Re: ISSUE 22 - Re: Incomplete blocks

On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 5:55 AM, Aymeric Vitte <vitteaymeric@gmail.com> wrote:
> This reminds me that I should have sent an erratum of my erratum sent for
> the encryption case related to Issue 22.
>
> See http://code.google.com/p/crypto-js/issues/detail?id=73#c3 , issue
> addressed to cryptoJS and finally accepted.
>
> And see following issue (clone) :
> http://code.google.com/p/crypto-js/issues/detail?id=74
>
> This is a real life use case, current implementation of cryptoJS, contrarly
> to others, does not process all blocks when it can on "update", then you
> have to call "final" which closes the encryptor (same as finish below).
>
> I don't know who is right or wrong and if there is an official rule for
> this, but it does not seem unlogical that cryptoJS "update" returns a
> partial result (same as Ryan explained for process/progress results which
> are let to the appreciation of the UA), even if other implementations do
> return "final".
>
> But then I can not achieve what I want to do, and I must use a clone method
> for this.
>
> So, Issue 22 can be about encryption too, probably a clone method is needed.

I'm sorry Aymeric, but having both read your reply and the bug, I'm
having trouble understanding what it is you're actually asking or
suggesting is a bug, nor what you're trying to do (or if it even makes
sense from a cryptographic security perspective).

Could you perhaps try restating?

Received on Friday, 15 February 2013 18:50:28 UTC