Hi I am trying to use the gen_key_pair method from the python documentation and I am getting an error. I am using the following code: zymkey.client.gen_key_pair(‘secp256k1’) The key_type was found in the codebase as it is not documented so I am not sure if I am using the correct key_type. The er…

Is there no way we can generate a new key pair in Zykey 4i? Which zymbit product has this feature?

@sanish - With the Zymkey, there are three private keys that remain in hardware from which you can generate a public key. The public key can also be saved to a file. This gives you a Public/Private key pair in which there is no way for someone to view the private key, unlike a software key that resi…

Hi Bob, I did not understand what you meant about generating a public key from private key. My requirement from a keystore is to generate a new private and public key pair and replace it with old key pair, once in a day. Please confirm, if zymkey 4i has this capability or not. If not, then the api …

Hello Sanish, The Zymkey 4i does not have the capability to do what you are asking. There are 3 private keys pre-programmed in manufacturing and you cannot change them. You would need the HSM6 which we are close to making available. The documentation for gen_key_pair() references “(model >= HSM6)”…

Error gen_key_pair('secp256k1')

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Bob_of_Zymbit December 10, 2020, 5:29pm 2

@bradders -

Unfortunately, that also is not supported in the current product. It will be supported in the HSM6 product early 2021. Apologies that the python api doc needs updating. You can check function/method support in the C or C++ API document(s) for now.

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Error gen_key_pair('secp256k1')

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