michael@0: /* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
michael@0:  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
michael@0:  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
michael@0: 
michael@0: 
michael@0: #include "nsISupports.idl"
michael@0: 
michael@0: /**
michael@0:  * An interface for verifying that a given string of data was signed by the
michael@0:  * private key matching the given public key.
michael@0:  */
michael@0: [scriptable, uuid(0a84b3d5-6ba9-432d-89da-4fbd0b0f2aec)]
michael@0: interface nsIDataSignatureVerifier : nsISupports
michael@0: {
michael@0:   /**
michael@0:    * Verifies that the data matches the data that was used to generate the
michael@0:    * signature.
michael@0:    *
michael@0:    * @param aData      The data to be tested.
michael@0:    * @param aSignature The signature of the data, base64 encoded.
michael@0:    * @param aPublicKey The public part of the key used for signing, DER encoded
michael@0:    *                   then base64 encoded.
michael@0:    * @returns true if the signature matches the data, false if not.
michael@0:    */
michael@0:   boolean verifyData(in ACString aData, in ACString aSignature, in ACString aPublicKey);
michael@0: };