random field). Sec 5.2.1.1: "For IVs, it is recommended
+//! that implementations restrict support to the length of 96 bits, to promote interoperability,
+//! efficiency, and simplicity of design." The `len(IV) != 96` branch of Algorithm 4 step 2 (deriving
+//! `J0` from a GHASH of the IV) is not implemented; every IV this type produces or accepts is 96
+//! bits, so that branch is unreachable here.
+//!
+//! The tag length is a const generic `TAG_LEN`, checked at compile time to lie in `12..=16` bytes
+//! (96, 104, 112, 120 or 128 bits -- Sec 5.2.1.2's five recommended values). The 32- and 64-bit tags
+//! Sec 5.2.1.2 permits "for certain applications" (Appendix C) are not supported: Appendix C
+//! requires the *controlling protocol* to bound packet size and invocation counts (its Tables 1 and
+//! 2), which this library cannot enforce, so it does not offer the option.
+//!
+//! # Two views over the same engine
+//!
+//! [`Gcm`] exposes GCM through two APIs that share the same underlying state:
+//!
+//! * An **inherent, detached-tag streaming API** -- [`Gcm::do_update_aad`], [`Gcm::do_encrypt`] /
+//!   [`Gcm::do_decrypt`] (in place, nothing held back), and [`Gcm::finish`] -- plus the one-shots
+//!   [`Gcm::encrypt_detached`] / [`Gcm::encrypt_detached_rng`] / [`Gcm::decrypt_detached`]. This is
+//!   the spec's own interface: the tag is a separate value from the ciphertext (Algorithm 4's
+//!   `(C, T)`, Algorithm 5's separate `T` input).
+//! * The [`SimpleCipherEncryptor`] / [`SimpleCipherDecryptor`] traits, with `FINAL_LEN = TAG_LEN`,
+//!   which give the *inline* `ciphertext || tag` layout, the one-shot `encrypt_out` / `decrypt_out`,
+//!   and the shared conformance suite. AAD has no place in that trait's signature, so use the
+//!   inherent [`Gcm::do_update_aad`] on the object it returns before feeding it any data; the two
+//!   views operate on the same `ghash` and `phase` state, so this composes correctly.
+//!
+//! AAD must be supplied before any plaintext or ciphertext: SP 800-38D Algorithm 4 absorbs `A`
+//! before `C` in one GHASH pass, so AAD after data is [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`] (empty
+//! AAD after data is a no-op, since it changes nothing).
+//!
+//! # Usage Examples
+//!
+//! Detached tag, one-shot:
+//!
+//! ```
+//! use bouncycastle_aes::AES_128;
+//! use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+//! use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting, Gcm};
+//!
+//! type Aes128Gcm<Dir> = Gcm<AES_128, Dir, 16, 16>;
+//!
+//! let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+//!     .expect("a 16-byte symmetric cipher key");
+//! let aad = b"header, sent in the clear";
+//! let plaintext = *b"attack at dawn!!";
+//!
+//! let mut data = plaintext;
+//! let (nonce, tag) = Aes128Gcm::<Encrypting>::encrypt_detached(&key, aad, &mut data).unwrap();
+//! assert_ne!(data, plaintext);
+//!
+//! Aes128Gcm::<Decrypting>::decrypt_detached(&key, &nonce, aad, &mut data, &tag).unwrap();
+//! assert_eq!(data, plaintext);
+//! ```
+//!
+//! Inline `ciphertext || tag`, and streaming with AAD:
+//!
+//! ```
+//! use bouncycastle_aes::AES_256;
+//! use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::{SimpleCipherDecryptor, SimpleCipherEncryptor};
+//! use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting, Gcm};
+//!
+//! type Aes256Gcm<Dir> = Gcm<AES_256, Dir, 32, 16>;
+//!
+//! let key = KeyMaterial::<32>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x07; 32], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+//!     .expect("a 32-byte symmetric cipher key");
+//! let aad = b"associated data";
+//! let message = b"a message that streams in over more than one call";
+//!
+//! let (mut enc, nonce) = Aes256Gcm::<Encrypting>::do_encrypt_init(&key).unwrap();
+//! enc.do_update_aad(aad).unwrap();
+//! let mut ct = vec![0u8; message.len()];
+//! enc.do_update_out(message, &mut ct).unwrap();
+//! let (tag_block, tag_len) = enc.do_final().unwrap();
+//! ct.extend_from_slice(&tag_block[..tag_len]);
+//!
+//! let mut dec = Aes256Gcm::<Decrypting>::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce).unwrap();
+//! dec.do_update_aad(aad).unwrap();
+//! let mut pt = vec![0u8; ct.len()];
+//! let written = dec.do_update_out(&ct, &mut pt).unwrap();
+//! let (_last, last_len) = dec.do_final().unwrap();
+//! pt.truncate(written + last_len);
+//! assert_eq!(pt, message);
+//! ```
+//!
+//! # Security Considerations
+//!
+//! * **Nonce uniqueness is everything.** Sec 8: "The probability that the authenticated encryption
+//!   function ever will be invoked with the same IV and the same key on two (or more) distinct sets
+//!   of input data shall be no greater than 2^-32." Appendix A: a repeated nonce lets an adversary
+//!   recover the hash subkey `H` from the two ciphertexts, after which "the authentication
+//!   assurance essentially is lost" and GCM inherits CTR's plaintext-controlling malleability. The
+//!   nonce is always drawn from the library's default RNG (Sec 8.2.2's RBG-based construction,
+//!   empty free field) and never accepted from the caller.
+//! * **Invocation limit.** Sec 8.2.2 / 8.3: with the RBG-based construction, "the total number of
+//!   invocations of the authenticated encryption function shall not exceed 2^32 ... with the given
+//!   key." This is a caller obligation this type cannot enforce across calls; rotate the key well
+//!   before 2^32 messages.
+//! * **Forgery probability and failed-verification limits.** Appendix B: a targeted forgery over
+//!   `n` blocks of AAD and ciphertext succeeds with probability about `n / 2^t`, and each success
+//!   leaks information about `H`; "the system or protocol that implements GCM should monitor and, if
+//!   necessary, limit the number of unsuccessful verification attempts for each key."
+//! * **32- and 64-bit tags are not offered** (Appendix C); see the module docs above.
+//! * **Streaming decryption releases plaintext before the tag is checked; the one-shots do not.**
+//!   [`Gcm::do_decrypt`] and [`SimpleCipherDecryptor::do_update_out`] hand back plaintext as they go,
+//!   which is unauthenticated until [`Gcm::finish`] / `do_final` succeeds -- do not act on it before
+//!   then. [`Gcm::decrypt_detached`] and the inline `decrypt_out` override verify the tag first and
+//!   release nothing at all on failure (Sec 7.2 permits checking the tag before computing the
+//!   plaintext, and this is why the one-shot exists as more than init/update/final glued together).
+//! * **Intermediates are secret.** Sec 5.3: "the intermediate values in the execution of the GCM
+//!   functions shall be secret." `H`, the running GHASH accumulator, the pending partial block, the
+//!   tag mask `CIPH_K(J0)` and the CTR keystream all live in
+//!   [`Secret`](bouncycastle_utils::secret::Secret).
+//! * **The `2^39 - 256`-bit plaintext bound (Sec 5.2.1.1) is `Ctr`'s own counter-exhaustion error.**
+//!   GCTR runs from counter 2 (D6), leaving `2^32 - 2` blocks, i.e. exactly `2^39 - 256` bits, before
+//!   `Ctr` refuses with [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`].
+//! * **Constant time.** GHASH multiplication (`ghash.rs`) and the tag comparison
+//!   (`bouncycastle_utils::ct::ct_eq_bytes`) touch no table indexed by secret data, with the same
+//!   caveats `bouncycastle-aes` states about compiler guarantees and side channels other than
+//!   timing.
+//! * **GMAC is GCM with no plaintext** (Sec 5.2): feed only AAD and call `finish`/`do_final`: there
+//!   is no separate `Gmac` type.
+
+use crate::ghash::Ghash;
+use crate::{Ctr, Decrypting, Encrypting};
+use bouncycastle_core::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
+use bouncycastle_core::key_material::KeyMaterial;
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
+    Algorithm, ElectronicCodeBook, RNG, SecurityStrength, SimpleCipherDecryptor,
+    SimpleCipherEncryptor, StreamCipherDecryptor, StreamCipherEncryptor,
+};
+use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
+use bouncycastle_utils::ct::ct_eq_bytes;
+use bouncycastle_utils::secret::Secret;
+use core::marker::PhantomData;
+
+/// The nonce (IV) length this type uses: 96 bits, SP 800-38D Sec 5.2.1.1's recommended length.
+pub const GCM_NONCE_LEN: usize = 12;
+
+/// Which category of bytes `Gcm` is currently absorbing into GHASH: additional authenticated data,
+/// or plaintext/ciphertext. AAD is only accepted in the first phase (SP 800-38D Algorithm 4 absorbs
+/// `A` before `C`); the transition also pads the AAD to a block boundary (the `0^v` of step 5).
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+enum Phase {
+    Aad,
+    Data,
+}
+
+/// Galois/Counter Mode over any [`ElectronicCodeBook`] permutation, direction typed as
+/// [`Encrypting`] / [`Decrypting`]. See the module docs for the two APIs this type exposes and
+/// [`GCM_NONCE_LEN`] / `TAG_LEN` for what is fixed and what is chosen.
+pub struct Gcm<P, Dir, const KEY_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, 16>,
+{
+    /// `GCTR_K(inc32(J0), .)`: Algorithm 4 step 3 / Algorithm 5 step 4, started at counter 2 (see
+    /// [`Gcm::setup`]).
+    ctr: Ctr<P, Dir, KEY_LEN, 16, GCM_NONCE_LEN>,
+    /// `GHASH_H` over `A || 0^v || C || 0^u`, Algorithm 4/5 step 5/6.
+    ghash: Ghash,
+    /// `CIPH_K(J0)`, the one-time mask for the tag (step 6's `GCTR_K(J0, S) = S (+) CIPH_K(J0)`,
+    /// valid because `S` is exactly one block).
+    ek_j0: Secret<[u8; 16]>,
+    /// `len(A)` in bytes so far; converted to bits at [`Gcm::tag_block`].
+    aad_len: u64,
+    /// `len(C)` in bytes so far; converted to bits at [`Gcm::tag_block`].
+    data_len: u64,
+    phase: Phase,
+    /// The last up to `TAG_LEN` bytes of ciphertext seen by [`SimpleCipherDecryptor::do_update_out`]
+    /// but not yet released, because they might be the tag. Meaningful only on the `Decrypting`
+    /// side; kept on both directions rather than splitting the struct by `Dir` -- seeded random
+    /// bytes are indistinguishable from a design that carries them deliberately, so this trades
+    /// `TAG_LEN` bytes of unused state on the encryptor for one struct definition instead of two.
+    tail: Secret<[u8; TAG_LEN]>,
+    /// How many bytes of `tail` are meaningful, `0..=TAG_LEN`.
+    tail_len: usize,
+    _dir: PhantomData<Dir>,
+}
+
+impl<P, Dir, const KEY_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize> Gcm<P, Dir, KEY_LEN, TAG_LEN>
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, 16>,
+{
+    /// The compile-time shape check: `TAG_LEN` must be one of Sec 5.2.1.2's five recommended tag
+    /// lengths in bytes (96, 104, 112, 120, 128 bits -- Appendix C's 32- and 64-bit tags are a
+    /// documented non-goal; see the module docs). Called from every constructor.
+    #[inline]
+    fn check_shape() {
+        const {
+            assert!(
+                TAG_LEN >= 12 && TAG_LEN <= 16,
+                "GCM tag length must be 12..=16 bytes (96, 104, 112, 120 or 128 bits), \
+                 SP 800-38D Sec 5.2.1.2"
+            );
+        };
+    }
+
+    /// Algorithm 4 steps 1-2 and the precomputation for step 6's tag mask.
+    fn setup(perm: P, nonce: [u8; GCM_NONCE_LEN]) -> Self {
+        Self::check_shape();
+
+        // Step 1: H = CIPH_K(0^128).
+        let mut h = [0u8; 16];
+        perm.encrypt_block(&mut h);
+
+        // Step 2 (len(IV) = 96 branch, the only one this type implements): J0 = IV || 0^31 || 1.
+        let mut j0 = [0u8; 16];
+        j0[..GCM_NONCE_LEN].copy_from_slice(&nonce);
+        j0[15] = 1;
+
+        // Precompute CIPH_K(J0) now, while J0 is fully known: step 6's GCTR_K(J0, S) reduces to
+        // S (+) CIPH_K(J0) because S is exactly one block (Algorithm 3 with a single, complete
+        // input block), so this one-time mask is all GCTR at J0 will ever be asked to produce.
+        let mut ek_j0_bytes = j0;
+        perm.encrypt_block(&mut ek_j0_bytes);
+        let mut ek_j0: Secret<[u8; 16]> = Secret::new();
+        *ek_j0 = ek_j0_bytes;
+
+        // Step 3's inc32(J0): J0's rightmost 32 bits are 1, so inc32(J0) has counter field 2.
+        let ctr = Ctr::start_at(perm, nonce, 2);
+
+        Self {
+            ctr,
+            ghash: Ghash::new(&h),
+            ek_j0,
+            aad_len: 0,
+            data_len: 0,
+            phase: Phase::Aad,
+            tail: Secret::new(),
+            tail_len: 0,
+            _dir: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Absorbs additional authenticated data. Any number of calls before the first call to
+    /// [`Gcm::do_encrypt`] / [`Gcm::do_decrypt`] / [`SimpleCipherEncryptor::do_update_out`] /
+    /// [`SimpleCipherDecryptor::do_update_out`]; a non-empty call after data has started is
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`] (Algorithm 4 absorbs `A` before `C` in one GHASH pass,
+    /// D4). Empty AAD is always a no-op.
+    pub fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if self.phase == Phase::Data {
+            if aad.is_empty() {
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::StateError(
+                "GCM: additional authenticated data must be supplied before any plaintext or \
+                 ciphertext (SP 800-38D Algorithm 4 absorbs A before C in one GHASH pass)",
+            ));
+        }
+        self.ghash.update(aad);
+        self.aad_len =
+            self.aad_len.checked_add(aad.len() as u64).ok_or(SymmetricCipherError::StateError(
+                "GCM: additional authenticated data length exceeds the supported range",
+            ))?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// The AAD-to-data transition: pads the AAD to a block boundary (the `0^v` of step 5) the
+    /// first time data arrives. A no-op on every later call.
+    fn begin_data_if_needed(&mut self) {
+        if self.phase == Phase::Aad {
+            self.ghash.pad_to_block();
+            self.phase = Phase::Data;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Absorbs `data` -- always ciphertext, whichever direction is calling -- into GHASH and
+    /// tracks its length. Shared by the encryptor (which calls this *after* GCTR has turned
+    /// plaintext into ciphertext in place) and the decryptor (which calls this *before* GCTR turns
+    /// the ciphertext back into plaintext): either way GHASH must see ciphertext, never plaintext.
+    fn absorb_data(&mut self, data: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        self.begin_data_if_needed();
+        self.ghash.update(data);
+        self.data_len = self.data_len.checked_add(data.len() as u64).ok_or(
+            SymmetricCipherError::StateError("GCM: data length exceeds the supported range"),
+        )?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Algorithm 4 steps 4-6 / Algorithm 5 steps 5-7: pads GHASH to the block boundary (the `0^u`
+    /// of step 5), appends `[len(A)]_64 || [len(C)]_64`, and masks the result with `CIPH_K(J0)`.
+    /// Returns the full 16-byte block; callers truncate to `TAG_LEN`.
+    ///
+    /// The byte-to-bit multiplication (`* 8`) is not checked for overflow: `aad_len` and `data_len`
+    /// are accumulated with `checked_add` at every absorption (`do_update_aad`, `absorb_data`), so
+    /// reaching a count whose `* 8` could overflow `u64` would already require far more calls than
+    /// are physically possible to make.
+    fn tag_block(&mut self) -> [u8; 16] {
+        self.ghash.pad_to_block();
+        let aad_bits = self.aad_len * 8;
+        let data_bits = self.data_len * 8;
+        let s = self.ghash.finish(aad_bits, data_bits);
+        let ek_j0 = *self.ek_j0;
+        let mut out = [0u8; 16];
+        for i in 0..16 {
+            out[i] = s[i] ^ ek_j0[i];
+        }
+        out
+    }
+}
+
+impl<P, Dir, const KEY_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize> Algorithm for Gcm<P, Dir, KEY_LEN, TAG_LEN>
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, 16>,
+{
+    const ALG_NAME: &'static str = P::ALG_NAME;
+    const MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH: SecurityStrength = P::MAX_SECURITY_STRENGTH;
+}
+
+impl<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize> Gcm<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, TAG_LEN>
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, 16>,
+{
+    /// Encrypts `data` in place (GCTR, Algorithm 4 step 3) and absorbs the resulting ciphertext
+    /// into GHASH (step 5). Nothing is held back.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`] if the underlying `Ctr` counter would be exhausted --
+    /// the SP 800-38D Sec 5.2.1.1 bound `len(P) <= 2^39 - 256` bits -- or if the AAD/data length
+    /// bookkeeping would overflow. Nothing is consumed in either case.
+    pub fn do_encrypt(&mut self, data: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        self.ctr.do_encrypt(data)?;
+        self.absorb_data(data)
+    }
+
+    /// Algorithm 4 steps 4-6: finishes the message and returns the detached authentication tag,
+    /// truncated to `TAG_LEN` bytes (`MSB_t`, step 6). Consumes the encryptor.
+    pub fn finish(mut self) -> [u8; TAG_LEN] {
+        // Covers an AAD-only or entirely empty message, where do_encrypt is never called.
+        self.begin_data_if_needed();
+        let full = self.tag_block();
+        let mut tag = [0u8; TAG_LEN];
+        tag.copy_from_slice(&full[..TAG_LEN]);
+        tag
+    }
+
+    /// One-shot: encrypts `data` in place under a fresh nonce, with `aad` as the additional
+    /// authenticated data. Returns the generated nonce and the detached tag. Sources randomness
+    /// from the library's default OS-backed RNG.
+    pub fn encrypt_detached(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        aad: &[u8],
+        data: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<([u8; GCM_NONCE_LEN], [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let mut rng = HashDRBG_SHA512::new_from_os();
+        Self::encrypt_detached_rng(key, &mut rng, aad, data)
+    }
+
+    /// As [`Gcm::encrypt_detached`], but sources randomness from the provided RNG.
+    pub fn encrypt_detached_rng(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        rng: &mut dyn RNG,
+        aad: &[u8],
+        data: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<([u8; GCM_NONCE_LEN], [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        Self::check_shape();
+        let perm = P::new(key)?;
+        let nonce = crate::iv::random_iv::<GCM_NONCE_LEN>(rng)?;
+        let mut gcm = Self::setup(perm, nonce);
+        gcm.do_update_aad(aad)?;
+        gcm.do_encrypt(data)?;
+        Ok((nonce, gcm.finish()))
+    }
+}
+
+impl<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>
+    SimpleCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, GCM_NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN> for Gcm<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, TAG_LEN>
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, 16>,
+{
+    fn do_encrypt_init(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+    ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; GCM_NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let mut rng = HashDRBG_SHA512::new_from_os();
+        Self::do_encrypt_init_rng(key, &mut rng)
+    }
+
+    fn do_encrypt_init_rng(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        rng: &mut dyn RNG,
+    ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; GCM_NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        Self::check_shape();
+        let perm = P::new(key)?;
+        let nonce = crate::iv::random_iv::<GCM_NONCE_LEN>(rng)?;
+        Ok((Self::setup(perm, nonce), nonce))
+    }
+
+    /// The identity: GCM's encryptor holds nothing back.
+    fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize {
+        input_len
+    }
+
+    fn do_update_out(
+        &mut self,
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if ciphertext.len() < plaintext.len() {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(
+                "ciphertext",
+                plaintext.len(),
+            ));
+        }
+        ciphertext[..plaintext.len()].copy_from_slice(plaintext);
+        self.do_encrypt(&mut ciphertext[..plaintext.len()])?;
+        Ok(plaintext.len())
+    }
+
+    fn do_final(self) -> Result<([u8; TAG_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let tag = self.finish();
+        Ok((tag, TAG_LEN))
+    }
+
+    fn encrypt_out_len(plaintext_len: usize) -> usize {
+        plaintext_len + TAG_LEN
+    }
+}
+
+impl<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize> Gcm<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, TAG_LEN>
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, 16>,
+{
+    /// Absorbs `data` (ciphertext) into GHASH, then decrypts it in place. Order matters and is the
+    /// reverse of the encryptor's: GHASH must see ciphertext on both sides, so it is absorbed
+    /// *before* GCTR turns it into plaintext here.
+    ///
+    /// The plaintext this releases is **not yet authenticated** -- see [`Gcm::decrypt_detached`]
+    /// for the one-shot that does not have this exposure, and the module docs' Security
+    /// Considerations section.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// As [`Gcm::do_encrypt`].
+    pub fn do_decrypt(&mut self, data: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        self.absorb_data(data)?;
+        self.ctr.do_decrypt(data)
+    }
+
+    /// Algorithm 5 steps 5-8: recomputes `T'` and compares it against `tag` in constant time.
+    /// Consumes the decryptor; `Ok(())` is the only thing that makes the plaintext released so far
+    /// (by [`Gcm::do_decrypt`]) trustworthy.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed`] if the tag does not match.
+    pub fn finish(mut self, tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        self.begin_data_if_needed();
+        let full = self.tag_block();
+        if ct_eq_bytes(&full[..TAG_LEN], tag) {
+            Ok(())
+        } else {
+            Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Shared by [`Gcm::decrypt_detached`] and the inline `decrypt_out` override: absorbs `aad` and
+    /// `data` (still ciphertext) into GHASH and checks the tag *before* touching `data`, so no
+    /// unauthenticated plaintext is ever written to the caller's buffer (Sec 7.2 explicitly permits
+    /// checking the tag before computing the plaintext). Only on success is `data` decrypted.
+    fn verify_then_decrypt(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; GCM_NONCE_LEN],
+        aad: &[u8],
+        data: &mut [u8],
+        tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
+    ) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        Self::check_shape();
+        let perm = P::new(key)?;
+        let mut gcm = Self::setup(perm, *nonce);
+        gcm.do_update_aad(aad)?;
+        gcm.absorb_data(data)?;
+        let computed = gcm.tag_block();
+        if !ct_eq_bytes(&computed[..TAG_LEN], tag) {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed);
+        }
+        gcm.ctr.do_decrypt(data)
+    }
+
+    /// One-shot: verifies the tag and, only if it matches, decrypts `data` in place. Releases
+    /// nothing on failure.
+    pub fn decrypt_detached(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; GCM_NONCE_LEN],
+        aad: &[u8],
+        data: &mut [u8],
+        tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
+    ) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        Self::verify_then_decrypt(key, nonce, aad, data, tag)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>
+    SimpleCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, GCM_NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN> for Gcm<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, TAG_LEN>
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, 16>,
+{
+    fn do_decrypt_init(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        init_data: &[u8; GCM_NONCE_LEN],
+    ) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        Self::check_shape();
+        let perm = P::new(key)?;
+        Ok(Self::setup(perm, *init_data))
+    }
+
+    /// `tail_len + input_len`, minus up to `TAG_LEN` bytes held back because they might be the tag.
+    fn update_out_len(&self, input_len: usize) -> usize {
+        (self.tail_len + input_len).saturating_sub(TAG_LEN)
+    }
+
+    /// Releases every byte of `tail ++ ciphertext` except the last (up to) `TAG_LEN`, which become
+    /// the new tail. Decrypts (via [`Gcm::do_decrypt`]) exactly the bytes released this call, so
+    /// GHASH absorbs each ciphertext byte exactly once across the whole stream.
+    fn do_update_out(
+        &mut self,
+        ciphertext: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let release = self.update_out_len(ciphertext.len());
+        if plaintext.len() < release {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength("plaintext", release));
+        }
+
+        // Bytes of the old tail that are now known to be ciphertext, then bytes of the new input
+        // that are also released this call.
+        let tail_release = release.min(self.tail_len);
+        let input_release = release - tail_release;
+        if tail_release > 0 {
+            plaintext[..tail_release].copy_from_slice(&self.tail[..tail_release]);
+        }
+        if input_release > 0 {
+            plaintext[tail_release..release].copy_from_slice(&ciphertext[..input_release]);
+        }
+        if release > 0 {
+            self.do_decrypt(&mut plaintext[..release])?;
+        }
+
+        // The new tail is whatever of (old tail ++ ciphertext) survives past `release` bytes --
+        // at most TAG_LEN bytes, by construction of `release` above.
+        let mut new_tail = [0u8; TAG_LEN];
+        let old_tail_kept = self.tail_len - tail_release;
+        new_tail[..old_tail_kept].copy_from_slice(&self.tail[tail_release..self.tail_len]);
+        let input_kept = ciphertext.len() - input_release;
+        new_tail[old_tail_kept..old_tail_kept + input_kept]
+            .copy_from_slice(&ciphertext[input_release..]);
+        *self.tail = new_tail;
+        self.tail_len = old_tail_kept + input_kept;
+
+        Ok(release)
+    }
+
+    /// If fewer than `TAG_LEN` bytes were ever seen, the ciphertext was too short to carry a tag at
+    /// all (Algorithm 5 step 1's "lengths not supported"). Otherwise checks the tag held in `tail`
+    /// against the GHASH state built up by every prior `do_update_out` call. Releases nothing: an
+    /// authenticated cipher's final output may be empty once the tag has been checked.
+    fn do_final(self) -> Result<([u8; TAG_LEN], usize), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if self.tail_len < TAG_LEN {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed);
+        }
+        let tag = *self.tail;
+        self.finish(&tag)?;
+        Ok(([0u8; TAG_LEN], 0))
+    }
+
+    fn decrypt_out_max_len(ciphertext_len: usize) -> usize {
+        ciphertext_len.saturating_sub(TAG_LEN)
+    }
+
+    /// Overrides the trait's default (which would stream plaintext out before the tag is checked):
+    /// verifies the tag first and only then decrypts, so this one-shot never exposes
+    /// unauthenticated plaintext. The streaming path above, by its nature, still does.
+    fn decrypt_out(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        init_data: &[u8; GCM_NONCE_LEN],
+        ciphertext: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let needed = Self::decrypt_out_max_len(ciphertext.len());
+        if plaintext.len() < needed {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength("plaintext", needed));
+        }
+        if ciphertext.len() < TAG_LEN {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed);
+        }
+        let ct_len = ciphertext.len() - TAG_LEN;
+        let tag: [u8; TAG_LEN] = ciphertext[ct_len..]
+            .try_into()
+            .expect("ciphertext.len() - ct_len == TAG_LEN by construction");
+
+        plaintext[..ct_len].copy_from_slice(&ciphertext[..ct_len]);
+        Self::verify_then_decrypt(key, init_data, &[], &mut plaintext[..ct_len], &tag)?;
+        Ok(ct_len)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/ghash.rs b/crypto/modes/src/ghash.rs
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+++ b/crypto/modes/src/ghash.rs
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+//! GHASH: the universal hash function GCM builds its authentication on (NIST SP 800-38D Sec 6.3,
+//! 6.4), and the GF(2^128) multiplication it is defined over.
+//!
+//! This is the only genuinely new cryptographic code `gcm.rs` needs; everything else there is
+//! plumbing around this and [`crate::Ctr`].
+//!
+//! # Field element representation
+//!
+//! A block of `GF(2^128)` is represented as `[u64; 2]`: `x[0]` is the first eight bytes of the
+//! 16-byte block read big-endian, `x[1]` the last eight -- the same `asLongs`/`asBytes` convention
+//! BC Java's `GCMUtil` uses. Sec 6.3 fixes the bit convention as "little endian": bit `x_0`, the
+//! *leftmost* (most significant) bit of the first byte, is the coefficient of `u^0`. In this `u64`
+//! pair form that means `x_0` is the *top* bit of `x[0]`, `x_63` is its bottom bit, `x_64` is the
+//! top bit of `x[1]`, and `x_127` is its bottom bit. So Algorithm 1's "V >> 1" (discard the
+//! rightmost bit of the whole 128-bit string, prepend a zero on the left) is a right shift across
+//! the `x[0], x[1]` pair carrying the bottom bit of `x[0]` into the top bit of `x[1]`, and `R`
+//! (`11100001 || 0^120`, Sec 6.3) is the block whose first byte is `0xE1` and the rest zero, i.e.
+//! `[0xE1 << 56, 0]` in this representation.
+//!
+//! Getting this orientation right once, here, is worth the length of this comment: every GCM
+//! implementation bug report in the wild is an orientation bug, and [`mul_reference`] exists so
+//! [`mul`] can be checked against something whose correctness is visible by inspection of the spec
+//! text above rather than by parity with another implementation.
+
+use bouncycastle_utils::secret::Secret;
+
+/// A block of `GF(2^128)`, in the two-`u64` form described in the module docs.
+type Block = [u64; 2];
+
+/// `R = 11100001 || 0^120` (Sec 6.3): first byte `0xE1`, the rest zero. Used only by
+/// [`mul_reference`]: [`mul`] folds the same constant into its own reduction step directly, as
+/// literal shift amounts rather than a named block.
+#[cfg(test)]
+const R: Block = [0xE100_0000_0000_0000, 0];
+
+/// `x[0]` is the first eight bytes of `b` read big-endian, `x[1]` the last eight.
+fn block_from_bytes(b: &[u8; 16]) -> Block {
+    [
+        u64::from_be_bytes(b[..8].try_into().expect("first half of a 16-byte block is 8 bytes")),
+        u64::from_be_bytes(b[8..].try_into().expect("second half of a 16-byte block is 8 bytes")),
+    ]
+}
+
+/// Inverse of [`block_from_bytes`].
+fn block_to_bytes(x: &Block) -> [u8; 16] {
+    let mut out = [0u8; 16];
+    out[..8].copy_from_slice(&x[0].to_be_bytes());
+    out[8..].copy_from_slice(&x[1].to_be_bytes());
+    out
+}
+
+/// Algorithm 1 (Sec 6.3), a direct transcription, computed bit-serially with masks so it is itself
+/// constant time. This is the *oracle*: [`mul`] is checked against it in the test module below, and
+/// it is never used outside `#[cfg(test)]`. Kept short and boring on purpose.
+#[cfg(test)]
+fn mul_reference(x: &Block, y: &Block) -> Block {
+    // Step 2: Z_0 = 0^128, V_0 = Y.
+    let mut z: Block = [0, 0];
+    let mut v: Block = *y;
+    // Step 3: for i = 0 to 127 ...
+    for i in 0..128u32 {
+        // Step 1 / step 3: bit x_i of X. x_0 is the top bit of x[0] (see module docs), so bit i
+        // for i < 64 is bit (63 - i) of x[0], and for i >= 64 is bit (127 - i) of x[1].
+        let bit = if i < 64 { (x[0] >> (63 - i)) & 1 } else { (x[1] >> (127 - i)) & 1 };
+        // All-ones if x_i = 1, all-zero if x_i = 0 -- a constant-time select, standing in for the
+        // spec's "Z_{i+1} = Z_i if x_i = 0; Z_i (+) V_i if x_i = 1".
+        let m = 0u64.wrapping_sub(bit);
+        z[0] ^= v[0] & m;
+        z[1] ^= v[1] & m;
+
+        // "V_{i+1} = V_i >> 1 if LSB_1(V_i) = 0; (V_i >> 1) (+) R if LSB_1(V_i) = 1." LSB_1 of the
+        // 128-bit string V is the bottom bit of v[1]; ">> 1" is a right shift across the pair.
+        let lsb = v[1] & 1;
+        let lm = 0u64.wrapping_sub(lsb);
+        let carry_in = v[0] & 1;
+        v[0] >>= 1;
+        v[1] = (v[1] >> 1) | (carry_in << 63);
+        v[0] ^= R[0] & lm;
+        v[1] ^= R[1] & lm;
+    }
+    // Step 4: return Z_128.
+    z
+}
+
+/// The masked-lane carry-less multiply of two 64-bit halves.
+///
+/// Ported from BC Java's `GCMUtil.implMul64(long, long)`
+/// (`crypto/modes/gcm/GCMUtil.java`). Four lane masks (`0x1111...`, `0x2222...`, `0x4444...`,
+/// `0x8888...`) space the input bits four apart, so the sixteen masked products summed into each
+/// output lane carry at most fifteen ways -- never enough for an integer carry to reach a live lane
+/// -- which is what makes ordinary `u64` multiplication (relying on the CPU's integer multiplier
+/// being constant time, the same assumption the rest of this library's constant-time code makes)
+/// compute a carry-less (XOR-add) product on each lane. Masking again after summing discards the
+/// garbage that leaked into the gaps between lanes.
+fn impl_mul64(x: u64, y: u64) -> u64 {
+    let x0 = x & 0x1111_1111_1111_1111;
+    let x1 = x & 0x2222_2222_2222_2222;
+    let x2 = x & 0x4444_4444_4444_4444;
+    let x3 = x & 0x8888_8888_8888_8888;
+
+    let y0 = y & 0x1111_1111_1111_1111;
+    let y1 = y & 0x2222_2222_2222_2222;
+    let y2 = y & 0x4444_4444_4444_4444;
+    let y3 = y & 0x8888_8888_8888_8888;
+
+    let z0 = x0.wrapping_mul(y0) ^ x1.wrapping_mul(y3) ^ x2.wrapping_mul(y2) ^ x3.wrapping_mul(y1);
+    let z1 = x0.wrapping_mul(y1) ^ x1.wrapping_mul(y0) ^ x2.wrapping_mul(y3) ^ x3.wrapping_mul(y2);
+    let z2 = x0.wrapping_mul(y2) ^ x1.wrapping_mul(y1) ^ x2.wrapping_mul(y0) ^ x3.wrapping_mul(y3);
+    let z3 = x0.wrapping_mul(y3) ^ x1.wrapping_mul(y2) ^ x2.wrapping_mul(y1) ^ x3.wrapping_mul(y0);
+
+    let z0 = z0 & 0x1111_1111_1111_1111;
+    let z1 = z1 & 0x2222_2222_2222_2222;
+    let z2 = z2 & 0x4444_4444_4444_4444;
+    let z3 = z3 & 0x8888_8888_8888_8888;
+
+    // The four lanes are disjoint (each mask owns one bit in every nibble), so `|` and `^` agree
+    // here; `cargo mutants` is expected to report this substitution as a surviving, equivalent
+    // mutant rather than a missing test.
+    z0 | z1 | z2 | z3
+}
+
+/// The constant-time, table-free `GF(2^128)` product `x . y` (Sec 6.3's `*` operator).
+///
+/// Ported from BC Java's `GCMUtil.multiply(long[], long[])`: a "three-way recursion" (Karatsuba
+/// over the two 64-bit halves, per Bernstein's "Batch binary Edwards") built on [`impl_mul64`], with
+/// a bit-reversal trick (`rev(x)*rev(y) == rev((x*y) << 1)`) to reach the high 64 bits of each
+/// 64x64 product without a 128-bit multiply, followed by the standard two-step reduction by `R`.
+/// Variable names (`h0..h5`, `z0..z3`) match the Java source so the two can be diffed side by side.
+pub(crate) fn mul(x: &Block, y: &Block) -> Block {
+    let (x0, x1) = (x[0], x[1]);
+    let (y0, y1) = (y[0], y[1]);
+    let (x0r, x1r) = (x0.reverse_bits(), x1.reverse_bits());
+    let (y0r, y1r) = (y0.reverse_bits(), y1.reverse_bits());
+
+    let h0 = impl_mul64(x0r, y0r).reverse_bits();
+    let h1 = impl_mul64(x0, y0) << 1;
+    let h2 = impl_mul64(x1r, y1r).reverse_bits();
+    let h3 = impl_mul64(x1, y1) << 1;
+    let h4 = impl_mul64(x0r ^ x1r, y0r ^ y1r).reverse_bits();
+    let h5 = impl_mul64(x0 ^ x1, y0 ^ y1) << 1;
+
+    let z0 = h0;
+    let mut z1 = h1 ^ h0 ^ h2 ^ h4;
+    let mut z2 = h2 ^ h1 ^ h3 ^ h5;
+    let z3 = h3;
+
+    // Reduction by R, step 1: fold z3 into z1 and z2. The commented-out `(z3 << 63)` term in BC
+    // Java's source is dropped because it is folded into the `z2 ^= ... (z3 << 62) ...` line below
+    // instead: `z3 << 63` contributes only its bit 63 (all lower bits are shifted out), which is the
+    // same single bit that `(z3 << 62) << 1`, i.e. bit 62 of `(z3 << 62)`, would carry forward one
+    // more position -- BC Java's own comment marks this as the intentional omission.
+    z1 ^= z3 ^ (z3 >> 1) ^ (z3 >> 2) ^ (z3 >> 7);
+    z2 ^= (z3 << 62) ^ (z3 << 57);
+
+    let mut z0 = z0;
+    // Reduction by R, step 2: fold the now-complete z2 into z0 and z1.
+    z0 ^= z2 ^ (z2 >> 1) ^ (z2 >> 2) ^ (z2 >> 7);
+    z1 ^= (z2 << 63) ^ (z2 << 62) ^ (z2 << 57);
+
+    [z0, z1]
+}
+
+/// The `GHASH` accumulator (Algorithm 2, Sec 6.4).
+///
+/// `Y_0 = 0^128` (step 2); each call to [`update`](Self::update) absorbs whole blocks via
+/// `Y_i = (Y_{i-1} (+) X_i) . H` (step 3), buffering any partial block for the next call so that a
+/// sequence of calls is equivalent to one call over the concatenation. [`finish`](Self::finish)
+/// returns `Y_m` (step 4) after appending the 64-bit AAD- and data-bit-length block that Algorithm
+/// 4 step 5 / Algorithm 5 step 6 fold into the same hash.
+///
+/// `H` and the running hash `Y` are the GCM intermediates Sec 5.3 requires to be secret ("the
+/// intermediate values in the execution of the GCM functions shall be secret"), so both live in a
+/// [`Secret`] and are zeroized on drop; the pending partial block is live plaintext-or-ciphertext
+/// bytes still waiting to be absorbed and is wrapped for the same reason.
+pub(crate) struct Ghash {
+    /// The hash subkey `H = CIPH_K(0^128)`.
+    h: Secret<Block>,
+    /// `Y_i` of Algorithm 2.
+    y: Secret<Block>,
+    /// Bytes of the current block not yet absorbed.
+    pending: Secret<[u8; 16]>,
+    /// How many bytes of `pending` are meaningful, `0..=16`.
+    pending_len: usize,
+}
+
+impl Ghash {
+    /// `Y_0 = 0^128` (Algorithm 2 step 2), keyed by the hash subkey `H`.
+    pub(crate) fn new(h: &[u8; 16]) -> Self {
+        let mut hs: Secret<Block> = Secret::new();
+        *hs = block_from_bytes(h);
+        Self { h: hs, y: Secret::new(), pending: Secret::new(), pending_len: 0 }
+    }
+
+    /// `Y_i = (Y_{i-1} (+) X_i) . H` for one whole block `X_i`.
+    fn absorb(&mut self, block: &[u8; 16]) {
+        let xi = block_from_bytes(block);
+        let mut acc = *self.y;
+        acc[0] ^= xi[0];
+        acc[1] ^= xi[1];
+        *self.y = mul(&acc, &self.h);
+    }
+
+    /// Absorbs whole blocks of `data` immediately and buffers any remainder for the next call.
+    /// Chunking-independent: a sequence of calls over pieces of a message is equivalent to one call
+    /// over the whole message.
+    pub(crate) fn update(&mut self, mut data: &[u8]) {
+        if self.pending_len > 0 {
+            let need = 16 - self.pending_len;
+            let take = need.min(data.len());
+            (*self.pending)[self.pending_len..self.pending_len + take]
+                .copy_from_slice(&data[..take]);
+            self.pending_len += take;
+            data = &data[take..];
+            if self.pending_len < 16 {
+                return;
+            }
+            let block = *self.pending;
+            self.absorb(&block);
+            self.pending_len = 0;
+        }
+
+        let (blocks, rest) = data.as_chunks::<16>();
+        for block in blocks {
+            self.absorb(block);
+        }
+        (*self.pending)[..rest.len()].copy_from_slice(rest);
+        self.pending_len = rest.len();
+    }
+
+    /// The `0^v` / `0^u` zero-padding of Algorithm 4 step 5 / Algorithm 5 step 6: rounds the
+    /// pending partial block up to a whole block with zero bytes and absorbs it. A no-op when
+    /// nothing is pending, so it is safe to call unconditionally at a phase boundary.
+    pub(crate) fn pad_to_block(&mut self) {
+        if self.pending_len == 0 {
+            return;
+        }
+        (*self.pending)[self.pending_len..].fill(0);
+        let block = *self.pending;
+        self.absorb(&block);
+        self.pending_len = 0;
+    }
+
+    /// Appends `[aad_bits]_64 || [data_bits]_64` (Algorithm 4 step 5's final block) and returns
+    /// `Y_m`, i.e. `S`.
+    ///
+    /// Takes `&mut self` rather than `self` -- `Gcm`'s verify-before-decrypt one-shot needs the rest
+    /// of its own state (the `Ctr` field) after computing the tag, so consuming `Ghash` here would
+    /// force that caller to reconstruct it. Nothing asserts a "was padded" flag: the caller is
+    /// expected to have called [`pad_to_block`](Self::pad_to_block) for both the AAD and the data
+    /// phase already (the `0^v` and `0^u` of step 5), so by the time `finish` runs there is nothing
+    /// pending except this one final length block, and no caller should call `update` or
+    /// `pad_to_block` again afterward.
+    pub(crate) fn finish(&mut self, aad_bits: u64, data_bits: u64) -> [u8; 16] {
+        debug_assert_eq!(
+            self.pending_len, 0,
+            "caller must pad_to_block before finish: nothing but the length block may be pending"
+        );
+        let mut len_block = [0u8; 16];
+        len_block[..8].copy_from_slice(&aad_bits.to_be_bytes());
+        len_block[8..].copy_from_slice(&data_bits.to_be_bytes());
+        self.absorb(&len_block);
+        block_to_bytes(&self.y)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    /// A minimal xorshift64* generator, so the >= 10000 pseudo-random test pairs below do not need
+    /// the `rand` crate (CLAUDE.md: no new runtime dependency, and this is test-only anyway).
+    struct Lcg(u64);
+    impl Lcg {
+        fn next_u64(&mut self) -> u64 {
+            let mut x = self.0;
+            x ^= x << 13;
+            x ^= x >> 7;
+            x ^= x << 17;
+            self.0 = x;
+            x
+        }
+        fn next_block(&mut self) -> Block {
+            [self.next_u64(), self.next_u64()]
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// The spec's `1`: `1 || 0^127`, the leftmost bit set and everything else zero. The
+    /// multiplicative identity: `X . 1 == X` (Sec 6.3, "For a positive integer i, the ith power of a
+    /// block X ... H^2 = H.H, H^3 = H.H.H").
+    const ONE: Block = [0x8000_0000_0000_0000, 0];
+
+    #[test]
+    fn mul_matches_the_reference_on_zero() {
+        let h: Block = [0x1122_3344_5566_7788, 0x99aa_bbcc_ddee_ff00];
+        assert_eq!(mul(&[0, 0], &h), mul_reference(&[0, 0], &h));
+        assert_eq!(mul(&h, &[0, 0]), mul_reference(&h, &[0, 0]));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn mul_matches_the_reference_at_every_single_bit_position() {
+        let h: Block = [0xdead_beef_cafe_babe, 0x0123_4567_89ab_cdef];
+        for i in 0..128u32 {
+            let x: Block = if i < 64 { [1u64 << (63 - i), 0] } else { [0, 1u64 << (127 - i)] };
+            assert_eq!(mul(&x, &h), mul_reference(&x, &h), "bit position {i}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn mul_matches_the_reference_on_all_ones() {
+        let h: Block = [0xfeed_face_dead_beef, 0x0102_0304_0506_0708];
+        let ones: Block = [u64::MAX, u64::MAX];
+        assert_eq!(mul(&ones, &h), mul_reference(&ones, &h));
+        assert_eq!(mul(&h, &ones), mul_reference(&h, &ones));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn mul_matches_the_reference_on_ten_thousand_random_pairs() {
+        let mut rng = Lcg(0x2545_f491_4f6c_dd1d);
+        for _ in 0..10_000 {
+            let x = rng.next_block();
+            let y = rng.next_block();
+            assert_eq!(mul(&x, &y), mul_reference(&x, &y), "x={x:?} y={y:?}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn mul_by_one_is_the_identity() {
+        let mut rng = Lcg(0x9e37_79b9_7f4a_7c15);
+        for _ in 0..256 {
+            let x = rng.next_block();
+            assert_eq!(mul(&x, &ONE), x, "x . 1 == x for x={x:?}");
+            assert_eq!(mul(&ONE, &x), x, "1 . x == x for x={x:?}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn mul_is_commutative() {
+        let mut rng = Lcg(0xbf58_476d_1ce4_e5b9);
+        for _ in 0..256 {
+            let x = rng.next_block();
+            let y = rng.next_block();
+            assert_eq!(mul(&x, &y), mul(&y, &x), "x={x:?} y={y:?}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// A hand-checkable case for the oracle itself: `R . 1 == R`, the identity applied to the fixed
+    /// reduction constant.
+    #[test]
+    fn reference_r_times_one_is_r() {
+        assert_eq!(mul_reference(&R, &ONE), R);
+    }
+
+    /// `GHASH` over one, two and three blocks must equal folding [`mul_reference`] by hand, per
+    /// Algorithm 2 step 3: `Y_i = (Y_{i-1} (+) X_i) . H`.
+    #[test]
+    fn ghash_matches_folding_the_reference_multiplier_by_hand() {
+        let h_bytes = [0x42u8; 16];
+        let h = block_from_bytes(&h_bytes);
+
+        let blocks: [[u8; 16]; 3] = [[0x11; 16], [0x22; 16], [0x33; 16]];
+
+        let mut y = [0u64, 0u64];
+        for block in &blocks {
+            let xi = block_from_bytes(block);
+            y[0] ^= xi[0];
+            y[1] ^= xi[1];
+            y = mul_reference(&y, &h);
+        }
+
+        for n in 1..=3 {
+            let mut g = Ghash::new(&h_bytes);
+            for block in &blocks[..n] {
+                g.update(block);
+            }
+            g.pad_to_block();
+            // finish() also absorbs the zero-length block, so compare against one more fold step
+            // over the all-zero length block for a fair comparison of the n-block prefix alone.
+            let mut expected = [0u64, 0u64];
+            for block in &blocks[..n] {
+                let xi = block_from_bytes(block);
+                expected[0] ^= xi[0];
+                expected[1] ^= xi[1];
+                expected = mul_reference(&expected, &h);
+            }
+            let zero_len_block = [0u8; 16];
+            let xi = block_from_bytes(&zero_len_block);
+            expected[0] ^= xi[0];
+            expected[1] ^= xi[1];
+            expected = mul_reference(&expected, &h);
+
+            assert_eq!(block_to_bytes(&expected), g.finish(0, 0), "n={n}");
+        }
+        // Silence the unused full-message `y` computed above; it documents the general recurrence.
+        let _ = y;
+    }
+
+    /// Chunking independence: absorbing a 100-byte message in one call must equal absorbing it in
+    /// two pieces, at every possible split point.
+    #[test]
+    fn update_is_chunking_independent() {
+        let h_bytes = [0x7eu8; 16];
+        let data: [u8; 100] = core::array::from_fn(|i| i as u8);
+
+        let mut whole = Ghash::new(&h_bytes);
+        whole.update(&data);
+        whole.pad_to_block();
+        let expected = whole.finish(0, data.len() as u64 * 8);
+
+        for split in 0..=data.len() {
+            let mut g = Ghash::new(&h_bytes);
+            g.update(&data[..split]);
+            g.update(&data[split..]);
+            g.pad_to_block();
+            assert_eq!(g.finish(0, data.len() as u64 * 8), expected, "split at {split}");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs b/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs
index c70111b9..a94ba5f4 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 //! | CFB | [`Cfb`] | SP 800-38A Sec 6.3 | Cipher Feedback, full-block segment (`s = b`), i.e. CFB128 for AES |
 //! | CFB8 | [`Cfb8`] | SP 800-38A Sec 6.3 | Cipher Feedback, 8-bit segment (`s = 8`) |
 //! | CTR | [`Ctr`] | SP 800-38A Sec 6.5 | Counter. Nonce plus counter, both directions parallel |
-//! | CCM | [`Ccm`] | SP 800-38C | Counter with CBC-MAC. **The only authenticated mode here**: CTR plus CBC-MAC, with a tag and AAD |
+//! | CCM | [`Ccm`] | SP 800-38C | Counter with CBC-MAC. **Authenticated**: CTR plus CBC-MAC, with a tag and AAD |
+//! | GCM | [`Gcm`] | SP 800-38D | **Authenticated**: 96-bit nonce, 96-128-bit tag, no padding; AAD before data |
 //!
 //! They divide three ways.
 //!
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@
 //! difference in one line each: `AES_CBC_128<Encrypting, PKCS7>` names a padding scheme,
 //! `AES_CTR_128<Encrypting>` has nothing to name.
 //!
-//! **CCM is the odd one out, and deliberately so.** It is an AEAD: it takes additional
+//! **CCM and GCM are the odd ones out, and deliberately so.** CCM is an AEAD: it takes additional
 //! authenticated data, and it produces a tag as well as a ciphertext, so it does not fit either of
 //! the traits above -- there is nowhere in them to put the AAD or the tag. It implements
 //! [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] instead (through [`CcmEncryptor`] /
@@ -48,6 +49,13 @@
 //! See [`Ccm`] for both, and [Choosing between the modes](#choosing-between-the-modes) for when it
 //! is the right answer -- which, for a new design, is usually.
 //!
+//! **GCM is the other authenticated mode**, built from CTR and a universal hash rather than a
+//! CBC-MAC. Its final output is the authentication tag, not a padded block: it implements
+//! [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor`] / [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor`] directly with
+//! `FINAL_LEN = TAG_LEN` -- the inline `ciphertext || tag` view -- alongside an inherent
+//! detached-tag API, and `AES_GCM_128<Encrypting>` fixes the tag length. Unlike CCM its nonce is
+//! generated rather than supplied; see the `gcm` module docs.
+//!
 //! CBC, CFB, CFB8 and CTR all generate their own init data: an IV for the first three, a nonce for
 //! CTR, which is shorter than a block because the rest of the counter block is the counter. ECB has
 //! none at all (`INIT_DATA_LEN = 0`) and is the raw permutation applied block by block -- see
@@ -244,7 +252,7 @@
 //! assert_eq!(data, plaintext);
 //! ```
 //!
-//! CCM is shaped differently from all of the above, because it is the only authenticated one. The
+//! CCM is shaped differently from all of the above, because it is authenticated. The
 //! nonce is supplied rather than generated, and there is an extra input (the AAD, authenticated but
 //! not encrypted) and an extra output (the tag). Decryption either returns the plaintext or fails
 //! -- it never returns plausible-looking rubbish the way the unauthenticated modes do when the
@@ -297,7 +305,7 @@
 //!
 //! # Choosing between the modes
 //!
-//! **For a new design, use [`Ccm`].** It is the only authenticated mode here, and an
+//! **For a new design, use [`Ccm`].** It is authenticated, as [`Gcm`] is, and an
 //! unauthenticated mode is almost never what a new protocol wants: the other five leave the
 //! ciphertext malleable in the specific, exploitable ways set out in
 //! [None of the other modes is authenticated](#none-of-the-other-modes-is-authenticated), and
@@ -684,6 +692,8 @@ mod cfb;
 mod cfb8;
 mod ctr;
 mod ecb;
+mod gcm;
+mod ghash;
 mod iv;
 
 pub use cbc::Cbc;
@@ -692,6 +702,7 @@ pub use cfb::Cfb;
 pub use cfb8::Cfb8;
 pub use ctr::Ctr;
 pub use ecb::Ecb;
+pub use gcm::{GCM_NONCE_LEN, Gcm};
 
 // Imports needed for docs
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
diff --git a/crypto/modes/tests/acvp_gcm_tests.rs b/crypto/modes/tests/acvp_gcm_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f555dffb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/modes/tests/acvp_gcm_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+//! Known-answer tests against the NIST ACVP `ACVP-AES-GCM` vectors from the `bc-test-data` repo.
+//!
+//! Requires `bc-test-data` to be cloned alongside this repository, i.e. at `../bc-test-data`
+//! relative to the root of this git project. If it is absent the test prints a warning and passes,
+//! matching the convention used by the other ACVP suites in this crate.
+//!
+//! The set (`ACVP-AES-GCM.4014542`) covers all three AES key lengths, a 96-bit IV throughout,
+//! 96- and 128-bit tags, payload lengths of 64/128/192 bits and AAD lengths of 128/256 bits, in
+//! both directions -- 270 cases total. Not every decrypt case in this particular set is a
+//! forgery, but the ones that are all report `testPassed: false`; the valid-decrypt path is
+//! additionally exercised by round-tripping every encrypt case through both the detached one-shot
+//! and the inline `SimpleCipherDecryptor` streaming view (`acvp_gcm::run_decrypt_case`, below).
+//!
+//! **Not covered here:** `bc-test-data` has no CAVP `.rsp` GCM vector files and no Wycheproof
+//! `aes_gcm_test.json` -- only `sm4_gcm_test.json` exists under `wycheproof/`, and there is no
+//! `GCM/cavp/` directory. This file and `acvp_gmac_tests.rs` are therefore the full extent of the
+//! vector-based coverage against `bc-test-data`. If those files are added later, `cavp_gcm_tests.rs`
+//! and `wycheproof_gcm_tests.rs` should be written against them following this file's shape.
+
+// Not `mod common;`: this crate-private helper's `serde_json::Value` usage, if pulled into the
+// shared `common` module that most other test binaries in this crate include via `mod common;`,
+// makes `u8: PartialEq<_>` ambiguous (`core`'s impl vs. serde_json's `impl PartialEq<Value> for
+// u8`) at every bare `assert_eq!(byte_array, [])` in *those* files too -- `ecb_tests.rs` hit this
+// exactly. Giving it its own module path keeps that ambiguity local to the two files that actually
+// need ACVP JSON parsing.
+#[path = "common/acvp_gcm.rs"]
+mod acvp_gcm;
+
+use acvp_gcm::{GCM_NONCE_LEN, decode, run_decrypt_case, run_encrypt_case, test_data_dir};
+use serde_json::Value;
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::fs;
+
+const SUBDIR: &str = "aes_tdes_vectors/GCM";
+const REQUEST_FILE: &str = "ACVP-AES-GCM.4014542.req.json";
+const RESPONSE_FILE: &str = "ACVP-AES-GCM.4014542.rsp.json";
+
+#[test]
+fn acvp_aes_gcm_known_answer_tests() {
+    let Some(dir) = test_data_dir(SUBDIR, REQUEST_FILE, RESPONSE_FILE) else { return };
+
+    let req: Value = serde_json::from_str(
+        &fs::read_to_string(dir.join(REQUEST_FILE)).expect("readable request file"),
+    )
+    .expect("valid ACVP request JSON");
+    let rsp: Value = serde_json::from_str(
+        &fs::read_to_string(dir.join(RESPONSE_FILE)).expect("readable response file"),
+    )
+    .expect("valid ACVP response JSON");
+
+    // The response file carries only the answer, against a tcId. Index it.
+    let mut answers: BTreeMap<u64, Value> = BTreeMap::new();
+    for group in rsp[1]["testGroups"].as_array().expect("response testGroups") {
+        for test in group["tests"].as_array().expect("response tests") {
+            let tc_id = test["tcId"].as_u64().expect("tcId");
+            answers.insert(tc_id, test.clone());
+        }
+    }
+
+    let groups = req[1]["testGroups"].as_array().expect("request testGroups");
+
+    let mut checked = 0usize;
+    let mut encrypt_checked = 0usize;
+    let mut decrypt_failed_checked = 0usize;
+    let mut per_kind: BTreeMap<String, usize> = BTreeMap::new();
+
+    for group in groups {
+        let direction = group["direction"].as_str().expect("direction");
+        let tag_len = (group["tagLen"].as_u64().expect("tagLen") / 8) as usize;
+        let iv_len = group["ivLen"].as_u64().expect("ivLen");
+        assert_eq!(iv_len, 96, "every group in this set has a 96-bit IV");
+
+        for test in group["tests"].as_array().expect("tests") {
+            let tc_id = test["tcId"].as_u64().expect("tcId");
+            let key_bytes = decode(test, "key", tc_id);
+            let aad = decode(test, "aad", tc_id);
+            let iv_bytes = decode(test, "iv", tc_id);
+            let iv: [u8; GCM_NONCE_LEN] = iv_bytes
+                .try_into()
+                .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("tcId {tc_id}: expected a 12-byte IV"));
+
+            match direction {
+                "encrypt" => {
+                    let pt = decode(test, "pt", tc_id);
+                    let answer =
+                        answers.get(&tc_id).unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("tcId {tc_id}: no answer"));
+                    let ct = decode(answer, "ct", tc_id);
+                    let tag = decode(answer, "tag", tc_id);
+                    run_encrypt_case(&key_bytes, iv, &aad, &pt, tag_len, &ct, &tag);
+
+                    // Also round-trip this known-good ciphertext through decryption, since every
+                    // decrypt group in this particular ACVP set is a forgery (below) and this is
+                    // otherwise the only valid-decrypt coverage this file would have.
+                    run_decrypt_case(&key_bytes, iv, &aad, &ct, &tag, Some(&pt));
+                    encrypt_checked += 1;
+                }
+                "decrypt" => {
+                    let ct = decode(test, "ct", tc_id);
+                    let tag = decode(test, "tag", tc_id);
+                    let answer =
+                        answers.get(&tc_id).unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("tcId {tc_id}: no answer"));
+                    // A forgery reports `testPassed: false` and no plaintext; a valid case reports
+                    // `pt` directly, with no `testPassed` field at all (ACVP's convention: the key
+                    // is present only to report failure).
+                    if answer.get("testPassed").and_then(Value::as_bool) == Some(false) {
+                        run_decrypt_case(&key_bytes, iv, &aad, &ct, &tag, None);
+                        decrypt_failed_checked += 1;
+                    } else {
+                        let pt = decode(answer, "pt", tc_id);
+                        run_decrypt_case(&key_bytes, iv, &aad, &ct, &tag, Some(&pt));
+                    }
+                }
+                other => panic!("unexpected direction {other}"),
+            }
+
+            *per_kind.entry(format!("AES-{} {direction}", key_bytes.len() * 8)).or_default() += 1;
+            checked += 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (kind, n) in &per_kind {
+        println!("ACVP AES-GCM {kind}: {n} cases");
+    }
+    println!(
+        "ACVP AES-GCM: {checked} cases checked ({encrypt_checked} encrypt, also round-tripped \
+         through decrypt; {decrypt_failed_checked} decrypt forgeries)"
+    );
+
+    assert_eq!(checked, 270, "expected all 270 ACVP AES-GCM cases to run");
+    assert!(encrypt_checked > 0 && decrypt_failed_checked > 0, "expected both directions covered");
+}
diff --git a/crypto/modes/tests/acvp_gmac_tests.rs b/crypto/modes/tests/acvp_gmac_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e58c3f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/modes/tests/acvp_gmac_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+//! Known-answer tests against the NIST ACVP `ACVP-AES-GMAC` vectors from the `bc-test-data` repo.
+//!
+//! Same joiner and shape as `acvp_gcm_tests.rs` (see its module docs for the `bc-test-data`
+//! requirement and what is and is not covered against `bc-test-data`), over the GMAC set
+//! (`ACVP-AES-GMAC.4014543`, 270 cases): `payloadLen` is 0 throughout -- SP 800-38D Sec 5.2, GMAC is
+//! GCM restricted to `P = ""` -- with AAD lengths of 128/192/256 bits, both directions, all three
+//! key lengths, 96- and 128-bit tags.
+
+// See `acvp_gcm_tests.rs` for why this is its own module path rather than `mod common;`.
+#[path = "common/acvp_gcm.rs"]
+mod acvp_gcm;
+
+use acvp_gcm::{GCM_NONCE_LEN, decode, run_decrypt_case, run_encrypt_case, test_data_dir};
+use serde_json::Value;
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::fs;
+
+const SUBDIR: &str = "aes_tdes_vectors/GCM";
+const REQUEST_FILE: &str = "ACVP-AES-GMAC.4014543.req.json";
+const RESPONSE_FILE: &str = "ACVP-AES-GMAC.4014543.rsp.json";
+
+#[test]
+fn acvp_aes_gmac_known_answer_tests() {
+    let Some(dir) = test_data_dir(SUBDIR, REQUEST_FILE, RESPONSE_FILE) else { return };
+
+    let req: Value = serde_json::from_str(
+        &fs::read_to_string(dir.join(REQUEST_FILE)).expect("readable request file"),
+    )
+    .expect("valid ACVP request JSON");
+    let rsp: Value = serde_json::from_str(
+        &fs::read_to_string(dir.join(RESPONSE_FILE)).expect("readable response file"),
+    )
+    .expect("valid ACVP response JSON");
+
+    let mut answers: BTreeMap<u64, Value> = BTreeMap::new();
+    for group in rsp[1]["testGroups"].as_array().expect("response testGroups") {
+        for test in group["tests"].as_array().expect("response tests") {
+            let tc_id = test["tcId"].as_u64().expect("tcId");
+            answers.insert(tc_id, test.clone());
+        }
+    }
+
+    let groups = req[1]["testGroups"].as_array().expect("request testGroups");
+
+    let mut checked = 0usize;
+    let mut encrypt_checked = 0usize;
+    let mut decrypt_failed_checked = 0usize;
+    let mut per_kind: BTreeMap<String, usize> = BTreeMap::new();
+
+    for group in groups {
+        let direction = group["direction"].as_str().expect("direction");
+        let tag_len = (group["tagLen"].as_u64().expect("tagLen") / 8) as usize;
+        let iv_len = group["ivLen"].as_u64().expect("ivLen");
+        assert_eq!(iv_len, 96, "every group in this set has a 96-bit IV");
+        let payload_len = group["payloadLen"].as_u64().expect("payloadLen");
+        assert_eq!(payload_len, 0, "GMAC groups carry no plaintext");
+
+        for test in group["tests"].as_array().expect("tests") {
+            let tc_id = test["tcId"].as_u64().expect("tcId");
+            let key_bytes = decode(test, "key", tc_id);
+            let aad = decode(test, "aad", tc_id);
+            let iv_bytes = decode(test, "iv", tc_id);
+            let iv: [u8; GCM_NONCE_LEN] = iv_bytes
+                .try_into()
+                .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("tcId {tc_id}: expected a 12-byte IV"));
+
+            match direction {
+                "encrypt" => {
+                    let answer =
+                        answers.get(&tc_id).unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("tcId {tc_id}: no answer"));
+                    let tag = decode(answer, "tag", tc_id);
+                    // A GMAC "ciphertext" is always empty.
+                    run_encrypt_case(&key_bytes, iv, &aad, &[], tag_len, &[], &tag);
+                    run_decrypt_case(&key_bytes, iv, &aad, &[], &tag, Some(&[]));
+                    encrypt_checked += 1;
+                }
+                "decrypt" => {
+                    let tag = decode(test, "tag", tc_id);
+                    let answer =
+                        answers.get(&tc_id).unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("tcId {tc_id}: no answer"));
+                    // See `acvp_gcm_tests.rs`: a forgery reports `testPassed: false`; a valid case
+                    // reports success with no `testPassed` field at all (here there is no `pt` to
+                    // report either, since GMAC's plaintext is always empty).
+                    if answer.get("testPassed").and_then(Value::as_bool) == Some(false) {
+                        run_decrypt_case(&key_bytes, iv, &aad, &[], &tag, None);
+                        decrypt_failed_checked += 1;
+                    } else {
+                        run_decrypt_case(&key_bytes, iv, &aad, &[], &tag, Some(&[]));
+                    }
+                }
+                other => panic!("unexpected direction {other}"),
+            }
+
+            *per_kind.entry(format!("AES-{} {direction}", key_bytes.len() * 8)).or_default() += 1;
+            checked += 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (kind, n) in &per_kind {
+        println!("ACVP AES-GMAC {kind}: {n} cases");
+    }
+    println!(
+        "ACVP AES-GMAC: {checked} cases checked ({encrypt_checked} encrypt, also round-tripped \
+         through decrypt; {decrypt_failed_checked} decrypt forgeries)"
+    );
+
+    assert_eq!(checked, 270, "expected all 270 ACVP AES-GMAC cases to run");
+    assert!(encrypt_checked > 0 && decrypt_failed_checked > 0, "expected both directions covered");
+}
diff --git a/crypto/modes/tests/common/acvp_gcm.rs b/crypto/modes/tests/common/acvp_gcm.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..074e62eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/modes/tests/common/acvp_gcm.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,225 @@
+//! Shared plumbing for the ACVP AES-GCM and AES-GMAC known-answer test files
+//! (`acvp_gcm_tests.rs`, `acvp_gmac_tests.rs`), whose request/response JSON shape is identical
+//! between the two: GMAC is just the `payloadLen = 0` slice of the same ACVP AES-GCM protocol
+//! (SP 800-38D Sec 5.2: GMAC is GCM restricted to `P = ""`).
+//!
+//! Requires `bc-test-data` to be cloned alongside this repository, i.e. at `../bc-test-data`
+//! relative to the root of this git project. If it is absent, callers print a warning and skip,
+//! matching the convention the other ACVP suites in this crate use.
+
+#![allow(dead_code)]
+
+use bouncycastle_aes::{AES_128, AES_192, AES_256};
+use bouncycastle_core::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
+use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{
+    KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType, do_hazardous_operations,
+};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{SecurityStrength, SimpleCipherDecryptor, SimpleCipherEncryptor};
+use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG;
+use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
+use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting, Gcm};
+use serde_json::Value;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+/// The nonce length these vectors use; every group in the ACVP AES-GCM/GMAC sets has `ivLen = 96`.
+pub const GCM_NONCE_LEN: usize = 12;
+
+/// Finds the directory holding `req_file` and `rsp_file` under either of the two candidate roots
+/// this crate's other ACVP suites use, or `None` (with a printed warning) if neither has both.
+pub fn test_data_dir(subdir: &str, req_file: &str, rsp_file: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    let candidates = [
+        format!("../../../bc-test-data/crypto/{subdir}"),
+        format!("../bc-test-data/crypto/{subdir}"),
+    ];
+    for candidate in &candidates {
+        let path = Path::new(candidate);
+        if path.join(req_file).exists() && path.join(rsp_file).exists() {
+            return Some(path.to_path_buf());
+        }
+    }
+    println!(
+        "WARNING: bc-test-data not found (looked in {candidates:?}); \
+         this suite will be skipped"
+    );
+    None
+}
+
+/// Builds a `KeyMaterial` from raw ACVP key bytes, including the all-zero keys the set includes
+/// deliberately: `KeyMaterial` tags an all-zero buffer as `KeyType::Zeroized` and will not promote
+/// it outside a `do_hazardous_operations` closure, so this opts in explicitly.
+pub fn cipher_key<const N: usize>(bytes: &[u8]) -> KeyMaterial<N> {
+    assert_eq!(bytes.len(), N, "key length should match the parameter set");
+    let mut key = KeyMaterial::<N>::from_bytes_as_type(bytes, KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+        .expect("ACVP key bytes fit the buffer");
+    if key.key_type() != KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey {
+        do_hazardous_operations(&mut key, |k| {
+            k.set_key_type(KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)?;
+            k.set_security_strength(SecurityStrength::from_bytes(N))
+        })
+        .expect("promoting a NIST all-zero test key");
+    }
+    key
+}
+
+pub fn decode(value: &Value, field: &str, tc_id: u64) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let s = value
+        .get(field)
+        .and_then(Value::as_str)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("tcId {tc_id}: missing field {field}"));
+    hex::decode(s).unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("tcId {tc_id}: bad hex in {field}"))
+}
+
+/// Runs one ACVP AES-GCM/GMAC encrypt case: encrypts `pt` under `key`/`aad`, driving the nonce
+/// through a `FixedSeedRNG` seeded with the vector's own `iv` and asserting it is reproduced
+/// exactly (so a change that ignored the RNG could not pass silently), then compares the resulting
+/// ciphertext and tag against the response file's `ct`/`tag`.
+pub fn run_encrypt_case(
+    key_bytes: &[u8],
+    iv: [u8; GCM_NONCE_LEN],
+    aad: &[u8],
+    pt: &[u8],
+    tag_len: usize,
+    expected_ct: &[u8],
+    expected_tag: &[u8],
+) {
+    macro_rules! dispatch {
+        ($p:ty, $klen:literal) => {{
+            let key = cipher_key::<$klen>(key_bytes);
+            let mut data = pt.to_vec();
+            match tag_len {
+                12 => run_encrypt::<$p, $klen, 12>(&key, iv, aad, &mut data, expected_tag),
+                13 => run_encrypt::<$p, $klen, 13>(&key, iv, aad, &mut data, expected_tag),
+                14 => run_encrypt::<$p, $klen, 14>(&key, iv, aad, &mut data, expected_tag),
+                15 => run_encrypt::<$p, $klen, 15>(&key, iv, aad, &mut data, expected_tag),
+                16 => run_encrypt::<$p, $klen, 16>(&key, iv, aad, &mut data, expected_tag),
+                other => panic!("unsupported ACVP tagLen {other} bytes"),
+            }
+            assert_eq!(data, expected_ct);
+        }};
+    }
+    match key_bytes.len() {
+        16 => dispatch!(AES_128, 16),
+        24 => dispatch!(AES_192, 24),
+        32 => dispatch!(AES_256, 32),
+        other => panic!("unexpected AES key length {other}"),
+    }
+}
+
+fn run_encrypt<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>(
+    key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+    iv: [u8; GCM_NONCE_LEN],
+    aad: &[u8],
+    data: &mut [u8],
+    expected_tag: &[u8],
+) where
+    P: bouncycastle_core::traits::ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, 16>,
+{
+    let (mut enc, got_iv) = Gcm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, TAG_LEN>::do_encrypt_init_rng(
+        key,
+        &mut FixedSeedRNG::<GCM_NONCE_LEN>::new(iv),
+    )
+    .expect("encrypt init");
+    assert_eq!(got_iv, iv, "the pinned RNG should reproduce the vector's IV");
+    enc.do_update_aad(aad).expect("aad");
+    enc.do_encrypt(data).expect("encrypt");
+    let tag = enc.finish();
+    assert_eq!(&tag[..], expected_tag, "tag mismatch");
+}
+
+/// Runs one ACVP AES-GCM/GMAC decrypt case: decrypts `ct` under `key`/`aad`/`iv` and either
+/// compares against `expected_pt` (a valid case) or asserts `AEADTagCheckFailed` (a forgery) from
+/// both the detached one-shot and the inline `decrypt_out`, with the plaintext buffer left
+/// untouched in both.
+pub fn run_decrypt_case(
+    key_bytes: &[u8],
+    iv: [u8; GCM_NONCE_LEN],
+    aad: &[u8],
+    ct: &[u8],
+    tag: &[u8],
+    expected_pt: Option<&[u8]>,
+) {
+    macro_rules! dispatch {
+        ($p:ty, $klen:literal) => {{
+            let key = cipher_key::<$klen>(key_bytes);
+            match tag.len() {
+                12 => run_decrypt::<$p, $klen, 12>(&key, iv, aad, ct, tag, expected_pt),
+                13 => run_decrypt::<$p, $klen, 13>(&key, iv, aad, ct, tag, expected_pt),
+                14 => run_decrypt::<$p, $klen, 14>(&key, iv, aad, ct, tag, expected_pt),
+                15 => run_decrypt::<$p, $klen, 15>(&key, iv, aad, ct, tag, expected_pt),
+                16 => run_decrypt::<$p, $klen, 16>(&key, iv, aad, ct, tag, expected_pt),
+                other => panic!("unsupported ACVP tagLen {other} bytes"),
+            }
+        }};
+    }
+    match key_bytes.len() {
+        16 => dispatch!(AES_128, 16),
+        24 => dispatch!(AES_192, 24),
+        32 => dispatch!(AES_256, 32),
+        other => panic!("unexpected AES key length {other}"),
+    }
+}
+
+fn run_decrypt<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>(
+    key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+    iv: [u8; GCM_NONCE_LEN],
+    aad: &[u8],
+    ct: &[u8],
+    tag: &[u8],
+    expected_pt: Option<&[u8]>,
+) where
+    P: bouncycastle_core::traits::ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, 16>,
+{
+    let tag_arr: [u8; TAG_LEN] = tag.try_into().expect("tag length matches TAG_LEN");
+
+    // The detached one-shot: AAD-capable, and never releases plaintext before the tag checks out.
+    let mut data = ct.to_vec();
+    let one_shot_result = Gcm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, TAG_LEN>::decrypt_detached(
+        key, &iv, aad, &mut data, &tag_arr,
+    );
+
+    // The inline `SimpleCipherDecryptor` streaming view, `ciphertext || tag` through
+    // `do_update_out`/`do_final`, with AAD fed via the inherent `do_update_aad` first. Note this is
+    // *not* the AAD-less static `decrypt_out` one-shot (which has no AAD parameter at all and so
+    // cannot be checked against these vectors, none of which have empty AAD): the streaming path
+    // is where the inline layout meets AAD support, and unlike the one-shot it releases plaintext
+    // before the tag is checked -- see `gcm_tests.rs` for that distinction pinned with empty AAD.
+    let mut dec =
+        Gcm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, TAG_LEN>::do_decrypt_init(key, &iv).expect("decrypt init");
+    dec.do_update_aad(aad).expect("aad");
+    let mut inline_ct = ct.to_vec();
+    inline_ct.extend_from_slice(tag);
+    let expect_written = dec.update_out_len(inline_ct.len());
+    let mut inline_pt = vec![0u8; expect_written];
+    let written = dec
+        .do_update_out(&inline_ct, &mut inline_pt)
+        .expect("do_update_out on a correctly sized buffer must not fail");
+    assert_eq!(written, expect_written, "update_out_len must be exact");
+    let inline_result = dec.do_final();
+
+    match expected_pt {
+        Some(pt) => {
+            assert!(
+                one_shot_result.is_ok(),
+                "detached one-shot should have verified: {one_shot_result:?}"
+            );
+            assert_eq!(data, pt, "detached one-shot plaintext mismatch");
+
+            assert!(inline_result.is_ok(), "inline stream should have verified: {inline_result:?}");
+            assert_eq!(written, pt.len(), "inline stream released the wrong length");
+            assert_eq!(&inline_pt[..written], pt, "inline stream plaintext mismatch");
+        }
+        None => {
+            let before = ct.to_vec();
+            assert!(
+                matches!(one_shot_result, Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed)),
+                "expected AEADTagCheckFailed from the detached one-shot, got {one_shot_result:?}"
+            );
+            assert_eq!(data, before, "a forged tag must leave the one-shot buffer untouched");
+
+            assert!(
+                matches!(inline_result, Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed)),
+                "expected AEADTagCheckFailed from the inline stream's do_final, got {inline_result:?}"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crypto/modes/tests/gcm_bc_java_tests.rs b/crypto/modes/tests/gcm_bc_java_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..63075caf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/modes/tests/gcm_bc_java_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+//! Cross-implementation tests against BC Java's `GCMTest.java` `TEST_VECTORS` table
+//! (`core/src/test/java/org/bouncycastle/crypto/test/GCMTest.java`), which is itself a transcription
+//! of the McGrew/Viega "The Galois/Counter Mode of Operation (GCM)" Appendix B test vectors.
+//!
+//! Only the cases whose IV is 96 bits are usable here (D2 / the implementation plan): of the 18
+//! vectors, cases 5, 11 and 17 use a 64-bit IV and cases 6, 12 and 18 use a 480-bit IV, both of
+//! which exercise the `len(IV) != 96` GHASH-derived-`J0` branch of Algorithm 4 step 2 that this
+//! crate does not implement. The remaining twelve (1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16) are
+//! transcribed below, verified against the bc-java source read this session, with all-zero fields
+//! built programmatically rather than typed out (a zero key or plaintext cannot be mistyped).
+
+use bouncycastle_aes::{AES_128, AES_192, AES_256};
+use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::SimpleCipherEncryptor;
+use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG;
+use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
+use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting, Gcm};
+
+fn zeros(byte_len: usize) -> String {
+    "00".repeat(byte_len)
+}
+
+/// One BC Java `TEST_VECTORS` row: (name, key, plaintext, aad, iv, expected ciphertext, expected
+/// tag), all as hex strings.
+struct Case {
+    name: &'static str,
+    key: String,
+    pt: String,
+    aad: &'static str,
+    iv: &'static str,
+    ct: String,
+    tag: &'static str,
+}
+
+fn cases() -> Vec<Case> {
+    let k128 = "feffe9928665731c6d6a8f9467308308".to_string();
+    let k192 = format!("{k128}feffe9928665731c");
+    let k256 = format!("{k128}{k128}");
+
+    let p_full = "d9313225f88406e5a55909c5aff5269a86a7a9531534f7da2e4c303d8a318a72\
+                  1c3c0c95956809532fcf0e2449a6b525b16aedf5aa0de657ba637b391aafd255"
+        .to_string();
+    let p_partial = "d9313225f88406e5a55909c5aff5269a86a7a9531534f7da2e4c303d8a318a72\
+         1c3c0c95956809532fcf0e2449a6b525b16aedf5aa0de657ba637b39"
+        .to_string();
+    let aad = "feedfacedeadbeeffeedfacedeadbeefabaddad2";
+    let iv_zero = "000000000000000000000000";
+    let iv_cafe = "cafebabefacedbaddecaf888";
+
+    let c3_full = "42831ec2217774244b7221b784d0d49ce3aa212f2c02a4e035c17e2329aca12e\
+                   21d514b25466931c7d8f6a5aac84aa051ba30b396a0aac973d58e091473f5985"
+        .to_string();
+    let c4_partial = "42831ec2217774244b7221b784d0d49ce3aa212f2c02a4e035c17e2329aca12e\
+                      21d514b25466931c7d8f6a5aac84aa051ba30b396a0aac973d58e091"
+        .to_string();
+    let c9_full = "3980ca0b3c00e841eb06fac4872a2757859e1ceaa6efd984628593b40ca1e19c\
+                   7d773d00c144c525ac619d18c84a3f4718e2448b2fe324d9ccda2710acade256"
+        .to_string();
+    let c10_partial = "3980ca0b3c00e841eb06fac4872a2757859e1ceaa6efd984628593b40ca1e19c\
+                       7d773d00c144c525ac619d18c84a3f4718e2448b2fe324d9ccda2710"
+        .to_string();
+    let c15_full = "522dc1f099567d07f47f37a32a84427d643a8cdcbfe5c0c97598a2bd2555d1aa\
+                    8cb08e48590dbb3da7b08b1056828838c5f61e6393ba7a0abcc9f662898015ad"
+        .to_string();
+    let c16_partial = "522dc1f099567d07f47f37a32a84427d643a8cdcbfe5c0c97598a2bd2555d1aa\
+                       8cb08e48590dbb3da7b08b1056828838c5f61e6393ba7a0abcc9f662"
+        .to_string();
+
+    vec![
+        Case {
+            name: "Test Case 1",
+            key: zeros(16),
+            pt: String::new(),
+            aad: "",
+            iv: iv_zero,
+            ct: String::new(),
+            tag: "58e2fccefa7e3061367f1d57a4e7455a",
+        },
+        Case {
+            name: "Test Case 2",
+            key: zeros(16),
+            pt: zeros(16),
+            aad: "",
+            iv: iv_zero,
+            ct: "0388dace60b6a392f328c2b971b2fe78".to_string(),
+            tag: "ab6e47d42cec13bdf53a67b21257bddf",
+        },
+        Case {
+            name: "Test Case 3",
+            key: k128.clone(),
+            pt: p_full.clone(),
+            aad: "",
+            iv: iv_cafe,
+            ct: c3_full,
+            tag: "4d5c2af327cd64a62cf35abd2ba6fab4",
+        },
+        Case {
+            name: "Test Case 4",
+            key: k128.clone(),
+            pt: p_partial.clone(),
+            aad,
+            iv: iv_cafe,
+            ct: c4_partial,
+            tag: "5bc94fbc3221a5db94fae95ae7121a47",
+        },
+        Case {
+            name: "Test Case 7",
+            key: zeros(24),
+            pt: String::new(),
+            aad: "",
+            iv: iv_zero,
+            ct: String::new(),
+            tag: "cd33b28ac773f74ba00ed1f312572435",
+        },
+        Case {
+            name: "Test Case 8",
+            key: zeros(24),
+            pt: zeros(16),
+            aad: "",
+            iv: iv_zero,
+            ct: "98e7247c07f0fe411c267e4384b0f600".to_string(),
+            tag: "2ff58d80033927ab8ef4d4587514f0fb",
+        },
+        Case {
+            name: "Test Case 9",
+            key: k192.clone(),
+            pt: p_full.clone(),
+            aad: "",
+            iv: iv_cafe,
+            ct: c9_full,
+            tag: "9924a7c8587336bfb118024db8674a14",
+        },
+        Case {
+            name: "Test Case 10",
+            key: k192.clone(),
+            pt: p_partial.clone(),
+            aad,
+            iv: iv_cafe,
+            ct: c10_partial,
+            tag: "2519498e80f1478f37ba55bd6d27618c",
+        },
+        Case {
+            name: "Test Case 13",
+            key: zeros(32),
+            pt: String::new(),
+            aad: "",
+            iv: iv_zero,
+            ct: String::new(),
+            tag: "530f8afbc74536b9a963b4f1c4cb738b",
+        },
+        Case {
+            name: "Test Case 14",
+            key: zeros(32),
+            pt: zeros(16),
+            aad: "",
+            iv: iv_zero,
+            ct: "cea7403d4d606b6e074ec5d3baf39d18".to_string(),
+            tag: "d0d1c8a799996bf0265b98b5d48ab919",
+        },
+        Case {
+            name: "Test Case 15",
+            key: k256.clone(),
+            pt: p_full,
+            aad: "",
+            iv: iv_cafe,
+            ct: c15_full,
+            tag: "b094dac5d93471bdec1a502270e3cc6c",
+        },
+        Case {
+            name: "Test Case 16",
+            key: k256,
+            pt: p_partial,
+            aad,
+            iv: iv_cafe,
+            ct: c16_partial,
+            tag: "76fc6ece0f4e1768cddf8853bb2d551b",
+        },
+    ]
+}
+
+fn run<P, const KEY_LEN: usize>(case: &Case)
+where
+    P: bouncycastle_core::traits::ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, 16>,
+{
+    let key_bytes = hex::decode(&case.key).expect("valid hex key");
+    // `KeyMaterial` tags an all-zero buffer as `KeyType::Zeroized` regardless of the type
+    // requested, and will not promote it outside a `do_hazardous_operations` closure. The
+    // zero-key cases (1, 2, 7, 8, 13, 14) need that opt-in, same as the ACVP suites' `cipher_key`.
+    let mut key =
+        KeyMaterial::<KEY_LEN>::from_bytes_as_type(&key_bytes, KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+            .expect("key bytes fit the buffer");
+    if key.key_type() != KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey {
+        bouncycastle_core::key_material::do_hazardous_operations(&mut key, |k| {
+            k.set_key_type(KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)?;
+            k.set_security_strength(bouncycastle_core::traits::SecurityStrength::from_bytes(
+                KEY_LEN,
+            ))
+        })
+        .expect("promoting a known-zero test key");
+    }
+
+    let aad = hex::decode(case.aad).expect("valid hex aad");
+    let pt = hex::decode(&case.pt).expect("valid hex pt");
+    let iv_bytes = hex::decode(case.iv).expect("valid hex iv");
+    let iv: [u8; 12] = iv_bytes.try_into().expect("a 96-bit IV");
+    let expected_ct = hex::decode(&case.ct).expect("valid hex ct");
+    let expected_tag = hex::decode(case.tag).expect("valid hex tag");
+
+    let mut data = pt.clone();
+    let (mut enc, got_iv) = Gcm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, 16>::do_encrypt_init_rng(
+        &key,
+        &mut FixedSeedRNG::<12>::new(iv),
+    )
+    .expect("encrypt init");
+    assert_eq!(got_iv, iv, "{}: the pinned RNG should reproduce the vector's IV", case.name);
+    enc.do_update_aad(&aad).unwrap();
+    enc.do_encrypt(&mut data).unwrap();
+    let tag = enc.finish();
+
+    assert_eq!(data, expected_ct, "{}: ciphertext mismatch", case.name);
+    assert_eq!(&tag[..], &expected_tag[..], "{}: tag mismatch", case.name);
+
+    let tag_arr: [u8; 16] = expected_tag.try_into().expect("16-byte tag");
+    Gcm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, 16>::decrypt_detached(&key, &iv, &aad, &mut data, &tag_arr)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{}: decrypt should have verified, got {e:?}", case.name));
+    assert_eq!(data, pt, "{}: decrypted plaintext mismatch", case.name);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn bc_java_test_vectors_with_a_96_bit_iv() {
+    let mut checked = 0usize;
+    for case in cases() {
+        let key_len_bytes = case.key.len() / 2;
+        match key_len_bytes {
+            16 => run::<AES_128, 16>(&case),
+            24 => run::<AES_192, 24>(&case),
+            32 => run::<AES_256, 32>(&case),
+            other => panic!("{}: unexpected key length {other} bytes", case.name),
+        }
+        checked += 1;
+    }
+    println!("bc-java GCMTest 96-bit-IV vectors: {checked} cases checked");
+    assert_eq!(checked, 12, "expected the twelve 96-bit-IV McGrew/Viega vectors");
+}
diff --git a/crypto/modes/tests/gcm_tests.rs b/crypto/modes/tests/gcm_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4a74230
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/modes/tests/gcm_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+//! Structural tests for GCM, driven by a toy permutation and by real AES.
+//!
+//! These check the properties of the *mode* -- AAD-before-data ordering, chunking independence,
+//! the tag-length family, the inline decryptor's tail hold-back, and the one-shot's
+//! verify-before-decrypt guarantee -- independently of (or alongside) the ACVP/bc-java known-answer
+//! vectors in `acvp_gcm_tests.rs`, `acvp_gmac_tests.rs` and `gcm_bc_java_tests.rs`.
+
+mod common;
+
+use bouncycastle_aes::{AES_128, AES_192, AES_256};
+use bouncycastle_core::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
+use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{SimpleCipherDecryptor, SimpleCipherEncryptor};
+use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting, Gcm};
+use common::{TOY_LEN, Toy, toy_key};
+
+type ToyGcm<Dir, const TAG_LEN: usize> = Gcm<Toy, Dir, TOY_LEN, TAG_LEN>;
+
+/// AAD must precede data (SP 800-38D Algorithm 4 absorbs `A` before `C`); a non-empty AAD call
+/// after data has started is refused, while an empty one is always accepted as a no-op.
+#[test]
+fn aad_after_data_is_a_state_error_unless_empty() {
+    let key = toy_key();
+    let (mut enc, _nonce) = Gcm::<Toy, Encrypting, TOY_LEN, 16>::do_encrypt_init(&key).unwrap();
+    enc.do_update_aad(b"header").unwrap();
+    let mut data = [0x11u8; 8];
+    enc.do_encrypt(&mut data).unwrap();
+
+    match enc.do_update_aad(b"too late") {
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::StateError(_)) => {}
+        other => panic!("expected StateError, got {other:?}"),
+    }
+    // An empty call after data is always fine.
+    enc.do_update_aad(&[]).unwrap();
+    let _ = enc.finish();
+}
+
+/// Chunking independence for both AAD and data: every split of a 40-byte AAD and a 50-byte message
+/// must give the same ciphertext and tag as absorbing each in one call.
+#[test]
+fn chunking_is_independent_for_aad_and_data() {
+    let key = toy_key();
+    let aad: [u8; 40] = core::array::from_fn(|i| i as u8);
+    let message: [u8; 50] = core::array::from_fn(|i| (i as u8).wrapping_mul(3).wrapping_add(1));
+
+    let (nonce, expected_ct, expected_tag) = {
+        let mut data = message;
+        let (nonce, tag) =
+            Gcm::<Toy, Encrypting, TOY_LEN, 16>::encrypt_detached(&key, &aad, &mut data).unwrap();
+        (nonce, data, tag)
+    };
+
+    for aad_split in [0usize, 1, 17, 40] {
+        for data_split in [0usize, 1, 23, 50] {
+            let (mut enc, got_nonce) = Gcm::<Toy, Encrypting, TOY_LEN, 16>::do_encrypt_init_rng(
+                &key,
+                &mut bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG::<12>::new(nonce),
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(got_nonce, nonce);
+            enc.do_update_aad(&aad[..aad_split]).unwrap();
+            enc.do_update_aad(&aad[aad_split..]).unwrap();
+            let mut data = message;
+            enc.do_encrypt(&mut data[..data_split]).unwrap();
+            enc.do_encrypt(&mut data[data_split..]).unwrap();
+            let tag = enc.finish();
+            assert_eq!(data, expected_ct, "aad_split {aad_split}, data_split {data_split}");
+            assert_eq!(tag, expected_tag, "aad_split {aad_split}, data_split {data_split}");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Tag-length variants 12..=16 all round-trip, and the 12-byte tag is a prefix of the 16-byte tag
+/// for the same inputs -- Algorithm 4 step 6's `T = MSB_t(...)`.
+#[test]
+fn tag_length_variants_round_trip_and_nest() {
+    let key = toy_key();
+    let aad = b"associated";
+    let message = *b"a toy message, sixteen+";
+
+    let mut data16 = message;
+    let (nonce, tag16) =
+        ToyGcm::<Encrypting, 16>::encrypt_detached(&key, aad, &mut data16).unwrap();
+
+    macro_rules! check_tag_len {
+        ($n:literal) => {{
+            let mut data = message;
+            let (n, tag) = ToyGcm::<Encrypting, $n>::encrypt_detached_rng(
+                &key,
+                &mut bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG::<12>::new(nonce),
+                aad,
+                &mut data,
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(n, nonce);
+            assert_eq!(data, data16, "ciphertext must not depend on TAG_LEN ({})", $n);
+            assert_eq!(
+                &tag16[..$n],
+                &tag[..],
+                "TAG_LEN={} must be a prefix of the 16-byte tag",
+                $n
+            );
+            ToyGcm::<Decrypting, $n>::decrypt_detached(&key, &n, aad, &mut data, &tag).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(data, message);
+        }};
+    }
+    check_tag_len!(12);
+    check_tag_len!(13);
+    check_tag_len!(14);
+    check_tag_len!(15);
+    check_tag_len!(16);
+}
+
+/// GMAC: an all-AAD message (no plaintext at all) still produces a valid tag, and decrypting zero
+/// bytes of ciphertext against it verifies. Sec 5.2: GMAC is GCM restricted to `P = ""`.
+#[test]
+fn an_aad_only_message_is_gmac() {
+    let key = toy_key();
+    let aad = b"the whole message is AAD";
+    let mut nothing: [u8; 0] = [];
+
+    let (nonce, tag) = ToyGcm::<Encrypting, 16>::encrypt_detached(&key, aad, &mut nothing).unwrap();
+    ToyGcm::<Decrypting, 16>::decrypt_detached(&key, &nonce, aad, &mut nothing, &tag).unwrap();
+
+    // Wrong AAD must fail verification.
+    match ToyGcm::<Decrypting, 16>::decrypt_detached(&key, &nonce, b"wrong", &mut nothing, &tag) {
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => {}
+        other => panic!("expected AEADTagCheckFailed, got {other:?}"),
+    }
+}
+
+/// The inline decryptor: input of exactly `TAG_LEN` bytes decrypts to nothing and verifies; input
+/// shorter than `TAG_LEN` is `DecryptionFailed`.
+#[test]
+fn inline_decryptor_handles_short_and_tag_only_input() {
+    let key = toy_key();
+    let mut nothing: [u8; 0] = [];
+    let (nonce, tag) = ToyGcm::<Encrypting, 16>::encrypt_detached(&key, b"", &mut nothing).unwrap();
+
+    let mut plaintext = [0u8; 16];
+    let n = ToyGcm::<Decrypting, 16>::decrypt_out(&key, &nonce, &tag, &mut plaintext).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(n, 0, "a tag-only input releases no plaintext");
+
+    for short_len in 0..16 {
+        let short = &tag[..short_len];
+        match ToyGcm::<Decrypting, 16>::decrypt_out(&key, &nonce, short, &mut plaintext) {
+            Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed) => {}
+            other => panic!("len {short_len}: expected DecryptionFailed, got {other:?}"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// `update_out_len` must be exact across an irregular sequence of call sizes that walks through
+/// the tail hold-back boundary.
+#[test]
+fn update_out_len_is_exact_across_irregular_chunking() {
+    let key = toy_key();
+    let message: [u8; 64] = core::array::from_fn(|i| i as u8);
+    let mut ct = message;
+    let (nonce, tag) = ToyGcm::<Encrypting, 16>::encrypt_detached(&key, b"aad", &mut ct).unwrap();
+    let mut full_ct = [0u8; 80];
+    full_ct[..64].copy_from_slice(&ct);
+    full_ct[64..].copy_from_slice(&tag);
+
+    let mut dec = ToyGcm::<Decrypting, 16>::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce).unwrap();
+    dec.do_update_aad(b"aad").unwrap();
+    let mut released = 0usize;
+    for chunk in [1usize, 15, 16, 17, 31] {
+        let piece = &full_ct[released.min(full_ct.len())..(released + chunk).min(full_ct.len())];
+        if piece.is_empty() {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let expect = dec.update_out_len(piece.len());
+        let mut buf = vec![0u8; expect];
+        let n = dec.do_update_out(piece, &mut buf).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(n, expect, "chunk {chunk}");
+        released += piece.len();
+    }
+    // Drain whatever remains.
+    let rest = &full_ct[released..];
+    let expect = dec.update_out_len(rest.len());
+    let mut buf = vec![0u8; expect];
+    dec.do_update_out(rest, &mut buf).unwrap();
+    let (_last, last_len) = dec.do_final().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(last_len, 0);
+}
+
+/// A forged tag leaves the one-shot's output buffer untouched, while the streaming path (by its
+/// nature) has already written plaintext before the forgery is detected. Pinning the difference.
+#[test]
+fn one_shot_leaves_the_buffer_untouched_on_forgery_but_streaming_does_not() {
+    let key = toy_key();
+    let message = *b"do not trust me yet";
+    let mut ct = message;
+    let (nonce, mut tag) =
+        ToyGcm::<Encrypting, 16>::encrypt_detached(&key, b"aad", &mut ct).unwrap();
+    tag[0] ^= 0xFF; // forge it
+
+    // One-shot: verify-then-decrypt, so a forged tag must leave `data` exactly as it was.
+    let mut one_shot_buf = ct;
+    let before = one_shot_buf;
+    match ToyGcm::<Decrypting, 16>::decrypt_detached(&key, &nonce, b"aad", &mut one_shot_buf, &tag)
+    {
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => {}
+        other => panic!("expected AEADTagCheckFailed, got {other:?}"),
+    }
+    assert_eq!(one_shot_buf, before, "the one-shot must not touch the buffer on a forged tag");
+
+    // Streaming: do_decrypt has already released (wrong) plaintext by the time finish() fails.
+    let mut dec = ToyGcm::<Decrypting, 16>::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce).unwrap();
+    dec.do_update_aad(b"aad").unwrap();
+    let mut streaming_buf = ct;
+    dec.do_decrypt(&mut streaming_buf).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(streaming_buf, message, "streaming already produced the (correct) plaintext");
+    match dec.finish(&tag) {
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => {}
+        other => panic!("expected AEADTagCheckFailed, got {other:?}"),
+    }
+}
+
+/// The one-shots and the inline `SimpleCipherEncryptor`/`Decryptor` view round-trip with real AES
+/// at all three key lengths, at a length that is not a whole number of blocks.
+#[test]
+fn the_aes_aliases_round_trip() {
+    fn check<P, const KEY_LEN: usize>(key_bytes: &[u8])
+    where
+        P: bouncycastle_core::traits::ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, 16>,
+    {
+        let key =
+            KeyMaterial::<KEY_LEN>::from_bytes_as_type(key_bytes, KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+                .unwrap();
+        let aad = b"associated data of no particular length";
+        let message = b"a message that is not a whole number of blocks!!";
+
+        let mut data = *message;
+        let (nonce, tag) =
+            Gcm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, 16>::encrypt_detached(&key, aad, &mut data).unwrap();
+        assert_ne!(&data[..], &message[..]);
+        Gcm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, 16>::decrypt_detached(&key, &nonce, aad, &mut data, &tag)
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(&data[..], &message[..]);
+    }
+
+    check::<AES_128, 16>(&[0x11; 16]);
+    check::<AES_192, 24>(&[0x22; 24]);
+    check::<AES_256, 32>(&[0x33; 32]);
+}

From 6bd4ed7aa2f10a161514ec61c78c668f5dd98b25 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:28:30 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 54/68] modes, aes, cli: follow the base branch's API renames
 in AES-GCM (#124)

Rebased onto the CCM branch (#126), GCM no longer compiled against the traits
it was written for. Nothing about its shape changes -- it already implemented the
symmetric pair with FINAL_LEN = TAG_LEN and a decryptor that holds back the
last TAG_LEN bytes -- only names and one signature:

- SimpleCipherEncryptor / SimpleCipherDecryptor are SymmetricCipherEncryptor /
  SymmetricCipherDecryptor, and TestFrameworkSimpleCipher is
  TestFrameworkSymmetricCipher.
- SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(&str, usize) is
  OutputBufferTooSmall(usize).
- StreamCipherDecryptor::do_decrypt now returns the byte count, so Gcm's two
  in-place decrypt paths discard it with `?` and return Ok(()).

Replaying the GCM commit onto CCM conflicted wherever the two add the same
kind of thing: cli/src/main.rs keeps both sets of three subcommands and match
arms (CCM's, then GCM's) and gains GCM's aead_mode_cmd and aes_gcm_cmd
modules; the aes and modes crate docs keep both CCM's and GCM's paragraphs and
table rows. CCM's docs called it the only authenticated mode, in the table, the
overview, the usage section and "Choosing between the modes"; each now says it
is one of two, and the recommendation in that last section is left as written.

cargo mutants -p bouncycastle-modes -f crypto/modes/src/gcm.rs --re
'Gcm.*::(do_decrypt|verify_then_decrypt|do_update_out)' --test-package
bouncycastle-modes (the functions this touches), with the four survivors
re-run against bouncycastle-aes and cli as well: 43 mutants, 29 caught,
11 unviable, 3 missed -- the three `> 0` guards in the decryptor's
do_update_out, unchanged here. Two guard zero-length copies and are
equivalent; the third skips do_decrypt when nothing is released, which may
leave the AAD phase open after a first do_update_out shorter than TAG_LEN.

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-5-5

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 cli/src/aead_mode_cmd.rs                |  4 +--
 crypto/aes/src/gcm.rs                   |  6 ++--
 crypto/aes/tests/gcm_alias_tests.rs     | 10 +++----
 crypto/modes/src/gcm.rs                 | 37 +++++++++++++------------
 crypto/modes/tests/acvp_gcm_tests.rs    |  2 +-
 crypto/modes/tests/common/acvp_gcm.rs   |  6 ++--
 crypto/modes/tests/gcm_bc_java_tests.rs |  2 +-
 crypto/modes/tests/gcm_tests.rs         |  4 +--
 8 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cli/src/aead_mode_cmd.rs b/cli/src/aead_mode_cmd.rs
index c258e655..d56736a0 100644
--- a/cli/src/aead_mode_cmd.rs
+++ b/cli/src/aead_mode_cmd.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 //!
 //! `encrypt` writes the generated 12-byte nonce first, then the ciphertext as it streams, then the
 //! 16-byte tag once stdin is exhausted. `decrypt` reads the 12-byte nonce first, then streams the
-//! rest of stdin through the inline decryptor -- which, per [`SimpleCipherDecryptor`]'s contract,
+//! rest of stdin through the inline decryptor -- which, per [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor`]'s contract,
 //! holds back the last 16 bytes it has seen because they might be the tag -- and checks the tag on
 //! `do_final`.
 //!
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 use crate::helpers::{read_from_file, write_bytes_or_hex};
 use bouncycastle::core::key_material::KeyMaterial;
 use bouncycastle::core::traits::{
-    ElectronicCodeBook, SimpleCipherDecryptor, SimpleCipherEncryptor,
+    ElectronicCodeBook, SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor,
 };
 use bouncycastle::hex;
 use bouncycastle::modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting, Gcm};
diff --git a/crypto/aes/src/gcm.rs b/crypto/aes/src/gcm.rs
index 76b9fa17..ddb5905f 100644
--- a/crypto/aes/src/gcm.rs
+++ b/crypto/aes/src/gcm.rs
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ use bouncycastle_modes::Gcm;
 /// assert_eq!(&data, b"attack at dawn!!");
 /// ```
 ///
-/// Inline `ciphertext || tag`, through [`SimpleCipherEncryptor`](bouncycastle_core::traits::SimpleCipherEncryptor) / [`SimpleCipherDecryptor`](bouncycastle_core::traits::SimpleCipherDecryptor):
+/// Inline `ciphertext || tag`, through [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor`](bouncycastle_core::traits::SymmetricCipherEncryptor) / [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor`](bouncycastle_core::traits::SymmetricCipherDecryptor):
 ///
 /// ```
 /// use bouncycastle_aes::AES_GCM_128;
 /// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
-/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::{SimpleCipherDecryptor, SimpleCipherEncryptor};
+/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::{SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor};
 /// use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting};
 ///
 /// let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey).unwrap();
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ use bouncycastle_modes::Gcm;
 /// ```
 /// use bouncycastle_aes::AES_GCM_128;
 /// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
-/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::{SimpleCipherDecryptor, SimpleCipherEncryptor};
+/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::{SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor};
 /// use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting};
 ///
 /// let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x99; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey).unwrap();
diff --git a/crypto/aes/tests/gcm_alias_tests.rs b/crypto/aes/tests/gcm_alias_tests.rs
index 86ac7af9..16439610 100644
--- a/crypto/aes/tests/gcm_alias_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/aes/tests/gcm_alias_tests.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 //! Tests for the AES-GCM aliases.
 //!
 //! The aliases are only type aliases, so what is worth testing is that they name the *right* type
-//! at both directions, that all three key lengths reach the shared `SimpleCipherEncryptor` /
-//! `SimpleCipherDecryptor` conformance suite (`TestFrameworkSimpleCipher`), and that a fresh nonce
+//! at both directions, that all three key lengths reach the shared `SymmetricCipherEncryptor` /
+//! `SymmetricCipherDecryptor` conformance suite (`TestFrameworkSymmetricCipher`), and that a fresh nonce
 //! is generated per encryption. Algorithm correctness itself is pinned by `bouncycastle-modes`'
 //! ACVP and bc-java known-answer suites.
 
 use bouncycastle_aes::{AES_128, AES_GCM_128, AES_GCM_192, AES_GCM_256};
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
-use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::symmetric_ciphers::TestFrameworkSimpleCipher;
+use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::symmetric_ciphers::TestFrameworkSymmetricCipher;
 use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting, Gcm};
 
 fn key<const N: usize>() -> KeyMaterial<N> {
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ fn the_alias_names_the_expected_type() {
     assert_eq!(size_of::<AES_GCM_128<Decrypting>>(), size_of::<Gcm<AES_128, Decrypting, 16, 16>>());
 }
 
-/// All three key lengths satisfy the shared `SimpleCipherEncryptor`/`SimpleCipherDecryptor`
+/// All three key lengths satisfy the shared `SymmetricCipherEncryptor`/`SymmetricCipherDecryptor`
 /// conformance suite -- the same one the padding adapters and the stream modes run.
 #[test]
 fn all_three_key_lengths_conform_to_the_simple_cipher_suite() {
-    let framework = TestFrameworkSimpleCipher::new();
+    let framework = TestFrameworkSymmetricCipher::new();
     framework
         .test_encryptor_decryptor::<16, 12, 16, AES_GCM_128<Encrypting>, AES_GCM_128<Decrypting>>();
     framework
diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/gcm.rs b/crypto/modes/src/gcm.rs
index fdc993a1..e03d8562 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/src/gcm.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/src/gcm.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 //!   [`Gcm::encrypt_detached`] / [`Gcm::encrypt_detached_rng`] / [`Gcm::decrypt_detached`]. This is
 //!   the spec's own interface: the tag is a separate value from the ciphertext (Algorithm 4's
 //!   `(C, T)`, Algorithm 5's separate `T` input).
-//! * The [`SimpleCipherEncryptor`] / [`SimpleCipherDecryptor`] traits, with `FINAL_LEN = TAG_LEN`,
+//! * The [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor`] / [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor`] traits, with `FINAL_LEN = TAG_LEN`,
 //!   which give the *inline* `ciphertext || tag` layout, the one-shot `encrypt_out` / `decrypt_out`,
 //!   and the shared conformance suite. AAD has no place in that trait's signature, so use the
 //!   inherent [`Gcm::do_update_aad`] on the object it returns before feeding it any data; the two
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 //! ```
 //! use bouncycastle_aes::AES_256;
 //! use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
-//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::{SimpleCipherDecryptor, SimpleCipherEncryptor};
+//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::{SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor};
 //! use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting, Gcm};
 //!
 //! type Aes256Gcm<Dir> = Gcm<AES_256, Dir, 32, 16>;
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 //!   necessary, limit the number of unsuccessful verification attempts for each key."
 //! * **32- and 64-bit tags are not offered** (Appendix C); see the module docs above.
 //! * **Streaming decryption releases plaintext before the tag is checked; the one-shots do not.**
-//!   [`Gcm::do_decrypt`] and [`SimpleCipherDecryptor::do_update_out`] hand back plaintext as they go,
+//!   [`Gcm::do_decrypt`] and [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor::do_update_out`] hand back plaintext as they go,
 //!   which is unauthenticated until [`Gcm::finish`] / `do_final` succeeds -- do not act on it before
 //!   then. [`Gcm::decrypt_detached`] and the inline `decrypt_out` override verify the tag first and
 //!   release nothing at all on failure (Sec 7.2 permits checking the tag before computing the
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ use crate::{Ctr, Decrypting, Encrypting};
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::KeyMaterial;
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
-    Algorithm, ElectronicCodeBook, RNG, SecurityStrength, SimpleCipherDecryptor,
-    SimpleCipherEncryptor, StreamCipherDecryptor, StreamCipherEncryptor,
+    Algorithm, ElectronicCodeBook, RNG, SecurityStrength, StreamCipherDecryptor,
+    StreamCipherEncryptor, SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor,
 };
 use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
 use bouncycastle_utils::ct::ct_eq_bytes;
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ where
     /// `len(C)` in bytes so far; converted to bits at [`Gcm::tag_block`].
     data_len: u64,
     phase: Phase,
-    /// The last up to `TAG_LEN` bytes of ciphertext seen by [`SimpleCipherDecryptor::do_update_out`]
+    /// The last up to `TAG_LEN` bytes of ciphertext seen by [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor::do_update_out`]
     /// but not yet released, because they might be the tag. Meaningful only on the `Decrypting`
     /// side; kept on both directions rather than splitting the struct by `Dir` -- seeded random
     /// bytes are indistinguishable from a design that carries them deliberately, so this trades
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ where
     }
 
     /// Absorbs additional authenticated data. Any number of calls before the first call to
-    /// [`Gcm::do_encrypt`] / [`Gcm::do_decrypt`] / [`SimpleCipherEncryptor::do_update_out`] /
-    /// [`SimpleCipherDecryptor::do_update_out`]; a non-empty call after data has started is
+    /// [`Gcm::do_encrypt`] / [`Gcm::do_decrypt`] / [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor::do_update_out`] /
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor::do_update_out`]; a non-empty call after data has started is
     /// [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`] (Algorithm 4 absorbs `A` before `C` in one GHASH pass,
     /// D4). Empty AAD is always a no-op.
     pub fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
@@ -372,7 +372,8 @@ where
 }
 
 impl<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>
-    SimpleCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, GCM_NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN> for Gcm<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, TAG_LEN>
+    SymmetricCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, GCM_NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>
+    for Gcm<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, TAG_LEN>
 where
     P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, 16>,
 {
@@ -404,10 +405,7 @@ where
         ciphertext: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
         if ciphertext.len() < plaintext.len() {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength(
-                "ciphertext",
-                plaintext.len(),
-            ));
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(plaintext.len()));
         }
         ciphertext[..plaintext.len()].copy_from_slice(plaintext);
         self.do_encrypt(&mut ciphertext[..plaintext.len()])?;
@@ -440,7 +438,8 @@ where
     /// As [`Gcm::do_encrypt`].
     pub fn do_decrypt(&mut self, data: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
         self.absorb_data(data)?;
-        self.ctr.do_decrypt(data)
+        self.ctr.do_decrypt(data)?;
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Algorithm 5 steps 5-8: recomputes `T'` and compares it against `tag` in constant time.
@@ -479,7 +478,8 @@ where
         if !ct_eq_bytes(&computed[..TAG_LEN], tag) {
             return Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed);
         }
-        gcm.ctr.do_decrypt(data)
+        gcm.ctr.do_decrypt(data)?;
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// One-shot: verifies the tag and, only if it matches, decrypts `data` in place. Releases
@@ -496,7 +496,8 @@ where
 }
 
 impl<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>
-    SimpleCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, GCM_NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN> for Gcm<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, TAG_LEN>
+    SymmetricCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, GCM_NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>
+    for Gcm<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, TAG_LEN>
 where
     P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, 16>,
 {
@@ -524,7 +525,7 @@ where
     ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
         let release = self.update_out_len(ciphertext.len());
         if plaintext.len() < release {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength("plaintext", release));
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(release));
         }
 
         // Bytes of the old tail that are now known to be ciphertext, then bytes of the new input
@@ -583,7 +584,7 @@ where
     ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
         let needed = Self::decrypt_out_max_len(ciphertext.len());
         if plaintext.len() < needed {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::IncorrectOutputBufferLength("plaintext", needed));
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(needed));
         }
         if ciphertext.len() < TAG_LEN {
             return Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed);
diff --git a/crypto/modes/tests/acvp_gcm_tests.rs b/crypto/modes/tests/acvp_gcm_tests.rs
index f555dffb..cb6855fe 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/tests/acvp_gcm_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/tests/acvp_gcm_tests.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 //! both directions -- 270 cases total. Not every decrypt case in this particular set is a
 //! forgery, but the ones that are all report `testPassed: false`; the valid-decrypt path is
 //! additionally exercised by round-tripping every encrypt case through both the detached one-shot
-//! and the inline `SimpleCipherDecryptor` streaming view (`acvp_gcm::run_decrypt_case`, below).
+//! and the inline `SymmetricCipherDecryptor` streaming view (`acvp_gcm::run_decrypt_case`, below).
 //!
 //! **Not covered here:** `bc-test-data` has no CAVP `.rsp` GCM vector files and no Wycheproof
 //! `aes_gcm_test.json` -- only `sm4_gcm_test.json` exists under `wycheproof/`, and there is no
diff --git a/crypto/modes/tests/common/acvp_gcm.rs b/crypto/modes/tests/common/acvp_gcm.rs
index 074e62eb..4500f1aa 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/tests/common/acvp_gcm.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/tests/common/acvp_gcm.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ use bouncycastle_core::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{
     KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType, do_hazardous_operations,
 };
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{SecurityStrength, SimpleCipherDecryptor, SimpleCipherEncryptor};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
+    SecurityStrength, SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor,
+};
 use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG;
 use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
 use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting, Gcm};
@@ -177,7 +179,7 @@ fn run_decrypt<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>(
         key, &iv, aad, &mut data, &tag_arr,
     );
 
-    // The inline `SimpleCipherDecryptor` streaming view, `ciphertext || tag` through
+    // The inline `SymmetricCipherDecryptor` streaming view, `ciphertext || tag` through
     // `do_update_out`/`do_final`, with AAD fed via the inherent `do_update_aad` first. Note this is
     // *not* the AAD-less static `decrypt_out` one-shot (which has no AAD parameter at all and so
     // cannot be checked against these vectors, none of which have empty AAD): the streaming path
diff --git a/crypto/modes/tests/gcm_bc_java_tests.rs b/crypto/modes/tests/gcm_bc_java_tests.rs
index 63075caf..0e2bfbc2 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/tests/gcm_bc_java_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/tests/gcm_bc_java_tests.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 use bouncycastle_aes::{AES_128, AES_192, AES_256};
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::SimpleCipherEncryptor;
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::SymmetricCipherEncryptor;
 use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG;
 use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
 use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting, Gcm};
diff --git a/crypto/modes/tests/gcm_tests.rs b/crypto/modes/tests/gcm_tests.rs
index c4a74230..95a118ba 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/tests/gcm_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/tests/gcm_tests.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ mod common;
 use bouncycastle_aes::{AES_128, AES_192, AES_256};
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{SimpleCipherDecryptor, SimpleCipherEncryptor};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor};
 use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting, Gcm};
 use common::{TOY_LEN, Toy, toy_key};
 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ fn one_shot_leaves_the_buffer_untouched_on_forgery_but_streaming_does_not() {
     }
 }
 
-/// The one-shots and the inline `SimpleCipherEncryptor`/`Decryptor` view round-trip with real AES
+/// The one-shots and the inline `SymmetricCipherEncryptor`/`Decryptor` view round-trip with real AES
 /// at all three key lengths, at a length that is not a whole number of blocks.
 #[test]
 fn the_aes_aliases_round_trip() {

From 788fd06845cdca1226553cdc5afa0e32388bc68f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:59:31 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 55/68] modes, aes, cli: implement
 AEADCipherEncryptor/AEADCipherDecryptor for GCM and make its inherent API
 private (#124)

Gcm already had the shape the AEAD traits build on -- the symmetric pair with
FINAL_LEN = TAG_LEN and a decryptor that holds back the last TAG_LEN bytes --
so the two impls are small: do_update_aad, and do_final_out_detached, which
flushes nothing on encryption and on decryption decrypts the held-back bytes
as ciphertext before checking the detached tag (zeroizing on failure). The
decrypting one-shots -- decrypt_out, decrypt_out_detached and
decrypt_out_with_aad -- keep Gcm's verify-then-decrypt path, so none writes
plaintext before the tag is checked.

With the traits covering it, the inherent API was a second, overlapping one:
do_update_aad / do_encrypt / do_decrypt / finish and the in-place one-shots
encrypt_detached / encrypt_detached_rng / decrypt_detached. Two of those
shared names with the traits' allocating encrypt_detached / decrypt_detached
but not their signatures, and mixing the inherent finish(tag) with the trait
do_update_out silently ignored the held-back bytes. The streaming ones are now
private helpers (absorb_aad, encrypt_in_place, decrypt_in_place, finish); the
one-shots, which nothing inside the type needs, are removed. The CLI's
aes*-gcm commands, the AES_GCM_* alias docs, the module docs and the GCM
test suites move to the trait methods.

Two behaviour fixes the AEAD conformance suite found:

- The decryptor's do_update_out now closes the AAD phase on every call, not
  only once it releases a byte. A first call shorter than TAG_LEN releases
  nothing, and a do_update_aad after it was accepted and absorbed as if it
  preceded the ciphertext.
- The one-shots staged the ciphertext in the caller's buffer before checking
  the tag and left it there on failure; they now zeroize it, as the trait
  contract requires.

gcm_tests runs TestFrameworkAEADCipher over AES-128 and AES-256 (16- and
12-byte tags) and pins the two fixes; gcm_alias_tests moves the three
AES_GCM_* aliases to the AEAD suite.

cargo mutants -p bouncycastle-modes -f crypto/modes/src/gcm.rs --test-package
bouncycastle-modes --test-package bouncycastle-aes --test-package cli: 139
mutants, 89 caught, 46 unviable, 4 missed. check_shape -> () removes only a
const assertion, which no runtime test can see; the other three are the `> 0`
guards in the decryptor's do_update_out, now all equivalent -- two guard
zero-length copies, and the third guards decrypt_in_place, which is a no-op on
an empty slice now that the AAD phase closes before it.

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-5-5

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 cli/src/aead_mode_cmd.rs                |  19 +-
 crypto/aes/src/gcm.rs                   |  49 +++--
 crypto/aes/tests/gcm_alias_tests.rs     |  69 ++++--
 crypto/modes/src/gcm.rs                 | 265 +++++++++++++++---------
 crypto/modes/tests/common/acvp_gcm.rs   |  32 +--
 crypto/modes/tests/gcm_bc_java_tests.rs |  23 +-
 crypto/modes/tests/gcm_tests.rs         | 230 +++++++++++++-------
 7 files changed, 451 insertions(+), 236 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cli/src/aead_mode_cmd.rs b/cli/src/aead_mode_cmd.rs
index d56736a0..8a065f7a 100644
--- a/cli/src/aead_mode_cmd.rs
+++ b/cli/src/aead_mode_cmd.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 //! Parallel to [`crate::stream_mode_cmd`], but for [`bouncycastle::modes::Gcm`] rather than a
 //! [`StreamCipherEncryptor`](bouncycastle::core::traits::StreamCipherEncryptor) mode: GCM carries
 //! additional authenticated data and a tag, neither of which that trait has room for, so this
-//! module drives `Gcm`'s inherent `do_update_aad` / `do_encrypt` / `do_decrypt` / `finish` API
-//! directly instead of going through a shared trait.
+//! module drives it through [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] instead, which add
+//! `do_update_aad` to the symmetric-cipher streaming methods.
 //!
 //! # On-the-wire format: `nonce || ciphertext || tag`
 //!
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
 use crate::helpers::{read_from_file, write_bytes_or_hex};
 use bouncycastle::core::key_material::KeyMaterial;
 use bouncycastle::core::traits::{
-    ElectronicCodeBook, SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor,
+    AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, ElectronicCodeBook, SymmetricCipherDecryptor,
+    SymmetricCipherEncryptor,
 };
 use bouncycastle::hex;
 use bouncycastle::modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting, Gcm};
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ pub(crate) fn encrypt_gcm<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>(
     });
 
     let mut buf = [0u8; CHUNK_LEN];
+    let mut out = [0u8; CHUNK_LEN];
     loop {
         let n = io::stdin().read(&mut buf).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
             eprintln!("Error: failed to read from stdin: {e}");
@@ -90,14 +92,19 @@ pub(crate) fn encrypt_gcm<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>(
         if n == 0 {
             break;
         }
-        enc.do_encrypt(&mut buf[..n]).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+        // GCM's encryptor holds nothing back, so `out` (as long as `buf`) always has room.
+        let written = enc.do_update_out(&buf[..n], &mut out).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
             eprintln!("Error: encryption failed: {e:?}");
             exit(-1);
         });
-        write_bytes_or_hex(&buf[..n], output_hex);
+        write_bytes_or_hex(&out[..written], output_hex);
     }
 
-    let tag = enc.finish();
+    // The detached final flushes nothing for GCM and returns the tag, written last.
+    let (_, _, tag) = enc.do_final_detached().unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+        eprintln!("Error: encryption failed: {e:?}");
+        exit(-1);
+    });
     write_bytes_or_hex(&tag, output_hex);
     finish(output_hex);
 }
diff --git a/crypto/aes/src/gcm.rs b/crypto/aes/src/gcm.rs
index ddb5905f..ae1cc2f3 100644
--- a/crypto/aes/src/gcm.rs
+++ b/crypto/aes/src/gcm.rs
@@ -16,24 +16,31 @@ use bouncycastle_modes::Gcm;
 /// AES-128 in GCM with a 128-bit tag. `Dir` is [`bouncycastle_modes::Encrypting`] or
 /// [`bouncycastle_modes::Decrypting`]; the wrong direction is a compile error, not a runtime check.
 ///
-/// The nonce is generated by the encryptor and returned; it is never supplied. See the `gcm` module
-/// docs in `bouncycastle-modes` for the detached-tag and inline `ciphertext || tag` views this type
-/// exposes, and for the security considerations (nonce uniqueness above all).
+/// The nonce is generated by the encryptor and returned; it is never supplied. Both directions
+/// implement [`AEADCipherEncryptor`](bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipherEncryptor) /
+/// [`AEADCipherDecryptor`](bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipherDecryptor); see the `gcm` module
+/// docs in `bouncycastle-modes` for the detached-tag and inline `ciphertext || tag` layouts, and for
+/// the security considerations (nonce uniqueness above all).
 ///
 /// ```
 /// use bouncycastle_aes::AES_GCM_128;
 /// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::{AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor};
 /// use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting};
 ///
 /// let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
 ///     .expect("a 16-byte symmetric cipher key");
 /// let aad = b"header, sent in the clear";
-/// let mut data = *b"attack at dawn!!";
+/// let message = *b"attack at dawn!!";
 ///
 /// // Detached tag, one-shot.
-/// let (nonce, tag) = AES_GCM_128::<Encrypting>::encrypt_detached(&key, aad, &mut data).unwrap();
-/// AES_GCM_128::<Decrypting>::decrypt_detached(&key, &nonce, aad, &mut data, &tag).unwrap();
-/// assert_eq!(&data, b"attack at dawn!!");
+/// let mut ciphertext = [0u8; 16];
+/// let (nonce, _, tag) =
+///     AES_GCM_128::<Encrypting>::encrypt_out_detached(&key, aad, &message, &mut ciphertext).unwrap();
+/// let mut plaintext = [0u8; 16];
+/// AES_GCM_128::<Decrypting>::decrypt_out_detached(&key, &nonce, aad, &ciphertext, &tag, &mut plaintext)
+///     .unwrap();
+/// assert_eq!(plaintext, message);
 /// ```
 ///
 /// Inline `ciphertext || tag`, through [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor`](bouncycastle_core::traits::SymmetricCipherEncryptor) / [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor`](bouncycastle_core::traits::SymmetricCipherDecryptor):
@@ -58,12 +65,14 @@ use bouncycastle_modes::Gcm;
 /// assert_eq!(&plaintext[..n], &message[..]);
 /// ```
 ///
-/// Streaming, with AAD fed via the inherent `do_update_aad` before any data:
+/// Streaming, with AAD fed via `do_update_aad` before any data:
 ///
 /// ```
 /// use bouncycastle_aes::AES_GCM_128;
 /// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
-/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::{SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor};
+/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
+///     AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor,
+/// };
 /// use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting};
 ///
 /// let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x99; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey).unwrap();
@@ -90,13 +99,16 @@ pub type AES_GCM_128<Dir> = Gcm<AES_128, Dir, 16, 16>;
 /// ```
 /// use bouncycastle_aes::AES_GCM_192;
 /// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::{AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor};
 /// use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting};
 ///
 /// let key = KeyMaterial::<24>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x24; 24], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey).unwrap();
-/// let mut data = *b"a 192-bit key message!!";
-/// let (nonce, tag) = AES_GCM_192::<Encrypting>::encrypt_detached(&key, b"aad", &mut data).unwrap();
-/// AES_GCM_192::<Decrypting>::decrypt_detached(&key, &nonce, b"aad", &mut data, &tag).unwrap();
-/// assert_eq!(&data, b"a 192-bit key message!!");
+/// let message = b"a 192-bit key message!!";
+/// let (nonce, ciphertext, tag) =
+///     AES_GCM_192::<Encrypting>::encrypt_detached(&key, b"aad", message).unwrap();
+/// let plaintext =
+///     AES_GCM_192::<Decrypting>::decrypt_detached(&key, &nonce, b"aad", &ciphertext, &tag).unwrap();
+/// assert_eq!(&plaintext, message);
 /// ```
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
 pub type AES_GCM_192<Dir> = Gcm<AES_192, Dir, 24, 16>;
@@ -106,13 +118,16 @@ pub type AES_GCM_192<Dir> = Gcm<AES_192, Dir, 24, 16>;
 /// ```
 /// use bouncycastle_aes::AES_GCM_256;
 /// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::{AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor};
 /// use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting};
 ///
 /// let key = KeyMaterial::<32>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x32; 32], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey).unwrap();
-/// let mut data = *b"a 256-bit key message!!";
-/// let (nonce, tag) = AES_GCM_256::<Encrypting>::encrypt_detached(&key, b"aad", &mut data).unwrap();
-/// AES_GCM_256::<Decrypting>::decrypt_detached(&key, &nonce, b"aad", &mut data, &tag).unwrap();
-/// assert_eq!(&data, b"a 256-bit key message!!");
+/// let message = b"a 256-bit key message!!";
+/// let (nonce, ciphertext, tag) =
+///     AES_GCM_256::<Encrypting>::encrypt_detached(&key, b"aad", message).unwrap();
+/// let plaintext =
+///     AES_GCM_256::<Decrypting>::decrypt_detached(&key, &nonce, b"aad", &ciphertext, &tag).unwrap();
+/// assert_eq!(&plaintext, message);
 /// ```
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
 pub type AES_GCM_256<Dir> = Gcm<AES_256, Dir, 32, 16>;
diff --git a/crypto/aes/tests/gcm_alias_tests.rs b/crypto/aes/tests/gcm_alias_tests.rs
index 16439610..a2e54f18 100644
--- a/crypto/aes/tests/gcm_alias_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/aes/tests/gcm_alias_tests.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 //! Tests for the AES-GCM aliases.
 //!
 //! The aliases are only type aliases, so what is worth testing is that they name the *right* type
-//! at both directions, that all three key lengths reach the shared `SymmetricCipherEncryptor` /
-//! `SymmetricCipherDecryptor` conformance suite (`TestFrameworkSymmetricCipher`), and that a fresh nonce
-//! is generated per encryption. Algorithm correctness itself is pinned by `bouncycastle-modes`'
+//! at both directions, that all three key lengths reach the shared `AEADCipherEncryptor` /
+//! `AEADCipherDecryptor` conformance suite (`TestFrameworkAEADCipher`, which runs the
+//! `SymmetricCipherEncryptor` / `SymmetricCipherDecryptor` suite first), and that a fresh nonce is
+//! generated per encryption. Algorithm correctness itself is pinned by `bouncycastle-modes`'
 //! ACVP and bc-java known-answer suites.
 
 use bouncycastle_aes::{AES_128, AES_GCM_128, AES_GCM_192, AES_GCM_256};
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
-use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::symmetric_ciphers::TestFrameworkSymmetricCipher;
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor};
+use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::symmetric_ciphers::TestFrameworkAEADCipher;
 use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting, Gcm};
 
 fn key<const N: usize>() -> KeyMaterial<N> {
@@ -25,17 +27,35 @@ fn the_alias_names_the_expected_type() {
     assert_eq!(size_of::<AES_GCM_128<Decrypting>>(), size_of::<Gcm<AES_128, Decrypting, 16, 16>>());
 }
 
-/// All three key lengths satisfy the shared `SymmetricCipherEncryptor`/`SymmetricCipherDecryptor`
-/// conformance suite -- the same one the padding adapters and the stream modes run.
+/// All three key lengths satisfy the shared AEAD conformance suite, which includes the
+/// symmetric-cipher suite the padding adapters and the stream modes run.
 #[test]
-fn all_three_key_lengths_conform_to_the_simple_cipher_suite() {
-    let framework = TestFrameworkSymmetricCipher::new();
-    framework
-        .test_encryptor_decryptor::<16, 12, 16, AES_GCM_128<Encrypting>, AES_GCM_128<Decrypting>>();
-    framework
-        .test_encryptor_decryptor::<24, 12, 16, AES_GCM_192<Encrypting>, AES_GCM_192<Decrypting>>();
-    framework
-        .test_encryptor_decryptor::<32, 12, 16, AES_GCM_256<Encrypting>, AES_GCM_256<Decrypting>>();
+fn all_three_key_lengths_conform_to_the_aead_suite() {
+    let framework = TestFrameworkAEADCipher::new();
+    framework.test_encryptor_decryptor::<
+        16,
+        12,
+        16,
+        16,
+        AES_GCM_128<Encrypting>,
+        AES_GCM_128<Decrypting>,
+    >();
+    framework.test_encryptor_decryptor::<
+        24,
+        12,
+        16,
+        16,
+        AES_GCM_192<Encrypting>,
+        AES_GCM_192<Decrypting>,
+    >();
+    framework.test_encryptor_decryptor::<
+        32,
+        12,
+        16,
+        16,
+        AES_GCM_256<Encrypting>,
+        AES_GCM_256<Decrypting>,
+    >();
 }
 
 /// The nonce is generated per encryption, so the same plaintext gives different ciphertext, and
@@ -45,12 +65,21 @@ fn each_encryption_gets_a_fresh_nonce() {
     let data = *b"the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog!!!";
     let mut seen = std::collections::BTreeSet::new();
     for _ in 0..16 {
-        let mut buf = data;
-        let (nonce, tag) =
-            AES_GCM_128::<Encrypting>::encrypt_detached(&key::<16>(), b"aad", &mut buf).unwrap();
+        let mut ct = [0u8; 46];
+        let (nonce, _, tag) =
+            AES_GCM_128::<Encrypting>::encrypt_out_detached(&key::<16>(), b"aad", &data, &mut ct)
+                .unwrap();
         assert!(seen.insert(nonce), "nonce repeated across encryptions");
-        AES_GCM_128::<Decrypting>::decrypt_detached(&key::<16>(), &nonce, b"aad", &mut buf, &tag)
-            .unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(buf, data);
+        let mut pt = [0u8; 46];
+        AES_GCM_128::<Decrypting>::decrypt_out_detached(
+            &key::<16>(),
+            &nonce,
+            b"aad",
+            &ct,
+            &tag,
+            &mut pt,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(pt, data);
     }
 }
diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/gcm.rs b/crypto/modes/src/gcm.rs
index e03d8562..758acf56 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/src/gcm.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/src/gcm.rs
@@ -17,24 +17,24 @@
 //! requires the *controlling protocol* to bound packet size and invocation counts (its Tables 1 and
 //! 2), which this library cannot enforce, so it does not offer the option.
 //!
-//! # Two views over the same engine
+//! # The API is the AEAD traits
 //!
-//! [`Gcm`] exposes GCM through two APIs that share the same underlying state:
+//! [`Gcm`] is used through [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`], with
+//! `FINAL_LEN = TAG_LEN`, and through the [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor`] /
+//! [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor`] traits they extend:
 //!
-//! * An **inherent, detached-tag streaming API** -- [`Gcm::do_update_aad`], [`Gcm::do_encrypt`] /
-//!   [`Gcm::do_decrypt`] (in place, nothing held back), and [`Gcm::finish`] -- plus the one-shots
-//!   [`Gcm::encrypt_detached`] / [`Gcm::encrypt_detached_rng`] / [`Gcm::decrypt_detached`]. This is
-//!   the spec's own interface: the tag is a separate value from the ciphertext (Algorithm 4's
-//!   `(C, T)`, Algorithm 5's separate `T` input).
-//! * The [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor`] / [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor`] traits, with `FINAL_LEN = TAG_LEN`,
-//!   which give the *inline* `ciphertext || tag` layout, the one-shot `encrypt_out` / `decrypt_out`,
-//!   and the shared conformance suite. AAD has no place in that trait's signature, so use the
-//!   inherent [`Gcm::do_update_aad`] on the object it returns before feeding it any data; the two
-//!   views operate on the same `ghash` and `phase` state, so this composes correctly.
+//! * The inherited symmetric-cipher methods are GCM with no AAD and the tag *inline*:
+//!   `ciphertext || tag`, streaming or through the `encrypt_out` / `decrypt_out` one-shots.
+//! * The AEAD traits add `do_update_aad`, the detached-tag `*_detached` methods -- the spec's own
+//!   interface, where the tag is a separate value from the ciphertext (Algorithm 4's `(C, T)`,
+//!   Algorithm 5's separate `T` input) -- and the inline one-shots with AAD, `*_with_aad`.
+//!
+//! The decryptor holds back the last `TAG_LEN` bytes it has seen, because until the stream ends it
+//! cannot know whether they are the inline tag or, detached, the end of the ciphertext.
 //!
 //! AAD must be supplied before any plaintext or ciphertext: SP 800-38D Algorithm 4 absorbs `A`
-//! before `C` in one GHASH pass, so AAD after data is [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`] (empty
-//! AAD after data is a no-op, since it changes nothing).
+//! before `C` in one GHASH pass, so AAD after the first `do_update_out` is
+//! [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`] (empty AAD after data is a no-op, since it changes nothing).
 //!
 //! # Usage Examples
 //!
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 //! ```
 //! use bouncycastle_aes::AES_128;
 //! use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::{AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor};
 //! use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting, Gcm};
 //!
 //! type Aes128Gcm<Dir> = Gcm<AES_128, Dir, 16, 16>;
@@ -52,12 +53,15 @@
 //! let aad = b"header, sent in the clear";
 //! let plaintext = *b"attack at dawn!!";
 //!
-//! let mut data = plaintext;
-//! let (nonce, tag) = Aes128Gcm::<Encrypting>::encrypt_detached(&key, aad, &mut data).unwrap();
-//! assert_ne!(data, plaintext);
+//! let mut ciphertext = [0u8; 16];
+//! let (nonce, _, tag) =
+//!     Aes128Gcm::<Encrypting>::encrypt_out_detached(&key, aad, &plaintext, &mut ciphertext).unwrap();
+//! assert_ne!(ciphertext, plaintext);
 //!
-//! Aes128Gcm::<Decrypting>::decrypt_detached(&key, &nonce, aad, &mut data, &tag).unwrap();
-//! assert_eq!(data, plaintext);
+//! let mut recovered = [0u8; 16];
+//! Aes128Gcm::<Decrypting>::decrypt_out_detached(&key, &nonce, aad, &ciphertext, &tag, &mut recovered)
+//!     .unwrap();
+//! assert_eq!(recovered, plaintext);
 //! ```
 //!
 //! Inline `ciphertext || tag`, and streaming with AAD:
@@ -65,7 +69,9 @@
 //! ```
 //! use bouncycastle_aes::AES_256;
 //! use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
-//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::{SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor};
+//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
+//!     AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor,
+//! };
 //! use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting, Gcm};
 //!
 //! type Aes256Gcm<Dir> = Gcm<AES_256, Dir, 32, 16>;
@@ -110,11 +116,12 @@
 //!   necessary, limit the number of unsuccessful verification attempts for each key."
 //! * **32- and 64-bit tags are not offered** (Appendix C); see the module docs above.
 //! * **Streaming decryption releases plaintext before the tag is checked; the one-shots do not.**
-//!   [`Gcm::do_decrypt`] and [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor::do_update_out`] hand back plaintext as they go,
-//!   which is unauthenticated until [`Gcm::finish`] / `do_final` succeeds -- do not act on it before
-//!   then. [`Gcm::decrypt_detached`] and the inline `decrypt_out` override verify the tag first and
-//!   release nothing at all on failure (Sec 7.2 permits checking the tag before computing the
-//!   plaintext, and this is why the one-shot exists as more than init/update/final glued together).
+//!   [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor::do_update_out`] hands back plaintext as it goes, which is
+//!   unauthenticated until `do_final` / `do_final_detached` succeeds -- do not act on it before
+//!   then. The one-shots (`decrypt_out`, `decrypt_out_detached`, `decrypt_out_with_aad`) verify the
+//!   tag first and release nothing on failure, zeroizing the output buffer (Sec 7.2 permits
+//!   checking the tag before computing the plaintext, and this is why the one-shots are more than
+//!   init/update/final glued together).
 //! * **Intermediates are secret.** Sec 5.3: "the intermediate values in the execution of the GCM
 //!   functions shall be secret." `H`, the running GHASH accumulator, the pending partial block, the
 //!   tag mask `CIPH_K(J0)` and the CTR keystream all live in
@@ -126,7 +133,7 @@
 //!   (`bouncycastle_utils::ct::ct_eq_bytes`) touch no table indexed by secret data, with the same
 //!   caveats `bouncycastle-aes` states about compiler guarantees and side channels other than
 //!   timing.
-//! * **GMAC is GCM with no plaintext** (Sec 5.2): feed only AAD and call `finish`/`do_final`: there
+//! * **GMAC is GCM with no plaintext** (Sec 5.2): feed only AAD and call `do_final_detached`: there
 //!   is no separate `Gmac` type.
 
 use crate::ghash::Ghash;
@@ -134,8 +141,9 @@ use crate::{Ctr, Decrypting, Encrypting};
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::KeyMaterial;
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
-    Algorithm, ElectronicCodeBook, RNG, SecurityStrength, StreamCipherDecryptor,
-    StreamCipherEncryptor, SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor,
+    AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, Algorithm, ElectronicCodeBook, RNG, SecurityStrength,
+    StreamCipherDecryptor, StreamCipherEncryptor, SymmetricCipherDecryptor,
+    SymmetricCipherEncryptor,
 };
 use bouncycastle_rng::HashDRBG_SHA512;
 use bouncycastle_utils::ct::ct_eq_bytes;
@@ -240,12 +248,11 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    /// Absorbs additional authenticated data. Any number of calls before the first call to
-    /// [`Gcm::do_encrypt`] / [`Gcm::do_decrypt`] / [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor::do_update_out`] /
-    /// [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor::do_update_out`]; a non-empty call after data has started is
-    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`] (Algorithm 4 absorbs `A` before `C` in one GHASH pass,
-    /// D4). Empty AAD is always a no-op.
-    pub fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+    /// Absorbs additional authenticated data: the body of both directions'
+    /// `AEADCipher*::do_update_aad`. Any number of calls before the first `do_update_out`; a
+    /// non-empty call after data has started is [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`] (Algorithm 4
+    /// absorbs `A` before `C` in one GHASH pass, D4). Empty AAD is always a no-op.
+    fn absorb_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
         if self.phase == Phase::Data {
             if aad.is_empty() {
                 return Ok(());
@@ -290,7 +297,7 @@ where
     /// Returns the full 16-byte block; callers truncate to `TAG_LEN`.
     ///
     /// The byte-to-bit multiplication (`* 8`) is not checked for overflow: `aad_len` and `data_len`
-    /// are accumulated with `checked_add` at every absorption (`do_update_aad`, `absorb_data`), so
+    /// are accumulated with `checked_add` at every absorption (`absorb_aad`, `absorb_data`), so
     /// reaching a count whose `* 8` could overflow `u64` would already require far more calls than
     /// are physically possible to make.
     fn tag_block(&mut self) -> [u8; 16] {
@@ -326,49 +333,21 @@ where
     /// [`SymmetricCipherError::StateError`] if the underlying `Ctr` counter would be exhausted --
     /// the SP 800-38D Sec 5.2.1.1 bound `len(P) <= 2^39 - 256` bits -- or if the AAD/data length
     /// bookkeeping would overflow. Nothing is consumed in either case.
-    pub fn do_encrypt(&mut self, data: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+    fn encrypt_in_place(&mut self, data: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
         self.ctr.do_encrypt(data)?;
         self.absorb_data(data)
     }
 
     /// Algorithm 4 steps 4-6: finishes the message and returns the detached authentication tag,
     /// truncated to `TAG_LEN` bytes (`MSB_t`, step 6). Consumes the encryptor.
-    pub fn finish(mut self) -> [u8; TAG_LEN] {
-        // Covers an AAD-only or entirely empty message, where do_encrypt is never called.
+    fn finish(mut self) -> [u8; TAG_LEN] {
+        // Covers an AAD-only or entirely empty message, where no data was ever encrypted.
         self.begin_data_if_needed();
         let full = self.tag_block();
         let mut tag = [0u8; TAG_LEN];
         tag.copy_from_slice(&full[..TAG_LEN]);
         tag
     }
-
-    /// One-shot: encrypts `data` in place under a fresh nonce, with `aad` as the additional
-    /// authenticated data. Returns the generated nonce and the detached tag. Sources randomness
-    /// from the library's default OS-backed RNG.
-    pub fn encrypt_detached(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-        aad: &[u8],
-        data: &mut [u8],
-    ) -> Result<([u8; GCM_NONCE_LEN], [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
-        let mut rng = HashDRBG_SHA512::new_from_os();
-        Self::encrypt_detached_rng(key, &mut rng, aad, data)
-    }
-
-    /// As [`Gcm::encrypt_detached`], but sources randomness from the provided RNG.
-    pub fn encrypt_detached_rng(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-        rng: &mut dyn RNG,
-        aad: &[u8],
-        data: &mut [u8],
-    ) -> Result<([u8; GCM_NONCE_LEN], [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
-        Self::check_shape();
-        let perm = P::new(key)?;
-        let nonce = crate::iv::random_iv::<GCM_NONCE_LEN>(rng)?;
-        let mut gcm = Self::setup(perm, nonce);
-        gcm.do_update_aad(aad)?;
-        gcm.do_encrypt(data)?;
-        Ok((nonce, gcm.finish()))
-    }
 }
 
 impl<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>
@@ -408,7 +387,7 @@ where
             return Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(plaintext.len()));
         }
         ciphertext[..plaintext.len()].copy_from_slice(plaintext);
-        self.do_encrypt(&mut ciphertext[..plaintext.len()])?;
+        self.encrypt_in_place(&mut ciphertext[..plaintext.len()])?;
         Ok(plaintext.len())
     }
 
@@ -422,6 +401,28 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+/// The AEAD view: [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] over the [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor`] impl above, with
+/// `FINAL_LEN = TAG_LEN`. The encryptor holds nothing back, so the detached final flushes nothing
+/// and returns only the tag.
+impl<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>
+    AEADCipherEncryptor<KEY_LEN, GCM_NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, TAG_LEN>
+    for Gcm<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, TAG_LEN>
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, 16>,
+{
+    fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        self.absorb_aad(aad)
+    }
+
+    /// Algorithm 4 steps 4-6; `ciphertext` is left untouched, since nothing is held back.
+    fn do_final_out_detached(
+        self,
+        _ciphertext: &mut [u8; TAG_LEN],
+    ) -> Result<(usize, [u8; TAG_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        Ok((0, self.finish()))
+    }
+}
+
 impl<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize> Gcm<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, TAG_LEN>
 where
     P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, 16>,
@@ -430,13 +431,12 @@ where
     /// reverse of the encryptor's: GHASH must see ciphertext on both sides, so it is absorbed
     /// *before* GCTR turns it into plaintext here.
     ///
-    /// The plaintext this releases is **not yet authenticated** -- see [`Gcm::decrypt_detached`]
-    /// for the one-shot that does not have this exposure, and the module docs' Security
+    /// The plaintext this releases is **not yet authenticated**; see the module docs' Security
     /// Considerations section.
     ///
     /// # Errors
-    /// As [`Gcm::do_encrypt`].
-    pub fn do_decrypt(&mut self, data: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+    /// As `encrypt_in_place`.
+    fn decrypt_in_place(&mut self, data: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
         self.absorb_data(data)?;
         self.ctr.do_decrypt(data)?;
         Ok(())
@@ -444,11 +444,11 @@ where
 
     /// Algorithm 5 steps 5-8: recomputes `T'` and compares it against `tag` in constant time.
     /// Consumes the decryptor; `Ok(())` is the only thing that makes the plaintext released so far
-    /// (by [`Gcm::do_decrypt`]) trustworthy.
+    /// trustworthy.
     ///
     /// # Errors
     /// [`SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed`] if the tag does not match.
-    pub fn finish(mut self, tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+    fn finish(mut self, tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
         self.begin_data_if_needed();
         let full = self.tag_block();
         if ct_eq_bytes(&full[..TAG_LEN], tag) {
@@ -458,7 +458,8 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    /// Shared by [`Gcm::decrypt_detached`] and the inline `decrypt_out` override: absorbs `aad` and
+    /// Shared by the trait one-shots (`decrypt_out`, `decrypt_out_detached`,
+    /// `decrypt_out_with_aad`): absorbs `aad` and
     /// `data` (still ciphertext) into GHASH and checks the tag *before* touching `data`, so no
     /// unauthenticated plaintext is ever written to the caller's buffer (Sec 7.2 explicitly permits
     /// checking the tag before computing the plaintext). Only on success is `data` decrypted.
@@ -472,7 +473,7 @@ where
         Self::check_shape();
         let perm = P::new(key)?;
         let mut gcm = Self::setup(perm, *nonce);
-        gcm.do_update_aad(aad)?;
+        gcm.absorb_aad(aad)?;
         gcm.absorb_data(data)?;
         let computed = gcm.tag_block();
         if !ct_eq_bytes(&computed[..TAG_LEN], tag) {
@@ -481,18 +482,6 @@ where
         gcm.ctr.do_decrypt(data)?;
         Ok(())
     }
-
-    /// One-shot: verifies the tag and, only if it matches, decrypts `data` in place. Releases
-    /// nothing on failure.
-    pub fn decrypt_detached(
-        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
-        nonce: &[u8; GCM_NONCE_LEN],
-        aad: &[u8],
-        data: &mut [u8],
-        tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
-    ) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
-        Self::verify_then_decrypt(key, nonce, aad, data, tag)
-    }
 }
 
 impl<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>
@@ -516,7 +505,7 @@ where
     }
 
     /// Releases every byte of `tail ++ ciphertext` except the last (up to) `TAG_LEN`, which become
-    /// the new tail. Decrypts (via [`Gcm::do_decrypt`]) exactly the bytes released this call, so
+    /// the new tail. Decrypts (via `decrypt_in_place`) exactly the bytes released this call, so
     /// GHASH absorbs each ciphertext byte exactly once across the whole stream.
     fn do_update_out(
         &mut self,
@@ -527,6 +516,11 @@ where
         if plaintext.len() < release {
             return Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(release));
         }
+        // Data has started even if every byte is still held back as a possible tag, so the AAD
+        // phase ends here rather than at the first byte released: otherwise a `do_update_aad`
+        // after a first call shorter than `TAG_LEN` would be accepted, and absorbed as if it came
+        // before the ciphertext (Algorithm 5 absorbs `A` before `C`).
+        self.begin_data_if_needed();
 
         // Bytes of the old tail that are now known to be ciphertext, then bytes of the new input
         // that are also released this call.
@@ -539,7 +533,7 @@ where
             plaintext[tail_release..release].copy_from_slice(&ciphertext[..input_release]);
         }
         if release > 0 {
-            self.do_decrypt(&mut plaintext[..release])?;
+            self.decrypt_in_place(&mut plaintext[..release])?;
         }
 
         // The new tail is whatever of (old tail ++ ciphertext) survives past `release` bytes --
@@ -581,21 +575,94 @@ where
         init_data: &[u8; GCM_NONCE_LEN],
         ciphertext: &[u8],
         plaintext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        <Self as AEADCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, GCM_NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, TAG_LEN>>::decrypt_out_with_aad(
+            key,
+            init_data,
+            &[],
+            ciphertext,
+            plaintext,
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+/// The AEAD view: [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] over the [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor`] impl above, with
+/// `FINAL_LEN = TAG_LEN`. The one-shots are overridden, as `decrypt_out` is, to check the tag
+/// before any plaintext is written.
+impl<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>
+    AEADCipherDecryptor<KEY_LEN, GCM_NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, TAG_LEN>
+    for Gcm<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, TAG_LEN>
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, 16>,
+{
+    fn do_update_aad(&mut self, aad: &[u8]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        self.absorb_aad(aad)
+    }
+
+    /// The detached layout: the up to `TAG_LEN` bytes held back as a possible tag are ciphertext
+    /// after all, so they are decrypted into `plaintext` before the tag is checked against `tag`
+    /// (Algorithm 5 steps 5-8). On failure `plaintext` is zeroized before the error is returned.
+    fn do_final_out_detached(
+        mut self,
+        tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
+        plaintext: &mut [u8; TAG_LEN],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let n = self.tail_len;
+        plaintext[..n].copy_from_slice(&self.tail[..n]);
+        self.decrypt_in_place(&mut plaintext[..n])?;
+        if let Err(e) = self.finish(tag) {
+            plaintext.fill(0);
+            return Err(e);
+        }
+        Ok(n)
+    }
+
+    /// Verifies `tag` before decrypting, so no unauthenticated plaintext reaches `plaintext`; on
+    /// failure what was written there is zeroized.
+    fn decrypt_out_detached(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; GCM_NONCE_LEN],
+        aad: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &[u8],
+        tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
+        plaintext: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        let len = ciphertext.len();
+        if plaintext.len() < len {
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(len));
+        }
+        plaintext[..len].copy_from_slice(ciphertext);
+        Self::verify_then_decrypt(key, nonce, aad, &mut plaintext[..len], tag).inspect_err(
+            |_| {
+                // The buffer holds ciphertext rather than unauthenticated plaintext here, since the
+                // tag is checked before decryption, but the trait's contract is a zeroized buffer on
+                // failure, and a caller who ignores the `Result` should find nothing in it at all.
+                plaintext[..len].fill(0);
+            },
+        )?;
+        Ok(len)
+    }
+
+    /// The inline layout with AAD: splits the trailing `TAG_LEN` bytes off as the tag and verifies
+    /// it before decrypting, as the detached one-shot does, zeroizing `plaintext` on failure.
+    fn decrypt_out_with_aad(
+        key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
+        nonce: &[u8; GCM_NONCE_LEN],
+        aad: &[u8],
+        ciphertext: &[u8],
+        plaintext: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
         let needed = Self::decrypt_out_max_len(ciphertext.len());
         if plaintext.len() < needed {
             return Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(needed));
         }
-        if ciphertext.len() < TAG_LEN {
+        let Some((data, tag)) = ciphertext.split_last_chunk::<TAG_LEN>() else {
             return Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed);
-        }
-        let ct_len = ciphertext.len() - TAG_LEN;
-        let tag: [u8; TAG_LEN] = ciphertext[ct_len..]
-            .try_into()
-            .expect("ciphertext.len() - ct_len == TAG_LEN by construction");
-
-        plaintext[..ct_len].copy_from_slice(&ciphertext[..ct_len]);
-        Self::verify_then_decrypt(key, init_data, &[], &mut plaintext[..ct_len], &tag)?;
-        Ok(ct_len)
+        };
+        let len = data.len();
+        plaintext[..len].copy_from_slice(data);
+        Self::verify_then_decrypt(key, nonce, aad, &mut plaintext[..len], tag)
+            .inspect_err(|_| plaintext[..len].fill(0))?;
+        Ok(len)
     }
 }
diff --git a/crypto/modes/tests/common/acvp_gcm.rs b/crypto/modes/tests/common/acvp_gcm.rs
index 4500f1aa..17cc5f2d 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/tests/common/acvp_gcm.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/tests/common/acvp_gcm.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{
     KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType, do_hazardous_operations,
 };
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
-    SecurityStrength, SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor,
+    AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, SecurityStrength, SymmetricCipherDecryptor,
 };
 use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG;
 use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
@@ -116,22 +116,24 @@ fn run_encrypt<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>(
 ) where
     P: bouncycastle_core::traits::ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, 16>,
 {
-    let (mut enc, got_iv) = Gcm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, TAG_LEN>::do_encrypt_init_rng(
+    let mut ct = vec![0u8; data.len()];
+    let (got_iv, written, tag) = Gcm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, TAG_LEN>::encrypt_out_rng_detached(
         key,
         &mut FixedSeedRNG::<GCM_NONCE_LEN>::new(iv),
+        aad,
+        data,
+        &mut ct,
     )
-    .expect("encrypt init");
+    .expect("encrypt");
     assert_eq!(got_iv, iv, "the pinned RNG should reproduce the vector's IV");
-    enc.do_update_aad(aad).expect("aad");
-    enc.do_encrypt(data).expect("encrypt");
-    let tag = enc.finish();
+    assert_eq!(written, data.len(), "GCM ciphertext is as long as the plaintext");
     assert_eq!(&tag[..], expected_tag, "tag mismatch");
+    data.copy_from_slice(&ct);
 }
 
 /// Runs one ACVP AES-GCM/GMAC decrypt case: decrypts `ct` under `key`/`aad`/`iv` and either
 /// compares against `expected_pt` (a valid case) or asserts `AEADTagCheckFailed` (a forgery) from
-/// both the detached one-shot and the inline `decrypt_out`, with the plaintext buffer left
-/// untouched in both.
+/// both the detached one-shot and the inline stream, with the one-shot's plaintext buffer zeroized.
 pub fn run_decrypt_case(
     key_bytes: &[u8],
     iv: [u8; GCM_NONCE_LEN],
@@ -174,13 +176,13 @@ fn run_decrypt<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>(
     let tag_arr: [u8; TAG_LEN] = tag.try_into().expect("tag length matches TAG_LEN");
 
     // The detached one-shot: AAD-capable, and never releases plaintext before the tag checks out.
-    let mut data = ct.to_vec();
-    let one_shot_result = Gcm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, TAG_LEN>::decrypt_detached(
-        key, &iv, aad, &mut data, &tag_arr,
+    let mut data = vec![0xEEu8; ct.len()];
+    let one_shot_result = Gcm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, TAG_LEN>::decrypt_out_detached(
+        key, &iv, aad, ct, &tag_arr, &mut data,
     );
 
     // The inline `SymmetricCipherDecryptor` streaming view, `ciphertext || tag` through
-    // `do_update_out`/`do_final`, with AAD fed via the inherent `do_update_aad` first. Note this is
+    // `do_update_out`/`do_final`, with AAD fed via `do_update_aad` first. Note this is
     // *not* the AAD-less static `decrypt_out` one-shot (which has no AAD parameter at all and so
     // cannot be checked against these vectors, none of which have empty AAD): the streaming path
     // is where the inline layout meets AAD support, and unlike the one-shot it releases plaintext
@@ -211,12 +213,14 @@ fn run_decrypt<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>(
             assert_eq!(&inline_pt[..written], pt, "inline stream plaintext mismatch");
         }
         None => {
-            let before = ct.to_vec();
             assert!(
                 matches!(one_shot_result, Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed)),
                 "expected AEADTagCheckFailed from the detached one-shot, got {one_shot_result:?}"
             );
-            assert_eq!(data, before, "a forged tag must leave the one-shot buffer untouched");
+            assert!(
+                data.iter().all(|&b| b == 0),
+                "a forged tag must leave the one-shot buffer zeroized"
+            );
 
             assert!(
                 matches!(inline_result, Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed)),
diff --git a/crypto/modes/tests/gcm_bc_java_tests.rs b/crypto/modes/tests/gcm_bc_java_tests.rs
index 0e2bfbc2..1ddab5b5 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/tests/gcm_bc_java_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/tests/gcm_bc_java_tests.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 use bouncycastle_aes::{AES_128, AES_192, AES_256};
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyMaterialTrait, KeyType};
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::SymmetricCipherEncryptor;
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor};
 use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG;
 use bouncycastle_hex as hex;
 use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting, Gcm};
@@ -206,24 +206,27 @@ where
     let expected_ct = hex::decode(&case.ct).expect("valid hex ct");
     let expected_tag = hex::decode(case.tag).expect("valid hex tag");
 
-    let mut data = pt.clone();
-    let (mut enc, got_iv) = Gcm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, 16>::do_encrypt_init_rng(
+    let mut data = vec![0u8; pt.len()];
+    let (got_iv, _, tag) = Gcm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, 16>::encrypt_out_rng_detached(
         &key,
         &mut FixedSeedRNG::<12>::new(iv),
+        &aad,
+        &pt,
+        &mut data,
     )
-    .expect("encrypt init");
+    .expect("encrypt");
     assert_eq!(got_iv, iv, "{}: the pinned RNG should reproduce the vector's IV", case.name);
-    enc.do_update_aad(&aad).unwrap();
-    enc.do_encrypt(&mut data).unwrap();
-    let tag = enc.finish();
 
     assert_eq!(data, expected_ct, "{}: ciphertext mismatch", case.name);
     assert_eq!(&tag[..], &expected_tag[..], "{}: tag mismatch", case.name);
 
     let tag_arr: [u8; 16] = expected_tag.try_into().expect("16-byte tag");
-    Gcm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, 16>::decrypt_detached(&key, &iv, &aad, &mut data, &tag_arr)
-        .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{}: decrypt should have verified, got {e:?}", case.name));
-    assert_eq!(data, pt, "{}: decrypted plaintext mismatch", case.name);
+    let mut recovered = vec![0u8; data.len()];
+    Gcm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, 16>::decrypt_out_detached(
+        &key, &iv, &aad, &data, &tag_arr, &mut recovered,
+    )
+    .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{}: decrypt should have verified, got {e:?}", case.name));
+    assert_eq!(recovered, pt, "{}: decrypted plaintext mismatch", case.name);
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/crypto/modes/tests/gcm_tests.rs b/crypto/modes/tests/gcm_tests.rs
index 95a118ba..fa292a79 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/tests/gcm_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/tests/gcm_tests.rs
@@ -10,21 +10,43 @@ mod common;
 use bouncycastle_aes::{AES_128, AES_192, AES_256};
 use bouncycastle_core::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
-use bouncycastle_core::traits::{SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor};
+use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
+    AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor,
+};
+use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG;
 use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting, Gcm};
 use common::{TOY_LEN, Toy, toy_key};
 
 type ToyGcm<Dir, const TAG_LEN: usize> = Gcm<Toy, Dir, TOY_LEN, TAG_LEN>;
 
+/// Encrypts `message` under `aad` through the detached one-shot, with the nonce driven by `seed`
+/// so repeated calls are comparable. Returns the nonce, the ciphertext and the tag.
+fn toy_encrypt<const TAG_LEN: usize>(
+    aad: &[u8],
+    message: &[u8],
+    seed: [u8; 12],
+) -> ([u8; 12], Vec<u8>, [u8; TAG_LEN]) {
+    let mut ct = vec![0u8; message.len()];
+    let (nonce, _, tag) = ToyGcm::<Encrypting, TAG_LEN>::encrypt_out_rng_detached(
+        &toy_key(),
+        &mut FixedSeedRNG::<12>::new(seed),
+        aad,
+        message,
+        &mut ct,
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    (nonce, ct, tag)
+}
+
 /// AAD must precede data (SP 800-38D Algorithm 4 absorbs `A` before `C`); a non-empty AAD call
 /// after data has started is refused, while an empty one is always accepted as a no-op.
 #[test]
 fn aad_after_data_is_a_state_error_unless_empty() {
     let key = toy_key();
-    let (mut enc, _nonce) = Gcm::<Toy, Encrypting, TOY_LEN, 16>::do_encrypt_init(&key).unwrap();
+    let (mut enc, _nonce) = ToyGcm::<Encrypting, 16>::do_encrypt_init(&key).unwrap();
     enc.do_update_aad(b"header").unwrap();
-    let mut data = [0x11u8; 8];
-    enc.do_encrypt(&mut data).unwrap();
+    let mut out = [0u8; 8];
+    enc.do_update_out(&[0x11u8; 8], &mut out).unwrap();
 
     match enc.do_update_aad(b"too late") {
         Err(SymmetricCipherError::StateError(_)) => {}
@@ -32,7 +54,22 @@ fn aad_after_data_is_a_state_error_unless_empty() {
     }
     // An empty call after data is always fine.
     enc.do_update_aad(&[]).unwrap();
-    let _ = enc.finish();
+    let _ = enc.do_final_detached().unwrap();
+}
+
+/// The decryptor holds back the last `TAG_LEN` bytes it has seen, so a first `do_update_out` of
+/// fewer than `TAG_LEN` bytes releases nothing -- but data has still started, and AAD after it
+/// must be refused all the same, or it would be absorbed as if it came before the ciphertext.
+#[test]
+fn aad_after_held_back_data_is_still_a_state_error() {
+    let key = toy_key();
+    let mut dec = ToyGcm::<Decrypting, 16>::do_decrypt_init(&key, &[0u8; 12]).unwrap();
+    let mut nothing = [0u8; 0];
+    assert_eq!(dec.do_update_out(&[0x22u8; 5], &mut nothing).unwrap(), 0, "all held back");
+    match dec.do_update_aad(b"too late") {
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::StateError(_)) => {}
+        other => panic!("expected StateError, got {other:?}"),
+    }
 }
 
 /// Chunking independence for both AAD and data: every split of a 40-byte AAD and a 50-byte message
@@ -42,29 +79,24 @@ fn chunking_is_independent_for_aad_and_data() {
     let key = toy_key();
     let aad: [u8; 40] = core::array::from_fn(|i| i as u8);
     let message: [u8; 50] = core::array::from_fn(|i| (i as u8).wrapping_mul(3).wrapping_add(1));
-
-    let (nonce, expected_ct, expected_tag) = {
-        let mut data = message;
-        let (nonce, tag) =
-            Gcm::<Toy, Encrypting, TOY_LEN, 16>::encrypt_detached(&key, &aad, &mut data).unwrap();
-        (nonce, data, tag)
-    };
+    let seed = [0x5Au8; 12];
+    let (nonce, expected_ct, expected_tag) = toy_encrypt::<16>(&aad, &message, seed);
 
     for aad_split in [0usize, 1, 17, 40] {
         for data_split in [0usize, 1, 23, 50] {
-            let (mut enc, got_nonce) = Gcm::<Toy, Encrypting, TOY_LEN, 16>::do_encrypt_init_rng(
+            let (mut enc, got_nonce) = ToyGcm::<Encrypting, 16>::do_encrypt_init_rng(
                 &key,
-                &mut bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG::<12>::new(nonce),
+                &mut FixedSeedRNG::<12>::new(seed),
             )
             .unwrap();
             assert_eq!(got_nonce, nonce);
             enc.do_update_aad(&aad[..aad_split]).unwrap();
             enc.do_update_aad(&aad[aad_split..]).unwrap();
-            let mut data = message;
-            enc.do_encrypt(&mut data[..data_split]).unwrap();
-            enc.do_encrypt(&mut data[data_split..]).unwrap();
-            let tag = enc.finish();
-            assert_eq!(data, expected_ct, "aad_split {aad_split}, data_split {data_split}");
+            let mut ct = [0u8; 50];
+            let n = enc.do_update_out(&message[..data_split], &mut ct).unwrap();
+            enc.do_update_out(&message[data_split..], &mut ct[n..]).unwrap();
+            let (_, _, tag) = enc.do_final_detached().unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(&ct[..], &expected_ct[..], "aad_split {aad_split}, data_split {data_split}");
             assert_eq!(tag, expected_tag, "aad_split {aad_split}, data_split {data_split}");
         }
     }
@@ -77,31 +109,23 @@ fn tag_length_variants_round_trip_and_nest() {
     let key = toy_key();
     let aad = b"associated";
     let message = *b"a toy message, sixteen+";
-
-    let mut data16 = message;
-    let (nonce, tag16) =
-        ToyGcm::<Encrypting, 16>::encrypt_detached(&key, aad, &mut data16).unwrap();
+    let seed = [0x6Bu8; 12];
+    let (_, ct16, tag16) = toy_encrypt::<16>(aad, &message, seed);
 
     macro_rules! check_tag_len {
         ($n:literal) => {{
-            let mut data = message;
-            let (n, tag) = ToyGcm::<Encrypting, $n>::encrypt_detached_rng(
-                &key,
-                &mut bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG::<12>::new(nonce),
-                aad,
-                &mut data,
-            )
-            .unwrap();
-            assert_eq!(n, nonce);
-            assert_eq!(data, data16, "ciphertext must not depend on TAG_LEN ({})", $n);
+            let (nonce, ct, tag) = toy_encrypt::<$n>(aad, &message, seed);
+            assert_eq!(ct, ct16, "ciphertext must not depend on TAG_LEN ({})", $n);
             assert_eq!(
                 &tag16[..$n],
                 &tag[..],
                 "TAG_LEN={} must be a prefix of the 16-byte tag",
                 $n
             );
-            ToyGcm::<Decrypting, $n>::decrypt_detached(&key, &n, aad, &mut data, &tag).unwrap();
-            assert_eq!(data, message);
+            let mut pt = [0u8; 23];
+            ToyGcm::<Decrypting, $n>::decrypt_out_detached(&key, &nonce, aad, &ct, &tag, &mut pt)
+                .unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(pt, message);
         }};
     }
     check_tag_len!(12);
@@ -117,13 +141,12 @@ fn tag_length_variants_round_trip_and_nest() {
 fn an_aad_only_message_is_gmac() {
     let key = toy_key();
     let aad = b"the whole message is AAD";
-    let mut nothing: [u8; 0] = [];
-
-    let (nonce, tag) = ToyGcm::<Encrypting, 16>::encrypt_detached(&key, aad, &mut nothing).unwrap();
-    ToyGcm::<Decrypting, 16>::decrypt_detached(&key, &nonce, aad, &mut nothing, &tag).unwrap();
+    let (nonce, _, tag) = toy_encrypt::<16>(aad, &[], [0x7Cu8; 12]);
+    ToyGcm::<Decrypting, 16>::decrypt_out_detached(&key, &nonce, aad, &[], &tag, &mut []).unwrap();
 
     // Wrong AAD must fail verification.
-    match ToyGcm::<Decrypting, 16>::decrypt_detached(&key, &nonce, b"wrong", &mut nothing, &tag) {
+    match ToyGcm::<Decrypting, 16>::decrypt_out_detached(&key, &nonce, b"wrong", &[], &tag, &mut [])
+    {
         Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => {}
         other => panic!("expected AEADTagCheckFailed, got {other:?}"),
     }
@@ -134,8 +157,7 @@ fn an_aad_only_message_is_gmac() {
 #[test]
 fn inline_decryptor_handles_short_and_tag_only_input() {
     let key = toy_key();
-    let mut nothing: [u8; 0] = [];
-    let (nonce, tag) = ToyGcm::<Encrypting, 16>::encrypt_detached(&key, b"", &mut nothing).unwrap();
+    let (nonce, _, tag) = toy_encrypt::<16>(b"", &[], [0x8Du8; 12]);
 
     let mut plaintext = [0u8; 16];
     let n = ToyGcm::<Decrypting, 16>::decrypt_out(&key, &nonce, &tag, &mut plaintext).unwrap();
@@ -156,8 +178,7 @@ fn inline_decryptor_handles_short_and_tag_only_input() {
 fn update_out_len_is_exact_across_irregular_chunking() {
     let key = toy_key();
     let message: [u8; 64] = core::array::from_fn(|i| i as u8);
-    let mut ct = message;
-    let (nonce, tag) = ToyGcm::<Encrypting, 16>::encrypt_detached(&key, b"aad", &mut ct).unwrap();
+    let (nonce, ct, tag) = toy_encrypt::<16>(b"aad", &message, [0x9Eu8; 12]);
     let mut full_ct = [0u8; 80];
     full_ct[..64].copy_from_slice(&ct);
     full_ct[64..].copy_from_slice(&tag);
@@ -185,41 +206,41 @@ fn update_out_len_is_exact_across_irregular_chunking() {
     assert_eq!(last_len, 0);
 }
 
-/// A forged tag leaves the one-shot's output buffer untouched, while the streaming path (by its
-/// nature) has already written plaintext before the forgery is detected. Pinning the difference.
+/// A forged tag leaves the one-shot's output buffer zeroized, while the streaming path (by its
+/// nature) has already released plaintext before the forgery is detected. Pinning the difference.
 #[test]
-fn one_shot_leaves_the_buffer_untouched_on_forgery_but_streaming_does_not() {
+fn one_shot_releases_nothing_on_forgery_but_streaming_does() {
     let key = toy_key();
     let message = *b"do not trust me yet";
-    let mut ct = message;
-    let (nonce, mut tag) =
-        ToyGcm::<Encrypting, 16>::encrypt_detached(&key, b"aad", &mut ct).unwrap();
+    let (nonce, ct, mut tag) = toy_encrypt::<16>(b"aad", &message, [0xAFu8; 12]);
     tag[0] ^= 0xFF; // forge it
 
-    // One-shot: verify-then-decrypt, so a forged tag must leave `data` exactly as it was.
-    let mut one_shot_buf = ct;
-    let before = one_shot_buf;
-    match ToyGcm::<Decrypting, 16>::decrypt_detached(&key, &nonce, b"aad", &mut one_shot_buf, &tag)
-    {
+    // One-shot: verify-then-decrypt, so a forged tag leaves nothing but zeros behind.
+    let mut one_shot_buf = [0xEEu8; 19];
+    match ToyGcm::<Decrypting, 16>::decrypt_out_detached(
+        &key, &nonce, b"aad", &ct, &tag, &mut one_shot_buf,
+    ) {
         Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => {}
         other => panic!("expected AEADTagCheckFailed, got {other:?}"),
     }
-    assert_eq!(one_shot_buf, before, "the one-shot must not touch the buffer on a forged tag");
+    assert_eq!(one_shot_buf, [0u8; 19], "the one-shot must zeroize its buffer on a forged tag");
 
-    // Streaming: do_decrypt has already released (wrong) plaintext by the time finish() fails.
+    // Streaming: everything but the held-back last 16 bytes has already been released as
+    // plaintext by the time the final call rejects the tag.
     let mut dec = ToyGcm::<Decrypting, 16>::do_decrypt_init(&key, &nonce).unwrap();
     dec.do_update_aad(b"aad").unwrap();
-    let mut streaming_buf = ct;
-    dec.do_decrypt(&mut streaming_buf).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(streaming_buf, message, "streaming already produced the (correct) plaintext");
-    match dec.finish(&tag) {
+    let mut streaming_buf = [0u8; 19];
+    let released = dec.do_update_out(&ct, &mut streaming_buf).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(released, 3, "19 bytes in, the last 16 held back");
+    assert_eq!(&streaming_buf[..3], &message[..3], "streaming already produced plaintext");
+    match dec.do_final_detached(&tag) {
         Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed) => {}
         other => panic!("expected AEADTagCheckFailed, got {other:?}"),
     }
 }
 
-/// The one-shots and the inline `SymmetricCipherEncryptor`/`Decryptor` view round-trip with real AES
-/// at all three key lengths, at a length that is not a whole number of blocks.
+/// The one-shots round-trip with real AES at all three key lengths, at a length that is not a
+/// whole number of blocks.
 #[test]
 fn the_aes_aliases_round_trip() {
     fn check<P, const KEY_LEN: usize>(key_bytes: &[u8])
@@ -232,16 +253,85 @@ fn the_aes_aliases_round_trip() {
         let aad = b"associated data of no particular length";
         let message = b"a message that is not a whole number of blocks!!";
 
-        let mut data = *message;
-        let (nonce, tag) =
-            Gcm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, 16>::encrypt_detached(&key, aad, &mut data).unwrap();
-        assert_ne!(&data[..], &message[..]);
-        Gcm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, 16>::decrypt_detached(&key, &nonce, aad, &mut data, &tag)
-            .unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(&data[..], &message[..]);
+        let mut ct = [0u8; 48];
+        let (nonce, _, tag) =
+            Gcm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, 16>::encrypt_out_detached(&key, aad, message, &mut ct)
+                .unwrap();
+        assert_ne!(&ct[..], &message[..]);
+        let mut pt = [0u8; 48];
+        Gcm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, 16>::decrypt_out_detached(
+            &key, &nonce, aad, &ct, &tag, &mut pt,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(&pt[..], &message[..]);
     }
 
     check::<AES_128, 16>(&[0x11; 16]);
     check::<AES_192, 24>(&[0x22; 24]);
     check::<AES_256, 32>(&[0x33; 32]);
 }
+
+/// The whole [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] contract -- which runs the
+/// symmetric-cipher suite first -- through the shared framework, over real AES at two key lengths
+/// and at both ends of the tag-length range. `FINAL_LEN` is `TAG_LEN`: GCM holds nothing back on
+/// encryption and exactly the possible tag on decryption.
+///
+/// [`AEADCipherEncryptor`]: bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipherEncryptor
+/// [`AEADCipherDecryptor`]: bouncycastle_core::traits::AEADCipherDecryptor
+#[test]
+fn aead_trait_framework() {
+    use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::symmetric_ciphers::TestFrameworkAEADCipher;
+    TestFrameworkAEADCipher::new().test_encryptor_decryptor::<
+        16,
+        12,
+        16,
+        16,
+        Gcm<AES_128, Encrypting, 16, 16>,
+        Gcm<AES_128, Decrypting, 16, 16>,
+    >();
+    TestFrameworkAEADCipher::new().test_encryptor_decryptor::<
+        32,
+        12,
+        12,
+        12,
+        Gcm<AES_256, Encrypting, 32, 12>,
+        Gcm<AES_256, Decrypting, 32, 12>,
+    >();
+}
+
+/// The trait one-shots check the tag before decrypting anything, as the inherent
+/// `decrypt_detached` does, and on a forgery leave the caller's buffer zeroized -- the trait
+/// contract -- rather than holding the ciphertext they staged there.
+#[test]
+fn aead_trait_one_shots_release_nothing_on_forgery() {
+    type Enc = Gcm<AES_128, Encrypting, 16, 16>;
+    type Dec = Gcm<AES_128, Decrypting, 16, 16>;
+
+    let key =
+        KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42u8; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey).unwrap();
+    let mut ct = [0u8; 32 + 16];
+    let (nonce, n) = Enc::encrypt_out_with_aad(&key, b"aad", &[0x33u8; 32], &mut ct).unwrap();
+    ct[0] ^= 1;
+
+    let mut out = [0xEEu8; 32];
+    assert!(matches!(
+        Dec::decrypt_out_with_aad(&key, &nonce, b"aad", &ct[..n], &mut out),
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed)
+    ));
+    assert_eq!(out, [0u8; 32], "decrypt_out_with_aad must zeroize on a failed tag check");
+
+    let tag: [u8; 16] = ct[32..48].try_into().unwrap();
+    let mut out = [0xEEu8; 32];
+    assert!(matches!(
+        <Dec as AEADCipherDecryptor<16, 12, 16, 16>>::decrypt_out_detached(
+            &key,
+            &nonce,
+            b"aad",
+            &ct[..32],
+            &tag,
+            &mut out
+        ),
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed)
+    ));
+    assert_eq!(out, [0u8; 32], "decrypt_out_detached must zeroize on a failed tag check");
+}

From 2161a0457adadb6810e96e2e0ec8bf546e38b99b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: officialfrancismendoza <francissamuelmendoza7@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:17:46 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 56/68] Fix batched keystream left on stack (#125)

---
 crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs b/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
index eb106659..b3367fe4 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
@@ -596,7 +596,8 @@ where
         blocks: &mut [[u8; BLOCK_LEN]; N],
         batch: impl Fn(&P, &mut [[u8; BLOCK_LEN]; N]),
     ) {
-        let mut ks = [[0u8; BLOCK_LEN]; N];
+        // Batched payload keystream, so give it the same drop-time scrub as the single-block `ks`.
+        let mut ks: Secret<[[u8; BLOCK_LEN]; N]> = Secret::new();
         for slot in ks.iter_mut() {
             *slot = self.counter_block(self.next_ctr);
             self.next_ctr += 1;

From 985eb94fed0c8ba1345416e010a50b01fa8b019f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:12:34 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 57/68] modes: zeroize CTR's batched and single-block
 keystream, as 2161a04 did for CCM

Ctr::apply_batch built its 2- or 4-block keystream in a plain local, and
refill/apply_one enciphered into a plain local before copying into the
Secret, so live keystream was left on the stack unzeroized -- the exact
leak 2161a04 fixed in the CCM copy of this code. The batch scratch is now
one Secret per width held for the whole apply() call rather than one per
batch, and refill/apply_one encipher in place inside the Secret.

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-fable-5-1
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 crypto/modes/src/ctr.rs | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/ctr.rs b/crypto/modes/src/ctr.rs
index 20086818..d2aad67f 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/src/ctr.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/src/ctr.rs
@@ -291,9 +291,10 @@ where
     /// block is used up and capacity has already been checked.
     #[inline]
     fn refill(&mut self) {
-        let mut block = self.counter_block();
-        self.perm.encrypt_block(&mut block);
-        (*self.keystream).copy_from_slice(&block);
+        // Enciphered in place inside the `Secret`, so no copy of the keystream block is ever left
+        // on the stack unzeroized; the counter block it starts from is public.
+        *self.keystream = self.counter_block();
+        self.perm.encrypt_block(&mut self.keystream);
         self.next_counter += 1;
         self.used = 0;
     }
@@ -316,18 +317,22 @@ where
     /// The counter blocks are built first -- they depend only on the nonce and the index, not on
     /// the data or on each other's cipher output -- so the `N` forward ciphers are independent.
     /// This is the parallelism Sec 6.5 describes, and it applies to both directions.
+    ///
+    /// `keystream` is the caller's scratch for the `N` blocks of `Oj`: [`Self::apply`] holds it in
+    /// a [`Secret`] for the whole call, so the batched keystream gets the same drop-time scrub as
+    /// the single-block buffer in `self` without a fresh allocation and scrub per batch.
     #[inline]
     fn apply_batch<const N: usize>(
         &mut self,
         blocks: &mut [[u8; BLOCK_LEN]; N],
+        keystream: &mut [[u8; BLOCK_LEN]; N],
         batch: impl Fn(&P, &mut [[u8; BLOCK_LEN]; N]),
     ) {
-        let mut keystream = [[0u8; BLOCK_LEN]; N];
         for slot in keystream.iter_mut() {
             *slot = self.counter_block();
             self.next_counter += 1;
         }
-        batch(&self.perm, &mut keystream);
+        batch(&self.perm, keystream);
         for (block, o) in blocks.iter_mut().zip(keystream.iter()) {
             for (b, o) in block.iter_mut().zip(o.iter()) {
                 *b ^= *o;
@@ -338,12 +343,13 @@ where
     }
 
     /// XORs one whole block at a block boundary.
+    ///
+    /// Goes through the `Secret` keystream buffer rather than a plain local for the same reason
+    /// [`Self::refill`] does: a whole block of `Oj` must not be left on the stack unzeroized.
     #[inline]
     fn apply_one(&mut self, block: &mut [u8; BLOCK_LEN]) {
-        let mut o = self.counter_block();
-        self.perm.encrypt_block(&mut o);
-        self.next_counter += 1;
-        for (b, o) in block.iter_mut().zip(o.iter()) {
+        self.refill();
+        for (b, o) in block.iter_mut().zip(self.keystream.iter()) {
             *b ^= *o;
         }
         self.used = BLOCK_LEN;
@@ -366,14 +372,18 @@ where
         let (head, rest) = data.split_at_mut(head_len);
         self.apply_bytes(head);
 
+        // Scratch for the batched keystream, one per width and per call rather than per batch:
+        // held in a `Secret` so it is zeroized when this call returns, like the block in `self`.
         let (blocks, tail) = rest.as_chunks_mut::<BLOCK_LEN>();
         let (fours, rest_blocks) = blocks.as_chunks_mut::<4>();
+        let mut ks4: Secret<[[u8; BLOCK_LEN]; 4]> = Secret::new();
         for four in fours.iter_mut() {
-            self.apply_batch(four, P::encrypt_4blocks);
+            self.apply_batch(four, &mut ks4, P::encrypt_4blocks);
         }
         let (pairs, single) = rest_blocks.as_chunks_mut::<2>();
+        let mut ks2: Secret<[[u8; BLOCK_LEN]; 2]> = Secret::new();
         for pair in pairs.iter_mut() {
-            self.apply_batch(pair, P::encrypt_2blocks);
+            self.apply_batch(pair, &mut ks2, P::encrypt_2blocks);
         }
         for block in single.iter_mut() {
             self.apply_one(block);

From 6a061ed32fc2ca135f9494d873bd549e67ef1184 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:12:34 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 58/68] modes: CCM review fixes -- decryptor nonce floor, one
 error variant for a short inline C, empty update keeps the AAD phase open,
 per-side capacity messages, hoisted keystream scratch

* CcmDecryptor now carries the same NONCE_LEN >= 12 assertion as
  CcmEncryptor (moved into CcmBuffer and run from every entry point of
  both, one-shots included), so a parameter set compiles for both sides
  or neither; compile_fail doctest added for the decryptor.
* An inline ciphertext shorter than TAG_LEN is DecryptionFailed from all
  three inline entry points (Ccm::decrypt previously said GenericError),
  the variant SymmetricCipherDecryptor::do_final specifies for a
  malformed ciphertext.
* CcmBuffer::do_update_out with an empty slice is a no-op and no longer
  closes the AAD phase, matching the trait's empty-AAD-at-any-point rule.
* The over-capacity message names the caller's real bound: the encryptor
  is limited to FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN, the decryptor to FINAL_LEN.
* The batched keystream Secret is held per apply_keystream call instead
  of per 2/4-block batch, the same shape Ctr now uses.
* Docs: short tags are justified by Appendix C.1/C.2 (Tlen=32, 48), not
  the ACVP set, which has only 96- and 128-bit tags; the AAD sharing
  FINAL_LEN's bound is stated on CcmEncryptor with the sizing rule.

Tests: sp800_38c_tests gains an_empty_update_does_not_close_the_aad_phase,
extends the short-ciphertext test to all three entry points, and pins the
encryptor's message to its bound. SP 800-38C Appendix C parameters
verified against the downloaded PDF.

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-fable-5-1
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs               | 146 +++++++++++++++++++-------
 crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs |  84 ++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 189 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs b/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
index b3367fe4..5732959a 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/src/ccm.rs
@@ -139,7 +139,10 @@
 //! **`TAG_LEN` is a security parameter.** Sec B.2: "a value of Tlen that is less than 64 shall not
 //! be used without a careful analysis of the risks of accepting inauthentic data as authentic", and
 //! it gives the bound `Tlen >= lg(MaxErrs / Risk)`. A `TAG_LEN` of 4 or 6 is permitted by A.1 and
-//! accepted here, because protocols and the ACVP vectors use short tags; prefer 16.
+//! accepted here: the spec's own Appendix C.1 and C.2 examples use `Tlen=32` and `Tlen=48`, i.e.
+//! `t = 4` and `t = 6`, and constrained protocols do the same. Prefer 16. (Those two examples are
+//! what exercises the short tags in this crate's tests; the ACVP set it also runs uses only 96- and
+//! 128-bit tags.)
 //!
 //! **The key is for CCM only.** Sec 5.1: "The key shall be kept secret and shall only be used for
 //! the CCM mode", and "The total number of invocations of the block cipher algorithm during the
@@ -590,19 +593,23 @@ where
     /// parallelism [`crate::Ctr`] uses, and unrelated to the CBC-MAC, which stays byte-at-a-time
     /// serial (Sec 6.1 step 3: `Yi` depends on `Yi-1`) in [`Self::mac_absorb`]. Only the counter
     /// half batches; nothing here changes what the MAC absorbs or when.
+    ///
+    /// `ks` is the caller's scratch for the `N` blocks of `Sj`: [`Self::apply_keystream`] holds it
+    /// in a [`Secret`] for the whole call, so the batched keystream gets the same drop-time scrub
+    /// as the single-block `ks` in `self` without a fresh allocation and scrub per batch. The same
+    /// arrangement as [`crate::Ctr`]'s.
     #[inline]
     fn apply_keystream_batch<const N: usize>(
         &mut self,
         blocks: &mut [[u8; BLOCK_LEN]; N],
+        ks: &mut [[u8; BLOCK_LEN]; N],
         batch: impl Fn(&P, &mut [[u8; BLOCK_LEN]; N]),
     ) {
-        // Batched payload keystream, so give it the same drop-time scrub as the single-block `ks`.
-        let mut ks: Secret<[[u8; BLOCK_LEN]; N]> = Secret::new();
         for slot in ks.iter_mut() {
             *slot = self.counter_block(self.next_ctr);
             self.next_ctr += 1;
         }
-        batch(&self.perm, &mut ks);
+        batch(&self.perm, ks);
         for (block, k) in blocks.iter_mut().zip(ks.iter()) {
             for (b, k) in block.iter_mut().zip(k.iter()) {
                 *b ^= *k;
@@ -631,14 +638,18 @@ where
         let (head, rest) = data.split_at_mut(core::cmp::min(head_len, data.len()));
         self.apply_keystream_bytes(head);
 
+        // Scratch for the batched keystream, one per width and per call rather than per batch:
+        // held in a `Secret` so it is zeroized when this call returns, like `ks` in `self`.
         let (blocks, tail) = rest.as_chunks_mut::<BLOCK_LEN>();
         let (fours, rest_blocks) = blocks.as_chunks_mut::<4>();
+        let mut ks4: Secret<[[u8; BLOCK_LEN]; 4]> = Secret::new();
         for four in fours.iter_mut() {
-            self.apply_keystream_batch(four, P::encrypt_4blocks);
+            self.apply_keystream_batch(four, &mut ks4, P::encrypt_4blocks);
         }
         let (pairs, single) = rest_blocks.as_chunks_mut::<2>();
+        let mut ks2: Secret<[[u8; BLOCK_LEN]; 2]> = Secret::new();
         for pair in pairs.iter_mut() {
-            self.apply_keystream_batch(pair, P::encrypt_2blocks);
+            self.apply_keystream_batch(pair, &mut ks2, P::encrypt_2blocks);
         }
         for block in single.iter_mut() {
             self.apply_keystream_bytes(block);
@@ -864,9 +875,12 @@ where
     /// trailing `TAG_LEN` bytes off `ciphertext` as the tag -- step 6's `LSB_Tlen(C)`.
     ///
     /// # Errors
-    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`] for Sec 6.2 step 1, "If Clen <= Tlen, then return
-    /// INVALID", which is a malformed input rather than a failed check; otherwise as
-    /// [`Self::decrypt_detached`].
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed`] for Sec 6.2 step 1, "If Clen <= Tlen, then
+    /// return INVALID": a malformed input rather than a failed check, reported with the variant
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor::do_final`] specifies for a malformed ciphertext so that every
+    /// inline entry point -- this one, [`CcmDecryptor::do_final`] and
+    /// [`CcmDecryptor::decrypt_out_with_aad`](AEADCipherDecryptor::decrypt_out_with_aad) -- agrees
+    /// on the same input. Otherwise as [`Self::decrypt_detached`].
     pub fn decrypt(
         key: &KeyMaterial<KEY_LEN>,
         nonce: &[u8; NONCE_LEN],
@@ -885,9 +899,7 @@ where
         // valid -- Sec 5.3's footnote, "The payload may also be empty". So the octet test here
         // admits equality, which is what `split_last_chunk` does.
         let Some((data, tag)) = ciphertext.split_last_chunk::<TAG_LEN>() else {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(
-                "CCM ciphertext shorter than the tag (SP 800-38C Sec 6.2 step 1)",
-            ));
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed);
         };
         Self::decrypt_detached(key, nonce, aad, data, tag, plaintext)
     }
@@ -942,7 +954,8 @@ struct CcmBuffer<
     // either way held until finalization, so wrapped so it is zeroized on drop.
     data: Secret<[u8; FINAL_LEN]>,
     data_len: usize,
-    // Set by the first `do_update_out`, which closes the AAD phase (see `do_update_aad`).
+    // Set by the first non-empty `do_update_out`, which closes the AAD phase (see
+    // `do_update_aad`).
     data_started: bool,
 }
 
@@ -961,7 +974,28 @@ where
     /// `FINAL_LEN` once the inline tag has room.
     const CAPACITY: usize = FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN;
 
+    /// The compile-time nonce-length floor for the trait adapters, run from every entry point of
+    /// both [`CcmEncryptor`] and [`CcmDecryptor`], one-shots included.
+    ///
+    /// The encrypting side draws its nonce at random, and the random-collision bound is only
+    /// useful from 96 bits up. The decrypting side is given its nonce, so it has no such need of
+    /// its own; it carries the same floor so that the pair stays symmetric -- a `NONCE_LEN` for
+    /// which `CcmDecryptor` compiles but `CcmEncryptor` does not would be a trap for code written
+    /// against the generic traits, which instantiates both with one set of parameters. The
+    /// inherent [`Ccm`] API supports every A.1 length from 7 through 13 under a caller-managed
+    /// nonce.
+    #[inline]
+    fn check_random_nonce_len() {
+        const {
+            assert!(
+                NONCE_LEN >= 12,
+                "CCM: the random-nonce AEAD adapters require NONCE_LEN >= 12; use Ccm directly with a caller-managed unique nonce for shorter lengths"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
     fn new(perm: P, nonce: [u8; NONCE_LEN]) -> Self {
+        Self::check_random_nonce_len();
         const {
             // `FINAL_LEN` has to hold the tag the inline `do_final` appends; without this,
             // `CAPACITY` would underflow at compile time with a less helpful message.
@@ -1015,16 +1049,31 @@ where
     /// before the payload length is known, so the whole ciphertext or plaintext comes out at
     /// finalization.
     ///
+    /// An empty `data` is a no-op, and in particular does **not** close the AAD phase: the trait
+    /// makes an empty `aad` a no-op "at any point" so that a generic caller can pass one
+    /// unconditionally, and a caller looping over a reader that returns an empty first chunk
+    /// deserves the same on this side. Only a non-empty call is the start of the data phase.
+    ///
     /// # Errors
-    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`] if the total would exceed `limit`. Nothing is
-    /// consumed in that case.
-    fn do_update_out(&mut self, data: &[u8], limit: usize) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+    /// [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`], carrying `too_long`, if the total would exceed
+    /// `limit`. Nothing is consumed in that case. The two callers have different limits -- the
+    /// encryptor's is [`Self::CAPACITY`], the decryptor's `FINAL_LEN` -- so each supplies the
+    /// message that names its own bound.
+    fn do_update_out(
+        &mut self,
+        data: &[u8],
+        limit: usize,
+        too_long: &'static str,
+    ) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
+        if data.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
         // Set before the length check so that a refused oversized call still closes the AAD phase:
         // the phase order is about call history, and this call happened.
         self.data_started = true;
         let end = self.data_len + data.len();
         if end > limit {
-            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError("CCM: data longer than FINAL_LEN"));
+            return Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(too_long));
         }
         self.data[self.data_len..end].copy_from_slice(data);
         self.data_len = end;
@@ -1050,6 +1099,15 @@ where
 /// already have the complete lengths, so they bypass this buffer and accept data up to CCM's `q`
 /// limit.
 ///
+/// **The AAD shares `FINAL_LEN`'s bound although it is never part of the output.** The AAD is
+/// buffered in its own `FINAL_LEN`-byte array, and `FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN` is its capacity too, so a
+/// protocol whose authenticated header can be longer than its payload has to size `FINAL_LEN` for
+/// the header: `FINAL_LEN >= max(largest payload, largest AAD) + TAG_LEN`. That is a property of
+/// this adapter's single size parameter, not of CCM -- A.1 bounds `a` only at `2^64` -- and the
+/// cost of oversizing is every `[u8; FINAL_LEN]` the trait puts on the stack, so a header-heavy
+/// protocol is better served by the inherent [`Ccm`] API, which takes the whole AAD by reference
+/// and buffers nothing.
+///
 /// A `FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN` past what `NONCE_LEN` allows (A.1's `2^8q - 1`) does not compile,
 /// rather than buffering the whole message only to fail at finalization:
 ///
@@ -1068,8 +1126,9 @@ where
 /// # Random nonce length
 ///
 /// The trait generates a random nonce rather than accepting a caller-managed counter. To keep the
-/// random-collision bound useful, `NONCE_LEN` must therefore be at least 12 here. The inherent
-/// [`Ccm`] API still supports every A.1 nonce length from 7 through 13 when the caller guarantees
+/// random-collision bound useful, `NONCE_LEN` must therefore be at least 12 here, and
+/// [`CcmDecryptor`] carries the same floor so that the pair stays symmetric. The inherent [`Ccm`]
+/// API still supports every A.1 nonce length from 7 through 13 when the caller guarantees
 /// uniqueness.
 ///
 /// ```compile_fail
@@ -1083,6 +1142,19 @@ where
 /// let _ = AES_CCM_128_Encryptor::<7, 16, 2064>::do_encrypt_init(&key);
 /// ```
 ///
+/// The decryptor is given its nonce rather than drawing one, but refuses the same lengths, so a
+/// parameter set that compiles for one side compiles for the other:
+///
+/// ```compile_fail
+/// use bouncycastle_aes::AES_CCM_128_Decryptor;
+/// use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+/// use bouncycastle_core::traits::SymmetricCipherDecryptor;
+///
+/// let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+///     .unwrap();
+/// let _ = AES_CCM_128_Decryptor::<7, 16, 2064>::do_decrypt_init(&key, &[0u8; 7]);
+/// ```
+///
 /// See [`AEADCipherEncryptor`]'s "A length-dependent construction still has to buffer" section for
 /// why this trait was not reshaped to avoid the buffering instead.
 ///
@@ -1127,15 +1199,6 @@ impl<
 where
     P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
 {
-    fn check_random_nonce_len() {
-        const {
-            assert!(
-                NONCE_LEN >= 12,
-                "CCM: the random-nonce AEAD adapter requires NONCE_LEN >= 12; use Ccm directly with a caller-managed unique nonce for shorter lengths"
-            );
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Every one-shot comes here: they already have both lengths, so they skip the buffer and run
     /// the inherent non-buffering [`Ccm::encrypt_detached`] under a freshly drawn nonce.
     fn one_shot(
@@ -1149,7 +1212,7 @@ where
             return Err(SymmetricCipherError::OutputBufferTooSmall(plaintext.len()));
         }
         Ccm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::check_shape();
-        Self::check_random_nonce_len();
+        CcmBuffer::<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>::check_random_nonce_len();
         let nonce = random_iv::<NONCE_LEN>(rng)?;
         let (written, tag) =
             Ccm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::encrypt_detached(
@@ -1201,9 +1264,9 @@ where
         rng: &mut dyn RNG,
     ) -> Result<(Self, [u8; NONCE_LEN]), SymmetricCipherError> {
         // The shape check belongs here too: this type never calls `Ccm::new`, and without it a
-        // `NONCE_LEN` or `TAG_LEN` A.1 forbids would not be caught until finalization.
+        // `NONCE_LEN` or `TAG_LEN` A.1 forbids would not be caught until finalization. The
+        // random-nonce floor is `CcmBuffer::new`'s.
         Ccm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::check_shape();
-        Self::check_random_nonce_len();
         // `P::new`'s own checks are the only key validation needed, exactly as for `Ccm` itself
         // and every other mode in this crate; `random_iv` is CBC/CFB's same OS-backed draw --
         // Sec 5.3 asks only for uniqueness, not CBC/CFB's unpredictability, but a CSPRNG draw is
@@ -1220,7 +1283,7 @@ where
     }
 
     /// Buffers `plaintext` and writes nothing, per [`Self::update_out_len`]. `ciphertext` is
-    /// untouched and may be empty.
+    /// untouched and may be empty. An empty `plaintext` is a no-op and leaves the AAD phase open.
     ///
     /// # Errors
     /// [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`] if the total would exceed `FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN`.
@@ -1232,6 +1295,7 @@ where
         self.0.do_update_out(
             plaintext,
             CcmBuffer::<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>::CAPACITY,
+            "CCM: plaintext longer than FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN, the streaming capacity",
         )?;
         Ok(0)
     }
@@ -1375,6 +1439,10 @@ where
 /// with the tag inline, the tag after it -- because until the final call it cannot know which
 /// layout it is being given. With the tag detached the ciphertext is still held to
 /// `FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN`, the same limit the encryptor applies.
+///
+/// `NONCE_LEN` must be at least 12, as for [`CcmEncryptor`]: the nonce is supplied here rather
+/// than drawn, but the pair is kept symmetric so that a parameter set which compiles for one side
+/// compiles for the other. See "Random nonce length" on [`CcmEncryptor`].
 pub struct CcmDecryptor<
     P,
     const KEY_LEN: usize,
@@ -1458,7 +1526,7 @@ where
     ) -> Result<Self, SymmetricCipherError> {
         Ccm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::check_shape();
         // `P::new`'s own checks are the only key validation needed; see the encryptor's identical
-        // reasoning. `CcmBuffer::new` carries the `FINAL_LEN` assertions.
+        // reasoning. `CcmBuffer::new` carries the `FINAL_LEN` assertions and the nonce floor.
         let perm = P::new(key)?;
         Ok(Self(CcmBuffer::new(perm, *nonce)))
     }
@@ -1470,7 +1538,8 @@ where
         0
     }
 
-    /// Buffers `ciphertext` and writes nothing, per [`Self::update_out_len`].
+    /// Buffers `ciphertext` and writes nothing, per [`Self::update_out_len`]. An empty
+    /// `ciphertext` is a no-op and leaves the AAD phase open.
     ///
     /// # Errors
     /// [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`] if the total would exceed `FINAL_LEN`.
@@ -1479,7 +1548,7 @@ where
         ciphertext: &[u8],
         _plaintext: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
-        self.0.do_update_out(ciphertext, FINAL_LEN)?;
+        self.0.do_update_out(ciphertext, FINAL_LEN, "CCM: ciphertext longer than FINAL_LEN")?;
         Ok(0)
     }
 
@@ -1562,6 +1631,9 @@ where
         tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN],
         plaintext: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Result<usize, SymmetricCipherError> {
+        // The one-shots never construct a `CcmBuffer`, so the nonce floor is asserted here, as
+        // the encryptor's `one_shot` does.
+        CcmBuffer::<P, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>::check_random_nonce_len();
         Ccm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::decrypt_detached(
             key, nonce, aad, ciphertext, tag, plaintext,
         )
@@ -1589,9 +1661,7 @@ where
         let Some((data, tag)) = ciphertext.split_last_chunk::<TAG_LEN>() else {
             return Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed);
         };
-        Ccm::<P, Decrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::decrypt_detached(
-            key, nonce, aad, data, tag, plaintext,
-        )
+        Self::decrypt_out_detached(key, nonce, aad, data, tag, plaintext)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs b/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
index 49bfca38..c6431c5d 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/tests/sp800_38c_tests.rs
@@ -487,6 +487,62 @@ fn the_buffering_pair_refuses_a_message_past_its_buffer() {
 
     let (mut enc, _) = Enc::do_encrypt_init(&k).expect("init");
     assert!(matches!(enc.do_update_aad(&[0u8; 33]), Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(_))));
+
+    // The encryptor's bound is `FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN`, not `FINAL_LEN`, and its message must say
+    // so: 33 bytes is refused although it is well inside the 48-byte `FINAL_LEN`.
+    let (mut enc, _) = Enc::do_encrypt_init(&k).expect("init");
+    match enc.do_update_out(&[0u8; 33], &mut nothing) {
+        Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(msg)) => assert!(
+            msg.contains("FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN"),
+            "the encryptor's refusal must name its real bound, got: {msg}"
+        ),
+        other => panic!("expected GenericError, got {other:?}"),
+    }
+}
+
+/// An empty `do_update_out` is a no-op and does not close the AAD phase, on either side. The
+/// trait makes an empty `aad` a no-op "at any point" so that a generic caller may pass one
+/// unconditionally; a caller whose reader hands back an empty first chunk, or that calls
+/// `do_update_out(&[])` before deciding on AAD, gets the same treatment here. Only a non-empty
+/// call starts the data phase.
+#[test]
+fn an_empty_update_does_not_close_the_aad_phase() {
+    type Enc = CcmEncryptor<AES128Internal, 16, 16, 12, 16, 64>;
+    type Dec = CcmDecryptor<AES128Internal, 16, 16, 12, 16, 64>;
+    let k = key::<16>(APPENDIX_C_KEY);
+    let mut nothing = [0u8; 0];
+    let aad = b"header";
+    let message = b"payload";
+
+    let (mut enc, nonce) = Enc::do_encrypt_init(&k).expect("init");
+    enc.do_update_out(&[], &mut nothing).expect("an empty update is a no-op");
+    enc.do_update_aad(aad).expect("the AAD phase is still open after an empty update");
+    enc.do_update_out(message, &mut nothing).expect("buffered");
+    assert!(
+        matches!(enc.do_update_aad(aad), Err(SymmetricCipherError::StateError(_))),
+        "a non-empty update still closes the AAD phase"
+    );
+    let (sealed, sealed_len) = enc.do_final().expect("final");
+
+    // The AAD really was absorbed: the direct API with the same AAD must agree, and the
+    // decryptor, given the same empty-then-AAD sequence, must verify it.
+    let mut expected = [0u8; 64];
+    let n = Ccm::<AES128Internal, Encrypting, 16, 16, 12, 16>::encrypt(
+        &k, &nonce, aad, message, &mut expected,
+    )
+    .expect("direct");
+    assert_eq!(&sealed[..sealed_len], &expected[..n]);
+
+    let mut dec = Dec::do_decrypt_init(&k, &nonce).expect("init");
+    dec.do_update_out(&[], &mut nothing).expect("an empty update is a no-op");
+    dec.do_update_aad(aad).expect("the AAD phase is still open after an empty update");
+    dec.do_update_out(&sealed[..sealed_len], &mut nothing).expect("buffered");
+    assert!(
+        matches!(dec.do_update_aad(aad), Err(SymmetricCipherError::StateError(_))),
+        "a non-empty update still closes the AAD phase"
+    );
+    let (opened, opened_len) = dec.do_final().expect("tag check");
+    assert_eq!(&opened[..opened_len], message);
 }
 
 /// Filling the streaming capacity *exactly* must be accepted, not refused: `CcmBuffer::do_update_aad`
@@ -639,21 +695,43 @@ fn resuming_a_part_way_open_block_agrees_with_a_one_shot() {
 ///
 /// A `C` of exactly `TAG_LEN` octets is *not* too short: it is the empty payload of Sec 5.3's
 /// footnote, and must authenticate.
+///
+/// All three inline entry points -- the inherent one-shot, the buffering decryptor's `do_final`
+/// and its `decrypt_out_with_aad` -- must report the same malformed input with the same variant,
+/// [`SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed`], which is what [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor::do_final`]
+/// specifies for a malformed ciphertext; a caller telling "malformed" from "inauthentic" must not
+/// get a different answer depending on which one it used.
 #[test]
 fn an_inline_ciphertext_shorter_than_the_tag_is_rejected() {
     type Enc = Ccm<AES128Internal, Encrypting, 16, 16, 12, 16>;
     type Dec = Ccm<AES128Internal, Decrypting, 16, 16, 12, 16>;
+    type StreamDec = CcmDecryptor<AES128Internal, 16, 16, 12, 16, 64>;
     let k = key::<16>(APPENDIX_C_KEY);
     let nonce = [0u8; 12];
     let mut out = [0u8; 16];
+    let mut nothing = [0u8; 0];
 
     for len in 0..16 {
+        let short = vec![0u8; len];
         assert!(
             matches!(
-                Dec::decrypt(&k, &nonce, &[], &vec![0u8; len], &mut out),
-                Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(_))
+                Dec::decrypt(&k, &nonce, &[], &short, &mut out),
+                Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed)
             ),
-            "a {len}-byte C cannot carry a 16-byte tag"
+            "a {len}-byte C cannot carry a 16-byte tag (Ccm::decrypt)"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            matches!(
+                StreamDec::decrypt_out_with_aad(&k, &nonce, &[], &short, &mut out),
+                Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed)
+            ),
+            "a {len}-byte C cannot carry a 16-byte tag (decrypt_out_with_aad)"
+        );
+        let mut dec = StreamDec::do_decrypt_init(&k, &nonce).expect("init");
+        dec.do_update_out(&short, &mut nothing).expect("buffered");
+        assert!(
+            matches!(dec.do_final(), Err(SymmetricCipherError::DecryptionFailed)),
+            "a {len}-byte C cannot carry a 16-byte tag (do_final)"
         );
     }
 

From f527ac9ee5048a63ba82d4b296d78327ca41d834 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:12:34 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 59/68] aes: AES_CCM_*_Encryptor docs -- the nonce floor
 applies to the decryptor too, and the AAD shares FINAL_LEN's bound

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-fable-5-1
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 crypto/aes/src/ccm.rs | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/aes/src/ccm.rs b/crypto/aes/src/ccm.rs
index de2361c4..ae43636d 100644
--- a/crypto/aes/src/ccm.rs
+++ b/crypto/aes/src/ccm.rs
@@ -181,9 +181,15 @@ pub type AES_CCM_256<Dir, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize> =
 /// one; see [`CcmEncryptor`]. The one-shot methods bypass that buffer and accept data up to CCM's
 /// nonce-dependent payload limit.
 ///
+/// Note that the AAD shares that one bound although it is never part of the output: pick
+/// `FINAL_LEN >= max(largest payload, largest AAD) + TAG_LEN`. A protocol whose authenticated
+/// header can outgrow its payload pays for the header in every `[u8; FINAL_LEN]` the trait puts on
+/// the stack, and is better served by [`AES_CCM_128`], which takes the AAD by reference.
+///
 /// The nonce is generated here, unlike [`AES_CCM_128`]'s caller-supplied nonce. Consequently this
-/// adapter requires `NONCE_LEN >= 12`; use [`AES_CCM_128`] with a caller-managed unique nonce for
-/// shorter A.1 nonce lengths.
+/// adapter pair requires `NONCE_LEN >= 12` -- the decryptor too, so that a parameter set which
+/// compiles for one side compiles for the other; use [`AES_CCM_128`] with a caller-managed unique
+/// nonce for shorter A.1 nonce lengths.
 ///
 /// ```
 /// use bouncycastle_aes::{AES_CCM_128_Decryptor, AES_CCM_128_Encryptor};

From 5de0f7dbe77a7f7789afbfdfb335f1fdb22d5d98 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:12:34 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 60/68] cli: aes*-ccm -- warn on a nonce file ending in a
 newline, and explain the q limit on decrypt as well as encrypt

A --nonce-file written with echo rather than echo -n is a valid 13-byte
nonce, so it was silently accepted as a different nonce from the 12 bytes
intended; the bytes are still used as they are (stripping would collapse
two distinct nonces into one), but stderr now says so and gives the
remedy. The decrypt arm printed the raw Debug form of Ccm::new's payload
limit error; both arms now go through one helper that reports the payload
length, q and the limit.

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-fable-5-1
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 cli/src/aes_ccm_cmd.rs         | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 cli/tests/aes_ccm_cli_tests.rs | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 107 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cli/src/aes_ccm_cmd.rs b/cli/src/aes_ccm_cmd.rs
index cc24bb56..c5806d02 100644
--- a/cli/src/aes_ccm_cmd.rs
+++ b/cli/src/aes_ccm_cmd.rs
@@ -129,9 +129,27 @@ pub(crate) fn aes256_ccm_cmd(
 /// [`helpers::read_from_file`] uses for keys: a repeated nonce under one key is fatal for CCM (see
 /// the module docs), so two distinct binary nonce files that happen to look like hex text of the
 /// same value must not silently collapse to the same nonce.
+///
+/// For the same reason a trailing newline is **not** stripped: a 13-byte file ending in `0x0a` and
+/// the 12-byte file without it are two different nonces, and silently treating them as one would
+/// be exactly the collapse above. But every length from 7 to 13 is valid, so a 12-byte nonce
+/// written with `echo` rather than `echo -n` is accepted as a *different*, 13-byte nonce, and the
+/// only symptom is a failed tag check on the other side. That case is warned about on stderr so it
+/// is not a silent one; the bytes are still used exactly as they are.
 fn load_nonce(nonce: &Option<String>, nonce_file: &Option<String>) -> Vec<u8> {
     let bytes = if let Some(file) = nonce_file {
-        helpers::read_from_file_raw(file)
+        let bytes = helpers::read_from_file_raw(file);
+        if bytes.last() == Some(&b'\n') {
+            eprintln!(
+                "Warning: nonce file '{file}' ends with a newline byte (0x0a), which is used as \
+                 part of the nonce."
+            );
+            eprintln!(
+                "         If that is not intended (for example the file was written by `echo`), \
+                 write it with `printf` or `echo -n`."
+            );
+        }
+        bytes
     } else if let Some(v) = nonce {
         hex::decode(v).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
             eprintln!("Error: nonce is not valid hex.");
@@ -249,6 +267,29 @@ fn run<P, const KEY_LEN: usize>(
     }
 }
 
+/// Reports [`Ccm::new`]'s refusal of a payload past the `q` limit and exits.
+///
+/// The only [`SymmetricCipherError::GenericError`] `new` can return is that limit: A.1's
+/// `p < 2^8q`, where `q = 15 - n`. Both directions hit it -- the decrypt side on the input minus
+/// its tag -- so both report it here, with the numbers, since the fix is a shorter nonce.
+fn payload_past_the_q_limit<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>(
+    msg: &str,
+    payload_len: usize,
+) -> !
+where
+    P: ElectronicCodeBook<KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN>,
+{
+    eprintln!("Error: {msg}");
+    eprintln!(
+        "       Payload is {payload_len} bytes; with a {NONCE_LEN}-byte nonce, q = {} and the \
+         limit is {} bytes.",
+        15 - NONCE_LEN,
+        Ccm::<P, Encrypting, KEY_LEN, BLOCK_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN,
+    );
+    eprintln!("       Use a shorter nonce for a larger payload.");
+    exit(-1)
+}
+
 /// One fully-instantiated CCM run.
 ///
 /// `input` is processed in place through [`Ccm`]'s own streaming API rather than through the
@@ -292,18 +333,7 @@ fn go<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>(
                 }
             }
             Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(msg)) => {
-                // The only `GenericError` `new` can return is the payload limit: A.1's `p < 2^8q`,
-                // where `q = 15 - n`. Report it with the numbers, since the fix is a shorter nonce.
-                eprintln!("Error: {msg}");
-                eprintln!(
-                    "       Input is {} bytes; with a {NONCE_LEN}-byte nonce, q = {} and the \
-                     limit is {} bytes.",
-                    input.len(),
-                    15 - NONCE_LEN,
-                    Enc::<P, KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>::MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN,
-                );
-                eprintln!("       Use a shorter nonce for a larger payload.");
-                exit(-1)
+                payload_past_the_q_limit::<P, KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>(msg, input.len())
             }
             Err(e) => {
                 eprintln!("Error: AES-CCM encryption failed: {e:?}");
@@ -348,6 +378,9 @@ fn go<P, const KEY_LEN: usize, const NONCE_LEN: usize, const TAG_LEN: usize>(
                     }
                 }
             }
+            Err(SymmetricCipherError::GenericError(msg)) => {
+                payload_past_the_q_limit::<P, KEY_LEN, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>(msg, data.len())
+            }
             Err(e) => {
                 eprintln!("Error: AES-CCM decryption failed: {e:?}");
                 exit(-1)
diff --git a/cli/tests/aes_ccm_cli_tests.rs b/cli/tests/aes_ccm_cli_tests.rs
index 7d951129..48b2ccbb 100644
--- a/cli/tests/aes_ccm_cli_tests.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/aes_ccm_cli_tests.rs
@@ -440,6 +440,67 @@ fn a_payload_past_the_q_limit_is_rejected_with_the_numbers() {
     let ok = vec![0u8; 65535];
     let sealed = run_ok(&["aes128-ccm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", &nonce], &ok);
     assert_eq!(sealed.len(), 65535 + 16);
+
+    // The decrypt side hits the same limit on the input minus its tag, and must explain it the
+    // same way rather than dumping the raw error: 65536 bytes of ciphertext plus a 16-byte tag.
+    let too_big_sealed = vec![0u8; 65536 + 16];
+    let stderr =
+        run_err(&["aes128-ccm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", &nonce], &too_big_sealed);
+    assert!(stderr.contains("65535"), "the decrypt message should give the limit: {stderr}");
+    assert!(stderr.contains("65536"), "and the actual payload length: {stderr}");
+    assert!(stderr.contains("shorter nonce"), "and the remedy: {stderr}");
+    assert!(!stderr.contains("GenericError"), "not the Debug form: {stderr}");
+}
+
+/// A nonce file ending in a newline -- the `echo` without `-n` mistake -- is used as it is, since
+/// stripping it would collapse two different nonces into one (see `load_nonce`), but is warned
+/// about, because every length in 7..=13 is valid and the only other symptom would be a failed tag
+/// check on the far side.
+#[test]
+fn a_nonce_file_ending_in_a_newline_is_used_as_is_but_warned_about() {
+    let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("bc_rust_ccm_cli_nonce_nl_{}", std::process::id()));
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).expect("create temp dir");
+    let path = dir.join("nonce_with_newline.bin");
+    let mut with_newline = unhex(NONCE);
+    with_newline.push(b'\n');
+    std::fs::write(&path, &with_newline).expect("write nonce file");
+
+    let plaintext = b"thirteen bytes of nonce, the last one a newline";
+    let output = run(
+        &["aes128-ccm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce-file", path.to_str().unwrap()],
+        plaintext,
+    );
+    assert!(output.status.success(), "the file is still a valid 13-byte nonce");
+    let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+    assert!(stderr.contains("newline"), "the trailing newline must be warned about: {stderr}");
+    assert!(stderr.contains("echo -n"), "and the remedy given: {stderr}");
+
+    // The 13 bytes, newline included, are the nonce: decrypting with exactly those via --nonce
+    // succeeds, and with the 12-byte nonce the file was meant to hold, it does not.
+    let recovered = run_ok(
+        &["aes128-ccm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", &hex(&with_newline)],
+        &output.stdout,
+    );
+    assert_eq!(recovered, plaintext);
+    let stderr =
+        run_err(&["aes128-ccm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce", NONCE], &output.stdout);
+    assert!(stderr.contains("authentication failed"), "got: {stderr}");
+
+    // A file without the newline draws no warning.
+    let clean_path = dir.join("nonce_clean.bin");
+    std::fs::write(&clean_path, unhex(NONCE)).expect("write nonce file");
+    let output = run(
+        &["aes128-ccm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--nonce-file", clean_path.to_str().unwrap()],
+        plaintext,
+    );
+    assert!(output.status.success());
+    assert!(
+        output.stderr.is_empty(),
+        "no warning for a clean file: {}",
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
+    );
+
+    std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir).ok();
 }
 
 /// Sec 6.2 step 1: a `C` too short to contain a tag is rejected before anything else.

From 30b871bc50ad9456248a64f08313690d42196fa4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:12:34 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 61/68] mem_usage_benches: make the CCM harness measure the
 streaming path it claimed to, and record what it measures

bench_buffering_* called the one-shots, which CcmEncryptor/CcmDecryptor
override to bypass the buffer, so the "3 * BUFFER_LEN" the header claimed
was never exercised, and BUFFER_LEN was the pre-rename name. The benches
now drive do_*_init -> do_update_out -> do_final (and the detached final),
the one-shot is kept as its own bench for the "bypasses the buffer" claim,
FINAL_LEN is 16 KiB so every path clears massif's ~7.7 KB start-up floor,
and the message is pinned through a black_box reference so the compiler
places it identically in every bench. Measured figures are in the header:
the one-shot is within 1.3 KB (the DRBG) of the direct path, and the
streaming path costs about 7 * FINAL_LEN, not 3, because each consuming
final takes the 2 * FINAL_LEN value by value.

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-fable-5-1
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 mem_usage_benches/src/bench_ccm_mem_usage.rs | 223 ++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 164 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_ccm_mem_usage.rs b/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_ccm_mem_usage.rs
index 3e4d1f26..0a6ae872 100644
--- a/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_ccm_mem_usage.rs
+++ b/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_ccm_mem_usage.rs
@@ -33,40 +33,96 @@
 //! **`CcmEncryptor` / `CcmDecryptor` are the interesting case.** They exist to satisfy
 //! `AEADCipherEncryptor` / `AEADCipherDecryptor`, whose `do_encrypt_init` is handed a key and no
 //! length; CCM cannot form `B0` -- and so cannot authenticate anything -- until it knows the total
-//! payload length (SP 800-38C Appendix A.2.1), so they buffer the whole message. That costs
-//! `2 * BUFFER_LEN` in the value, and the trait's provided one-shots put a third `FINAL_LEN`-byte
-//! buffer on the stack, so a call to `encrypt_out` is expected to peak at roughly
-//! **`3 * BUFFER_LEN`**. That figure is quoted in the crate docs; `bench_buffering_encrypt_out` is
-//! what checks it, since it is the one memory claim in that crate large enough to matter.
+//! payload length (SP 800-38C Appendix A.2.1), so their **streaming** methods buffer the whole
+//! message. That is `2 * FINAL_LEN` in the value (the crate docs' "4304 B at `FINAL_LEN = 2048`",
+//! which `print_struct_sizes` confirms), and on top of it `do_final` returns a third
+//! `[u8; FINAL_LEN]` by value. `bench_streaming_encrypt` / `bench_streaming_encrypt_detached` /
+//! `bench_streaming_decrypt` drive that path -- `do_*_init`, `do_update_out`, then a final -- and
+//! are what measure it, since it is the one memory claim in that crate large enough to matter.
 //!
-//! The comparison to draw is `bench_buffering_encrypt_out` against
-//! `bench_direct_encrypt_detached` on the *same* message: the direct path does identical cipher
-//! work with none of the buffers, so the difference is the whole cost of using the generic trait.
+//! The adapters' **one-shots are not the streaming path**: `encrypt_out_detached` and its
+//! siblings override the trait defaults and run `Ccm` directly, so the crate docs claim they cost
+//! the same as `Ccm` regardless of `FINAL_LEN`. `bench_oneshot_encrypt_out_detached` checks that
+//! claim, and must *not* be mistaken for a measurement of the buffers -- it never touches them.
+//!
+//! # What it measures
+//!
+//! Peak stack from `ms_print`, `--heap=no --stacks=yes`, release, on x86-64 with the pinned
+//! nightly, at `FINAL_LEN = 16384`; every bench processes the same `FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN` bytes.
+//! `bench_do_nothing`'s 7.7 KB is the process's own start-up and is the floor below which nothing
+//! is visible (see `FINAL_LEN` for why the harness is sized to clear it):
+//!
+//! ```text
+//! bench_do_nothing                       7 680 B
+//! bench_direct_encrypt_detached         34 864 B   two 16 KiB arrays (message, ciphertext) + frames
+//! bench_direct_streaming                18 512 B   one 16 KiB array, encrypted in place
+//! bench_oneshot_encrypt_out_detached    36 184 B   = direct + 1.3 KB: the DRBG the nonce is drawn from
+//! bench_streaming_encrypt              134 968 B   ~ 7 * FINAL_LEN above the message array
+//! bench_streaming_encrypt_detached     135 000 B   the same
+//! bench_streaming_decrypt              149 976 B   ~ 7 * FINAL_LEN above the sealed array
+//! ```
+//!
+//! Two things to take from that. The one-shot really does bypass the buffers: it is within the
+//! cost of a DRBG of the direct path, at any `FINAL_LEN`. And the streaming path costs about
+//! **`7 * FINAL_LEN`**, not the `3 * FINAL_LEN` a count of the arrays -- two in the value, one
+//! returned -- would suggest: every method that finishes the flow takes the `2 * FINAL_LEN` value
+//! by value, and each such move that the optimizer does not elide is another `2 * FINAL_LEN` on
+//! the stack. That the detached final, which has one array fewer to return, measures the same is
+//! consistent with the moves rather than the arrays being what dominates. It is a property of
+//! passing a large value by value through the trait's consuming finals, not of CCM, and a caller
+//! who cares should use the inherent `Ccm` API, which is the `bench_direct_streaming` line.
+//!
+//! The comparisons to draw, all on the *same* message:
+//!
+//! * `bench_streaming_encrypt` against `bench_direct_encrypt_detached`: the direct path does
+//!   identical cipher work with none of the buffers, so the difference is the whole cost of
+//!   streaming through the generic trait;
+//! * `bench_oneshot_encrypt_out_detached` against `bench_direct_encrypt_detached`: these should
+//!   be within a couple of KB of each other, which is what "the one-shots bypass the buffer" means
+//!   in numbers.
 
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 #![allow(unused_imports)]
 
 use bouncycastle::aes::aes_internal::{AES128Internal, AES192Internal, AES256Internal};
 use bouncycastle::core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
-use bouncycastle::core::traits::{AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor};
+use bouncycastle::core::traits::{
+    AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, SymmetricCipherDecryptor, SymmetricCipherEncryptor,
+};
 use bouncycastle::modes::{Ccm, CcmDecryptor, CcmEncryptor, Decrypting, Encrypting};
 
 /// The parameters the ACVP vectors and most protocols use: 12-byte nonce, 16-byte tag.
 const NONCE_LEN: usize = 12;
 const TAG_LEN: usize = 16;
 
-/// 4 KiB: comfortably above an 802.11 frame, the packet size CCM was designed for, and small
-/// enough that `3 * BUFFER_LEN` is a sane amount of stack.
-const BUFFER_LEN: usize = 4096;
+/// The adapters' `FINAL_LEN`: 16 KiB. Larger than any packet CCM was designed for, on purpose:
+/// massif reports a peak of about 7.7 KB for `bench_do_nothing` -- the process's own start-up --
+/// and anything that peaks below that is invisible, so at 4 KiB the direct and one-shot paths all
+/// read as "7.7 KB" and nothing can be compared. At 16 KiB every path clears that floor by a
+/// wide margin and the multiples of `FINAL_LEN` are legible. The streaming capacity is
+/// `FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN`, so the message every bench sends is that.
+const FINAL_LEN: usize = 16384;
+const MESSAGE_LEN: usize = FINAL_LEN - TAG_LEN;
 
 type Aes128Ccm<Dir> = Ccm<AES128Internal, Dir, 16, 16, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN>;
-type Aes128CcmEncryptor = CcmEncryptor<AES128Internal, 16, 16, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>;
-type Aes128CcmDecryptor = CcmDecryptor<AES128Internal, 16, 16, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, BUFFER_LEN>;
+type Aes128CcmEncryptor = CcmEncryptor<AES128Internal, 16, 16, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>;
+type Aes128CcmDecryptor = CcmDecryptor<AES128Internal, 16, 16, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, FINAL_LEN>;
 
 fn key<const N: usize>() -> KeyMaterial<N> {
     KeyMaterial::<N>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42u8; N], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey).unwrap()
 }
 
+/// The message every bench processes, filled at run time and then only ever reached through a
+/// `black_box`ed reference, so that it is a whole stack array in every bench alike. Without that,
+/// a `[0xA5; N]` literal is a constant the compiler may keep in read-only data in one bench, or
+/// fuse straight into the copy `encrypt_detached` makes in another, and the two paths that do
+/// identical work measured a whole `MESSAGE_LEN` apart.
+fn message() -> [u8; MESSAGE_LEN] {
+    let mut m = [0u8; MESSAGE_LEN];
+    m.fill(core::hint::black_box(0xA5));
+    m
+}
+
 /// This exists so /usr/bin/time can measure the base memory footprint of the harness itself.
 fn bench_do_nothing() {
     eprintln!("DoNothing");
@@ -78,7 +134,7 @@ fn bench_do_nothing() {
 ///
 /// The two things to notice are that `Ccm` does not depend on `NONCE_LEN` or `TAG_LEN` -- the nonce
 /// lives inside the counter template and the tag is assembled at finalization -- and that the
-/// buffering pair is more than an order of magnitude larger at any useful `BUFFER_LEN`.
+/// buffering pair is more than an order of magnitude larger at any useful `FINAL_LEN`.
 fn print_struct_sizes() {
     use core::mem::size_of;
 
@@ -103,9 +159,9 @@ fn print_struct_sizes() {
     eprintln!("Decrypting is the same size:");
     eprintln!("Ccm<AES128Internal, Decrypting>  {:>7} B", size_of::<Aes128Ccm<Decrypting>>());
 
-    eprintln!("--- the buffering trait adapters: 2 * BUFFER_LEN each ---");
-    eprintln!("CcmEncryptor<.., 4096>    {:>7} B", size_of::<Aes128CcmEncryptor>());
-    eprintln!("CcmDecryptor<.., 4096>    {:>7} B", size_of::<Aes128CcmDecryptor>());
+    eprintln!("--- the buffering trait adapters: 2 * FINAL_LEN each ---");
+    eprintln!("CcmEncryptor<.., {FINAL_LEN}>   {:>7} B", size_of::<Aes128CcmEncryptor>());
+    eprintln!("CcmDecryptor<.., {FINAL_LEN}>   {:>7} B", size_of::<Aes128CcmDecryptor>());
     eprintln!(
         "CcmEncryptor<.., 256>     {:>7} B",
         size_of::<CcmEncryptor<AES128Internal, 16, 16, NONCE_LEN, TAG_LEN, 256>>()
@@ -114,70 +170,117 @@ fn print_struct_sizes() {
     print!("{}", size_of::<Aes128Ccm<Encrypting>>());
 }
 
-/// The direct, non-buffering path over a 4 KiB message: `Ccm` plus the caller's own buffers, and
-/// nothing else. This is the baseline for `bench_buffering_encrypt_out`.
+/// The direct, non-buffering path over the message: `Ccm` plus the caller's own buffers, and
+/// nothing else. This is the baseline for both `bench_streaming_encrypt` and
+/// `bench_oneshot_encrypt_out_detached`.
 fn bench_direct_encrypt_detached() {
-    eprintln!("Ccm::encrypt_detached, 4 KiB");
+    eprintln!("Ccm::encrypt_detached, {MESSAGE_LEN} B");
 
     let k = key::<16>();
     let nonce = [0x24u8; NONCE_LEN];
-    let plaintext = [0xA5u8; BUFFER_LEN];
-    let mut ciphertext = [0u8; BUFFER_LEN];
+    let plaintext = message();
+    let plaintext = core::hint::black_box(&plaintext);
+    let mut ciphertext = [0u8; MESSAGE_LEN];
     let (_, tag) =
-        Aes128Ccm::<Encrypting>::encrypt_detached(&k, &nonce, &[], &plaintext, &mut ciphertext)
+        Aes128Ccm::<Encrypting>::encrypt_detached(&k, &nonce, &[], plaintext, &mut ciphertext)
             .unwrap();
     print!("{:x?}", &tag);
 }
 
-/// The same 4 KiB message through the buffering `AEADCipherEncryptor` one-shot.
-///
-/// Expected to peak at roughly `3 * BUFFER_LEN` above `bench_direct_encrypt_detached`: the
-/// encryptor's own two buffers plus the `FINAL_LEN`-byte flush buffer that the trait's provided
-/// `encrypt_out_detached` puts on the stack.
-fn bench_buffering_encrypt_out() {
-    eprintln!("CcmEncryptor::encrypt_out_detached, 4 KiB");
+/// The same message through the buffering encryptor's **streaming** methods, which is the only
+/// path that touches its buffers: `do_encrypt_init` builds the `2 * FINAL_LEN` value,
+/// `do_update_out` fills it and writes nothing, and `do_final` returns a third `[u8; FINAL_LEN]`
+/// by value. Measures about `7 * FINAL_LEN` above `bench_direct_encrypt_detached`; see the module
+/// docs for why that is more than the three arrays.
+fn bench_streaming_encrypt() {
+    eprintln!(
+        "CcmEncryptor do_encrypt_init/do_update_out/do_final, {MESSAGE_LEN} B in 1 KiB chunks"
+    );
 
     let k = key::<16>();
-    let plaintext = [0xA5u8; BUFFER_LEN];
-    let mut ciphertext = [0u8; BUFFER_LEN];
-    let (_, _, tag) =
-        Aes128CcmEncryptor::encrypt_out_detached(&k, &[], &plaintext, &mut ciphertext).unwrap();
+    let plaintext = message();
+    let plaintext = core::hint::black_box(&plaintext);
+    let (mut enc, _nonce) = Aes128CcmEncryptor::do_encrypt_init(&k).unwrap();
+    for chunk in plaintext.chunks(1024) {
+        enc.do_update_out(chunk, &mut []).unwrap();
+    }
+    let (sealed, n) = enc.do_final().unwrap();
+    print!("{:x?}", &sealed[n - TAG_LEN..n]);
+}
+
+/// The same flow finished with `do_final_out_detached` into the caller's `[u8; FINAL_LEN]`, the
+/// shape the shared test framework drives: one fewer `FINAL_LEN` array than `do_final`, which
+/// builds that buffer itself and then returns it by value.
+fn bench_streaming_encrypt_detached() {
+    eprintln!(
+        "CcmEncryptor do_encrypt_init/do_update_out/do_final_out_detached, {MESSAGE_LEN} B in 1 KiB chunks"
+    );
+
+    let k = key::<16>();
+    let plaintext = message();
+    let plaintext = core::hint::black_box(&plaintext);
+    let (mut enc, _nonce) = Aes128CcmEncryptor::do_encrypt_init(&k).unwrap();
+    for chunk in plaintext.chunks(1024) {
+        enc.do_update_out(chunk, &mut []).unwrap();
+    }
+    let mut ciphertext = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
+    let (_, tag) = enc.do_final_out_detached(&mut ciphertext).unwrap();
     print!("{:x?}", &tag);
 }
 
-/// The decrypting side of the same comparison; `do_final_out_detached` also decrypts into the caller's
-/// `FINAL_LEN` buffer before checking the tag.
-fn bench_buffering_decrypt_out() {
-    eprintln!("CcmDecryptor::decrypt_out_detached, 4 KiB");
+/// The decrypting side of the same comparison, with the tag inline: the decryptor buffers the
+/// whole `ciphertext || tag` and `do_final` returns the `[u8; FINAL_LEN]` plaintext by value, so
+/// the expectation is the same `7 * FINAL_LEN` or so, above the sealed array.
+///
+/// The sealed message is produced with the direct one-shot so that only the streaming decrypt
+/// is under measurement; massif reports the peak across the whole process, and the direct path
+/// peaks well below the streaming one.
+fn bench_streaming_decrypt() {
+    eprintln!(
+        "CcmDecryptor do_decrypt_init/do_update_out/do_final, {MESSAGE_LEN} B in 1 KiB chunks"
+    );
 
     let k = key::<16>();
-    let plaintext = [0xA5u8; BUFFER_LEN];
-    let mut ciphertext = [0u8; BUFFER_LEN];
-    let (nonce, _, tag) =
-        Aes128CcmEncryptor::encrypt_out_detached(&k, &[], &plaintext, &mut ciphertext).unwrap();
-
-    let mut recovered = [0u8; BUFFER_LEN];
-    let n = Aes128CcmDecryptor::decrypt_out_detached(
-        &k,
-        &nonce,
-        &[],
-        &ciphertext,
-        &tag,
-        &mut recovered,
-    )
-    .unwrap();
-    print!("{n}");
+    let nonce = [0x24u8; NONCE_LEN];
+    let plaintext = message();
+    let plaintext = core::hint::black_box(&plaintext);
+    let mut sealed = [0u8; FINAL_LEN];
+    let n = Aes128Ccm::<Encrypting>::encrypt(&k, &nonce, &[], plaintext, &mut sealed).unwrap();
+
+    let mut dec = Aes128CcmDecryptor::do_decrypt_init(&k, &nonce).unwrap();
+    for chunk in sealed[..n].chunks(1024) {
+        dec.do_update_out(chunk, &mut []).unwrap();
+    }
+    let (opened, m) = dec.do_final().unwrap();
+    print!("{}", opened[..m].len());
+}
+
+/// The buffering encryptor's **one-shot**, which the crate docs claim bypasses the buffers and
+/// costs the same as `Ccm` regardless of `FINAL_LEN`. Measures about 1.3 KB above
+/// `bench_direct_encrypt_detached` -- the DRBG it draws the nonce from -- and nowhere near
+/// `bench_streaming_encrypt`.
+fn bench_oneshot_encrypt_out_detached() {
+    eprintln!("CcmEncryptor::encrypt_out_detached, {MESSAGE_LEN} B");
+
+    let k = key::<16>();
+    let plaintext = message();
+    let plaintext = core::hint::black_box(&plaintext);
+    let mut ciphertext = [0u8; MESSAGE_LEN];
+    let (_, _, tag) =
+        Aes128CcmEncryptor::encrypt_out_detached(&k, &[], plaintext, &mut ciphertext).unwrap();
+    print!("{:x?}", &tag);
 }
 
 /// The streaming direct path, which is what a caller in SP 800-38C Sec 3's packet environment
 /// should use: the payload length is declared up front and nothing is buffered, so peak stack is
 /// the `Ccm` value plus one chunk.
 fn bench_direct_streaming() {
-    eprintln!("Ccm::do_encrypt_update, 4 KiB in 1 KiB chunks");
+    eprintln!("Ccm::do_encrypt_update, {MESSAGE_LEN} B in 1 KiB chunks");
 
     let k = key::<16>();
     let nonce = [0x24u8; NONCE_LEN];
-    let mut data = [0xA5u8; BUFFER_LEN];
+    let mut data = message();
+    let data = core::hint::black_box(&mut data);
     let mut ccm = Aes128Ccm::<Encrypting>::new(&k, &nonce, &[], data.len()).unwrap();
     for chunk in data.chunks_mut(1024) {
         ccm.do_encrypt_update(chunk).unwrap();
@@ -190,7 +293,9 @@ fn main() {
     print_struct_sizes()
     // bench_do_nothing()
     // bench_direct_encrypt_detached()
-    // bench_buffering_encrypt_out()
-    // bench_buffering_decrypt_out()
+    // bench_streaming_encrypt()
+    // bench_streaming_encrypt_detached()
+    // bench_streaming_decrypt()
+    // bench_oneshot_encrypt_out_detached()
     // bench_direct_streaming()
 }

From 68a8934ad08b463a7ea02a73ee40699cfd0cb9a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:58:51 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 62/68] aes: drop the redundant explicit link targets in the
 CCM module docs

Ccm and CcmEncryptor are imported into crypto/aes/src/ccm.rs, so
[`Ccm`](bouncycastle_modes::Ccm) and its CcmEncryptor twin resolve without
the target, and `cargo doc` with -D warnings failed on them with
rustdoc::redundant_explicit_links.

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-5-5
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 crypto/aes/src/ccm.rs | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/aes/src/ccm.rs b/crypto/aes/src/ccm.rs
index ae43636d..d879552c 100644
--- a/crypto/aes/src/ccm.rs
+++ b/crypto/aes/src/ccm.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 //! * **`NONCE_LEN` (the spec's `n`) fixes the maximum payload.** A.1 requires `n + q = 15`, and
 //!   `q` bounds the payload at `2^8q - 1` bytes. So a 13-byte nonce caps a message at 64 KiB - 1,
 //!   and a 7-byte nonce lifts the cap entirely at the cost of nonce space. See
-//!   [`Ccm`](bouncycastle_modes::Ccm) for the table.
+//!   [`Ccm`] for the table.
 //! * **`TAG_LEN` (the spec's `t`) is the forgery bound.** Sec B.2: "a value of Tlen that is less
 //!   than 64 shall not be used without a careful analysis of the risks of accepting inauthentic
 //!   data as authentic".
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@
 //!
 //! # Generic streaming needs the buffering pair
 //!
-//! These aliases are for [`Ccm`](bouncycastle_modes::Ccm) itself: its one-shots and its
+//! These aliases are for [`Ccm`] itself: its one-shots and its
 //! length-declared streaming API, neither of which buffers. Code written against
 //! [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] wants
 //! [`AES_CCM_128_Encryptor`] / [`AES_CCM_128_Decryptor`] instead, which carry the extra
 //! `FINAL_LEN` their streaming methods require; their one-shots bypass it. See
-//! [`CcmEncryptor`](bouncycastle_modes::CcmEncryptor) for why.
+//! [`CcmEncryptor`] for why.
 
 use crate::aes_internal::{AES128Internal, AES192Internal, AES256Internal, BLOCK_LEN};
 use bouncycastle_modes::{Ccm, CcmDecryptor, CcmEncryptor};

From 174563c106eb7fdd100da6191c216cab27f39723 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:58:51 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 63/68] mem_usage_benches: state the CCM streaming figures
 against the baseline the table supports

bench_streaming_encrypt's doc said ~7 * FINAL_LEN above
bench_direct_encrypt_detached, but the measured 134 968 B is ~6.1x above
that bench (which also holds a ciphertext array) and ~7.2x above the
message array alone, which is how the module header states it. The
decrypt bench holds both the message and the sealed array, and its ~7x
(149 976 B, ~7.15x) is against the two of them, not the sealed array
alone. No figures change.

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-5-5
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 mem_usage_benches/src/bench_ccm_mem_usage.rs | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_ccm_mem_usage.rs b/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_ccm_mem_usage.rs
index 0a6ae872..52a34366 100644
--- a/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_ccm_mem_usage.rs
+++ b/mem_usage_benches/src/bench_ccm_mem_usage.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 //! bench_oneshot_encrypt_out_detached    36 184 B   = direct + 1.3 KB: the DRBG the nonce is drawn from
 //! bench_streaming_encrypt              134 968 B   ~ 7 * FINAL_LEN above the message array
 //! bench_streaming_encrypt_detached     135 000 B   the same
-//! bench_streaming_decrypt              149 976 B   ~ 7 * FINAL_LEN above the sealed array
+//! bench_streaming_decrypt              149 976 B   ~ 7 * FINAL_LEN above the message and sealed arrays
 //! ```
 //!
 //! Two things to take from that. The one-shot really does bypass the buffers: it is within the
@@ -190,8 +190,9 @@ fn bench_direct_encrypt_detached() {
 /// The same message through the buffering encryptor's **streaming** methods, which is the only
 /// path that touches its buffers: `do_encrypt_init` builds the `2 * FINAL_LEN` value,
 /// `do_update_out` fills it and writes nothing, and `do_final` returns a third `[u8; FINAL_LEN]`
-/// by value. Measures about `7 * FINAL_LEN` above `bench_direct_encrypt_detached`; see the module
-/// docs for why that is more than the three arrays.
+/// by value. Measures about `7 * FINAL_LEN` above the message array -- about `6 * FINAL_LEN` above
+/// `bench_direct_encrypt_detached`, which also holds a ciphertext array -- see the module docs for
+/// why that is more than the three arrays.
 fn bench_streaming_encrypt() {
     eprintln!(
         "CcmEncryptor do_encrypt_init/do_update_out/do_final, {MESSAGE_LEN} B in 1 KiB chunks"
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ fn bench_streaming_encrypt_detached() {
 
 /// The decrypting side of the same comparison, with the tag inline: the decryptor buffers the
 /// whole `ciphertext || tag` and `do_final` returns the `[u8; FINAL_LEN]` plaintext by value, so
-/// the expectation is the same `7 * FINAL_LEN` or so, above the sealed array.
+/// the expectation is the same `7 * FINAL_LEN` or so, above the message and sealed arrays.
 ///
 /// The sealed message is produced with the direct one-shot so that only the streaming decrypt
 /// is under measurement; massif reports the peak across the whole process, and the direct path

From 62afc19a608d6010113066895ce58b540b714572 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: officialfrancismendoza <francissamuelmendoza7@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 15:55:37 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 64/68] Intermediate add for CI fix changes

---
 crypto/modes/benches/modes_benches.rs | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/crypto/modes/benches/modes_benches.rs b/crypto/modes/benches/modes_benches.rs
index f002e558..fc8a31e5 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/benches/modes_benches.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/benches/modes_benches.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ use bouncycastle_core::errors::SymmetricCipherError;
 use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
 use bouncycastle_core::security_strength::SecurityStrength;
 use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
-    Algorithm, BlockCipherDecryptor, BlockCipherEncryptor, ElectronicCodeBook,
+    AEADCipherEncryptor, Algorithm, BlockCipherDecryptor, BlockCipherEncryptor, ElectronicCodeBook,
     StreamCipherDecryptor, StreamCipherEncryptor,
 };
 use bouncycastle_core_test_framework::FixedSeedRNG;

From 3cee19b9226ca0b27ceaedb9dff966e012d52a9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 20:41:44 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 65/68] Remove .claude/settings.json (#124)

A local Claude Code permissions file, committed with the initial GCM add
(7a6e2a4); checked in, it pre-approves git rebase/add for every
contributor's session in the repo.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 .claude/settings.json | 9 ---------
 1 file changed, 9 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 .claude/settings.json

diff --git a/.claude/settings.json b/.claude/settings.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b0354a6..00000000
--- a/.claude/settings.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "permissions": {
-    "allow": [
-      "Bash(git rebase *)",
-      "Bash(git status *)",
-      "Bash(git add *)"
-    ]
-  }
-}

From 2ed6768d947d4512430e8f5df69b6c834dfb070a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 20:41:44 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 66/68] modes: update the crate docs for GCM (#124)

The crate docs predated Gcm, or described its pre-788fd06 shape:
- an "inherent detached-tag API", made private by 788fd06; the AEAD
  traits are Gcm's whole API
- "For a new design, use Ccm", and a Security Considerations section
  that exempted only CCM from being unauthenticated
- GCM listed under Not yet implemented; replaced with the two GCM
  options Gcm deliberately omits (non-96-bit IVs, 32/64-bit tags)
- the CLI section counted six modes and had no -gcm framing

Also adds a GCM alias and a doctested detached-tag round trip alongside
the CCM ones. Spec references checked against SP 800-38D (Sec 5.2.1.1,
5.2.1.2, 8.3, Algorithm 4 step 2, Appendices A and C).

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-5-5
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 crypto/modes/src/lib.rs | 156 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 111 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs b/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs
index c2d7ea65..1b8cf177 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//! Block cipher modes of operation (NIST SP 800-38A and SP 800-38C).
+//! Block cipher modes of operation (NIST SP 800-38A, SP 800-38C and SP 800-38D).
 //!
 //! A mode turns a keyed block permutation -- `bouncycastle-aes`'s `AES128Internal` and friends,
 //! or anything else implementing [`ElectronicCodeBook`] -- into something that can encrypt more than
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@
 //! difference in one line each: `AES_CBC_128<Encrypting, PKCS7>` names a padding scheme,
 //! `AES_CTR_128<Encrypting>` has nothing to name.
 //!
-//! **CCM and GCM are the odd ones out, and deliberately so.** CCM is an AEAD: it takes additional
-//! authenticated data, and it produces a tag as well as a ciphertext, so it does not fit either of
-//! the traits above -- there is nowhere in them to put the AAD or the tag. It implements
-//! [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] instead (through [`CcmEncryptor`] /
-//! [`CcmDecryptor`]), and through them [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor`] /
-//! [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor`] with no AAD and the tag inline; its own inherent API is the one to
-//! reach for. Two other things set it
-//! apart:
+//! **CCM and GCM are the odd ones out, and deliberately so.** Both are AEADs: they take additional
+//! authenticated data, and they produce a tag as well as a ciphertext, so they do not fit either
+//! of the traits above -- there is nowhere in them to put the AAD or the tag. Both implement
+//! [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`] instead, and through them
+//! [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor`] / [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor`] with no AAD and the tag inline.
+//!
+//! CCM reaches the AEAD traits through [`CcmEncryptor`] / [`CcmDecryptor`]; its own inherent API is
+//! the one to reach for. Two other things set it apart:
 //!
 //! * **There is an extra input and an extra output.** The AAD is authenticated but not encrypted,
 //!   and the tag has to travel with the ciphertext; `Ccm` offers both the spec's inline
@@ -46,15 +46,18 @@
 //!   unpredictable (SP 800-38C Sec 5.3), which is the opposite of the IV requirement the other
 //!   modes have, so a caller with a counter can do better than this crate's DRBG.
 //!
-//! See [`Ccm`] for both, and [Choosing between the modes](#choosing-between-the-modes) for when it
-//! is the right answer -- which, for a new design, is usually.
+//! See [`Ccm`] for both.
 //!
 //! **GCM is the other authenticated mode**, built from CTR and a universal hash rather than a
-//! CBC-MAC. Its final output is the authentication tag, not a padded block: it implements
-//! [`SymmetricCipherEncryptor`] / [`SymmetricCipherDecryptor`] directly with
-//! `FINAL_LEN = TAG_LEN` -- the inline `ciphertext || tag` view -- alongside an inherent
-//! detached-tag API, and `AES_GCM_128<Encrypting>` fixes the tag length. Unlike CCM its nonce is
-//! generated rather than supplied; see the `gcm` module docs.
+//! CBC-MAC. [`Gcm`] implements the AEAD traits itself, with `FINAL_LEN = TAG_LEN`: the traits are
+//! its whole API, the inline `ciphertext || tag` view through the symmetric-cipher methods and the
+//! spec's detached `(C, T)` pair through the `*_detached` methods. It differs from CCM in the other
+//! direction on both counts above -- its 12-byte nonce is generated from the library's default RNG
+//! rather than supplied, because a repeated GCM nonce gives away the hash subkey (SP 800-38D
+//! Appendix A), and it streams. See [`Gcm`].
+//!
+//! [Choosing between the modes](#choosing-between-the-modes) covers when each is the right answer
+//! -- which, for a new design, one of them usually is.
 //!
 //! CBC, CFB, CFB8 and CTR all generate their own init data: an IV for the first three, a nonce for
 //! CTR, which is shorter than a block because the rest of the counter block is the counter. ECB has
@@ -68,15 +71,15 @@
 //!
 //! The crate is deliberately cipher-agnostic: it depends on no concrete block cipher, only on the
 //! trait. Define a one-line alias for the combination you use -- or use the ready-made
-//! `AES_CBC_128` / `AES_CCM_128` / `AES_CFB_128` / `AES_CFB8_128` / `AES_CTR_128` / `AES_ECB_128`
-//! and friends from `bouncycastle-aes`. Those aliases are not all the same shape: the two block
-//! modes take a padding scheme as well as a direction, since neither is usable on data of arbitrary
-//! length without one, the three stream modes take only the direction, and CCM takes the direction
-//! too, plus its nonce and tag lengths:
+//! `AES_CBC_128` / `AES_CCM_128` / `AES_CFB_128` / `AES_CFB8_128` / `AES_CTR_128` / `AES_ECB_128` /
+//! `AES_GCM_128` and friends from `bouncycastle-aes`. Those aliases are not all the same shape: the
+//! two block modes take a padding scheme as well as a direction, since neither is usable on data of
+//! arbitrary length without one, the three stream modes take only the direction, CCM takes the
+//! direction too, plus its nonce and tag lengths, and GCM takes the direction and its tag length:
 //!
 //! ```
 //! use bouncycastle_aes::aes_internal::{AES128Internal, AES192Internal, AES256Internal};
-//! use bouncycastle_modes::{Cbc, Ccm, Cfb, Cfb8, Ctr, Ecb};
+//! use bouncycastle_modes::{Cbc, Ccm, Cfb, Cfb8, Ctr, Ecb, Gcm};
 //!
 //! type Aes128Cbc<Dir> = Cbc<AES128Internal, Dir, 16, 16>;
 //! type Aes192Cbc<Dir> = Cbc<AES192Internal, Dir, 24, 16>;
@@ -102,6 +105,11 @@
 //! type Aes256Ccm<Dir> = Ccm<AES256Internal, Dir, 32, 16, 12, 16>;
 //! // A 13-byte nonce leaves q = 2, so a payload of at most 64 KiB - 1; 802.11 CCMP's pair.
 //! type Aes128CcmShortTag<Dir> = Ccm<AES128Internal, Dir, 16, 16, 13, 8>;
+//!
+//! // GCM takes the tag length but no nonce length: the nonce is always 12 bytes (SP 800-38D Sec
+//! // 5.2.1.1's recommended 96 bits), and the block is always 16, so neither is a parameter.
+//! type Aes128Gcm<Dir> = Gcm<AES128Internal, Dir, 16, 16>;
+//! type Aes256Gcm<Dir> = Gcm<AES256Internal, Dir, 32, 16>;
 //! ```
 //!
 //! # Usage Examples
@@ -288,6 +296,37 @@
 //! assert!(Aes128Ccm::<Decrypting>::decrypt(&key, &nonce, b"other header", &sealed, &mut opened).is_err());
 //! ```
 //!
+//! GCM gives the same guarantee through the AEAD traits, with the nonce generated and returned
+//! like the other modes' IVs; see [`Gcm`] for the detached and streaming forms:
+//!
+//! ```
+//! use bouncycastle_aes::aes_internal::AES128Internal;
+//! use bouncycastle_core::key_material::{KeyMaterial, KeyType};
+//! use bouncycastle_core::traits::{AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor};
+//! use bouncycastle_modes::{Decrypting, Encrypting, Gcm};
+//!
+//! type Aes128Gcm<Dir> = Gcm<AES128Internal, Dir, 16, 16>;
+//!
+//! let key = KeyMaterial::<16>::from_bytes_as_type(&[0x42; 16], KeyType::SymmetricCipherKey)
+//!     .expect("a 16-byte symmetric cipher key");
+//! let header = b"authenticated, not encrypted";
+//! let message = b"any length: GCM needs no padding";
+//!
+//! let mut ciphertext = [0u8; 32];
+//! let (nonce, _, tag) =
+//!     Aes128Gcm::<Encrypting>::encrypt_out_detached(&key, header, message, &mut ciphertext)
+//!         .expect("encryption");
+//!
+//! let mut opened = [0u8; 32];
+//! Aes128Gcm::<Decrypting>::decrypt_out_detached(&key, &nonce, header, &ciphertext, &tag, &mut opened)
+//!     .expect("decryption");
+//! assert_eq!(&opened, message);
+//!
+//! let mut tampered = ciphertext;
+//! tampered[0] ^= 1;
+//! assert!(Aes128Gcm::<Decrypting>::decrypt_out_detached(&key, &nonce, header, &tampered, &tag, &mut opened).is_err());
+//! ```
+//!
 //! Using the wrong direction does not compile:
 //!
 //! ```compile_fail
@@ -305,12 +344,23 @@
 //!
 //! # Choosing between the modes
 //!
-//! **For a new design, use [`Ccm`].** It is authenticated, as [`Gcm`] is, and an
-//! unauthenticated mode is almost never what a new protocol wants: the other five leave the
-//! ciphertext malleable in the specific, exploitable ways set out in
+//! **For a new design, use [`Gcm`] or [`Ccm`].** Both are authenticated, and an unauthenticated
+//! mode is almost never what a new protocol wants: the other five leave the ciphertext malleable in
+//! the specific, exploitable ways set out in
 //! [None of the other modes is authenticated](#none-of-the-other-modes-is-authenticated), and
-//! bolting a MAC on afterwards is a design most people get wrong. CCM's costs, so that the choice
-//! is informed rather than reflexive:
+//! bolting a MAC on afterwards is a design most people get wrong.
+//!
+//! GCM is the more widely deployed of the two and the one that streams. Its costs:
+//!
+//! * **The nonce is generated, and a repeat is catastrophic.** Reusing a nonce under a key gives
+//!   away the hash subkey, and with it the ability to forge (SP 800-38D Appendix A). [`Gcm`] never
+//!   takes a nonce from the caller, which removes the accident but also the option of a counter.
+//! * **At most 2^32 messages per key** with a random nonce (Sec 8.3), a limit the caller has to
+//!   enforce, since no value here sees every message under a key.
+//! * **Streaming decryption releases plaintext before the tag is checked.** The one-shots do not;
+//!   see [`Gcm`].
+//!
+//! CCM's costs, so that the choice between them is informed rather than reflexive:
 //!
 //! * **Two cipher calls per block, only one of which batches.** CCM runs both CTR and a CBC-MAC
 //!   over the same data (Sec 5.2). The CBC-MAC is serial by construction (Sec 6.1 step 3: `Yi`
@@ -326,8 +376,8 @@
 //! * **The nonce must be unique.** Reuse is worse than for CTR: it loses confidentiality *and*
 //!   enables forgery.
 //!
-//! If CCM's shape does not fit -- a genuinely streaming multi-gigabyte input, say --
-//! `bouncycastle-ascon`'s Ascon-AEAD128 is an AEAD that does stream. Choosing an unauthenticated
+//! For a genuinely streaming multi-gigabyte input, choose GCM, or `bouncycastle-ascon`'s
+//! Ascon-AEAD128, which also streams. Choosing an unauthenticated
 //! mode from this crate should be a deliberate decision, made because an existing format or spec
 //! requires it, and paired with separate authentication.
 //!
@@ -524,11 +574,12 @@
 //!
 //! ## None of the other modes is authenticated
 //!
-//! This section is about the five SP 800-38A modes. **[`Ccm`] is exempt**: it is an AEAD, its tag
-//! covers the payload, the AAD and the nonce, and decryption returns `Err` rather than plaintext if
-//! any of them has been altered. Everything below is a description of what you give up by choosing
-//! one of the other five, and the reason
-//! [Choosing between the modes](#choosing-between-the-modes) starts with CCM.
+//! This section is about the five SP 800-38A modes. **[`Ccm`] and [`Gcm`] are exempt**: they are
+//! AEADs, their tags cover the payload, the AAD and the nonce, and decryption returns `Err` rather
+//! than plaintext if any of them has been altered. (GCM's streaming decryptor releases plaintext
+//! before that `Err`; see [`Gcm`].) Everything below is a description of what you give up by
+//! choosing one of the other five, and the reason
+//! [Choosing between the modes](#choosing-between-the-modes) starts with the AEADs.
 //!
 //! Those five provide, at best, confidentiality only. None detects tampering, and each is malleable
 //! in specific, exploitable ways -- SP 800-38A Appendix D, Table D.2, whose CFB row is
@@ -552,8 +603,8 @@
 //!   CFB8 is chosen for -- and it also means a tampered byte damages a bounded, predictable window
 //!   rather than the rest of the message.
 //!
-//! **Authenticate the ciphertext.** Prefer an AEAD -- [`Ccm`] is in this crate, and needs no
-//! separate MAC, no key-separation decision and no encrypt-then-MAC ordering care. If you must use
+//! **Authenticate the ciphertext.** Prefer an AEAD -- [`Gcm`] and [`Ccm`] are in this crate, and
+//! need no separate MAC, no key-separation decision and no encrypt-then-MAC ordering care. If you must use
 //! one of the five, MAC the ciphertext *and* the IV, and verify before decrypting.
 //!
 //! Combining decryption with a padding check is the classic padding-oracle setup. It applies to CBC
@@ -623,18 +674,20 @@
 //!   a bit string whose length need not be a multiple of 8, which this crate has no type for.
 //! * **OFB**, the one remaining mode of SP 800-38A. It is a keystream mode and, like CFB,
 //!   CFB8 and CTR, would implement [`StreamCipherEncryptor`] / [`StreamCipherDecryptor`].
-//! * **GCM** (SP 800-38D), the other widely-used AEAD mode of a block cipher. It would sit
-//!   alongside [`Ccm`] on [`AEADCipherEncryptor`] / [`AEADCipherDecryptor`], and unlike CCM it
-//!   streams, but it needs GF(2^128) multiplication, which this crate has no support for.
+//! * **GCM with a nonce other than 96 bits** (SP 800-38D Algorithm 4 step 2's `len(IV) != 96`
+//!   branch, which derives `J0` by GHASHing the IV). Sec 5.2.1.1 recommends restricting support to
+//!   96 bits, and [`Gcm`] does.
+//! * **GCM with a 32- or 64-bit tag** (Sec 5.2.1.2, Appendix C). Those need the controlling
+//!   protocol to bound packet sizes and invocation counts, which this crate cannot enforce.
 //! * **CCM with a formatting function other than Appendix A's.** SP 800-38C Sec 5.4 allows
 //!   alternatives and says "Alternative formatting functions may be developed in the future";
 //!   Appendix A's is the only one that exists in practice and the only one [`Ccm`] implements.
 //!
 //! # Command line
 //!
-//! The `bc-rust` CLI exposes all six modes for all three AES key lengths: `aes{128,192,256}-cbc`,
-//! `-ccm`, `-cfb`, `-cfb8`, `-ctr` and `-ecb`, each taking `encrypt` or `decrypt`. All but `-ccm`
-//! stream stdin to stdout; see below for why CCM cannot.
+//! The `bc-rust` CLI exposes all seven modes for all three AES key lengths: `aes{128,192,256}-cbc`,
+//! `-ccm`, `-cfb`, `-cfb8`, `-ctr`, `-ecb` and `-gcm`, each taking `encrypt` or `decrypt`. All but
+//! `-ccm` stream stdin to stdout; see below for why CCM cannot.
 //!
 //! For the five unauthenticated modes there is no API for caller-supplied init data anywhere, so
 //! `encrypt` writes what it generated at the front of its output and `decrypt` reads it back, and
@@ -680,7 +733,18 @@
 //!    proportional to the input. That is Sec 3's "CCM is not designed to support partial processing
 //!    or stream processing", not a limitation of this implementation. It does buy something,
 //!    though -- no plaintext is written until the tag has verified, so a failed `decrypt` leaves
-//!    nothing to discard. For a streaming AEAD use `bc-rust ascon-aead128`.
+//!    nothing to discard. For a streaming AEAD use `-gcm` or `bc-rust ascon-aead128`.
+//!
+//! **`-gcm` streams, and frames its output like the unauthenticated modes**: `encrypt` writes the
+//! generated 12-byte nonce first, then the ciphertext, then the 16-byte tag, and `decrypt` reads
+//! the same layout back. `--aad` (hex, as for `-ccm`) or `--aad-file` supplies the AAD. The cost
+//! of streaming is that a failed `decrypt` has **already written plaintext** by the time it reaches
+//! the tag and exits non-zero, so check the exit code before using the output:
+//!
+//! ```text
+//! bc-rust aes256-gcm encrypt --key-file k.bin --aad cafebabe < plain.bin > sealed.bin
+//! bc-rust aes256-gcm decrypt --key-file k.bin --aad cafebabe < sealed.bin > out.bin && cmp out.bin plain.bin
+//! ```
 
 #![no_std]
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]
@@ -713,13 +777,15 @@ use bouncycastle_core::traits::{
 };
 // end of imports needed for docs
 
-/// Direction marker for a mode that encrypts. See [`Cbc`], [`Cfb`], [`Cfb8`], [`Ctr`] and [`Ecb`].
+/// Direction marker for a mode that encrypts. See [`Cbc`], [`Ccm`], [`Cfb`], [`Cfb8`], [`Ctr`],
+/// [`Ecb`] and [`Gcm`].
 ///
 /// Zero-sized: encoding the direction in the type costs no memory.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct Encrypting;
 
-/// Direction marker for a mode that decrypts. See [`Cbc`], [`Cfb`], [`Cfb8`], [`Ctr`] and [`Ecb`].
+/// Direction marker for a mode that decrypts. See [`Cbc`], [`Ccm`], [`Cfb`], [`Cfb8`], [`Ctr`],
+/// [`Ecb`] and [`Gcm`].
 ///
 /// Zero-sized: encoding the direction in the type costs no memory.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]

From 01d725e166f332554dc8001148ca876478b45d50 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 20:51:10 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 67/68] modes: keep GCM's H, tag mask and computed tag out of
 unzeroized stack copies (#124)

setup built H = CIPH_K(0^128) and CIPH_K(J0) in plain stack arrays before
moving them into their Secrets, tag_block copied the mask back out with
`*self.ek_j0`, and Ghash::absorb copied Y out with `*self.y` -- none of
which were zeroized. SP 800-38D Sec 5.3 requires GCM intermediates to stay
secret, and Appendix A: H recovered is authentication lost. The module
docs already claimed all of these lived in Secret.

H and CIPH_K(J0) are now encrypted in place inside their Secrets; Ghash
updates Y in place, and absorb is an associated function over the
fields so the pending block is passed by reference rather than copied.
Ghash::finish and Gcm::tag_block write into a caller's Secret instead of
returning an array: on the decrypting side that value is the expected
tag T', which is a forgery for the rejected ciphertext if it survives
a failed comparison.

cargo mutants over gcm.rs and ghash.rs: 277 mutants, 222 caught,
46 unviable, 1 timeout, 8 missed -- all equivalent (check_shape's const
assert, the documented | vs ^ in impl_mul64, and > vs >= guards on
zero-length copies).

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-5-5
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 crypto/modes/src/gcm.rs   | 43 +++++++++++++++++----------------
 crypto/modes/src/ghash.rs | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
 2 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/gcm.rs b/crypto/modes/src/gcm.rs
index ac2e3da8..a9fccb2f 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/src/gcm.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/src/gcm.rs
@@ -216,22 +216,21 @@ where
     fn setup(perm: P, nonce: [u8; GCM_NONCE_LEN]) -> Self {
         Self::check_shape();
 
-        // Step 1: H = CIPH_K(0^128).
-        let mut h = [0u8; 16];
+        // Step 1: H = CIPH_K(0^128). Encrypted in place inside a `Secret` so that `H` is never
+        // held in an unzeroized stack array (Sec 5.3; Appendix A on what `H` gives an attacker).
+        let mut h: Secret<[u8; 16]> = Secret::new();
         perm.encrypt_block(&mut h);
 
-        // Step 2 (len(IV) = 96 branch, the only one this type implements): J0 = IV || 0^31 || 1.
-        let mut j0 = [0u8; 16];
-        j0[..GCM_NONCE_LEN].copy_from_slice(&nonce);
-        j0[15] = 1;
-
+        // Step 2 (len(IV) = 96 branch, the only one this type implements): J0 = IV || 0^31 || 1,
+        // built directly in the `Secret` that will hold CIPH_K(J0).
+        //
         // Precompute CIPH_K(J0) now, while J0 is fully known: step 6's GCTR_K(J0, S) reduces to
         // S (+) CIPH_K(J0) because S is exactly one block (Algorithm 3 with a single, complete
         // input block), so this one-time mask is all GCTR at J0 will ever be asked to produce.
-        let mut ek_j0_bytes = j0;
-        perm.encrypt_block(&mut ek_j0_bytes);
         let mut ek_j0: Secret<[u8; 16]> = Secret::new();
-        *ek_j0 = ek_j0_bytes;
+        ek_j0[..GCM_NONCE_LEN].copy_from_slice(&nonce);
+        ek_j0[15] = 1;
+        perm.encrypt_block(&mut ek_j0);
 
         // Step 3's inc32(J0): J0's rightmost 32 bits are 1, so inc32(J0) has counter field 2.
         let ctr = Ctr::start_at(perm, nonce, 2);
@@ -295,23 +294,22 @@ where
 
     /// Algorithm 4 steps 4-6 / Algorithm 5 steps 5-7: pads GHASH to the block boundary (the `0^u`
     /// of step 5), appends `[len(A)]_64 || [len(C)]_64`, and masks the result with `CIPH_K(J0)`.
-    /// Returns the full 16-byte block; callers truncate to `TAG_LEN`.
+    /// Writes the full 16-byte block to `out`; callers truncate to `TAG_LEN`. `out` is a `Secret`
+    /// because on the decrypting side it is the expected tag `T'`, which forges the rejected
+    /// ciphertext if it survives a failed comparison.
     ///
     /// The byte-to-bit multiplication (`* 8`) is not checked for overflow: `aad_len` and `data_len`
     /// are accumulated with `checked_add` at every absorption (`absorb_aad`, `absorb_data`), so
     /// reaching a count whose `* 8` could overflow `u64` would already require far more calls than
     /// are physically possible to make.
-    fn tag_block(&mut self) -> [u8; 16] {
+    fn tag_block(&mut self, out: &mut Secret<[u8; 16]>) {
         self.ghash.pad_to_block();
         let aad_bits = self.aad_len * 8;
         let data_bits = self.data_len * 8;
-        let s = self.ghash.finish(aad_bits, data_bits);
-        let ek_j0 = *self.ek_j0;
-        let mut out = [0u8; 16];
-        for i in 0..16 {
-            out[i] = s[i] ^ ek_j0[i];
+        self.ghash.finish(aad_bits, data_bits, out);
+        for (o, m) in out.iter_mut().zip(self.ek_j0.iter()) {
+            *o ^= m;
         }
-        out
     }
 }
 
@@ -344,7 +342,8 @@ where
     fn finish(mut self) -> [u8; TAG_LEN] {
         // Covers an AAD-only or entirely empty message, where no data was ever encrypted.
         self.begin_data_if_needed();
-        let full = self.tag_block();
+        let mut full: Secret<[u8; 16]> = Secret::new();
+        self.tag_block(&mut full);
         let mut tag = [0u8; TAG_LEN];
         tag.copy_from_slice(&full[..TAG_LEN]);
         tag
@@ -451,7 +450,8 @@ where
     /// [`SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed`] if the tag does not match.
     fn finish(mut self, tag: &[u8; TAG_LEN]) -> Result<(), SymmetricCipherError> {
         self.begin_data_if_needed();
-        let full = self.tag_block();
+        let mut full: Secret<[u8; 16]> = Secret::new();
+        self.tag_block(&mut full);
         if ct_eq_bytes(&full[..TAG_LEN], tag) {
             Ok(())
         } else {
@@ -476,7 +476,8 @@ where
         let mut gcm = Self::setup(perm, *nonce);
         gcm.absorb_aad(aad)?;
         gcm.absorb_data(data)?;
-        let computed = gcm.tag_block();
+        let mut computed: Secret<[u8; 16]> = Secret::new();
+        gcm.tag_block(&mut computed);
         if !ct_eq_bytes(&computed[..TAG_LEN], tag) {
             return Err(SymmetricCipherError::AEADTagCheckFailed);
         }
diff --git a/crypto/modes/src/ghash.rs b/crypto/modes/src/ghash.rs
index 7de1bdd8..78eb366b 100644
--- a/crypto/modes/src/ghash.rs
+++ b/crypto/modes/src/ghash.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ fn block_from_bytes(b: &[u8; 16]) -> Block {
     ]
 }
 
-/// Inverse of [`block_from_bytes`].
+/// Inverse of [`block_from_bytes`]. Used only by the tests: [`Ghash::finish`] writes `S` straight
+/// into the caller's `Secret` rather than returning it through a stack array.
+#[cfg(test)]
 fn block_to_bytes(x: &Block) -> [u8; 16] {
     let mut out = [0u8; 16];
     out[..8].copy_from_slice(&x[0].to_be_bytes());
@@ -187,17 +189,20 @@ impl Ghash {
     /// `Y_0 = 0^128` (Algorithm 2 step 2), keyed by the hash subkey `H`.
     pub(crate) fn new(h: &[u8; 16]) -> Self {
         let mut hs: Secret<Block> = Secret::new();
-        *hs = block_from_bytes(h);
+        hs[0] = u64::from_be_bytes(h[..8].try_into().expect("first half of H is 8 bytes"));
+        hs[1] = u64::from_be_bytes(h[8..].try_into().expect("second half of H is 8 bytes"));
         Self { h: hs, y: Secret::new(), pending: Secret::new(), pending_len: 0 }
     }
 
-    /// `Y_i = (Y_{i-1} (+) X_i) . H` for one whole block `X_i`.
-    fn absorb(&mut self, block: &[u8; 16]) {
+    /// `Y_i = (Y_{i-1} (+) X_i) . H` for one whole block `X_i`, updating `Y` in place.
+    ///
+    /// An associated function over the two fields rather than a `&mut self` method, so that
+    /// `pending` can be passed as `block` without first being copied out of its `Secret`.
+    fn absorb(y: &mut Secret<Block>, h: &Secret<Block>, block: &[u8; 16]) {
         let xi = block_from_bytes(block);
-        let mut acc = *self.y;
-        acc[0] ^= xi[0];
-        acc[1] ^= xi[1];
-        *self.y = mul(&acc, &self.h);
+        y[0] ^= xi[0];
+        y[1] ^= xi[1];
+        **y = mul(y, h);
     }
 
     /// Absorbs whole blocks of `data` immediately and buffers any remainder for the next call.
@@ -214,14 +219,13 @@ impl Ghash {
             if self.pending_len < 16 {
                 return;
             }
-            let block = *self.pending;
-            self.absorb(&block);
+            Self::absorb(&mut self.y, &self.h, &self.pending);
             self.pending_len = 0;
         }
 
         let (blocks, rest) = data.as_chunks::<16>();
         for block in blocks {
-            self.absorb(block);
+            Self::absorb(&mut self.y, &self.h, block);
         }
         (*self.pending)[..rest.len()].copy_from_slice(rest);
         self.pending_len = rest.len();
@@ -235,13 +239,12 @@ impl Ghash {
             return;
         }
         (*self.pending)[self.pending_len..].fill(0);
-        let block = *self.pending;
-        self.absorb(&block);
+        Self::absorb(&mut self.y, &self.h, &self.pending);
         self.pending_len = 0;
     }
 
-    /// Appends `[aad_bits]_64 || [data_bits]_64` (Algorithm 4 step 5's final block) and returns
-    /// `Y_m`, i.e. `S`.
+    /// Appends `[aad_bits]_64 || [data_bits]_64` (Algorithm 4 step 5's final block) and writes
+    /// `Y_m`, i.e. `S`, to `out` -- a `Secret`, since `S` is the tag with its mask removed.
     ///
     /// Takes `&mut self` rather than `self` -- `Gcm`'s verify-before-decrypt one-shot needs the rest
     /// of its own state (the `Ctr` field) after computing the tag, so consuming `Ghash` here would
@@ -250,7 +253,7 @@ impl Ghash {
     /// phase already (the `0^v` and `0^u` of step 5), so by the time `finish` runs there is nothing
     /// pending except this one final length block, and no caller should call `update` or
     /// `pad_to_block` again afterward.
-    pub(crate) fn finish(&mut self, aad_bits: u64, data_bits: u64) -> [u8; 16] {
+    pub(crate) fn finish(&mut self, aad_bits: u64, data_bits: u64, out: &mut Secret<[u8; 16]>) {
         debug_assert_eq!(
             self.pending_len, 0,
             "caller must pad_to_block before finish: nothing but the length block may be pending"
@@ -258,8 +261,9 @@ impl Ghash {
         let mut len_block = [0u8; 16];
         len_block[..8].copy_from_slice(&aad_bits.to_be_bytes());
         len_block[8..].copy_from_slice(&data_bits.to_be_bytes());
-        self.absorb(&len_block);
-        block_to_bytes(&self.y)
+        Self::absorb(&mut self.y, &self.h, &len_block);
+        out[..8].copy_from_slice(&self.y[0].to_be_bytes());
+        out[8..].copy_from_slice(&self.y[1].to_be_bytes());
     }
 }
 
@@ -388,7 +392,9 @@ mod tests {
             expected[1] ^= xi[1];
             expected = mul_reference(&expected, &h);
 
-            assert_eq!(block_to_bytes(&expected), g.finish(0, 0), "n={n}");
+            let mut s: Secret<[u8; 16]> = Secret::new();
+            g.finish(0, 0, &mut s);
+            assert_eq!(block_to_bytes(&expected), *s, "n={n}");
         }
         // Silence the unused full-message `y` computed above; it documents the general recurrence.
         let _ = y;
@@ -404,14 +410,17 @@ mod tests {
         let mut whole = Ghash::new(&h_bytes);
         whole.update(&data);
         whole.pad_to_block();
-        let expected = whole.finish(0, data.len() as u64 * 8);
+        let mut expected: Secret<[u8; 16]> = Secret::new();
+        whole.finish(0, data.len() as u64 * 8, &mut expected);
 
         for split in 0..=data.len() {
             let mut g = Ghash::new(&h_bytes);
             g.update(&data[..split]);
             g.update(&data[split..]);
             g.pad_to_block();
-            assert_eq!(g.finish(0, data.len() as u64 * 8), expected, "split at {split}");
+            let mut s: Secret<[u8; 16]> = Secret::new();
+            g.finish(0, data.len() as u64 * 8, &mut s);
+            assert_eq!(*s, *expected, "split at {split}");
         }
     }
 }

From 117f06b579b090cdf88fd8af82fd8542e28da4dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Hook <dgh@cryptoworkshop.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 20:52:11 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 68/68] cli: --aad-file for GCM reads raw bytes only, never
 hex-decodes (#124)

load_aad used read_from_file, whose hex-or-raw guess changes what the tag
covers without any error: an AAD file of "cafe" was authenticated as 2
bytes, sixteen zero bytes (which the hex decoder skips) as empty AAD, and
a file ending in a backslash panicked out of bounds in hex::decode_out.
The tag then fails against any other GCM implementation given the same
file. Same fix as 3dd3266 made for CCM's --nonce-file: read_from_file_raw.

New test aad_file_is_raw_bytes_not_hex_decoded covers all three cases;
it fails before this change and passes after.

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-5-5
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 cli/src/aead_mode_cmd.rs       | 20 +++++++++++-------
 cli/src/main.rs                |  8 ++++----
 cli/tests/aes_gcm_cli_tests.rs | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cli/src/aead_mode_cmd.rs b/cli/src/aead_mode_cmd.rs
index 8a065f7a..7438d57b 100644
--- a/cli/src/aead_mode_cmd.rs
+++ b/cli/src/aead_mode_cmd.rs
@@ -25,11 +25,17 @@
 //!
 //! # AAD
 //!
-//! `--aad <hex>` or `--aad-file <path>` (binary or hex); if neither is given, AAD is empty. Fed to
-//! the engine in one call before any ciphertext, matching SP 800-38D Algorithm 4's requirement that
-//! AAD precede data.
+//! `--aad <hex>` or `--aad-file <path>`; if neither is given, AAD is empty. Fed to the engine in
+//! one call before any ciphertext, matching SP 800-38D Algorithm 4's requirement that AAD precede
+//! data.
+//!
+//! `--aad-file` is read as raw bytes ([`read_from_file_raw`]), never hex-decoded. The
+//! hex-or-raw guess `--key-file` uses would change what is authenticated without any error: a
+//! binary header that happens to parse as hex text (`cafe`, or sixteen zero bytes, which the hex
+//! decoder skips) would be authenticated as its decoding, and the tag would not verify against any
+//! other GCM implementation given the same file.
 
-use crate::helpers::{read_from_file, write_bytes_or_hex};
+use crate::helpers::{read_from_file_raw, write_bytes_or_hex};
 use bouncycastle::core::key_material::KeyMaterial;
 use bouncycastle::core::traits::{
     AEADCipherDecryptor, AEADCipherEncryptor, ElectronicCodeBook, SymmetricCipherDecryptor,
@@ -46,11 +52,11 @@ use std::process::exit;
 /// its own tuning.
 const CHUNK_LEN: usize = 1024;
 
-/// Loads the additional authenticated data from `--aad` (hex) or `--aad-file` (binary or hex).
-/// Empty if neither is given: AAD is optional, unlike the key.
+/// Loads the additional authenticated data from `--aad` (hex) or `--aad-file` (raw bytes; see the
+/// module docs for why not hex). Empty if neither is given: AAD is optional, unlike the key.
 pub(crate) fn load_aad(aad: &Option<String>, aad_file: &Option<String>) -> Vec<u8> {
     if let Some(path) = aad_file {
-        read_from_file(path)
+        read_from_file_raw(path)
     } else if let Some(hex_str) = aad {
         hex::decode(hex_str).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
             eprintln!("Error: `--aad` must be hex. Use `--aad-file` for raw bytes.");
diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
index de9df0c0..6371a6e4 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ enum Subcommands {
     /// exhausted. There is deliberately no `--iv` flag: a repeated GCM nonce is worse than merely
     /// unwise, since it lets an attacker recover the hash subkey (SP 800-38D Appendix A).
     ///
-    /// `--aad` (hex) or `--aad-file` (binary or hex) supply the additional authenticated data,
+    /// `--aad` (hex) or `--aad-file` (raw bytes) supply the additional authenticated data,
     /// which is covered by the tag but not encrypted; if neither is given, AAD is empty.
     ///
     /// Input may be ANY length: GCM needs no padding.
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ enum Subcommands {
         #[arg(long)]
         aad: Option<String>,
 
-        /// A file containing the additional authenticated data, in binary or hex.
+        /// A file containing the additional authenticated data, as raw bytes (never hex-decoded).
         /// If both aad and aad_file options are provided, the file will be used.
         #[arg(long)]
         aad_file: Option<String>,
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ enum Subcommands {
         #[arg(long)]
         aad: Option<String>,
 
-        /// A file containing the additional authenticated data, in binary or hex.
+        /// A file containing the additional authenticated data, as raw bytes (never hex-decoded).
         /// If both aad and aad_file options are provided, the file will be used.
         #[arg(long)]
         aad_file: Option<String>,
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ enum Subcommands {
         #[arg(long)]
         aad: Option<String>,
 
-        /// A file containing the additional authenticated data, in binary or hex.
+        /// A file containing the additional authenticated data, as raw bytes (never hex-decoded).
         /// If both aad and aad_file options are provided, the file will be used.
         #[arg(long)]
         aad_file: Option<String>,
diff --git a/cli/tests/aes_gcm_cli_tests.rs b/cli/tests/aes_gcm_cli_tests.rs
index b82057d7..753616ba 100644
--- a/cli/tests/aes_gcm_cli_tests.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/aes_gcm_cli_tests.rs
@@ -230,6 +230,43 @@ fn missing_aad_on_one_side_fails_authentication() {
     );
 }
 
+/// `--aad-file` is raw bytes, never hex-or-raw guessed like `--key-file`: a binary header that
+/// happens to parse as hex text must be authenticated as the bytes in the file, or the tag will not
+/// verify against any other GCM implementation given the same file. Each case encrypts with the
+/// file and decrypts with `--aad` set to the hex of the file's exact bytes.
+#[test]
+fn aad_file_is_raw_bytes_not_hex_decoded() {
+    let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("bc_rust_gcm_cli_aad_{}", std::process::id()));
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).expect("create temp dir");
+    let plaintext = unhex(PLAINTEXT);
+
+    let cases: [(&str, &[u8]); 3] = [
+        // ASCII that is also valid hex text: hex-decoding would authenticate 2 bytes, not 4.
+        ("ascii_hex", b"cafe"),
+        // Sixteen zero bytes, which the hex decoder skips entirely: decoding would authenticate
+        // empty AAD.
+        ("zeros", &[0u8; 16]),
+        // A trailing backslash, which sent the hex decoder's `\x` handling past the end of the
+        // buffer.
+        ("trailing_backslash", b"header\\"),
+    ];
+    for (name, aad) in cases {
+        let path = dir.join(name);
+        std::fs::write(&path, aad).expect("write AAD file");
+        let aad_hex: String = aad.iter().map(|b| format!("{b:02x}")).collect();
+
+        let ciphertext = run_ok(
+            &["aes128-gcm", "encrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--aad-file", path.to_str().unwrap()],
+            &plaintext,
+        );
+        let recovered =
+            run_ok(&["aes128-gcm", "decrypt", "--key", KEY_128, "--aad", &aad_hex], &ciphertext);
+        assert_eq!(recovered, plaintext, "case {name}");
+    }
+
+    std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir).ok();
+}
+
 // ---- tamper detection --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 /// A tampered ciphertext byte must be rejected, non-zero exit.