// USE WITH CAUTION = this will save an unencrypted private key on disk
// no cli or js interface
func (am *Manager) Export(path string, addr common.Address, keyAuth string) error {
key, err := am.keyStore.GetKey(addr, keyAuth)
if err != nil {
return err
}
return crypto.SaveECDSA(path, key.PrivateKey)
}
func (cfg *Config) nodeKey() (*ecdsa.PrivateKey, error) {
// use explicit key from command line args if set
if cfg.NodeKey != nil {
return cfg.NodeKey, nil
}
// use persistent key if present
keyfile := filepath.Join(cfg.DataDir, "nodekey")
key, err := crypto.LoadECDSA(keyfile)
if err == nil {
return key, nil
}
// no persistent key, generate and store a new one
if key, err = crypto.GenerateKey(); err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not generate server key: %v", err)
}
if err := crypto.SaveECDSA(keyfile, key); err != nil {
glog.V(logger.Error).Infoln("could not persist nodekey: ", err)
}
return key, nil
}