SUNRPC: Remove .blocksize field from struct gss_krb5_enctype
It is not clear from documenting comments, specifications, or code usage what value the gss_krb5_enctype.blocksize field is supposed to store. The "encryption blocksize" depends only on the cipher being used, so that value can be derived where it's needed instead of stored as a constant. RFC 3961 Section 5.2 says: > cipher block size, c > This is the block size of the block cipher underlying the > encryption and decryption functions indicated above, used for key > derivation and for the size of the message confounder and initial > vector. (If a block cipher is not in use, some comparable > parameter should be determined.) It must be at least 5 octets. > > This is not actually an independent parameter; rather, it is a > property of the functions E and D. It is listed here to clarify > the distinction between it and the message block size, m. In the Linux kernel's implemenation of the SunRPC RPCSEC GSS Kerberos 5 mechanism, the cipher block size, which is dependent on the encryption and decryption transforms, is used only in krb5_derive_key(), so it is straightforward to replace it. Tested-by: Scott Mayhew <smayhew@redhat.com> Reviewed-by: Simo Sorce <simo@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@oracle.com>
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