keypair.h

Go to the documentation of this file.

/*
* Keypair Checks
* (C) 1999-2010 Jack Lloyd
*
* Distributed under the terms of the Botan license
*/
 
#ifndef BOTAN_KEYPAIR_CHECKS_H__
#define BOTAN_KEYPAIR_CHECKS_H__
 
#include <botan/pk_keys.h>
 
namespace Botan {
 
namespace KeyPair {
 
/**
* Tests whether the key is consistent for encryption; whether
* encrypting and then decrypting gives to the original plaintext.
* @param rng the rng to use
* @param key the key to test
* @param padding the encryption padding method to use
* @return true if consistent otherwise false
*/
BOTAN_DLL bool
encryption_consistency_check(RandomNumberGenerator& rng,
                             const Private_Key& key,
                             const std::string& padding);
 
/**
* Tests whether the key is consistent for signatures; whether a
* signature can be created and then verified
* @param rng the rng to use
* @param key the key to test
* @param padding the signature padding method to use
* @return true if consistent otherwise false
*/
BOTAN_DLL bool
signature_consistency_check(RandomNumberGenerator& rng,
                            const Private_Key& key,
                            const std::string& padding);
 
}
 
}
 
#endif