status-go/api/utils.go
Andrea Franz a61c0368bc
add HashMessage to backend, lib, and mobile. (#1421)
* add HashMessage to backend, lib, and mobile.

* move HashMessage out of the backend struct

* fix comment typo
2019-03-21 11:48:47 +01:00

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package api
import (
"fmt"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
)
// RunAsync runs the specified function asynchronously.
func RunAsync(f func() error) <-chan error {
resp := make(chan error, 1)
go func() {
err := f()
resp <- err
close(resp)
}()
return resp
}
// HashMessage calculates the hash of a message to be safely signed by the keycard
// The hash is calulcated as
// keccak256("\x19Ethereum Signed Message:\n"${message length}${message}).
// This gives context to the signed message and prevents signing of transactions.
func HashMessage(data []byte) []byte {
msg := fmt.Sprintf("\x19Ethereum Signed Message:\n%d%s", len(data), data)
return crypto.Keccak256([]byte(msg))
}