KEYS: Provide signature verification with an asymmetric key

[GitHub/mt8127/android_kernel_alcatel_ttab.git] / crypto / asymmetric_keys / signature.c

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+/* Signature verification with an asymmetric key
+ *
+ * See Documentation/security/asymmetric-keys.txt
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Written by David Howells (dhowells@redhat.com)
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version
+ * 2 of the Licence, or (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#include <keys/asymmetric-subtype.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <crypto/public_key.h>
+#include "asymmetric_keys.h"
+
+/**
+ * verify_signature - Initiate the use of an asymmetric key to verify a signature
+ * @key: The asymmetric key to verify against
+ * @sig: The signature to check
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if successful or else an error.
+ */
+int verify_signature(const struct key *key,
+                    const struct public_key_signature *sig)
+{
+       const struct asymmetric_key_subtype *subtype;
+       int ret;
+
+       pr_devel("==>%s()\n", __func__);
+
+       if (key->type != &key_type_asymmetric)
+               return -EINVAL;
+       subtype = asymmetric_key_subtype(key);
+       if (!subtype ||
+           !key->payload.data)
+               return -EINVAL;
+       if (!subtype->verify_signature)
+               return -ENOTSUPP;
+
+       ret = subtype->verify_signature(key, sig);
+
+       pr_devel("<==%s() = %d\n", __func__, ret);
+       return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(verify_signature);