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Include an example for using DecodeMulti in the Readme #69

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Expand Up @@ -77,6 +77,66 @@ registered first using gob.Register(). For basic types this is not needed;
it works out of the box. An optional JSON encoder that uses `encoding/json` is
available for types compatible with JSON.

### Key Rotation
Rotating keys is an important part of any security strategy. The `EncodeMulti` and
`DecodeMulti` functions allow for multiple keys to be rotated in and out.
For example, let's take a system that stores keys in a map:

```go
var cookies = map[string]*securecookie.SecureCookie{
"previous": securecookie.New(
securecookie.GenerateRandomKey(64),
securecookie.GenerateRandomKey(32),
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),
"current": securecookie.New(
securecookie.GenerateRandomKey(64),
securecookie.GenerateRandomKey(32),
),
}
```
It's important to point out that keys stored in a map would not be persisted
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between restarts, a more persistent storage should be considered for production
applications.


Using the current key to encode new cookies:
```go
func SetCookieHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
value := map[string]string{
"foo": "bar",
}
if encoded, err := securecookie.EncodeMulti("cookie-name", value, cookies["current"]); err == nil {
cookie := &http.Cookie{
Name: "cookie-name",
Value: encoded,
Path: "/",
}
http.SetCookie(w, cookie)
}
}
```

Later, decode cookies. Check against all valid keys:
```go
func ReadCookieHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
if cookie, err := r.Cookie("cookie-name"); err == nil {
value := make(map[string]string)
err = securecookie.DecodeMulti("cookie-name", cookie.Value, &value, cookies["current"], cookies["previous"])
if err == nil {
fmt.Fprintf(w, "The value of foo is %q", value["foo"])
}
}
}
```

Rotate the keys. This strategy allows previously issued cookies to be valid until the next rotation:
```go
func Rotate(newCookie *securecookie.SecureCookie) {
cookies["previous"] = cookies["current"]
cookies["current"] = newCookie
}
```

## License

BSD licensed. See the LICENSE file for details.