1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ethutil/key.go b/ethutil/key.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec195f213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethutil/key.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package ethutil
+
+type Key struct {
+	PrivateKey []byte
+	PublicKey  []byte
+}
+
+func NewKeyFromBytes(data []byte) *Key {
+	val := NewValueFromBytes(data)
+	return &Key{val.Get(0).Bytes(), val.Get(1).Bytes()}
+}
+
+func (k *Key) Address() []byte {
+	return Sha3Bin(k.PublicKey[1:])[12:]
+}
+
+func (k *Key) RlpEncode() []byte {
+	return EmptyValue().Append(k.PrivateKey).Append(k.PublicKey).Encode()
+}