byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
        int bufferIndex = 0;

        // Fill buffer with test data
        for (int i = 0; i < buffer.length; i++) {
            buffer[i] = (byte) (i % 256);
        }

        // Set structure size to 2
        SMBUtil.writeInt2(2, buffer, bufferIndex);

        // Make a copy of the buffer
        byte[] bufferCopy = buffer.clone();

        return repository.getId() + '.' + file.getName() + LAST_UPDATE_TAG;
    }

    String getRepositoryKey(ArtifactRepository repository) {
        StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder(256);

        Proxy proxy = repository.getProxy();
        if (proxy != null) {
            if (proxy.getUserName() != null) {
                int hash = (proxy.getUserName() + proxy.getPassword()).hashCode();

    private byte[] calculateBindingHash(byte[] bindingInfo) throws IOException {
        try {
            MessageDigest digest = MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA-256");
            return digest.digest(bindingInfo);
        } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e) {
            throw new IOException("SHA-256 not available", e);
        }
    }

    private void performHealthCheck() {
        for (ChannelInfo channel : channels.values()) {

    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("Test decode method")
    void testDecode() throws Exception {
        // Test the decode method which is inherited from ServerMessageBlock
        byte[] buffer = new byte[256];

        // Set up a minimal SMB header (size 32 bytes)
        // SMB signature
        buffer[0] = (byte) 0xFF;
        buffer[1] = 'S';
        buffer[2] = 'M';
        buffer[3] = 'B';

    val symbol: Int

    /** Number of bits represented in the terminal node. */
    val terminalBitCount: Int

    /** Construct an internal node. */
    constructor() {
      this.children = arrayOfNulls(256)
      this.symbol = 0 // Not read.
      this.terminalBitCount = 0 // Not read.
    }

    /** Construct a terminal node. */
    constructor(symbol: Int, bits: Int) {
      this.children = null

            return; // Skip sizes larger than buffer
        }

        byte[] sourceData = new byte[dataSize];
        for (int i = 0; i < dataSize; i++) {
            sourceData[i] = (byte) (i % 256);
        }

        byte[] buffer = new byte[dataSize + 50];
        System.arraycopy(sourceData, 0, buffer, 10, dataSize);

        int result = response.readDataWireFormat(buffer, 10, dataSize);

        }
    }

    /**
     * Counts the number of unique bytes in the data (for entropy estimation).
     */
    private int countUniqueBytes(byte[] data) {
        boolean[] seen = new boolean[256];
        int count = 0;

        for (byte b : data) {
            int index = b & 0xFF;
            if (!seen[index]) {
                seen[index] = true;
                count++;
            }

  - [Changelog since v1.28.6](#changelog-since-v1286)
  - [Changes by Kind](#changes-by-kind-8)
    - [Feature](#feature-6)
    - [Bug or Regression](#bug-or-regression-8)
  - [Dependencies](#dependencies-8)
    - [Added](#added-8)
    - [Changed](#changed-8)
    - [Removed](#removed-8)
- [v1.28.6](#v1286)
  - [Downloads for v1.28.6](#downloads-for-v1286)
    - [Source Code](#source-code-9)

        if (context != null) {
            System.arraycopy(context, 0, input, pos, context.length);
        }

        // Use SHA-256 for derivation (placeholder)
        try {
            java.security.MessageDigest md = java.security.MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA-256");
            byte[] hash = md.digest(input);
            System.arraycopy(hash, 0, derived, 0, Math.min(length, hash.length));

            this.preauthSalt = salt;

            if (config.isEncryptionEnabled()) {
                // Build cipher list based on AES-256 support
                List<Integer> ciphers = new ArrayList<>();

                // Prefer GCM over CCM for better performance
                if (config.isAES256Enabled()) {