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@@ -1062,6 +1062,13 @@ The structure has a number of fields, some of which are mandatory:
viable.
+ (*) int (*vet_description)(const char *description);
+
+ This optional method is called to vet a key description. If the key type
+ doesn't approve of the key description, it may return an error, otherwise
+ it should return 0.
+
+
(*) int (*instantiate)(struct key *key, const void *data, size_t datalen);
This method is called to attach a payload to a key during construction.