Re: CK_GCM_PARAMS Question

[Robert Relyea <rrelyea@REDHAT.COM>]

On 08/13/2019 12:56 PM, Jonathan Schulze-Hewett wrote:
> Bob,
> The CK_GCM_PARAMS structure defined at
> http://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-curr/v2.40/pkcs11-curr-v2.40.html
> does not include the ulIvBits member.
>
> However, the pkcs11t.h files published at
> http://docs.oasis-open.org/pkcs11/pkcs11-base/v2.40/errata01/csprd01/include
> /pkcs11-v2.40/pkcs11t.h does include it.
>
> I'm assuming, since the NSS source for pkcs11t.h excludes it, that the
> posted (and widely used it seems) pkcs11t.h file is in error?

Well there is clearly an error. The spec does not define what ulIvBits 
means.
The same discrepancy is in the 3.0 versions as well.

(I'm putting this on the mailing list so we don't lose it as an issue).

bob
> Thanks,
> Jonathan
>
> Jonathan Schulze-Hewett
> Director of Development
> Information Security Corp.
> mailto:schulze-hewett@infoseccorp.com
> 708-445-1704