Delphi DLL Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Generate RSA Key and Sign a String

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Demonstrates how to generate a new RSA public/private key pair and use it to generate a signature for a string. The (binary) digital signature is returned as a hexidecimalized string. Delphi DLL

var
success: Boolean;
rsa: HCkRsa;
privKey: HCkPrivateKey;
strData: PWideChar;
hexSig: PWideChar;
pubKey: HCkPublicKey;

begin
success := False;

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

rsa := CkRsa_Create();

//  Generate a 2048-bit RSA key.
privKey := CkPrivateKey_Create();
success := CkRsa_GenKey(rsa,2048,privKey);

CkRsa_UsePrivateKey(rsa,privKey);

//  Return the signature in hex.
CkRsa_putEncodingMode(rsa,'hex');

strData := 'This is the string to be signed.';

//  Sign the SHA256 hash of the string.
hexSig := CkRsa__signStringENC(rsa,strData,'sha256');

Memo1.Lines.Add(hexSig);

//  Now verify the signature:
pubKey := CkPublicKey_Create();
CkPrivateKey_ToPublicKey(privKey,pubKey);
CkRsa_UsePublicKey(rsa,pubKey);

success := CkRsa_VerifyStringENC(rsa,strData,'sha256',hexSig);
if (success = True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Signature verified!');
  end
else
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkRsa__lastErrorText(rsa));
  end;

//  Try it with an invalid signature:
success := CkRsa_VerifyStringENC(rsa,strData,'sha256','not a valid sig');
if (success = True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Signature verified!');
  end
else
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Signature validation failed!');
  end;

//  Try it with invalid data:
success := CkRsa_VerifyStringENC(rsa,'Not the original data','sha256',hexSig);
if (success = True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Signature verified!');
  end
else
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Signature validation failed!');
  end;

CkRsa_Dispose(rsa);
CkPrivateKey_Dispose(privKey);
CkPublicKey_Dispose(pubKey);