diff --git a/SOUMISSION_NIST/REFERENCE_IMPLEMENTATION/src/ae-common.h b/SOUMISSION_NIST/REFERENCE_IMPLEMENTATION/src/ae-common.h
index 561854e..397dac0 100644
--- a/SOUMISSION_NIST/REFERENCE_IMPLEMENTATION/src/ae-common.h
+++ b/SOUMISSION_NIST/REFERENCE_IMPLEMENTATION/src/ae-common.h
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include "debug.h"
+
 #ifndef AE_COMMON_H
 #define AE_COMMON_H
 
@@ -105,20 +107,45 @@ static void process_associated_data(
     size_t l_a = A_len / BLOCK_BYTES;
     size_t rest = A_len % BLOCK_BYTES;
 
+    fprintf(DUMP, "computing Auth\n");
+
     for (size_t i=0; i<l_a; i++)
     {
+        fprintf(DUMP, "    i=%zu\n", i);
+
         fill_index_tweak(0x2, i, tweak);
+
+        debug_dump_buffer("tweak", TWEAK_BYTES, tweak, 8);
+
         encrypt(key, tweak, &A[i*BLOCK_BYTES], Ek_Ai);
+
+        debug_dump_buffer("Ai", BLOCK_BYTES, &A[i*BLOCK_BYTES], 8);
+        debug_dump_buffer("Ek(Ai)", BLOCK_BYTES, Ek_Ai, 8);
+
         xor_into(Auth, Ek_Ai);
+
+        debug_dump_buffer("Auth", BLOCK_BYTES, Auth, 8);
     }
 
     if (rest != 0)
     {
         uint8_t A_rest[BLOCK_BYTES];
         pad10(rest, &A[l_a*BLOCK_BYTES], A_rest);
+
+        fprintf(DUMP, "    l_a=%zu (padding)\n", l_a);
+
         fill_index_tweak(0x6, l_a, tweak);
+
+        debug_dump_buffer("pad10*(A*)", BLOCK_BYTES, A_rest, 8);
+        debug_dump_buffer("tweak", TWEAK_BYTES, tweak, 8);
+
         encrypt(key, tweak, A_rest, Ek_Ai);
+
+        debug_dump_buffer("Ek(A*)", BLOCK_BYTES, Ek_Ai, 8);
+
         xor_into(Auth, Ek_Ai);
+
+        debug_dump_buffer("Auth", BLOCK_BYTES, Auth, 8);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/SOUMISSION_NIST/REFERENCE_IMPLEMENTATION/src/lilliput-ae-i.c b/SOUMISSION_NIST/REFERENCE_IMPLEMENTATION/src/lilliput-ae-i.c
index b1758c9..5cbb3f4 100644
--- a/SOUMISSION_NIST/REFERENCE_IMPLEMENTATION/src/lilliput-ae-i.c
+++ b/SOUMISSION_NIST/REFERENCE_IMPLEMENTATION/src/lilliput-ae-i.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include "debug.h"
+
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -65,32 +67,54 @@ static void _encrypt_message(
     memset(tweak, 0, TWEAK_BYTES);
     memset(checksum, 0, BLOCK_BYTES);
 
+    fprintf(DUMP, "message encryption\n");
+
     for (size_t j=0; j<l; j++)
     {
+        fprintf(DUMP, "    j=%zu\n", j);
+
+        debug_dump_buffer("Mj", BLOCK_BYTES, &M[j*BLOCK_BYTES], 8);
         xor_into(checksum, &M[j*BLOCK_BYTES]);
+        debug_dump_buffer("Checksum", BLOCK_BYTES, checksum, 8);
         _fill_msg_tweak(0x0, N, j, tweak);
+        debug_dump_buffer("tweak", TWEAK_BYTES, tweak, 8);
         encrypt(key, tweak, &M[j*BLOCK_BYTES], &C[j*BLOCK_BYTES]);
+        debug_dump_buffer("Cj", BLOCK_BYTES, &C[j*BLOCK_BYTES], 8);
     }
 
     if (rest == 0)
     {
+        fprintf(DUMP, "    no padding\n");
+
         _fill_msg_tweak(0x1, N, l-1, tweak);
+        debug_dump_buffer("tweak", TWEAK_BYTES, tweak, 8);
         encrypt(key, tweak, checksum, Final);
+        debug_dump_buffer("Final", BLOCK_BYTES, Final, 8);
     }
     else
     {
+        fprintf(DUMP, "    padding\n");
+
         uint8_t M_rest[BLOCK_BYTES];
         uint8_t Pad[BLOCK_BYTES];
 
         pad10(rest, &M[l*BLOCK_BYTES], M_rest);
+        debug_dump_buffer("M*", rest, &M[l*BLOCK_BYTES], 8);
+        debug_dump_buffer("pad10*(M*)", BLOCK_BYTES, M_rest, 8);
         xor_into(checksum, M_rest);
+        debug_dump_buffer("Checksum", BLOCK_BYTES, checksum, 8);
 
         _fill_msg_tweak(0x4, N, l, tweak);
+        debug_dump_buffer("tweak", TWEAK_BYTES, tweak, 8);
         encrypt(key, tweak, _0n, Pad);
         xor_arrays(rest, &C[l*BLOCK_BYTES], &M[l*BLOCK_BYTES], Pad);
+        debug_dump_buffer("Pad", BLOCK_BYTES, Pad, 8);
+        debug_dump_buffer("C*", rest, &C[l*BLOCK_BYTES], 8);
 
         _fill_msg_tweak(0x5, N, l, tweak);
+        debug_dump_buffer("tweak", TWEAK_BYTES, tweak, 8);
         encrypt(key, tweak, checksum, Final);
+        debug_dump_buffer("Final", BLOCK_BYTES, Final, 8);
     }
 }
 
@@ -112,32 +136,54 @@ static void _decrypt_message(
     memset(tweak, 0, TWEAK_BYTES);
     memset(checksum, 0, BLOCK_BYTES);
 
+    fprintf(DUMP, "message decryption\n");
+
     for (size_t j=0; j<l; j++)
     {
+        fprintf(DUMP, "    j=%zu\n", j);
+
+        debug_dump_buffer("Cj", BLOCK_BYTES, &C[j*BLOCK_BYTES], 8);
         _fill_msg_tweak(0x0, N, j, tweak);
+        debug_dump_buffer("tweak", TWEAK_BYTES, tweak, 8);
         decrypt(key, tweak, &C[j*BLOCK_BYTES], &M[j*BLOCK_BYTES]);
+        debug_dump_buffer("Mj", BLOCK_BYTES, &M[j*BLOCK_BYTES], 8);
         xor_into(checksum, &M[j*BLOCK_BYTES]);
+        debug_dump_buffer("Checksum", BLOCK_BYTES, checksum, 8);
     }
 
     if (rest == 0)
     {
+        fprintf(DUMP, "    no padding\n");
+
         _fill_msg_tweak(0x1, N, l-1, tweak);
+        debug_dump_buffer("tweak", TWEAK_BYTES, tweak, 8);
         encrypt(key, tweak, checksum, Final);
+        debug_dump_buffer("Final", BLOCK_BYTES, Final, 8);
     }
     else
     {
+        fprintf(DUMP, "    padding\n");
+
         uint8_t M_rest[BLOCK_BYTES];
         uint8_t Pad[BLOCK_BYTES];
 
+        debug_dump_buffer("C*", rest, &C[l*BLOCK_BYTES], 8);
         _fill_msg_tweak(0x4, N, l, tweak);
+        debug_dump_buffer("tweak", TWEAK_BYTES, tweak, 8);
         encrypt(key, tweak, _0n, Pad);
+        debug_dump_buffer("Pad", BLOCK_BYTES, Pad, 8);
         xor_arrays(rest, &M[l*BLOCK_BYTES], &C[l*BLOCK_BYTES], Pad);
+        debug_dump_buffer("M*", rest, &M[l*BLOCK_BYTES], 8);
 
         pad10(rest, &M[l*BLOCK_BYTES], M_rest);
+        debug_dump_buffer("pad10*(M*)", BLOCK_BYTES, M_rest, 8);
         xor_into(checksum, M_rest);
 
         _fill_msg_tweak(0x5, N, l, tweak);
+        debug_dump_buffer("tweak", TWEAK_BYTES, tweak, 8);
+        debug_dump_buffer("Checksum", BLOCK_BYTES, checksum, 8);
         encrypt(key, tweak, checksum, Final);
+        debug_dump_buffer("Final", BLOCK_BYTES, Final, 8);
     }
 }
 
@@ -147,7 +193,13 @@ static void _generate_tag(
     uint8_t       tag[TAG_BYTES]
 )
 {
+    fprintf(DUMP, "generating tag\n");
+    debug_dump_buffer("Final", BLOCK_BYTES, Final, 8);
+    debug_dump_buffer("Auth", BLOCK_BYTES, Auth, 8);
+
     xor_arrays(TAG_BYTES, tag, Final, Auth);
+
+    debug_dump_buffer("tag", TAG_BYTES, tag, 8);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/SOUMISSION_NIST/REFERENCE_IMPLEMENTATION/src/lilliput-ae-ii.c b/SOUMISSION_NIST/REFERENCE_IMPLEMENTATION/src/lilliput-ae-ii.c
index 26885e5..88f9ae0 100644
--- a/SOUMISSION_NIST/REFERENCE_IMPLEMENTATION/src/lilliput-ae-ii.c
+++ b/SOUMISSION_NIST/REFERENCE_IMPLEMENTATION/src/lilliput-ae-ii.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include "debug.h"
+
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -62,24 +64,40 @@ static void _generate_tag(
     size_t l = M_len / BLOCK_BYTES;
     size_t rest = M_len % BLOCK_BYTES;
 
+    fprintf(DUMP, "computing tag\n");
+    debug_dump_buffer("Auth", BLOCK_BYTES, Auth, 8);
+
     for (size_t j=0; j<l; j++)
     {
+        fprintf(DUMP, "    j=%zu\n", j);
         fill_index_tweak(0x0, j, tweak);
+        debug_dump_buffer("tweak", TWEAK_BYTES, tweak, 8);
         encrypt(key, tweak, &M[j*BLOCK_BYTES], Ek_Mj);
+        debug_dump_buffer("Mj", BLOCK_BYTES, &M[j*BLOCK_BYTES], 8);
+        debug_dump_buffer("Ek(Mj)", BLOCK_BYTES, Ek_Mj, 8);
         xor_into(tag_tmp, Ek_Mj);
+        debug_dump_buffer("tag", TAG_BYTES, tag_tmp, 8);
     }
 
     if (rest != 0)
     {
+        fprintf(DUMP, "    l=%zu (padding)\n", l);
         uint8_t M_rest[BLOCK_BYTES];
         pad10(rest, &M[l*BLOCK_BYTES], M_rest);
         fill_index_tweak(0x4, l, tweak);
+        debug_dump_buffer("pad10*(M*)", BLOCK_BYTES, M_rest, 8);
+        debug_dump_buffer("tweak", TWEAK_BYTES, tweak, 8);
         encrypt(key, tweak, M_rest, Ek_Mj);
+        debug_dump_buffer("Ek(M*)", BLOCK_BYTES, Ek_Mj, 8);
         xor_into(tag_tmp, Ek_Mj);
+        debug_dump_buffer("tag", TAG_BYTES, tag_tmp, 8);
     }
 
+    fprintf(DUMP, "    Ek(tag)\n");
     _fill_tag_tweak(N, tweak);
+    debug_dump_buffer("tweak", TWEAK_BYTES, tweak, 8);
     encrypt(key, tweak, tag_tmp, tag);
+    debug_dump_buffer("tag = Ek(tag)", TAG_BYTES, tag, 8);
 }
 
 static void _encrypt_message(
@@ -103,18 +121,33 @@ static void _encrypt_message(
     size_t l = M_len / BLOCK_BYTES;
     size_t rest = M_len % BLOCK_BYTES;
 
+    fprintf(DUMP, "message encryption\n");
+
     for (size_t j=0; j<l; j++)
     {
+        fprintf(DUMP, "    j=%zu\n", j);
+
         _fill_msg_tweak(tag, j, tweak);
+        debug_dump_buffer("tweak", TWEAK_BYTES, tweak, 8);
         encrypt(key, tweak, padded_N, Ek_N);
+        debug_dump_buffer("N (padded)", BLOCK_BYTES, padded_N, 8);
+        debug_dump_buffer("Ek(Mj, N)", BLOCK_BYTES, Ek_N, 8);
+        debug_dump_buffer("Mj", BLOCK_BYTES, &M[j*BLOCK_BYTES], 8);
         xor_arrays(BLOCK_BYTES, &C[j*BLOCK_BYTES], &M[j*BLOCK_BYTES], Ek_N);
+        debug_dump_buffer("Cj", BLOCK_BYTES, &C[j*BLOCK_BYTES], 8);
     }
 
     if (rest != 0)
     {
+        fprintf(DUMP, "    l=%zu (padding)\n", l);
         _fill_msg_tweak(tag, l, tweak);
+        debug_dump_buffer("tweak", TWEAK_BYTES, tweak, 8);
         encrypt(key, tweak, padded_N, Ek_N);
+        debug_dump_buffer("N (padded)", BLOCK_BYTES, padded_N, 8);
+        debug_dump_buffer("Ek(M*, N)", BLOCK_BYTES, Ek_N, 8);
+        debug_dump_buffer("M*", rest, &M[l*BLOCK_BYTES], 8);
         xor_arrays(rest, &C[l*BLOCK_BYTES], &M[l*BLOCK_BYTES], Ek_N);
+        debug_dump_buffer("C*", rest, &C[l*BLOCK_BYTES], 8);
     }
 }