// This example demonstrates decrypting a message using a private key that is
// first parsed from raw bytes.
func Example_decryptMessage() {
// Decode the hex-encoded private key.
pkBytes, err := hex.DecodeString("a11b0a4e1a132305652ee7a8eb7848f6ad" +
"5ea381e3ce20a2c086a2e388230811")
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
privKey, _ := btcec.PrivKeyFromBytes(btcec.S256(), pkBytes)
ciphertext, err := hex.DecodeString("35f644fbfb208bc71e57684c3c8b437402ca" +
"002047a2f1b38aa1a8f1d5121778378414f708fe13ebf7b4a7bb74407288c1958969" +
"00207cf4ac6057406e40f79961c973309a892732ae7a74ee96cd89823913b8b8d650" +
"a44166dc61ea1c419d47077b748a9c06b8d57af72deb2819d98a9d503efc59fc8307" +
"d14174f8b83354fac3ff56075162")
// Try decrypting the message.
plaintext, err := btcec.Decrypt(privKey, ciphertext)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
fmt.Println(string(plaintext))
// Output:
// test message
}
// 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
}