Code review request: 7197245: Eliminate sun.security.ssl.JsseJce dependency on sun.security.ec

[Michael StJohns]

At 06:31 AM 9/12/2012, Vincent Ryan wrote:


>>Also, instead of the function trimZeroes, how about instead a
>>"static byte getMagnitude (BigInteger val, int magSize)" method which is really what you're trying to do.  Still throw the RuntimeError, but do it inside that method.  This is a method I really wish were part of BigInteger.
>


Sorry - yes, byte[].   magSize is the size of the output byte array, in bytes.   In encodePoint its n - the curve field size in bytes.  Basically returns the magSize right justified bytes of the magnitude trimming or padding zeroes as needed.  Throws a runtime error if the specified size is too small to contain the result.

This functionality is used all over PKI in about 5 different implementation forms - it would be nice to just do one version and stick with it.

How hard would it be to add the method to BigInteger as part of this change?

Mike