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ECDSA Sign Data and Verify Signature

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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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integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Crypt
string ls_Hash1
string ls_Hash2
oleobject loo_PrivKey
oleobject loo_Prng
oleobject loo_Ecdsa
string ls_EcdsaSigBase64
oleobject loo_PubKey
integer li_Result

li_Success = 0

// 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

loo_Crypt = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Crypt.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Crypt2")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Crypt
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
loo_Crypt.HashAlgorithm = "SHA256"
loo_Crypt.Charset = "utf-8"
loo_Crypt.EncodingMode = "base64"

// Hash a string.
ls_Hash1 = loo_Crypt.HashStringENC("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog")
Write-Debug "hash1 = " + ls_Hash1

// Or hash a file..
ls_Hash2 = loo_Crypt.HashFileENC("qa_data/hamlet.xml")
Write-Debug "hash2 = " + ls_Hash2

// (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-----

loo_PrivKey = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_PrivKey.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.PrivateKey")

li_Success = loo_PrivKey.LoadPemFile("qa_data/ecc/secp256r1-key-pkcs8.pem")
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_PrivKey.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Crypt
    destroy loo_PrivKey
    return
end if

// We'll need a PRNG source for random number generation.
// Use Chilkat's PRNG (for the Fortuna PRNG algorithm).
loo_Prng = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Prng.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Prng")

// Sign the hash..
loo_Ecdsa = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Ecdsa.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Ecc")

ls_EcdsaSigBase64 = loo_Ecdsa.SignHashENC(ls_Hash1,"base64",loo_PrivKey,loo_Prng)
if loo_Ecdsa.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Ecdsa.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Crypt
    destroy loo_PrivKey
    destroy loo_Prng
    destroy loo_Ecdsa
    return
end if

Write-Debug "ECDSA signature = " + ls_EcdsaSigBase64

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

loo_PubKey = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_PubKey.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.PublicKey")

li_Success = loo_PubKey.LoadFromFile("qa_data/ecc/secp256r1-pubkey.pem")
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_PubKey.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Crypt
    destroy loo_PrivKey
    destroy loo_Prng
    destroy loo_Ecdsa
    destroy loo_PubKey
    return
end if

li_Result = loo_Ecdsa.VerifyHashENC(ls_Hash1,ls_EcdsaSigBase64,"base64",loo_PubKey)
if li_Result = 1 then
    Write-Debug "Signature is valid."
    destroy loo_Crypt
    destroy loo_PrivKey
    destroy loo_Prng
    destroy loo_Ecdsa
    destroy loo_PubKey
    return
end if

if li_Result = 0 then
    Write-Debug "Signature is invalid."
    destroy loo_Crypt
    destroy loo_PrivKey
    destroy loo_Prng
    destroy loo_Ecdsa
    destroy loo_PubKey
    return
end if

if li_Result < 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Ecdsa.LastErrorText
    Write-Debug "The VerifyHashENC method call failed."
    destroy loo_Crypt
    destroy loo_PrivKey
    destroy loo_Prng
    destroy loo_Ecdsa
    destroy loo_PubKey
    return
end if



destroy loo_Crypt
destroy loo_PrivKey
destroy loo_Prng
destroy loo_Ecdsa
destroy loo_PubKey