Interface PrivateKey

An abstract representation of a private key. It is associated to a signature scheme and provides signing capabilities.

interface PrivateKey {
    publicKey(): PublicKey;
    sign(message): Signature;
    toUint8Array(): Uint8Array;
}

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Index

Methods

publicKey sign toUint8Array

Methods

publicKey

publicKey(): PublicKey
Derive the public key associated with the private key

Returns PublicKey
- Defined in src/core/crypto/privateKey.ts:19

sign

sign(message): Signature
Sign the given message with the private key.
Parameters
- message: HexInput
  in HexInput format
Returns Signature
- Defined in src/core/crypto/privateKey.ts:14

toUint8Array

toUint8Array(): Uint8Array
Get the private key in bytes (Uint8Array).

Returns Uint8Array
- Defined in src/core/crypto/privateKey.ts:24