PeerIdentity

Install

npm install peer-identity

Usage

const PeerIdentity = require('peer-identity');

const peerIdentity = new PeerIdentity();

Webpack

Use the ignore plugin to ignore node-localstorage and node-webcrypto-ossl when building for the browser.

API

Initialize w/ Config

new PeerIdentity({
  localStoragePath: '/tmp/myLocalStorage'
});

Config Options:

• localStoragePath: file to usage for node-localstorage if using node rather than browser

function generateSessionKeys

Generates signing keys. Stores in this.sesssion.publicKey and this.session.privateKey

returns Promise(keyPair)

const keyPair = await peerIdentity.generateSessionKeys();

function loadFromLocalStorage / load

Loads signing keys from localStorage.

returns Promise(bool)

const loaded = await peerIdentity.loadFromLocalStorage();

function saveToLocalStorage / save

Saves current signing keys to localStorage.

returns Promise(bool)

const saved = await peerIdentity.saveToLocalStorage();

function addSession

Adds a peer session to be used by verify functions.

arguments:

• id string session/did id
• jwk json string or object

returns Promise(bool)

const added = await peerIdentity.addSession('id:lkajdsflkjasdf', jwk);

function signData

Signs data with the session signing keys.

arguments:

• data string or json object

returns Promise(\${Base58(data)}.${Base58(id)}.sig`)`

verifyData

Verifies signature and decodes data.

arguments:

• data and sig in form: ${Base58(data)}.${Base58(id)}.sig

returns ```js Promise({ data, //decoded base58 id, // decoded base58 sig, error, // including "SESSION_NOT_FOUND" })

### exportDID

TODO

### loadPeerFromDID

TODO