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I'm using this decryption function to get the plain text value of a cipher which was encrypted using EVP AES 265 GCM; I can see data in rawOut but ret = EVP_DecryptFinal_ex(ctx, rawOut, &len); returns 0; can you provide any insight as to why? I've also seen sources which do rawOut + len in the EVP_DecryptFinal_ex code, I'm not sure why this would be needed as it would move the pointer to the end of the buffer.



unsigned char* keyDecrypter(unsigned char* pszMasterKey)
{
ERR_load_crypto_strings();

int ret, len;
EVP_CIPHER_CTX* ctx;
unsigned char* rawOut = new unsigned char[48]; // ToDo Remove Hardcoded Value

Info info = m_header.processKeyInfo();
if (NULL == info.nonce)
return NULL;

if (!(ctx = EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new()))
return NULL;

if (!EVP_DecryptInit_ex(ctx, EVP_aes_256_gcm(), NULL, pszMasterKey, info.nonce))
return NULL;

if (!EVP_DecryptUpdate(ctx, NULL, &len, m_header.aad, m_header.aad_len))
return NULL;

if (!EVP_DecryptUpdate(ctx, rawOut, &len, m_header.encryptedValue, m_header.encryptedValueLen))
return NULL;

// Finalise the decryption. A positive return value indicates success,
// anything else is a failure - the plain text is not trustworthy.
ret = EVP_DecryptFinal_ex(ctx, rawOut, &len);

ERR_print_errors_fp(stderr);

EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(ctx);

if (ret > 0)
{
return rawOut;
}
else
{
return NULL;
}
}









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    I'm using this decryption function to get the plain text value of a cipher which was encrypted using EVP AES 265 GCM; I can see data in rawOut but ret = EVP_DecryptFinal_ex(ctx, rawOut, &len); returns 0; can you provide any insight as to why? I've also seen sources which do rawOut + len in the EVP_DecryptFinal_ex code, I'm not sure why this would be needed as it would move the pointer to the end of the buffer.



    unsigned char* keyDecrypter(unsigned char* pszMasterKey)
    {
    ERR_load_crypto_strings();

    int ret, len;
    EVP_CIPHER_CTX* ctx;
    unsigned char* rawOut = new unsigned char[48]; // ToDo Remove Hardcoded Value

    Info info = m_header.processKeyInfo();
    if (NULL == info.nonce)
    return NULL;

    if (!(ctx = EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new()))
    return NULL;

    if (!EVP_DecryptInit_ex(ctx, EVP_aes_256_gcm(), NULL, pszMasterKey, info.nonce))
    return NULL;

    if (!EVP_DecryptUpdate(ctx, NULL, &len, m_header.aad, m_header.aad_len))
    return NULL;

    if (!EVP_DecryptUpdate(ctx, rawOut, &len, m_header.encryptedValue, m_header.encryptedValueLen))
    return NULL;

    // Finalise the decryption. A positive return value indicates success,
    // anything else is a failure - the plain text is not trustworthy.
    ret = EVP_DecryptFinal_ex(ctx, rawOut, &len);

    ERR_print_errors_fp(stderr);

    EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(ctx);

    if (ret > 0)
    {
    return rawOut;
    }
    else
    {
    return NULL;
    }
    }









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      I'm using this decryption function to get the plain text value of a cipher which was encrypted using EVP AES 265 GCM; I can see data in rawOut but ret = EVP_DecryptFinal_ex(ctx, rawOut, &len); returns 0; can you provide any insight as to why? I've also seen sources which do rawOut + len in the EVP_DecryptFinal_ex code, I'm not sure why this would be needed as it would move the pointer to the end of the buffer.



      unsigned char* keyDecrypter(unsigned char* pszMasterKey)
      {
      ERR_load_crypto_strings();

      int ret, len;
      EVP_CIPHER_CTX* ctx;
      unsigned char* rawOut = new unsigned char[48]; // ToDo Remove Hardcoded Value

      Info info = m_header.processKeyInfo();
      if (NULL == info.nonce)
      return NULL;

      if (!(ctx = EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new()))
      return NULL;

      if (!EVP_DecryptInit_ex(ctx, EVP_aes_256_gcm(), NULL, pszMasterKey, info.nonce))
      return NULL;

      if (!EVP_DecryptUpdate(ctx, NULL, &len, m_header.aad, m_header.aad_len))
      return NULL;

      if (!EVP_DecryptUpdate(ctx, rawOut, &len, m_header.encryptedValue, m_header.encryptedValueLen))
      return NULL;

      // Finalise the decryption. A positive return value indicates success,
      // anything else is a failure - the plain text is not trustworthy.
      ret = EVP_DecryptFinal_ex(ctx, rawOut, &len);

      ERR_print_errors_fp(stderr);

      EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(ctx);

      if (ret > 0)
      {
      return rawOut;
      }
      else
      {
      return NULL;
      }
      }









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      I'm using this decryption function to get the plain text value of a cipher which was encrypted using EVP AES 265 GCM; I can see data in rawOut but ret = EVP_DecryptFinal_ex(ctx, rawOut, &len); returns 0; can you provide any insight as to why? I've also seen sources which do rawOut + len in the EVP_DecryptFinal_ex code, I'm not sure why this would be needed as it would move the pointer to the end of the buffer.



      unsigned char* keyDecrypter(unsigned char* pszMasterKey)
      {
      ERR_load_crypto_strings();

      int ret, len;
      EVP_CIPHER_CTX* ctx;
      unsigned char* rawOut = new unsigned char[48]; // ToDo Remove Hardcoded Value

      Info info = m_header.processKeyInfo();
      if (NULL == info.nonce)
      return NULL;

      if (!(ctx = EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new()))
      return NULL;

      if (!EVP_DecryptInit_ex(ctx, EVP_aes_256_gcm(), NULL, pszMasterKey, info.nonce))
      return NULL;

      if (!EVP_DecryptUpdate(ctx, NULL, &len, m_header.aad, m_header.aad_len))
      return NULL;

      if (!EVP_DecryptUpdate(ctx, rawOut, &len, m_header.encryptedValue, m_header.encryptedValueLen))
      return NULL;

      // Finalise the decryption. A positive return value indicates success,
      // anything else is a failure - the plain text is not trustworthy.
      ret = EVP_DecryptFinal_ex(ctx, rawOut, &len);

      ERR_print_errors_fp(stderr);

      EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(ctx);

      if (ret > 0)
      {
      return rawOut;
      }
      else
      {
      return NULL;
      }
      }






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          You need to pass rawOut + len to EVP_DecryptFinal_ex. See in the example at the end of the documentation:



              /* Buffer passed to EVP_EncryptFinal() must be after data just
          * encrypted to avoid overwriting it.
          */
          if(!EVP_EncryptFinal_ex(ctx, outbuf + outlen, &tmplen))
          {
          /* Error */
          return 0;
          }
          outlen += tmplen;


          Also note that rawOut must have enough room for (m_header.aad_len + cipher_block_size) bytes. You can get the block size with EVP_CIPHER_block_size().






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          • I have read the documentation and as I mentioned I'm unsure why the outbuf + outlen is needed, as for the cipher_block_size, thank you I've missed that I'll test that out. thanks for your answer
            – Oliver Ciappara
            Nov 20 at 14:44










          • So I've tried both suggestions and still not getting a positive value from the function. Thanks tho.
            – Oliver Ciappara
            Nov 20 at 15:07











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          You need to pass rawOut + len to EVP_DecryptFinal_ex. See in the example at the end of the documentation:



              /* Buffer passed to EVP_EncryptFinal() must be after data just
          * encrypted to avoid overwriting it.
          */
          if(!EVP_EncryptFinal_ex(ctx, outbuf + outlen, &tmplen))
          {
          /* Error */
          return 0;
          }
          outlen += tmplen;


          Also note that rawOut must have enough room for (m_header.aad_len + cipher_block_size) bytes. You can get the block size with EVP_CIPHER_block_size().






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          • I have read the documentation and as I mentioned I'm unsure why the outbuf + outlen is needed, as for the cipher_block_size, thank you I've missed that I'll test that out. thanks for your answer
            – Oliver Ciappara
            Nov 20 at 14:44










          • So I've tried both suggestions and still not getting a positive value from the function. Thanks tho.
            – Oliver Ciappara
            Nov 20 at 15:07















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          You need to pass rawOut + len to EVP_DecryptFinal_ex. See in the example at the end of the documentation:



              /* Buffer passed to EVP_EncryptFinal() must be after data just
          * encrypted to avoid overwriting it.
          */
          if(!EVP_EncryptFinal_ex(ctx, outbuf + outlen, &tmplen))
          {
          /* Error */
          return 0;
          }
          outlen += tmplen;


          Also note that rawOut must have enough room for (m_header.aad_len + cipher_block_size) bytes. You can get the block size with EVP_CIPHER_block_size().






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          • I have read the documentation and as I mentioned I'm unsure why the outbuf + outlen is needed, as for the cipher_block_size, thank you I've missed that I'll test that out. thanks for your answer
            – Oliver Ciappara
            Nov 20 at 14:44










          • So I've tried both suggestions and still not getting a positive value from the function. Thanks tho.
            – Oliver Ciappara
            Nov 20 at 15:07













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          You need to pass rawOut + len to EVP_DecryptFinal_ex. See in the example at the end of the documentation:



              /* Buffer passed to EVP_EncryptFinal() must be after data just
          * encrypted to avoid overwriting it.
          */
          if(!EVP_EncryptFinal_ex(ctx, outbuf + outlen, &tmplen))
          {
          /* Error */
          return 0;
          }
          outlen += tmplen;


          Also note that rawOut must have enough room for (m_header.aad_len + cipher_block_size) bytes. You can get the block size with EVP_CIPHER_block_size().






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          You need to pass rawOut + len to EVP_DecryptFinal_ex. See in the example at the end of the documentation:



              /* Buffer passed to EVP_EncryptFinal() must be after data just
          * encrypted to avoid overwriting it.
          */
          if(!EVP_EncryptFinal_ex(ctx, outbuf + outlen, &tmplen))
          {
          /* Error */
          return 0;
          }
          outlen += tmplen;


          Also note that rawOut must have enough room for (m_header.aad_len + cipher_block_size) bytes. You can get the block size with EVP_CIPHER_block_size().







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          • I have read the documentation and as I mentioned I'm unsure why the outbuf + outlen is needed, as for the cipher_block_size, thank you I've missed that I'll test that out. thanks for your answer
            – Oliver Ciappara
            Nov 20 at 14:44










          • So I've tried both suggestions and still not getting a positive value from the function. Thanks tho.
            – Oliver Ciappara
            Nov 20 at 15:07


















          • I have read the documentation and as I mentioned I'm unsure why the outbuf + outlen is needed, as for the cipher_block_size, thank you I've missed that I'll test that out. thanks for your answer
            – Oliver Ciappara
            Nov 20 at 14:44










          • So I've tried both suggestions and still not getting a positive value from the function. Thanks tho.
            – Oliver Ciappara
            Nov 20 at 15:07
















          I have read the documentation and as I mentioned I'm unsure why the outbuf + outlen is needed, as for the cipher_block_size, thank you I've missed that I'll test that out. thanks for your answer
          – Oliver Ciappara
          Nov 20 at 14:44




          I have read the documentation and as I mentioned I'm unsure why the outbuf + outlen is needed, as for the cipher_block_size, thank you I've missed that I'll test that out. thanks for your answer
          – Oliver Ciappara
          Nov 20 at 14:44












          So I've tried both suggestions and still not getting a positive value from the function. Thanks tho.
          – Oliver Ciappara
          Nov 20 at 15:07




          So I've tried both suggestions and still not getting a positive value from the function. Thanks tho.
          – Oliver Ciappara
          Nov 20 at 15:07


















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