Darren J Moffat wrote:
> Anthony Scarpino wrote:
>>>
>>>> - What about C_GetSlotList()? My inituition says this is safe
>>>> either
>>>> way, but there are no clear docs.
>>>
>>> It is safe either way and the output can only grow, never shrink,
>>> unless you call C_Finalize() and C_Initalize() again. Prior to
>>> v2.20 it could never change - the v2.20 revision was one I asked for.
>>
>> The additions for v2.20 C_GetSlotList fell below the the line when we
>> implemented v2.20 changes.. Today the list is still locked to when
>> C_Initialize is first called.
>
> Correct, we haven't yet done anything to make C_GetSlotList actually
> expand even though v2.20 allows for it and we asked for it!
>
> Given the way that hardware acceleration is going (ie becoming a CPU
> chip feature) I can't see us actually doing anything much about this
> in the future either.
Ah, but it has ramifications for keystore devices, such as USB dongles,
smart cards, and such. I think making this dynamic might be very useful
with future uses of PKCS#11.
-- Garrett
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