Simplify password check in pem_read_buffer()

2013-07-09 16:35:23 +02:00 · 2013-07-09 16:35:23 +02:00 · 7d4e5b739e
commit 7d4e5b739e
parent 791eed3f33
2 changed files with 8 additions and 16 deletions
--- a/include/polarssl/pem.h
+++ b/include/polarssl/pem.h
@ -84,8 +84,9 @@ void pem_init( pem_context *ctx );
 *                  POLARSSL_ERR_PEM_NO_HEADER_FOOTER_PRESENT, use_len is
 *                  the length to skip)
 *
- * \note            Checks password correctness by verifying if the decrypted
- *                  text looks like a RSAPrivateKey or ECPrivateKey structure
+ * \note            Attempts to check password correctness by verifying if
+ *                  the decrypted text starts with an ASN.1 sequence of
+ *                  appropriate length
 *
 * \return          0 on success, ior a specific PEM error code
 */