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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#include <CkRsa.h>
#include <CkString.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkRsa rsa;

    //  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
    bool success;
    success = rsa.UnlockComponent("30-day trial");
    if (success != true) {
        printf("RSA component unlock failed\n");
        return;
    }

    //  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.put_EncodingMode("hex");

    CkString strData;
    strData = "This is the string to be signed.";

    //  Sign the string using the  md5 hash algorithm.
    //  Other valid choices are "md2" and "sha-1".
    CkString hexSig;
    hexSig = rsa.signStringENC(strData,"md5");

    printf("%s\n",(const char *)hexSig);
    printf("%s\n",rsa.lastErrorText());

    //  Now verify the signature:
    success = rsa.VerifyStringENC(strData,"md5",hexSig);
    if (success == true) {
        printf("Signature verified!\n");
    }
    else {
        printf("%s\n",rsa.lastErrorText());
    }

    //  Try it with an invalid signature:
    success = rsa.VerifyStringENC(strData,"md5","not a valid sig");
    if (success == true) {
        printf("Signature verified!\n");
    }
    else {
        printf("%s\n",rsa.lastErrorText());
    }

    //  Try it with invalid data:
    success = rsa.VerifyStringENC("Not the original data","md5",hexSig);
    if (success == true) {
        printf("Signature verified!\n");
    }
    else {
        printf("%s\n",rsa.lastErrorText());
    }

    //  Try it with the wrong hash algorithm:
    success = rsa.VerifyStringENC(strData,"sha-1",hexSig);
    if (success == true) {
        printf("Signature verified!\n");
    }
    else {
        printf("%s\n",rsa.lastErrorText());
    }

    }