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Is it possible to use XTS + a checksum for authenticated encryption? Specifically, it seems like a good $n$ bit checksum applied before encryption should ensure that any change to the ciphertext will be detected by the plaintext checksum with a high probability ($1 - 2^{-n}$).

Maarten Bodewes
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