Module dev.netcode.security

Package dev.netcode.security.identity

Class Signature

java.lang.Object

dev.netcode.security.identity.Signature

public class Signature
extends Object

Signatures can be used to add prove to an Identity that the contained data either comes from or was checked by a specific person, institution or service

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Signature(String issuerName, String issuerIdentityID, String dataHash)	Creates a raw signature that is not signed yet.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getVerifiableDataString()
boolean	isValid(PublicKey publicKey, Identity identity)	Checks the validity of the signature
void	sign(PrivateKey privateKey)	Signs this Signature which makes it valid.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

Signature

public Signature(String issuerName,
 String issuerIdentityID,
 String dataHash)

Creates a raw signature that is not signed yet.

Parameters:

issuerName - name of the issuer

issuerIdentityID - unique identifier of the issuer

dataHash - of the data to be signed

Method Details

isValid

public boolean isValid(PublicKey publicKey,
 Identity identity)

Checks the validity of the signature

Parameters:

publicKey - of the instance that should have signed the data

identity - the signature should belong to

Returns:

true if the signature is valid and belongs to the given identity

sign

public void sign(PrivateKey privateKey)

Signs this Signature which makes it valid.

Parameters:

privateKey - used to sign the signature

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

getVerifiableDataString

public String getVerifiableDataString()

Returns:

all the data contained in the signature that is verifiable