EVP_PKEY_verify_init, EVP_PKEY_verify -- signature verification using a public key algorithm
Synopsis
#include <openssl/evp.h>
int EVP_PKEY_verify_init(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx);
int EVP_PKEY_verify(EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx,
const unsigned char *sig, size_t siglen,
const unsigned char *tbs, size_t tbslen);
DESCRIPTION
The EVP_PKEY_verify_init() function initializes a public key
algorithm context using key pkey for
a signature verification operation.
The EVP_PKEY_verify() function performs a public key verification
operation using ctx. The signature
is specified using the sig and
siglen parameters. The verified data
(i.e. the data believed originally signed) is specified using the
tbs and tbslen parameters.
NOTES
After the call to EVP_PKEY_verify_init() algorithm specific control
operations can be performed to set any appropriate parameters for the
operation.
The function EVP_PKEY_verify() can be called more than once on the
same context if several operations are performed using the same
parameters.
RETURN VALUES
EVP_PKEY_verify_init() and EVP_PKEY_verify() return 1 if the
verification was successful and 0 if it failed. Unlike other
functions the return value 0 from EVP_PKEY_verify() only indicates
that the signature did not not verify successfully (that is tbs did
not match the original data or the signature was of invalid form) it
is not an indication of a more serious error.
A negative value indicates an error other that signature verification
failure. In particular a return value of -2 indicates the operation
is not supported by the public key algorithm.
EXAMPLE
Verify signature using PKCS#1 and SHA256 digest:
#include <openssl/evp.h>
#include <openssl/rsa.h>
EVP_PKEY_CTX *ctx;
unsigned char *md, *sig;
size_t mdlen, siglen;
EVP_PKEY *verify_key;
/* NB: assumes verify_key, sig, siglen md and mdlen are already set up
* and that verify_key is an RSA public key
*/
ctx = EVP_PKEY_CTX_new(verify_key);
if (!ctx)
/* Error occurred */
if (EVP_PKEY_verify_init(ctx) <= 0)
/* Error */
if (EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_rsa_padding(ctx, RSA_PKCS1_PADDING) <= 0)
/* Error */
if (EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_signature_md(ctx, EVP_sha256()) <= 0)
/* Error */
/* Perform operation */
ret = EVP_PKEY_verify(ctx, md, mdlen, sig, siglen);
/* ret == 1 indicates success, 0 verify failure and < 0 for some
* other error.
*/
