MIT Kerberos Documentation


krb5_c_padding_length - Return a number of padding octets.

krb5_error_code krb5_c_padding_length(krb5_context context, krb5_enctype enctype, size_t data_length, unsigned int * size)
param:

[in] context - Library context

[in] enctype - Encryption type

[in] data_length - Length of the plaintext to pad

[out] size - Number of padding octets

retval:
  • 0 Success; otherwise - KRB5_BAD_ENCTYPE

This function returns the number of the padding octets required to pad data_length octets of plaintext.