An identity is a keyset
An identity is a keyset
A Reticulum identity holds Curve25519 material used for encryption (X25519) and signing (Ed25519). Applications build destinations from identities. Peers learn public material from announces.
- Identity keys are the long-term foundation for destinations and links
- Private material must stay on the device that owns the identity
- Public material is what announces share so others can encrypt to you
Identity keys
X25519 + Ed25519
ECDH / HKDF
Ephemeral key agreement, key expansion
AES-256-CBC + HMAC-SHA256
Encrypt and authenticate ciphertext
Wire token
On-wire identity ciphertext
Create and persist an identity
import RNS
identity = RNS.Identity()
# Persist so restarts keep the same cryptographic self.
identity.to_file("identity")
loaded = RNS.Identity.from_file("identity")
print(RNS.prettyhexrep(loaded.hash))
Selbst ausprobieren: Step Create through Outbound. Persist before you announce. Recall before you open a link to a peer.
Create
Generate a new identity keyset (X25519 encryption, Ed25519 signing).
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