TElCertificateRequest.ValidateSignature Method

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Filter: C# VB.NET Pascal ActiveX DLL TElCertificateRequest.ValidateSignature TElCertificateRequest See also
This method validates signature which is contained in request.

Declaration [C#] bool ValidateSignature(); [VB.NET] Function ValidateSignature() As Boolean [Pascal] function ValidateSignature : boolean; [VB6] Function IElCertificateRequestX.ValidateSignature() As Boolean [ActiveX] HRESULT _stdcall IElCertificateRequestX.ValidateSignature([out, retval] VARIANT_BOOL * Result ); [DLL] __stdcall BOOL SBCertificateRequestValidateSignature(HANDLE hRequest);

Parameters [DLL]hRequest - handle to the TElCertificateRequest object that was returned by Constructor

Return value True if signature is successfully validated. False otherwise

Description Use this method to validate signature which is contained in certificate request. After generating the request, subject signs it with it's private key. If this method returns False, it means that certificate request body was corrupted. It's a good idea to reject all requests with non-valid digital signatures.

See also: LoadFromBuffer