Library: Crypto
Package: EC
Header: Poco/Crypto/ECKey.h
Deprecated. This class is deprecated and should no longer be used.
Description
This class stores an EC key pair, consisting of private and public key. Storage of the private key is optional.
If a private key is available, the ECKey can be used for decrypting data (encrypted with the public key) or computing secure digital signatures.
Inheritance
Direct Base Classes: KeyPair
All Base Classes: KeyPair
Member Summary
Member Functions: getCurveNID, getCurveName, hasCurve, impl, operator =
Inherited Functions: impl, name, operator =, save, size, type
Constructors
ECKey
Constructs ECKeyImpl by extracting the EC key.
ECKey
ECKey(
const X509Certificate & cert
);
Extracts the EC public key from the given certificate.
ECKey
ECKey(
const PKCS12Container & cert
);
Extracts the EC private key from the given certificate.
ECKey
ECKey(
const std::string & eccGroup
);
Creates the ECKey. Creates a new public/private keypair using the given parameters. Can be used to sign data and verify signatures.
ECKey
Creates the ECKey by copying another one.
ECKey
ECKey(
ECKey && key
) noexcept;
Creates the ECKey by moving another one.
ECKey
ECKey(
const std::string & publicKeyFile,
const std::string & privateKeyFile,
const std::string & privateKeyPassphrase = ""
);
Creates the ECKey, by reading public and private key from the given files and using the given passphrase for the private key.
Cannot be used for signing or decryption unless a private key is available.
If a private key is specified, you don't need to specify a public key file. OpenSSL will auto-create the public key from the private key.
ECKey
ECKey(
std::istream * pPublicKeyStream,
std::istream * pPrivateKeyStream = 0,
const std::string & privateKeyPassphrase = ""
);
Creates the ECKey, by reading public and private key from the given streams and using the given passphrase for the private key.
Cannot be used for signing or decryption unless a private key is available.
If a private key is specified, you don't need to specify a public key file. OpenSSL will auto-create the public key from the private key.
Destructor
~ECKey 
~ECKey();
Destroys the ECKey.
Member Functions
getCurveNID 
static int getCurveNID(
std::string & name
);
Returns the NID of the specified curve.
If name is empty, returns the first curve NID and updates the name accordingly.
getCurveName
static std::string getCurveName(
int nid = - 1
);
Returns elliptical curve name corresponding to the given nid; if nid is not found, returns empty string.
If nid is -1, returns first curve name.
If no curves are found, returns empty string;
hasCurve
static bool hasCurve(
const std::string & name
);
Returns true if the named curve is found, false otherwise.
impl
ECKeyImpl::Ptr impl() const;
Returns the impl object.
operator =
ECKey & operator = (
const ECKey & other
);
Assignment.
operator =
ECKey & operator = (
ECKey && other
) noexcept;
Move assignment.