Try to decode BLS key as hex and binary forms

If both forms fail, return the error from the hexadecimal attempt,
because hexadecimal is the canonical form and binary is only a fallback.

internal/blsgen/lib.go

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	ffi_bls "github.com/harmony-one/bls/ffi/go/bls"
+
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/crypto/bls"
 )
 
@@ -83,8 +84,7 @@ func LoadBlsKeyWithPassPhrase(fileName, passphrase string) (*ffi_bls.SecretKey,
 	for len(passphrase) > 0 && passphrase[len(passphrase)-1] == '\n' {
 		passphrase = passphrase[:len(passphrase)-1]
 	}
-	encryptedPrivateKeyStr := string(encryptedPrivateKeyBytes)
+	decryptedBytes, err := decrypt(encryptedPrivateKeyBytes, passphrase)
-	decryptedBytes, err := decrypt(encryptedPrivateKeyStr, passphrase)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -114,7 +114,24 @@ func encrypt(data []byte, passphrase string) (string, error) {
 	return hex.EncodeToString(ciphertext), nil
 }
 
-func decrypt(encryptedStr string, passphrase string) ([]byte, error) {
+func decrypt(encrypted []byte, passphrase string) (decrypted []byte, err error) {
+	unhexed := make([]byte, hex.DecodedLen(len(encrypted)))
+	if _, err = hex.Decode(unhexed, encrypted); err == nil {
+		if decrypted, err = decryptRaw(unhexed, passphrase); err == nil {
+			return decrypted, nil
+		}
+	}
+	// At this point err != nil, either from hex decode or from decryptRaw.
+	decrypted, binErr := decryptRaw(encrypted, passphrase)
+	if binErr != nil {
+		// Disregard binary decryption error and return the original error,
+		// because our canonical form is hex and not binary.
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return decrypted, nil
+}
+
+func decryptRaw(data []byte, passphrase string) ([]byte, error) {
 	var err error
 	key := []byte(createHash(passphrase))
 	block, err := aes.NewCipher(key)
@@ -125,11 +142,6 @@ func decrypt(encryptedStr string, passphrase string) ([]byte, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	data, err := hex.DecodeString(encryptedStr)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	nonceSize := gcm.NonceSize()
 	nonce, ciphertext := data[:nonceSize], data[nonceSize:]
 	plaintext, err := gcm.Open(nil, nonce, ciphertext, nil)