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@nimiq/core / BLSKeyPair

Class: BLSKeyPair

Defined in: @nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:680

A BLS keypair It is used by validators to vote during Tendermint rounds. This is just a wrapper around our internal BLS structs

Constructors

Constructor

new BLSKeyPair(secret_key, public_key): BLSKeyPair

Defined in: @nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:694

Parameters

secret_key

BLSSecretKey

public_key

BLSPublicKey

Returns

BLSKeyPair

Properties

publicKey

readonly publicKey: BLSPublicKey

Defined in: @nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:710

Gets the keypair's public key.


secretKey

readonly secretKey: BLSSecretKey

Defined in: @nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:706

Gets the keypair's secret key.

Methods

free()

free(): void

Defined in: @nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:681

Returns

void


serialize()

serialize(): Uint8Array

Defined in: @nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:698

Serializes to a byte array.

Returns

Uint8Array


toHex()

toHex(): string

Defined in: @nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:702

Formats the keypair into a hex string.

Returns

string


derive()

static derive(private_key): BLSKeyPair

Defined in: @nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:689

Derives a keypair from an existing private key.

Parameters

private_key

BLSSecretKey

Returns

BLSKeyPair


deserialize()

static deserialize(bytes): BLSKeyPair

Defined in: @nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:693

Deserializes a keypair from a byte array.

Parameters

bytes

Uint8Array

Returns

BLSKeyPair


generate()

static generate(): BLSKeyPair

Defined in: @nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:685

Generates a new keypair from secure randomness.

Returns

BLSKeyPair