mactest.cpp

The code below shows how to use the QCA::MessageAuthenticationCode class.

The code below shows how to use the QCA::MessageAuthenticationCode class

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// QtCrypto has the declarations for all of QCA
#include <QtCrypto>
 
#include <QCoreApplication>
#include <QDebug>
 
// needed for printf
#include <cstdio>
 
#ifdef QT_STATICPLUGIN
#include "import_plugins.h"
#endif
 
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    // the Initializer object sets things up, and
    // also does cleanup when it goes out of scope
    QCA::Initializer init;
 
    QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
 
    qDebug() << "This example shows hashed MAC";
 
    // we use the first argument as the data to authenticate
    // if an argument is provided. Use "hello" if no argument
    QByteArray arg = (argc >= 2) ? argv[1] : "hello";
 
    // we use the second argument as the key to authenticate
    // with, if two arguments are provided. Use "secret" as
    // the key if less than two arguments.
    QCA::SecureArray key((argc >= 3) ? argv[2] : "secret");
 
    // must always check that an algorithm is supported before using it
    if (!QCA::isSupported("hmac(sha1)")) {
        printf("HMAC(SHA1) not supported!\n");
    } else {
        // create the required object using HMAC with SHA-1, and an
        // empty key.
        QCA::MessageAuthenticationCode hmacObject(QStringLiteral("hmac(sha1)"), QCA::SecureArray());
 
        // create the key
        QCA::SymmetricKey keyObject(key);
 
        // set the HMAC object to use the key
        hmacObject.setup(key);
        // that could also have been done in the
        // QCA::MessageAuthenticationCode constructor
 
        // we split it into two parts to show incremental update
        QCA::SecureArray part1(arg.left(3)); // three chars - "hel"
        QCA::SecureArray part2(arg.mid(3));  // the rest - "lo"
        hmacObject.update(part1);
        hmacObject.update(part2);
 
        // no more updates after calling final.
        QCA::SecureArray resultArray = hmacObject.final();
 
        // convert the result into printable hexadecimal.
        QString result = QCA::arrayToHex(resultArray.toByteArray());
        printf("HMAC(SHA1) of \"%s\" with \"%s\" = [%s]\n", arg.data(), key.data(), result.toLatin1().data());
    }
 
    return 0;
}