// This example demonstrates encrypting a message for a public key that is first
// parsed from raw bytes, then decrypting it using the corresponding private key.
func Example_encryptMessage() {
// Decode the hex-encoded pubkey of the recipient.
pubKeyBytes, err := hex.DecodeString("04115c42e757b2efb7671c578530ec191a1" +
"359381e6a71127a9d37c486fd30dae57e76dc58f693bd7e7010358ce6b165e483a29" +
"21010db67ac11b1b51b651953d2") // uncompressed pubkey
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
pubKey, err := btcec.ParsePubKey(pubKeyBytes, btcec.S256())
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
// Encrypt a message decryptable by the private key corresponding to pubKey
message := "test message"
ciphertext, err := btcec.Encrypt(pubKey, []byte(message))
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
// Decode the hex-encoded private key.
pkBytes, err := hex.DecodeString("a11b0a4e1a132305652ee7a8eb7848f6ad" +
"5ea381e3ce20a2c086a2e388230811")
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
// note that we already have corresponding pubKey
privKey, _ := btcec.PrivKeyFromBytes(btcec.S256(), pkBytes)
// Try decrypting and verify if it's the same message.
plaintext, err := btcec.Decrypt(privKey, ciphertext)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
fmt.Println(string(plaintext))
// Output:
// test message
}
// Test 1: Encryption and decryption
func TestCipheringBasic(t *testing.T) {
privkey, err := btcec.NewPrivateKey(btcec.S256())
if err != nil {
t.Fatal("failed to generate private key")
}
in := []byte("Hey there dude. How are you doing? This is a test.")
out, err := btcec.Encrypt(privkey.PubKey(), in)
if err != nil {
t.Fatal("failed to encrypt:", err)
}
dec, err := btcec.Decrypt(privkey, out)
if err != nil {
t.Fatal("failed to decrypt:", err)
}
if !bytes.Equal(in, dec) {
t.Error("decrypted data doesn't match original")
}
}
