[BK-2020-03.git] / unitproc / bkt-checkAgePubkey

#!/bin/bash
# Desc: Checks if string is an age-compatible public key string
checkAgePubkey() {
    # Desc: Checks if string is an age-compatible pubkey
    # Usage: checkAgePubkey [str pubkey]
    # Version: 0.1.2
    # Input: arg1: string
    # Output: return code 0: string is age-compatible pubkey
    #         return code 1: string is NOT an age-compatible pubkey
    #         age stderr (ex: there is stderr if invalid string provided)
    # Depends: age (v0.1.0-beta2; https://github.com/FiloSottile/age/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta2 )
    
    argPubkey="$1";
    
    if echo "test" | age -a -r "$argPubkey" 1>/dev/null; then
        return 0;
    else
        return 1;
    fi;
} # Check age pubkey

#==BEGIN sample code==
myKey="age18nnr0nm9fg44elkhrrcn3uhalvug04swas6su464k2kx92l05v6s4exfcz";
if checkAgePubkey "$myKey"; then echo "Is an age-compatible public key:$myKey"; else echo "Is NOT an age-compatible public key:$myKey"; fi
myKey2="blahblahblah";
if checkAgePubkey "$myKey2"; then echo "Is an age-compatible public key:$myKey2"; else echo "Is NOT an age-compatible public key:$myKey2"; fi
#==END sample code==

# Author: Steven Baltakatei Sandoval
# License: GPLv3+