(*Variant of Gen_loop_bvec that uses list byte instead of Bvector 256*)
Fixpoint Gen_loop_Zlist (k : list byte) (v : list byte) (n : nat)
: list (list byte) * (list byte) :=
match n with
| O => (nil, v)
| S n' =>
let v' := HMAC256 v k in
let (bits, v'') := Gen_loop_Zlist k v' n' in
(List.app bits (List.cons v' List.nil), v'')
end.

Lemma Gen_loop_Zlist_nestedV k: forall n v blocks u blocks' u',
Gen_loop_Zlist k (HMAC256 v k) n = (blocks, u) ->
Gen_loop_Zlist k v n = (blocks', u') ->
u = HMAC256 u' k /\
blocks = map (fun z => HMAC256 z k) blocks'.