DSASignatureFormatter.CreateSignature(Byte[]) Method

Definition

Creates the Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) PKCS #1 signature for the specified data.

C#
public override byte[] CreateSignature(byte[] rgbHash);

Parameters

rgbHash
Byte[]

The data to be signed.

Returns

Byte[]

The digital signature for the specified data.

Exceptions

rgbHash is null.

The OID is null.

-or-

The DSA key is null.

Examples

C#
using System;
using System.Security.Cryptography;

class DSASample
{
        
    static void Main()
    {
        try
        {
            //Create a new instance of DSA.
            DSA DSA = DSA.Create();

            //The hash to sign.
            byte[] Hash = {59,4,248,102,77,97,142,201,210,12,224,93,25,41,100,197,213,134,130,135};

            //Create an DSASignatureFormatter object and pass it the 
            //DSA instance to transfer the key information.
            DSASignatureFormatter DSAFormatter = new DSASignatureFormatter(DSA);

            //Set the hash algorithm to SHA1.
            DSAFormatter.SetHashAlgorithm("SHA1");

            //Create a signature for HashValue and return it.
            byte[] SignedHash = DSAFormatter.CreateSignature(Hash);
        }
        catch(CryptographicException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
        }
    }
}

Remarks

The resulting signature data can be verified by using VerifySignature.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0, 2.1

See also