Source File
	ecdsa_utils.go

Belonging Package
	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4

package jwt

import (
	"crypto/ecdsa"
	"crypto/x509"
	"encoding/pem"
	"errors"
)

var (
	ErrNotECPublicKey  = errors.New("key is not a valid ECDSA public key")
	ErrNotECPrivateKey = errors.New("key is not a valid ECDSA private key")
)

// ParseECPrivateKeyFromPEM parses a PEM encoded Elliptic Curve Private Key Structure
func ParseECPrivateKeyFromPEM(key []byte) (*ecdsa.PrivateKey, error) {
	var err error

	// Parse PEM block
	var block *pem.Block
	if block, _ = pem.Decode(key); block == nil {
		return nil, ErrKeyMustBePEMEncoded
	}

	// Parse the key
	var parsedKey interface{}
	if parsedKey, err = x509.ParseECPrivateKey(block.Bytes); err != nil {
		if parsedKey, err = x509.ParsePKCS8PrivateKey(block.Bytes); err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
	}

	var pkey *ecdsa.PrivateKey
	var ok bool
	if pkey, ok = parsedKey.(*ecdsa.PrivateKey); !ok {
		return nil, ErrNotECPrivateKey
	}

	return pkey, nil
}

// ParseECPublicKeyFromPEM parses a PEM encoded PKCS1 or PKCS8 public key
func ParseECPublicKeyFromPEM(key []byte) (*ecdsa.PublicKey, error) {
	var err error

	// Parse PEM block
	var block *pem.Block
	if block, _ = pem.Decode(key); block == nil {
		return nil, ErrKeyMustBePEMEncoded
	}

	// Parse the key
	var parsedKey interface{}
	if parsedKey, err = x509.ParsePKIXPublicKey(block.Bytes); err != nil {
		if cert, err := x509.ParseCertificate(block.Bytes); err == nil {
			parsedKey = cert.PublicKey
		} else {
			return nil, err
		}
	}

	var pkey *ecdsa.PublicKey
	var ok bool
	if pkey, ok = parsedKey.(*ecdsa.PublicKey); !ok {
		return nil, ErrNotECPublicKey
	}

	return pkey, nil
}

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