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VerSig.javaAPI DocExample1892Tue Dec 12 18:59:48 GMT 2000None

VerSig

public class VerSig extends Object

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public static voidmain(java.lang.String[] args)


        /* Verify a DSA signature */

        if (args.length != 3) {
            System.out.println("Usage: VerSig publickeyfile signaturefile datafile");
            }
        else try{

            /* import encoded public key */

            FileInputStream keyfis = new FileInputStream(args[0]);
            byte[] encKey = new byte[keyfis.available()];  
            keyfis.read(encKey);

            keyfis.close();

            X509EncodedKeySpec pubKeySpec = new X509EncodedKeySpec(encKey);

            KeyFactory keyFactory = KeyFactory.getInstance("DSA", "SUN");
            PublicKey pubKey = keyFactory.generatePublic(pubKeySpec);

            /* input the signature bytes */
            FileInputStream sigfis = new FileInputStream(args[1]);
            byte[] sigToVerify = new byte[sigfis.available()]; 
            sigfis.read(sigToVerify );

            sigfis.close();

            /* create a Signature object and initialize it with the public key */
            Signature sig = Signature.getInstance("SHA1withDSA", "SUN");
            sig.initVerify(pubKey);

            /* Update and verify the data */

            FileInputStream datafis = new FileInputStream(args[2]);
            BufferedInputStream bufin = new BufferedInputStream(datafis);

            byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
            int len;
            while (bufin.available() != 0) {
                len = bufin.read(buffer);
                sig.update(buffer, 0, len);
                };

            bufin.close();


            boolean verifies = sig.verify(sigToVerify);

            System.out.println("signature verifies: " + verifies);


        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.err.println("Caught exception " + e.toString());
};