package main import ( "crypto/ecdsa" "crypto/x509" "encoding/pem" "fmt" "os" ) func LoadMasterKey(path string) (*ecdsa.PrivateKey, error) { masterKeyFile, err := os.ReadFile(path) if err != nil { return nil, err } // The second argument is not an error. derEncoded, _ := pem.Decode(masterKeyFile) if derEncoded == nil { return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode master key file") } masterKey, err := x509.ParseECPrivateKey(derEncoded.Bytes) if err != nil { return nil, err } return masterKey, nil }