Struct ecdsa::SecretKey

pub struct SecretKey<C> where
    C: Curve,  { /* fields omitted */ }

Secret keys for Weierstrass curves: wrapper around scalar values used as secret keys.

Prevents accidental exposure and handles zeroization.

Methods

impl<C> SecretKey<C> where
    C: Curve, 

pub fn new(
    into_bytes: impl Into<GenericArray<u8, <C as Curve>::ScalarSize>>
) -> SecretKey<C>

Create a new secret key from a serialized scalar value

pub fn from_bytes(bytes: impl AsRef<[u8]>) -> Result<SecretKey<C>, Error>

Deserialize this secret key from a bytestring

pub fn generate() -> SecretKey<C>

Generate a new secret key using the operating system's cryptographically secure random number generator

pub fn secret_scalar(&self) -> &GenericArray<u8, <C as Curve>::ScalarSize>

Expose the secret Scalar<C> value this SecretKey wraps

Trait Implementations

impl<C> Drop for SecretKey<C> where
    C: Curve, 

fn drop(&mut self)

Executes the destructor for this type.

impl<C> Clone for SecretKey<C> where
    C: Curve, 

fn clone(&self) -> SecretKey<C>

Returns a copy of the value.

fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from source.

impl<'a, C> TryFrom<&'a [u8]> for SecretKey<C> where
    C: Curve, 

type Error = Error

The type returned in the event of a conversion error.

fn try_from(slice: &'a [u8]) -> Result<SecretKey<C>, Error>

Performs the conversion.