def get_verifier(context, img_signature_certificate_uuid,
                 img_signature_hash_method, img_signature,
                 img_signature_key_type):
    image_meta_props = {'img_signature_uuid': img_signature_certificate_uuid,
                        'img_signature_hash_method': img_signature_hash_method,
                        'img_signature': img_signature,
                        'img_signature_key_type': img_signature_key_type}
    for key in image_meta_props.keys():
        if image_meta_props[key] is None:
            raise exception.SignatureVerificationError(
                reason=_('Required image properties for signature verification'
                         ' do not exist. Cannot verify signature. Missing'
                         ' property: %s') % key)

    signature = get_signature(img_signature)
    hash_method = get_hash_method(img_signature_hash_method)
    signature_key_type = SignatureKeyType.lookup(img_signature_key_type)
    public_key = get_public_key(context,
                                img_signature_certificate_uuid,
                                signature_key_type)

    # create the verifier based on the signature key type
    verifier = signature_key_type.create_verifier(signature,
                                                  hash_method,
                                                  public_key)
    if verifier:
        return verifier
    else:
        # Error creating the verifier
        raise exception.SignatureVerificationError(
            reason=_('Error occurred while creating the verifier'))
Instantiate signature properties and use them to create a verifier.
dataset/ETHPy150Open BU-NU-CLOUD-SP16/Trusted-Platform-Module-nova/nova/signature_utils.py/get_verifier