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authorBrian Warner <warner@lothar.com>2012-10-30 13:47:27 -0700
committerBrian Warner <warner@lothar.com>2012-10-30 13:47:27 -0700
commitc729de4e213dc5da1979dbdd4612bcee9b7a6a30 (patch)
tree22d2d4e33a5dbf3dc7c6a682dd54b1f760260f79
parentf50eecd8be2b53bc98a2343d1df9ae336ed11825 (diff)
downloadecdsa-c729de4e213dc5da1979dbdd4612bcee9b7a6a30.tar.gz
README: fix vk.verify() example (not sk.verify)
Thanks to SysTheron for the catch. Closes #7.
-rw-r--r--README4
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/README b/README
index 174bc0d..a04559d 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ signature string: it either returns True or raises BadSignatureError.
sk = SigningKey.generate() # uses NIST192p
vk = sk.get_verifying_key()
signature = sk.sign("message")
- assert sk.verify(signature, "message")
+ assert vk.verify(signature, "message")
Each SigningKey/VerifyingKey is associated with a specific curve, like
NIST192p (the default one). Longer curves are more secure, but take longer to
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ use, and result in longer keys and signatures.
sk = SigningKey.generate(curve=NIST384p)
vk = sk.get_verifying_key()
signature = sk.sign("message")
- assert sk.verify(signature, "message")
+ assert vk.verify(signature, "message")
The SigningKey can be serialized into several different formats: the shortest
is to call s=sk.to_string(), and then re-create it with