// NodeKey retrieves the currently configured private key of the node, checking
// first any manually set key, falling back to the one found in the configured
// data folder. If no key can be found, a new one is generated.
func (c *Config) NodeKey() *ecdsa.PrivateKey {
// Use any specifically configured key
if c.PrivateKey != nil {
return c.PrivateKey
}
// Generate ephemeral key if no datadir is being used
if c.DataDir == "" {
key, err := crypto.GenerateKey()
if err != nil {
glog.Fatalf("Failed to generate ephemeral node key: %v", err)
}
return key
}
// Fall back to persistent key from the data directory
keyfile := filepath.Join(c.DataDir, datadirPrivateKey)
if key, err := crypto.LoadECDSA(keyfile); err == nil {
return key
}
// No persistent key found, generate and store a new one
key, err := crypto.GenerateKey()
if err != nil {
glog.Fatalf("Failed to generate node key: %v", err)
}
if err := crypto.SaveECDSA(keyfile, key); err != nil {
glog.V(logger.Error).Infof("Failed to persist node key: %v", err)
}
return key
}
func (am *Manager) Import(path string, keyAuth string) (Account, error) {
privateKeyECDSA, err := crypto.LoadECDSA(path)
if err != nil {
return Account{}, err
}
key := crypto.NewKeyFromECDSA(privateKeyECDSA)
if err = am.keyStore.StoreKey(key, keyAuth); err != nil {
return Account{}, err
}
return Account{Address: key.Address}, nil
}
// MakeNodeKey creates a node key from set command line flags, either loading it
// from a file or as a specified hex value. If neither flags were provided, this
// method returns nil and an emphemeral key is to be generated.
func MakeNodeKey(ctx *cli.Context) *ecdsa.PrivateKey {
var (
hex = ctx.GlobalString(NodeKeyHexFlag.Name)
file = ctx.GlobalString(NodeKeyFileFlag.Name)
key *ecdsa.PrivateKey
err error
)
switch {
case file != "" && hex != "":
Fatalf("Options %q and %q are mutually exclusive", NodeKeyFileFlag.Name, NodeKeyHexFlag.Name)
case file != "":
if key, err = crypto.LoadECDSA(file); err != nil {
Fatalf("Option %q: %v", NodeKeyFileFlag.Name, err)
}
case hex != "":
if key, err = crypto.HexToECDSA(hex); err != nil {
Fatalf("Option %q: %v", NodeKeyHexFlag.Name, err)
}
}
return key
}