Signer

Shared interface of all objects that can sign data. Signatures are created using the signatureAlgorithm, and can be verified using publicKey, potentially with a verifierFor this object.

Signers for your platform can be accessed using your platform's SigningProvider.

Ephemeral signers can be obtained using

Signer.Ephemeral {
  /* optional key configuration */
}

This will generate a throwaway EphemeralKey and return a Signer for it.

Any actual instantiation will have an AlgTrait, which will be either ECDSA or RSA. Instantiations may also be WithAlias, usually because they come from a SigningProvider. They may also be Attestable.

Some signers mayRequireUserUnlock. If needed, they will ask for user interaction when you try to sign data. You can try to authenticate a signer ahead of time using trySetupUninterruptedSigning; but it might do nothing for some Signers. There is never a guarantee that signing is uninterrupted if mayRequireUserUnlock is true.

Inheritors