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Generate ECDSA key pair
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -e
openssl ecparam -name secp256k1 -genkey -noout | openssl ec -text -noout > key
cat key | grep pub -A 5 | tail -n +2 | tr -d '\n[:space:]:' | sed 's/^04//' > pub
cat key | grep priv -A 3 | tail -n +2 | tr -d '\n[:space:]:' | sed 's/^00//' > priv
echo "Private Key: \n"
cat priv
echo "Public Key: \n"
cat priv
rm key pub priv
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