Import an existing key

Construct keys in another format to a key representation or import keys from a file.

V1

Method	Type	Description
PrivateKey.fromString(<privateKey>)	String	Converts a private key string to PrivateKey
PublicKey.fromString(<publicKey>)	String	Converts a public key string to PublicKey
PrivateKey.fromBytes(<privateKey>)	byte []	Converts a private key from bytes to PrivateKey
PublicKey.fromBytes(<publicKey>)	byte [ ]	Converts a public key from bytes to PublicKey
PrivateKey.fromKeystore(<bytes, passphrase>)	byte [ ], String	Private key from keystore and passphrase
PrivateKey.fromPem(<pemEncoded>)	String	Private key from pem encoded String
PrivateKey.fromPem(<pem, passphrase>)	String, String	Parse a private key from a PEM encoded string. The private key may be encrypted, e.g. if it was generated by OpenSSL.

Java

//Converts a private key string to PrivateKey
Ed25519PrivateKey privateKey = Ed25519PrivateKey.fromString("302e020100300506032b6570042204201d5b7516488d7010e3730ab7432f7115a7588ad76553153f6e108c62cbd1ff25");

//The public key associated with the private key
Ed25519PublicKey publicKey = Ed25519PublicKey.fromString("302a300506032b6570032100d292412f1c86507224c1db656050c2162c91983540d608f6a31e9b43359bc5e");

//v1.3.2

JavaScript

//Converts a private key string to PrivateKey
const privateKey = Ed25519PrivateKey.fromString("302e020100300506032b6570042204201d5b7516488d7010e3730ab7432f7115a7588ad76553153f6e108c62cbd1ff25");

//The public key associated with the private key
const publicKey = Ed25519PublicKey.fromString("302a300506032b6570032100d292412f1c86507224c1db656050c2162c91983540d608f6a31e9b43359bc5e");

//v1.4.4