Struct signatory::ecdsa::SecretKey

pub struct SecretKey<C: WeierstrassCurve> { /* fields omitted */ }

Raw ECDSA secret keys: raw scalar value WeierstrassCurve::ScalarBytes in size used as the x value for ECDSA.

Methods

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

pub fn new<B>(into_bytes: B) -> Self where     B: Into<GenericArray<u8, C::ScalarSize>>,

Create a raw ECDSA secret key

pub fn from_bytes<B: AsRef<[u8]>>(bytes: B) -> Result<Self, Error>

Decode a raw ECDSA secret key from the given byte slice

pub fn generate() -> Self

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

pub fn generate_from_rng<R: CryptoRng + RngCore>(csprng: &mut R) -> Self

Generate a new ECDSA secret key using the provided random number generator

Important traits for &'a mut [u8]

impl<'a> Write for &'a mut [u8]impl<'a> Read for &'a [u8]

pub fn as_secret_slice(&self) -> &[u8]

Expose this SecretKey as a byte slice

Trait Implementations

impl<C> Decode for SecretKey<C> where     C: WeierstrassCurve,

fn decode<E: Encoding>(encoded_key: &[u8], encoding: &E) -> Result<Self, Error>

Decode an Ed25519 seed from a byte slice with the given encoding (e.g. hex, Base64)

fn decode_from_str<S, E>(encoded_str: S, encoding: &E) -> Result<Self, Error> where     S: AsRef<str>,     E: Encoding,

Decode the given string-alike type with the provided Encoding, returning the decoded value or a Error.

fn decode_from_reader<R, E>(reader: &mut R, encoding: &E) -> Result<Self, Error> where     R: Read,     E: Encoding,

Decode the data read from the given io::Read type with the provided Encoding, returning the decoded value or a Error.

fn decode_from_file<P, E>(path: P, encoding: &E) -> Result<Self, Error> where     P: AsRef<Path>,     E: Encoding,

Read a file at the given path, decoding the data it contains using the provided Encoding, returning the decoded value or a Error.

impl<C> Encode for SecretKey<C> where     C: WeierstrassCurve,

Important traits for Vec<u8>

impl Write for Vec<u8>

fn encode<E: Encoding>(&self, encoding: &E) -> Vec<u8>

Encode an Ed25519 seed with the given encoding (e.g. hex, Base64)

fn encode_to_string<E: Encoding>(&self, encoding: &E) -> Result<String, Error>

Encode self to a String using the provided Encoding, returning the encoded value or a Error.

fn encode_to_writer<W, E>(     &self,     writer: &mut W,     encoding: &E ) -> Result<usize, Error> where     W: Write,     E: Encoding,

Encode self with the given Encoding, writing the result to the supplied io::Write type, returning the number of bytes written or a Error.

fn encode_to_file<P, E>(&self, path: P, encoding: &E) -> Result<File, Error> where     P: AsRef<Path>,     E: Encoding,

Encode self and write it to a file at the given path, returning the resulting File or a Error.

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

fn drop(&mut self)

Executes the destructor for this type.

impl<C: WeierstrassCurve> Clone for SecretKey<C>

fn clone(&self) -> Self

Returns a copy of the value.

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

Performs copy-assignment from source.