# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may # not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain # a copy of the License at # # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT # WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations # under the License. from cryptography.hazmat.backends import default_backend from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import ec from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import serialization def create_jws_keypair(private_key_path, public_key_path): """Create an ECDSA key pair using an secp256r1, or NIST P-256, curve. :param private_key_path: location to save the private key :param public_key_path: location to save the public key """ private_key = ec.generate_private_key(ec.SECP256R1(), default_backend()) with open(private_key_path, 'wb') as f: f.write( private_key.private_bytes( encoding=serialization.Encoding.PEM, format=serialization.PrivateFormat.PKCS8, encryption_algorithm=serialization.NoEncryption() ) ) public_key = private_key.public_key() with open(public_key_path, 'wb') as f: f.write( public_key.public_bytes( encoding=serialization.Encoding.PEM, format=serialization.PublicFormat.SubjectPublicKeyInfo ) )