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Diffstat (limited to 'key/key.go')
| -rw-r--r-- | key/key.go | 30 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 11 deletions
@@ -7,33 +7,41 @@ import ( "os" ) -// LoadKeypair reads the public and private keys from disc, +// BoxPublicKey is a public NaCl box key. +type BoxPublicKey [32]byte + +// BoxPrivateKey is a private NaCl box key. +type BoxPrivateKey [32]byte + +// LoadBoxKeypair reads the public and private NaCl box keys from disc, // or generates a new keypair if it does not already exist. -func LoadKeypair() (public, private [32]byte, err error) { +// These keys can be used for NaCl box (encryption/decryption) operations. +func LoadBoxKeypair() (pub BoxPublicKey, priv BoxPrivateKey, err error) { // Generate a keypair if it doesn't already exist. - err = generateIfNoExist() + err = generateBoxKeypairIfNotExist() if err != nil { return } - public, err = loadKey(pubKeyFile) + pub, err = loadBoxKey(boxPubKeyFile) if err != nil { return } - private, err = loadKey(privKeyFile) + priv, err = loadBoxKey(boxPrivKeyFile) return } -// LoadPublicKey reads the public key from disc, or generates a new keypair -// if it does not already exist. -func LoadPublicKey() ([32]byte, error) { - return loadKey(pubKeyFile) +// LoadBoxPublicKey reads the public NaCl box key from disc, +// or generates a new keypair if it does not already exist. +func LoadBoxPublicKey() (BoxPublicKey, error) { + key, err := loadBoxKey(boxPubKeyFile) + return BoxPublicKey(key), err } -// loadKey reads a key (public or private) from the specified file. -func loadKey(filename string) ([32]byte, error) { +// loadBoxKey reads a NaCl box key (public or private) from the specified file. +func loadBoxKey(filename string) ([32]byte, error) { // Open file. f, err := os.Open(filename) if err != nil { |