Generate RSA Key and Sign a String

Demonstrates how to generate a new RSA public/private key pair and use it to generate a signature for a string. The (binary) digital signature is returned as a hexidecimalized string.

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Dim rsa As New Chilkat.Rsa()

'  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
Dim success As Boolean
success = rsa.UnlockComponent("30-day trial")
If (success <> true) Then
    MsgBox("RSA component unlock failed")
    Exit Sub
End If


'  Generate a 1024-bit RSA key pair.
rsa.GenerateKey(1024)

'  This example will sign a string, and receive the signature
'  in a hex-encoded string.  Therefore, set the encoding mode
'  to "hex":
rsa.EncodingMode = "hex"

Dim strData As String
strData = "This is the string to be signed."

'  Sign the string using the  md5 hash algorithm.
'  Other valid choices are "md2" and "sha-1".
Dim hexSig As String
hexSig = rsa.SignStringENC(strData,"md5")

TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & hexSig & vbCrLf
TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & rsa.LastErrorText & vbCrLf

'  Now verify the signature:
success = rsa.VerifyStringENC(strData,"md5",hexSig)
If (success = true) Then
    MsgBox("Signature verified!")
Else
    TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & rsa.LastErrorText & vbCrLf
End If


'  Try it with an invalid signature:
success = rsa.VerifyStringENC(strData,"md5","not a valid sig")
If (success = true) Then
    MsgBox("Signature verified!")
Else
    TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & rsa.LastErrorText & vbCrLf
End If


'  Try it with invalid data:
success = rsa.VerifyStringENC("Not the original data","md5",hexSig)
If (success = true) Then
    MsgBox("Signature verified!")
Else
    TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & rsa.LastErrorText & vbCrLf
End If


'  Try it with the wrong hash algorithm:
success = rsa.VerifyStringENC(strData,"sha-1",hexSig)
If (success = true) Then
    MsgBox("Signature verified!")
Else
    TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & rsa.LastErrorText & vbCrLf
End If