This test specifies an ECDSA signature algorithm (and a valid ecdsa signature), HOWEVER it provides an RSA key. Verification should fail. -----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY----- MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQClbkoOcBAXWJpRh9x+qEHRVvLsDjatUqRN/rH mH3rZkdjFEFb/7bFitMDyg6EqiKOU3/Umq3KRy7MHzqv84LHf1c2VCAltWyuLbfXWce9jd8CSHL I8Jwpw4lmOb/idGfEFrMLT8Ms18pKA4Thrb2TE7yLh4fINDOjP+yJJvZohNwIDAQAB -----END PUBLIC KEY----- $ openssl asn1parse -i < [PUBLIC KEY] 0:d=0 hl=3 l= 159 cons: SEQUENCE 3:d=1 hl=2 l= 13 cons: SEQUENCE 5:d=2 hl=2 l= 9 prim: OBJECT :rsaEncryption 16:d=2 hl=2 l= 0 prim: NULL 18:d=1 hl=3 l= 141 prim: BIT STRING -----BEGIN ALGORITHM----- MAoGCCqGSM49BAMC -----END ALGORITHM----- $ openssl asn1parse -i < [ALGORITHM] 0:d=0 hl=2 l= 10 cons: SEQUENCE 2:d=1 hl=2 l= 8 prim: OBJECT :ecdsa-with-SHA256 -----BEGIN DATA----- MIIB6KADAgECAgkAtUVxft6/Vc0wCgYIKoZIzj0EAwIwbzELMAkGA1UEBhMCQVUxEzARBgNVBAg MClNvbWUtU3RhdGUxITAfBgNVBAoMGEludGVybmV0IFdpZGdpdHMgUHR5IEx0ZDEMMAoGA1UEAw wDYWhhMRowGAYJKoZIhvcNAQkBFgtzdXBAZm9vLmNvbTAeFw0xNTA3MDIwMDM4MTRaFw0xNjA3M DEwMDM4MTRaMG8xCzAJBgNVBAYTAkFVMRMwEQYDVQQIDApTb21lLVN0YXRlMSEwHwYDVQQKDBhJ bnRlcm5ldCBXaWRnaXRzIFB0eSBMdGQxDDAKBgNVBAMMA2FoYTEaMBgGCSqGSIb3DQEJARYLc3V wQGZvby5jb20wdjAQBgcqhkjOPQIBBgUrgQQAIgNiAARcWEGL5Ype7F4r3IJsL2OoRyHCMI2xDh FcCwnTugdn5CrPnlw0hjkECFxDRBhjmO/0GKYYv1K6FS45K5Lc+f2uuwgUZwWyKHLiQOvyurn7t Fs3xtXTnuBbl6ZiMu28OxCjUDBOMB0GA1UdDgQWBBR6nDgtPalG2JvSlWzdGRCi/Cu7NjAfBgNV HSMEGDAWgBR6nDgtPalG2JvSlWzdGRCi/Cu7NjAMBgNVHRMEBTADAQH/ -----END DATA----- -----BEGIN SIGNATURE----- A2kAMGYCMQCDwMSZVJZ8qThiNTV7VX57m8fdNnNS6cXIjRYoh4SozlYWmWGh87nhmJJCeD16jVM CMQDkroAY8oNi8RxLUor+LozhhVgu24tu6lcp4MP8H3Zy8bBea5HerAd1AqJp3Ox7KDU= -----END SIGNATURE----- $ openssl asn1parse -i < [SIGNATURE] 0:d=0 hl=2 l= 105 prim: BIT STRING