Working with Keys

Prior to using a public key to verify any signatures, you must register that public key with the server.

A PublicKey class is provided with the following fields:

Field	Required?	Type	Description	Example
user	No	ForeignKey	User who owns this key
public_key_id	Yes	String	UUID Generated by the server, required by client for authorization	6b7d3d9fbf4f4cdfbecb5d7903a7bdb5
public_key	Yes	String	compact-form text-encoded public key	MEYCIQ...jUyDrF
signing_algorithm	Yes	String	The algorithm used to sign the hashed signing string	(created) content-length
hashing_algorithm	Yes if signing_algorithm='RSA'	String	The algorithm used to hash the signing string
created_at	Yes	Datetime	Generated by Django
is_active	No	Number	Is the PublicKey active	True

The user field may be set or not. If it is set, the key will be associated with a User.

Deactivating keys

PublicKeys can be disabled by switching is_active to False. Doing so will prevent authorization from that key.

Managing keys

You can manage keys in the Django admin: /admin/keypair_permissions/publickey/

Here you will find a standard admin interface for adding, removing, and modifying PublicKeys.