Signature.engineVerify

Signature.engineVerify

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Syntax
protected abstract boolean engineVerify( byte sigBytes[] ) throws SignatureException
Parameters
sigBytes
the signature bytes to be verified.
Returns
true if the signature was verified, false if not.
Description
SPI: Verifies the passed-in signature. The signature bytes are expected to be X.509-encoded. For more information about the X.509 encoding, see "Why should I care about X.509 certificates?"

Exceptions
SignatureException if the engine is not initialized properly, or the passed-in signature is improperly encoded or of the wrong type, etc.