Re: Passing user data to password callbacks

[Richard Levitte - VMS Whacker]

Bodo_Moeller> > Please find attached a patch against openssl-SNAP-19990718
Bodo_Moeller> > which modifies the pem/* stuff to take an extra
Bodo_Moeller> > argument of type void* to all the functions which use
Bodo_Moeller> > a password callback. It also modifies the apps/* to
Bodo_Moeller> > use the new interface. 
Bodo_Moeller> > 
Bodo_Moeller> > I haven't added backwards compatability functions, but
Bodo_Moeller> > I am happy to do so if required.
Bodo_Moeller> 
Bodo_Moeller> Last time this came up, there was a suggestion to name
Bodo_Moeller> the new functions <whatever>_ex, because otherwise
Bodo_Moeller> adding backwards compatibility is hard to do: You cannot
[...]

Bodo_Moeller> So, is backwards compatibility an important issue here
Bodo_Moeller> and is it worth this kind of evil hack, or should we
Bodo_Moeller> just add the parameters?

Backward compatibility is an important issue.  Think "dynamic
library".

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