Re: Share and store RSA - public key in java server and vice versa
Re: Share and store RSA - public key in java server and vice versa
- Subject: Re: Share and store RSA - public key in java server and vice versa
- From: ChanMaxthon <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 19:46:31 +0800
Eh screw the OS X/iOS crypto libraries... I would just embed my own copy of OpenSSL or GNUTLS myself. (My toolkit library have already included GNU MP, the library GNUTLS is based on) Or if I really have the time reimplement RSA algorithms and key generation using Acceleration.framework
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> On May 15, 2014, at 11:43 AM, Roland King <email@hidden> wrote:
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>> On 15 May, 2014, at 7:25 am, Jens Alfke <email@hidden> wrote:
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>>> On May 14, 2014, at 3:48 PM, Roland King <email@hidden> wrote:
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>>> I'm just pointing out the advice which is constantly and consistently given by Apple (particularly Quinn) on the developer forum that getting the bits of a private key on iOS is unsupported and subject to change, and to do the job on a server which you trust and return the information. Here's one such thread, there are dozens of them.
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>>> https://devforums.apple.com/message/951417#951417
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>> Thanks for the link. I added a rant explaining exactly why this is a terrible idea. Who knows whether it’ll do any good; I’ve completely given up on Apple ever getting its crypto act together.
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>> —Jens
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> That's quite the reply - I've hit the "Email Updates" on the thread and I'm sitting with a new bag of popcorn waiting to see what happens next.
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> Since that method of extracting private keys was recently broken on OSX I fear that iOS is not far behind.
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