parsePublicKey

function parsePublicKey(publicKeyHex, label): Buffer;

Defined in: src/protocol/pubkey.ts:14

Decode a full 32-byte public key from hex, rejecting anything that isn’t exactly 64 valid hex chars. Buffer.from(hex, 'hex') silently truncates an odd trailing nibble, stops at the first non-hex char, and over-allocates for overlong input — so a bare length < 32 check lets malformed/overlong keys alias to the same 32 bytes on the wire. Validating up front keeps distinct invalid inputs distinct (they throw) instead of being truncated. label names the caller for the error message.

Parameters

Parameter	Type
publicKeyHex	string
label	string

Returns

Buffer