[xmlsec] Re: Loaded Private Key and mscrypto

[Aleksey Sanin]

You can specify the signature key in the xmldsig context:

http://www.aleksey.com/xmlsec/api/xmlsec-notes-sign.html

Though, I have no idea how it works with Python :)

Aleksey

Edward Shallow wrote:
> Hi Aleksey,
> 
>      In mscrypto, is there any way to save the private signing key or 
> hold the key (KeyPtr really)  and reuse it for subsequent sign 
> operations ? Sort of like a memory loaded and resuable signing key. I 
> need something like an xmlSecCryptoAppKeyLoad which returns a KeyPtr I 
> can sign with. This works fine for P12s, but I need the equivalent for 
> mscrypto keys in the MS Crypto Store.
> 
> It seems like the only way to load and use a private signing key in 
> mscrypto is via a template with a KeyName reference in it. Problem is I 
> can't keep the keyPtr that got used.
> 
> The 2 functions below do not allow one to subsequently sign with the 
> retrieved key. I can find them, load them, even save them to an XML keys 
> file, but I can't sign with them. Private RSA exponent does not seem to 
> be available.
> 
> key = xmlsec.xmlSecKeysMngrFindKey(keysMngr, "friendly name for the 
> key", keyInfoCtx)
> 
> … and ...
> 
> key = xmlsec.xmlSecKeysMngrGetKey(keyInfoNode, keyInfoCtx) 
> 
> 
> Any idea ? This is for a server-resident application which must 
> repeatedly sign things and I do not want the password prompt.
> 
> Thanks,
> Ed
> 
>