(Visual FoxPro) RSA Signature/Verify with .key and .cer

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Demonstrates how to use a .key file (private key) and digital certificate (.cer, public key) to create and verify an RSA signature.

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LOCAL loPrivKey
LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL lcPrivKeyXml
LOCAL loRsa
LOCAL lcStrData
LOCAL lcHexSig
LOCAL loCert
LOCAL loPubKey
LOCAL loRsa2

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

* For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject('Chilkat_9_5_0.PrivateKey')
loPrivKey = CreateObject('Chilkat.PrivateKey')

* Load the private key from an RSA .key file:
lnSuccess = loPrivKey.LoadPemFile("privateKey.key")
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    ? loPrivKey.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loPrivKey
    CANCEL
ENDIF

* Get the private key in XML format:
lcPrivKeyXml = loPrivKey.GetXml()

* For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject('Chilkat_9_5_0.Rsa')
loRsa = CreateObject('Chilkat.Rsa')

* Import the private key into the RSA component:
lnSuccess = loRsa.ImportPrivateKey(lcPrivKeyXml)
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    ? loRsa.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loPrivKey
    RELEASE loRsa
    CANCEL
ENDIF

* Create the signature as a hex string:
loRsa.EncodingMode = "hex"

lcStrData = "This is the string to be signed."

* Sign the string using the sha-1 hash algorithm.
* Other valid choices are "md2", "sha256", "sha384",
* "sha512", and "md5".
lcHexSig = loRsa.SignStringENC(lcStrData,"sha-1")

? lcHexSig

* Load a digital certificate from a .cer file:
* For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject('Chilkat_9_5_0.Cert')
loCert = CreateObject('Chilkat.Cert')

lnSuccess = loCert.LoadFromFile("myCert.cer")
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    ? loCert.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loPrivKey
    RELEASE loRsa
    RELEASE loCert
    CANCEL
ENDIF

loPubKey = loCert.ExportPublicKey()

* Now verify using a separate instance of the RSA object:
* For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject('Chilkat_9_5_0.Rsa')
loRsa2 = CreateObject('Chilkat.Rsa')

* Import the public key into the RSA object:
lnSuccess = loRsa2.ImportPublicKey(loPubKey.GetXml())
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    ? loRsa2.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loPrivKey
    RELEASE loRsa
    RELEASE loCert
    RELEASE loRsa2
    CANCEL
ENDIF

RELEASE loPubKey

* The signature is a hex string, so make sure the EncodingMode is correct:
loRsa2.EncodingMode = "hex"

* Verify the signature:
lnSuccess = loRsa2.VerifyStringENC(lcStrData,"sha-1",lcHexSig)
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    ? loRsa2.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loPrivKey
    RELEASE loRsa
    RELEASE loCert
    RELEASE loRsa2
    CANCEL
ENDIF

? "Success."

RELEASE loPrivKey
RELEASE loRsa
RELEASE loCert
RELEASE loRsa2