From 5689c9734223fb349bba526d620823a803c3b67e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos <nmav@gnutls.org>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:02:50 +0200
Subject: Modified NCR-USER API to "simplify" and allow setting of size of data
 structure without special system call.

---
 .gitignore          |   1 +
 examples/Makefile   |   4 +
 examples/ncr-user.c | 930 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 examples/ncr.c      |  11 +-
 examples/pk.c       |   7 -
 ncr-data.c          | 188 ++++++++---
 ncr-key-wrap.c      |  44 ++-
 ncr-key.c           |  36 +-
 ncr-sessions.c      |  89 ++++-
 ncr.c               |   2 +
 ncr.h               |  16 +-
 ncr_int.h           |  19 +-
 12 files changed, 1242 insertions(+), 105 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 examples/ncr-user.c

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4379d92..6728db5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ modules.order
 examples/cipher
 examples/hmac
 examples/ncr
+examples/ncr-user
 examples/pk
 examples/speed
 releases
diff --git a/examples/Makefile b/examples/Makefile
index c65297f..a2849d3 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile
+++ b/examples/Makefile
@@ -17,11 +17,15 @@ hmac: hmac.c
 ncr: ncr.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $< -o $@
 
+ncr-user: ncr-user.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $< -o $@
+
 pk: pk.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $< -o $@ -L/usr/local/lib -lgnutls
 
 check: $(progs)
 	./ncr
+	./ncr-user
 	./pk
 	./cipher
 	./hmac
diff --git a/examples/ncr-user.c b/examples/ncr-user.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..613f81c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ncr-user.c
@@ -0,0 +1,930 @@
+/*
+ * Demo on how to use /dev/crypto device for HMAC.
+ *
+ * Placed under public domain.
+ *
+ */
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include "../ncr.h"
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#define DATA_SIZE 4096
+
+static void randomize_data(uint8_t * data, size_t data_size)
+{
+int i;
+	
+	srand(time(0)*getpid());
+	for (i=0;i<data_size;i++) {
+		data[i] = rand() & 0xff;
+	}
+}
+
+#define KEY_DATA_SIZE 16
+#define WRAPPED_KEY_DATA_SIZE 32
+static int
+test_ncr_key(int cfd)
+{
+	struct ncr_data_init_user_st dinit;
+	struct ncr_key_generate_st kgen;
+	ncr_key_t key;
+	struct ncr_key_data_st keydata;
+	struct ncr_data_st kdata;
+	uint8_t data[KEY_DATA_SIZE];
+	uint8_t data_bak[KEY_DATA_SIZE];
+	size_t data_size = KEY_DATA_SIZE;
+	size_t data_size_bak = sizeof(data_bak);
+
+	fprintf(stdout, "Tests on Keys:\n");
+
+	/* test 1: generate a key in userspace import it
+	 * to kernel via data and export it.
+	 */
+
+	fprintf(stdout, "\tKey generation...\n");
+
+	randomize_data(data, sizeof(data));
+	memcpy(data_bak, data, sizeof(data));
+
+	dinit.flags = NCR_DATA_FLAG_EXPORTABLE;
+	dinit.data = data;
+	dinit.data_size_ptr = &data_size;
+
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_DATA_INIT_USER, &dinit)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_DATA_INIT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	/* convert it to key */
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_INIT, &key)) {
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_INIT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	keydata.key_id[0] = 'a';
+	keydata.key_id[2] = 'b';
+	keydata.key_id_size = 2;
+	keydata.type = NCR_KEY_TYPE_SECRET;
+	keydata.algorithm = NCR_ALG_AES_CBC;
+	keydata.flags = NCR_KEY_FLAG_EXPORTABLE;
+	
+	keydata.key = key;
+	keydata.data = dinit.desc;
+
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_IMPORT, &keydata)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_IMPORT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	/* now try to read it */
+	fprintf(stdout, "\tKey export...\n");
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_DATA_DEINIT, &dinit.desc)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_DATA_DEINIT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	data_size_bak = sizeof(data_bak);
+	dinit.flags = NCR_DATA_FLAG_EXPORTABLE;
+	dinit.data = data_bak;
+	dinit.data_size_ptr = &data_size_bak;
+
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_DATA_INIT_USER, &dinit)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_DATA_INIT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	memset(&keydata, 0, sizeof(keydata));
+	keydata.key = key;
+	keydata.data = dinit.desc;
+
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_EXPORT, &keydata)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_IMPORT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (memcmp(data, data_bak, sizeof(data))!=0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		fprintf(stderr, "data returned but differ (%d, %d)!\n", (int)kdata.data_size, (int)sizeof(data));
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_DEINIT, &key)) {
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_DEINIT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	/* finished, we keep data for next test */
+
+	/* test 2: generate a key in kernel space and
+	 * export it.
+	 */
+
+	fprintf(stdout, "\tKey import...\n");
+	/* convert it to key */
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_INIT, &key)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_INIT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	kgen.desc = key;
+	kgen.params.algorithm = NCR_ALG_AES_CBC;
+	kgen.params.keyflags = NCR_KEY_FLAG_EXPORTABLE;
+	kgen.params.params.secret.bits = 128; /* 16  bytes */
+	
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_GENERATE, &kgen)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_IMPORT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	/* now read data */
+	memset(data_bak, 0, sizeof(data_bak));
+
+	memset(&keydata, 0, sizeof(keydata));
+	keydata.key = key;
+	keydata.data = dinit.desc;
+
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_EXPORT, &keydata)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_IMPORT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+#if 0
+	fprintf(stderr, "Generated key: %.2x.%.2x.%.2x.%.2x.%.2x.%.2x.%.2x.%.2x."
+		"%.2x.%.2x.%.2x.%.2x.%.2x.%.2x.%.2x.%.2x\n", data_bak[0], data_bak[1],
+		data_bak[2], data_bak[3], data_bak[4], data_bak[5], data_bak[6], data_bak[7], data_bak[8],
+		data_bak[9], data_bak[10], data_bak[11], data_bak[12], data_bak[13], data_bak[14],
+		data_bak[15]);
+#endif
+
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_DEINIT, &key)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_DEINIT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+	
+	/* test 3: generate an unexportable key in kernel space and
+	 * try to export it.
+	 */
+	fprintf(stdout, "\tKey protection of non-exportable keys...\n");
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_INIT, &key)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_INIT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	kgen.desc = key;
+	kgen.params.algorithm = NCR_ALG_AES_CBC;
+	kgen.params.keyflags = 0;
+	kgen.params.params.secret.bits = 128; /* 16  bytes */
+	
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_GENERATE, &kgen)) {
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_IMPORT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	memset(&keydata, 0, sizeof(keydata));
+	keydata.key = key;
+	keydata.data = dinit.desc;
+
+	/* try to get the output data - should fail */
+	memset(data_bak, 0, sizeof(data_bak));
+
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_EXPORT, &keydata)==0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		fprintf(stderr, "Data were exported, but shouldn't be!\n");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_DEINIT, &key)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_DEINIT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+
+/* Key wrapping */
+static int
+test_ncr_wrap_key(int cfd)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct ncr_data_init_user_st dinit;
+	ncr_key_t key, key2;
+	struct ncr_key_data_st keydata;
+	struct ncr_key_wrap_st kwrap;
+	uint8_t data[WRAPPED_KEY_DATA_SIZE];
+	size_t data_size = sizeof(data);
+
+
+	fprintf(stdout, "Tests on Keys:\n");
+
+	/* test 1: generate a key in userspace import it
+	 * to kernel via data and export it.
+	 */
+
+	fprintf(stdout, "\tKey Wrap test...\n");
+
+	memcpy(data, "\x00\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08\x09\x0A\x0B\x0C\x0D\x0E\x0F", 16);
+	data_size = 16;
+
+	dinit.flags = NCR_DATA_FLAG_EXPORTABLE;
+	dinit.data = data;
+	dinit.data_size_ptr = &data_size;
+
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_DATA_INIT_USER, &dinit)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_DATA_INIT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	/* convert it to key */
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_INIT, &key)) {
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_INIT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	keydata.key_id[0] = 'a';
+	keydata.key_id[2] = 'b';
+	keydata.key_id_size = 2;
+	keydata.type = NCR_KEY_TYPE_SECRET;
+	keydata.algorithm = NCR_ALG_AES_CBC;
+	keydata.flags = NCR_KEY_FLAG_EXPORTABLE|NCR_KEY_FLAG_WRAPPABLE;
+	
+	keydata.key = key;
+	keydata.data = dinit.desc;
+
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_IMPORT, &keydata)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_IMPORT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+#define DKEY "\x00\x11\x22\x33\x44\x55\x66\x77\x88\x99\xAA\xBB\xCC\xDD\xEE\xFF"
+	/* now key data */
+	memcpy(data, DKEY, 16);
+	data_size = 16;
+
+	/* convert it to key */
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_INIT, &key2)) {
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_INIT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	keydata.key_id[0] = 'b';
+	keydata.key_id[2] = 'a';
+	keydata.key_id_size = 2;
+	keydata.type = NCR_KEY_TYPE_SECRET;
+	keydata.algorithm = NCR_ALG_AES_CBC;
+	keydata.flags = NCR_KEY_FLAG_EXPORTABLE|NCR_KEY_FLAG_WRAPPABLE;
+	
+	keydata.key = key2;
+	keydata.data = dinit.desc;
+
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_IMPORT, &keydata)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_IMPORT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	/* now try wrapping key2 using key */
+	memset(&kwrap, 0, sizeof(kwrap));
+	kwrap.algorithm = NCR_WALG_AES_RFC3394;
+	kwrap.keytowrap = key2;
+	kwrap.key.key = key;
+	kwrap.data = dinit.desc;
+
+	/* increase data_size to be able to write */
+	data_size = sizeof(data);
+
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_WRAP, &kwrap)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_WRAP)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (data_size != 24 || memcmp(data,
+		"\x1F\xA6\x8B\x0A\x81\x12\xB4\x47\xAE\xF3\x4B\xD8\xFB\x5A\x7B\x82\x9D\x3E\x86\x23\x71\xD2\xCF\xE5", 24) != 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Wrapped data do not match.\n");
+
+		fprintf(stderr, "Data[%d]: ",(int) data_size);
+		for(i=0;i<data_size;i++)
+			fprintf(stderr, "%.2x:", data[i]);
+		fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+
+
+
+	/* test unwrapping */
+	fprintf(stdout, "\tKey Unwrap test...\n");
+
+	/* reset key2 */
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_DEINIT, &key2)) {
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_DEINIT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_INIT, &key2)) {
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_INIT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	memset(&kwrap, 0, sizeof(kwrap));
+	kwrap.algorithm = NCR_WALG_AES_RFC3394;
+	kwrap.keytowrap = key2;
+	kwrap.key.key = key;
+	kwrap.data = dinit.desc;
+
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_UNWRAP, &kwrap)) {
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_UNWRAP)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+}
+
+static int
+test_ncr_store_wrap_key(int cfd)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct ncr_data_init_user_st dinit;
+	ncr_key_t key2;
+	struct ncr_key_data_st keydata;
+	struct ncr_key_storage_wrap_st kwrap;
+	uint8_t data[DATA_SIZE];
+	size_t data_size = sizeof(data);
+	int dd;
+
+	fprintf(stdout, "Tests on Key storage:\n");
+
+	/* test 1: generate a key in userspace import it
+	 * to kernel via data and export it.
+	 */
+
+	fprintf(stdout, "\tKey Storage wrap test...\n");
+
+	memset(&dinit, 0, sizeof(dinit));
+
+	dinit.flags = NCR_DATA_FLAG_EXPORTABLE;
+	dinit.data = data;
+	dinit.data_size_ptr = &data_size;
+
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_DATA_INIT_USER, &dinit)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_DATA_INIT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	dd = dinit.desc;
+
+#define DKEY "\x00\x11\x22\x33\x44\x55\x66\x77\x88\x99\xAA\xBB\xCC\xDD\xEE\xFF"
+	/* now key data */
+	memcpy(data, DKEY, 16);
+	data_size = 16;
+
+	/* convert it to key */
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_INIT, &key2)) {
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_INIT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	keydata.key_id[0] = 'b';
+	keydata.key_id[2] = 'a';
+	keydata.key_id_size = 2;
+	keydata.type = NCR_KEY_TYPE_SECRET;
+	keydata.algorithm = NCR_ALG_AES_CBC;
+	keydata.flags = NCR_KEY_FLAG_EXPORTABLE|NCR_KEY_FLAG_WRAPPABLE;
+	
+	keydata.key = key2;
+	keydata.data = dd;
+
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_IMPORT, &keydata)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_IMPORT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+	
+	data_size = sizeof(data);
+
+	/* now try wrapping key2 using key */
+	memset(&kwrap, 0, sizeof(kwrap));
+	kwrap.keytowrap = key2;
+	kwrap.data = dd;
+
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_STORAGE_WRAP, &kwrap)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_STORAGE_WRAP)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	/* test unwrapping */
+	fprintf(stdout, "\tKey Storage Unwrap test...\n");
+
+	/* reset key2 */
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_DEINIT, &key2)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_DEINIT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_INIT, &key2)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_INIT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	memset(&kwrap, 0, sizeof(kwrap));
+	kwrap.keytowrap = key2;
+	kwrap.data = dd;
+
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_STORAGE_UNWRAP, &kwrap)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_STORAGE_UNWRAP)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	data_size = sizeof(data);
+
+	/* now export the unwrapped */
+	memset(&keydata, 0, sizeof(keydata));
+	keydata.key = key2;
+	keydata.data = dd;
+
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_EXPORT, &keydata)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_IMPORT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (data_size != 16 || memcmp(data, DKEY, 16) != 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Unwrapped data do not match.\n");
+		fprintf(stderr, "Data[%d]: ", (int)data_size);
+		for(i=0;i<data_size;i++)
+			fprintf(stderr, "%.2x:", data[i]);
+		fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+}
+
+struct aes_vectors_st {
+	const uint8_t* key;
+	const uint8_t* plaintext;
+	const uint8_t* ciphertext;
+} aes_vectors[] = {
+	{
+		.key = (uint8_t*)"\xc0\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00",
+		.plaintext = (uint8_t*)"\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00",
+		.ciphertext = (uint8_t*)"\x4b\xc3\xf8\x83\x45\x0c\x11\x3c\x64\xca\x42\xe1\x11\x2a\x9e\x87",
+	},
+	{
+		.key = (uint8_t*)"\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00",
+		.plaintext = (uint8_t*)"\xf3\x44\x81\xec\x3c\xc6\x27\xba\xcd\x5d\xc3\xfb\x08\xf2\x73\xe6",
+		.ciphertext = (uint8_t*)"\x03\x36\x76\x3e\x96\x6d\x92\x59\x5a\x56\x7c\xc9\xce\x53\x7f\x5e",
+	},
+	{
+		.key = (uint8_t*)"\x10\xa5\x88\x69\xd7\x4b\xe5\xa3\x74\xcf\x86\x7c\xfb\x47\x38\x59",
+		.plaintext = (uint8_t*)"\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00",
+		.ciphertext = (uint8_t*)"\x6d\x25\x1e\x69\x44\xb0\x51\xe0\x4e\xaa\x6f\xb4\xdb\xf7\x84\x65",
+	},
+	{
+		.key = (uint8_t*)"\xca\xea\x65\xcd\xbb\x75\xe9\x16\x9e\xcd\x22\xeb\xe6\xe5\x46\x75",
+		.plaintext = (uint8_t*)"\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00",
+		.ciphertext = (uint8_t*)"\x6e\x29\x20\x11\x90\x15\x2d\xf4\xee\x05\x81\x39\xde\xf6\x10\xbb",
+	},
+	{
+		.key = (uint8_t*)"\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xfe",
+		.plaintext = (uint8_t*)"\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00",
+		.ciphertext = (uint8_t*)"\x9b\xa4\xa9\x14\x3f\x4e\x5d\x40\x48\x52\x1c\x4f\x88\x77\xd8\x8e",
+	},
+};
+
+/* AES cipher */
+static int
+test_ncr_aes(int cfd)
+{
+	struct ncr_data_init_user_st dinit;
+	ncr_key_t key;
+	struct ncr_key_data_st keydata;
+	ncr_data_t dd, dd2;
+	uint8_t data[KEY_DATA_SIZE];
+	size_t data_size = sizeof(data);
+	uint8_t data2[KEY_DATA_SIZE];
+	size_t data_size2 = sizeof(data2);
+	int i, j;
+	struct ncr_session_once_op_st nop;
+
+	dinit.flags = NCR_DATA_FLAG_EXPORTABLE;
+	dinit.data = data;
+	dinit.data_size_ptr = &data_size;
+
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_DATA_INIT_USER, &dinit)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_DATA_INIT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	dd = dinit.desc;
+
+	dinit.flags = NCR_DATA_FLAG_EXPORTABLE;
+	dinit.data = data2;
+	dinit.data_size_ptr = &data_size2;
+
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_DATA_INIT_USER, &dinit)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_DATA_INIT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	dd2 = dinit.desc;
+
+	/* convert it to key */
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_INIT, &key)) {
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_INIT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	keydata.key_id[0] = 'a';
+	keydata.key_id[2] = 'b';
+	keydata.key_id_size = 2;
+	keydata.type = NCR_KEY_TYPE_SECRET;
+	keydata.algorithm = NCR_ALG_AES_CBC;
+	keydata.flags = NCR_KEY_FLAG_EXPORTABLE;
+	
+
+	fprintf(stdout, "Tests on AES Encryption\n");
+	for (i=0;i<sizeof(aes_vectors)/sizeof(aes_vectors[0]);i++) {
+
+		/* import key */
+		memcpy(data, (void*)aes_vectors[i].key, 16);
+		data_size = 16;
+
+		keydata.key = key;
+		keydata.data = dd;
+		if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_IMPORT, &keydata)) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+			perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_IMPORT)");
+			return 1;
+		}
+		/* import data */
+
+		memcpy(data, (void*)aes_vectors[i].plaintext, 16);
+		data_size = 16;
+
+		/* encrypt */
+		memset(&nop, 0, sizeof(nop));
+		nop.init.algorithm = NCR_ALG_AES_ECB;
+		nop.init.params.key = key;
+		nop.init.op = NCR_OP_ENCRYPT;
+		nop.op.data.cipher.plaintext = dd;
+		nop.op.data.cipher.ciphertext = dd2;
+
+		if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_SESSION_ONCE, &nop)) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+			perror("ioctl(NCRIO_SESSION_ONCE)");
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		if (data_size2 != 16 || memcmp(data2, aes_vectors[i].ciphertext, 16) != 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "AES test vector %d failed!\n", i);
+
+			fprintf(stderr, "Cipher[%d]: ", (int)data_size2);
+			for(j=0;j<data_size2;j++)
+			  fprintf(stderr, "%.2x:", (int)data2[j]);
+			fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+
+			fprintf(stderr, "Expected[%d]: ", 16);
+			for(j=0;j<16;j++)
+			  fprintf(stderr, "%.2x:", (int)aes_vectors[i].ciphertext[j]);
+			fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	fprintf(stdout, "Tests on AES Decryption\n");
+	for (i=0;i<sizeof(aes_vectors)/sizeof(aes_vectors[0]);i++) {
+
+		/* import key */
+		memcpy(data, (void*)aes_vectors[i].key, 16);
+		data_size = 16;
+
+		keydata.key = key;
+		keydata.data = dd;
+		if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_IMPORT, &keydata)) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+			perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_IMPORT)");
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		/* import ciphertext */
+
+		memcpy(data, (void*)aes_vectors[i].ciphertext, 16);
+		data_size = 16;
+		data_size2 = sizeof(data2);
+
+		/* decrypt */
+		memset(&nop, 0, sizeof(nop));
+		nop.init.algorithm = NCR_ALG_AES_ECB;
+		nop.init.params.key = key;
+		nop.init.op = NCR_OP_DECRYPT;
+		nop.op.data.cipher.ciphertext = dd;
+		nop.op.data.cipher.plaintext = dd2;
+
+		if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_SESSION_ONCE, &nop)) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+			perror("ioctl(NCRIO_SESSION_ONCE)");
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		if (data_size2 != 16 || memcmp(data2, aes_vectors[i].plaintext, 16) != 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "AES test vector %d failed!\n", i);
+
+			fprintf(stderr, "Plain[%d]: ", (int)data_size2);
+			for(j=0;j<data_size2;j++)
+			  fprintf(stderr, "%.2x:", (int)data2[j]);
+			fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+
+			fprintf(stderr, "Expected[%d]: ", 16);
+			for(j=0;j<16;j++)
+			  fprintf(stderr, "%.2x:", (int)aes_vectors[i].plaintext[j]);
+			fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	fprintf(stdout, "\n");
+
+	return 0;
+
+}
+
+struct hash_vectors_st {
+	const char* name;
+	ncr_algorithm_t algorithm;
+	const uint8_t* key; /* if hmac */
+	int key_size;
+	const uint8_t* plaintext;
+	int plaintext_size;
+	const uint8_t* output;
+	int output_size;
+	ncr_crypto_op_t op;
+} hash_vectors[] = {
+	{
+		.name = "SHA1",
+		.algorithm = NCR_ALG_SHA1,
+		.key = NULL,
+		.plaintext = (uint8_t*)"what do ya want for nothing?",
+		.plaintext_size = sizeof("what do ya want for nothing?")-1,
+		.output = (uint8_t*)"\x8f\x82\x03\x94\xf9\x53\x35\x18\x20\x45\xda\x24\xf3\x4d\xe5\x2b\xf8\xbc\x34\x32",
+		.output_size = 20,
+		.op = NCR_OP_DIGEST,
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "HMAC-MD5",
+		.algorithm = NCR_ALG_HMAC_MD5,
+		.key = (uint8_t*)"Jefe",
+		.key_size = 4,
+		.plaintext = (uint8_t*)"what do ya want for nothing?",
+		.plaintext_size = sizeof("what do ya want for nothing?")-1,
+		.output = (uint8_t*)"\x75\x0c\x78\x3e\x6a\xb0\xb5\x03\xea\xa8\x6e\x31\x0a\x5d\xb7\x38",
+		.output_size = 16,
+		.op = NCR_OP_SIGN,
+	},
+	/* from rfc4231 */
+	{
+		.name = "HMAC-SHA224",
+		.algorithm = NCR_ALG_HMAC_SHA2_224,
+		.key = (uint8_t*)"\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b",
+		.key_size = 20,
+		.plaintext = (uint8_t*)"Hi There",
+		.plaintext_size = sizeof("Hi There")-1,
+		.output = (uint8_t*)"\x89\x6f\xb1\x12\x8a\xbb\xdf\x19\x68\x32\x10\x7c\xd4\x9d\xf3\x3f\x47\xb4\xb1\x16\x99\x12\xba\x4f\x53\x68\x4b\x22",
+		.output_size = 28,
+		.op = NCR_OP_SIGN,
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "HMAC-SHA256",
+		.algorithm = NCR_ALG_HMAC_SHA2_256,
+		.key = (uint8_t*)"\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b",
+		.key_size = 20,
+		.plaintext = (uint8_t*)"Hi There",
+		.plaintext_size = sizeof("Hi There")-1,
+		.output = (uint8_t*)"\xb0\x34\x4c\x61\xd8\xdb\x38\x53\x5c\xa8\xaf\xce\xaf\x0b\xf1\x2b\x88\x1d\xc2\x00\xc9\x83\x3d\xa7\x26\xe9\x37\x6c\x2e\x32\xcf\xf7",
+		.output_size = 32,
+		.op = NCR_OP_SIGN,
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "HMAC-SHA384",
+		.algorithm = NCR_ALG_HMAC_SHA2_384,
+		.key = (uint8_t*)"\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b",
+		.key_size = 20,
+		.plaintext = (uint8_t*)"Hi There",
+		.plaintext_size = sizeof("Hi There")-1,
+		.output = (uint8_t*)"\xaf\xd0\x39\x44\xd8\x48\x95\x62\x6b\x08\x25\xf4\xab\x46\x90\x7f\x15\xf9\xda\xdb\xe4\x10\x1e\xc6\x82\xaa\x03\x4c\x7c\xeb\xc5\x9c\xfa\xea\x9e\xa9\x07\x6e\xde\x7f\x4a\xf1\x52\xe8\xb2\xfa\x9c\xb6",
+		.output_size = 48,
+		.op = NCR_OP_SIGN,
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "HMAC-SHA512",
+		.algorithm = NCR_ALG_HMAC_SHA2_512,
+		.key = (uint8_t*)"\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b\x0b",
+		.key_size = 20,
+		.plaintext = (uint8_t*)"Hi There",
+		.plaintext_size = sizeof("Hi There")-1,
+		.output = (uint8_t*)"\x87\xaa\x7c\xde\xa5\xef\x61\x9d\x4f\xf0\xb4\x24\x1a\x1d\x6c\xb0\x23\x79\xf4\xe2\xce\x4e\xc2\x78\x7a\xd0\xb3\x05\x45\xe1\x7c\xde\xda\xa8\x33\xb7\xd6\xb8\xa7\x02\x03\x8b\x27\x4e\xae\xa3\xf4\xe4\xbe\x9d\x91\x4e\xeb\x61\xf1\x70\x2e\x69\x6c\x20\x3a\x12\x68\x54",
+		.output_size = 64,
+		.op = NCR_OP_SIGN,
+	},
+};
+
+#define HASH_DATA_SIZE 64
+
+/* SHA1 and other hashes */
+static int
+test_ncr_hash(int cfd)
+{
+	struct ncr_data_init_user_st dinit;
+	ncr_key_t key;
+	struct ncr_key_data_st keydata;
+	ncr_data_t dd, dd2;
+	uint8_t data[HASH_DATA_SIZE];
+	size_t data_size = sizeof(data);
+	uint8_t data2[HASH_DATA_SIZE];
+	size_t data_size2 = sizeof(data2);
+	int i, j;
+	struct ncr_session_once_op_st nop;
+
+	dinit.flags = NCR_DATA_FLAG_EXPORTABLE;
+	dinit.data = data;
+	dinit.data_size_ptr = &data_size;
+
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_DATA_INIT_USER, &dinit)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_DATA_INIT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	dd = dinit.desc;
+
+	dinit.flags = NCR_DATA_FLAG_EXPORTABLE;
+	dinit.data = data2;
+	dinit.data_size_ptr = &data_size2;
+
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_DATA_INIT_USER, &dinit)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_DATA_INIT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	dd2 = dinit.desc;
+
+	/* convert it to key */
+	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_INIT, &key)) {
+		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_INIT)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	keydata.key_id[0] = 'a';
+	keydata.key_id[2] = 'b';
+	keydata.key_id_size = 2;
+	keydata.type = NCR_KEY_TYPE_SECRET;
+	keydata.algorithm = NCR_ALG_AES_CBC;
+	keydata.flags = NCR_KEY_FLAG_EXPORTABLE;
+	
+
+	fprintf(stdout, "Tests on Hashes\n");
+	for (i=0;i<sizeof(hash_vectors)/sizeof(hash_vectors[0]);i++) {
+
+		fprintf(stdout, "\t%s:\n", hash_vectors[i].name);
+		/* import key */
+		if (hash_vectors[i].key != NULL) {
+			memcpy(data, (void*)hash_vectors[i].key, hash_vectors[i].key_size);
+			data_size = hash_vectors[i].key_size;
+
+			keydata.key = key;
+			keydata.data = dd;
+			if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_KEY_IMPORT, &keydata)) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+				perror("ioctl(NCRIO_KEY_IMPORT)");
+				return 1;
+			}
+		}
+		/* import data */
+
+		memcpy(data, (void*)hash_vectors[i].plaintext, hash_vectors[i].plaintext_size);
+		data_size = hash_vectors[i].plaintext_size;
+		
+		data_size2 = sizeof(data2);
+
+		/* encrypt */
+		memset(&nop, 0, sizeof(nop));
+		nop.init.algorithm = hash_vectors[i].algorithm;
+		if (hash_vectors[i].key != NULL)
+			nop.init.params.key = key;
+		nop.init.op = hash_vectors[i].op;
+		nop.op.data.sign.text = dd;
+		nop.op.data.sign.output = dd2;
+
+		if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_SESSION_ONCE, &nop)) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+			perror("ioctl(NCRIO_SESSION_ONCE)");
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		/* verify */
+		if (data_size2 != hash_vectors[i].output_size ||
+			memcmp(data2, hash_vectors[i].output, hash_vectors[i].output_size) != 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "HASH test vector %d failed!\n", i);
+
+			fprintf(stderr, "Output[%d]: ", (int)data_size2);
+			for(j=0;j<data_size2;j++)
+			  fprintf(stderr, "%.2x:", (int)data2[j]);
+			fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+
+			fprintf(stderr, "Expected[%d]: ", hash_vectors[i].output_size);
+			for(j=0;j<hash_vectors[i].output_size;j++)
+			  fprintf(stderr, "%.2x:", (int)hash_vectors[i].output[j]);
+			fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	fprintf(stdout, "\n");
+
+	return 0;
+
+}
+
+
+int
+main()
+{
+	int fd = -1;
+
+	/* Open the crypto device */
+	fd = open("/dev/crypto", O_RDWR, 0);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		perror("open(/dev/crypto)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	/* Close the original descriptor */
+	if (close(fd)) {
+		perror("close(fd)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	/* actually test if the initial close
+	 * will really delete all used lists */
+
+	fd = open("/dev/crypto", O_RDWR, 0);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		perror("open(/dev/crypto)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+	if (test_ncr_key(fd))
+		return 1;
+
+	if (test_ncr_aes(fd))
+		return 1;
+
+	if (test_ncr_hash(fd))
+		return 1;
+
+	if (test_ncr_wrap_key(fd))
+		return 1;
+
+	if (test_ncr_store_wrap_key(fd))
+		return 1;
+
+	/* Close the original descriptor */
+	if (close(fd)) {
+		perror("close(fd)");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/examples/ncr.c b/examples/ncr.c
index d5d3e20..de8288d 100644
--- a/examples/ncr.c
+++ b/examples/ncr.c
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ test_ncr_key(int cfd)
 	dinit.flags = NCR_DATA_FLAG_EXPORTABLE;
 	dinit.initial_data = data;
 	dinit.initial_data_size = sizeof(data);
-	dinit.type = NCR_DATA_KERNEL;
 
 	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_DATA_INIT, &dinit)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ test_ncr_key(int cfd)
 	dinit.flags = NCR_DATA_FLAG_EXPORTABLE;
 	dinit.initial_data = NULL;
 	dinit.initial_data_size = 0;
-	dinit.type = NCR_DATA_KERNEL;
 
 	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_DATA_INIT, &dinit)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
@@ -129,7 +127,7 @@ test_ncr_key(int cfd)
 
 	if (memcmp(data, data_bak, sizeof(data))!=0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
-		fprintf(stderr, "data returned but differ (%d, %d)!\n", (int)kdata.data_size, sizeof(data));
+		fprintf(stderr, "data returned but differ (%d, %d)!\n", (int)kdata.data_size, (int)sizeof(data));
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -270,7 +268,6 @@ static int test_ncr_data(int cfd)
 	init.flags = NCR_DATA_FLAG_EXPORTABLE;
 	init.initial_data = data;
 	init.initial_data_size = sizeof(data);
-	init.type = NCR_DATA_KERNEL;
 
 	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_DATA_INIT, &init)) {
 		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_DATA_INIT)");
@@ -341,7 +338,6 @@ static int test_ncr_data(int cfd)
 	init.flags = 0;
 	init.initial_data = data;
 	init.initial_data_size = sizeof(data);
-	init.type = NCR_DATA_KERNEL;
 
 	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_DATA_INIT, &init)) {
 		perror("ioctl(NCRIO_DATA_INIT)");
@@ -363,7 +359,6 @@ static int test_ncr_data(int cfd)
 		init.flags = 0;
 		init.initial_data = data;
 		init.initial_data_size = sizeof(data);
-		init.type = NCR_DATA_KERNEL;
 
 		if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_DATA_INIT, &init)) {
 			//fprintf(stderr, "Reached maximum limit at: %d data items\n", i);
@@ -401,7 +396,6 @@ test_ncr_wrap_key(int cfd)
 	dinit.flags = NCR_DATA_FLAG_EXPORTABLE;
 	dinit.initial_data = "\x00\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08\x09\x0A\x0B\x0C\x0D\x0E\x0F";
 	dinit.initial_data_size = 16;
-	dinit.type = NCR_DATA_KERNEL;
 
 	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_DATA_INIT, &dinit)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
@@ -585,7 +579,6 @@ test_ncr_store_wrap_key(int cfd)
 	memset(&dinit, 0, sizeof(dinit));
 	dinit.max_object_size = DATA_SIZE;
 	dinit.flags = NCR_DATA_FLAG_EXPORTABLE;
-	dinit.type = NCR_DATA_KERNEL;
 
 	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_DATA_INIT, &dinit)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
@@ -746,7 +739,6 @@ test_ncr_aes(int cfd)
 	dinit.flags = NCR_DATA_FLAG_EXPORTABLE;
 	dinit.initial_data = NULL;
 	dinit.initial_data_size = 0;
-	dinit.type = NCR_DATA_KERNEL;
 
 	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_DATA_INIT, &dinit)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
@@ -1032,7 +1024,6 @@ test_ncr_hash(int cfd)
 	dinit.flags = NCR_DATA_FLAG_EXPORTABLE;
 	dinit.initial_data = NULL;
 	dinit.initial_data_size = 0;
-	dinit.type = NCR_DATA_KERNEL;
 
 	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_DATA_INIT, &dinit)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
diff --git a/examples/pk.c b/examples/pk.c
index edae150..1f3d3c1 100644
--- a/examples/pk.c
+++ b/examples/pk.c
@@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ static int rsa_key_encrypt(int cfd, ncr_key_t privkey, ncr_key_t pubkey, int oae
 	dinit.flags = NCR_DATA_FLAG_EXPORTABLE;
 	dinit.initial_data = data;
 	dinit.initial_data_size = RSA_ENCRYPT_SIZE;
-	dinit.type = NCR_DATA_KERNEL;
 
 	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_DATA_INIT, &dinit)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
@@ -352,7 +351,6 @@ static int rsa_key_encrypt(int cfd, ncr_key_t privkey, ncr_key_t pubkey, int oae
 	memset(&dinit, 0, sizeof(dinit));
 	dinit.max_object_size = DATA_SIZE;
 	dinit.flags = NCR_DATA_FLAG_EXPORTABLE;
-	dinit.type = NCR_DATA_KERNEL;
 
 	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_DATA_INIT, &dinit)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
@@ -439,7 +437,6 @@ static int rsa_key_sign_verify(int cfd, ncr_key_t privkey, ncr_key_t pubkey, int
 	dinit.flags = NCR_DATA_FLAG_EXPORTABLE;
 	dinit.initial_data = data;
 	dinit.initial_data_size = sizeof(data);
-	dinit.type = NCR_DATA_KERNEL;
 
 	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_DATA_INIT, &dinit)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
@@ -452,7 +449,6 @@ static int rsa_key_sign_verify(int cfd, ncr_key_t privkey, ncr_key_t pubkey, int
 	memset(&dinit, 0, sizeof(dinit));
 	dinit.max_object_size = DATA_SIZE;
 	dinit.flags = NCR_DATA_FLAG_EXPORTABLE;
-	dinit.type = NCR_DATA_KERNEL;
 
 	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_DATA_INIT, &dinit)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
@@ -533,7 +529,6 @@ static int dsa_key_sign_verify(int cfd, ncr_key_t privkey, ncr_key_t pubkey)
 	memset(&dinit, 0, sizeof(dinit));
 	dinit.max_object_size = DATA_SIZE;
 	dinit.flags = NCR_DATA_FLAG_EXPORTABLE;
-	dinit.type = NCR_DATA_KERNEL;
 
 	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_DATA_INIT, &dinit)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
@@ -626,7 +621,6 @@ static int test_ncr_rsa(int cfd)
 	dinit.flags = NCR_DATA_FLAG_EXPORTABLE;
 	dinit.initial_data = NULL;
 	dinit.initial_data_size = 0;
-	dinit.type = NCR_DATA_KERNEL;
 
 	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_DATA_INIT, &dinit)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
@@ -769,7 +763,6 @@ static int test_ncr_dsa(int cfd)
 	dinit.flags = NCR_DATA_FLAG_EXPORTABLE;
 	dinit.initial_data = NULL;
 	dinit.initial_data_size = 0;
-	dinit.type = NCR_DATA_KERNEL;
 
 	if (ioctl(cfd, NCRIO_DATA_INIT, &dinit)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
diff --git a/ncr-data.c b/ncr-data.c
index d0ff5b9..73ee737 100644
--- a/ncr-data.c
+++ b/ncr-data.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void _ncr_data_item_put( struct data_item_st* item)
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&item->refcnt)) {
 			ncr_limits_remove(item->uid, item->pid, LIMIT_TYPE_DATA);
 			if (item->type == NCR_DATA_KERNEL)
-				kfree(item->data.kernel);
+				kfree(item->data.kernel.data);
 			else if (item->type == NCR_DATA_USER)
 				ncr_data_item_put_sg(item); /* just in case */
 			kfree(item);
@@ -115,16 +115,25 @@ int ncr_data_item_get_sg( struct data_item_st* item, struct scatterlist** sg,
 	if (item->type == NCR_DATA_KERNEL) {
 		item->flags = data_flags;
 
-		sg_init_one(item->_sg, item->data.kernel, item->max_data_size);
+		sg_init_one(item->_sg, item->data.kernel.data, item->data.kernel.max_data_size);
 
-		if (data_size) *data_size = item->data_size;
-		if (max_data_size) *max_data_size = item->max_data_size;
+		if (data_size) *data_size = item->data.kernel.data_size;
+		if (max_data_size) *max_data_size = item->data.kernel.max_data_size;
 		*sg_cnt = 1;
 		*sg = item->_sg;
 		
 	} else if (item->type == NCR_DATA_USER) {
 		int ret;
-		size_t pagecount = PAGECOUNT(item->data.user.ptr, item->data_size);
+		size_t pagecount, item_size;
+		
+		ret = ncr_data_item_size(item, 0);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			err();
+			return ret;
+		}
+		item_size = ret;
+		 
+		pagecount = PAGECOUNT(item->data.user.ptr, item_size);
 		
 		if (atomic_add_unless(&item->data.user.pg_used, 1, 1) == 0) {
 			err();
@@ -141,15 +150,15 @@ int ncr_data_item_get_sg( struct data_item_st* item, struct scatterlist** sg,
 			return -EOVERFLOW;
 		}
 
-		ret = __get_userbuf(item->data.user.ptr, item->data_size, write,
+		ret = __get_userbuf(item->data.user.ptr, item_size, write,
 			pagecount, item->data.user.pg, item->_sg);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			err();
 			return ret;
 		}
 
-		if (max_data_size) *max_data_size = item->data_size;
-		if (data_size) *data_size = item->data_size;
+		if (max_data_size) *max_data_size = item_size;
+		if (data_size) *data_size = item_size;
 		*sg = item->_sg;
 		*sg_cnt = item->data.user.pg_cnt = pagecount;
 	} else {
@@ -173,6 +182,45 @@ void ncr_data_item_put_sg( struct data_item_st* item)
 	return;
 }
 
+int ncr_data_item_set_size( struct data_item_st* item, size_t new_size)
+{
+	switch(item->type) {
+		case NCR_DATA_KERNEL:
+			item->data.kernel.data_size = new_size;
+			
+			return 0;
+		case NCR_DATA_USER:
+			if (unlikely(copy_to_user(item->data.user.size_ptr, &new_size, sizeof(new_size)))) {
+				err();
+				return -EFAULT;
+			}
+			return 0;
+		default:
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+}
+
+int ncr_data_item_size( struct data_item_st* item, int max)
+{
+size_t size;
+
+	switch(item->type) {
+		case NCR_DATA_KERNEL:
+			if (max == 0)
+				return item->data.kernel.data_size;
+			else
+				return item->data.kernel.max_data_size;
+		case NCR_DATA_USER:
+			if (unlikely(copy_from_user(&size, item->data.user.size_ptr, sizeof(size)))) {
+				err();
+				return -EFAULT;
+			}
+			return size;
+		default:
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+}
+
 int ncr_data_item_setd( struct data_item_st* item, const void* data, size_t data_size, unsigned int data_flags)
 {
 struct scatterlist* sg;
@@ -198,7 +246,12 @@ int ret;
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto fail;
 	}
-	item->data_size = data_size;
+
+	ret = ncr_data_item_set_size( item, data_size);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		err();
+		goto fail;
+	}
 
 	ret = 0;
 fail:
@@ -271,34 +324,25 @@ int ncr_data_init(struct list_sem_st* lst, void __user* arg)
 
 	atomic_set(&data->refcnt, 1);
 
-	data->type = init.type;
+	data->type = NCR_DATA_KERNEL;
 
-	if (init.type == NCR_DATA_KERNEL) {
-		data->data.kernel = data_alloc(init.max_object_size);
-		if (data->data.kernel == NULL) {
-			err();
-			ret = -ENOMEM;
-			goto err_data;
-		}
-		data->max_data_size = init.max_object_size;
-
-		if (init.initial_data != NULL) {
-			if (unlikely(copy_from_user(data->data.kernel, init.initial_data,
-						    init.initial_data_size))) {
-				err();
-				_ncr_data_item_put(data);
-				return -EFAULT;
-			}
-			data->data_size = init.initial_data_size;
-		}
-	} else if (init.type == NCR_DATA_USER) {
-		data->data.user.ptr = init.initial_data;
-		data->max_data_size = data->data_size = init.initial_data_size;
-		atomic_set(&data->data.user.pg_used, 0);
-	} else {
+	data->data.kernel.data = data_alloc(init.max_object_size);
+	if (data->data.kernel.data == NULL) {
 		err();
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_data;
 	}
+	data->data.kernel.max_data_size = init.max_object_size;
+
+	if (init.initial_data != NULL) {
+		if (unlikely(copy_from_user(data->data.kernel.data, init.initial_data,
+					    init.initial_data_size))) {
+			err();
+			_ncr_data_item_put(data);
+			return -EFAULT;
+		}
+		data->data.kernel.data_size = init.initial_data_size;
+	}
 
 	down(&lst->sem);
 
@@ -326,6 +370,70 @@ int ncr_data_init(struct list_sem_st* lst, void __user* arg)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int ncr_data_init_user(struct list_sem_st* lst, void __user* arg)
+{
+	struct ncr_data_init_user_st init;
+	struct data_item_st* data;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = ncr_limits_add_and_check(current_euid(), task_pid_nr(current), LIMIT_TYPE_DATA);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		err();
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (unlikely(copy_from_user(&init, arg, sizeof(init)))) {
+		err();
+		ret = -EFAULT;
+		goto err_limits;
+	}
+
+	data = kmalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (data == NULL) {
+		err();
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_limits;
+	}
+
+	memset(data, 0, sizeof(*data));
+
+	data->flags = init.flags;
+	data->uid = current_euid();
+	data->pid = task_pid_nr(current);
+
+	atomic_set(&data->refcnt, 1);
+
+	data->type = NCR_DATA_USER;
+
+	data->data.user.ptr = init.data;
+	data->data.user.size_ptr = init.data_size_ptr;
+
+	atomic_set(&data->data.user.pg_used, 0);
+
+	down(&lst->sem);
+
+	data->desc = _ncr_data_get_new_desc(lst);
+
+	list_add(&data->list, &lst->list);
+	
+	up(&lst->sem);
+
+	init.desc = data->desc;
+	ret = copy_to_user(arg, &init, sizeof(init));
+	if (unlikely(ret)) {
+		down(&lst->sem);
+		_ncr_data_unlink_item(data);
+		up(&lst->sem);
+		return -EFAULT;
+	}
+	return ret;
+
+ err_limits:
+	ncr_limits_remove(current_euid(), task_pid_nr(current),
+			  LIMIT_TYPE_DATA);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 
 int ncr_data_deinit(struct list_sem_st* lst, void __user* arg)
 {
@@ -368,7 +476,7 @@ int ncr_data_get(struct list_sem_st* lst, void __user* arg)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (data->type == NCR_DATA_USER) {
+	if (data->type != NCR_DATA_KERNEL) {
 		err();
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto cleanup;
@@ -380,7 +488,7 @@ int ncr_data_get(struct list_sem_st* lst, void __user* arg)
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
-	len = min(get.data_size, data->data_size);
+	len = min(get.data_size, data->data.kernel.data_size);
 	/* update length */
 	get.data_size = len;
 
@@ -391,7 +499,7 @@ int ncr_data_get(struct list_sem_st* lst, void __user* arg)
 	}
 
 	if (ret == 0 && len > 0) {
-		ret = copy_to_user(get.data, data->data.kernel, len);
+		ret = copy_to_user(get.data, data->data.kernel.data, len);
 		if (unlikely(ret)) {
 			err();
 			ret = -EFAULT;
@@ -421,13 +529,13 @@ int ncr_data_set(struct list_sem_st* lst, void __user* arg)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (data->type == NCR_DATA_USER) {
+	if (data->type != NCR_DATA_KERNEL) {
 		err();
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
-	if ((get.data_size > data->max_data_size) ||
+	if ((get.data_size > data->data.kernel.max_data_size) ||
 		(get.data == NULL && get.data_size != 0)) {
 		err();
 		ret = -EINVAL;
@@ -435,14 +543,14 @@ int ncr_data_set(struct list_sem_st* lst, void __user* arg)
 	}
 
 	if (get.data != NULL) {
-		if (unlikely(copy_from_user(data->data.kernel, get.data,
+		if (unlikely(copy_from_user(data->data.kernel.data, get.data,
 					    get.data_size))) {
 			err();
 			ret = -EFAULT;
 			goto cleanup;
 		}
 	}
-	data->data_size = get.data_size;
+	data->data.kernel.data_size = get.data_size;
 
 	ret = 0;
 
diff --git a/ncr-key-wrap.c b/ncr-key-wrap.c
index d38edca..67fe10d 100644
--- a/ncr-key-wrap.c
+++ b/ncr-key-wrap.c
@@ -51,8 +51,17 @@ uint8_t aes_block[16];
 int i,j, ret;
 uint8_t * output;
 size_t output_size = (n+1)*8;
+size_t max_data_size;
 
-	if (odata->max_data_size < output_size) {
+	ret = ncr_data_item_size(odata, 1);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		err();
+		return ret;
+	}
+	max_data_size = ret;
+
+
+	if (max_data_size < output_size) {
 		err();
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -193,6 +202,14 @@ struct cipher_data ctx;
 uint8_t iv[4];
 size_t size;
 
+	ret = ncr_data_item_size(wrapped, 0);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		err();
+		return ret;
+	}
+	wrapped_key_size = ret;
+
+
 	if (iv_size != 4) {
 		memcpy(iv, RFC5649_IV, 4);
 	} else {
@@ -206,16 +223,16 @@ size_t size;
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	wrapped_key = kmalloc(wrapped->data_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	wrapped_key = kmalloc(wrapped_key_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (wrapped_key == NULL) {
 		err();
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
-	wrapped_key_size = wrapped->data_size;
 	
-	ret =  ncr_data_item_getd( wrapped, wrapped_key, wrapped->data_size, wrapped->flags);
+	
+	ret =  ncr_data_item_getd( wrapped, wrapped_key, wrapped_key_size, wrapped->flags);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		err();
 		goto cleanup;
@@ -390,6 +407,13 @@ val64_t A;
 int i, ret;
 struct cipher_data ctx;
 
+	ret = ncr_data_item_size(wrapped, 0);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		err();
+		return ret;
+	}
+	wrapped_key_size = ret;
+
 	if (iv_size < sizeof(initA)) {
 		iv_size = sizeof(initA);
 		iv = initA;
@@ -403,15 +427,13 @@ struct cipher_data ctx;
 
 	output->type = NCR_KEY_TYPE_SECRET;
 
-	wrapped_key = kmalloc(wrapped->data_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	wrapped_key = kmalloc(wrapped_key_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (wrapped_key == NULL) {
 		err();
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
-	wrapped_key_size = wrapped->data_size;
-	
 	ret =  ncr_data_item_getd( wrapped, wrapped_key, wrapped_key_size, wrapped->flags);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		err();
@@ -674,7 +696,13 @@ int ret;
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	sdata_size = data->data_size;
+	ret = ncr_data_item_size(data, 0);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		err();
+		return ret;
+	}
+	sdata_size = ret;
+
 	sdata = kmalloc(sdata_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (sdata == NULL) {
 		err();
diff --git a/ncr-key.c b/ncr-key.c
index c6ce932..18cb387 100644
--- a/ncr-key.c
+++ b/ncr-key.c
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ uint32_t size;
 uint32_t data_flags;
 int ret;
 uint8_t* tmp = NULL;
+size_t max_data_size;
 
 	if (unlikely(copy_from_user(&data, arg, sizeof(data)))) {
 		err();
@@ -262,9 +263,16 @@ uint8_t* tmp = NULL;
 
 	data_flags = key_flags_to_data(item->flags);
 
+	ret = ncr_data_item_size(ditem, 1);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		err();
+		goto fail;
+	}
+	max_data_size = ret;
+
 	switch (item->type) {
 		case NCR_KEY_TYPE_SECRET:
-			if (item->key.secret.size > ditem->max_data_size) {
+			if (item->key.secret.size > max_data_size) {
 				err();
 				ret = -EINVAL;
 				goto fail;
@@ -283,8 +291,8 @@ uint8_t* tmp = NULL;
 			break;
 		case NCR_KEY_TYPE_PUBLIC:
 		case NCR_KEY_TYPE_PRIVATE:
-			size = ditem->max_data_size;
-			
+			size = max_data_size;
+
 			tmp = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (tmp == NULL) {
 				err();
@@ -293,8 +301,6 @@ uint8_t* tmp = NULL;
 			}
 
 			ret = ncr_pk_pack(item, tmp, &size);
-			ditem->data_size = size;
-			
 			if (ret < 0) {
 				err();
 				goto fail;
@@ -341,6 +347,7 @@ struct key_item_st* item = NULL;
 struct data_item_st* ditem = NULL;
 uint8_t *tmp = NULL;
 int ret;
+size_t data_size;
 
 	if (unlikely(copy_from_user(&data, arg, sizeof(data)))) {
 		err();
@@ -379,36 +386,43 @@ int ret;
 	if (data.key_id_size > 0)
 		memcpy(item->key_id, data.key_id, data.key_id_size);
 
+	ret = ncr_data_item_size(ditem, 0);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		err();
+		goto fail;
+	}
+	data_size = ret;
+
 	switch(item->type) {
 		case NCR_KEY_TYPE_SECRET:
-			if (ditem->data_size > NCR_CIPHER_MAX_KEY_LEN) {
+			if (data_size > NCR_CIPHER_MAX_KEY_LEN) {
 				err();
 				ret = -EINVAL;
 				goto fail;
 			}
 			
-			ret = ncr_data_item_getd(ditem, item->key.secret.data, ditem->data_size, item->flags);
+			ret = ncr_data_item_getd(ditem, item->key.secret.data, data_size, item->flags);
 			if (ret < 0) {
 				err();
 				goto fail;
 			}
-			item->key.secret.size = ditem->data_size;
+			item->key.secret.size = data_size;
 			break;
 		case NCR_KEY_TYPE_PRIVATE:
 		case NCR_KEY_TYPE_PUBLIC:
-			tmp = kmalloc(ditem->data_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+			tmp = kmalloc(data_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (tmp == NULL) {
 				err();
 				return -ENOMEM;
 			}
 
-			ret = ncr_data_item_getd(ditem, tmp, ditem->data_size, item->flags);
+			ret = ncr_data_item_getd(ditem, tmp, data_size, item->flags);
 			if (ret < 0) {
 				err();
 				goto fail;
 			}
 
-			ret = ncr_pk_unpack( item, tmp, ditem->data_size);
+			ret = ncr_pk_unpack( item, tmp, data_size);
 			if (ret < 0) {
 				err();
 				goto fail;
diff --git a/ncr-sessions.c b/ncr-sessions.c
index dc03367..45cd337 100644
--- a/ncr-sessions.c
+++ b/ncr-sessions.c
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ static int _ncr_session_update(struct ncr_lists* lists, struct ncr_session_op_st
 	struct data_item_st* odata = NULL;
 	struct scatterlist *osg;
 	struct scatterlist *isg;
-	size_t osg_size, isg_size;
+	size_t osg_size, isg_size, new_size, max_odata_size, idata_size;
 	unsigned int osg_cnt, isg_cnt;
 
 	sess = ncr_sessions_item_get( &lists->sessions, op->ses);
@@ -534,7 +534,21 @@ static int _ncr_session_update(struct ncr_lists* lists, struct ncr_session_op_st
 				isg_size = osg_size;
 			}
 
-			if (odata->max_data_size < data->data_size) {
+			ret = ncr_data_item_size(odata, 1);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				err();
+				goto fail;
+			}
+			max_odata_size = ret;
+
+			ret = ncr_data_item_size(data, 0);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				err();
+				goto fail;
+			}
+			idata_size = ret;
+
+			if (max_odata_size < idata_size) {
 				err();
 				ret = -EINVAL;
 				goto fail;
@@ -547,21 +561,25 @@ static int _ncr_session_update(struct ncr_lists* lists, struct ncr_session_op_st
 					err();
 					goto fail;
 				}
+	
 				/* FIXME: handle ciphers that do not require that */
-				odata->data_size = data->data_size;
+				new_size = idata_size;
 
 			} else { /* public key */
-				size_t new_size = osg_size;
+				new_size = osg_size;
 				ret = ncr_pk_cipher_encrypt(&sess->pk, isg, isg_cnt, isg_size,
 					osg, osg_cnt, &new_size);
-				
-				odata->data_size = new_size;
-				
 				if (ret < 0) {
 					err();
 					goto fail;
 				}
 			}
+			ret = ncr_data_item_set_size(odata, new_size);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				err();
+				goto fail;
+			}
+
 			break;
 		case NCR_OP_DECRYPT:
 			/* obtain data item */
@@ -597,7 +615,21 @@ static int _ncr_session_update(struct ncr_lists* lists, struct ncr_session_op_st
 				isg_size = osg_size;
 			}
 
-			if (odata->max_data_size < data->data_size) {
+			ret = ncr_data_item_size(odata, 1);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				err();
+				goto fail;
+			}
+			max_odata_size = ret;
+
+			ret = ncr_data_item_size(data, 0);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				err();
+				goto fail;
+			}
+			idata_size = ret;
+
+			if (max_odata_size < idata_size) {
 				err();
 				ret = -EINVAL;
 				goto fail;
@@ -611,20 +643,24 @@ static int _ncr_session_update(struct ncr_lists* lists, struct ncr_session_op_st
 					goto fail;
 				}
 				/* FIXME: handle ciphers that do not require that */
-				odata->data_size = data->data_size;
+				new_size = idata_size;
 			} else { /* public key */
 				size_t new_size = osg_size;
 				ret = ncr_pk_cipher_decrypt(&sess->pk, isg, isg_cnt, isg_size,
 					osg, osg_cnt, &new_size);
-
-				odata->data_size = new_size;
-				
 				if (ret < 0) {
 					err();
 					goto fail;
 				}
 			}
 
+			ret = ncr_data_item_set_size(odata, new_size);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				err();
+				goto fail;
+			}
+
+
 			break;
 
 		case NCR_OP_SIGN:
@@ -733,7 +769,7 @@ static int _ncr_session_final(struct ncr_lists* lists, struct ncr_session_op_st*
 	int digest_size;
 	uint8_t digest[NCR_HASH_MAX_OUTPUT_SIZE];
 	struct scatterlist *osg;
-	size_t osg_size;
+	size_t osg_size, odata_size, max_odata_size;
 	unsigned int osg_cnt;
 
 	sess = ncr_sessions_item_get( &lists->sessions, op->ses);
@@ -781,6 +817,13 @@ static int _ncr_session_final(struct ncr_lists* lists, struct ncr_session_op_st*
 				goto fail;
 			}
 
+			ret = ncr_data_item_size(odata, 0);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				err();
+				goto fail;
+			}
+			odata_size = ret;
+
 			if (algo_is_hmac(sess->algorithm)) {
 				uint8_t vdigest[digest_size];
 				
@@ -789,8 +832,8 @@ static int _ncr_session_final(struct ncr_lists* lists, struct ncr_session_op_st*
 					err();
 					goto fail;
 				}
-				
-				if (digest_size != odata->data_size ||
+
+				if (digest_size != odata_size ||
 					memcmp(vdigest, digest, digest_size) != 0) {
 
 					op->err = NCR_VERIFICATION_FAILED;
@@ -829,8 +872,15 @@ static int _ncr_session_final(struct ncr_lists* lists, struct ncr_session_op_st*
 				goto fail;
 			}
 
+			ret = ncr_data_item_size(odata, 1);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				err();
+				goto fail;
+			}
+			max_odata_size = ret;
+
 			digest_size = sess->hash.digestsize;
-			if (digest_size == 0 || odata->max_data_size < digest_size) {
+			if (digest_size == 0 || max_odata_size < digest_size) {
 				err();
 				ret = -EINVAL;
 				goto fail;
@@ -867,7 +917,12 @@ static int _ncr_session_final(struct ncr_lists* lists, struct ncr_session_op_st*
 					err();
 					goto fail;
 				}
-				odata->data_size = new_size;
+				
+				ret = ncr_data_item_set_size(odata, new_size);
+				if (ret < 0) {
+					err();
+					goto fail;
+				}
 			}
 
 			break;
diff --git a/ncr.c b/ncr.c
index 5740580..be0cdc8 100644
--- a/ncr.c
+++ b/ncr.c
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ ncr_ioctl(struct ncr_lists* lst, struct file *filp,
 	switch (cmd) {
 		case NCRIO_DATA_INIT:
 			return ncr_data_init(&lst->data, arg);
+		case NCRIO_DATA_INIT_USER:
+			return ncr_data_init_user(&lst->data, arg);
 		case NCRIO_DATA_GET:
 			return ncr_data_get(&lst->data, arg);
 		case NCRIO_DATA_SET:
diff --git a/ncr.h b/ncr.h
index 844cddb..3015889 100644
--- a/ncr.h
+++ b/ncr.h
@@ -63,30 +63,32 @@ typedef enum {
 typedef int ncr_data_t;
 #define NCR_DATA_INVALID (ncr_data_t)(0)
 
-typedef enum {
-	NCR_DATA_KERNEL,
-	NCR_DATA_USER,
-} ncr_data_type_t;
-
 /* When initializing a data_t we can initialize it as a kernel data object
  * or as an object that points to userspace data.
  */
 struct ncr_data_init_st {
 	ncr_data_t desc;
-	ncr_data_type_t type;
 	size_t max_object_size;
 	unsigned int flags;
 	void __user *initial_data; /* can be null */
 	size_t initial_data_size;
 };
 
+struct ncr_data_init_user_st {
+	ncr_data_t desc;
+	unsigned int flags;
+	void __user *data; /* can be null */
+	size_t __user* data_size_ptr;
+};
+
 struct ncr_data_st {
 	ncr_data_t desc;
 	void __user* data;
 	size_t data_size; /* rw in get */
 };
 
-#define NCRIO_DATA_INIT         _IOWR('c', 200, struct ncr_data_init_st)
+#define NCRIO_DATA_INIT       _IOWR('c', 200, struct ncr_data_init_st)
+#define NCRIO_DATA_INIT_USER         _IOWR('c', 200, struct ncr_data_init_user_st)
 #define NCRIO_DATA_GET         _IOWR('c', 201, struct ncr_data_st)
 #define NCRIO_DATA_SET         _IOR('c', 202, struct ncr_data_st)
 #define NCRIO_DATA_DEINIT         _IOR('c', 203, ncr_data_t)
diff --git a/ncr_int.h b/ncr_int.h
index 185b3a3..c5be7e5 100644
--- a/ncr_int.h
+++ b/ncr_int.h
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ struct session_item_st {
 	ncr_session_t desc;
 };
 
+typedef enum {
+	NCR_DATA_KERNEL,
+	NCR_DATA_USER,
+} ncr_data_type_t;
+
 #define MAX_DATA_PAGES 64
 struct data_item_st {
 	struct list_head list;
@@ -38,14 +43,16 @@ struct data_item_st {
 	 * not an issue).
 	 */
 
-	size_t data_size;
-	size_t max_data_size;
-
 	struct scatterlist _sg[MAX_DATA_PAGES]; /* do not access directly */
 	union {
-		uint8_t* kernel;
+		struct {
+			uint8_t* data;
+			size_t data_size;
+			size_t max_data_size;
+		} kernel;
 		struct {
 			uint8_t* __user ptr;
+			size_t* __user size_ptr;
 			struct page *pg[MAX_DATA_PAGES];
 			size_t pg_cnt;
 			atomic_t pg_used;
@@ -120,6 +127,7 @@ int ncr_data_set(struct list_sem_st*, void __user* arg);
 int ncr_data_get(struct list_sem_st*, void __user* arg);
 int ncr_data_deinit(struct list_sem_st*, void __user* arg);
 int ncr_data_init(struct list_sem_st*, void __user* arg);
+int ncr_data_init_user(struct list_sem_st*, void __user* arg);
 void ncr_data_list_deinit(struct list_sem_st*);
 struct data_item_st* ncr_data_item_get( struct list_sem_st* lst, ncr_data_t desc);
 void _ncr_data_item_put( struct data_item_st* item);
@@ -129,7 +137,8 @@ int ncr_data_item_get_sg( struct data_item_st* item, struct scatterlist** sg,
 void ncr_data_item_put_sg( struct data_item_st* item);
 int ncr_data_item_setd( struct data_item_st* item, const void* data, size_t data_size, unsigned int data_flags);
 int ncr_data_item_getd( struct data_item_st* item, void* data, size_t data_size, unsigned int data_flags);
-
+int ncr_data_item_size( struct data_item_st* item, int max);
+int ncr_data_item_set_size( struct data_item_st* item, size_t new_size);
 
 int ncr_key_init(struct list_sem_st*, void __user* arg);
 int ncr_key_deinit(struct list_sem_st*, void __user* arg);
-- 
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