Crypt::PK::X25519

Section: User Contributed Perl Documentation (3pm)
Updated: 2022-10-19
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NAME

Crypt::PK::X25519 - Asymmetric cryptography based on X25519

SYNOPSIS

 use Crypt::PK::X25519;

 #Shared secret
 my $priv = Crypt::PK::X25519->new('Alice_priv_x25519.der');
 my $pub = Crypt::PK::X25519->new('Bob_pub_x25519.der');
 my $shared_secret = $priv->shared_secret($pub);

 #Load key
 my $pk = Crypt::PK::X25519->new;
 my $pk_hex = "EA7806F721A8570512C8F6EFB4E8D620C49A529E4DF5EAA77DEC646FB1E87E41";
 $pk->import_key_raw(pack("H*", $pk_hex), "public");
 my $sk = Crypt::PK::X25519->new;
 my $sk_hex = "002F93D10BA5728D8DD8E9527721DABA3261C0BB1BEFDE7B4BBDAC631D454651";
 $sk->import_key_raw(pack("H*", $sk_hex), "private");

 #Key generation
 my $pk = Crypt::PK::X25519->new->generate_key;
 my $private_der = $pk->export_key_der('private');
 my $public_der  = $pk->export_key_der('public');
 my $private_pem = $pk->export_key_pem('private');
 my $public_pem  = $pk->export_key_pem('public');
 my $private_raw = $pk->export_key_raw('private');
 my $public_raw  = $pk->export_key_raw('public');
 my $private_jwk = $pk->export_key_jwk('private');
 my $public_jwk  = $pk->export_key_jwk('public');

DESCRIPTION

Since: CryptX-0.067

METHODS

new

 my $pk = Crypt::PK::X25519->new();
 #or
 my $pk = Crypt::PK::X25519->new($priv_or_pub_key_filename);
 #or
 my $pk = Crypt::PK::X25519->new(\$buffer_containing_priv_or_pub_key);

Support for password protected PEM keys

 my $pk = Crypt::PK::X25519->new($priv_pem_key_filename, $password);
 #or
 my $pk = Crypt::PK::X25519->new(\$buffer_containing_priv_pem_key, $password);

generate_key

Uses Yarrow-based cryptographically strong random number generator seeded with random data taken from "/dev/random" (UNIX) or "CryptGenRandom" (Win32).

 $pk->generate_key;

import_key

Loads private or public key in DER or PEM format.

 $pk->import_key($filename);
 #or
 $pk->import_key(\$buffer_containing_key);

Support for password protected PEM keys:

 $pk->import_key($filename, $password);
 #or
 $pk->import_key(\$buffer_containing_key, $password);

Loading private or public keys form perl hash:

 $pk->import_key($hashref);

 # the $hashref is either a key exported via key2hash
 $pk->import_key({
      curve => "x25519",
      pub   => "EA7806F721A8570512C8F6EFB4E8D620C49A529E4DF5EAA77DEC646FB1E87E41",
      priv  => "002F93D10BA5728D8DD8E9527721DABA3261C0BB1BEFDE7B4BBDAC631D454651",
 });

 # or a hash with items corresponding to JWK (JSON Web Key)
 $pk->import_key({
       kty => "OKP",
       crv => "X25519",
       d   => "AC-T0Qulco2N2OlSdyHaujJhwLsb7957S72sYx1FRlE",
       x   => "6ngG9yGoVwUSyPbvtOjWIMSaUp5N9eqnfexkb7HofkE",
 });

Supported key formats:

 # all formats can be loaded from a file
 my $pk = Crypt::PK::X25519->new($filename);

 # or from a buffer containing the key
 my $pk = Crypt::PK::X25519->new(\$buffer_with_key);

•

X25519 private keys in PEM format

 -----BEGIN X25519 PRIVATE KEY-----
 MC4CAQAwBQYDK2VuBCIEIAAvk9ELpXKNjdjpUnch2royYcC7G+/ee0u9rGMdRUZR
 -----END X25519 PRIVATE KEY-----

•

X25519 private keys in password protected PEM format

 -----BEGIN X25519 PRIVATE KEY-----
 Proc-Type: 4,ENCRYPTED
 DEK-Info: DES-CBC,DEEFD3D6B714E75A

 dfFWP5bKn49aZ993NVAhQQPdFWgsTb4j8CWhRjGBVTPl6ITstAL17deBIRBwZb7h
 pAyIka81Kfs=
 -----END X25519 PRIVATE KEY-----

•

X25519 public keys in PEM format

 -----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
 MCowBQYDK2VuAyEA6ngG9yGoVwUSyPbvtOjWIMSaUp5N9eqnfexkb7HofkE=
 -----END PUBLIC KEY-----

•

PKCS#8 private keys

 -----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
 MC4CAQAwBQYDK2VuBCIEIAAvk9ELpXKNjdjpUnch2royYcC7G+/ee0u9rGMdRUZR
 -----END PRIVATE KEY-----

•

PKCS#8 encrypted private keys

•

X25519 private keys in JSON Web Key (JWK) format

See <https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8037>

 {
  "kty":"OKP",
  "crv":"X25519",
  "x":"6ngG9yGoVwUSyPbvtOjWIMSaUp5N9eqnfexkb7HofkE",
  "d":"AC-T0Qulco2N2OlSdyHaujJhwLsb7957S72sYx1FRlE",
 }

BEWARE: For JWK support you need to have JSON module installed.

•

X25519 public keys in JSON Web Key (JWK) format

 {
  "kty":"OKP",
  "crv":"X25519",
  "x":"6ngG9yGoVwUSyPbvtOjWIMSaUp5N9eqnfexkb7HofkE",
 }

BEWARE: For JWK support you need to have JSON module installed.

import_key_raw

Import raw public/private key - can load raw key data exported by ``export_key_raw''.

 $pk->import_key_raw($key, 'public');
 $pk->import_key_raw($key, 'private');

export_key_der

 my $private_der = $pk->export_key_der('private');
 #or
 my $public_der = $pk->export_key_der('public');

export_key_pem

 my $private_pem = $pk->export_key_pem('private');
 #or
 my $public_pem = $pk->export_key_pem('public');

Support for password protected PEM keys

 my $private_pem = $pk->export_key_pem('private', $password);
 #or
 my $private_pem = $pk->export_key_pem('private', $password, $cipher);

 # supported ciphers: 'DES-CBC'
 #                    'DES-EDE3-CBC'
 #                    'SEED-CBC'
 #                    'CAMELLIA-128-CBC'
 #                    'CAMELLIA-192-CBC'
 #                    'CAMELLIA-256-CBC'
 #                    'AES-128-CBC'
 #                    'AES-192-CBC'
 #                    'AES-256-CBC' (DEFAULT)

export_key_jwk

Exports public/private keys as a JSON Web Key (JWK).

 my $private_json_text = $pk->export_key_jwk('private');
 #or
 my $public_json_text = $pk->export_key_jwk('public');

Also exports public/private keys as a perl HASH with JWK structure.

 my $jwk_hash = $pk->export_key_jwk('private', 1);
 #or
 my $jwk_hash = $pk->export_key_jwk('public', 1);

BEWARE: For JWK support you need to have JSON module installed.

export_key_raw

Export raw public/private key

 my $private_bytes = $pk->export_key_raw('private');
 #or
 my $public_bytes = $pk->export_key_raw('public');

shared_secret

  # Alice having her priv key $pk and Bob's public key $pkb
  my $pk  = Crypt::PK::X25519->new($priv_key_filename);
  my $pkb = Crypt::PK::X25519->new($pub_key_filename);
  my $shared_secret = $pk->shared_secret($pkb);

  # Bob having his priv key $pk and Alice's public key $pka
  my $pk = Crypt::PK::X25519->new($priv_key_filename);
  my $pka = Crypt::PK::X25519->new($pub_key_filename);
  my $shared_secret = $pk->shared_secret($pka);  # same value as computed by Alice

is_private

 my $rv = $pk->is_private;
 # 1 .. private key loaded
 # 0 .. public key loaded
 # undef .. no key loaded

key2hash

 my $hash = $pk->key2hash;

 # returns hash like this (or undef if no key loaded):
 {
   curve => "x25519",
   # raw public key as a hexadecimal string
   pub   => "EA7806F721A8570512C8F6EFB4E8D620C49A529E4DF5EAA77DEC646FB1E87E41",
   # raw private key as a hexadecimal string. undef if key is public only
   priv  => "002F93D10BA5728D8DD8E9527721DABA3261C0BB1BEFDE7B4BBDAC631D454651",
 }

SEE ALSO

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