pyshamir 1.0.4

Python port of Shamir key Split and Combine methods from Hashicorp Vault.

Description

Python port of Shamir key Split and Combine methods from Hashicorp Vault.

Installation

pip install pyshamir 

Usage

Split & Combine

from pyshamir import split, combine
import secrets

# generate a random secret, here secret is a 32 bytes
secret = secrets.token_bytes(32)

# set the number of shares; i.e. the number of parts to split the secret into
num_of_shares = 5

# threshold is minimum number of keys required to get back the secret
threshold = 3

# split to get a list of bytearrays which can be combined later to get back the secret
parts = split(secret, num_of_shares, threshold)

# Now, the parts be combined to get back the secret
recomb_secret = combine(parts)

References

1. Shamir Secret Sharing | Wikipedia
2. Go Implementation | HashiCorp Vault