---
name: "py3rsa-verify"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-rsa"
version: "4.9-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/py3rsa-verify"
---

# py3rsa-verify(1)

verify a signature

## NAME

**py3rsa-verify** - verify a signature

## SYNOPSIS

**py3rsa-verify** \[*OPTION*\]... *PUBLIC\_KEY SIGNATURE\_FILE*

## DESCRIPTION

Verify a signature, exit with status 0 upon success, print an error message and exit with status 1 upon error.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**

  show help message and exit

- **-i** *INPUT*, **--input=***INPUT*

  name of the signed file to verify. Read from stdin if not specified.

- **--keyform=***KEYFORM*

  key format of the public key - default PEM

## EXIT STATUS

0 if signature can be verified, 1 otherwise.

## AUTHOR

**py3rsa-verify** was written by Sybren A. Stuvel \<sybren AT stuvel.eu\>.