Function verifymessage

src/rpc/misc.cpp:158–212

}

static UniValue verifymessage(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
    if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 3)
        throw std::runtime_error(
            "verifymessage \"address\" \"signature\" \"message\"\n"
            "\nVerify a signed message\n"
            "\nArguments:\n"
            "1. \"address\"         (string, required) The bitcoin address to use for the signature.\n"
            "2. \"signature\"       (string, required) The signature provided by the signer in base 64 encoding (see signmessage).\n"
            "3. \"message\"         (string, required) The message that was signed.\n"
            "\nResult:\n"
            "true|false   (boolean) If the signature is verified or not.\n"
            "\nExamples:\n"
            "\nUnlock the wallet for 30 seconds\n"
            + HelpExampleCli("walletpassphrase", "\"mypassphrase\" 30") +
            "\nCreate the signature\n"
            + HelpExampleCli("signmessage", "\"1D1ZrZNe3JUo7ZycKEYQQiQAWd9y54F4XX\" \"my message\"") +
            "\nVerify the signature\n"
            + HelpExampleCli("verifymessage", "\"1D1ZrZNe3JUo7ZycKEYQQiQAWd9y54F4XX\" \"signature\" \"my message\"") +
            "\nAs json rpc\n"
            + HelpExampleRpc("verifymessage", "\"1D1ZrZNe3JUo7ZycKEYQQiQAWd9y54F4XX\", \"signature\", \"my message\"")
        );

    LOCK(cs_main);

    std::string strAddress  = request.params[0].get_str();
    std::string strSign     = request.params[1].get_str();
    std::string strMessage  = request.params[2].get_str();

    CTxDestination destination = DecodeDestination(strAddress);
    if (!IsValidDestination(destination)) {
        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_TYPE_ERROR, "Invalid address");
    }

    const CKeyID *keyID = boost::get<CKeyID>(&destination);
    if (!keyID) {
        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_TYPE_ERROR, "Address does not refer to key");
    }

    bool fInvalid = false;
    std::vector<unsigned char> vchSig = DecodeBase64(strSign.c_str(), &fInvalid);

    if (fInvalid)
        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "Malformed base64 encoding");

    CHashWriter ss(SER_GETHASH, 0);
    ss << strMessageMagic;
    ss << strMessage;

    CPubKey pubkey;
    if (!pubkey.RecoverCompact(ss.GetHash(), vchSig))
        return false;

    return (pubkey.GetID() == *keyID);
}

static UniValue signmessagewithprivkey(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{