KRB_AP_REQ data buffer length

[Sam Hartman]

>>>>> "Srinivas" == Srinivas Cheruku <csri at sonata-software.com> writes:

    Srinivas> Hi, I will get a data buffer containing DER encoded
    Srinivas> KRB_AP_REQ from a client application. This client
    Srinivas> application is built using the raw MIT libraries and not
    Srinivas> GSS. Will the first few bytes of the encoded data buffer
    Srinivas> hold the size of the KRB_AP_REQ?


Not directly.  ASN.1 is self-describing in that an ASN.1 decoder could
know how many bytes are there, but you should not depend on this in
your application design.  Your transport should include length
markers.