2 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/pubkey/ecc_key/ecc_key.cpp b/src/pubkey/ecc_key/ecc_key.cpp
index 2c66dc97f..4f90fa321 100644
--- a/src/pubkey/ecc_key/ecc_key.cpp
+++ b/src/pubkey/ecc_key/ecc_key.cpp
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ EC_PublicKey::EC_PublicKey(const EC_Domain_Params& dom_par,
    {
    if(domain().get_curve() != public_point().get_curve())
       throw Invalid_Argument("EC_PublicKey: curve mismatch in constructor");
-
-   if(!public_point().on_the_curve())
-      throw Invalid_State("Public key was not on the curve");
    }
 
 EC_PublicKey::EC_PublicKey(const AlgorithmIdentifier& alg_id,
@@ -38,6 +35,12 @@ EC_PublicKey::EC_PublicKey(const AlgorithmIdentifier& alg_id,
    public_key = OS2ECP(key_bits, domain().get_curve());
    }
 
+bool EC_PublicKey::check_key(RandomNumberGenerator&,
+                             bool) const
+   {
+   return public_point().on_the_curve();
+   }
+
 AlgorithmIdentifier EC_PublicKey::algorithm_identifier() const
    {
    return AlgorithmIdentifier(get_oid(), DER_domain());
diff --git a/src/pubkey/ecc_key/ecc_key.h b/src/pubkey/ecc_key/ecc_key.h
index 92f02613c..8155543da 100644
--- a/src/pubkey/ecc_key/ecc_key.h
+++ b/src/pubkey/ecc_key/ecc_key.h
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ class BOTAN_DLL EC_PublicKey : public virtual Public_Key
 
       MemoryVector<byte> x509_subject_public_key() const;
 
+      bool check_key(RandomNumberGenerator& rng,
+                     bool strong) const;
+
       /**
       * Get the domain parameters of this key.
       * @throw Invalid_State is thrown if the