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n

Definitions:

  The number of iterations of the PRF needed to generate L bits of keying material.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-108r1 [August 2022 (Includes updates as of 02-02-2024)]

  The number of bits in the stream being tested.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-22 Rev. 1a

  The number of data blocks or data segments in the plaintext.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-38A

  The number of blocks in the formatted message.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-38B

  The octet length of the nonce.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-38C

  RSA modulus. n = pq, where p and q are distinct odd primes.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 2

  The number of bytes in the output of a hash function.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-208