public.go

// Copyright 2018 The NATS Authors
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package nkeys

import (
	"crypto/rand"
	"io"
)

// A KeyPair from a public key capable of verifying only.
type pub struct {
	pre PrefixByte
	pub PublicKey
}

// PublicKey will return the encoded public key associated with the KeyPair.
// All KeyPairs have a public key.
func (p *pub) PublicKey() (string, error) {
	pk, err := Encode(p.pre, p.pub)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}
	return string(pk), nil
}

// Seed will return an error since this is not available for public key only KeyPairs.
func (p *pub) Seed() ([]byte, error) {
	return nil, ErrPublicKeyOnly
}

// PrivateKey will return an error since this is not available for public key only KeyPairs.
func (p *pub) PrivateKey() ([]byte, error) {
	return nil, ErrPublicKeyOnly
}

// Sign will return an error since this is not available for public key only KeyPairs.
func (p *pub) Sign(input []byte) ([]byte, error) {
	return nil, ErrCannotSign
}

// Verify will verify the input against a signature utilizing the public key.
func (p *pub) Verify(input []byte, sig []byte) error {
	if !Verify(p.pub, input, sig) {
		return ErrInvalidSignature
	}
	return nil
}

// Wipe will randomize the public key and erase the pre byte.
func (p *pub) Wipe() {
	p.pre = '0'
	io.ReadFull(rand.Reader, p.pub)
}