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loadPrivateKey

Canonical path: o6.util.loadPrivateKey

loadPrivateKey

loadPrivateKey(path)

Load a DER- or PEM-encoded private key from path.

The bytes are passed through unchanged, so the format is whatever the file holds.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
path str | Path

File to read.

required

Returns:

Type Description
bytes

The raw private-key bytes.

Raises:

Type Description
OSError

The file cannot be read.