Comment on Ed25519-CLI – command-line interface for the Ed25519 signature system (2024)parentComments−tptacek8moThe Venn diagram of "not a programmer" and "can safely use Ed25519" is two non-overlapping circles.−PunchyHamster8mo"this app needs me to generate a key and point to it in config" is plenty of overlap−Retr0id8moIf you just want a raw ed25519 private key then `head -c32 /dev/urandom` does the job. But usually you want a DER/PEM wrapper or similar, which the openssl cli tools handle nicely.−kfreds8moI don't consider myself a programmer and I can use Ed25519 safely. I do however understand computing fairly well.−Retr0id8moI consider myself a programmer and ed25519-understander, but the idea of using it directly within a shell script terrifies me.−alexjurkiewicz8moSimply combine this tool with `openssl enc` and your shell script is as secure as any shell script could be
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The Venn diagram of "not a programmer" and "can safely use Ed25519" is two non-overlapping circles.
"this app needs me to generate a key and point to it in config" is plenty of overlap
If you just want a raw ed25519 private key then `head -c32 /dev/urandom` does the job. But usually you want a DER/PEM wrapper or similar, which the openssl cli tools handle nicely.
I don't consider myself a programmer and I can use Ed25519 safely. I do however understand computing fairly well.
I consider myself a programmer and ed25519-understander, but the idea of using it directly within a shell script terrifies me.
Simply combine this tool with `openssl enc` and your shell script is as secure as any shell script could be