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-rw-r--r--lib/http_ntlm.c18
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/lib/http_ntlm.c b/lib/http_ntlm.c
index 388c2077e..0a8985d60 100644
--- a/lib/http_ntlm.c
+++ b/lib/http_ntlm.c
@@ -250,13 +250,19 @@ static unsigned int readint_le(unsigned char *buf)
#endif
/*
- (*) = A "security buffer" is a triplet consisting of two shorts and one
- long:
+ NTLM message structure notes:
- 1. a 'short' containing the length of the buffer in bytes
- 2. a 'short' containing the allocated space for the buffer in bytes
- 3. a 'long' containing the offset to the start of the buffer from the
- beginning of the NTLM message, in bytes.
+ A 'short' is a little-endian, 16-bit unsigned value.
+
+ A 'long' is a little-endian, 32-bit unsigned value.
+
+ A 'security buffer' represents a triplet used to point to a buffer,
+ consisting of two shorts and one long:
+
+ 1. A 'short' containing the length of the buffer content in bytes.
+ 2. A 'short' containing the allocated space for the buffer in bytes.
+ 3. A 'long' containing the offset to the start of the buffer in bytes,
+ from the beginning of the NTLM message.
*/
CURLntlm Curl_input_ntlm(struct connectdata *conn,