mactest.cpp

The code below shows how to use the QCA::MessageAuthenticationCode class.

The code below shows how to use the QCA::MessageAuthenticationCode class

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// QtCrypto has the declarations for all of QCA
#include <QtCrypto>
#include <QCoreApplication>
#include <QDebug>
// needed for printf
#include <cstdio>
#ifdef QT_STATICPLUGIN
#include "import_plugins.h"
#endif
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
// the Initializer object sets things up, and
// also does cleanup when it goes out of scope
QCA::Initializer init;
QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
qDebug() << "This example shows hashed MAC";
// we use the first argument as the data to authenticate
// if an argument is provided. Use "hello" if no argument
QByteArray arg = (argc >= 2) ? argv[1] : "hello";
// we use the second argument as the key to authenticate
// with, if two arguments are provided. Use "secret" as
// the key if less than two arguments.
QCA::SecureArray key((argc >= 3) ? argv[2] : "secret");
// must always check that an algorithm is supported before using it
if (!QCA::isSupported("hmac(sha1)")) {
printf("HMAC(SHA1) not supported!\n");
} else {
// create the required object using HMAC with SHA-1, and an
// empty key.
QCA::MessageAuthenticationCode hmacObject(QStringLiteral("hmac(sha1)"), QCA::SecureArray());
// create the key
QCA::SymmetricKey keyObject(key);
// set the HMAC object to use the key
hmacObject.setup(key);
// that could also have been done in the
// QCA::MessageAuthenticationCode constructor
// we split it into two parts to show incremental update
QCA::SecureArray part1(arg.left(3)); // three chars - "hel"
QCA::SecureArray part2(arg.mid(3)); // the rest - "lo"
hmacObject.update(part1);
hmacObject.update(part2);
// no more updates after calling final.
QCA::SecureArray resultArray = hmacObject.final();
// convert the result into printable hexadecimal.
QString result = QCA::arrayToHex(resultArray.toByteArray());
printf("HMAC(SHA1) of \"%s\" with \"%s\" = [%s]\n", arg.data(), key.data(), result.toLatin1().data());
}
return 0;
}
QCA::Initializer
Convenience method for initialising and cleaning up QCA.
Definition qca_core.h:660
QCA::MessageAuthenticationCode
General class for message authentication code (MAC) algorithms.
Definition qca_basic.h:828
QCA::MessageAuthenticationCode::final
MemoryRegion final() override
Finalises input and returns the MAC result.
QCA::MessageAuthenticationCode::setup
void setup(const SymmetricKey &key)
Initialise the MAC algorithm.
QCA::MessageAuthenticationCode::update
void update(const MemoryRegion &array) override
Update the MAC, adding more of the message contents to the digest.
QCA::SecureArray
Secure array of bytes.
Definition qca_tools.h:317
QCA::SecureArray::data
char * data()
Pointer to the data in the secure array.
QCA::SecureArray::toByteArray
QByteArray toByteArray() const
Copy the contents of the secure array out to a standard QByteArray.
QCA::SymmetricKey
Container for keys for symmetric encryption algorithms.
Definition qca_core.h:1264
QCA::arrayToHex
QCA_EXPORT QString arrayToHex(const QByteArray &array)
Convert a byte array to printable hexadecimal representation.
QCA::isSupported
QCA_EXPORT bool isSupported(const char *features, const QString &provider=QString())
Test if a capability (algorithm) is available.