On Wed, 1 Sep 2021 12:20:41 GMT, Sean Mullan <mul...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> 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. Yes, thanks for checking. ------------- PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/5236
