CreateBase64ConnKey creates a base64-encoded connection key.

KeyFilePath returns the absolute path to the connection key file.

LoadConnKey loads the connection key from the connection key file.

RetryDial keeps dialing the given address until success and returns the connection.

KeyFile is the full file name of the connection key.

PermConnKeyFile determines the default file permisssions for the connection key file.

ErrAbortDial is returned if either SIGINT or SIGTERM are fired into the quit channel.

RetryDialInterval is the interval in which SignCTRL tries to repeatedly dial the validator.