QCA::PrivateKey

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#include <QtCrypto>

Inheritance diagram for QCA::PrivateKey:

Public Member Functions

 PrivateKey ()
 
 PrivateKey (const PrivateKey &from)
 
 PrivateKey (const QString &fileName, const SecureArray &passphrase=SecureArray())
 
bool canDecrypt () const
 
bool canEncrypt () const
 
bool canSign () const
 
bool decrypt (const SecureArray &in, SecureArray *out, EncryptionAlgorithm alg)
 
SymmetricKey deriveKey (const PublicKey &theirs)
 
SecureArray encrypt (const SecureArray &a, EncryptionAlgorithm alg)
 
int maximumEncryptSize (EncryptionAlgorithm alg) const
 
PrivateKeyoperator= (const PrivateKey &from)
 
QByteArray signature ()
 
QByteArray signMessage (const MemoryRegion &a, SignatureAlgorithm alg, SignatureFormat format=DefaultFormat)
 
void startSign (SignatureAlgorithm alg, SignatureFormat format=DefaultFormat)
 
SecureArray toDER (const SecureArray &passphrase=SecureArray(), PBEAlgorithm pbe=PBEDefault) const
 
DHPrivateKey toDH () const
 
DSAPrivateKey toDSA () const
 
QString toPEM (const SecureArray &passphrase=SecureArray(), PBEAlgorithm pbe=PBEDefault) const
 
bool toPEMFile (const QString &fileName, const SecureArray &passphrase=SecureArray(), PBEAlgorithm pbe=PBEDefault) const
 
RSAPrivateKey toRSA () const
 
void update (const MemoryRegion &a)
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from QCA::PKey
 PKey ()
 
 PKey (const PKey &from)
 
int bitSize () const
 
bool canExport () const
 
bool canKeyAgree () const
 
bool isDH () const
 
bool isDSA () const
 
bool isNull () const
 
bool isPrivate () const
 
bool isPublic () const
 
bool isRSA () const
 
bool operator!= (const PKey &a) const
 
PKeyoperator= (const PKey &from)
 
bool operator== (const PKey &a) const
 
PrivateKey toPrivateKey () const
 
PublicKey toPublicKey () const
 
Type type () const
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from QCA::Algorithm
 Algorithm (const Algorithm &from)
 
void change (const QString &type, const QString &provider)
 
void change (Provider::Context *c)
 
Provider::Contextcontext ()
 
const Provider::Contextcontext () const
 
Algorithmoperator= (const Algorithm &from)
 
Providerprovider () const
 
Provider::ContexttakeContext ()
 
QString type () const
 

Static Public Member Functions

static PrivateKey fromDER (const SecureArray &a, const SecureArray &passphrase=SecureArray(), ConvertResult *result=nullptr, const QString &provider=QString())
 
static PrivateKey fromPEM (const QString &s, const SecureArray &passphrase=SecureArray(), ConvertResult *result=nullptr, const QString &provider=QString())
 
static PrivateKey fromPEMFile (const QString &fileName, const SecureArray &passphrase=SecureArray(), ConvertResult *result=nullptr, const QString &provider=QString())
 
static QList< PBEAlgorithmsupportedPBEAlgorithms (const QString &provider=QString())
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from QCA::PKey
static QList< TypesupportedIOTypes (const QString &provider=QString())
 
static QList< TypesupportedTypes (const QString &provider=QString())
 

Protected Member Functions

 PrivateKey (const QString &type, const QString &provider)
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from QCA::PKey
 PKey (const QString &type, const QString &provider)
 
void set (const PKey &k)
 
DHPrivateKey toDHPrivateKey () const
 
DHPublicKey toDHPublicKey () const
 
DSAPrivateKey toDSAPrivateKey () const
 
DSAPublicKey toDSAPublicKey () const
 
RSAPrivateKey toRSAPrivateKey () const
 
RSAPublicKey toRSAPublicKey () const
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from QCA::Algorithm
 Algorithm ()
 
 Algorithm (const QString &type, const QString &provider)
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Public Types inherited from QCA::PKey
enum  Type { RSA , DSA , DH }
 

Detailed Description

Generic private key.

Examples
keyloader.cpp, publickeyexample.cpp, rsatest.cpp, and sslservtest.cpp.

Definition at line 832 of file qca_publickey.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ PrivateKey() [1/4]

QCA::PrivateKey::PrivateKey ( )

Create an empty private key.

◆ PrivateKey() [2/4]

QCA::PrivateKey::PrivateKey ( const QString & fileName,
const SecureArray & passphrase = SecureArray() )
explicit

Import a private key from a PEM representation in a file.

Parameters
fileNamethe name of the file containing the private key
passphrasethe pass phrase for the private key
See also
fromPEMFile for an alternative method
Note
This synchronous operation may require event handling, and so it must not be called from the same thread as an EventHandler.

◆ PrivateKey() [3/4]

QCA::PrivateKey::PrivateKey ( const PrivateKey & from)

Copy constructor.

Parameters
fromthe PrivateKey to copy from

◆ PrivateKey() [4/4]

QCA::PrivateKey::PrivateKey ( const QString & type,
const QString & provider )
protected

Create a new private key.

Parameters
typethe type of key to create
providerthe provider to use, if a specific provider is required.

Member Function Documentation

◆ canDecrypt()

bool QCA::PrivateKey::canDecrypt ( ) const

Test if this key can be used for decryption.

Returns
true if the key can be used for decryption
Examples
publickeyexample.cpp.

◆ canEncrypt()

bool QCA::PrivateKey::canEncrypt ( ) const

Test if this key can be used for encryption.

Returns
true if the key can be used for encryption

◆ canSign()

bool QCA::PrivateKey::canSign ( ) const

Test if this key can be used for signing.

Returns
true if the key can be used to make a signature
Examples
rsatest.cpp.

◆ decrypt()

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

Decrypt the message.

Parameters
inthe cipher (encrypted) data
outthe plain text data
algthe algorithm to use
Note
This synchronous operation may require event handling, and so it must not be called from the same thread as an EventHandler.
Examples
publickeyexample.cpp, and rsatest.cpp.

◆ deriveKey()

SymmetricKey QCA::PrivateKey::deriveKey ( const PublicKey & theirs)

Derive a shared secret key from a public key.

Parameters
theirsthe public key to derive from

◆ encrypt()

SecureArray QCA::PrivateKey::encrypt ( const SecureArray & a,
EncryptionAlgorithm alg )

Encrypt a message using a specified algorithm.

Parameters
athe message to encrypt
algthe algorithm to use

◆ fromDER()

static PrivateKey QCA::PrivateKey::fromDER ( const SecureArray & a,
const SecureArray & passphrase = SecureArray(),
ConvertResult * result = nullptr,
const QString & provider = QString() )
static

Import the key from Distinguished Encoding Rules (DER) format.

Parameters
athe array containing the DER representation of the key
passphrasethe pass phrase that is used to protect the key
resulta pointer to a ConvertResult, that if specified, will be set to reflect the result of the import
providerthe provider to use, if a particular provider is required
See also
toDER provides an inverse of fromDER, exporting the key to an array
QCA::KeyLoader for an asynchronous loader approach.
Note
This synchronous operation may require event handling, and so it must not be called from the same thread as an EventHandler.

◆ fromPEM()

static PrivateKey QCA::PrivateKey::fromPEM ( const QString & s,
const SecureArray & passphrase = SecureArray(),
ConvertResult * result = nullptr,
const QString & provider = QString() )
static

Import the key from Privacy Enhanced Mail (PEM) format.

Parameters
sthe string containing the PEM representation of the key
passphrasethe pass phrase that is used to protect the key
resulta pointer to a ConvertResult, that if specified, will be set to reflect the result of the import
providerthe provider to use, if a particular provider is required
See also
toPEM provides an inverse of fromPEM, exporting the key to a string in PEM encoding.
QCA::KeyLoader for an asynchronous loader approach.
Note
This synchronous operation may require event handling, and so it must not be called from the same thread as an EventHandler.
Examples
sslservtest.cpp.

◆ fromPEMFile()

static PrivateKey QCA::PrivateKey::fromPEMFile ( const QString & fileName,
const SecureArray & passphrase = SecureArray(),
ConvertResult * result = nullptr,
const QString & provider = QString() )
static

Import the key in Privacy Enhanced Mail (PEM) format from a file.

Parameters
fileNamethe name (and path, if required) of the file containing the PEM representation of the key
passphrasethe pass phrase that is used to protect the key
resulta pointer to a ConvertResult, that if specified, will be set to reflect the result of the import
providerthe provider to use, if a particular provider is required
See also
toPEMFile provides an inverse of fromPEMFile
fromPEM which allows import from a string
QCA::KeyLoader for an asynchronous loader approach.
Note
there is also a constructor form, that allows you to create the key directly
This synchronous operation may require event handling, and so it must not be called from the same thread as an EventHandler.
Examples
publickeyexample.cpp, and rsatest.cpp.

◆ maximumEncryptSize()

int QCA::PrivateKey::maximumEncryptSize ( EncryptionAlgorithm alg) const

The maximum message size that can be encrypted with a specified algorithm.

Parameters
algthe algorithm to check

◆ operator=()

PrivateKey & QCA::PrivateKey::operator= ( const PrivateKey & from)

Assignment operator.

Parameters
fromthe PrivateKey to copy from

◆ signature()

QByteArray QCA::PrivateKey::signature ( )

The resulting signature.

Note
This synchronous operation may require event handling, and so it must not be called from the same thread as an EventHandler.
Examples
rsatest.cpp.

◆ signMessage()

QByteArray QCA::PrivateKey::signMessage ( const MemoryRegion & a,
SignatureAlgorithm alg,
SignatureFormat format = DefaultFormat )

One step signature process.

Parameters
athe message to sign
algthe algorithm to use for the signature
formatthe signature format to use, for DSA
Returns
the signature
Note
This synchronous operation may require event handling, and so it must not be called from the same thread as an EventHandler.

◆ startSign()

void QCA::PrivateKey::startSign ( SignatureAlgorithm alg,
SignatureFormat format = DefaultFormat )

Initialise the message signature process.

Parameters
algthe algorithm to use for the message signature process
formatthe signature format to use, for DSA
Note
This synchronous operation may require event handling, and so it must not be called from the same thread as an EventHandler.
Examples
rsatest.cpp.

◆ supportedPBEAlgorithms()

static QList< PBEAlgorithm > QCA::PrivateKey::supportedPBEAlgorithms ( const QString & provider = QString())
static

List the supported Password Based Encryption Algorithms that can be used to protect the key.

Parameters
providerthe provider to use, if a particular provider is required

◆ toDER()

SecureArray QCA::PrivateKey::toDER ( const SecureArray & passphrase = SecureArray(),
PBEAlgorithm pbe = PBEDefault ) const

Export the key in Distinguished Encoding Rules (DER) format.

Parameters
passphrasethe pass phrase to use to protect the key
pbethe symmetric encryption algorithm to use to protect the key
See also
fromDER provides an inverse of toDER, converting the DER encoded key back to a PrivateKey

◆ toDH()

DHPrivateKey QCA::PrivateKey::toDH ( ) const

Interpret / convert the key to a Diffie-Hellman key.

◆ toDSA()

DSAPrivateKey QCA::PrivateKey::toDSA ( ) const

Interpret / convert the key to a DSA key.

◆ toPEM()

QString QCA::PrivateKey::toPEM ( const SecureArray & passphrase = SecureArray(),
PBEAlgorithm pbe = PBEDefault ) const

Export the key in Privacy Enhanced Mail (PEM) format.

Parameters
passphrasethe pass phrase to use to protect the key
pbethe symmetric encryption algorithm to use to protect the key
See also
toPEMFile provides a convenient way to save the PEM encoded key to a file
fromPEM provides an inverse of toPEM, converting the PEM encoded key back to a PrivateKey

◆ toPEMFile()

bool QCA::PrivateKey::toPEMFile ( const QString & fileName,
const SecureArray & passphrase = SecureArray(),
PBEAlgorithm pbe = PBEDefault ) const

Export the key in Privacy Enhanced Mail (PEM) format to a file.

Parameters
fileNamethe name (and path, if required) that the key should be exported to.
passphrasethe pass phrase to use to protect the key
pbethe symmetric encryption algorithm to use to protect the key
Returns
true if the export succeeds
See also
toPEM provides a convenient way to save the PEM encoded key to a file
fromPEM provides an inverse of toPEM, converting the PEM encoded key back to a PrivateKey
Examples
rsatest.cpp.

◆ toRSA()

RSAPrivateKey QCA::PrivateKey::toRSA ( ) const

Interpret / convert the key to an RSA key.

◆ update()

void QCA::PrivateKey::update ( const MemoryRegion & a)

Update the signature process.

Parameters
athe message to use to update the signature
Note
This synchronous operation may require event handling, and so it must not be called from the same thread as an EventHandler.
Examples
rsatest.cpp.

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