package jwt import ( "crypto/rsa" "crypto/x509" "encoding/pem" "errors" ) // Parse PEM encoded PKCS1 or PKCS8 private key func ParseRSAPrivateKeyFromPEM(key []byte) (*rsa.PrivateKey, error) { var err error // Parse PEM block var block *pem.Block if block, _ = pem.Decode(key); block == nil { return nil, errors.New("Invalid Key: Key must be PEM encoded PKCS1 or PKCS8 private key") } var parsedKey interface{} if parsedKey, err = x509.ParsePKCS1PrivateKey(block.Bytes); err != nil { if parsedKey, err = x509.ParsePKCS8PrivateKey(block.Bytes); err != nil { return nil, err } } var pkey *rsa.PrivateKey var ok bool if pkey, ok = parsedKey.(*rsa.PrivateKey); !ok { return nil, errors.New("Key is not a valid RSA private key") } return pkey, nil } // Parse PEM encoded PKCS1 or PKCS8 public key func ParseRSAPublicKeyFromPEM(key []byte) (*rsa.PublicKey, error) { var err error // Parse PEM block var block *pem.Block if block, _ = pem.Decode(key); block == nil { return nil, errors.New("Invalid Key: Key must be PEM encoded PKCS1 or PKCS8 private key") } // 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 *rsa.PublicKey var ok bool if pkey, ok = parsedKey.(*rsa.PublicKey); !ok { return nil, errors.New("Key is not a valid RSA public key") } return pkey, nil }