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generate.go
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package sigstore
import (
"crypto/ecdsa"
"crypto/elliptic"
"crypto/rand"
)
// GenerateKeyPairResult is a struct to ensure the private and public parts can not be confused by the caller.
type GenerateKeyPairResult struct {
PublicKey []byte
PrivateKey []byte
}
// GenerateKeyPair generates a public/private key pair usable for signing images using the sigstore format,
// and returns key representations suitable for storing in long-term files (with the private key encrypted using the provided passphrase).
// The specific key kind (e.g. algorithm, size), as well as the file format, are unspecified by this API,
// and can change with best practices over time.
func GenerateKeyPair(passphrase []byte) (*GenerateKeyPairResult, error) {
// https://github.com/sigstore/cosign/blob/main/specs/SIGNATURE_SPEC.md#signature-schemes
// only requires ECDSA-P256 to be supported, so that’s what we must use.
rawKey, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), rand.Reader)
if err != nil {
// Coverage: This can fail only if the randomness source fails
return nil, err
}
private, public, err := marshalKeyPair(rawKey, rawKey.Public(), passphrase)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
return &GenerateKeyPairResult{
PublicKey: public,
PrivateKey: private,
}, nil
}