QRUOVSigner (Bouncy Castle Library 1.85 API Specification)
Date: 2026-07-12

org.bouncycastle.pqc.crypto.qruov

## Class QRUOVSigner

- java.lang.Object
- - org.bouncycastle.pqc.crypto.qruov.QRUOVSigner

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    MessageSigner

      public class QRUOVSigner
      extends java.lang.Object
      implements MessageSigner

  QR-UOV signature implementation. Signing outputs the canonical `signature || message` envelope per the reference NIST KAT format; verification accepts a signature whose tail can carry the message.

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `QRUOVSigner()`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `byte[]` | `generateSignature(byte[] message)` sign the passed in message (usually the output of a hash function).
    `void` | `init(boolean forSigning, CipherParameters param)` initialise the signer for signature generation or signature verification.
    `boolean` | `verifySignature(byte[] message, byte[] signature)` verify the message message against the signature value.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### QRUOVSigner

          public QRUOVSigner()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### init

          public void init(boolean forSigning,
                           CipherParameters param)

      Description copied from interface: `MessageSigner`
      initialise the signer for signature generation or signature verification.
      Specified by:
        `init` in interface `MessageSigner`
      Parameters:
        `forSigning` - true if we are generating a signature, false otherwise.
        `param` - key parameters for signature generation.

    - #### generateSignature

          public byte[] generateSignature(byte[] message)

      Description copied from interface: `MessageSigner`
      sign the passed in message (usually the output of a hash function).
      Specified by:
        `generateSignature` in interface `MessageSigner`
      Parameters:
        `message` - the message to be signed.
      Returns:
        the signature of the message

    - #### verifySignature

          public boolean verifySignature(byte[] message,
                                         byte[] signature)

      Description copied from interface: `MessageSigner`
      verify the message message against the signature value.
      Specified by:
        `verifySignature` in interface `MessageSigner`
      Parameters:
        `message` - the message that was supposed to have been signed.
        `signature` - the signature of the message