me.sniggle.pgp.crypt

Interface MessageSigner

public interface MessageSigner

The definition of a simple PGP message signer

Author:

iulius

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	signMessage(InputStream privateKeyOfSender, String userIdForPrivateKey, String passwordOfPrivateKey, InputStream message, OutputStream signature) signs the given message to enable the receiver to verify the data authenticity
boolean	verifyMessage(InputStream publicKeyOfSender, InputStream message, InputStream signatureStream) verifies the message with the (detached) signature

Method Detail

verifyMessage

boolean verifyMessage(InputStream publicKeyOfSender,
                    InputStream message,
                    InputStream signatureStream)

verifies the message with the (detached) signature

Parameters:

publicKeyOfSender - the public key of the sender of the message

message - the message / data to verify

signatureStream - the (detached) signature

Returns:

true if verification successful

signMessage

boolean signMessage(InputStream privateKeyOfSender,
                  String userIdForPrivateKey,
                  String passwordOfPrivateKey,
                  InputStream message,
                  OutputStream signature)

signs the given message to enable the receiver to verify the data authenticity

Parameters:

privateKeyOfSender - the private key of the sender

userIdForPrivateKey - the user id of the sender

passwordOfPrivateKey - the password for the private key

message - the message / data to verify

signature - the (detached) signature

Returns:

true if message/data was signed successfully