On Wed, 1 Sep 2021 02:29:37 GMT, Valerie Peng <valer...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> So the block size is always 8 even when there is no padding? > > Yes, with KW (no pad), data must be in multiples of 8. When data does not > meet this size requirement, an external padding scheme such as PKCS5/7 > padding is needed to pad the data to multiples of 8 in order for KW mode to > process the data. > As for KWP mode, it internally pads the data to multiples of 8 before > starting the internal processing. Thus, no external padding is needed. Are > you asking if 8 should be returned for KWP mode due to its internal padding? > KWP is like a variant of KW, so it seems to me that it should return the same > block size as KW. Your explanation make sense. I just wanted to make sure we didn't miss something. ------------- PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/5236
