[openssl-dev] Variable length of digest

[Dr. Stephen Henson]

On Wed, Dec 23, 2015, Dmitry Belyavsky wrote:

> Hello OpenSSL Team,
> 
> I have a question.
> 
> I need to implement a digest with variable length of output. The length of
> output can be easily specified by the control function, but EVP functions
> expect the constant length of the digest result.
> 
> Is there a good solution how to fix it and will the patch providing such a
> solution be acceptable?
> 

That's an interesting question. What digest requires this? Is the output
length arbitrary or do the standards specify a maximum size?

Steve.
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