1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/crypto/crypto.go b/crypto/crypto.go
index c3d47b629..442942c6c 100644
--- a/crypto/crypto.go
+++ b/crypto/crypto.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 
 	"encoding/hex"
@@ -139,6 +140,12 @@ func LoadECDSA(file string) (*ecdsa.PrivateKey, error) {
 	return ToECDSA(buf), nil
 }
 
+// SaveECDSA saves a secp256k1 private key to the given file with restrictive
+// permissions
+func SaveECDSA(file string, key *ecdsa.PrivateKey) error {
+	return ioutil.WriteFile(file, FromECDSA(key), 0600)
+}
+
 func GenerateKey() (*ecdsa.PrivateKey, error) {
 	return ecdsa.GenerateKey(S256(), rand.Reader)
 }