Function generatePrivateKey

Securely generate a valid Secp256k1 private key given a secure source of randomness.

Node.js Usage

import { randomBytes } from 'crypto';
import { generatePrivateKey } from '@bitauth/libauth';

const key = generatePrivateKey(() => randomBytes(32));

Browser Usage

import { generatePrivateKey } from '@bitauth/libauth';

const key = generatePrivateKey(() =>
  window.crypto.getRandomValues(new Uint8Array(32))
);