in src/oct.c [219:232]
int OCT_pad(octet *w,int n)
{
int i;
int d;
if (w->len>n || n>w->max) return 0;
if (n==w->len) return 1;
d=n-w->len;
for (i=n-1; i>=d; i--)
w->val[i]=w->val[i-d];
for (i=d-1; i>=0; i--)
w->val[i]=0;
w->len=n;
return 1;
}