OSSL_PARAMs

[SHANE LONTIS]

The controls are easier to understand and use currently.
The advantage of params is that you can batch them, so that the order no longer matters during setup (e.g- I need to set EVP_MD first).

The params are not being used in anger yet.
My main problem with the params is that no data is set into them - only pointers to the data blob.
I find this to be a confusing interface which hurts my (tiny) brain (especially with types like strings)
I would prefer base types (like int to just be embedded in the set data - even if that meant allocs are needed).
My concern is that is the end user is supposed to use what we have currently, there are going to be many issues.

Shane

> On 4 Jun 2019, at 4:12 pm, Dr Paul Dale <paul.dale at oracle.com> wrote:
> 
> A question for the committers and beyond.
> 
> Should the OSSL_PARAM concept be used for more than just the libcrypto ⇿ provider interface?
> 
> The one that springs to mind is a more general form of the various ctrl calls, there are some string ctrl calls that attempt to do the same thing in a less structured manner.
> 
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Pauli
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