# $str.evpSign

Returns a signature for a message created using your certificate's private key

Usage

    $str.evpSign(<message>[,<certificate>[,<password>]])

Description
This function returns a base64-encoded signature string created signing the provided <message> using the private key of the specified <certificate>. If the <certificate> parameter is omitted, the private key specified in the kvirc options will be used. If any error occurs, this function will return an empty string.
Syntax Specification

    <string> $str.evpSign(<message:string>[,<certificate:string>[,<password:string>]])

Examples

        # Emulate a call with no parameters
        %message="test message";
        %pcert=$file.read($option(stringSSLPrivateKeyPath));
        %sign=$str.evpSign(%message,%pcert,$option(stringSSLPrivateKeyPass));

        # Sign and verify the signature using the certificates from options
        %message="test message";
        %sign=$str.evpSign(%message);
        if($str.evpVerify(%message, %sign))
        {
            echo "signature is valid";
        } else {
            echo "signature is not valid";
        }

See also
$str.evpverify $certificate $dcc.getsslcertinfo

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