Re: [PATCH v2] crypto: ccp - memset structure fields to zero before reuse

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On 7/10/19 7:46 PM, Eric Biggers wrote:
> 
> The generic implementation allows authentication tags of 4, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15,
> or 16 bytes.  See crypto_gcm_setauthsize() in crypto/gcm.c, and see
> https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-38d.pdf
> section 5.2.1.2 "Output Data".  If you disagree that this is the correct
> behavior, then we need to fix the generic implementation too.

It's been a while, and the refresher was needed, and is appreciated.

Our device only allows 16 byte tags. So I have to figure out how to set 
up the driver to expose/enforce that limitation. That's where we go awry.

Thanks much!





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