Function generate_key_pair

bigchaindb/common/crypto.py:25–37

Generates a cryptographic key pair. Returns: :class:`~bigchaindb.common.crypto.CryptoKeypair`: A :obj:`collections.namedtuple` with named fields :attr:`~bigchaindb.common.crypto.CryptoKeypair.private_key` and :attr:`~bigchaindb.common.crypto.CryptoKeypair.public_

()

def generate_key_pair():
    """Generates a cryptographic key pair.

    Returns:
        :class:`~bigchaindb.common.crypto.CryptoKeypair`: A
        :obj:`collections.namedtuple` with named fields
        :attr:`~bigchaindb.common.crypto.CryptoKeypair.private_key` and
        :attr:`~bigchaindb.common.crypto.CryptoKeypair.public_key`.

    """
    # TODO FOR CC: Adjust interface so that this function becomes unnecessary
    return CryptoKeypair(
        *(k.decode() for k in crypto.ed25519_generate_key_pair()))


PrivateKey = crypto.Ed25519SigningKey