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add es256k (secp256k1 curve) support #643

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@trung trung commented Feb 23, 2022

Fix #222

I'm using github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 which is go-native implementation for secp256k1 curve.

My first attempt to add the support into current code. Not super clean so looking for feedbacks to fit better into the current design.

Feel free to contribute into this PR as needed. I will try to find time to update as feedbacks coming in and complete the TODO.

TODO:

  • step crypto key sign and step crypto key verify
  • step crypto keypair

Example:

echo "my data" | step crypto key sign -key /tmp/priv.key -alg es256k -format b64

echo "my data" | step crypto key verify -key /tmp/pub.key -alg es256k -signature xxxx

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if strings.ToLower(ctx.String("alg")) == "es256k" {
hexRaw, err := os.ReadFile(keyFile)
if err != nil {
return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "read file error")
}
raw, err := hex.DecodeString(strings.TrimPrefix(strings.TrimSpace(string(hexRaw)), "0x"))
if err != nil {
return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "file content is not in hex")
}
if isPubKey {
secp256k1Pk, err := secp256k1.ParsePubKey(raw)
if err != nil {
return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to parse public key")
}
return secp256k1Pk.ToECDSA(), nil
}
secp256k1Pk := secp256k1.PrivKeyFromBytes(raw)
return secp256k1Pk.ToECDSA(), nil
}
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Is there any reason to not use a PEM file for this?

$ openssl ecparam -name secp256k1 -genkey -noout
-----BEGIN EC PRIVATE KEY-----
MHQCAQEEIMUALqrFTe1KusIe3WlCZeRHBZoNoL1SbqzVDHdHo+7roAcGBSuBBAAK
oUQDQgAEkQ/Pj3MnBvwmNmsYEg0cCqgsXwV8yKYJHG099jfLPjTdmV3ZWkZg146Q
Nfm0RBXjvgEoVXhHy/g2vyptMmAaKQ==
-----END EC PRIVATE KEY-----

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No, there's no reason. We can certainly use PEM here.

Maybe we can add support for hex-encoded key and wallet (JSON, imported format). The support can be done directly in related commands or in the format command.

Blockchain client node implementations often import keys via those above methods.

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maraino commented Feb 23, 2022

I'm not opposed to adding support for secp256k1 on the cli, but perhaps a better place for this code would be in go.step.sm/crypto

@dopey dopey removed the needs triage Waiting for discussion / prioritization by team label Feb 24, 2022
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feature to support curve "P-256k1" (secp256k1)
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