(C++) Ed25519 Sign and Verify

Demonstrates how to create an Ed25519 signature, and then to verify it.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.83 or greater.

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#include <CkPrivateKey.h>
#include <CkBinData.h>
#include <CkEdDSA.h>
#include <CkPublicKey.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    const char *privKeyHex = "1498b5467a63dffa2dc9d9e069caf075d16fc33fdd4c3b01bfadae6433767d93";
    const char *pubKeyHex = "b7a3c12dc0c8c748ab07525b701122b88bd78f600c76342d27f25e5f92444cde";

    CkPrivateKey privKey;
    // This example shows only one way of loading an Ed25519 private key.
    // Chilkat can load other formats (JWK, PEM, ASN.1 DER, etc.)  
    // You may do so by calling LoadAnyFormat or LoadAnyFormatFile.
    bool success = privKey.LoadEd25519(privKeyHex,pubKeyHex);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << privKey.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // The data to be signed...
    CkBinData bd;
    bd.AppendString("Message for Ed25519 signing","utf-8");

    CkEdDSA eddsa;
    const char *hexSig = eddsa.signBdENC(bd,"hexlower",privKey);

    std::cout << "signature = " << hexSig << "\r\n";

    // The expected output is: 6dd355667fae4eb43c6e0ab92e870edb2de0a88cae12dbd8591507f584fe4912babff497f1b8edf9567d2483d54ddc6459bea7855281b7a246a609e3001a4e08

    // Verify the signature..
    CkPublicKey pubKey;
    success = pubKey.LoadEd25519(pubKeyHex);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << pubKey.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    bool bVerified = eddsa.VerifyBdENC(bd,hexSig,"hexlower",pubKey);
    if (bVerified == false) {
        std::cout << eddsa.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Failed to verify the signature." << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << "The Ed25519 signature is verified!" << "\r\n";
    }