Struct seckey::SecKey

pub struct SecKey<T: Sized> { /* fields omitted */ }

Secure Key.

The use memsec/malloc protection secret bytes. When you need the password stored in the memory, you should use it.

More docs see Secure memory · libsodium.

Methods

impl<T> SecKey<T> where T: Sized

fn new(t: &T) -> Option<SecKey<T>>

fn read(&self) -> SecReadGuard<T>

Borrow Read.

use seckey::SecKey;

let mut pass: [u8; 8] = [8; 8];
let secpass = SecKey::new(&pass).unwrap();
assert_eq!(pass, *secpass.read());

fn write(&mut self) -> SecWriteGuard<T>

Borrow Write.

let mut wpass = secpass.write();
wpass[0] = 0;
assert_eq!([0, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8], *wpass);

Trait Implementations

impl<T> From<T> for SecKey<T>

fn from(t: T) -> SecKey<T>

Performs the conversion.

impl<T> Debug for SecKey<T>

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter.

impl<T> Drop for SecKey<T>

fn drop(&mut self)

A method called when the value goes out of scope.