Method RemoveKey

keyring.go:116–127

RemoveKey drops a key from the keyring. This will return an error if the key requested for removal is currently at position 0 (primary key).

(key []byte)

// RemoveKey drops a key from the keyring. This will return an error if the key
// requested for removal is currently at position 0 (primary key).
func (k *Keyring) RemoveKey(key []byte) error {
	if bytes.Equal(key, k.keys[0]) {
		return fmt.Errorf("removing the primary key is not allowed")
	}
	for i, installedKey := range k.keys {
		if bytes.Equal(key, installedKey) {
			keys := append(k.keys[:i], k.keys[i+1:]...)
			k.installKeys(keys, k.keys[0])
		}
	}
	return nil
}

// installKeys will take out a lock on the keyring, and replace the keys with a
// new set of keys. The key indicated by primaryKey will be installed as the new