Crate eth_keystore

A minimalist library to interact with encrypted JSON keystores as per the Web3 Secret Storage Definition.

Structs

CipherparamsJson

Represents the “cipherparams” part of an encrypted JSON keystore.

CryptoJson

Represents the “crypto” part of an encrypted JSON keystore.

EthKeystore

This struct represents the deserialized form of an encrypted JSON keystore based on the Web3 Secret Storage Definition.

Enums

KdfType

Types of key derivition functions supported by the Web3 Secret Storage.

KdfparamsType

Defines the various parameters used in the supported KDFs.

KeystoreError

An error thrown when interacting with the eth-keystore crate.

Functions

decrypt_key

Decrypts an encrypted JSON keystore at the provided path using the provided password. Decryption supports the Scrypt and PBKDF2 key derivation functions.

encrypt_key

Encrypts the given private key using the Scrypt password-based key derivation function, and stores it in the provided directory. On success, it returns the id (Uuid) generated for this keystore.

new

Creates a new JSON keystore using the Scrypt key derivation function. The keystore is encrypted by a key derived from the provided password and stored in the provided directory with either the user-provided filename, or a generated Uuid id.