int rsa_verify_hash_ex(const unsigned char *sig,      unsigned long siglen,
                       const unsigned char *hash,     unsigned long hashlen,
                             int            padding,
                             int            hash_idx, unsigned long saltlen,
                             int           *stat,     rsa_key      *key)
{
  unsigned long modulus_bitlen, modulus_bytelen, x;
  int           err;
  unsigned char *tmpbuf;

  LTC_ARGCHK(hash  != NULL);
  LTC_ARGCHK(sig   != NULL);
  LTC_ARGCHK(stat  != NULL);
  LTC_ARGCHK(key   != NULL);

  /* default to invalid */
  *stat = 0;

  /* valid padding? */

  if ((padding != LTC_LTC_PKCS_1_V1_5) &&
      (padding != LTC_LTC_PKCS_1_PSS)) {
    return CRYPT_PK_INVALID_PADDING;
  }

  if (padding == LTC_LTC_PKCS_1_PSS) {
    /* valid hash ? */
    if ((err = hash_is_valid(hash_idx)) != CRYPT_OK) {
       return err;
    }
  }

  /* get modulus len in bits */
  modulus_bitlen = mp_count_bits( (key->N));

  /* outlen must be at least the size of the modulus */
  modulus_bytelen = mp_unsigned_bin_size( (key->N));
  if (modulus_bytelen != siglen) {
     return CRYPT_INVALID_PACKET;
  }

  /* allocate temp buffer for decoded sig */
  tmpbuf = XMALLOC(siglen);
  if (tmpbuf == NULL) {
     return CRYPT_MEM;
  }

  /* RSA decode it  */
  x = siglen;
  if ((err = ltc_mp.rsa_me(sig, siglen, tmpbuf, &x, PK_PUBLIC, key)) != CRYPT_OK) {
     XFREE(tmpbuf);
     return err;
  }

  /* make sure the output is the right size */
  if (x != siglen) {
     XFREE(tmpbuf);
     return CRYPT_INVALID_PACKET;
  }

  if (padding == LTC_LTC_PKCS_1_PSS) {
    /* PSS decode and verify it */
    err = pkcs_1_pss_decode(hash, hashlen, tmpbuf, x, saltlen, hash_idx, modulus_bitlen, stat);
  } else {
    /* LTC_PKCS #1 v1.5 decode it */
    unsigned char *out;
    unsigned long outlen, loid[16];
    int           decoded;
    ltc_asn1_list digestinfo[2], siginfo[2];

    /* not all hashes have OIDs... so sad */
    if (hash_descriptor[hash_idx]->OIDlen == 0) {
       err = CRYPT_INVALID_ARG;
       goto bail_2;
    }

    /* allocate temp buffer for decoded hash */
    outlen = ((modulus_bitlen >> 3) + (modulus_bitlen & 7 ? 1 : 0)) - 3;
    out    = XMALLOC(outlen);
    if (out == NULL) {
      err = CRYPT_MEM;
      goto bail_2;
    }

    if ((err = pkcs_1_v1_5_decode(tmpbuf, x, LTC_LTC_PKCS_1_EMSA, modulus_bitlen, out, &outlen, &decoded)) != CRYPT_OK) {
      XFREE(out);       
      goto bail_2;
    }

    /* now we must decode out[0...outlen-1] using ASN.1, test the OID and then test the hash */
    /* construct the SEQUENCE 
      SEQUENCE {
         SEQUENCE {hashoid OID
                   blah    NULL
         }
         hash    OCTET STRING 
      }
   */
    LTC_SET_ASN1(digestinfo, 0, LTC_ASN1_OBJECT_IDENTIFIER, loid, sizeof(loid)/sizeof(loid[0]));
    LTC_SET_ASN1(digestinfo, 1, LTC_ASN1_NULL,              NULL,                          0);
    LTC_SET_ASN1(siginfo,    0, LTC_ASN1_SEQUENCE,          digestinfo,                    2);
    LTC_SET_ASN1(siginfo,    1, LTC_ASN1_OCTET_STRING,      tmpbuf,                        siglen);
   
    if ((err = der_decode_sequence(out, outlen, siginfo, 2)) != CRYPT_OK) {
       XFREE(out);
       goto bail_2;
    }

    /* test OID */
    if ((digestinfo[0].size == hash_descriptor[hash_idx]->OIDlen) &&
        (XMEMCMP(digestinfo[0].data, hash_descriptor[hash_idx]->OID, sizeof(unsigned long) * hash_descriptor[hash_idx]->OIDlen) == 0) &&
        (siginfo[1].size == hashlen) &&
        (XMEMCMP(siginfo[1].data, hash, hashlen) == 0)) {
       *stat = 1;
    }

#ifdef LTC_CLEAN_STACK
    zeromem(out, outlen);
#endif
    XFREE(out);
  }

bail_2:
#ifdef LTC_CLEAN_STACK
  zeromem(tmpbuf, siglen);
#endif
  XFREE(tmpbuf);
  return err;
}