Add update overload taking std::string to PK_Verifier and PK_Signer

Because convenient

1 files changed, 19 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/pubkey/pubkey.h b/src/lib/pubkey/pubkey.h
index 67116a9ec..637e522e4 100644
--- a/src/lib/pubkey/pubkey.h
+++ b/src/lib/pubkey/pubkey.h
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class BOTAN_DLL PK_Signer
                 const std::string& provider = "");
 
       /**
-      * Sign a message.
+      * Sign a message all in one go
       * @param in the message to sign as a byte array
       * @param length the length of the above byte array
       * @param rng the rng to use
@@ -181,6 +181,15 @@ class BOTAN_DLL PK_Signer
       void update(const std::vector<byte>& in) { update(in.data(), in.size()); }
 
       /**
+      * Add a message part.
+      * @param in the message part to add
+      */
+      void update(const std::string& in)
+         {
+         update(reinterpret_cast<const byte*>(in.data()), in.size());
+         }
+
+      /**
       * Get the signature of the so far processed message (provided by the
       * calls to update()).
       * @param rng the rng to use
@@ -265,6 +274,15 @@ class BOTAN_DLL PK_Verifier
          { update(in.data(), in.size()); }
 
       /**
+      * Add a message part of the message corresponding to the
+      * signature to be verified.
+      */
+      void update(const std::string& in)
+         {
+         update(reinterpret_cast<const byte*>(in.data()), in.size());
+         }
+
+      /**
       * Check the signature of the buffered message, i.e. the one build
       * by successive calls to update.
       * @param sig the signature to be verified as a byte array