On Jan 13, 2014, at 11:11 AM, Jens Alfke <j...@mooseyard.com> wrote:

>> AFAIK, there is not. You will have to statically link lib crypto.
> 
> No, you can use SecKeyEncrypt / SecKeyDecrypt with RSA keys. You just have to 
> have the keys stored in the Keychain

Really? I'll have to give this a try sometime. If this is the case, someone 
should probably file a Radar against the documentation, since it specifically 
states that the security transforms API only supports symmetric encryption and 
not asymmetric.

> (which is the right thing to do for private keys regardless. I think of 
> private keys as being like nuclear fuel rods: you should never leave them out 
> in the open.)

Is that true for public keys as well?

Charles

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