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 ### Consistency
 
-- HMAC over file contents to recognize changed ciphertext before decryption
+- Authenticated encryption is used for file content to recognize changed ciphertext before decryption
 - I/O operations are transactional and atomic, if the filesystems support it
 - Each file contains all information needed for decryption (except for the key of course), no common metadata means no [SPOF](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_point_of_failure)