RSA Cryptography¶

class luxon.utils.rsa.RSAKey[source]¶

Utility class to work with RSA keys.

decrypt(message)[source]¶

Method to decrypt a message with the private Key.

Parameters:	message (str) – message encrypted wit the public key.
Returns:	Unicode encoded decrypted message.

encrypt(message)[source]¶

Method to encrypt a message with the public Key.

Parameters:	message (str) – Cleartext message to be encrypted.
Returns:	base64 encoded encrypted message.

generate_private_key(bits=4096, password=None)[source]¶

Method to generate a private RSA key.

Parameters:	bits (int) – Key bit length. password (str) – Key password.
Returns:	Unicode encoded private key.

load_pem_key(pem_key, password=None)[source]¶

Method to load the key from string.

Parameters:	pem_key (str) – Key to be loaded. password (str) – Password for the key.

load_pem_key_file(file, password=None)[source]¶

Method to load the key from string.

Parameters:	file (str) – Location of file containing the key. password (str) – Password for the key.

public_key¶

Property to return the unicode encoded RSA public key

sign(message)[source]¶

Method to sign a message with the Private key.

Parameters:	message (str) – Message to by cryptograpically signed
Returns:	base64 encoded signed message.

verify(signature, message)[source]¶

Method to verify the authenticity of a signed message

Parameters:	signature (str) – The message’s signature. message (str) – The cleartext message that was signed and for which authenticity is to be verified.