(Lianja) ECDSA Sign Data and Verify Signature

Demonstrates using the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm to hash data and sign it. Also demonstrates how to verify the ECDSA signature.

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// 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.

// Use Chilkat Crypt2 to generate a hash for any of the following
// hash algorithms: SHA256, SHA384, SHA512, SHA1, MD5, MD2, HAVAL, RIPEMD128/160/256/320

loCrypt = createobject("CkCrypt2")
loCrypt.HashAlgorithm = "SHA256"
loCrypt.Charset = "utf-8"
loCrypt.EncodingMode = "base64"

// Hash a string.
lcHash1 = loCrypt.HashStringENC("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog")
? "hash1 = " + lcHash1

// Or hash a file..
lcHash2 = loCrypt.HashFileENC("qa_data/hamlet.xml")
? "hash2 = " + lcHash2

// (The Crypt2 API provides many other ways to hash data..)

// -----------------------------------------------------------
// An ECDSA private key is used for signing.  The public key is for signature verification.
// Load our ECC private key.
// Our private key file contains this:

// 	// -----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
// 	MIGHAgEAMBMGByqGSM49AgEGCCqGSM49AwEHBG0wawIBAQQg3J8q/24D1sEKGdP9
// 	72MGYElLGpw/a56Y3t6pfON3uhShRANCAATlSmoizyhAwoYZAOuFBATl07/1RR54
// 	a1Dzfm16grxJe666AGKR+bSs24hk7TEpaeCTvT8YOOM3l+xKFg7zq6Q9
// 	-----END PRIVATE KEY-----

loPrivKey = createobject("CkPrivateKey")
llSuccess = loPrivKey.LoadPemFile("qa_data/ecc/secp256r1-key-pkcs8.pem")
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loPrivKey.LastErrorText
    release loCrypt
    release loPrivKey
    return
endif

// We'll need a PRNG source for random number generation.
// Use Chilkat's PRNG (for the Fortuna PRNG algorithm).
loPrng = createobject("CkPrng")

// Sign the hash..
loEcdsa = createobject("CkEcc")
lcEcdsaSigBase64 = loEcdsa.SignHashENC(lcHash1,"base64",loPrivKey,loPrng)
if (loEcdsa.LastMethodSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loEcdsa.LastErrorText
    release loCrypt
    release loPrivKey
    release loPrng
    release loEcdsa
    return
endif

? "ECDSA signature = " + lcEcdsaSigBase64

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

loPubKey = createobject("CkPublicKey")
llSuccess = loPubKey.LoadFromFile("qa_data/ecc/secp256r1-pubkey.pem")
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loPubKey.LastErrorText
    release loCrypt
    release loPrivKey
    release loPrng
    release loEcdsa
    release loPubKey
    return
endif

lnResult = loEcdsa.VerifyHashENC(lcHash1,lcEcdsaSigBase64,"base64",loPubKey)
if (lnResult = 1) then
    ? "Signature is valid."
    release loCrypt
    release loPrivKey
    release loPrng
    release loEcdsa
    release loPubKey
    return
endif

if (lnResult = 0) then
    ? "Signature is invalid."
    release loCrypt
    release loPrivKey
    release loPrng
    release loEcdsa
    release loPubKey
    return
endif

if (lnResult < 0) then
    ? loEcdsa.LastErrorText
    ? "The VerifyHashENC method call failed."
    release loCrypt
    release loPrivKey
    release loPrng
    release loEcdsa
    release loPubKey
    return
endif



release loCrypt
release loPrivKey
release loPrng
release loEcdsa
release loPubKey