/**
     * Verifies that the private key associated with the provided public key produces the signature associated with the given message.
     * 
     * @param msg The message associated with the signature
     * @param sig The signature of the signed message
     * 
     * @returns True on success, false on failure
     */
    verify = (msg:Buffer, sig:Buffer):boolean => { 
        let sigObj:elliptic.ec.SignatureOptions = this._sigFromSigBuffer(sig);
        return ec.verify(msg, sigObj, this.keypair);
    }

    /**
     * @ignore
     */
    protected _sigFromSigBuffer = (sig:Buffer):elliptic.ec.SignatureOptions => {
        let r:BN = new BN(bintools.copyFrom(sig, 0, 32));
        let s:BN = new BN(bintools.copyFrom(sig, 32, 64));
        let recoveryParam:number = bintools.copyFrom(sig, 64, 65).readUIntBE(0, 1);
        let sigOpt = {
            r:r,
            s:s,
            recoveryParam:recoveryParam
        };
        return sigOpt;
    }