kubo/config/identity.go

package config

import (
	"encoding/base64"
	ic "gx/ipfs/QmUWER4r4qMvaCnX5zREcfyiWN7cXN9g3a7fkRqNz8qWPP/go-libp2p-crypto"
)

// Identity tracks the configuration of the local node's identity.
type Identity struct {
	PeerID  string
	PrivKey string
}

// DecodePrivateKey is a helper to decode the users PrivateKey
func (i *Identity) DecodePrivateKey(passphrase string) (ic.PrivKey, error) {
	pkb, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(i.PrivKey)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// currently storing key unencrypted. in the future we need to encrypt it.
	// TODO(security)
	return ic.UnmarshalPrivateKey(pkb)
}