(Java) Create ECSDA Signature using Raw r and s Format (not ASN.1)

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Demonstrates how to create an ECDSA signature using the raw r/s format.

ECDSA signatures have two equal sized parts, r and s. There are two common formats for encoding the signature:

(a) Concatenating the raw byte array of r and s
(b) Encoding both into a structured ASN.1 / DER sequence.

This example demonstrates how to create a signature that is a byte array of r and s concatenated.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.97 or greater.

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    // To create an ECDSA signature, the data first needs to be hashed.  Then the hash
    // is signed.

    CkStringBuilder sb = new CkStringBuilder();
    sb.Append("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog");
    String hash = sb.getHash("sha256","base64","utf-8");

    // Load the ECDSA key to be used for signing.
    CkPrivateKey privKey = new CkPrivateKey();
    boolean success = privKey.LoadPemFile("qa_data/ecc/secp256r1-key-pkcs8.pem");
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(privKey.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkPrng prng = new CkPrng();
    CkEcc ecdsa = new CkEcc();

    // Produce a signature that is not ASN.1, but is instead the concatenation
    // of the raw r and s signature parts.
    // This feature was added in Chilkat v9.5.0.97
    ecdsa.put_AsnFormat(false);

    String ecdsaSigBase64 = ecdsa.signHashENC(hash,"base64",privKey,prng);
    if (ecdsa.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        System.out.println(ecdsa.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("ECDSA signature = " + ecdsaSigBase64);

    // -----------------------------------------------------------
    // Now let's verify the signature using the public key.

    CkPublicKey pubKey = new CkPublicKey();
    success = pubKey.LoadFromFile("qa_data/ecc/secp256r1-pubkey.pem");
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(pubKey.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Note: When verifying, Chilkat will auto-detect the format for both kinds of ECDSA signatures (ASN.1 or binary r+s)
    int result = ecdsa.VerifyHashENC(hash,ecdsaSigBase64,"base64",pubKey);
    if (result == 1) {
        System.out.println("Signature is valid.");
        return;
        }

    if (result == 0) {
        System.out.println("Signature is invalid.");
        return;
        }

    if (result < 0) {
        System.out.println(ecdsa.lastErrorText());
        System.out.println("The VerifyHashENC method call failed.");
        return;
        }
  }
}