Encrypt/decrypt AES 256, vorsalt error

Question

Hiyas.
So I'm trying to get encrypt/decrypt to work for AES 256, with both 32byte key and 32byte IVorSalt. (Yup-new java security files v6 installed)
'IF' I 32byte key but dont use a IV at all, I get a nice looking AES 256 result. (I can tell it's AES 256 by looking the length of the encrypted string)
'IF' I use a 32byte key and 16bit salt, I get a AES 128 result (I know- as per docs theyre both s'posed to the same size, but the docs are wrong).
But when i switch to using both a 32byte key AND a 32byte salt I get the error below.
An error occurred while trying to encrypt or decrypt your input string: Bad parameters: invalid IvParameterSpec: com.rsa.jsafe.crypto.JSAFE_IVException: Invalid IV length. Should be 16.
Has anyone 'EVER' gotten encrypt to work for them using AES 256 32byte key and 32byte salt? Is this a bug in CF? Or Java? Or I am doing something wrong?
<!--- ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Here's the Code ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// --->
<cfset theAlgorithm  = "Rijndael/CBC/PKCS5Padding" />
<cfset gKey = "hzj+1o52d9N04JRsj3vTu09Q8jcX+fNmeyQZSDlZA5w="><!--- these 2 are the same --->
<!---<cfset gKey = ToBase64(BinaryDecode("8738fed68e7677d374e0946c8f7bd3bb4f50f23717f9f3667b2419483959039c", "Hex"))>--->
<cfset theIV    = BinaryDecode("7fe8585328e9ac7b7fe8585328e9ac7b7fe8585328e9ac7b7fe8585328e9ac7b","hex")>
<!---<cfset theIV128    = BinaryDecode("7fe8585328e9ac7b7fe8585328e9ac7b","hex")>--->
<cffunction    name="DoEncrypt" access="public" returntype="string" hint="Fires when the application is first created.">
    <cfargument    name="szToEncrypt" type="string" required="true"/>
    <cfset secretkey = gKey>               
    <cfset szReturn=encrypt(szToEncrypt, secretkey, theAlgorithm, "Base64", theIV)>
    <cfreturn szReturn>
</cffunction>   
<cffunction    name="DoDecrypt" access="public" returntype="string" hint="Fires when the application is first created.">
    <cfargument    name="szToDecrypt" type="string" required="true"/>
    <cfset secretkey = gKey>   
    <cfset szReturn=decrypt(szToDecrypt, secretkey, theAlgorithm, "Base64",theIV)>       
    <cfreturn szReturn>
</cffunction>
<cfset szStart = form["toencrypt"]>
<cfset szStart = "Test me!">
<cfset szEnc = DoEncrypt(szStart)>
<cfset szDec = DoDecrypt(szEnc)>
<cfoutput>#szEnc# #szDec#</cfoutput>

Answer 1

Hi edevmachine,
This Bouncy Castle Encryption CFC supports Rijndael w/ 256-bit block size. (big thanks to Jason here and all who helped w/ that, btw!)
Example:
<cfscript>
  BouncyCastleCFC = new path.to.BouncyCastle();
  string = "ColdFusion Rocks!"; 
  key = binaryEncode(binaryDecode(generateSecretKey("Rijndael", 256), "base64"), "hex");//the CFC takes hex'd key
  ivSalt = binaryEncode(binaryDecode(generateSecretKey("Rijndael", 256), "base64"), "hex");//the CFC takes hex'd ivSalt
  encrypted = BouncyCastleCFC.doEncrypt(string, key, ivSalt);
  writeOutput(BouncyCastleCFC.doDecrypt(encrypted, key, ivSalt));
</cfscript>
Related links for anyone interested in adding 256-bit block size Rijndael support into ColdFusion:
- An explanation of how to install the Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) Unlimited Strength Jurisdiction Policy Files into ColdFusion
- An explanation of how to install the Bouncy Castle Crypto package into ColdFusion (near bottom, under the "Installing additional security providers" heading)
- An explanation of how to connect the Bouncy Castle classes together
- Bouncy Castle's doc for the Rijndael Engine
And here is the full CFC as posted in the StackOverflow discussion:
<cfcomponent displayname="Bounce Castle Encryption Component" hint="This provides bouncy castle encryption services" output="false">
<cffunction name="createRijndaelBlockCipher" access="private">
    <cfargument name="key" type="string" required="true" >
    <cfargument name="ivSalt" type="string" required="true" >
    <cfargument name="bEncrypt" type="boolean" required="false" default="1">
    <cfargument name="blocksize" type="numeric" required="false" default=256>
    <cfscript>
    // Create a block cipher for Rijndael
    var cryptEngine = createObject("java", "org.bouncycastle.crypto.engines.RijndaelEngine").init(arguments.blocksize);
    // Create a Block Cipher in CBC mode
    var blockCipher = createObject("java", "org.bouncycastle.crypto.modes.CBCBlockCipher").init(cryptEngine);
    // Create Padding - Zero Byte Padding is apparently PHP compatible.
    var zbPadding = CreateObject('java', 'org.bouncycastle.crypto.paddings.ZeroBytePadding').init();
    // Create a JCE Cipher from the Block Cipher
    var cipher = createObject("java", "org.bouncycastle.crypto.paddings.PaddedBufferedBlockCipher").init(blockCipher,zbPadding);
    // Create the key params for the cipher    
    var binkey = binarydecode(arguments.key,"hex");
    var keyParams = createObject("java", "org.bouncycastle.crypto.params.KeyParameter").init(BinKey);
    var binIVSalt = Binarydecode(ivSalt,"hex");
    var ivParams = createObject("java", "org.bouncycastle.crypto.params.ParametersWithIV").init(keyParams, binIVSalt);
    cipher.init(javaCast("boolean",arguments.bEncrypt),ivParams);
    return cipher;
    </cfscript>
</cffunction>
<cffunction name="doEncrypt" access="public" returntype="string">
    <cfargument name="message" type="string" required="true">
    <cfargument name="key" type="string" required="true">
    <cfargument name="ivSalt" type="string" required="true">
    <cfscript>
    var cipher = createRijndaelBlockCipher(key=arguments.key,ivSalt=arguments.ivSalt);
    var byteMessage = arguments.message.getBytes();
    var outArray = getByteArray(cipher.getOutputSize(arrayLen(byteMessage)));
    var bufferLength = cipher.processBytes(byteMessage, 0, arrayLen(byteMessage), outArray, 0);
    var cipherText = cipher.doFinal(outArray,bufferLength);
    return toBase64(outArray);
    </cfscript>
</cffunction>
<cffunction name="doDecrypt" access="public" returntype="string">
    <cfargument name="message" type="string" required="true">
    <cfargument name="key" type="string" required="true">
    <cfargument name="ivSalt" type="string" required="true">
    <cfscript>
    var cipher = createRijndaelBlockCipher(key=arguments.key,ivSalt=arguments.ivSalt,bEncrypt=false);
    var byteMessage = toBinary(arguments.message);
    var outArray = getByteArray(cipher.getOutputSize(arrayLen(byteMessage)));
    var bufferLength = cipher.processBytes(byteMessage, 0, arrayLen(byteMessage), outArray, 0);
    var originalText = cipher.doFinal(outArray,bufferLength);
    return createObject("java", "java.lang.String").init(outArray);
    </cfscript>
</cffunction>
<cfscript>
function getByteArray(someLength)
    byteClass = createObject("java", "java.lang.Byte").TYPE;
    return createObject("java","java.lang.reflect.Array").newInstance(byteClass, someLength);
</cfscript>
</cfcomponent>
Thanks!,
-Aaron