Encrypting  krb_rced messages in GSSAPI tokens
    Sam Hartman 
    hartmans at MIT.EDU
       
    Tue Apr 30 14:50:01 EDT 2002
    
    
  
>>>>> "Nicolas" == Nicolas Williams <Nicolas.Williams at ubsw.com> writes:
    Nicolas> Yeah, you could make the auth context constructor
    Nicolas> generate the subkey. Then the app could use that key
    Nicolas> before calling mk_req_extended(). It's just as well, and
    Nicolas> probably easier than the callback. Easier should win,
    Nicolas> right?
It's looking like the callback may be easier because you don't know at
auth_context initialization time whether you want a subkey or not.
Also, you probably want to fold the session key into your PRNG state
if you end up getting a new ticket from the KDC in the mk_req call.
    
    
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