Class: PublicKey ​

The non-secret (public) part of an asymmetric key pair that is typically used to digitally verify or encrypt data.

Constructors ​

new PublicKey() ​

new PublicKey(bytes): PublicKey

Creates a new public key from a byte array.

Throws when the byte array is not exactly 32 bytes long.

Parameters ​

• bytes: Uint8Array

Returns ​

PublicKey

Defined in ​

@nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1701

Methods ​

__getClassname() ​

__getClassname(): string

Returns ​

string

Defined in ​

@nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1661

free() ​

free(): void

Returns ​

void

Defined in ​

@nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1657

serialize() ​

serialize(): Uint8Array

Serializes the public key to a byte array.

Returns ​

Uint8Array

Defined in ​

@nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1706

toAddress() ​

toAddress(): Address

Gets the public key's address.

Returns ​

Address

Defined in ​

@nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1724

toHex() ​

toHex(): string

Formats the public key into a hex string.

Returns ​

string

Defined in ​

@nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1719

verify() ​

verify(signature, data): boolean

Verifies that a signature is valid for this public key and the provided data.

Parameters ​

• signature: Signature

• data: Uint8Array

Returns ​

boolean

Defined in ​

@nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1674

derive() ​

static derive(private_key): PublicKey

Derives a public key from an existing private key.

Parameters ​

• private_key: PrivateKey

Returns ​

PublicKey

Defined in ​

@nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1667

fromHex() ​

static fromHex(hex): PublicKey

Parses a public key from its hex representation.

Throws when the string is not valid hex format or when it represents less than 32 bytes.

Parameters ​

• hex: string

Returns ​

PublicKey

Defined in ​

@nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1714

fromRaw() ​

static fromRaw(raw_bytes): PublicKey

Deserializes a public key from its raw representation.

Parameters ​

• raw_bytes: Uint8Array

Returns ​

PublicKey

Defined in ​

@nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1694

fromSpki() ​

static fromSpki(spki_bytes): PublicKey

Deserializes a public key from its SPKI representation.

Parameters ​

• spki_bytes: Uint8Array

Returns ​

PublicKey

Defined in ​

@nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1688

unserialize() ​

static unserialize(bytes): PublicKey

Deserializes a public key from a byte array.

Throws when the byte array contains less than 32 bytes.

Parameters ​

• bytes: Uint8Array

Returns ​

PublicKey

Defined in ​

@nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1682