Generic secret key generation

The generic secret key generation mechanism, denoted CKM_GENERIC_SECRET_KEY_GEN, is used to generate generic secret keys. The generated keys take on any attributes provided in the template passed to the C_GenerateKey call, and the CKA_VALUE_LEN attribute specifies the length of the key to be generated.

It does not have a parameter.

The template supplied must specify a value for the CKA_VALUE_LEN attribute. If the template specifies an object type and a class, they must have the following values:

CK_OBJECT_CLASS = CKO_SECRET_KEY;
CK_KEY_TYPE = CKK_GENERIC_SECRET;

For this mechanism, the ulMinKeySize and ulMaxKeySize fields of the CK_MECHANISM_INFO structure specify the supported range of key sizes, in bits.

RSA Security Inc. Public-Key Cryptography Standards - PKCS#11 - v210