HMAC key token

The two formats of the HMAC key token.

HMAC key tokens have two formats, HMAC MAC variable-length symmetric key token and HMAC symmetric null key token.

HMAC symmetric null key token

Table 1 shows the format of the HMAC symmetric null key token.
Table 1. HMAC symmetric null key token format

HMAC symmetric null key token format

Offset (bytes) Length (bytes) Description
Header
0 1 X'00' Token identifier, which indicates that this is a null key token.
1 1 X'00' Version
2 - 3 2 X'0008' Length of the key token structure.
4 - 7 4 Ignored (zero).