cmd/ethkey: new command line tool for keys (#15438)

ethkey is a new tool that serves as a command line interface to
the basic key management functionalities of geth. It currently
supports:
 
 - generating keyfiles
 - inspecting keyfiles (print public and private key)
 - signing messages
 - verifying signed messages
pull/15727/head
Steven Roose 7 years ago committed by Felix Lange
parent e21aa0fda3
commit eeb53bc143
  1. 41
      cmd/ethkey/README.md
  2. 117
      cmd/ethkey/generate.go
  3. 74
      cmd/ethkey/inspect.go
  4. 70
      cmd/ethkey/main.go
  5. 148
      cmd/ethkey/message.go
  6. 83
      cmd/ethkey/utils.go

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ethkey
======
ethkey is a simple command-line tool for working with Ethereum keyfiles.
# Usage
### `ethkey generate`
Generate a new keyfile.
If you want to use an existing private key to use in the keyfile, it can be
specified by setting `--privatekey` with the location of the file containing the
private key.
### `ethkey inspect <keyfile>`
Print various information about the keyfile.
Private key information can be printed by using the `--private` flag;
make sure to use this feature with great caution!
### `ethkey sign <keyfile> <message/file>`
Sign the message with a keyfile.
It is possible to refer to a file containing the message.
### `ethkey verify <address> <signature> <message/file>`
Verify the signature of the message.
It is possible to refer to a file containing the message.
## Passphrases
For every command that uses a keyfile, you will be prompted to provide the
passphrase for decrypting the keyfile. To avoid this message, it is possible
to pass the passphrase by using the `--passphrase` flag pointing to a file that
contains the passphrase.

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package main
import (
"crypto/ecdsa"
"crypto/rand"
"fmt"
"io/ioutil"
"os"
"path/filepath"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/keystore"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
"github.com/pborman/uuid"
"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
)
type outputGenerate struct {
Address string
AddressEIP55 string
}
var commandGenerate = cli.Command{
Name: "generate",
Usage: "generate new keyfile",
ArgsUsage: "[ <keyfile> ]",
Description: `
Generate a new keyfile.
If you want to use an existing private key to use in the keyfile, it can be
specified by setting --privatekey with the location of the file containing the
private key.`,
Flags: []cli.Flag{
passphraseFlag,
jsonFlag,
cli.StringFlag{
Name: "privatekey",
Usage: "the file from where to read the private key to " +
"generate a keyfile for",
},
},
Action: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
// Check if keyfile path given and make sure it doesn't already exist.
keyfilepath := ctx.Args().First()
if keyfilepath == "" {
keyfilepath = defaultKeyfileName
}
if _, err := os.Stat(keyfilepath); err == nil {
utils.Fatalf("Keyfile already exists at %s.", keyfilepath)
} else if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
utils.Fatalf("Error checking if keyfile exists: %v", err)
}
var privateKey *ecdsa.PrivateKey
// First check if a private key file is provided.
privateKeyFile := ctx.String("privatekey")
if privateKeyFile != "" {
privateKeyBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(privateKeyFile)
if err != nil {
utils.Fatalf("Failed to read the private key file '%s': %v",
privateKeyFile, err)
}
pk, err := crypto.HexToECDSA(string(privateKeyBytes))
if err != nil {
utils.Fatalf(
"Could not construct ECDSA private key from file content: %v",
err)
}
privateKey = pk
}
// If not loaded, generate random.
if privateKey == nil {
pk, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(crypto.S256(), rand.Reader)
if err != nil {
utils.Fatalf("Failed to generate random private key: %v", err)
}
privateKey = pk
}
// Create the keyfile object with a random UUID.
id := uuid.NewRandom()
key := &keystore.Key{
Id: id,
Address: crypto.PubkeyToAddress(privateKey.PublicKey),
PrivateKey: privateKey,
}
// Encrypt key with passphrase.
passphrase := getPassPhrase(ctx, true)
keyjson, err := keystore.EncryptKey(key, passphrase,
keystore.StandardScryptN, keystore.StandardScryptP)
if err != nil {
utils.Fatalf("Error encrypting key: %v", err)
}
// Store the file to disk.
if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(keyfilepath), 0700); err != nil {
utils.Fatalf("Could not create directory %s", filepath.Dir(keyfilepath))
}
if err := ioutil.WriteFile(keyfilepath, keyjson, 0600); err != nil {
utils.Fatalf("Failed to write keyfile to %s: %v", keyfilepath, err)
}
// Output some information.
out := outputGenerate{
Address: key.Address.Hex(),
}
if ctx.Bool(jsonFlag.Name) {
mustPrintJSON(out)
} else {
fmt.Println("Address: ", out.Address)
}
return nil
},
}

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package main
import (
"encoding/hex"
"fmt"
"io/ioutil"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/keystore"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
)
type outputInspect struct {
Address string
PublicKey string
PrivateKey string
}
var commandInspect = cli.Command{
Name: "inspect",
Usage: "inspect a keyfile",
ArgsUsage: "<keyfile>",
Description: `
Print various information about the keyfile.
Private key information can be printed by using the --private flag;
make sure to use this feature with great caution!`,
Flags: []cli.Flag{
passphraseFlag,
jsonFlag,
cli.BoolFlag{
Name: "private",
Usage: "include the private key in the output",
},
},
Action: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
keyfilepath := ctx.Args().First()
// Read key from file.
keyjson, err := ioutil.ReadFile(keyfilepath)
if err != nil {
utils.Fatalf("Failed to read the keyfile at '%s': %v", keyfilepath, err)
}
// Decrypt key with passphrase.
passphrase := getPassPhrase(ctx, false)
key, err := keystore.DecryptKey(keyjson, passphrase)
if err != nil {
utils.Fatalf("Error decrypting key: %v", err)
}
// Output all relevant information we can retrieve.
showPrivate := ctx.Bool("private")
out := outputInspect{
Address: key.Address.Hex(),
PublicKey: hex.EncodeToString(
crypto.FromECDSAPub(&key.PrivateKey.PublicKey)),
}
if showPrivate {
out.PrivateKey = hex.EncodeToString(crypto.FromECDSA(key.PrivateKey))
}
if ctx.Bool(jsonFlag.Name) {
mustPrintJSON(out)
} else {
fmt.Println("Address: ", out.Address)
fmt.Println("Public key: ", out.PublicKey)
if showPrivate {
fmt.Println("Private key: ", out.PrivateKey)
}
}
return nil
},
}

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// Copyright 2017 The go-ethereum Authors
// This file is part of go-ethereum.
//
// go-ethereum is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
// (at your option) any later version.
//
// go-ethereum is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
// GNU General Public License for more details.
//
// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
// along with go-ethereum. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
package main
import (
"fmt"
"os"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils"
"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
)
const (
defaultKeyfileName = "keyfile.json"
)
var (
gitCommit = "" // Git SHA1 commit hash of the release (set via linker flags)
app *cli.App // the main app instance
)
var ( // Commonly used command line flags.
passphraseFlag = cli.StringFlag{
Name: "passwordfile",
Usage: "the file that contains the passphrase for the keyfile",
}
jsonFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
Name: "json",
Usage: "output JSON instead of human-readable format",
}
messageFlag = cli.StringFlag{
Name: "message",
Usage: "the file that contains the message to sign/verify",
}
)
// Configure the app instance.
func init() {
app = utils.NewApp(gitCommit, "an Ethereum key manager")
app.Commands = []cli.Command{
commandGenerate,
commandInspect,
commandSignMessage,
commandVerifyMessage,
}
}
func main() {
if err := app.Run(os.Args); err != nil {
fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
os.Exit(1)
}
}

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package main
import (
"encoding/hex"
"fmt"
"io/ioutil"
"os"
"strings"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/keystore"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
)
type outputSign struct {
Signature string
}
var commandSignMessage = cli.Command{
Name: "signmessage",
Usage: "sign a message",
ArgsUsage: "<keyfile> <message/file>",
Description: `
Sign the message with a keyfile.
It is possible to refer to a file containing the message.`,
Flags: []cli.Flag{
passphraseFlag,
jsonFlag,
},
Action: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
keyfilepath := ctx.Args().First()
message := []byte(ctx.Args().Get(1))
// Load the keyfile.
keyjson, err := ioutil.ReadFile(keyfilepath)
if err != nil {
utils.Fatalf("Failed to read the keyfile at '%s': %v",
keyfilepath, err)
}
// Decrypt key with passphrase.
passphrase := getPassPhrase(ctx, false)
key, err := keystore.DecryptKey(keyjson, passphrase)
if err != nil {
utils.Fatalf("Error decrypting key: %v", err)
}
if len(message) == 0 {
utils.Fatalf("A message must be provided")
}
// Read message if file.
if _, err := os.Stat(string(message)); err == nil {
message, err = ioutil.ReadFile(string(message))
if err != nil {
utils.Fatalf("Failed to read the message file: %v", err)
}
}
signature, err := crypto.Sign(signHash(message), key.PrivateKey)
if err != nil {
utils.Fatalf("Failed to sign message: %v", err)
}
out := outputSign{
Signature: hex.EncodeToString(signature),
}
if ctx.Bool(jsonFlag.Name) {
mustPrintJSON(out)
} else {
fmt.Println("Signature: ", out.Signature)
}
return nil
},
}
type outputVerify struct {
Success bool
RecoveredAddress string
RecoveredPublicKey string
}
var commandVerifyMessage = cli.Command{
Name: "verifymessage",
Usage: "verify the signature of a signed message",
ArgsUsage: "<address> <signature> <message/file>",
Description: `
Verify the signature of the message.
It is possible to refer to a file containing the message.`,
Flags: []cli.Flag{
jsonFlag,
},
Action: func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
addressStr := ctx.Args().First()
signatureHex := ctx.Args().Get(1)
message := []byte(ctx.Args().Get(2))
// Determine whether it is a keyfile, public key or address.
if !common.IsHexAddress(addressStr) {
utils.Fatalf("Invalid address: %s", addressStr)
}
address := common.HexToAddress(addressStr)
signature, err := hex.DecodeString(signatureHex)
if err != nil {
utils.Fatalf("Signature encoding is not hexadecimal: %v", err)
}
if len(message) == 0 {
utils.Fatalf("A message must be provided")
}
// Read message if file.
if _, err := os.Stat(string(message)); err == nil {
message, err = ioutil.ReadFile(string(message))
if err != nil {
utils.Fatalf("Failed to read the message file: %v", err)
}
}
recoveredPubkey, err := crypto.SigToPub(signHash(message), signature)
if err != nil || recoveredPubkey == nil {
utils.Fatalf("Signature verification failed: %v", err)
}
recoveredPubkeyBytes := crypto.FromECDSAPub(recoveredPubkey)
recoveredAddress := crypto.PubkeyToAddress(*recoveredPubkey)
success := address == recoveredAddress
out := outputVerify{
Success: success,
RecoveredPublicKey: hex.EncodeToString(recoveredPubkeyBytes),
RecoveredAddress: strings.ToLower(recoveredAddress.Hex()),
}
if ctx.Bool(jsonFlag.Name) {
mustPrintJSON(out)
} else {
if out.Success {
fmt.Println("Signature verification successful!")
} else {
fmt.Println("Signature verification failed!")
}
fmt.Println("Recovered public key: ", out.RecoveredPublicKey)
fmt.Println("Recovered address: ", out.RecoveredAddress)
}
return nil
},
}

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// Copyright 2017 The go-ethereum Authors
// This file is part of go-ethereum.
//
// go-ethereum is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
// (at your option) any later version.
//
// go-ethereum is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
// GNU General Public License for more details.
//
// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
// along with go-ethereum. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
package main
import (
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"io/ioutil"
"strings"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/console"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
)
// getPassPhrase obtains a passphrase given by the user. It first checks the
// --passphrase command line flag and ultimately prompts the user for a
// passphrase.
func getPassPhrase(ctx *cli.Context, confirmation bool) string {
// Look for the --passphrase flag.
passphraseFile := ctx.String(passphraseFlag.Name)
if passphraseFile != "" {
content, err := ioutil.ReadFile(passphraseFile)
if err != nil {
utils.Fatalf("Failed to read passphrase file '%s': %v",
passphraseFile, err)
}
return strings.TrimRight(string(content), "\r\n")
}
// Otherwise prompt the user for the passphrase.
passphrase, err := console.Stdin.PromptPassword("Passphrase: ")
if err != nil {
utils.Fatalf("Failed to read passphrase: %v", err)
}
if confirmation {
confirm, err := console.Stdin.PromptPassword("Repeat passphrase: ")
if err != nil {
utils.Fatalf("Failed to read passphrase confirmation: %v", err)
}
if passphrase != confirm {
utils.Fatalf("Passphrases do not match")
}
}
return passphrase
}
// signHash is a helper function that calculates a hash for the given message
// that can be safely used to calculate a signature from.
//
// The hash is calulcated as
// keccak256("\x19Ethereum Signed Message:\n"${message length}${message}).
//
// This gives context to the signed message and prevents signing of transactions.
func signHash(data []byte) []byte {
msg := fmt.Sprintf("\x19Ethereum Signed Message:\n%d%s", len(data), data)
return crypto.Keccak256([]byte(msg))
}
// mustPrintJSON prints the JSON encoding of the given object and
// exits the program with an error message when the marshaling fails.
func mustPrintJSON(jsonObject interface{}) {
str, err := json.MarshalIndent(jsonObject, "", " ")
if err != nil {
utils.Fatalf("Failed to marshal JSON object: %v", err)
}
fmt.Println(string(str))
}
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