go/tink/public_key_verify.go

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package tink

/*
PublicKeyVerify is the verifying interface for digital signature.
Implementations of this interface are secure against adaptive chosen-message attacks.
Signing data ensures authenticity and integrity of that data, but not its secrecy.
*/
type PublicKeyVerify interface {
	/**
	 * Verifies whether {@code signature} is a valid signature for {@code data}.
	 *
	 * @return an error if {@code signature} is not a valid signature for
	 * {@code data}; nil otherwise.
	 */
	Verify(signature []byte, data []byte) error
}