QCA::PKeyBase Class Reference

#include <QtCrypto>

Inheritance diagram for QCA::PKeyBase:

Signals
void	finished ()

Public Member Functions
	PKeyBase (Provider *p, const QString &type)
virtual int	bits () const =0
virtual bool	canExport () const =0
virtual void	convertToPublic ()=0
virtual bool	decrypt (const SecureArray &in, SecureArray *out, EncryptionAlgorithm alg)
virtual SymmetricKey	deriveKey (const PKeyBase &theirs)
virtual SecureArray	encrypt (const SecureArray &in, EncryptionAlgorithm alg)
virtual QByteArray	endSign ()
virtual bool	endVerify (const QByteArray &sig)
virtual bool	isNull () const =0
virtual bool	isPrivate () const =0
virtual int	maximumEncryptSize (EncryptionAlgorithm alg) const
virtual void	startSign (SignatureAlgorithm alg, SignatureFormat format)
virtual void	startVerify (SignatureAlgorithm alg, SignatureFormat format)
virtual PKey::Type	type () const =0
virtual void	update (const MemoryRegion &in)

Additional Inherited Members
Protected Member Functions inherited from QCA::BasicContext
	BasicContext (const BasicContext &from)
	BasicContext (Provider *parent, const QString &type)

Detailed Description

Public key implementation provider base

Note

This class is part of the provider plugin interface and should not be used directly by applications. You probably want PKey, PublicKey, or PrivateKey instead.

Definition at line 522 of file qcaprovider.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

PKeyBase()

QCA::PKeyBase::PKeyBase	(	Provider *	p,
		const QString &	type
	)

Standard constructor.

Parameters

p	the Provider associated with this context
type	type of key provided by this context

Member Function Documentation

bits()

virtual int QCA::PKeyBase::bits ( ) const

pure virtual

Returns the number of bits in the key.

canExport()

virtual bool QCA::PKeyBase::canExport ( ) const

pure virtual

Returns true if the components of this key are accessible and whether it can be serialized into an output format.

Private keys from a smart card device will often not be exportable.

convertToPublic()

virtual void QCA::PKeyBase::convertToPublic ( )

pure virtual

If the key is a private key, this function will convert it into a public key (all private key data includes the public data as well, which is why this is possible).

If the key is already a public key, then this function has no effect.

decrypt()

virtual bool QCA::PKeyBase::decrypt ( const SecureArray &  in, SecureArray *  out, EncryptionAlgorithm  alg  )

virtual

Decrypt data.

Parameters

in	the input data to decrypt
out	pointer to an array to store the plaintext result
alg	the encryption algorithm used to generate the input data

deriveKey()

virtual SymmetricKey QCA::PKeyBase::deriveKey ( const PKeyBase &  theirs )

virtual

Compute a symmetric key based on this private key and some other public key.

Essentially for Diffie-Hellman only.

Parameters

theirs

the other side (public key) to be used for key generation.

encrypt()

virtual SecureArray QCA::PKeyBase::encrypt ( const SecureArray &  in, EncryptionAlgorithm  alg  )

virtual

Encrypt data.

Parameters

in	the input data to encrypt
alg	the encryption algorithm to use

endSign()

virtual QByteArray QCA::PKeyBase::endSign ( )

virtual

Complete a signing operation, and return the signature value.

If there is an error signing, an empty array is returned.

endVerify()

virtual bool QCA::PKeyBase::endVerify ( const QByteArray &  sig )

virtual

Complete a verify operation, and return true if successful.

If there is an error verifying, this function returns false.

Parameters

sig	the signature to verify with the input data

finished

void QCA::PKeyBase::finished ( )

signal

Emitted when an asynchronous operation completes on this key.

Such operations will be documented that they emit this signal.

isNull()

virtual bool QCA::PKeyBase::isNull ( ) const

pure virtual

Returns true if this object is not valid.

This is the default state, and the object may also become this state if a conversion or generation function fails.

isPrivate()

virtual bool QCA::PKeyBase::isPrivate ( ) const

pure virtual

Returns true if this is a private key, otherwise false.

maximumEncryptSize()

virtual int QCA::PKeyBase::maximumEncryptSize ( EncryptionAlgorithm  alg ) const

virtual

Returns the maximum number of bytes that can be encrypted by this key.

Parameters

alg	the algorithm to be used for encryption

startSign()

virtual void QCA::PKeyBase::startSign ( SignatureAlgorithm  alg, SignatureFormat  format  )

virtual

Begin a signing operation.

Parameters

alg	the signature algorithm to use
format	the signature format to use

startVerify()

virtual void QCA::PKeyBase::startVerify ( SignatureAlgorithm  alg, SignatureFormat  format  )

virtual

Begin a verify operation.

Parameters

alg	the signature algorithm used by the input signature
format	the signature format used by the input signature

type()

virtual PKey::Type QCA::PKeyBase::type ( ) const

pure virtual

Returns the type of public key.

update()

virtual void QCA::PKeyBase::update ( const MemoryRegion &  in )

virtual

Process the plaintext input data for either signing or verifying, whichever operation is active.

Parameters

in	the input data to process

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• qcaprovider.h