Re: [Classpathx-crypto] on testing (long)

[Casey Marshall]

On Mon, 24 Jun 2002, Raif S. Naffah wrote:

> > For the known-answer tests I would recommend using texts/keys where a bit
> > is set somewhere in each byte/nybble/word, to try to cover a range, not
> > just the first few.
> >
> > Other than that I would simply use a Comfortable Round Number.
>
> let's say 5 values for each test, which makes a total of 30 --including
> the KAT ones.  the position of the bits for the latter, should be
> selected at random.
>

I think for the KA tests the number of tests should depend on the length of
the key/text, by (say) using the word 0x80000000 at all the possible word
(dynner, 32 bit) aligned offsets, e.g.

   8000000000000000000000000000000000000000
   0000000080000000000000000000000000000000
   ...etc.

just because it is seems less arbitrary and spans the space of keys/texts.

> [...]
>
> how do you want to split the work?
>

I could do the TestOfXxxx classes, maybe make a general superclass that
does the work, and subclasses that simply fill in the test vectors.

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