Class SignIdentityAbstract

An Identity that can sign blobs.

Implements

Constructors

constructor

Properties

_principal

Methods

getPublicKey sign getPrincipal transformRequest

Constructors

constructor

Properties

Protected _principal

_principal: undefined | types.Principal

Methods

Abstract getPublicKey

  • getPublicKey(): utils.agent.PublicKey

  • Returns the public key that would match this identity's signature.

    Returns utils.agent.PublicKey

Abstract sign

  • sign(blob): Promise<utils.agent.Signature>

  • Signs a blob of data, with this identity's private key.

    Parameters

    Returns Promise<utils.agent.Signature>

getPrincipal

  • getPrincipal(): types.Principal

  • Get the principal represented by this identity. Normally should be a Principal.selfAuthenticating().

    Returns types.Principal

transformRequest

  • transformRequest(request): Promise<unknown>

  • Transform a request into a signed version of the request. This is done last after the transforms on the body of a request. The returned object can be anything, but must be serializable to CBOR.

    Parameters

    Returns Promise<unknown>

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