Commit 541d54a37d
Changed files (1)
lib
std
crypto
25519
lib/std/crypto/25519/ed25519.zig
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ pub const Ed25519 = struct {
/// Deterministically derive a key pair from a cryptograpically secure secret seed.
///
- /// Except in tests, applications should generally call `generate()` instead of this function.
+ /// To create a new key, applications should generally call `generate()` instead of this function.
///
/// As in RFC 8032, an Ed25519 public key is generated by hashing
/// the secret key using the SHA-512 function, and interpreting the
@@ -290,7 +290,8 @@ pub const Ed25519 = struct {
/// Note that with EdDSA, storing the seed, and recovering the key pair
/// from it is recommended over storing the entire secret key.
/// The seed of an exiting key pair can be obtained with
- /// `key_pair.secret_key.seed()`.
+ /// `key_pair.secret_key.seed()`, and the secret key can then be
+ /// recomputed using `SecretKey.generateDeterministic()`.
pub fn fromSecretKey(secret_key: SecretKey) (NonCanonicalError || EncodingError || IdentityElementError)!KeyPair {
// It is critical for EdDSA to use the correct public key.
// In order to enforce this, a SecretKey implicitly includes a copy of the public key.