kokke/tiny-AES-c

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A small, portable implementation of AES encryption (128/192/256-bit) in C99, supporting ECB, CBC, and CTR modes. It is designed for minimal code size and memory footprint rather than performance.

Use cases

• add AES encryption to an embedded firmware project
• encrypt and decrypt data in C with a tiny dependency-free library
• implement AES-CTR or AES-CBC on a microcontroller with limited RAM
• portable AES implementation for cross-platform C/C++ code
• small-footprint cryptography where OpenSSL is too heavy

When to choose

• you need AES in C with minimal code size and low memory footprint
• you target embedded or resource-constrained platforms
• you want a simple, portable, public-domain implementation

When to avoid

• you need high performance or hardware acceleration
• you need padding, authenticated encryption (GCM), or protection against malicious input
• you need a broad TLS/crypto toolkit like OpenSSL or Mbed TLS

Facets

library · maturity stable

cryptography security embedded-systems c cpp embedded cross-platform aes encryption portable small-footprint ecb cbc ctr

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