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generate.go
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package connect
import (
"bytes"
"crypto"
"crypto/ecdsa"
"crypto/elliptic"
"crypto/rand"
"crypto/x509"
"encoding/pem"
"fmt"
)
// GeneratePrivateKey generates a new Private key
func GeneratePrivateKey() (crypto.Signer, string, error) {
var pk *ecdsa.PrivateKey
pk, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), rand.Reader)
if err != nil {
return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("error generating private key: %s", err)
}
bs, err := x509.MarshalECPrivateKey(pk)
if err != nil {
return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("error generating private key: %s", err)
}
var buf bytes.Buffer
err = pem.Encode(&buf, &pem.Block{Type: "EC PRIVATE KEY", Bytes: bs})
if err != nil {
return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("error encoding private key: %s", err)
}
return pk, buf.String(), nil
}