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v0

v0.3.8

Apr 13, 2026

v0.3.7

Mar 20, 2025

v0.3.6

Mar 20, 2025

v0.3.5

Jul 25, 2024

v0.3.4

May 9, 2023

v0.3.3

Nov 7, 2022

Changes in this version

type PrivateKey

+ func PrivateKeyFromPEMBytes(bytes []byte) (*PrivateKey, error)

+ func PrivateKeyFromPEMFile(file string) (*PrivateKey, error)

+ func PrivateKeyFromPEMString(str string) (*PrivateKey, error)

+ func (priv *PrivateKey) PEM() string

+ func (priv *PrivateKey) SavePEMFile(file string) error

+ func (priv *PrivateKey) ToPEM() []byte

type PublicKey

+ func PublicKeyFromPEMBytes(bytes []byte) (*PublicKey, error)

+ func PublicKeyFromPEMFile(path string) (*PublicKey, error)

+ func PublicKeyFromPEMString(pemString string) (*PublicKey, error)

+ func (pub *PublicKey) PEM() string

+ func (pub *PublicKey) SaveToPEMFile(path string) error

+ func (pub *PublicKey) ToPEM() []byte

v0.3.2

Feb 23, 2022

v0.3.1

Feb 18, 2022

Changes in this version

+ func DecryptBase64(ciphertext string, priv *PrivateKey, ecdh ECDH, kdf KDF) ([]byte, error)

+ func DecryptHex(ciphertext string, priv *PrivateKey, ecdh ECDH, kdf KDF) ([]byte, error)

+ func EncryptToBase64(data []byte, pub *PublicKey, ecdh ECDH, kdf KDF) (string, error)

+ func EncryptToHex(data []byte, pub *PublicKey, ecdh ECDH, kdf KDF) (string, error)

v0.3.0

Feb 9, 2022

Changes in this version

+ type Point struct

+ X *big.Int

+ Y *big.Int

type PublicKey

+ func (pub *PublicKey) ScalarMult(priv *PrivateKey) *Point

v0.2.0

Feb 8, 2022

Changes in this version

+ func DecryptBase64String(ciphertext string, priv *PrivateKey, ecdh ECDH, kdf KDF) (string, error)

+ func DecryptHexString(ciphertext string, priv *PrivateKey, ecdh ECDH, kdf KDF) (string, error)

+ func EncryptStringToBase64(plaintext string, pub *PublicKey, ecdh ECDH, kdf KDF) (string, error)

+ func EncryptStringToHex(plaintext string, pub *PublicKey, ecdh ECDH, kdf KDF) (string, error)

+ type ECDH func(priv *PrivateKey, pub *PublicKey) (masterSecret []byte)

+ type KDF func(masterSecret []byte) (key []byte, err error)

type PrivateKey

+ func PrivateKeyFromBase64(base64Key string, curve elliptic.Curve) (*PrivateKey, error)

+ func (priv *PrivateKey) Base64() string

type PublicKey

+ func PublicKeyFromBase64(base64Key string, curve elliptic.Curve) (*PublicKey, error)

+ func (pub *PublicKey) Base64() string

v0.1.0

Oct 1, 2021

Changes in this version

+ func Decrypt(data []byte, priv *PrivateKey) ([]byte, error)

+ func DecryptString(ciphertext string, priv *PrivateKey) (string, error)

+ func Encrypt(data []byte, pub *PublicKey) ([]byte, error)

+ func EncryptString(plaintext string, pub *PublicKey) (string, error)

+ type PrivateKey struct

+ Pub *PublicKey

+ func GenerateKey(curve elliptic.Curve) (*PrivateKey, error)

+ func PrivateKeyFromBytes(b []byte, curve elliptic.Curve) *PrivateKey

+ func PrivateKeyFromHex(hexKey string, curve elliptic.Curve) (*PrivateKey, error)

+ func (priv *PrivateKey) Bytes() []byte

+ func (priv *PrivateKey) Hex() string

+ type PublicKey struct

+ func PublicKeyFromBytes(b []byte, curve elliptic.Curve) (*PublicKey, error)

+ func PublicKeyFromHex(hexKey string, curve elliptic.Curve) (*PublicKey, error)

+ func (pub *PublicKey) Bytes() []byte

+ func (pub *PublicKey) Hex() string