HP UX Security Products and Features Software manual SHA-1

Common Data Security Architecture (CDSA) White Paper

Validating the CSP Credentials

Figure 1-10 Verifying the authenticity of data in the .MF file

.SF file, containing hash of data in .MF file

.MF file, containing hash of shared library and library name

SHA-1	Are	No
	SHA-1
HASH	hashes
function
	equal?
	Yes
	Proceed to verify hash
	of shared library

.MF or .SF file has been tampered with. STOP!

4.If these hashes match, a hash of the shared library to be loaded is calculated. The hash is then compared to the pre-calculated value in the .MF file, as shown in Figure 1-11 on page 69.

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