Add a method OpenSSL::PKey#size
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- Dominant language
- C
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Description
I was trying to migrate an old Perl script to Ruby, which receives a string consisting of a signature and the contents concatenated. The core of the script is like this:
my $sign_key = Crypt::OpenSSL::RSA->new_public_key($key_string);
my $signature = substr($data, 0, $sign_key->size, ''); # Cut off signature of $data
die "data wasn't signed correctly!\n" unless $sign_key->verify($data, $signature);
There does not appear a way to get the size of the signature from Ruby. It should just be a call to EVP_PKEY_get_size
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Research direction
Start at the implementation of the OpenSSL::PKey API and trace how EVP_PKEY-backed methods are exposed to Ruby; the issue identifies EVP_PKEY_get_size as the underlying entry point. Done means OpenSSL::PKey#size reports the key or signature size needed by the concatenated-data use case, with behavior checked against the OpenSSL documentation.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, ruby
- Domain
- cryptography
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100