On 3 July 2014 23:04, Salz, Rich <[email protected]> wrote:
> Why not just have bn_expand_internal call memset?

Exactly, this makes more sense.

>
> ; git diff bn_lib.c
> diff --git a/crypto/bn/bn_lib.c b/crypto/bn/bn_lib.c
> index b1e224b..86d1d37 100644
> --- a/crypto/bn/bn_lib.c
> +++ b/crypto/bn/bn_lib.c
> @@ -324,6 +324,9 @@ static BN_ULONG *bn_expand_internal(const BIGNUM *b, int 
> words)
>                 BNerr(BN_F_BN_EXPAND_INTERNAL,ERR_R_MALLOC_FAILURE);
>                 return(NULL);
>                 }
> +#ifdef PURIFY
> +       memset(a, 0, sizeof(BN_ULONG)*words);
> +#endif
>  #if 1
>         B=b->d;
>         /* Check if the previous number needs to be copied */
> ;
>
> --
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> Akamai Technologies, Cambridge, MA
> IM: [email protected]; Twitter: RichSalz
>
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