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CryptoSwift is a growing collection of standard and secure cryptographic algorithms implemented in Swift
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# CryptoSwift



Crypto related functions and helpers for [Swift](https://swift.org) implemented in Swift. ([#PureSwift](https://twitter.com/hashtag/pureswift))



**Note**: The `main` branch follows the latest currently released **version of Swift**. If you need an earlier version for an older version of Swift, specify its version in your `Podfile` or use the code on the branch for that version. Older branches are unsupported. Check [versions](#swift-versions-support) for details.



---



[Requirements](#requirements) | [Features](#features) | [Contribution](#contribution) | [Installation](#installation) | [Swift versions](#swift-versions-support) | [How-to](#how-to) | [Author](#author) | [License](#license) | [Changelog](#changelog)



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## Requirements

Good mood



## Features



- Easy to use

- Convenient extensions for String and Data

- Support for incremental updates (stream, ...)

- iOS, Android, macOS, AppleTV, watchOS, Linux support



#### Hash (Digest)

  [MD5](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1321)

| [SHA1](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3174)

| [SHA2-224](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6234)

| [SHA2-256](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6234)

| [SHA2-384](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6234)

| [SHA2-512](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6234)

| [SHA3](https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/FIPS/NIST.FIPS.202.pdf)



#### Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC)

  [CRC32](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclic_redundancy_check)

| [CRC32C](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclic_redundancy_check)

| [CRC16](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclic_redundancy_check)



#### Cipher

  [AES-128, AES-192, AES-256](http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips197/fips-197.pdf)

| [ChaCha20](http://cr.yp.to/chacha/chacha-20080128.pdf)

| [XChaCha20](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-irtf-cfrg-xchacha)

| [Rabbit](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4503)

| [Blowfish](https://www.schneier.com/academic/blowfish/)



#### RSA (public-key encryption algorithm)

  [Encryption, Signature](https://github.com/krzyzanowskim/CryptoSwift#rsa)



#### Message authenticators

  [Poly1305](https://cr.yp.to/mac/poly1305-20050329.pdf)

| [HMAC (MD5, SHA1, SHA256)](https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2104.txt)

| [CMAC](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4493)

| [CBC-MAC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBC-MAC)



#### Cipher mode of operation

- Electronic codebook ([ECB](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_cipher_mode_of_operation#Electronic_codebook_.28ECB.29))

- Cipher-block chaining ([CBC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_cipher_mode_of_operation#Cipher-block_chaining_.28CBC.29))

- Propagating Cipher Block Chaining ([PCBC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_cipher_mode_of_operation#Propagating_Cipher_Block_Chaining_.28PCBC.29))

- Cipher feedback ([CFB](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_cipher_mode_of_operation#Cipher_feedback_.28CFB.29))

- Output Feedback ([OFB](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_cipher_mode_of_operation#Output_Feedback_.28OFB.29))

- Counter Mode ([CTR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_cipher_mode_of_operation#Counter_.28CTR.29))

- Galois/Counter Mode ([GCM](https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-38d/final))

- Counter with Cipher Block Chaining-Message Authentication Code ([CCM](https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-38c/final))

- OCB Authenticated-Encryption Algorithm ([OCB](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7253))



#### Password-Based Key Derivation Function

- [PBKDF1](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2898#section-5.1) (Password-Based Key Derivation Function 1)

- [PBKDF2](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2898#section-5.2) (Password-Based Key Derivation Function 2)

- [HKDF](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5869) (HMAC-based Extract-and-Expand Key Derivation Function)

- [Scrypt](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7914) (The scrypt Password-Based Key Derivation Function)



#### Data padding

- [PKCS#5](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2898.html)

- [EMSA-PKCS1-v1_5 (Encoding Method for Signature)](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3447#section-9.2)

- [EME-PCKS1-v1_5 (Encoding Method for Encryption)](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3447)

- [PKCS#7](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5652#section-6.3)

- [Zero padding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padding_(cryptography)#Zero_padding)

- [ISO78164](https://www.embedx.com/pdfs/ISO_STD_7816/info_isoiec7816-4%7Bed21.0%7Den.pdf)

- [ISO10126](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padding_(cryptography)#ISO_10126)

- No padding



#### Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data (AEAD)

- [AEAD\_CHACHA20\_POLY1305](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7539#section-2.8)

- [AEAD\_XCHACHA20\_POLY1305](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-irtf-cfrg-xchacha#section-2)



## Why

[Why?](https://github.com/krzyzanowskim/CryptoSwift/discussions/982) [Because I can](https://github.com/krzyzanowskim/CryptoSwift/discussions/982#discussioncomment-3669415).



## How do I get involved?



You want to help, great! Go ahead and fork our repo, make your changes and send us a pull request.



## Contribution



Check out [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for more information on how to help with CryptoSwift.



- If you found a bug, [open a discussion](https://github.com/krzyzanowskim/CryptoSwift/discussions).

- If you have a feature request, [open a discussion](https://github.com/krzyzanowskim/CryptoSwift/discussions).



## Installation



### Hardened Runtime (macOS) and Xcode



Binary CryptoSwift.xcframework (Used by Swift Package Manager package integration) won't load properly in your app if the app uses **Sign to Run Locally**  Signing Certificate with Hardened Runtime enabled. It is possible to setup Xcode like this. To solve the problem you have two options:

- Use proper Signing Certificate, eg. *Development* <- this is the proper action

- Use `Disable Library Validation` aka `com.apple.security.cs.disable-library-validation` entitlement



#### Xcode Project



To install CryptoSwift, add it as a submodule to your project (on the top level project directory):



    git submodule add https://github.com/krzyzanowskim/CryptoSwift.git



It is recommended to enable [Whole-Module Optimization](https://swift.org/blog/whole-module-optimizations/) to gain better performance. Non-optimized build results in significantly worse performance.



#### Swift Package Manager



You can use [Swift Package Manager](https://swift.org/package-manager/) and specify dependency in `Package.swift` by adding this:



```swift

.package(url: "https://github.com/krzyzanowskim/CryptoSwift.git", .upToNextMajor(from: "1.8.1"))

```



See: [Package.swift - manual](https://blog.krzyzanowskim.com/2016/08/09/package-swift-manual/)



Notice: Swift Package Manager uses debug configuration for debug Xcode build, that may result in significant (up to x10000) worse performance. Performance characteristic is different in Release build. To overcome this problem, consider embed `CryptoSwift.xcframework` described below.



#### CocoaPods



You can use [CocoaPods](https://cocoapods.org/pods/CryptoSwift).



```ruby

pod 'CryptoSwift', '~> 1.8.1'

```



Bear in mind that CocoaPods will build CryptoSwift without [Whole-Module Optimization](https://swift.org/blog/whole-module-optimizations/) that may impact performance. You can change it manually after installation, or use [cocoapods-wholemodule](https://github.com/jedlewison/cocoapods-wholemodule) plugin.



#### Carthage



You can use [Carthage](https://github.com/Carthage/Carthage).

Specify in Cartfile:



```ruby

github "krzyzanowskim/CryptoSwift"

```



Run `carthage` to build the framework and drag the built CryptoSwift.framework into your Xcode project. Follow [build instructions](https://github.com/Carthage/Carthage#getting-started). [Common issues](https://github.com/krzyzanowskim/CryptoSwift/discussions/983#discussioncomment-3669433).



#### XCFramework



XCFrameworks require Xcode 11 or later and they can be integrated similarly to how we’re used to integrating the `.framework` format.

Please use script [scripts/build-framework.sh](scripts/build-framework.sh) to generate binary `CryptoSwift.xcframework` archive that you can use as a dependency in Xcode.



CryptoSwift.xcframework is a Release (Optimized) binary that offer best available Swift code performance.



Screen Shot 2020-10-27 at 00 06 32



#### Embedded Framework



Embedded frameworks require a minimum deployment target of iOS 11.0 or macOS Sierra (10.13). Drag the `CryptoSwift.xcodeproj` file into your Xcode project, and add appropriate framework as a dependency to your target. Now select your App and choose the General tab for the app target. Find *Embedded Binaries* and press "+", then select `CryptoSwift.framework` (iOS, macOS, watchOS or tvOS)



![](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/758033/10834511/25a26852-7e9a-11e5-8c01-6cc8f1838459.png)



Sometimes "embedded framework" option is not available. In that case, you have to add new build phase for the target.



![](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/758033/18415615/d5edabb0-77f8-11e6-8c94-f41d9fc2b8cb.png)



##### iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS



In the project, you'll find [single scheme](https://mxcl.dev/PromiseKit/news/2016/08/Multiplatform-Single-Scheme-Xcode-Projects/) for all platforms:

- CryptoSwift



#### Swift versions support



- Swift 1.2: branch [swift12](https://github.com/krzyzanowskim/CryptoSwift/tree/swift12) version <= 0.0.13

- Swift 2.1: branch [swift21](https://github.com/krzyzanowskim/CryptoSwift/tree/swift21) version <= 0.2.3

- Swift 2.2, 2.3: branch [swift2](https://github.com/krzyzanowskim/CryptoSwift/tree/swift2) version <= 0.5.2

- Swift 3.1, branch [swift3](https://github.com/krzyzanowskim/CryptoSwift/tree/swift3) version <= 0.6.9

- Swift 3.2, branch [swift32](https://github.com/krzyzanowskim/CryptoSwift/tree/swift32) version = 0.7.0

- Swift 4.0, branch [swift4](https://github.com/krzyzanowskim/CryptoSwift/tree/swift4) version <= 0.12.0

- Swift 4.2, branch [swift42](https://github.com/krzyzanowskim/CryptoSwift/tree/swift42) version <= 0.15.0

- Swift 5.0, branch [swift5](https://github.com/krzyzanowskim/CryptoSwift/tree/swift5) version <= 1.2.0

- Swift 5.1, branch [swift5](https://github.com/krzyzanowskim/CryptoSwift/tree/swift51) version <= 1.3.3

- Swift 5.3 and newer, branch [main](https://github.com/krzyzanowskim/CryptoSwift/tree/main)



## How-to



* [Basics (data types, conversion, ...)](#basics)

* [Digest (MD5, SHA...)](#calculate-digest)

* [Message authenticators (HMAC, CMAC...)](#message-authenticators-1)

* [Password-Based Key Derivation Function (PBKDF2, ...)](#password-based-key-derivation-functions)

* [HMAC-based Key Derivation Function (HKDF)](#hmac-based-key-derivation-function)

* [Data Padding](#data-padding)

* [ChaCha20](#chacha20)

* [Rabbit](#rabbit)

* [Blowfish](#blowfish)

* [AES - Advanced Encryption Standard](#aes)

* [AES-GCM](#aes-gcm)

* [Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data (AEAD)](#aead)



##### Basics



```swift

import CryptoSwift

```



CryptoSwift uses array of bytes aka `Array` as a base type for all operations. Every data may be converted to a stream of bytes. You will find convenience functions that accept `String` or `Data`, and it will be internally converted to the array of bytes.



##### Data types conversion



For your convenience, **CryptoSwift** provides two functions to easily convert an array of bytes to `Data` or `Data` to an array of bytes:



Data from bytes:



```swift

let data = Data([0x01, 0x02, 0x03])

```



`Data` to `Array`



```swift

let bytes = data.bytes                     // [1,2,3]

```



[Hexadecimal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexadecimal) encoding:



```swift

let bytes = Array(hex: "0x010203")  // [1,2,3]

let hex   = bytes.toHexString()            // "010203"

```



Build bytes out of `String`

```swift

let bytes: Array = "cipherkey".bytes  // Array("cipherkey".utf8)

```



Also... check out helpers that work with **Base64** encoded data:

```swift

"aPf/i9th9iX+vf49eR7PYk2q7S5xmm3jkRLejgzHNJs=".decryptBase64ToString(cipher)

"aPf/i9th9iX+vf49eR7PYk2q7S5xmm3jkRLejgzHNJs=".decryptBase64(cipher)

bytes.toBase64()

```



##### Calculate Digest



Hashing a data or array of bytes (aka `Array`)

```swift

/* Hash struct usage */

let bytes: Array = [0x01, 0x02, 0x03]

let digest = input.md5()

let digest = Digest.md5(bytes)

```



```swift

let data = Data([0x01, 0x02, 0x03])



let hash = data.md5()

let hash = data.sha1()

let hash = data.sha224()

let hash = data.sha256()

let hash = data.sha384()

let hash = data.sha512()

```

```swift

do {

    var digest = MD5()

    let partial1 = try digest.update(withBytes: [0x31, 0x32])

    let partial2 = try digest.update(withBytes: [0x33])

    let result = try digest.finish()

} catch { }

```



Hashing a String and printing result



```swift

let hash = "123".md5() // "123".bytes.md5()

```



##### Calculate CRC



```swift

bytes.crc16()

data.crc16()



bytes.crc32()

data.crc32()

```



##### Message authenticators



```swift

// Calculate Message Authentication Code (MAC) for message

let key: Array = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,...]



try Poly1305(key: key).authenticate(bytes)

try HMAC(key: key, variant: .sha256).authenticate(bytes)

try CMAC(key: key).authenticate(bytes)

```



##### Password-Based Key Derivation Functions



```swift

let password: Array = Array("s33krit".utf8)

let salt: Array = Array("nacllcan".utf8)



let key = try PKCS5.PBKDF2(password: password, salt: salt, iterations: 4096, keyLength: 32, variant: .sha256).calculate()

```



```swift

let password: Array = Array("s33krit".utf8)

let salt: Array = Array("nacllcan".utf8)

// Scrypt implementation does not implement work parallelization, so `p` parameter will

// increase the work time even in multicore systems

let key = try Scrypt(password: password, salt: salt, dkLen: 64, N: 16384, r: 8, p: 1).calculate()

```



##### HMAC-based Key Derivation Function



```swift

let password: Array = Array("s33krit".utf8)

let salt: Array = Array("nacllcan".utf8)



let key = try HKDF(password: password, salt: salt, variant: .sha256).calculate()

```



##### Data Padding



Some content-encryption algorithms assume the input length is a multiple of `k` octets, where `k` is greater than one. For such algorithms, the input shall be padded.



```swift

Padding.pkcs7.add(to: bytes, blockSize: AES.blockSize)

```



#### Working with Ciphers

##### ChaCha20



```swift

let encrypted = try ChaCha20(key: key, iv: iv).encrypt(message)

let decrypted = try ChaCha20(key: key, iv: iv).decrypt(encrypted)

```



##### Rabbit



```swift

let encrypted = try Rabbit(key: key, iv: iv).encrypt(message)

let decrypted = try Rabbit(key: key, iv: iv).decrypt(encrypted)

```

##### Blowfish



```swift

let encrypted = try Blowfish(key: key, blockMode: CBC(iv: iv), padding: .pkcs7).encrypt(message)

let decrypted = try Blowfish(key: key, blockMode: CBC(iv: iv), padding: .pkcs7).decrypt(encrypted)

```



##### AES



Notice regarding padding: *Manual padding of data is optional, and CryptoSwift is using PKCS7 padding by default. If you need to manually disable/enable padding, you can do this by setting parameter for __AES__ class*



Variant of AES encryption (AES-128, AES-192, AES-256) depends on given key length:



- AES-128 = 16 bytes

- AES-192 = 24 bytes

- AES-256 = 32 bytes



AES-256 example



```swift

let encryptedBytes = try AES(key: [1,2,3,...,32], blockMode: CBC(iv: [1,2,3,...,16]), padding: .pkcs7)

```



Full example:



```swift

let password: [UInt8] = Array("s33krit".utf8)

let salt: [UInt8] = Array("nacllcan".utf8)



/* Generate a key from a `password`. Optional if you already have a key */

let key = try PKCS5.PBKDF2(

    password: password,

    salt: salt,

    iterations: 4096,

    keyLength: 32, /* AES-256 */

    variant: .sha256

).calculate()



/* Generate random IV value. IV is public value. Either need to generate, or get it from elsewhere */

let iv = AES.randomIV(AES.blockSize)



/* AES cryptor instance */

let aes = try AES(key: key, blockMode: CBC(iv: iv), padding: .pkcs7)



/* Encrypt Data */

let inputData = Data()

let encryptedBytes = try aes.encrypt(inputData.bytes)

let encryptedData = Data(encryptedBytes)



/* Decrypt Data */

let decryptedBytes = try aes.decrypt(encryptedData.bytes)

let decryptedData = Data(decryptedBytes)

```



###### All at once

```swift

do {

    let aes = try AES(key: "keykeykeykeykeyk", iv: "drowssapdrowssap") // aes128

    let ciphertext = try aes.encrypt(Array("Nullam quis risus eget urna mollis ornare vel eu leo.".utf8))

} catch { }

```



###### Incremental updates



Incremental operations use instance of Cryptor and encrypt/decrypt one part at a time, this way you can save on memory for large files.



```swift

do {

    var encryptor = try AES(key: "keykeykeykeykeyk", iv: "drowssapdrowssap").makeEncryptor()



    var ciphertext = Array()

    // aggregate partial results

    ciphertext += try encryptor.update(withBytes: Array("Nullam quis risus ".utf8))

    ciphertext += try encryptor.update(withBytes: Array("eget urna mollis ".utf8))

    ciphertext += try encryptor.update(withBytes: Array("ornare vel eu leo.".utf8))

    // finish at the end

    ciphertext += try encryptor.finish()



    print(ciphertext.toHexString())

} catch {

    print(error)

}

```



###### AES Advanced usage

```swift

let input: Array = [0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]



let key: Array = [0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00]

let iv: Array = // Random bytes of `AES.blockSize` length



do {

    let encrypted = try AES(key: key, blockMode: CBC(iv: iv), padding: .pkcs7).encrypt(input)

    let decrypted = try AES(key: key, blockMode: CBC(iv: iv), padding: .pkcs7).decrypt(encrypted)

} catch {

    print(error)

}

```



AES without data padding



```swift

let input: Array = [0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]

let encrypted: Array = try! AES(key: Array("secret0key000000".utf8), blockMode: CBC(iv: Array("0123456789012345".utf8)), padding: .noPadding).encrypt(input)

```



Using convenience extensions



```swift

let plain = Data([0x01, 0x02, 0x03])

let encrypted = try! plain.encrypt(ChaCha20(key: key, iv: iv))

let decrypted = try! encrypted.decrypt(ChaCha20(key: key, iv: iv))

```



##### AES-GCM



The result of Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) encryption is ciphertext and **authentication tag**, that is later used to decryption.



encryption



```swift

do {

    // In combined mode, the authentication tag is directly appended to the encrypted message. This is usually what you want.

    let gcm = GCM(iv: iv, mode: .combined)

    let aes = try AES(key: key, blockMode: gcm, padding: .noPadding)

    let encrypted = try aes.encrypt(plaintext)

    let tag = gcm.authenticationTag

} catch {

    // failed

}

```



decryption



```swift

do {

    // In combined mode, the authentication tag is appended to the encrypted message. This is usually what you want.

    let gcm = GCM(iv: iv, mode: .combined)

    let aes = try AES(key: key, blockMode: gcm, padding: .noPadding)

    return try aes.decrypt(encrypted)

} catch {

    // failed

}

```



**Note**: GCM instance is not intended to be reused. So you can't use the same `GCM` instance from encoding to also perform decoding.



##### AES-CCM



The result of Counter with Cipher Block Chaining-Message Authentication Code encryption is ciphertext and **authentication tag**, that is later used to decryption.



```swift

do {

    // The authentication tag is appended to the encrypted message.

	let tagLength = 8

	let ccm = CCM(iv: iv, tagLength: tagLength, messageLength: ciphertext.count - tagLength, additionalAuthenticatedData: data)

    let aes = try AES(key: key, blockMode: ccm, padding: .noPadding)

    return try aes.decrypt(encrypted)

} catch {

    // failed

}

```



Check documentation or CCM specification for valid parameters for CCM.



##### AEAD



```swift

let encrypt = try AEADChaCha20Poly1305.encrypt(plaintext, key: key, iv: nonce, authenticationHeader: header)

let decrypt = try AEADChaCha20Poly1305.decrypt(ciphertext, key: key, iv: nonce, authenticationHeader: header, authenticationTag: tagArr: tag)

```



##### RSA



RSA initialization from parameters



```swift

let input: Array = [0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]



let n: Array = // RSA modulus

let e: Array = // RSA public exponent

let d: Array = // RSA private exponent



let rsa = RSA(n: n, e: e, d: d)



do {

    let encrypted = try rsa.encrypt(input)

    let decrypted = try rsa.decrypt(encrypted)

} catch {

    print(error)

}

```



RSA key generation



```swift

let rsa = try RSA(keySize: 2048) // This generates a modulus, public exponent and private exponent with the given size

```



RSA Encryption & Decryption Example

``` swift

// Alice Generates a Private Key

let alicesPrivateKey = try RSA(keySize: 1024)

    

// Alice shares her **public** key with Bob

let alicesPublicKeyData = try alicesPrivateKey.publicKeyExternalRepresentation()

    

// Bob receives the raw external representation of Alices public key and imports it

let bobsImportOfAlicesPublicKey = try RSA(rawRepresentation: alicesPublicKeyData)

    

// Bob can now encrypt a message for Alice using her public key

let message = "Hi Alice! This is Bob!"

let privateMessage = try bobsImportOfAlicesPublicKey.encrypt(message.bytes)

    

// This results in some encrypted output like this

// URcRwG6LfH63zOQf2w+HIllPri9Rb6hFlXbi/bh03zPl2MIIiSTjbAPqbVFmoF3RmDzFjIarIS7ZpT57a1F+OFOJjx50WYlng7dioKFS/rsuGHYnMn4csjCRF6TAqvRQcRnBueeINRRA8SLaLHX6sZuQkjIE5AoHJwgavmiv8PY=

      

// Bob can now send this encrypted message to Alice without worrying about people being able to read the original contents

    

// Alice receives the encrypted message and uses her private key to decrypt the data and recover the original message

let originalDecryptedMessage = try alicesPrivateKey.decrypt(privateMessage)

    

print(String(data: Data(originalDecryptedMessage), encoding: .utf8))

// "Hi Alice! This is Bob!"

```



RSA Signature & Verification Example

``` swift

// Alice Generates a Private Key

let alicesPrivateKey = try RSA(keySize: 1024)

    

// Alice wants to sign a message that she agrees with

let messageAliceSupports = "Hi my name is Alice!"

let alicesSignature = try alicesPrivateKey.sign(messageAliceSupports.bytes)

    

// Alice shares her Public key and the signature with Bob

let alicesPublicKeyData = try alicesPrivateKey.publicKeyExternalRepresentation()

    

// Bob receives the raw external representation of Alices Public key and imports it!

let bobsImportOfAlicesPublicKey = try RSA(rawRepresentation: alicesPublicKeyData)

        

// Bob can now verify that Alice signed the message using the Private key associated with her shared Public key.

let verifiedSignature = try bobsImportOfAlicesPublicKey.verify(signature: alicesSignature, for: "Hi my name is Alice!".bytes)

    

if verifiedSignature == true {

  // Bob knows that the signature Alice provided is valid for the message and was signed using the Private key associated with Alices shared Public key.

} else {

  // The signature was invalid, so either

  // - the message Alice signed was different then what we expected.

  // - or Alice used a Private key that isn't associated with the shared Public key that Bob has.

}

```



CryptoSwift RSA Key -> Apple's Security Framework SecKey Example

``` swift

/// Starting with a CryptoSwift RSA Key

let rsaKey = try RSA(keySize: 1024)



/// Define your Keys attributes

let attributes: [String:Any] = [

  kSecAttrKeyType as String: kSecAttrKeyTypeRSA,

  kSecAttrKeyClass as String: kSecAttrKeyClassPrivate, // or kSecAttrKeyClassPublic

  kSecAttrKeySizeInBits as String: 1024, // The appropriate bits

  kSecAttrIsPermanent as String: false

]

var error:Unmanaged? = nil

guard let rsaSecKey = try SecKeyCreateWithData(rsaKey.externalRepresentation() as CFData, attributes as CFDictionary, &error) else {

  /// Error constructing SecKey from raw key data

  return

}



/// You now have an RSA SecKey for use with Apple's Security framework

```



Apple's Security Framework SecKey -> CryptoSwift RSA Key Example

``` swift

/// Starting with a SecKey RSA Key

let rsaSecKey:SecKey



/// Copy External Representation

var externalRepError:Unmanaged?

guard let cfdata = SecKeyCopyExternalRepresentation(rsaSecKey, &externalRepError) else {

  /// Failed to copy external representation for RSA SecKey

  return

}



/// Instantiate the RSA Key from the raw external representation

let rsaKey = try RSA(rawRepresentation: cfdata as Data)



/// You now have a CryptoSwift RSA Key

```



## Author



CryptoSwift is owned and maintained by [Marcin KrzyĹĽanowski](https://www.krzyzanowskim.com)



You can follow me on Twitter at [@krzyzanowskim](https://twitter.com/krzyzanowskim) for project updates and releases.



# Cryptography Notice



This distribution includes cryptographic software. The country in which you currently reside may have restrictions on the import, possession, use, and/or re-export to another country, of encryption software. BEFORE using any encryption software, please check your country's laws, regulations and policies concerning the import, possession, or use, and re-export of encryption software, to see if this is permitted. See https://www.wassenaar.org/ for more information.



## License



Copyright (C) 2014-2022 Marcin KrzyĹĽanowski 

This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty.



In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.



Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it freely, subject to the following restrictions:



- The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software in a product, **an acknowledgment in the product documentation is required**.

- Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be misrepresented as being the original software.

- This notice may not be removed or altered from any source or binary distribution.

- Redistributions of any form whatsoever must retain the following acknowledgment: 'This product includes software developed by the "Marcin Krzyzanowski" (https://krzyzanowskim.com/).'



## Changelog



See [CHANGELOG](./CHANGELOG) file.