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RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 Signature and Verification

This example demonstrates RSA signature and verification using Deno's built-in SubtleCrypto API.

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Convert the text to a Uint8Array using TextEncoder (required for signing)
const data = new TextEncoder().encode("Hello, Deno 2.0!");

const { publicKey, privateKey } = await crypto.subtle.generateKey(
  {
    name: "RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5",
    modulusLength: 2048, // 2048-bit key for strong security
    publicExponent: new Uint8Array([1, 0, 1]), // Public exponent: 65537
    hash: { name: "SHA-256" },
  },
  true,
  ["verify", "sign"],
);
Sign the data using the private key
const signature = await crypto.subtle.sign(
  { name: "RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5" },
  privateKey,
  data,
);
Log the signature as a byte array
console.log("Signature:", new Uint8Array(signature));
Verify the signature using the public key
const verification = await crypto.subtle.verify(
  { name: "RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5" },
  publicKey,
  signature,
  data,
);

console.log("Verification:", verification);

Run this example locally using the Deno CLI:

deno run https://docs.deno.com/learn/examples/rsa-signature.ts