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NewAddress

volodymyrprokopyuk/go-blockchain · chain/account.go:52

func NewAddress(pub *ecdsa.PublicKey) Address {
  jpub, _ := json.Marshal(newP256k1PublicKey(pub))
  hash := make([]byte, 64)
  sha3.ShakeSum256(hash, jpub)
  return Address(hex.EncodeToString(hash[:32]))
}

type Account struct {
  prv *ecdsa.PrivateKey
  addr Address // derived
}

func NewAccount() (Account, error) {
  prv, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(ecc.P256k1(), rand.Reader)
  if err != nil {
    return Account{}, err
  }
  addr := NewAddress(&prv.PublicKey)

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