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(Excel) DSA Signature Create and Verify

Shows how to create a DSA (DSS) signature for the contents of a file. The first step is to create an SHA-1 hash of the file contents. The hash is signed using the Digital Signature Algorithm and the signature bytes are retrieved as a hex-encoded string.

The 2nd part of the example loads the signature and verifies it against the hash.

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' This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Dim crypt As Chilkat.Crypt2
Set crypt = Chilkat.NewCrypt2

crypt.EncodingMode = "hex"
crypt.HashAlgorithm = "sha-1"

' Return the SHA-1 hash of a file.  The file may be any size.
' The Chilkat Crypt component will stream the file when 
' computing the hash, keeping the memory usage constant
' and reasonable.
' The 20-byte SHA-1 hash is returned as a hex-encoded string.

hashStr = crypt.HashFileENC("hamlet.xml")

Dim dsa As Chilkat.Dsa
Set dsa = Chilkat.NewDsa

' Load a DSA private key from a PEM file.  Chilkat DSA
' provides the ability to load and save DSA public and private
' keys from encrypted or non-encrypted PEM or DER.
' The LoadText method is for convenience only.  You may
' use any means to load the contents of a PEM file into
' a string.

pemPrivateKey = dsa.LoadText("dsa_priv.pem")

success = dsa.FromPem(pemPrivateKey)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.Print dsa.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' You may optionally verify the key to ensure that it is a valid
' DSA key.
success = dsa.VerifyKey()
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.Print dsa.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Load the hash to be signed into the DSA object:
success = dsa.SetEncodedHash("hex",hashStr)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.Print dsa.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Now that the DSA object contains both the private key and hash,
' it is ready to create the signature:
success = dsa.SignHash()
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.Print dsa.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' If SignHash is successful, the DSA object contains the
' signature.  It may be accessed as a hex or base64 encoded
' string.  (It is also possible to access directly in byte array form via
' the "Signature" property.)

hexSig = dsa.GetEncodedSignature("hex")
Debug.Print "Signature:"
Debug.Print hexSig

' -----------------------------------------------------------
' Step 2: Verify the DSA Signature
' -----------------------------------------------------------

Dim dsa2 As Chilkat.Dsa
Set dsa2 = Chilkat.NewDsa

' Load the DSA public key to be used for verification:

pemPublicKey = dsa2.LoadText("dsa_pub.pem")
success = dsa2.FromPublicPem(pemPublicKey)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.Print dsa2.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Load the hash to be verified against the signature.
success = dsa2.SetEncodedHash("hex",hashStr)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.Print dsa2.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Load the signature:
success = dsa2.SetEncodedSignature("hex",hexSig)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.Print dsa2.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Verify:
success = dsa2.Verify()
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.Print dsa2.LastErrorText
Else
    Debug.Print "DSA Signature Verified!"
End If


 

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