(Swift 2) Verify the RSA Signature of a SHA256 Hash

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Demonstrates how to verify an RSA signature of a SHA256 hash.

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

    // Let's say you have a file containing the 32-bytes of a SHA256 hash,
    // and a file that is an RSA signature of those 32 bytes.
    // Here's how you verify using the RSA public key found in a PEM.

    let pubKey = CkoPublicKey()
    var success: Bool = pubKey.LoadFromFile("rsaPubKey.pem")
    if success == false {
        print("\(pubKey.LastErrorText)")
        return
    }

    let rsa = CkoRsa()

    // Get the public key.
    success = rsa.ImportPublicKeyObj(pubKey)
    if success == false {
        print("\(rsa.LastErrorText)")
        return
    }

    // Get the 32-byte SHA256 hash.
    let bdHash = CkoBinData()
    success = bdHash.LoadFile("myHash.sha256")
    if success == false {
        print("Failed to load SHA256 hash.")
        return
    }

    // Get the RSA signature to be validated.
    let bdSig = CkoBinData()
    success = bdSig.LoadFile("mySig.sig")
    if success == false {
        print("Failed to load RSA signature.")
        return
    }

    // Verify the signature against the SHA256 hash.
    var enc: String? = "base64"
    rsa.EncodingMode = enc
    success = rsa.VerifyHashENC(bdHash.GetEncoded(enc), hashAlg: "sha256", encodedSig: bdSig.GetEncoded(enc))
    if success == false {
        print("\(rsa.LastErrorText)")
        return
    }

    print("Signature validated.")

}