Import an existing key

Construct keys in another format to a key representation or import keys from a file.
Method
Type
Description
PrivateKey.fromString(<privateKey>)
String
Constructs a private key string to PrivateKey
PublicKey.fromString(<publicKey>)
String
Constructs a public key string to PublicKey
PrivateKey.fromStringECDSA(<privateKey>)
String
Constructs an ECDSA key from a private key string
PublicKey.fromStringECDSA(<publicKey>)
String
Constructs an ECDSA public key from a public key string
PrivateKey.fromBytesECDSA(<privateKey>)
byte[ ]
Constructs an ECDSA key from a private key bytes
PublicKey.fromBytesECDSA(<publicKey>)
byte[ ]
Constructs an ECDSA public key from a public key bytes
PrivateKey.fromStringED25519(<privateKey>)
String
Constructs an ED25519 key from a private key string
PublicKey.fromStringED25519(<publicKey>)
String
Constructs an ED25519 public key from a public key string
PrivateKey.fromBytesED25519(<privateKey>)
byte [ ]
Constructs an ED25519 key from a private key bytes
PublicKey.fromBytesED25519(<publiceKey>)
byte [ ]
Constructs an ED25519 public key from a public key bytes
PrivateKey.fromBytes(<privateKey>)
byte [ ]
Constructs a private key from bytes to PrivateKey
PublicKey.fromBytes(<publicKey>)
byte [ ]
Contructs a public key from bytes to PublicKey
PrivateKey.fromPem(<pemEncoded>)
String
Parse a private key from a PEM encoded string
PrivateKey.fromPem(<encodedPem, password>)
String, String
Parse a private key from a PEM encoded string. The private key may be encrypted, e.g. if it was generated by OpenSSL.
PrivateKey.readPem(<pemfile>)
Reader
Parse a private key from a PEM encoded reader
PrivateKey.readPem(<pemFile, password>)
Reader, String
Parse a private key from a PEM encoded stream. The key may be encrypted, e.g. if it was generated by OpenSSL.
Java
JavaScript
Go
//Converts a private key string to PrivateKey
PrivateKey privateKey = PrivateKey.fromStringED25519("302e020100300506032b657004220420d763df96caaabf192c67326e87c32a1ae4571f739022c77d2acaae5dd09cfb13");
​
//The public key associated with the private key
PublicKey publicKey = PublicKey.fromStringED25519("302a300506032b65700321008f556741dcb5e144e5cabfce5355ad5050ec7a6ea15787a5fd759d616e047d24");
//Converts a private key string to PrivateKey
const privateKey = PrivateKey.fromStringED25519("302e020100300506032b657004220420d763df96caaabf192c67326e87c32a1ae4571f739022c77d2acaae5dd09cfb13");
​
//The public key associated with the private key
const publicKey = PublicKey.fromStringED25519("302a300506032b65700321008f556741dcb5e144e5cabfce5355ad5050ec7a6ea15787a5fd759d616e047d24");
//Converts a private key string to PrivateKey
privateKey, err := hedera.PrivateKeyFromStringEd25519("302e020100300506032b65700422042012a4a4add3d885bd61d7ce5cff88c5ef2d510651add00a7f64cb90de3359b105")
​
if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
​
//The public key associated with the private key
publicKey, err := hedera.PublicKeyFromString("302a300506032b6570032100d292412f1c86507224c1db656050c2162c91983540d608f6a31e9b43359bc5e")
​
if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}

Generate a new key pair

Create a key list

Last modified 4mo ago

Method	Type	Description
`PrivateKey.fromString(<privateKey>)`	String	Constructs a private key string to PrivateKey
`PublicKey.fromString(<publicKey>)`	String	Constructs a public key string to PublicKey
`PrivateKey.fromStringECDSA(<privateKey>)`	String	Constructs an ECDSA key from a private key string
`PublicKey.fromStringECDSA(<publicKey>)`	String	Constructs an ECDSA public key from a public key string
`PrivateKey.fromBytesECDSA(<privateKey>)`	byte[ ]	Constructs an ECDSA key from a private key bytes
`PublicKey.fromBytesECDSA(<publicKey>)`	byte[ ]	Constructs an ECDSA public key from a public key bytes
`PrivateKey.fromStringED25519(<privateKey>)`	String	Constructs an ED25519 key from a private key string
`PublicKey.fromStringED25519(<publicKey>)`	String	Constructs an ED25519 public key from a public key string
`PrivateKey.fromBytesED25519(<privateKey>)`	byte [ ]	Constructs an ED25519 key from a private key bytes
`PublicKey.fromBytesED25519(<publiceKey>)`	byte [ ]	Constructs an ED25519 public key from a public key bytes
`PrivateKey.fromBytes(<privateKey>)`	byte [ ]	Constructs a private key from bytes to PrivateKey
`PublicKey.fromBytes(<publicKey>)`	byte [ ]	Contructs a public key from bytes to PublicKey
`PrivateKey.fromPem(<pemEncoded>)`	String	Parse a private key from a PEM encoded string
`PrivateKey.fromPem(<encodedPem, password>)`	String, String	Parse a private key from a PEM encoded string. The private key may be encrypted, e.g. if it was generated by OpenSSL.
`PrivateKey.readPem(<pemfile>)`	Reader	Parse a private key from a PEM encoded reader
`PrivateKey.readPem(<pemFile, password>)`	Reader, String	Parse a private key from a PEM encoded stream. The key may be encrypted, e.g. if it was generated by OpenSSL.