you can verify your signature using openssl/crypto/pkcs7/verify.c .
according to my experience, Netscape make a standand pkcs7 digital
signature and encode it in base64 format.

but I don't know how to sign a form in the IE too.

who can help us?

tom tang
----- Original Message -----
From: "Erwann ABALEA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 2:46 AM
Subject: Re: Browser's signature function


> Yes, we use the Netscape signtext method here to provide signed data...
>
> The result can be verified using OpenSSL, and as you noted it, the data is
> not stored inside the PKCS#7 message, since it can be also transmitted
> with the signature itself.
>
> You then have to recompute (or get) the signed data, and set the p7 data
> to what you got.
>
> On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Mario Fabiano wrote:
>
> > > ¾G¹ÅÂ× wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > As we know, SSL protocol do not support signature function.
> > > But Netscape does it by signtext javascript function call.
> > > How about IE? Does IE support signature function?
> > > If IE does not, is it possible that writing a Microsoft Crypto API
> > > ActiveX which
> > > access the IE key/cert db and sign the text?
> > > Is this idea working? Any one has that kind of experience?
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > kevub
> > One more question.
> > Has anybody been able to decrypt Netscape signtext method signature
> > using Openssl? The format should be PKCS#7 version 1.5 with signature
> > and data put in different files.
> >
> >
>
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