[Help-gnutls] Dynamically building the PSK keys

[Ram G]

Hi,

I'm working on the sample programs provided in the source examples folder
and I would like some help from you. I'm trying to do a DH key exchange with
PSK authentication.

The client sample (ex-client-psk.c) assigns the pre shared key as follows:

const gnutls_datum_t key = { (char*) "DEADBEEF", 8 };

The server sample (ex-serv-psk.c) does the key assignment in the callback
function pskfunc as follows:

  key->data = gnutls_malloc (4);
  key->data[0] = 0xDE;
  key->data[1] = 0xAD;
  key->data[2] = 0xBE;
  key->data[3] = 0xEF;
  key->size = 4;

I would like to assign the pre-shared key dynamically. If I assign the PSK
in the server as follows, it does not work. I get the error "Decryption has
failed".

char * somekey = "DEADBEEF";

key -> data = somekey;

My question is : since data in the struct gnutls_datum_t has been defined as
unsigned char, why doesn't this assignment work ?

Can you please help me how I can make the PSK keys to be dynamic and make
the authentication to succeed ?

I'll really appreciate your help.

Ram G
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