QCA

publickeyexample.cpp
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22
23#include <QtCrypto>
24
25#include <QCoreApplication>
26
27#include <iostream>
28
29#ifdef QT_STATICPLUGIN
30#include "import_plugins.h"
31#endif
32
33int main(int argc, char **argv)
34{
35 // the Initializer object sets things up, and
36 // also does cleanup when it goes out of scope
38
39 QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
40
41 // We need to ensure that we have certificate handling support
42 if (!QCA::isSupported("cert")) {
43 std::cout << "Sorry, no PKI certificate support" << std::endl;
44 return 1;
45 }
46
47 // Read in a private key
48 QCA::PrivateKey privKey;
49 QCA::ConvertResult convRes;
50 QCA::SecureArray passPhrase = "start";
51 privKey = QCA::PrivateKey::fromPEMFile(QStringLiteral("Userkey.pem"), passPhrase, &convRes);
52 if (convRes != QCA::ConvertGood) {
53 std::cout << "Sorry, could not import Private Key" << std::endl;
54 return 1;
55 }
56
57 // Read in a matching public key cert
58 // you could also build this using the fromPEMFile() method
59 QCA::Certificate pubCert(QStringLiteral("User.pem"));
60 if (pubCert.isNull()) {
61 std::cout << "Sorry, could not import public key certificate" << std::endl;
62 return 1;
63 }
64 // We are building the certificate into a SecureMessageKey object, via a
65 // CertificateChain
66 QCA::SecureMessageKey secMsgKey;
68 chain += pubCert;
69 secMsgKey.setX509CertificateChain(chain);
70
71 // build up a SecureMessage object, based on our public key certificate
72 QCA::CMS cms;
73 QCA::SecureMessage msg(&cms);
74 msg.setRecipient(secMsgKey);
75
76 // Some plain text - we use the first command line argument if provided
77 QByteArray plainText = (argc >= 2) ? argv[1] : "What do ya want for nuthin'";
78
79 // Now use the SecureMessage object to encrypt the plain text.
80 msg.startEncrypt();
81 msg.update(plainText);
82 msg.end();
83 // I think it is reasonable to wait for 1 second for this
84 msg.waitForFinished(1000);
85
86 // check to see if it worked
87 if (!msg.success()) {
88 std::cout << "Error encrypting: " << msg.errorCode() << std::endl;
89 return 1;
90 }
91
92 // get the result
93 QCA::SecureArray cipherText = msg.read();
94 QCA::Base64 enc;
95 std::cout << plainText.data() << " encrypts to (in base 64): ";
96 std::cout << qPrintable(enc.arrayToString(cipherText)) << std::endl;
97
98 // Show we can decrypt it with the private key
99 if (!privKey.canDecrypt()) {
100 std::cout << "Private key cannot be used to decrypt" << std::endl;
101 return 1;
102 }
103 QCA::SecureArray plainTextResult;
104 if (0 == privKey.decrypt(cipherText, &plainTextResult, QCA::EME_PKCS1_OAEP)) {
105 std::cout << "Decryption process failed" << std::endl;
106 return 1;
107 }
108
109 std::cout << qPrintable(enc.arrayToString(cipherText));
110 std::cout << " (in base 64) decrypts to: ";
111 std::cout << plainTextResult.data() << std::endl;
112
113 return 0;
114}
Base64 encoding / decoding
Cryptographic Message Syntax messaging system.
A chain of related Certificates.
Definition qca_cert.h:1226
Public Key (X.509) certificate.
Definition qca_cert.h:857
Convenience method for initialising and cleaning up QCA.
Definition qca_core.h:660
Generic private key.
bool decrypt(const SecureArray &in, SecureArray *out, EncryptionAlgorithm alg)
Decrypt the message.
bool canDecrypt() const
Test if this key can be used for decryption.
static PrivateKey fromPEMFile(const QString &fileName, const SecureArray &passphrase=SecureArray(), ConvertResult *result=nullptr, const QString &provider=QString())
Import the key in Privacy Enhanced Mail (PEM) format from a file.
Secure array of bytes.
Definition qca_tools.h:317
char * data()
Pointer to the data in the secure array.
Key for SecureMessage system.
void setX509CertificateChain(const CertificateChain &c)
Set the public key part of this X.509 key.
Class representing a secure message.
QString arrayToString(const MemoryRegion &a)
Process an array in the "forward" direction, returning a QString.
void init(KXmlGuiWindow *window, KGameDifficulty *difficulty=nullptr)
@ EME_PKCS1_OAEP
Optimal asymmetric encryption padding (PKCS#1, Version 2.0)
QCA_EXPORT bool isSupported(const char *features, const QString &provider=QString())
Test if a capability (algorithm) is available.
ConvertResult
Return value from a format conversion.
@ ConvertGood
Conversion succeeded, results should be valid.
char * data()
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