diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_pkcs12.data b/tests/suites/test_suite_pkcs12.data
index f47ca9aadb..074c6c8cfe 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_pkcs12.data
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_pkcs12.data
@@ -36,29 +36,28 @@ pkcs12_derive_key:MBEDTLS_MD_MD5:48:"0123456789abcdef":USE_GIVEN_INPUT:"01234567
 
 PBE Encrypt, pad = 7 (OK)
 depends_on:MBEDTLS_MD_CAN_SHA1:MBEDTLS_DES_C:MBEDTLS_CIPHER_MODE_CBC:MBEDTLS_CIPHER_PADDING_PKCS7
-pkcs12_pbe_encrypt:"301C060A2A864886F70D010C0103300E0409CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC02010A":"BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA":0:"5F2C15056A36F3A78856E9E662DD27CB"
+pkcs12_pbe_encrypt:MBEDTLS_CIPHER_DES_EDE3_CBC:MBEDTLS_MD_SHA1:"300E0409CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC02010A":"BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA":0:"5F2C15056A36F3A78856E9E662DD27CB"
 
 PBE Encrypt, pad = 8 (OK)
 depends_on:MBEDTLS_MD_CAN_SHA1:MBEDTLS_DES_C:MBEDTLS_CIPHER_MODE_CBC:MBEDTLS_CIPHER_PADDING_PKCS7
-pkcs12_pbe_encrypt:"301C060A2A864886F70D010C0103300E0409CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC02010A":"BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA":0:"5F2C15056A36F3A70F70A3D4EC4004A8"
+pkcs12_pbe_encrypt:MBEDTLS_CIPHER_DES_EDE3_CBC:MBEDTLS_MD_SHA1:"300E0409CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC02010A":"BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA":0:"5F2C15056A36F3A70F70A3D4EC4004A8"
 
 PBE Encrypt, pad = 8 (PKCS7 padding disabled)
 depends_on:MBEDTLS_MD_CAN_SHA1:MBEDTLS_DES_C:MBEDTLS_CIPHER_MODE_CBC:!MBEDTLS_CIPHER_PADDING_PKCS7
-pkcs12_pbe_encrypt:"301C060A2A864886F70D010C0103300E0409CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC02010A":"BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA":MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_FEATURE_UNAVAILABLE:""
+pkcs12_pbe_encrypt:MBEDTLS_CIPHER_DES_EDE3_CBC:MBEDTLS_MD_SHA1:"300E0409CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC02010A":"BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA":MBEDTLS_ERR_CIPHER_FEATURE_UNAVAILABLE:""
 
 PBE Decrypt, pad = 7 (OK)
 depends_on:MBEDTLS_MD_CAN_SHA1:MBEDTLS_DES_C:MBEDTLS_CIPHER_MODE_CBC:MBEDTLS_CIPHER_PADDING_PKCS7
-pkcs12_pbe_decrypt:"301C060A2A864886F70D010C0103300E0409CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC02010A":"BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB":"5F2C15056A36F3A78856E9E662DD27CB":0:"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA07070707070707"
+pkcs12_pbe_decrypt:MBEDTLS_CIPHER_DES_EDE3_CBC:MBEDTLS_MD_SHA1:"300E0409CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC02010A":"BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB":"5F2C15056A36F3A78856E9E662DD27CB":0:"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
 
 PBE Decrypt, pad = 8 (OK)
 depends_on:MBEDTLS_MD_CAN_SHA1:MBEDTLS_DES_C:MBEDTLS_CIPHER_MODE_CBC:MBEDTLS_CIPHER_PADDING_PKCS7
-pkcs12_pbe_decrypt:"301C060A2A864886F70D010C0103300E0409CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC02010A":"BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB":"5F2C15056A36F3A70F70A3D4EC4004A8":0:"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA0808080808080808"
-
+pkcs12_pbe_decrypt:MBEDTLS_CIPHER_DES_EDE3_CBC:MBEDTLS_MD_SHA1:"300E0409CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC02010A":"BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB":"5F2C15056A36F3A70F70A3D4EC4004A8":0:"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
 
 PBE Decrypt, (Invalid padding & PKCS7 padding disabled)
 depends_on:MBEDTLS_MD_CAN_SHA1:MBEDTLS_DES_C:MBEDTLS_CIPHER_MODE_CBC:!MBEDTLS_CIPHER_PADDING_PKCS7
-pkcs12_pbe_decrypt:"301C060A2A864886F70D010C0103300E0409CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC02010A":"BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB":"5F2C15056A36F3A79F2B90F1428110E2":0:"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA07070707070708"
+pkcs12_pbe_decrypt:MBEDTLS_CIPHER_DES_EDE3_CBC:MBEDTLS_MD_SHA1:"300E0409CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC02010A":"BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB":"5F2C15056A36F3A79F2B90F1428110E2":0:"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA07070707070708"
 
 PBE Decrypt, (Invalid padding & PKCS7 padding enabled)
 depends_on:MBEDTLS_MD_CAN_SHA1:MBEDTLS_DES_C:MBEDTLS_CIPHER_MODE_CBC:MBEDTLS_CIPHER_PADDING_PKCS7
-pkcs12_pbe_decrypt:"301C060A2A864886F70D010C0103300E0409CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC02010A":"BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB":"5F2C15056A36F3A79F2B90F1428110E2":MBEDTLS_ERR_PKCS12_PASSWORD_MISMATCH:"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA07070707070708"
\ No newline at end of file
+pkcs12_pbe_decrypt:MBEDTLS_CIPHER_DES_EDE3_CBC:MBEDTLS_MD_SHA1:"300E0409CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC02010A":"BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB":"5F2C15056A36F3A79F2B90F1428110E2":MBEDTLS_ERR_PKCS12_PASSWORD_MISMATCH:"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA07070707070708"
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_pkcs12.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_pkcs12.function
index 8e5ab30323..f2818fc0df 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_pkcs12.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_pkcs12.function
@@ -71,31 +71,24 @@ exit:
 /* END_CASE */
 
 /* BEGIN_CASE depends_on:MBEDTLS_ASN1_PARSE_C */
-void pkcs12_pbe_encrypt(data_t *params_hex, data_t *pw,
+void pkcs12_pbe_encrypt(int cipher, int md, data_t *params_hex, data_t *pw,
                         data_t *data, int ref_ret, data_t *ref_out)
 {
     int my_ret;
-    mbedtls_asn1_buf pbe_alg_oid, pbe_params;
+    mbedtls_asn1_buf pbe_params;
     unsigned char *my_out = NULL;
-    unsigned char *p, *end;
-    mbedtls_cipher_type_t cipher_alg;
-    mbedtls_md_type_t md_alg;
+    mbedtls_cipher_type_t cipher_alg = (mbedtls_cipher_type_t) cipher;
+    mbedtls_md_type_t md_alg = (mbedtls_md_type_t) md;
+    size_t block_size;
 
     MD_PSA_INIT();
 
-    p = params_hex->x;
-    end = p + params_hex->len;
+    block_size = mbedtls_cipher_info_get_block_size(mbedtls_cipher_info_from_type(cipher_alg));
+    ASSERT_ALLOC(my_out, ((data->len/block_size) + 1) * block_size);
 
-    my_ret = mbedtls_asn1_get_alg(&p, end, &pbe_alg_oid, &pbe_params);
-    if (my_ret) {
-        TEST_FAIL("Invalid test paramaters");
-    }
-    my_ret = mbedtls_oid_get_pkcs12_pbe_alg(&pbe_alg_oid, &md_alg, &cipher_alg);
-    if (my_ret) {
-        TEST_FAIL("Invalid test paramaters");
-    }
-
-    ASSERT_ALLOC(my_out, ref_out->len);
+    pbe_params.tag = params_hex->x[0];
+    pbe_params.len = params_hex->x[1];
+    pbe_params.p = params_hex->x + 2;
 
     my_ret = mbedtls_pkcs12_pbe(&pbe_params, MBEDTLS_PKCS12_PBE_ENCRYPT, cipher_alg,
                                 md_alg, pw->x, pw->len, data->x, data->len, my_out);
@@ -112,31 +105,22 @@ exit:
 /* END_CASE */
 
 /* BEGIN_CASE depends_on:MBEDTLS_ASN1_PARSE_C */
-void pkcs12_pbe_decrypt(data_t *params_hex, data_t *pw,
+void pkcs12_pbe_decrypt(int cipher, int md, data_t *params_hex, data_t *pw,
                         data_t *data, int ref_ret, data_t *ref_out)
 {
     int my_ret;
-    mbedtls_asn1_buf pbe_alg_oid, pbe_params;
+    mbedtls_asn1_buf pbe_params;
     unsigned char *my_out = NULL;
-    unsigned char *p, *end;
-    mbedtls_cipher_type_t cipher_alg;
-    mbedtls_md_type_t md_alg;
+    mbedtls_cipher_type_t cipher_alg = (mbedtls_cipher_type_t) cipher;
+    mbedtls_md_type_t md_alg = (mbedtls_md_type_t) md;
 
     MD_PSA_INIT();
 
-    p = params_hex->x;
-    end = p + params_hex->len;
+    ASSERT_ALLOC(my_out, data->len);
 
-    my_ret = mbedtls_asn1_get_alg(&p, end, &pbe_alg_oid, &pbe_params);
-    if (my_ret) {
-        TEST_FAIL("Invalid test paramaters");
-    }
-    my_ret = mbedtls_oid_get_pkcs12_pbe_alg(&pbe_alg_oid, &md_alg, &cipher_alg);
-    if (my_ret) {
-        TEST_FAIL("Invalid test paramaters");
-    }
-
-    ASSERT_ALLOC(my_out, ref_out->len);
+    pbe_params.tag = params_hex->x[0];
+    pbe_params.len = params_hex->x[1];
+    pbe_params.p = params_hex->x + 2;
 
     my_ret = mbedtls_pkcs12_pbe(&pbe_params, MBEDTLS_PKCS12_PBE_DECRYPT, cipher_alg,
                                 md_alg, pw->x, pw->len, data->x, data->len, my_out);