status-web/packages/status-core/src/identity.ts

import { Buffer } from 'buffer'
import { keccak256 } from 'js-sha3'
import { generatePrivateKey } from 'js-waku'
import * as secp256k1 from 'secp256k1'

import { hexToBuf } from './utils'

export class Identity {
  private pubKey: Uint8Array
  public constructor(public privateKey: Uint8Array) {
    this.pubKey = secp256k1.publicKeyCreate(this.privateKey, true)
  }

  public static generate(): Identity {
    const privateKey = generatePrivateKey()
    return new Identity(privateKey)
  }

  /**
   * Hashes the payload with SHA3-256 and signs the result using the internal private key.
   */
  public sign(payload: Uint8Array): Uint8Array {
    const hash = keccak256(payload)
    const { signature, recid } = secp256k1.ecdsaSign(
      hexToBuf(hash),
      this.privateKey
    )

    return Buffer.concat([signature, Buffer.from([recid])])
  }

  /**
   * Returns the compressed public key.
   */
  public get publicKey(): Uint8Array {
    return this.pubKey
  }
}