(VBScript) 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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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

' 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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Crypt2")
set crypt = CreateObject("Chilkat.Crypt2")
crypt.HashAlgorithm = "SHA256"
crypt.Charset = "utf-8"
crypt.EncodingMode = "base64"

' Hash a string.
hash1 = crypt.HashStringENC("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog")
outFile.WriteLine("hash1 = " & hash1)

' Or hash a file..
hash2 = crypt.HashFileENC("qa_data/hamlet.xml")
outFile.WriteLine("hash2 = " & 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-----

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.PrivateKey")
set privKey = CreateObject("Chilkat.PrivateKey")
success = privKey.LoadPemFile("qa_data/ecc/secp256r1-key-pkcs8.pem")
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(privKey.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' We'll need a PRNG source for random number generation.
' Use Chilkat's PRNG (for the Fortuna PRNG algorithm).
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Prng")
set prng = CreateObject("Chilkat.Prng")

' Sign the hash..
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Ecc")
set ecdsa = CreateObject("Chilkat.Ecc")
ecdsaSigBase64 = ecdsa.SignHashENC(hash1,"base64",privKey,prng)
If (ecdsa.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(ecdsa.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine("ECDSA signature = " & ecdsaSigBase64)

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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.PublicKey")
set pubKey = CreateObject("Chilkat.PublicKey")
success = pubKey.LoadFromFile("qa_data/ecc/secp256r1-pubkey.pem")
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(pubKey.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

result = ecdsa.VerifyHashENC(hash1,ecdsaSigBase64,"base64",pubKey)
If (result = 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Signature is valid.")
    WScript.Quit
End If

If (result = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Signature is invalid.")
    WScript.Quit
End If

If (result < 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(ecdsa.LastErrorText)
    outFile.WriteLine("The VerifyHashENC method call failed.")
    WScript.Quit
End If


outFile.Close