It is better for libgcrypt to support API to compose a private key from raw key
material (by adding some information like appropriate flags, etc.).
This is useful to recover the key from external process, like from paper, from
smartcard (if it is possible to read out the raw key material), etc.
Description
Description
| Status | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolved | • gniibe | T1734 [SUGGESTION] Implement a function to re-generate public keys and(!) "stubs" from private keys stored on smartcard only | ||
| Open | None | T2349 Composing a private key from raw key material |
Event Timeline
Comment Actions
This will be useful for GnuPG itself. For example, currently in
gnupg/agent/command-ssh.c, we have a function ssh_receive_key which compose a
private key from 'ssh-add'. With this API, it will be cleaned up.
Comment Actions
How about adding support with private in keyparam?
- (genkey(rsa(nbit 2048)(d xxxx)(p xxxx)(q xxxx)(u xxxx))) ; Only p and q, is OK
- (genkey(ecc(curve cv25519)(flags djb-tweak comp)(d xxx)))