[Bug 929108] Re: support reading PIN from file when using PKCS#11 devices

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: gnutls26 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  support reading PIN from file when using PKCS#11 devices

Status in “gnutls26” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  gnutls26 is supposed to support specifying a "pinfile" when using
  PKCS#11 devices, in order to not need to type the PIN (often a trivial
  well-known entity like "000000") directly e.g. for use in daemons.

  p11-kit changed its handling of pinfile and gnutls needs to be patched
  for this.

  Without a small change, pinfiles are completely unsupported and PINs
  must be input directly for every use.

  The change in the attached patch restores the original functionality
  from before p11-kit changed, making it at least work for files as
  documented in http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-pechanec-pkcs11uri-04.
  It would be a shame to ship without this in precise.

  The same patch, with small modification, can also be applied to
  gnutls28.

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