Keypair
Notice
A KeyPair is a pair of public and private keys This is a MACI keypair, which is not to be confused with an Ethereum public and private keypair. A MACI keypair is comprised of a MACI public key and a MACI private key
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Constructors
Properties
Methods
Constructors
constructor
• new Keypair(privKey?): Keypair
Create a new instance of a Keypair
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
privKey? | PrivKey | the private key (optional) |
Returns
Notice
if no privKey is passed, it will automatically generate a new private key
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Properties
privKey
• privKey: PrivKey
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pubKey
• pubKey: PubKey
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Methods
copy
▸ copy(): Keypair
Create a deep clone of this Keypair
Returns
a copy of the Keypair
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equals
▸ equals(keypair): boolean
Check whether two Keypairs are equal
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
keypair | Keypair | the keypair to compare with |
Returns
boolean
whether they are equal or not
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toJSON
▸ toJSON(): IJsonKeyPair
Serialize into a JSON object
Returns
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fromJSON
▸ fromJSON(json): Keypair
Deserialize into a Keypair instance
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
json | IJsonKeyPair |
Returns
a keypair instance
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genEcdhSharedKey
▸ genEcdhSharedKey(privKey, pubKey): EcdhSharedKey
Generate a shared key
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
privKey | PrivKey |
pubKey | PubKey |
Returns
EcdhSharedKey