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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sys, re, base58, base64, crypto_pb2
+import cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.ed25519 as ed25519
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import serialization
+
+shared_key = sys.argv[1]
+decoded_shared = base58.b58decode(shared_key)
+ipfs_shared = ed25519.Ed25519PublicKey.from_public_bytes(decoded_shared)
+
+ipfs_shared_bytes = ipfs_shared.public_bytes(encoding=serialization.Encoding.Raw,
+                                             format=serialization.PublicFormat.Raw)
+ipfs_pid = base58.b58encode(b'\x00$\x08\x01\x12 ' + ipfs_shared_bytes)
+print(format(ipfs_pid.decode('ascii')))