Interface ECKey

An interface for elliptic curve keys that can derive a public key.

This interface extends ECKeyBase to provide a method for deriving the corresponding compressed public key. It is implemented by both private keys (where it generates the public key) and public keys (where it may return self or convert between formats).

interface ECKey {
    data(): Uint8Array;
    hex(): string;
    publicKey(): ECPublicKey;
}

Hierarchy (View Summary)

ECKeyBase
- ECKey
  - ECPublicKeyBase

Implemented by

ECPrivateKey

Index

Methods

data hex publicKey

Methods

data

data(): Uint8Array
Returns the key's binary data.

Returns Uint8Array
Inherited from ECKeyBase.data
- Defined in components/src/ec-key/ec-key-base.ts:35

hex

hex(): string
Returns the key as a hexadecimal string.

Returns string
Inherited from ECKeyBase.hex
- Defined in components/src/ec-key/ec-key-base.ts:40

publicKey

publicKey(): ECPublicKey
Returns the compressed public key corresponding to this key.

Returns ECPublicKey
- Defined in components/src/ec-key/ec-key-base.ts:64