Verify HMAC in Go

verify_hmac.go

package main

import (
	"crypto/hmac"
	"crypto/sha512"
	"encoding/base64"
	"encoding/json"
	"errors"
	"fmt"
	"net/url"
	"strconv"
	"time"
)

const sharedSecret = "sup3rs3cr3t!!"

func verifyString(stringToVerify []byte, signature []byte, sharedSecret []byte) bool {
	h := hmac.New(sha512.New, sharedSecret)
	h.Write(stringToVerify)
	calculated := h.Sum(nil)
	return hmac.Equal(calculated, signature)
}

func verifyTime(decodedJSON []byte) (map[string]string, error) {
	payload := make(map[string]string)
	err := json.Unmarshal(decodedJSON, &payload)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	time64, err := strconv.ParseInt(payload["timestamp"], 10, 64)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	if (time.Now().Unix() - time64) > 30 {
		return nil, errors.New("Timestamp is too far in the past")
	}

	return payload, nil

}

func main() {
	url, err := url.Parse("[QUERYSTRING]")
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}

	decodedSignature, err := base64.URLEncoding.DecodeString(url.Query().Get("signature"))
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}

	decodedJSON, err := base64.URLEncoding.DecodeString(url.Query().Get("data"))
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}

	ok := verifyString(decodedJSON, decodedSignature, []byte(sharedSecret))
	if ok {
		fmt.Println("Signature verified")

		payload, err := verifyTime(decodedJSON)
		if err != nil {
			panic(err)
		}

		fmt.Println("Payload verified")
		fmt.Println(payload)

	} else {
		fmt.Println("Invalid signature")
	}
}