type(+Type)

SHA algorithm used to compute the digest. Values are sha1, sha224, sha256, sha384 or sha512. The default is a cryptographically secure algorithm. If you specify a variable, then it is unified with the algorithm that was used.

encoding(+Encoding)

Encoding to use for Data. Default is hex. Alternatives are octet, utf8 and text.

This predicate can be used to compute a sha256WithRSAEncryption signature as follows:

sha256_with_rsa(PemKeyFile, Password, Data, Signature) :-
    Algorithm = sha256,
    read_key(PemKeyFile, Password, Key),
    crypto_data_hash(Data, Hash, [algorithm(Algorithm),
                                  encoding(octet)]),
    rsa_sign(Key, Hash, Signature, [type(Algorithm)]).

read_key(File, Password, Key) :-
    setup_call_cleanup(
        open(File, read, In, [type(binary)]),
        load_private_key(In, Password, Key),
        close(In)).

Note that a hash that is computed by crypto_data_hash/3 can be directly used in rsa_sign/4 as well as ecdsa_sign/4.