Verify an asymmetric signature of an EC key

Verify the signature of a message signed with an asymmetric EC key.

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• Creating and validating digital signatures

Code sample

C#

To learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud KMS, see Cloud KMS client libraries.

To authenticate to Cloud KMS, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

public class VerifyAsymmetricSignatureEcSample
{
    // Cloud KMS returns signatures in a DER-encoded format. .NET requires
    // signatures to be in IEEE 1363 format, and converting between these formats
    // is a few hundred lines of code.
    //
    // https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/pull/1612 exposes these helpers, but will
    // not be available until .NET 5. Until then, you will need to use an external
    // library or package to validate signatures.
}

Go

To learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud KMS, see Cloud KMS client libraries.

To authenticate to Cloud KMS, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import (
	"context"
	"crypto/ecdsa"
	"crypto/sha256"
	"crypto/x509"
	"encoding/asn1"
	"encoding/pem"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"math/big"

	kms "cloud.google.com/go/kms/apiv1"
	"cloud.google.com/go/kms/apiv1/kmspb"
)

// verifyAsymmetricSignatureEC will verify that an 'EC_SIGN_P256_SHA256' signature is
// valid for a given message.
func verifyAsymmetricSignatureEC(w io.Writer, name string, message, signature []byte) error {
	// name := "projects/my-project/locations/us-east1/keyRings/my-key-ring/cryptoKeys/my-key/cryptoKeyVersions/123"
	// message := "my message"
	// signature := []byte("...")  // Response from a sign request

	// Create the client.
	ctx := context.Background()
	client, err := kms.NewKeyManagementClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create kms client: %w", err)
	}
	defer client.Close()

	// Retrieve the public key from KMS.
	response, err := client.GetPublicKey(ctx, &kmspb.GetPublicKeyRequest{Name: name})
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get public key: %w", err)
	}

	// Parse the public key. Note, this example assumes the public key is in the
	// ECDSA format.
	block, _ := pem.Decode([]byte(response.Pem))
	publicKey, err := x509.ParsePKIXPublicKey(block.Bytes)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse public key: %w", err)
	}
	ecKey, ok := publicKey.(*ecdsa.PublicKey)
	if !ok {
		return fmt.Errorf("public key is not elliptic curve")
	}

	// Verify Elliptic Curve signature.
	var parsedSig struct{ R, S *big.Int }
	if _, err = asn1.Unmarshal(signature, &parsedSig); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("asn1.Unmarshal: %w", err)
	}

	digest := sha256.Sum256(message)
	if !ecdsa.Verify(ecKey, digest[:], parsedSig.R, parsedSig.S) {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to verify signature")
	}
	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Verified signature!")
	return nil
}

Java

To learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud KMS, see Cloud KMS client libraries.

To authenticate to Cloud KMS, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.CryptoKeyVersionName;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.KeyManagementServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.kms.v1.PublicKey;
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.StringReader;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
import java.security.KeyFactory;
import java.security.Signature;
import java.security.spec.X509EncodedKeySpec;
import java.util.Base64;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

public class VerifyAsymmetricEc {

  public void verifyAsymmetricEc() throws IOException, GeneralSecurityException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    String locationId = "us-east1";
    String keyRingId = "my-key-ring";
    String keyId = "my-key";
    String keyVersionId = "123";
    String message = "my message";
    byte[] signature = null;
    verifyAsymmetricEc(projectId, locationId, keyRingId, keyId, keyVersionId, message, signature);
  }

  // Verify the signature of a message signed with an RSA key.
  public void verifyAsymmetricEc(
      String projectId,
      String locationId,
      String keyRingId,
      String keyId,
      String keyVersionId,
      String message,
      byte[] signature)
      throws IOException, GeneralSecurityException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only
    // needs to be created once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After
    // completing all of your requests, call the "close" method on the client to
    // safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (KeyManagementServiceClient client = KeyManagementServiceClient.create()) {
      // Build the name from the project, location, and key ring, key, and key version.
      CryptoKeyVersionName keyVersionName =
          CryptoKeyVersionName.of(projectId, locationId, keyRingId, keyId, keyVersionId);

      // Convert the message into bytes. Cryptographic plaintexts and
      // ciphertexts are always byte arrays.
      byte[] plaintext = message.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);

      // Get the public key.
      PublicKey publicKey = client.getPublicKey(keyVersionName);

      // Convert the public PEM key to a DER key (see helper below).
      byte[] derKey = convertPemToDer(publicKey.getPem());
      X509EncodedKeySpec keySpec = new X509EncodedKeySpec(derKey);
      java.security.PublicKey ecKey = KeyFactory.getInstance("EC").generatePublic(keySpec);

      // Verify the 'RSA_SIGN_PKCS1_2048_SHA256' signature.
      // For other key algorithms:
      // http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/security/StandardNames.html#Signature
      Signature ecVerify = Signature.getInstance("SHA256withECDSA");
      ecVerify.initVerify(ecKey);
      ecVerify.update(plaintext);

      // Verify the signature.
      boolean verified = ecVerify.verify(signature);
      System.out.printf("Signature verified: %s", verified);
    }
  }

  // Converts a base64-encoded PEM certificate like the one returned from Cloud
  // KMS into a DER formatted certificate for use with the Java APIs.
  private byte[] convertPemToDer(String pem) {
    BufferedReader bufferedReader = new BufferedReader(new StringReader(pem));
    String encoded =
        bufferedReader
            .lines()
            .filter(line -> !line.startsWith("-----BEGIN") && !line.startsWith("-----END"))
            .collect(Collectors.joining());
    return Base64.getDecoder().decode(encoded);
  }
}

Node.js

To learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud KMS, see Cloud KMS client libraries.

To authenticate to Cloud KMS, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

//
// TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
//
// const projectId = 'your-project-id';
// const locationId = 'us-east1';
// const keyRingId = 'my-key-ring';
// const keyId = 'my-key';
// const versionId = '1';
// const message = 'my message to verify';
// const signatureBuffer = Buffer.from('...');

// Imports the Cloud KMS library
const {KeyManagementServiceClient} = require('@google-cloud/kms');

// Instantiates a client
const client = new KeyManagementServiceClient();

// Build the key name
const versionName = client.cryptoKeyVersionPath(
  projectId,
  locationId,
  keyRingId,
  keyId,
  versionId
);

async function verifyAsymmetricSignatureEc() {
  // Get public key
  const [publicKey] = await client.getPublicKey({
    name: versionName,
  });

  // Create the verifier. The algorithm must match the algorithm of the key.
  const crypto = require('crypto');
  const verify = crypto.createVerify('sha256');
  verify.update(message);
  verify.end();

  // Build the key object
  const key = {
    key: publicKey.pem,
  };

  // Verify the signature using the public key
  const verified = verify.verify(key, signatureBuffer);
  return verified;
}

return verifyAsymmetricSignatureEc();

PHP

To learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud KMS, see Cloud KMS client libraries.

To authenticate to Cloud KMS, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\Client\KeyManagementServiceClient;
use Google\Cloud\Kms\V1\GetPublicKeyRequest;

function verify_asymmetric_ec(
    string $projectId = 'my-project',
    string $locationId = 'us-east1',
    string $keyRingId = 'my-key-ring',
    string $keyId = 'my-key',
    string $versionId = '123',
    string $message = '...',
    string $signature = '...'
): bool {
    // Create the Cloud KMS client.
    $client = new KeyManagementServiceClient();

    // Build the key version name.
    $keyVersionName = $client->cryptoKeyVersionName($projectId, $locationId, $keyRingId, $keyId, $versionId);

    // Get the public key.
    $getPublicKeyRequest = (new GetPublicKeyRequest())
        ->setName($keyVersionName);
    $publicKey = $client->getPublicKey($getPublicKeyRequest);

    // Verify the signature. The hash algorithm must correspond to the key
    // algorithm. The openssl_verify command returns 1 on success, 0 on falure.
    $verified = openssl_verify($message, $signature, $publicKey->getPem(), OPENSSL_ALGO_SHA256) === 1;
    printf('Signature verified: %s', $verified);

    return $verified;
}

Python

To learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud KMS, see Cloud KMS client libraries.

To authenticate to Cloud KMS, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

# Import hashlib.
import hashlib

# Import cryptographic helpers from the cryptography package.
from cryptography.exceptions import InvalidSignature
from cryptography.hazmat.backends import default_backend
from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import hashes
from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import serialization
from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import ec
from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import utils

# Import the client library.
from google.cloud import kms


def verify_asymmetric_ec(
    project_id: str,
    location_id: str,
    key_ring_id: str,
    key_id: str,
    version_id: str,
    message: str,
    signature: str,
) -> bool:
    """
    Verify the signature of an message signed with an asymmetric EC key.

    Args:
        project_id (string): Google Cloud project ID (e.g. 'my-project').
        location_id (string): Cloud KMS location (e.g. 'us-east1').
        key_ring_id (string): ID of the Cloud KMS key ring (e.g. 'my-key-ring').
        key_id (string): ID of the key to use (e.g. 'my-key').
        version_id (string): ID of the version to use (e.g. '1').
        message (string): Original message (e.g. 'my message')
        signature (bytes): Signature from a sign request.

    Returns:
        bool: True if verified, False otherwise

    """

    # Convert the message to bytes.
    message_bytes = message.encode("utf-8")

    # Create the client.
    client = kms.KeyManagementServiceClient()

    # Build the key version name.
    key_version_name = client.crypto_key_version_path(
        project_id, location_id, key_ring_id, key_id, version_id
    )

    # Get the public key.
    public_key = client.get_public_key(request={"name": key_version_name})

    # Extract and parse the public key as a PEM-encoded EC key.
    pem = public_key.pem.encode("utf-8")
    ec_key = serialization.load_pem_public_key(pem, default_backend())
    hash_ = hashlib.sha256(message_bytes).digest()

    # Attempt to verify.
    try:
        sha256 = hashes.SHA256()
        ec_key.verify(signature, hash_, ec.ECDSA(utils.Prehashed(sha256)))
        print("Signature verified")
        return True
    except InvalidSignature:
        print("Signature failed to verify")
        return False

Ruby

To learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud KMS, see Cloud KMS client libraries.

To authenticate to Cloud KMS, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

# TODO(developer): uncomment these values before running the sample.
# project_id  = "my-project"
# location_id = "us-east1"
# key_ring_id = "my-key-ring"
# key_id      = "my-key"
# version_id  = "123"
# message     = "my message"
# signature   = "..."

# Require the library.
require "google/cloud/kms"
require "openssl"

# Create the client.
client = Google::Cloud::Kms.key_management_service

# Build the key version name.
key_version_name = client.crypto_key_version_path project:            project_id,
                                                  location:           location_id,
                                                  key_ring:           key_ring_id,
                                                  crypto_key:         key_id,
                                                  crypto_key_version: version_id

# Get the public key.
public_key = client.get_public_key name: key_version_name

# Parse the public key.
ec_key = OpenSSL::PKey::EC.new public_key.pem

# Verify the signature.
verified = ec_key.verify "sha256", signature, message
puts "Verified: #{verified}"

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