private_key.py

# Copyright (C) 2019 Cheran Senthilkumar
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"""Private Key Functions"""

import secrets

__all__ = ["gen_private_key", "is_private_key_valid"]

# order
N = (1 << 256) - 0x14551231950B75FC4402DA1732FC9BEBF


def gen_private_key():
    """generate a private key"""
    return secrets.randbelow(N)


def is_private_key_valid(private_key):
    """check if a given private key is valid"""
    return 0 < int(private_key, 16) < N