ad_verify_signature (public)

 ad_verify_signature [ -secret secret ] value signature

Defined in packages/acs-tcl/tcl/security-procs.tcl

Verifies a digital signature. Returns 1 for success, and 0 for failed validation. Validation can fail due to tampering or expiration of signature.

Switches:

-secret (optional)

specifies an external secret to use instead of the one provided by the ACS signature mechanism.

Parameters:

value (required)

signature (required)

Testcases:

No testcase defined.

Source code:

    if {![string is list $signature]} {
        ns_log warning "signature is not a list '$signature'"
        return 0
    }
    lassign $signature token_id expire_time hash
    return [__ad_verify_signature $value $token_id $secret $expire_time $hash]

Generic XQL file:

packages/acs-tcl/tcl/security-procs.xql

PostgreSQL XQL file:

packages/acs-tcl/tcl/security-procs-postgresql.xql

Oracle XQL file:

packages/acs-tcl/tcl/security-procs-oracle.xql