2 files changed, 7 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/libtransport/src/security/signer.cc b/libtransport/src/security/signer.cc
index 314c3ea82..8a56cfa3d 100644
--- a/libtransport/src/security/signer.cc
+++ b/libtransport/src/security/signer.cc
@@ -162,12 +162,10 @@ void Signer::sign(Packet &packet) {
   }
 
   CryptoHash hash = hasher.finalize();
-
   signature_ = parcSigner_SignDigestNoAlloc(this->signer_, hash.hash_,
                                             packet.getSignature(),
                                             (uint32_t)signature_length_);
   PARCBuffer *buffer = parcSignature_GetSignature(signature_);
-
   size_t bytes_len = parcBuffer_Remaining(buffer);
 
   if (bytes_len > signature_length_) {
@@ -176,6 +174,8 @@ void Signer::sign(Packet &packet) {
 
   hicn_packet_copy_header(format, &header_copy,
                           (hicn_header_t *)packet.packet_start_, false);
+
+  parcSignature_Release(&signature_);
 }
 
 size_t Signer::getSignatureLength() { return signature_length_; }
diff --git a/libtransport/src/security/verifier.cc b/libtransport/src/security/verifier.cc
index 19796f718..0cfbdc6f9 100644
--- a/libtransport/src/security/verifier.cc
+++ b/libtransport/src/security/verifier.cc
@@ -116,17 +116,10 @@ PARCKeyId *Verifier::addKeyFromCertificate(const std::string &file_name) {
 }
 
 int Verifier::verify(const Packet &packet) {
-  // to initialize packet.payload_head_
+  // Initialize packet.payload_head_
   const_cast<Packet *>(&packet)->separateHeaderPayload();
-  bool valid = false;
-
-  // initialize packet.payload_head_
-  const_cast<Packet *>(&packet)->separateHeaderPayload();
-  // header chain points to the IP + TCP hicn header
-  // utils::MemBuf *header_chain = packet.header_head_;
-  // utils::MemBuf *payload_chain = packet.payload_head_;
-  // uint8_t *hicn_packet = header_chain->writableData();
   Packet::Format format = packet.getFormat();
+  bool valid = false;
 
   if (!(packet.format_ & HFO_AH)) {
     throw errors::MalformedAHPacketException();
@@ -149,11 +142,12 @@ int Verifier::verify(const Packet &packet) {
   int ah_payload_len = (int)packet.getSignatureSize();
   uint8_t *_signature = packet.getSignature();
   uint8_t *signature = new uint8_t[ah_payload_len];
+  std::shared_ptr<CryptoHasher> hasher;
+
   // TODO Remove signature copy at this point, by not setting to zero
   // the validation payload.
   std::memcpy(signature, _signature, ah_payload_len);
 
-  std::shared_ptr<CryptoHasher> hasher;
   switch (CryptoSuite(suite)) {
     case CryptoSuite::DSA_SHA256:
     case CryptoSuite::RSA_SHA256:
@@ -178,7 +172,7 @@ int Verifier::verify(const Packet &packet) {
       parcBuffer_Wrap(signature, ah_payload_len, 0, ah_payload_len);
   parcBuffer_Rewind(bits);
 
-  /* IF the signature algo is ECDSA, the signature might be shorter than the
+  /* If the signature algo is ECDSA, the signature might be shorter than the
    * signature field */
   PARCSigningAlgorithm algo = parcCryptoSuite_GetSigningAlgorithm(suite);
   while (algo == PARCSigningAlgorithm_ECDSA && parcBuffer_HasRemaining(bits) &&