# Initialization vector

> fixed-size input to a cryptographic primitive that is typically required to be random or pseudorandom

**Wikidata**: [Q1663550](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1663550)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initialization_vector)  
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## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013