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nsIDataSignatureVerifier

IID:0a84b3d5-6ba9-432d-89da-4fbd0b0f2aec
Inherits From:nsISupports

An interface for verifying that a given string of data was signed by the private key matching the given public key.

This interface is implemented by the following components:

Methods

PRBool verifyData ( ACString data , ACString signature , ACString publicKey )

PRBool verifyData ( ACString data , ACString signature , ACString publicKey )

Verifies that the data matches the data that was used to generate the signature.

Arguments:
data: The data to be tested.
signature: The signature of the data, base64 encoded.
publicKey: The public part of the key used for signing, DER encoded then base64 encoded.

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