def verify(message, signature, pub_key):
"""Verifies that the signature matches the message.
The hash method is detected automatically from the signature.
:param message: the signed message. Can be an 8-bit string or a file-like
object. If ``message`` has a ``read()`` method, it is assumed to be a
file-like object.
:param signature: the signature block, as created with :py:func:`rsa.sign`.
:param pub_key: the :py:class:`rsa.PublicKey` of the person signing the message.
:raise VerificationError: when the signature doesn't match the message.
:returns: the name of the used hash.
"""
keylength = common.byte_size(pub_key.n)
encrypted = transform.bytes2int(signature)
decrypted = core.decrypt_int(encrypted, pub_key.e, pub_key.n)
clearsig = transform.int2bytes(decrypted, keylength)
# Get the hash method
method_name = _find_method_hash(clearsig)
message_hash = compute_hash(message, method_name)
# Reconstruct the expected padded hash
cleartext = HASH_ASN1[method_name] + message_hash
expected = _pad_for_signing(cleartext, keylength)
# Compare with the signed one
if expected != clearsig:
raise VerificationError('Verification failed')
return method_name
def sign_hash(hash_value, priv_key, hash_method):
"""Signs a precomputed hash with the private key.
Hashes the message, then signs the hash with the given key. This is known
as a "detached signature", because the message itself isn't altered.
:param hash_value: A precomputed hash to sign (ignores message). Should be set to
None if needing to hash and sign message.
:param priv_key: the :py:class:`rsa.PrivateKey` to sign with
:param hash_method: the hash method used on the message. Use 'MD5', 'SHA-1',
'SHA-224', SHA-256', 'SHA-384' or 'SHA-512'.
:return: a message signature block.
:raise OverflowError: if the private key is too small to contain the
requested hash.
"""
# Get the ASN1 code for this hash method
if hash_method not in HASH_ASN1:
raise ValueError('Invalid hash method: %s' % hash_method)
asn1code = HASH_ASN1[hash_method]
# Encrypt the hash with the private key
cleartext = asn1code + hash_value
keylength = common.byte_size(priv_key.n)
padded = _pad_for_signing(cleartext, keylength)
payload = transform.bytes2int(padded)
encrypted = priv_key.blinded_encrypt(payload)
block = transform.int2bytes(encrypted, keylength)
return block
def encrypt(message, pub_key):
"""Encrypts the given message using PKCS#1 v1.5
:param message: the message to encrypt. Must be a byte string no longer than
``k-11`` bytes, where ``k`` is the number of bytes needed to encode
the ``n`` component of the public key.
:param pub_key: the :py:class:`rsa.PublicKey` to encrypt with.
:raise OverflowError: when the message is too large to fit in the padded
block.
>>> from rsa import key, common
>>> (pub_key, priv_key) = key.newkeys(256)
>>> message = b'hello'
>>> crypto = encrypt(message, pub_key)
The crypto text should be just as long as the public key 'n' component:
>>> len(crypto) == common.byte_size(pub_key.n)
True
"""
keylength = common.byte_size(pub_key.n)
padded = _pad_for_encryption(message, keylength)
payload = transform.bytes2int(padded)
encrypted = core.encrypt_int(payload, pub_key.e, pub_key.n)
block = transform.int2bytes(encrypted, keylength)
return block
def read_random_int(nbits):
"""Reads a random integer of approximately nbits bits.
"""
randomdata = read_random_bits(nbits)
value = transform.bytes2int(randomdata)
# Ensure that the number is large enough to just fill out the required
# number of bits.
value |= 1 << (nbits - 1)
return value
def find_signature_hash(signature, pub_key):
"""Returns the hash name detected from the signature.
If you also want to verify the message, use :py:func:`rsa.verify()` instead.
It also returns the name of the used hash.
:param signature: the signature block, as created with :py:func:`rsa.sign`.
:param pub_key: the :py:class:`rsa.PublicKey` of the person signing the message.
:returns: the name of the used hash.
"""
keylength = common.byte_size(pub_key.n)
encrypted = transform.bytes2int(signature)
decrypted = core.decrypt_int(encrypted, pub_key.e, pub_key.n)
clearsig = transform.int2bytes(decrypted, keylength)
return _find_method_hash(clearsig)
def decrypt(crypto, priv_key):
r"""Decrypts the given message using PKCS#1 v1.5
The decryption is considered 'failed' when the resulting cleartext doesn't
start with the bytes 00 02, or when the 00 byte between the padding and
the message cannot be found.
:param crypto: the crypto text as returned by :py:func:`rsa.encrypt`
:param priv_key: the :py:class:`rsa.PrivateKey` to decrypt with.
:raise DecryptionError: when the decryption fails. No details are given as
to why the code thinks the decryption fails, as this would leak
information about the private key.
>>> import rsa
>>> (pub_key, priv_key) = rsa.newkeys(256)
It works with strings:
>>> crypto = encrypt(b'hello', pub_key)
>>> decrypt(crypto, priv_key)
b'hello'
And with binary data:
>>> crypto = encrypt(b'\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01', pub_key)
>>> decrypt(crypto, priv_key)
b'\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01'
Altering the encrypted information will *likely* cause a
:py:class:`rsa.pkcs1.DecryptionError`. If you want to be *sure*, use
:py:func:`rsa.sign`.
.. warning::
Never display the stack trace of a
:py:class:`rsa.pkcs1.DecryptionError` exception. It shows where in the
code the exception occurred, and thus leaks information about the key.
It's only a tiny bit of information, but every bit makes cracking the
keys easier.
>>> crypto = encrypt(b'hello', pub_key)
>>> crypto = crypto[0:5] + b'X' + crypto[6:] # change a byte
>>> decrypt(crypto, priv_key)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
rsa.pkcs1.DecryptionError: Decryption failed
"""
blocksize = common.byte_size(priv_key.n)
encrypted = transform.bytes2int(crypto)
decrypted = priv_key.blinded_decrypt(encrypted)
cleartext = transform.int2bytes(decrypted, blocksize)
# If we can't find the cleartext marker, decryption failed.
if cleartext[0:2] != b'\x00\x02':
raise DecryptionError('Decryption failed')
# Find the 00 separator between the padding and the message
try:
sep_idx = cleartext.index(b'\x00', 2)
except ValueError:
raise DecryptionError('Decryption failed')
return cleartext[sep_idx + 1:]