Move InSiTo's ECDSA tests into the main test suite

5 files changed, 580 insertions, 626 deletions

diff --git a/checks/ecdsa.cpp b/checks/ecdsa.cpp
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+/******************************************************
+* ECDSA tests                                         *
+*                                                     *
+* (C) 2007 Falko Strenzke                             *
+*          Manuel Hartl                               *
+*     2008 Jack Lloyd                                 *
+******************************************************/
+
+#include "validate.h"
+
+#if defined(BOTAN_HAS_ECDSA)
+
+#include <botan/botan.h>
+#include <botan/look_pk.h>
+#include <botan/ecdsa.h>
+#include <botan/rsa.h>
+#include <botan/x509cert.h>
+#include <botan/oids.h>
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+
+#include "common.h"
+
+using namespace Botan;
+
+#define TEST_DATA_DIR "checks/ecc_testdata"
+
+#define CHECK_MESSAGE(expr, print) try { if(!(expr)) std::cout << print << "\n"; } catch(std::exception& e) { std::cout << __FUNCTION__ << ": " << e.what() << "\n"; }
+#define CHECK(expr) try { if(!(expr)) std::cout << #expr << "\n"; } catch(std::exception& e) { std::cout << __FUNCTION__ << ": " << e.what() << "\n"; }
+
+namespace {
+
+std::string to_hex(const SecureVector<byte>& bin)
+   {
+   Pipe pipe(new Hex_Encoder);
+   pipe.process_msg(bin);
+   if (pipe.remaining())
+      return pipe.read_all_as_string();
+   else
+      return "(none)";
+   }
+
+/**
+
+* Tests whether the the signing routine will work correctly in case the integer e
+* that is constructed from the message (thus the hash value) is larger than n, the order of the base point.
+* Tests the signing function of the pk signer object
+*/
+
+void test_hash_larger_than_n(RandomNumberGenerator& rng)
+   {
+   std::cout << "." << std::flush;
+
+   //EC_Domain_Params dom_pars = global_config().get_ec_dompar("1.3.132.0.8");
+   EC_Domain_Params dom_pars(get_EC_Dom_Pars_by_oid("1.3.132.0.8"));
+   // n:
+   // 0x0100000000000000000001f4c8f927aed3ca752257 // 21 bytes
+   // -> shouldn´t work with SHA224 which outputs 23 bytes
+   ECDSA_PrivateKey priv_key(rng, dom_pars);
+   SecureVector<byte> message;
+   for (unsigned j= 0; j<20; j++)
+      {
+      message.append(j);
+      }
+
+   for (int i = 0; i<3; i++)
+      {
+      //cout << "i = " << i << endl;
+      std::string format;
+      if(i==1)
+         {
+         format = "EMSA1_BSI(SHA-224)";
+         }
+      else
+         {
+         format = "EMSA1_BSI(SHA-1)";
+         }
+      std::auto_ptr<PK_Signer> pk_signer(get_pk_signer(priv_key, format));
+      SecureVector<byte> signature;
+      bool sig_exc = false;
+      try
+         {
+         signature = pk_signer->sign_message(message, rng);
+         }
+      catch(Encoding_Error e)
+         {
+         sig_exc = true;
+         }
+      if(i==1)
+         {
+         CHECK(sig_exc);
+         }
+      if(i==0)
+         {
+         CHECK(!sig_exc);
+         }
+
+
+      if(i==0) // makes no sense to check for sha224
+         {
+         std::auto_ptr<PK_Verifier> pk_verifier(get_pk_verifier(priv_key, format));
+         bool ver = pk_verifier->verify_message(message, signature);
+         CHECK(ver);
+         }
+
+      } // for
+
+   // now check that verification alone fails
+
+   // sign it with the normal EMSA1
+   std::auto_ptr<PK_Signer> pk_signer(get_pk_signer(priv_key, "EMSA1(SHA-224)"));
+   SecureVector<byte> signature = pk_signer->sign_message(message, rng);
+
+   std::auto_ptr<PK_Verifier> pk_verifier(get_pk_verifier(priv_key, "EMSA1_BSI(SHA-224)"));
+
+   // verify against EMSA1_BSI
+   // we make sure it doesn't fail because of the invalid signature,
+   // but because of the Encoding_Error
+
+   bool ver_exc = false;
+   try
+      {
+      pk_verifier->verify_message(message, signature);
+      }
+   catch(Encoding_Error e)
+      {
+      ver_exc = true;
+      }
+   CHECK(ver_exc);
+   }
+
+/**
+* Tests whether the the signing routine will work correctly in case the integer e
+* that is constructed from the message is larger than n, the order of the base point
+*/
+void test_message_larger_than_n(RandomNumberGenerator& rng)
+   {
+   std::cout << "." << std::flush;
+
+   //EC_Domain_Params dom_pars = global_config().get_ec_dompar("1.3.132.0.8");
+   EC_Domain_Params dom_pars(get_EC_Dom_Pars_by_oid("1.3.132.0.8"));
+   //EC_Domain_Params dom_pars = global_config().get_ec_dompar("1.2.840.10045.3.1.1");
+   //EC_Domain_Params dom_pars = global_config().get_ec_dompar("1.3.36.3.3.2.8.1.1.3");
+   ECDSA_PrivateKey priv_key(rng, dom_pars);
+   std::string str_message = ("12345678901234567890abcdef1212345678901234567890abcdef1212345678901234567890abcdef12");
+   SecureVector<byte> sv_message = decode_hex(str_message);
+   bool thrn = false;
+   SecureVector<byte> signature;
+   try
+      {
+      signature = priv_key.sign(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), rng);
+      }
+   catch (Invalid_Argument e)
+      {
+      thrn = true;
+      }
+   //cout << "signature = " << hex_encode(signature.begin(), signature.size()) << "\n";
+   bool ver_success = priv_key.verify(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), signature.begin(), signature.size());
+   CHECK_MESSAGE(ver_success, "generated signature could not be verified positively");
+   //CHECK_MESSAGE(thrn, "no exception was thrown although message to sign was too long");
+   }
+
+void test_decode_ecdsa_X509()
+   {
+   std::cout << "." << std::flush;
+
+   X509_Certificate cert(TEST_DATA_DIR "/CSCA.CSCA.csca-germany.1.crt");
+   CHECK_MESSAGE(OIDS::lookup(cert.signature_algorithm().oid) == "ECDSA/EMSA1_BSI(SHA-224)", "error reading signature algorithm from x509 ecdsa certificate");
+   CHECK_MESSAGE(to_hex(cert.serial_number()) == "01", "error reading serial from x509 ecdsa certificate");
+   CHECK_MESSAGE(to_hex(cert.authority_key_id()) == "0096452DE588F966C4CCDF161DD1F3F5341B71E7", "error reading authority key id from x509 ecdsa certificate");
+   CHECK_MESSAGE(to_hex(cert.subject_key_id()) == "0096452DE588F966C4CCDF161DD1F3F5341B71E7", "error reading Subject key id from x509 ecdsa certificate");
+
+   std::auto_ptr<X509_PublicKey> pubkey(cert.subject_public_key());
+   bool ver_ec = cert.check_signature(*pubkey);
+   CHECK_MESSAGE(ver_ec, "could not positively verify correct selfsigned x509-ecdsa certificate");
+   }
+
+void test_decode_ver_link_SHA256()
+   {
+   std::cout << "." << std::flush;
+
+   X509_Certificate root_cert(TEST_DATA_DIR "/root2_SHA256.cer");
+   X509_Certificate link_cert(TEST_DATA_DIR "/link_SHA256.cer");
+
+   std::auto_ptr<X509_PublicKey> pubkey(root_cert.subject_public_key());
+   bool ver_ec = link_cert.check_signature(*pubkey);
+   CHECK_MESSAGE(ver_ec, "could not positively verifiy correct SHA256 link x509-ecdsa certificate");
+
+   }
+void test_decode_ver_link_SHA1()
+   {
+   std::cout << "." << std::flush;
+
+   X509_Certificate root_cert(TEST_DATA_DIR "/root_SHA1.163.crt");
+   X509_Certificate link_cert(TEST_DATA_DIR "/link_SHA1.166.crt");
+
+   std::auto_ptr<X509_PublicKey> pubkey(root_cert.subject_public_key());
+   bool ver_ec = link_cert.check_signature(*pubkey);
+   CHECK_MESSAGE(ver_ec, "could not positively verifiy correct SHA1 link x509-ecdsa certificate");
+   }
+
+void test_sign_then_ver(RandomNumberGenerator& rng)
+   {
+   std::cout << "." << std::flush;
+
+   std::string g_secp("024a96b5688ef573284664698968c38bb913cbfc82");
+   SecureVector<byte> sv_g_secp = decode_hex(g_secp);
+   BigInt bi_p_secp("0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff7fffffff");
+   BigInt bi_a_secp("0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff7ffffffc");
+   BigInt bi_b_secp("0x1c97befc54bd7a8b65acf89f81d4d4adc565fa45");
+   BigInt order = BigInt("0x0100000000000000000001f4c8f927aed3ca752257");
+   CurveGFp curve(GFpElement(bi_p_secp,bi_a_secp), GFpElement(bi_p_secp, bi_b_secp), bi_p_secp);
+   BigInt cofactor = BigInt(1);
+   PointGFp p_G = OS2ECP ( sv_g_secp, curve );
+
+   EC_Domain_Params dom_pars = EC_Domain_Params(curve, p_G, order, cofactor);
+   ECDSA_PrivateKey my_priv_key(rng, dom_pars);
+
+   std::string str_message = ("12345678901234567890abcdef12");
+   SecureVector<byte> sv_message = decode_hex(str_message);
+   SecureVector<byte> signature = my_priv_key.sign(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), rng);
+   //cout << "signature = " << hex_encode(signature.begin(), signature.size()) << "\n";
+   bool ver_success = my_priv_key.verify(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), signature.begin(), signature.size());
+   CHECK_MESSAGE(ver_success, "generated signature could not be verified positively");
+   signature[signature.size()-1] += 0x01;
+   bool ver_must_fail = my_priv_key.verify(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), signature.begin(), signature.size());
+   CHECK_MESSAGE(!ver_must_fail, "corrupted signature could be verified positively");
+   }
+
+void test_ec_sign(RandomNumberGenerator&)
+   {
+   std::cout << "." << std::flush;
+
+#if 0
+   try
+      {
+      ifstream message("checks/messages/ec_test_mes1");
+      if(!message)
+         {
+         CHECK_MESSAGE(false, "Couldn't read the message file.");
+         return;
+         }
+
+      std::string outfile = TEST_DATA_DIR "/ec_test_mes1.sig";
+      std::ofstream sigfile(outfile.c_str());
+      if(!sigfile)
+         {
+         CHECK_MESSAGE(false, "Couldn't write the signature to " << outfile);
+         return;
+         }
+
+      //EC_Domain_Params dom_pars = global_config().get_ec_dompar("1.3.132.0.8");
+      EC_Domain_Params dom_pars(get_EC_Dom_Pars_by_oid("1.3.132.0.8"));
+
+      ECDSA_PrivateKey priv_key(rng, dom_pars);
+      std::auto_ptr<PK_Signer> dsa_sig(get_pk_signer(priv_key, "EMSA1(SHA-224)"));
+
+      tr1::shared_ptr<PK_Signer> sp_dsa_sig(dsa_sig);
+
+      Pipe pipe(new Base64_Encoder);
+      pipe.process_msg(sp_dsa_sign->signature(rng));
+
+      pipe.start_msg();
+      message >> pipe;
+      pipe.end_msg();
+
+      sigfile << pipe.read_all_as_string() << endl;
+
+      std::ofstream os_priv_key(TEST_DATA_DIR "/matching_key.pkcs8.pem");
+
+      os_priv_key << PKCS8::PEM_encode(priv_key);
+      //CHECK(true);
+      }
+
+   catch (std::exception& e)
+      {
+      CHECK_MESSAGE(false, "something went wrong while signing...");
+      }
+#endif
+   }
+
+
+void test_create_pkcs8(RandomNumberGenerator& rng)
+   {
+   std::cout << "." << std::flush;
+
+   try
+      {
+      RSA_PrivateKey rsa_key(rng, 1024);
+      //RSA_PrivateKey rsa_key2(1024);
+      //cout << "\nequal: " <<  (rsa_key == rsa_key2) << "\n";
+      //DSA_PrivateKey key(DL_Group("dsa/jce/1024"));
+
+      std::ofstream rsa_priv_key(TEST_DATA_DIR "/rsa_private.pkcs8.pem");
+      rsa_priv_key << PKCS8::PEM_encode(rsa_key);
+
+      //EC_Domain_Params dom_pars = global_config().get_ec_dompar("1.3.132.0.8");
+      EC_Domain_Params dom_pars(get_EC_Dom_Pars_by_oid("1.3.132.0.8"));
+      ECDSA_PrivateKey key(rng, dom_pars);
+      std::ofstream priv_key(TEST_DATA_DIR "/wo_dompar_private.pkcs8.pem");
+      priv_key << PKCS8::PEM_encode(key);
+      }
+   catch (std::exception& e)
+      {
+      std::cout << "Exception: " << e.what() << std::endl;
+      }
+   }
+
+void test_create_and_verify(RandomNumberGenerator& rng)
+   {
+   std::cout << "." << std::flush;
+
+   //EC_Domain_Params dom_pars = global_config().get_ec_dompar("1.3.132.0.8");
+   EC_Domain_Params dom_pars(get_EC_Dom_Pars_by_oid("1.3.132.0.8"));
+   ECDSA_PrivateKey key(rng, dom_pars);
+   std::ofstream priv_key(TEST_DATA_DIR "/dompar_private.pkcs8.pem");
+   priv_key << PKCS8::PEM_encode(key);
+
+   std::auto_ptr<PKCS8_PrivateKey> loaded_key(PKCS8::load_key(TEST_DATA_DIR "/wo_dompar_private.pkcs8.pem", rng));
+   ECDSA_PrivateKey* loaded_ec_key = dynamic_cast<ECDSA_PrivateKey*>(loaded_key.get());
+   CHECK_MESSAGE(loaded_ec_key, "the loaded key could not be converted into an ECDSA_PrivateKey");
+
+   std::auto_ptr<PKCS8_PrivateKey> loaded_key_1(PKCS8::load_key(TEST_DATA_DIR "/rsa_private.pkcs8.pem", rng));
+   ECDSA_PrivateKey* loaded_rsa_key = dynamic_cast<ECDSA_PrivateKey*>(loaded_key_1.get());
+   CHECK_MESSAGE(!loaded_rsa_key, "the loaded key is ECDSA_PrivateKey -> shouldn't be, is a RSA-Key");
+
+   //calc a curve which is not in the registry
+
+   // init the lib
+
+   // 	string p_secp = "2117607112719756483104013348936480976596328609518055062007450442679169492999007105354629105748524349829824407773719892437896937279095106809";
+   std::string a_secp = "0a377dede6b523333d36c78e9b0eaa3bf48ce93041f6d4fc34014d08f6833807498deedd4290101c5866e8dfb589485d13357b9e78c2d7fbe9fe";
+   std::string b_secp = "0a9acf8c8ba617777e248509bcb4717d4db346202bf9e352cd5633731dd92a51b72a4dc3b3d17c823fcc8fbda4da08f25dea89046087342595a7";
+   std::string G_secp_comp = "04081523d03d4f12cd02879dea4bf6a4f3a7df26ed888f10c5b2235a1274c386a2f218300dee6ed217841164533bcdc903f07a096f9fbf4ee95bac098a111f296f5830fe5c35b3e344d5df3a2256985f64fbe6d0edcc4c61d18bef681dd399df3d0194c5a4315e012e0245ecea56365baa9e8be1f7";
+   std::string order_g = "0e1a16196e6000000000bc7f1618d867b15bb86474418f";
+
+   //	::SecureVector<byte> sv_p_secp = decode_hex ( p_secp );
+   SecureVector<byte> sv_a_secp = decode_hex ( a_secp );
+   SecureVector<byte> sv_b_secp = decode_hex ( b_secp );
+   SecureVector<byte> sv_G_secp_comp = decode_hex ( G_secp_comp );
+   SecureVector<byte> sv_order_g = decode_hex ( order_g );
+
+   //	BigInt bi_p_secp = BigInt::decode ( sv_p_secp.begin(), sv_p_secp.size() );
+   BigInt bi_p_secp("2117607112719756483104013348936480976596328609518055062007450442679169492999007105354629105748524349829824407773719892437896937279095106809");
+   BigInt bi_a_secp = BigInt::decode ( sv_a_secp.begin(), sv_a_secp.size() );
+   BigInt bi_b_secp = BigInt::decode ( sv_b_secp.begin(), sv_b_secp.size() );
+   BigInt bi_order_g = BigInt::decode ( sv_order_g.begin(), sv_order_g.size() );
+   CurveGFp curve ( GFpElement ( bi_p_secp,bi_a_secp ), GFpElement ( bi_p_secp, bi_b_secp ), bi_p_secp );
+   PointGFp p_G = OS2ECP ( sv_G_secp_comp, curve );
+
+   EC_Domain_Params dom_params(curve, p_G, bi_order_g, BigInt(1));
+   p_G.check_invariants();
+
+   ECDSA_PrivateKey key_odd_oid(rng, dom_params);
+   std::string key_odd_oid_str = PKCS8::PEM_encode(key_odd_oid);
+
+   DataSource_Memory key_data_src(key_odd_oid_str);
+   std::auto_ptr<PKCS8_PrivateKey> loaded_key2(PKCS8::load_key(key_data_src, rng));
+
+   if(!dynamic_cast<ECDSA_PrivateKey*>(loaded_key.get()))
+      {
+      std::cout << "Failed to reload an ECDSA key with unusual parameter set\n";
+      }
+   }
+
+void test_curve_registry(RandomNumberGenerator& rng)
+   {
+   std::vector<std::string> oids;
+   oids.push_back("1.3.132.0.8");
+   oids.push_back("1.2.840.10045.3.1.1");
+   oids.push_back("1.2.840.10045.3.1.2");
+   oids.push_back("1.2.840.10045.3.1.3");
+   oids.push_back("1.2.840.10045.3.1.4");
+   oids.push_back("1.2.840.10045.3.1.5");
+   oids.push_back("1.2.840.10045.3.1.6");
+   oids.push_back("1.2.840.10045.3.1.7");
+   oids.push_back("1.3.132.0.6");
+   oids.push_back("1.3.132.0.7");
+   oids.push_back("1.3.132.0.28");
+   oids.push_back("1.3.132.0.29");
+   oids.push_back("1.3.132.0.9");
+   oids.push_back("1.3.132.0.30");
+   oids.push_back("1.3.132.0.31");
+   oids.push_back("1.3.132.0.32");
+   oids.push_back("1.3.132.0.33");
+   oids.push_back("1.3.132.0.10");
+   oids.push_back("1.3.132.0.34");
+   oids.push_back("1.3.132.0.35");
+   oids.push_back("1.3.6.1.4.1.8301.3.1.2.9.0.38");
+   oids.push_back("1.3.36.3.3.2.8.1.1.1");
+   oids.push_back("1.3.36.3.3.2.8.1.1.3");
+   oids.push_back("1.3.36.3.3.2.8.1.1.5");
+   oids.push_back("1.3.36.3.3.2.8.1.1.7");
+   oids.push_back("1.3.36.3.3.2.8.1.1.9");
+   oids.push_back("1.3.36.3.3.2.8.1.1.11");
+   oids.push_back("1.3.36.3.3.2.8.1.1.13");
+
+   unsigned int i;
+   for (i = 0; i < oids.size(); i++)
+      {
+      std::cout << "." << std::flush;
+      //cout << "testing curve " << i+1 << "/" << oids.size() << ": " << oids[i] << endl;
+      //EC_Domain_Params dom_pars = global_config().get_ec_dompar(oids[i]);
+      try
+         {
+
+         EC_Domain_Params dom_pars(get_EC_Dom_Pars_by_oid(oids[i]));
+         dom_pars.get_base_point().check_invariants();
+         ECDSA_PrivateKey key(rng, dom_pars);
+
+         std::string str_message = ("12345678901234567890abcdef12");
+         SecureVector<byte> sv_message = decode_hex(str_message);
+         SecureVector<byte> signature = key.sign(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), rng);
+         bool ver_success = key.verify(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), signature.begin(), signature.size());
+         CHECK_MESSAGE(ver_success, "generated signature could not be verified positively");
+         }
+      catch(Invalid_Argument& e)
+         {
+         std::cout << "Error testing curve " << oids[i] << " - " << e.what() << "\n";
+         }
+      }
+   //  std::cout << "test_curve_registry finished" << endl;
+   }
+
+void test_read_pkcs8(RandomNumberGenerator& rng)
+   {
+   std::cout << "." << std::flush;
+   try
+      {
+      std::auto_ptr<PKCS8_PrivateKey> loaded_key(PKCS8::load_key(TEST_DATA_DIR "/wo_dompar_private.pkcs8.pem", rng));
+      ECDSA_PrivateKey* loaded_ec_key = dynamic_cast<ECDSA_PrivateKey*>(loaded_key.get());
+      CHECK_MESSAGE(loaded_ec_key, "the loaded key could not be converted into an ECDSA_PrivateKey");
+
+      std::string str_message = ("12345678901234567890abcdef12");
+      SecureVector<byte> sv_message = decode_hex(str_message);
+      SecureVector<byte> signature = loaded_ec_key->sign(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), rng);
+      //cout << "signature = " << hex_encode(signature.begin(), signature.size()) << "\n";
+      bool ver_success = loaded_ec_key->verify(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), signature.begin(), signature.size());
+      CHECK_MESSAGE(ver_success, "generated signature could not be verified positively");
+
+      std::auto_ptr<PKCS8_PrivateKey> loaded_key_nodp(PKCS8::load_key(TEST_DATA_DIR "/nodompar_private.pkcs8.pem", rng));
+      // anew in each test with unregistered domain-parameters
+      ECDSA_PrivateKey* loaded_ec_key_nodp = dynamic_cast<ECDSA_PrivateKey*>(loaded_key_nodp.get());
+      CHECK_MESSAGE(loaded_ec_key_nodp, "the loaded key could not be converted into an ECDSA_PrivateKey");
+
+      SecureVector<byte> signature_nodp = loaded_ec_key_nodp->sign(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), rng);
+      //cout << "signature = " << hex_encode(signature.begin(), signature.size()) << "\n";
+      bool ver_success_nodp = loaded_ec_key_nodp->verify(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), signature_nodp.begin(), signature_nodp.size());
+      CHECK_MESSAGE(ver_success_nodp, "generated signature could not be verified positively (no_dom)");
+      try
+         {
+         std::auto_ptr<PKCS8_PrivateKey> loaded_key_withdp(PKCS8::load_key(TEST_DATA_DIR "/withdompar_private.pkcs8.pem", rng));
+         CHECK_MESSAGE(false, "could load key but unknown OID is set");
+         }
+      catch (std::exception& e)
+         {
+         CHECK(true);
+         }
+      }
+   catch (std::exception& e)
+      {
+      CHECK_MESSAGE(false, "Exception in test_read_pkcs8 message: " << e.what());
+      }
+   }
+
+/**
+* The following test tests the copy ctors and and copy-assignment operators
+*/
+void test_cp_and_as_ctors(RandomNumberGenerator& rng)
+   {
+   std::cout << "." << std::flush;
+
+   std::auto_ptr<PKCS8_PrivateKey> loaded_key(PKCS8::load_key(TEST_DATA_DIR "/wo_dompar_private.pkcs8.pem", rng));
+   ECDSA_PrivateKey* loaded_ec_key = dynamic_cast<ECDSA_PrivateKey*>(loaded_key.get());
+   CHECK_MESSAGE(loaded_ec_key, "the loaded key could not be converted into an ECDSA_PrivateKey");
+   std::string str_message = ("12345678901234567890abcdef12");
+   SecureVector<byte> sv_message = decode_hex(str_message);
+   SecureVector<byte> signature_1 = loaded_ec_key->sign(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), rng);
+   //cout << "signature = " << hex_encode(signature.begin(), signature.size()) << "\n";
+
+   ECDSA_PrivateKey cp_priv_key(*loaded_ec_key); // priv-key, cp-ctor
+   SecureVector<byte> signature_2 = cp_priv_key.sign(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), rng);
+
+   ECDSA_PrivateKey as_priv_key = *loaded_ec_key;  //priv-key, as-op
+   SecureVector<byte> signature_3 = as_priv_key.sign(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), rng);
+
+   ECDSA_PublicKey pk_1 = cp_priv_key; // pub-key, as-op
+   ECDSA_PublicKey pk_2(pk_1); // pub-key, cp-ctor
+   ECDSA_PublicKey pk_3;
+   pk_3 = pk_2; // pub-key, as-op
+
+   bool ver_success_1 = pk_1.verify(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), signature_1.begin(), signature_1.size());
+
+   bool ver_success_2 = pk_2.verify(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), signature_2.begin(), signature_2.size());
+
+   bool ver_success_3 = pk_3.verify(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), signature_3.begin(), signature_3.size());
+
+   CHECK_MESSAGE((ver_success_1 && ver_success_2 && ver_success_3), "different results for copied keys");
+   }
+
+/**
+* The following test tests whether ECDSA keys exhibit correct behaviour when it is
+* attempted to use them in an uninitialized state
+*/
+void test_non_init_ecdsa_keys(RandomNumberGenerator& rng)
+   {
+   std::cout << "." << std::flush;
+
+   std::auto_ptr<PKCS8_PrivateKey> loaded_key(PKCS8::load_key(TEST_DATA_DIR "/wo_dompar_private.pkcs8.pem", rng));
+   //ECDSA_PrivateKey* loaded_ec_key = dynamic_cast<ECDSA_PrivateKey*>(loaded_key.get());
+   //CHECK_MESSAGE(loaded_ec_key, "the loaded key could not be converted into an ECDSA_PrivateKey");
+   std::string str_message = ("12345678901234567890abcdef12");
+   ECDSA_PrivateKey empty_priv;
+   ECDSA_PublicKey empty_pub;
+   SecureVector<byte> sv_message = decode_hex(str_message);
+   bool exc1 = false;
+   try
+      {
+      SecureVector<byte> signature_1 = empty_priv.sign(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), rng);
+      }
+   catch (std::exception e)
+      {
+      exc1 = true;
+      }
+   CHECK_MESSAGE(exc1, "there was no exception thrown when attempting to use an uninitialized ECDSA key");
+
+   bool exc2 = false;
+   try
+      {
+      empty_pub.verify(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size());
+      }
+   catch (std::exception e)
+      {
+      exc2 = true;
+      }
+   CHECK_MESSAGE(exc2, "there was no exception thrown when attempting to use an uninitialized ECDSA key");
+   }
+
+}
+
+u32bit do_ecdsa_tests(Botan::RandomNumberGenerator& rng)
+   {
+   std::cout << "Testing ECDSA (InSiTo unit tests): ";
+
+   test_hash_larger_than_n(rng);
+   //test_message_larger_than_n();
+   test_decode_ecdsa_X509();
+   test_decode_ver_link_SHA256();
+   test_decode_ver_link_SHA1();
+   test_sign_then_ver(rng);
+   test_ec_sign(rng);
+   test_create_pkcs8(rng);
+   test_create_and_verify(rng);
+   test_curve_registry(rng);
+   test_read_pkcs8(rng);
+   test_cp_and_as_ctors(rng);
+   test_non_init_ecdsa_keys(rng);
+
+   std::cout << std::endl;
+
+   return 0;
+   }
+#else
+u32bit do_ecdsa_tests(Botan::RandomNumberGenerator&) { return 0; }
+#endif
diff --git a/checks/pk.cpp b/checks/pk.cpp
index 57eb12936..f43dc2b08 100644
--- a/checks/pk.cpp
+++ b/checks/pk.cpp
@@ -563,14 +563,6 @@ void do_pk_keygen_tests(RandomNumberGenerator& rng)
    {
    std::cout << "Testing PK key generation: " << std::flush;
 
-   /* Putting each key in a block reduces memory pressure, speeds it up */
-#define IF_SIG_KEY(TYPE, BITS)              \
-   {                                        \
-   TYPE key(rng, BITS);                     \
-   key.check_key(rng, true);                \
-   std::cout << '.' << std::flush;          \
-   }
-
 #define DL_SIG_KEY(TYPE, GROUP)             \
    {                                        \
    TYPE key(rng, DL_Group(GROUP));          \
@@ -593,11 +585,19 @@ void do_pk_keygen_tests(RandomNumberGenerator& rng)
    }
 
 #if defined(BOTAN_HAS_RSA)
-   IF_SIG_KEY(RSA_PrivateKey, 1024);
+      {
+      RSA_PrivateKey rsa1024(rng, 1024);
+      rsa1024.check_key(rng, true);
+      std::cout << '.' << std::flush;
+      }
 #endif
 
 #if defined(BOTAN_HAS_RW)
-   IF_SIG_KEY(RW_PrivateKey, 1024);
+      {
+      RW_PrivateKey rw1024(rng, 1024);
+      rw1024.check_key(rng, true);
+      std::cout << '.' << std::flush;
+      }
 #endif
 
 #if defined(BOTAN_HAS_DSA)
@@ -755,6 +755,7 @@ u32bit do_pk_validation_tests(const std::string& filename,
 
    std::cout << std::endl;
 
+   errors += do_ecdsa_tests(rng);
    do_pk_keygen_tests(rng);
    do_x509_tests(rng);
 
diff --git a/checks/validate.h b/checks/validate.h
index 367a4c77d..939731914 100644
--- a/checks/validate.h
+++ b/checks/validate.h
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@ u32bit do_bigint_tests(const std::string&,
 
 u32bit do_gfpmath_tests(Botan::RandomNumberGenerator& rng);
 
+
 u32bit do_pk_validation_tests(const std::string&,
                               Botan::RandomNumberGenerator&);
+
+u32bit do_ecdsa_tests(Botan::RandomNumberGenerator& rng);
 void do_x509_tests(Botan::RandomNumberGenerator&);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/doc/examples/ecdsa_tests.cpp b/doc/examples/ecdsa_tests.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 475ef5e1a..000000000
--- a/doc/examples/ecdsa_tests.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,606 +0,0 @@
-/******************************************************
-* ECDSA tests                                         *
-*                                                     *
-* (C) 2007 Falko Strenzke                             *
-*          Manuel Hartl                               *
-*     2008 Jack Lloyd                                 *
-******************************************************/
-
-#include <botan/botan.h>
-#include <botan/look_pk.h>
-#include <botan/ecdsa.h>
-#include <botan/rsa.h>
-#include <botan/x509cert.h>
-#include <botan/oids.h>
-
-#include <iostream>
-#include <fstream>
-
-using namespace Botan;
-using namespace std;
-
-#define CHECK_MESSAGE(expr, print) try { if(!(expr)) std::cout << print << "\n"; } catch(std::exception& e) { std::cout << __FUNCTION__ << ": " << e.what() << "\n"; }
-#define CHECK(expr) try { if(!(expr)) std::cout << #expr << "\n"; } catch(std::exception& e) { std::cout << __FUNCTION__ << ": " << e.what() << "\n"; }
-
-namespace {
-
-string to_hex(const Botan::SecureVector<Botan::byte>& bin)
-   {
-   Botan::Pipe pipe(new Hex_Encoder);
-   pipe.process_msg(bin);
-   if (pipe.remaining())
-      return pipe.read_all_as_string();
-   else
-      return "(none)";
-   }
-
-SecureVector<byte> decode_hex(const std::string& in)
-   {
-   SecureVector<byte> result;
-
-   try {
-   Botan::Pipe pipe(new Botan::Hex_Decoder);
-   pipe.process_msg(in);
-   result = pipe.read_all();
-   }
-   catch(std::exception& e)
-      {
-      result.destroy();
-      }
-   return result;
-   }
-
-}
-
-/**
-
-* Tests whether the the signing routine will work correctly in case the integer e
-* that is constructed from the message (thus the hash value) is larger than n, the order of the base point.
-* Tests the signing function of the pk signer object
-*/
-
-void test_hash_larger_than_n()
-   {
-   cout << "." << flush;
-
-   std::auto_ptr<RandomNumberGenerator> rng(
-      RandomNumberGenerator::make_rng());
-
-   //EC_Domain_Params dom_pars = global_config().get_ec_dompar("1.3.132.0.8");
-   Botan::EC_Domain_Params dom_pars(Botan::get_EC_Dom_Pars_by_oid("1.3.132.0.8"));
-   // n:
-   // 0x0100000000000000000001f4c8f927aed3ca752257 // 21 bytes
-   // -> shouldn´t work with SHA224 which outputs 23 bytes
-   Botan::ECDSA_PrivateKey priv_key(*rng, dom_pars);
-   Botan::SecureVector<Botan::byte> message;
-   for (unsigned j= 0; j<20; j++)
-      {
-      message.append(j);
-      }
-
-   for (int i = 0; i<3; i++)
-      {
-      //cout << "i = " << i << endl;
-      std::string format;
-      if(i==1)
-         {
-         format = "EMSA1_BSI(SHA-224)";
-         }
-      else
-         {
-         format = "EMSA1_BSI(SHA-1)";
-         }
-      auto_ptr<Botan::PK_Signer> pk_signer(get_pk_signer(priv_key, format));
-      Botan::SecureVector<Botan::byte> signature;
-      bool sig_exc = false;
-      try
-         {
-         signature = pk_signer->sign_message(message, *rng);
-         }
-      catch(Botan::Encoding_Error e)
-         {
-         sig_exc = true;
-         }
-      if(i==1)
-         {
-         CHECK(sig_exc);
-         }
-      if(i==0)
-         {
-         CHECK(!sig_exc);
-         }
-
-
-      if(i==0) // makes no sense to check for sha224
-         {
-         auto_ptr<Botan::PK_Verifier> pk_verifier(get_pk_verifier(priv_key, format));
-         bool ver = pk_verifier->verify_message(message, signature);
-         CHECK(ver);
-         }
-
-      } // for
-
-   // now check that verification alone fails
-
-   // sign it with the normal EMSA1
-   auto_ptr<Botan::PK_Signer> pk_signer(get_pk_signer(priv_key, "EMSA1(SHA-224)"));
-   Botan::SecureVector<Botan::byte> signature = pk_signer->sign_message(message, *rng);
-
-   auto_ptr<Botan::PK_Verifier> pk_verifier(get_pk_verifier(priv_key, "EMSA1_BSI(SHA-224)"));
-
-
-   // verify against EMSA1_BSI
-   // we make sure it doesn´t fail because of the invalid signature,
-   // but because of the Encoding_Error
-   bool ver_exc = false;
-   try
-      {
-      pk_verifier->verify_message(message, signature);
-      }
-   catch(Botan::Encoding_Error e)
-      {
-      ver_exc = true;
-      }
-   CHECK(ver_exc);
-   }
-
-/**
-* Tests whether the the signing routine will work correctly in case the integer e
-* that is constructed from the message is larger than n, the order of the base point
-*/
-void test_message_larger_than_n()
-   {
-   cout << "." << flush;
-
-   std::auto_ptr<RandomNumberGenerator> rng(RandomNumberGenerator::make_rng());
-
-   //Botan::EC_Domain_Params dom_pars = global_config().get_ec_dompar("1.3.132.0.8");
-   Botan::EC_Domain_Params dom_pars(Botan::get_EC_Dom_Pars_by_oid("1.3.132.0.8"));
-   //Botan::EC_Domain_Params dom_pars = global_config().get_ec_dompar("1.2.840.10045.3.1.1");
-   //Botan::EC_Domain_Params dom_pars = global_config().get_ec_dompar("1.3.36.3.3.2.8.1.1.3");
-   Botan::ECDSA_PrivateKey priv_key(*rng, dom_pars);
-   string str_message = ("12345678901234567890abcdef1212345678901234567890abcdef1212345678901234567890abcdef12");
-   Botan::SecureVector<Botan::byte> sv_message = decode_hex(str_message);
-   bool thrn = false;
-   Botan::SecureVector<Botan::byte> signature;
-   try
-      {
-      signature = priv_key.sign(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), *rng);
-      }
-   catch (Botan::Invalid_Argument e)
-      {
-      thrn = true;
-      }
-   //cout << "signature = " << hex_encode(signature.begin(), signature.size()) << "\n";
-   bool ver_success = priv_key.verify(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), signature.begin(), signature.size());
-   CHECK_MESSAGE(ver_success, "generated signature could not be verified positively");
-   //CHECK_MESSAGE(thrn, "no exception was thrown although message to sign was too long");
-   }
-
-void test_decode_ecdsa_X509()
-   {
-   cout << "." << flush;
-
-   Botan::X509_Certificate cert("ecc_testdata/CSCA.CSCA.csca-germany.1.crt");
-   CHECK_MESSAGE(Botan::OIDS::lookup(cert.signature_algorithm().oid) == "ECDSA/EMSA1_BSI(SHA-224)", "error reading signature algorithm from x509 ecdsa certificate");
-   CHECK_MESSAGE(to_hex(cert.serial_number()) == "01", "error reading serial from x509 ecdsa certificate");
-   CHECK_MESSAGE(to_hex(cert.authority_key_id()) == "0096452DE588F966C4CCDF161DD1F3F5341B71E7", "error reading authority key id from x509 ecdsa certificate");
-   CHECK_MESSAGE(to_hex(cert.subject_key_id()) == "0096452DE588F966C4CCDF161DD1F3F5341B71E7", "error reading Subject key id from x509 ecdsa certificate");
-
-   auto_ptr<Botan::X509_PublicKey> pubkey(cert.subject_public_key());
-   bool ver_ec = cert.check_signature(*pubkey);
-   CHECK_MESSAGE(ver_ec, "could not positively verify correct selfsigned x509-ecdsa certificate");
-   }
-
-void test_decode_ver_link_SHA256()
-   {
-   cout << "." << flush;
-
-   Botan::X509_Certificate root_cert("ecc_testdata/root2_SHA256.cer");
-   Botan::X509_Certificate link_cert("ecc_testdata/link_SHA256.cer");
-
-   auto_ptr<Botan::X509_PublicKey> pubkey(root_cert.subject_public_key());
-   bool ver_ec = link_cert.check_signature(*pubkey);
-   CHECK_MESSAGE(ver_ec, "could not positively verifiy correct SHA256 link x509-ecdsa certificate");
-
-   }
-void test_decode_ver_link_SHA1()
-   {
-   cout << "." << flush;
-
-   Botan::X509_Certificate root_cert("ecc_testdata/root_SHA1.163.crt");
-   Botan::X509_Certificate link_cert("ecc_testdata/link_SHA1.166.crt");
-
-   auto_ptr<Botan::X509_PublicKey> pubkey(root_cert.subject_public_key());
-   bool ver_ec = link_cert.check_signature(*pubkey);
-   CHECK_MESSAGE(ver_ec, "could not positively verifiy correct SHA1 link x509-ecdsa certificate");
-   }
-
-void test_sign_then_ver()
-   {
-   cout << "." << flush;
-
-   std::auto_ptr<RandomNumberGenerator> rng(RandomNumberGenerator::make_rng());
-
-   string g_secp("024a96b5688ef573284664698968c38bb913cbfc82");
-   Botan::SecureVector<Botan::byte> sv_g_secp = decode_hex(g_secp);
-   BigInt bi_p_secp("0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff7fffffff");
-   BigInt bi_a_secp("0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff7ffffffc");
-   BigInt bi_b_secp("0x1c97befc54bd7a8b65acf89f81d4d4adc565fa45");
-   BigInt order = BigInt("0x0100000000000000000001f4c8f927aed3ca752257");
-   CurveGFp curve(GFpElement(bi_p_secp,bi_a_secp), GFpElement(bi_p_secp, bi_b_secp), bi_p_secp);
-   BigInt cofactor = BigInt(1);
-   PointGFp p_G = OS2ECP ( sv_g_secp, curve );
-
-   Botan::EC_Domain_Params dom_pars = Botan::EC_Domain_Params(curve, p_G, order, cofactor);
-   Botan::ECDSA_PrivateKey my_priv_key(*rng, dom_pars);
-
-   string str_message = ("12345678901234567890abcdef12");
-   Botan::SecureVector<Botan::byte> sv_message = decode_hex(str_message);
-   Botan::SecureVector<Botan::byte> signature = my_priv_key.sign(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), *rng);
-   //cout << "signature = " << hex_encode(signature.begin(), signature.size()) << "\n";
-   bool ver_success = my_priv_key.verify(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), signature.begin(), signature.size());
-   CHECK_MESSAGE(ver_success, "generated signature could not be verified positively");
-   signature[signature.size()-1] += 0x01;
-   bool ver_must_fail = my_priv_key.verify(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), signature.begin(), signature.size());
-   CHECK_MESSAGE(!ver_must_fail, "corrupted signature could be verified positively");
-   }
-
-void test_ec_sign()
-   {
-   cout << "." << flush;
-
-#if 0
-   try
-      {
-      ifstream message("checks/messages/ec_test_mes1");
-      if(!message)
-         {
-         CHECK_MESSAGE(false, "Couldn't read the message file.");
-         return;
-         }
-
-      string outfile = "ecc_testdata/ec_test_mes1.sig";
-      ofstream sigfile(outfile.c_str());
-      if(!sigfile)
-         {
-         CHECK_MESSAGE(false, "Couldn't write the signature to " << outfile);
-         return;
-         }
-
-      std::auto_ptr<RandomNumberGenerator> rng(RandomNumberGenerator::make_rng());
-
-      //Botan::EC_Domain_Params dom_pars = global_config().get_ec_dompar("1.3.132.0.8");
-      Botan::EC_Domain_Params dom_pars(Botan::get_EC_Dom_Pars_by_oid("1.3.132.0.8"));
-
-      Botan::ECDSA_PrivateKey priv_key(*rng, dom_pars);
-      auto_ptr<Botan::PK_Signer> dsa_sig(Botan::get_pk_signer(priv_key, "EMSA1(SHA-224)"));
-
-      tr1::shared_ptr<Botan::PK_Signer> sp_dsa_sig(dsa_sig);
-
-      Botan::Pipe pipe(new Botan::Base64_Encoder);
-      pipe.process_msg(sp_dsa_sign->signature(*rng));
-
-      pipe.start_msg();
-      message >> pipe;
-      pipe.end_msg();
-
-      sigfile << pipe.read_all_as_string() << endl;
-
-      ofstream os_priv_key("ecc_testdata/matching_key.pkcs8.pem");
-
-      os_priv_key << Botan::PKCS8::PEM_encode(priv_key);
-      //CHECK(true);
-      }
-
-   catch (exception& e)
-      {
-      CHECK_MESSAGE(false, "something went wrong while signing...");
-      }
-#endif
-   }
-
-
-void test_create_pkcs8()
-   {
-   cout << "." << flush;
-   try
-      {
-      std::auto_ptr<RandomNumberGenerator> rng(RandomNumberGenerator::make_rng());
-
-      Botan::RSA_PrivateKey rsa_key(*rng, 1024);
-      //RSA_PrivateKey rsa_key2(1024);
-      //cout << "\nequal: " <<  (rsa_key == rsa_key2) << "\n";
-      //DSA_PrivateKey key(DL_Group("dsa/jce/1024"));
-
-      ofstream rsa_priv_key("ecc_testdata/rsa_private.pkcs8.pem");
-      rsa_priv_key << Botan::PKCS8::PEM_encode(rsa_key);
-
-      //Botan::EC_Domain_Params dom_pars = global_config().get_ec_dompar("1.3.132.0.8");
-      Botan::EC_Domain_Params dom_pars(Botan::get_EC_Dom_Pars_by_oid("1.3.132.0.8"));
-      Botan::ECDSA_PrivateKey key(*rng, dom_pars);
-      ofstream priv_key("ecc_testdata/wo_dompar_private.pkcs8.pem");
-      priv_key << Botan::PKCS8::PEM_encode(key);
-      //CHECK(true);
-      }
-
-   catch (exception& e)
-      {
-      CHECK_MESSAGE(false, "something went wrong while writing key-file");
-      }
-   }
-
-void test_create_and_verify()
-   {
-   std::auto_ptr<RandomNumberGenerator> rng(RandomNumberGenerator::make_rng());
-
-      {
-      cout << "." << flush;
-      //    cout << "create_and_verify started" << endl;
-
-
-      //Botan::EC_Domain_Params dom_pars = global_config().get_ec_dompar("1.3.132.0.8");
-      Botan::EC_Domain_Params dom_pars(Botan::get_EC_Dom_Pars_by_oid("1.3.132.0.8"));
-      Botan::ECDSA_PrivateKey key(*rng, dom_pars);
-      ofstream priv_key("ecc_testdata/dompar_private.pkcs8.pem");
-      priv_key << Botan::PKCS8::PEM_encode(key);
-
-      auto_ptr<Botan::PKCS8_PrivateKey> loaded_key(Botan::PKCS8::load_key("ecc_testdata/wo_dompar_private.pkcs8.pem", *rng));
-      Botan::ECDSA_PrivateKey* loaded_ec_key = dynamic_cast<Botan::ECDSA_PrivateKey*>(loaded_key.get());
-      CHECK_MESSAGE(loaded_ec_key, "the loaded key could not be converted into an ECDSA_PrivateKey");
-
-      auto_ptr<Botan::PKCS8_PrivateKey> loaded_key_1(Botan::PKCS8::load_key("ecc_testdata/rsa_private.pkcs8.pem", *rng));
-      Botan::ECDSA_PrivateKey* loaded_rsa_key = dynamic_cast<Botan::ECDSA_PrivateKey*>(loaded_key_1.get());
-      CHECK_MESSAGE(!loaded_rsa_key, "the loaded key is ECDSA_PrivateKey -> shouldn't be, is a RSA-Key");
-      }
-
-         {
-         //calc a curve which is not in the registry
-
-         // init the lib
-
-         // 	string p_secp = "2117607112719756483104013348936480976596328609518055062007450442679169492999007105354629105748524349829824407773719892437896937279095106809";
-         string a_secp = "0a377dede6b523333d36c78e9b0eaa3bf48ce93041f6d4fc34014d08f6833807498deedd4290101c5866e8dfb589485d13357b9e78c2d7fbe9fe";
-         string b_secp = "0a9acf8c8ba617777e248509bcb4717d4db346202bf9e352cd5633731dd92a51b72a4dc3b3d17c823fcc8fbda4da08f25dea89046087342595a7";
-         string G_secp_comp = "04081523d03d4f12cd02879dea4bf6a4f3a7df26ed888f10c5b2235a1274c386a2f218300dee6ed217841164533bcdc903f07a096f9fbf4ee95bac098a111f296f5830fe5c35b3e344d5df3a2256985f64fbe6d0edcc4c61d18bef681dd399df3d0194c5a4315e012e0245ecea56365baa9e8be1f7";
-         string order_g = "0e1a16196e6000000000bc7f1618d867b15bb86474418f";
-
-         //	::Botan::SecureVector<byte> sv_p_secp = decode_hex ( p_secp );
-         Botan::SecureVector<Botan::byte> sv_a_secp = decode_hex ( a_secp );
-         Botan::SecureVector<Botan::byte> sv_b_secp = decode_hex ( b_secp );
-         Botan::SecureVector<Botan::byte> sv_G_secp_comp = decode_hex ( G_secp_comp );
-         Botan::SecureVector<Botan::byte> sv_order_g = decode_hex ( order_g );
-
-         //	BigInt bi_p_secp = BigInt::decode ( sv_p_secp.begin(), sv_p_secp.size() );
-         BigInt bi_p_secp("2117607112719756483104013348936480976596328609518055062007450442679169492999007105354629105748524349829824407773719892437896937279095106809");
-         BigInt bi_a_secp = BigInt::decode ( sv_a_secp.begin(), sv_a_secp.size() );
-         BigInt bi_b_secp = BigInt::decode ( sv_b_secp.begin(), sv_b_secp.size() );
-         BigInt bi_order_g = BigInt::decode ( sv_order_g.begin(), sv_order_g.size() );
-         CurveGFp curve ( GFpElement ( bi_p_secp,bi_a_secp ), GFpElement ( bi_p_secp, bi_b_secp ), bi_p_secp );
-         PointGFp p_G = OS2ECP ( sv_G_secp_comp, curve );
-            {
-            Botan::EC_Domain_Params dom_params(curve, p_G, bi_order_g, BigInt(1));
-            p_G.check_invariants();
-            Botan::ECDSA_PrivateKey key(*rng, dom_params);
-            ofstream priv_key("ecc_testdata/ec_oid_not_in_reg_private.pkcs8.pem");
-            priv_key << Botan::PKCS8::PEM_encode(key);
-            }
-
-            auto_ptr<Botan::PKCS8_PrivateKey> loaded_key(Botan::PKCS8::load_key("ecc_testdata/ec_oid_not_in_reg_private.pkcs8.pem", *rng));
-            Botan::ECDSA_PrivateKey* loaded_ec_key = dynamic_cast<Botan::ECDSA_PrivateKey*>(loaded_key.get());
-            CHECK_MESSAGE(loaded_ec_key, "the loaded key could not be converted into an ECDSA_PrivateKey");
-         }
-
-         //  cout << "create_and_verify finished" << endl;
-   }
-
-void test_curve_registry()
-   {
-   bool skip_test = false;
-   //cout << "start test_curve_registry " << endl;
-
-   if(skip_test)
-      {
-      //cout << "test_curve_registry disabled" << endl;
-      return;
-      }
-
-   // setting up oid's
-   vector<string> oids;
-   oids.push_back("1.3.132.0.8");
-   oids.push_back("1.2.840.10045.3.1.1");
-   oids.push_back("1.2.840.10045.3.1.2");
-   oids.push_back("1.2.840.10045.3.1.3");
-   oids.push_back("1.2.840.10045.3.1.4");
-   oids.push_back("1.2.840.10045.3.1.5");
-   oids.push_back("1.2.840.10045.3.1.6");
-   oids.push_back("1.2.840.10045.3.1.7");
-   oids.push_back("1.3.132.0.6");
-   oids.push_back("1.3.132.0.7");
-   oids.push_back("1.3.132.0.28");
-   oids.push_back("1.3.132.0.29");
-   oids.push_back("1.3.132.0.9");
-   oids.push_back("1.3.132.0.30");
-   oids.push_back("1.3.132.0.31");
-   oids.push_back("1.3.132.0.32");
-   oids.push_back("1.3.132.0.33");
-   oids.push_back("1.3.132.0.10");
-   oids.push_back("1.3.132.0.34");
-   oids.push_back("1.3.132.0.35");
-   oids.push_back("1.3.6.1.4.1.8301.3.1.2.9.0.38");
-   oids.push_back("1.3.36.3.3.2.8.1.1.1");
-   oids.push_back("1.3.36.3.3.2.8.1.1.3");
-   oids.push_back("1.3.36.3.3.2.8.1.1.5");
-   oids.push_back("1.3.36.3.3.2.8.1.1.7");
-   oids.push_back("1.3.36.3.3.2.8.1.1.9");
-   oids.push_back("1.3.36.3.3.2.8.1.1.11");
-   oids.push_back("1.3.36.3.3.2.8.1.1.13");
-
-   std::auto_ptr<RandomNumberGenerator> rng(RandomNumberGenerator::make_rng());
-
-   unsigned int i;
-   for (i = 0; i < oids.size(); i++)
-      {
-      cout << "." << flush;
-      //cout << "testing curve " << i+1 << "/" << oids.size() << ": " << oids[i] << endl;
-      //EC_Domain_Params dom_pars = global_config().get_ec_dompar(oids[i]);
-      try
-         {
-
-         Botan::EC_Domain_Params dom_pars(Botan::get_EC_Dom_Pars_by_oid(oids[i]));
-         dom_pars.get_base_point().check_invariants();
-         Botan::ECDSA_PrivateKey key(*rng, dom_pars);
-
-         string str_message = ("12345678901234567890abcdef12");
-         Botan::SecureVector<Botan::byte> sv_message = decode_hex(str_message);
-         Botan::SecureVector<Botan::byte> signature = key.sign(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), *rng);
-         bool ver_success = key.verify(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), signature.begin(), signature.size());
-         CHECK_MESSAGE(ver_success, "generated signature could not be verified positively");
-         }
-      catch(Botan::Invalid_Argument& e)
-         {
-         std::cout << "Error testing curve " << oids[i] << " - " << e.what() << "\n";
-         }
-      }
-   //  cout << "test_curve_registry finished" << endl;
-   }
-
-void test_read_pkcs8()
-   {
-   cout << "." << flush;
-   try
-      {
-      std::auto_ptr<RandomNumberGenerator> rng(RandomNumberGenerator::make_rng());
-
-      auto_ptr<Botan::PKCS8_PrivateKey> loaded_key(Botan::PKCS8::load_key("ecc_testdata/wo_dompar_private.pkcs8.pem", *rng));
-      Botan::ECDSA_PrivateKey* loaded_ec_key = dynamic_cast<Botan::ECDSA_PrivateKey*>(loaded_key.get());
-      CHECK_MESSAGE(loaded_ec_key, "the loaded key could not be converted into an ECDSA_PrivateKey");
-
-      string str_message = ("12345678901234567890abcdef12");
-      Botan::SecureVector<Botan::byte> sv_message = decode_hex(str_message);
-      Botan::SecureVector<Botan::byte> signature = loaded_ec_key->sign(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), *rng);
-      //cout << "signature = " << hex_encode(signature.begin(), signature.size()) << "\n";
-      bool ver_success = loaded_ec_key->verify(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), signature.begin(), signature.size());
-      CHECK_MESSAGE(ver_success, "generated signature could not be verified positively");
-
-      auto_ptr<Botan::PKCS8_PrivateKey> loaded_key_nodp(Botan::PKCS8::load_key("ecc_testdata/nodompar_private.pkcs8.pem", *rng));
-      // anew in each test with unregistered domain-parameters
-      Botan::ECDSA_PrivateKey* loaded_ec_key_nodp = dynamic_cast<Botan::ECDSA_PrivateKey*>(loaded_key_nodp.get());
-      CHECK_MESSAGE(loaded_ec_key_nodp, "the loaded key could not be converted into an ECDSA_PrivateKey");
-
-      Botan::SecureVector<Botan::byte> signature_nodp = loaded_ec_key_nodp->sign(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), *rng);
-      //cout << "signature = " << hex_encode(signature.begin(), signature.size()) << "\n";
-      bool ver_success_nodp = loaded_ec_key_nodp->verify(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), signature_nodp.begin(), signature_nodp.size());
-      CHECK_MESSAGE(ver_success_nodp, "generated signature could not be verified positively (no_dom)");
-      try
-         {
-         auto_ptr<Botan::PKCS8_PrivateKey> loaded_key_withdp(Botan::PKCS8::load_key("ecc_testdata/withdompar_private.pkcs8.pem", *rng));
-         CHECK_MESSAGE(false, "could load key but unknown OID is set");
-         }
-      catch (exception& e)
-         {
-         CHECK(true);
-         }
-      }
-   catch (exception& e)
-      {
-      CHECK_MESSAGE(false, "Exception in test_read_pkcs8 message: " << e.what());
-      }
-   }
-
-/**
-* The following test tests the copy ctors and and copy-assignment operators
-*/
-void test_cp_and_as_ctors ()
-   {
-   cout << "." << flush;
-
-   std::auto_ptr<RandomNumberGenerator> rng(RandomNumberGenerator::make_rng());
-
-   auto_ptr<Botan::PKCS8_PrivateKey> loaded_key(Botan::PKCS8::load_key("ecc_testdata/wo_dompar_private.pkcs8.pem", *rng));
-   Botan::ECDSA_PrivateKey* loaded_ec_key = dynamic_cast<Botan::ECDSA_PrivateKey*>(loaded_key.get());
-   CHECK_MESSAGE(loaded_ec_key, "the loaded key could not be converted into an ECDSA_PrivateKey");
-   string str_message = ("12345678901234567890abcdef12");
-   Botan::SecureVector<Botan::byte> sv_message = decode_hex(str_message);
-   Botan::SecureVector<Botan::byte> signature_1 = loaded_ec_key->sign(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), *rng);
-   //cout << "signature = " << hex_encode(signature.begin(), signature.size()) << "\n";
-
-   Botan::ECDSA_PrivateKey cp_priv_key(*loaded_ec_key); // priv-key, cp-ctor
-   Botan::SecureVector<Botan::byte> signature_2 = cp_priv_key.sign(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), *rng);
-
-   Botan::ECDSA_PrivateKey as_priv_key = *loaded_ec_key;  //priv-key, as-op
-   Botan::SecureVector<Botan::byte> signature_3 = as_priv_key.sign(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), *rng);
-
-   Botan::ECDSA_PublicKey pk_1 = cp_priv_key; // pub-key, as-op
-   Botan::ECDSA_PublicKey pk_2(pk_1); // pub-key, cp-ctor
-   Botan::ECDSA_PublicKey pk_3;
-   pk_3 = pk_2; // pub-key, as-op
-
-   bool ver_success_1 = pk_1.verify(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), signature_1.begin(), signature_1.size());
-
-   bool ver_success_2 = pk_2.verify(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), signature_2.begin(), signature_2.size());
-
-   bool ver_success_3 = pk_3.verify(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), signature_3.begin(), signature_3.size());
-
-   CHECK_MESSAGE((ver_success_1 && ver_success_2 && ver_success_3), "different results for copied keys");
-   }
-
-/**
-* The following test tests whether ECDSA keys exhibit correct behaviour when it is
-* attempted to use them in an uninitialized state
-*/
-void test_non_init_ecdsa_keys ()
-   {
-   cout << "." << flush;
-
-   std::auto_ptr<RandomNumberGenerator> rng(RandomNumberGenerator::make_rng());
-
-   auto_ptr<Botan::PKCS8_PrivateKey> loaded_key(Botan::PKCS8::load_key("ecc_testdata/wo_dompar_private.pkcs8.pem", *rng));
-   //Botan::ECDSA_PrivateKey* loaded_ec_key = dynamic_cast<Botan::ECDSA_PrivateKey*>(loaded_key.get());
-   //CHECK_MESSAGE(loaded_ec_key, "the loaded key could not be converted into an ECDSA_PrivateKey");
-   string str_message = ("12345678901234567890abcdef12");
-   Botan::ECDSA_PrivateKey empty_priv;
-   Botan::ECDSA_PublicKey empty_pub;
-   Botan::SecureVector<Botan::byte> sv_message = decode_hex(str_message);
-   bool exc1 = false;
-   try
-      {
-      Botan::SecureVector<Botan::byte> signature_1 = empty_priv.sign(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), *rng);
-      }
-   catch (Botan::Exception e)
-      {
-      exc1 = true;
-      }
-   CHECK_MESSAGE(exc1, "there was no exception thrown when attempting to use an uninitialized ECDSA key");
-
-   bool exc2 = false;
-   try
-      {
-      empty_pub.verify(sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size(), sv_message.begin(), sv_message.size());
-      }
-   catch (Botan::Exception e)
-      {
-      exc2 = true;
-      }
-   CHECK_MESSAGE(exc2, "there was no exception thrown when attempting to use an uninitialized ECDSA key");
-   }
-
-int main()
-   {
-   Botan::InitializerOptions init_options("");
-   Botan::LibraryInitializer init(init_options);
-
-   test_hash_larger_than_n();
-   //test_message_larger_than_n();
-   test_decode_ecdsa_X509();
-   test_decode_ver_link_SHA256();
-   test_decode_ver_link_SHA1();
-   test_sign_then_ver();
-   test_ec_sign();
-   test_create_pkcs8();
-   test_create_and_verify();
-   test_curve_registry();
-   test_read_pkcs8();
-   test_cp_and_as_ctors();
-   test_non_init_ecdsa_keys();
-   }
diff --git a/src/cert/cvc/ecdsa_sig.cpp b/src/cert/cvc/ecdsa_sig.cpp
index f0b407e56..c33a4550a 100644
--- a/src/cert/cvc/ecdsa_sig.cpp
+++ b/src/cert/cvc/ecdsa_sig.cpp
@@ -25,16 +25,6 @@ bool operator==(const ECDSA_Signature& lhs, const ECDSA_Signature& rhs)
    return (lhs.get_r() == rhs.get_r() && lhs.get_s() == rhs.get_s());
    }
 
-ECDSA_Signature_Decoder* ECDSA_Signature::x509_decoder()
-   {
-   return new ECDSA_Signature_Decoder(this);
-   }
-
-ECDSA_Signature_Encoder* ECDSA_Signature::x509_encoder() const
-   {
-   return new ECDSA_Signature_Encoder(this);
-   }
-
 SecureVector<byte> const ECDSA_Signature::get_concatenation() const
    {
    u32bit enc_len = m_r > m_s ? m_r.bytes() : m_s.bytes(); // use the larger