On Sep 27, 2006, at 6:53 PM, Nathan Herring wrote:
After reading through the CDSA and CSSM v2 with Corrigenda again, I
read more closely in the Key Recovery section. Are we supposed to be
specifically using CSSM_KR_CreateRecoveryEnablementContext /
CSSM_KR_GenerateRecoveryFields for the use of CSSM_EncryptData /
CSSM_DecryptData?
Well, the entire key recovery section of the CDSA standard isn't
currently implemented on Mac OS X. In fact, the CSSM_KR_* functions
don't currently exist in Security.framework. So you should probably
not try to call them. :-)
We’re not now, but I’d like to know whether we’ll run into problems
eventually if this remains the case, and if so, when is it likely to
make a difference.
Apple has a policy of never commenting on unannounced features. It is
however certainly a fact that Apple has not expressed any intent to
implement this for Leopard. I might note, parenthetically, that you're
the first person in five years to ask about CDSA key recovery, which
might give you an idea of how high a priority this could be.
If we ever go ahead and implement that, I'd assume that we'd let
developers know in plenty of time to make any necessary changes or
additions.
Cheers
-- perry
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