MIT Kerberos Documentation


krb5_c_crypto_length_iov - Fill in lengths for header, trailer and padding in a IOV array.

krb5_error_code krb5_c_crypto_length_iov(krb5_context context, krb5_enctype enctype, krb5_crypto_iov * data, size_t num_data)
param:

[in] context - Library context

[in] enctype - Encryption type

[inout] data - IOV array

[in] num_data - Size of data

retval:
  • 0 Success; otherwise - Kerberos error codes

Padding is set to the actual padding required based on the provided data buffers. Typically this API is used after setting up the data buffers and KRB5_CRYPTO_TYPE_SIGN_ONLY buffers, but before actually allocating header, trailer and padding.