/// <summary>
/// Load a key by alias. If it does not exist, a new one will be created and saved to the key ring
/// </summary>
public static PrivateKey LoadOrCreate(string alias)
{
if (!Directory.Exists(KeyRingPath))
{
Directory.CreateDirectory(KeyRingPath);
}
var keyId = AliasFile.Load(GetPath(AliasFilename)).GetId(alias);
return(KeyExists(keyId)
? PrivateKeyFile.Load(GetPath(keyId))
: Cryptography.GenerateKey(alias).Save());
}
/// <summary>
/// Load a key from the key ring. If "aliasOrId" is a valid alias, the corresponding key will be used. Otherwise, it will be treate as the id.
/// </summary>
public static PrivateKey Load(this string aliasOrId)
{
if (!Directory.Exists(KeyRingPath))
{
throw new Exception("No key ring exists on this machine for the current user");
}
var aliases = AliasFile.Load(GetPath(AliasFilename));
var keyId = aliases.GetId(aliasOrId);
if (!KeyExists(keyId))
{
throw new Exception($"key {keyId} was not found on the key ring");
}
return(PrivateKeyFile.Load(GetPath(keyId)));
}