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123<li><span class="stability_2"><a href="#crypto">Crypto</a></span>
124<ul>
125<li><a href="#determining-if-crypto-support-is-unavailable">Determining if crypto support is unavailable</a></li>
126<li><a href="#class-certificate">Class: <code>Certificate</code></a>
127<ul>
128<li><a href="#static-method-certificateexportchallengespkac-encoding">Static method: <code>Certificate.exportChallenge(spkac[, encoding])</code></a></li>
129<li><a href="#static-method-certificateexportpublickeyspkac-encoding">Static method: <code>Certificate.exportPublicKey(spkac[, encoding])</code></a></li>
130<li><a href="#static-method-certificateverifyspkacspkac-encoding">Static method: <code>Certificate.verifySpkac(spkac[, encoding])</code></a></li>
131<li><span class="stability_0"><a href="#legacy-api">Legacy API</a></span>
132<ul>
133<li><a href="#new-cryptocertificate"><code>new crypto.Certificate()</code></a></li>
134<li><a href="#certificateexportchallengespkac-encoding"><code>certificate.exportChallenge(spkac[, encoding])</code></a></li>
135<li><a href="#certificateexportpublickeyspkac-encoding"><code>certificate.exportPublicKey(spkac[, encoding])</code></a></li>
136<li><a href="#certificateverifyspkacspkac-encoding"><code>certificate.verifySpkac(spkac[, encoding])</code></a></li>
137</ul>
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139</ul>
140</li>
141<li><a href="#class-cipher">Class: <code>Cipher</code></a>
142<ul>
143<li><a href="#cipherfinaloutputencoding"><code>cipher.final([outputEncoding])</code></a></li>
144<li><a href="#ciphergetauthtag"><code>cipher.getAuthTag()</code></a></li>
145<li><a href="#ciphersetaadbuffer-options"><code>cipher.setAAD(buffer[, options])</code></a></li>
146<li><a href="#ciphersetautopaddingautopadding"><code>cipher.setAutoPadding([autoPadding])</code></a></li>
147<li><a href="#cipherupdatedata-inputencoding-outputencoding"><code>cipher.update(data[, inputEncoding][, outputEncoding])</code></a></li>
148</ul>
149</li>
150<li><a href="#class-decipher">Class: <code>Decipher</code></a>
151<ul>
152<li><a href="#decipherfinaloutputencoding"><code>decipher.final([outputEncoding])</code></a></li>
153<li><a href="#deciphersetaadbuffer-options"><code>decipher.setAAD(buffer[, options])</code></a></li>
154<li><a href="#deciphersetauthtagbuffer-encoding"><code>decipher.setAuthTag(buffer[, encoding])</code></a></li>
155<li><a href="#deciphersetautopaddingautopadding"><code>decipher.setAutoPadding([autoPadding])</code></a></li>
156<li><a href="#decipherupdatedata-inputencoding-outputencoding"><code>decipher.update(data[, inputEncoding][, outputEncoding])</code></a></li>
157</ul>
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159<li><a href="#class-diffiehellman">Class: <code>DiffieHellman</code></a>
160<ul>
161<li><a href="#diffiehellmancomputesecretotherpublickey-inputencoding-outputencoding"><code>diffieHellman.computeSecret(otherPublicKey[, inputEncoding][, outputEncoding])</code></a></li>
162<li><a href="#diffiehellmangeneratekeysencoding"><code>diffieHellman.generateKeys([encoding])</code></a></li>
163<li><a href="#diffiehellmangetgeneratorencoding"><code>diffieHellman.getGenerator([encoding])</code></a></li>
164<li><a href="#diffiehellmangetprimeencoding"><code>diffieHellman.getPrime([encoding])</code></a></li>
165<li><a href="#diffiehellmangetprivatekeyencoding"><code>diffieHellman.getPrivateKey([encoding])</code></a></li>
166<li><a href="#diffiehellmangetpublickeyencoding"><code>diffieHellman.getPublicKey([encoding])</code></a></li>
167<li><a href="#diffiehellmansetprivatekeyprivatekey-encoding"><code>diffieHellman.setPrivateKey(privateKey[, encoding])</code></a></li>
168<li><a href="#diffiehellmansetpublickeypublickey-encoding"><code>diffieHellman.setPublicKey(publicKey[, encoding])</code></a></li>
169<li><a href="#diffiehellmanverifyerror"><code>diffieHellman.verifyError</code></a></li>
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172<li><a href="#class-diffiehellmangroup">Class: <code>DiffieHellmanGroup</code></a></li>
173<li><a href="#class-ecdh">Class: <code>ECDH</code></a>
174<ul>
175<li><a href="#static-method-ecdhconvertkeykey-curve-inputencoding-outputencoding-format">Static method: <code>ECDH.convertKey(key, curve[, inputEncoding[, outputEncoding[, format]]])</code></a></li>
176<li><a href="#ecdhcomputesecretotherpublickey-inputencoding-outputencoding"><code>ecdh.computeSecret(otherPublicKey[, inputEncoding][, outputEncoding])</code></a></li>
177<li><a href="#ecdhgeneratekeysencoding-format"><code>ecdh.generateKeys([encoding[, format]])</code></a></li>
178<li><a href="#ecdhgetprivatekeyencoding"><code>ecdh.getPrivateKey([encoding])</code></a></li>
179<li><a href="#ecdhgetpublickeyencoding-format"><code>ecdh.getPublicKey([encoding][, format])</code></a></li>
180<li><a href="#ecdhsetprivatekeyprivatekey-encoding"><code>ecdh.setPrivateKey(privateKey[, encoding])</code></a></li>
181<li><span class="stability_0"><a href="#ecdhsetpublickeypublickey-encoding"><code>ecdh.setPublicKey(publicKey[, encoding])</code></a></span></li>
182</ul>
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184<li><a href="#class-hash">Class: <code>Hash</code></a>
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186<li><a href="#hashcopyoptions"><code>hash.copy([options])</code></a></li>
187<li><a href="#hashdigestencoding"><code>hash.digest([encoding])</code></a></li>
188<li><a href="#hashupdatedata-inputencoding"><code>hash.update(data[, inputEncoding])</code></a></li>
189</ul>
190</li>
191<li><a href="#class-hmac">Class: <code>Hmac</code></a>
192<ul>
193<li><a href="#hmacdigestencoding"><code>hmac.digest([encoding])</code></a></li>
194<li><a href="#hmacupdatedata-inputencoding"><code>hmac.update(data[, inputEncoding])</code></a></li>
195</ul>
196</li>
197<li><a href="#class-keyobject">Class: <code>KeyObject</code></a>
198<ul>
199<li><a href="#static-method-keyobjectfromkey">Static method: <code>KeyObject.from(key)</code></a></li>
200<li><a href="#keyobjectasymmetrickeydetails"><code>keyObject.asymmetricKeyDetails</code></a></li>
201<li><a href="#keyobjectasymmetrickeytype"><code>keyObject.asymmetricKeyType</code></a></li>
202<li><a href="#keyobjectexportoptions"><code>keyObject.export([options])</code></a></li>
203<li><a href="#keyobjectequalsotherkeyobject"><code>keyObject.equals(otherKeyObject)</code></a></li>
204<li><a href="#keyobjectsymmetrickeysize"><code>keyObject.symmetricKeySize</code></a></li>
205<li><a href="#keyobjecttype"><code>keyObject.type</code></a></li>
206</ul>
207</li>
208<li><a href="#class-sign">Class: <code>Sign</code></a>
209<ul>
210<li><a href="#signsignprivatekey-outputencoding"><code>sign.sign(privateKey[, outputEncoding])</code></a></li>
211<li><a href="#signupdatedata-inputencoding"><code>sign.update(data[, inputEncoding])</code></a></li>
212</ul>
213</li>
214<li><a href="#class-verify">Class: <code>Verify</code></a>
215<ul>
216<li><a href="#verifyupdatedata-inputencoding"><code>verify.update(data[, inputEncoding])</code></a></li>
217<li><a href="#verifyverifyobject-signature-signatureencoding"><code>verify.verify(object, signature[, signatureEncoding])</code></a></li>
218</ul>
219</li>
220<li><a href="#class-x509certificate">Class: <code>X509Certificate</code></a>
221<ul>
222<li><a href="#new-x509certificatebuffer"><code>new X509Certificate(buffer)</code></a></li>
223<li><a href="#x509ca"><code>x509.ca</code></a></li>
224<li><a href="#x509checkemailemail-options"><code>x509.checkEmail(email[, options])</code></a></li>
225<li><a href="#x509checkhostname-options"><code>x509.checkHost(name[, options])</code></a></li>
226<li><a href="#x509checkipip"><code>x509.checkIP(ip)</code></a></li>
227<li><a href="#x509checkissuedothercert"><code>x509.checkIssued(otherCert)</code></a></li>
228<li><a href="#x509checkprivatekeyprivatekey"><code>x509.checkPrivateKey(privateKey)</code></a></li>
229<li><a href="#x509fingerprint"><code>x509.fingerprint</code></a></li>
230<li><a href="#x509fingerprint256"><code>x509.fingerprint256</code></a></li>
231<li><a href="#x509fingerprint512"><code>x509.fingerprint512</code></a></li>
232<li><a href="#x509infoaccess"><code>x509.infoAccess</code></a></li>
233<li><a href="#x509issuer"><code>x509.issuer</code></a></li>
234<li><a href="#x509issuercertificate"><code>x509.issuerCertificate</code></a></li>
235<li><a href="#x509keyusage"><code>x509.keyUsage</code></a></li>
236<li><a href="#x509publickey"><code>x509.publicKey</code></a></li>
237<li><a href="#x509raw"><code>x509.raw</code></a></li>
238<li><a href="#x509serialnumber"><code>x509.serialNumber</code></a></li>
239<li><a href="#x509subject"><code>x509.subject</code></a></li>
240<li><a href="#x509subjectaltname"><code>x509.subjectAltName</code></a></li>
241<li><a href="#x509tojson"><code>x509.toJSON()</code></a></li>
242<li><a href="#x509tolegacyobject"><code>x509.toLegacyObject()</code></a></li>
243<li><a href="#x509tostring"><code>x509.toString()</code></a></li>
244<li><a href="#x509validfrom"><code>x509.validFrom</code></a></li>
245<li><a href="#x509validto"><code>x509.validTo</code></a></li>
246<li><a href="#x509verifypublickey"><code>x509.verify(publicKey)</code></a></li>
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249<li><a href="#nodecrypto-module-methods-and-properties"><code>node:crypto</code> module methods and properties</a>
250<ul>
251<li><a href="#cryptoconstants"><code>crypto.constants</code></a></li>
252<li><span class="stability_0"><a href="#cryptodefault_encoding"><code>crypto.DEFAULT_ENCODING</code></a></span></li>
253<li><span class="stability_0"><a href="#cryptofips"><code>crypto.fips</code></a></span></li>
254<li><a href="#cryptocheckprimecandidate-options-callback"><code>crypto.checkPrime(candidate[, options], callback)</code></a></li>
255<li><a href="#cryptocheckprimesynccandidate-options"><code>crypto.checkPrimeSync(candidate[, options])</code></a></li>
256<li><span class="stability_0"><a href="#cryptocreatecipheralgorithm-password-options"><code>crypto.createCipher(algorithm, password[, options])</code></a></span></li>
257<li><a href="#cryptocreatecipherivalgorithm-key-iv-options"><code>crypto.createCipheriv(algorithm, key, iv[, options])</code></a></li>
258<li><span class="stability_0"><a href="#cryptocreatedecipheralgorithm-password-options"><code>crypto.createDecipher(algorithm, password[, options])</code></a></span></li>
259<li><a href="#cryptocreatedecipherivalgorithm-key-iv-options"><code>crypto.createDecipheriv(algorithm, key, iv[, options])</code></a></li>
260<li><a href="#cryptocreatediffiehellmanprime-primeencoding-generator-generatorencoding"><code>crypto.createDiffieHellman(prime[, primeEncoding][, generator][, generatorEncoding])</code></a></li>
261<li><a href="#cryptocreatediffiehellmanprimelength-generator"><code>crypto.createDiffieHellman(primeLength[, generator])</code></a></li>
262<li><a href="#cryptocreatediffiehellmangroupname"><code>crypto.createDiffieHellmanGroup(name)</code></a></li>
263<li><a href="#cryptocreateecdhcurvename"><code>crypto.createECDH(curveName)</code></a></li>
264<li><a href="#cryptocreatehashalgorithm-options"><code>crypto.createHash(algorithm[, options])</code></a></li>
265<li><a href="#cryptocreatehmacalgorithm-key-options"><code>crypto.createHmac(algorithm, key[, options])</code></a></li>
266<li><a href="#cryptocreateprivatekeykey"><code>crypto.createPrivateKey(key)</code></a></li>
267<li><a href="#cryptocreatepublickeykey"><code>crypto.createPublicKey(key)</code></a></li>
268<li><a href="#cryptocreatesecretkeykey-encoding"><code>crypto.createSecretKey(key[, encoding])</code></a></li>
269<li><a href="#cryptocreatesignalgorithm-options"><code>crypto.createSign(algorithm[, options])</code></a></li>
270<li><a href="#cryptocreateverifyalgorithm-options"><code>crypto.createVerify(algorithm[, options])</code></a></li>
271<li><a href="#cryptodiffiehellmanoptions"><code>crypto.diffieHellman(options)</code></a></li>
272<li><a href="#cryptogeneratekeytype-options-callback"><code>crypto.generateKey(type, options, callback)</code></a></li>
273<li><a href="#cryptogeneratekeypairtype-options-callback"><code>crypto.generateKeyPair(type, options, callback)</code></a></li>
274<li><a href="#cryptogeneratekeypairsynctype-options"><code>crypto.generateKeyPairSync(type, options)</code></a></li>
275<li><a href="#cryptogeneratekeysynctype-options"><code>crypto.generateKeySync(type, options)</code></a></li>
276<li><a href="#cryptogenerateprimesize-options-callback"><code>crypto.generatePrime(size[, options[, callback]])</code></a></li>
277<li><a href="#cryptogenerateprimesyncsize-options"><code>crypto.generatePrimeSync(size[, options])</code></a></li>
278<li><a href="#cryptogetcipherinfonameornid-options"><code>crypto.getCipherInfo(nameOrNid[, options])</code></a></li>
279<li><a href="#cryptogetciphers"><code>crypto.getCiphers()</code></a></li>
280<li><a href="#cryptogetcurves"><code>crypto.getCurves()</code></a></li>
281<li><a href="#cryptogetdiffiehellmangroupname"><code>crypto.getDiffieHellman(groupName)</code></a></li>
282<li><a href="#cryptogetfips"><code>crypto.getFips()</code></a></li>
283<li><a href="#cryptogethashes"><code>crypto.getHashes()</code></a></li>
284<li><a href="#cryptogetrandomvaluestypedarray"><code>crypto.getRandomValues(typedArray)</code></a></li>
285<li><a href="#cryptohkdfdigest-ikm-salt-info-keylen-callback"><code>crypto.hkdf(digest, ikm, salt, info, keylen, callback)</code></a></li>
286<li><a href="#cryptohkdfsyncdigest-ikm-salt-info-keylen"><code>crypto.hkdfSync(digest, ikm, salt, info, keylen)</code></a></li>
287<li><a href="#cryptopbkdf2password-salt-iterations-keylen-digest-callback"><code>crypto.pbkdf2(password, salt, iterations, keylen, digest, callback)</code></a></li>
288<li><a href="#cryptopbkdf2syncpassword-salt-iterations-keylen-digest"><code>crypto.pbkdf2Sync(password, salt, iterations, keylen, digest)</code></a></li>
289<li><a href="#cryptoprivatedecryptprivatekey-buffer"><code>crypto.privateDecrypt(privateKey, buffer)</code></a></li>
290<li><a href="#cryptoprivateencryptprivatekey-buffer"><code>crypto.privateEncrypt(privateKey, buffer)</code></a></li>
291<li><a href="#cryptopublicdecryptkey-buffer"><code>crypto.publicDecrypt(key, buffer)</code></a></li>
292<li><a href="#cryptopublicencryptkey-buffer"><code>crypto.publicEncrypt(key, buffer)</code></a></li>
293<li><a href="#cryptorandombytessize-callback"><code>crypto.randomBytes(size[, callback])</code></a></li>
294<li><a href="#cryptorandomfillsyncbuffer-offset-size"><code>crypto.randomFillSync(buffer[, offset][, size])</code></a></li>
295<li><a href="#cryptorandomfillbuffer-offset-size-callback"><code>crypto.randomFill(buffer[, offset][, size], callback)</code></a></li>
296<li><a href="#cryptorandomintmin-max-callback"><code>crypto.randomInt([min, ]max[, callback])</code></a></li>
297<li><a href="#cryptorandomuuidoptions"><code>crypto.randomUUID([options])</code></a></li>
298<li><a href="#cryptoscryptpassword-salt-keylen-options-callback"><code>crypto.scrypt(password, salt, keylen[, options], callback)</code></a></li>
299<li><a href="#cryptoscryptsyncpassword-salt-keylen-options"><code>crypto.scryptSync(password, salt, keylen[, options])</code></a></li>
300<li><a href="#cryptosecureheapused"><code>crypto.secureHeapUsed()</code></a></li>
301<li><a href="#cryptosetengineengine-flags"><code>crypto.setEngine(engine[, flags])</code></a></li>
302<li><a href="#cryptosetfipsbool"><code>crypto.setFips(bool)</code></a></li>
303<li><a href="#cryptosignalgorithm-data-key-callback"><code>crypto.sign(algorithm, data, key[, callback])</code></a></li>
304<li><a href="#cryptosubtle"><code>crypto.subtle</code></a></li>
305<li><a href="#cryptotimingsafeequala-b"><code>crypto.timingSafeEqual(a, b)</code></a></li>
306<li><a href="#cryptoverifyalgorithm-data-key-signature-callback"><code>crypto.verify(algorithm, data, key, signature[, callback])</code></a></li>
307<li><a href="#cryptowebcrypto"><code>crypto.webcrypto</code></a></li>
308</ul>
309</li>
310<li><a href="#notes">Notes</a>
311<ul>
312<li><a href="#using-strings-as-inputs-to-cryptographic-apis">Using strings as inputs to cryptographic APIs</a></li>
313<li><a href="#legacy-streams-api-prior-to-nodejs-010">Legacy streams API (prior to Node.js 0.10)</a></li>
314<li><a href="#support-for-weak-or-compromised-algorithms">Support for weak or compromised algorithms</a></li>
315<li><a href="#ccm-mode">CCM mode</a></li>
316<li><a href="#fips-mode">FIPS mode</a></li>
317</ul>
318</li>
319<li><a href="#crypto-constants">Crypto constants</a>
320<ul>
321<li><a href="#openssl-options">OpenSSL options</a></li>
322<li><a href="#openssl-engine-constants">OpenSSL engine constants</a></li>
323<li><a href="#other-openssl-constants">Other OpenSSL constants</a></li>
324<li><a href="#nodejs-crypto-constants">Node.js crypto constants</a></li>
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469<li><span class="stability_2"><a href="#crypto">Crypto</a></span>
470<ul>
471<li><a href="#determining-if-crypto-support-is-unavailable">Determining if crypto support is unavailable</a></li>
472<li><a href="#class-certificate">Class: <code>Certificate</code></a>
473<ul>
474<li><a href="#static-method-certificateexportchallengespkac-encoding">Static method: <code>Certificate.exportChallenge(spkac[, encoding])</code></a></li>
475<li><a href="#static-method-certificateexportpublickeyspkac-encoding">Static method: <code>Certificate.exportPublicKey(spkac[, encoding])</code></a></li>
476<li><a href="#static-method-certificateverifyspkacspkac-encoding">Static method: <code>Certificate.verifySpkac(spkac[, encoding])</code></a></li>
477<li><span class="stability_0"><a href="#legacy-api">Legacy API</a></span>
478<ul>
479<li><a href="#new-cryptocertificate"><code>new crypto.Certificate()</code></a></li>
480<li><a href="#certificateexportchallengespkac-encoding"><code>certificate.exportChallenge(spkac[, encoding])</code></a></li>
481<li><a href="#certificateexportpublickeyspkac-encoding"><code>certificate.exportPublicKey(spkac[, encoding])</code></a></li>
482<li><a href="#certificateverifyspkacspkac-encoding"><code>certificate.verifySpkac(spkac[, encoding])</code></a></li>
483</ul>
484</li>
485</ul>
486</li>
487<li><a href="#class-cipher">Class: <code>Cipher</code></a>
488<ul>
489<li><a href="#cipherfinaloutputencoding"><code>cipher.final([outputEncoding])</code></a></li>
490<li><a href="#ciphergetauthtag"><code>cipher.getAuthTag()</code></a></li>
491<li><a href="#ciphersetaadbuffer-options"><code>cipher.setAAD(buffer[, options])</code></a></li>
492<li><a href="#ciphersetautopaddingautopadding"><code>cipher.setAutoPadding([autoPadding])</code></a></li>
493<li><a href="#cipherupdatedata-inputencoding-outputencoding"><code>cipher.update(data[, inputEncoding][, outputEncoding])</code></a></li>
494</ul>
495</li>
496<li><a href="#class-decipher">Class: <code>Decipher</code></a>
497<ul>
498<li><a href="#decipherfinaloutputencoding"><code>decipher.final([outputEncoding])</code></a></li>
499<li><a href="#deciphersetaadbuffer-options"><code>decipher.setAAD(buffer[, options])</code></a></li>
500<li><a href="#deciphersetauthtagbuffer-encoding"><code>decipher.setAuthTag(buffer[, encoding])</code></a></li>
501<li><a href="#deciphersetautopaddingautopadding"><code>decipher.setAutoPadding([autoPadding])</code></a></li>
502<li><a href="#decipherupdatedata-inputencoding-outputencoding"><code>decipher.update(data[, inputEncoding][, outputEncoding])</code></a></li>
503</ul>
504</li>
505<li><a href="#class-diffiehellman">Class: <code>DiffieHellman</code></a>
506<ul>
507<li><a href="#diffiehellmancomputesecretotherpublickey-inputencoding-outputencoding"><code>diffieHellman.computeSecret(otherPublicKey[, inputEncoding][, outputEncoding])</code></a></li>
508<li><a href="#diffiehellmangeneratekeysencoding"><code>diffieHellman.generateKeys([encoding])</code></a></li>
509<li><a href="#diffiehellmangetgeneratorencoding"><code>diffieHellman.getGenerator([encoding])</code></a></li>
510<li><a href="#diffiehellmangetprimeencoding"><code>diffieHellman.getPrime([encoding])</code></a></li>
511<li><a href="#diffiehellmangetprivatekeyencoding"><code>diffieHellman.getPrivateKey([encoding])</code></a></li>
512<li><a href="#diffiehellmangetpublickeyencoding"><code>diffieHellman.getPublicKey([encoding])</code></a></li>
513<li><a href="#diffiehellmansetprivatekeyprivatekey-encoding"><code>diffieHellman.setPrivateKey(privateKey[, encoding])</code></a></li>
514<li><a href="#diffiehellmansetpublickeypublickey-encoding"><code>diffieHellman.setPublicKey(publicKey[, encoding])</code></a></li>
515<li><a href="#diffiehellmanverifyerror"><code>diffieHellman.verifyError</code></a></li>
516</ul>
517</li>
518<li><a href="#class-diffiehellmangroup">Class: <code>DiffieHellmanGroup</code></a></li>
519<li><a href="#class-ecdh">Class: <code>ECDH</code></a>
520<ul>
521<li><a href="#static-method-ecdhconvertkeykey-curve-inputencoding-outputencoding-format">Static method: <code>ECDH.convertKey(key, curve[, inputEncoding[, outputEncoding[, format]]])</code></a></li>
522<li><a href="#ecdhcomputesecretotherpublickey-inputencoding-outputencoding"><code>ecdh.computeSecret(otherPublicKey[, inputEncoding][, outputEncoding])</code></a></li>
523<li><a href="#ecdhgeneratekeysencoding-format"><code>ecdh.generateKeys([encoding[, format]])</code></a></li>
524<li><a href="#ecdhgetprivatekeyencoding"><code>ecdh.getPrivateKey([encoding])</code></a></li>
525<li><a href="#ecdhgetpublickeyencoding-format"><code>ecdh.getPublicKey([encoding][, format])</code></a></li>
526<li><a href="#ecdhsetprivatekeyprivatekey-encoding"><code>ecdh.setPrivateKey(privateKey[, encoding])</code></a></li>
527<li><span class="stability_0"><a href="#ecdhsetpublickeypublickey-encoding"><code>ecdh.setPublicKey(publicKey[, encoding])</code></a></span></li>
528</ul>
529</li>
530<li><a href="#class-hash">Class: <code>Hash</code></a>
531<ul>
532<li><a href="#hashcopyoptions"><code>hash.copy([options])</code></a></li>
533<li><a href="#hashdigestencoding"><code>hash.digest([encoding])</code></a></li>
534<li><a href="#hashupdatedata-inputencoding"><code>hash.update(data[, inputEncoding])</code></a></li>
535</ul>
536</li>
537<li><a href="#class-hmac">Class: <code>Hmac</code></a>
538<ul>
539<li><a href="#hmacdigestencoding"><code>hmac.digest([encoding])</code></a></li>
540<li><a href="#hmacupdatedata-inputencoding"><code>hmac.update(data[, inputEncoding])</code></a></li>
541</ul>
542</li>
543<li><a href="#class-keyobject">Class: <code>KeyObject</code></a>
544<ul>
545<li><a href="#static-method-keyobjectfromkey">Static method: <code>KeyObject.from(key)</code></a></li>
546<li><a href="#keyobjectasymmetrickeydetails"><code>keyObject.asymmetricKeyDetails</code></a></li>
547<li><a href="#keyobjectasymmetrickeytype"><code>keyObject.asymmetricKeyType</code></a></li>
548<li><a href="#keyobjectexportoptions"><code>keyObject.export([options])</code></a></li>
549<li><a href="#keyobjectequalsotherkeyobject"><code>keyObject.equals(otherKeyObject)</code></a></li>
550<li><a href="#keyobjectsymmetrickeysize"><code>keyObject.symmetricKeySize</code></a></li>
551<li><a href="#keyobjecttype"><code>keyObject.type</code></a></li>
552</ul>
553</li>
554<li><a href="#class-sign">Class: <code>Sign</code></a>
555<ul>
556<li><a href="#signsignprivatekey-outputencoding"><code>sign.sign(privateKey[, outputEncoding])</code></a></li>
557<li><a href="#signupdatedata-inputencoding"><code>sign.update(data[, inputEncoding])</code></a></li>
558</ul>
559</li>
560<li><a href="#class-verify">Class: <code>Verify</code></a>
561<ul>
562<li><a href="#verifyupdatedata-inputencoding"><code>verify.update(data[, inputEncoding])</code></a></li>
563<li><a href="#verifyverifyobject-signature-signatureencoding"><code>verify.verify(object, signature[, signatureEncoding])</code></a></li>
564</ul>
565</li>
566<li><a href="#class-x509certificate">Class: <code>X509Certificate</code></a>
567<ul>
568<li><a href="#new-x509certificatebuffer"><code>new X509Certificate(buffer)</code></a></li>
569<li><a href="#x509ca"><code>x509.ca</code></a></li>
570<li><a href="#x509checkemailemail-options"><code>x509.checkEmail(email[, options])</code></a></li>
571<li><a href="#x509checkhostname-options"><code>x509.checkHost(name[, options])</code></a></li>
572<li><a href="#x509checkipip"><code>x509.checkIP(ip)</code></a></li>
573<li><a href="#x509checkissuedothercert"><code>x509.checkIssued(otherCert)</code></a></li>
574<li><a href="#x509checkprivatekeyprivatekey"><code>x509.checkPrivateKey(privateKey)</code></a></li>
575<li><a href="#x509fingerprint"><code>x509.fingerprint</code></a></li>
576<li><a href="#x509fingerprint256"><code>x509.fingerprint256</code></a></li>
577<li><a href="#x509fingerprint512"><code>x509.fingerprint512</code></a></li>
578<li><a href="#x509infoaccess"><code>x509.infoAccess</code></a></li>
579<li><a href="#x509issuer"><code>x509.issuer</code></a></li>
580<li><a href="#x509issuercertificate"><code>x509.issuerCertificate</code></a></li>
581<li><a href="#x509keyusage"><code>x509.keyUsage</code></a></li>
582<li><a href="#x509publickey"><code>x509.publicKey</code></a></li>
583<li><a href="#x509raw"><code>x509.raw</code></a></li>
584<li><a href="#x509serialnumber"><code>x509.serialNumber</code></a></li>
585<li><a href="#x509subject"><code>x509.subject</code></a></li>
586<li><a href="#x509subjectaltname"><code>x509.subjectAltName</code></a></li>
587<li><a href="#x509tojson"><code>x509.toJSON()</code></a></li>
588<li><a href="#x509tolegacyobject"><code>x509.toLegacyObject()</code></a></li>
589<li><a href="#x509tostring"><code>x509.toString()</code></a></li>
590<li><a href="#x509validfrom"><code>x509.validFrom</code></a></li>
591<li><a href="#x509validto"><code>x509.validTo</code></a></li>
592<li><a href="#x509verifypublickey"><code>x509.verify(publicKey)</code></a></li>
593</ul>
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595<li><a href="#nodecrypto-module-methods-and-properties"><code>node:crypto</code> module methods and properties</a>
596<ul>
597<li><a href="#cryptoconstants"><code>crypto.constants</code></a></li>
598<li><span class="stability_0"><a href="#cryptodefault_encoding"><code>crypto.DEFAULT_ENCODING</code></a></span></li>
599<li><span class="stability_0"><a href="#cryptofips"><code>crypto.fips</code></a></span></li>
600<li><a href="#cryptocheckprimecandidate-options-callback"><code>crypto.checkPrime(candidate[, options], callback)</code></a></li>
601<li><a href="#cryptocheckprimesynccandidate-options"><code>crypto.checkPrimeSync(candidate[, options])</code></a></li>
602<li><span class="stability_0"><a href="#cryptocreatecipheralgorithm-password-options"><code>crypto.createCipher(algorithm, password[, options])</code></a></span></li>
603<li><a href="#cryptocreatecipherivalgorithm-key-iv-options"><code>crypto.createCipheriv(algorithm, key, iv[, options])</code></a></li>
604<li><span class="stability_0"><a href="#cryptocreatedecipheralgorithm-password-options"><code>crypto.createDecipher(algorithm, password[, options])</code></a></span></li>
605<li><a href="#cryptocreatedecipherivalgorithm-key-iv-options"><code>crypto.createDecipheriv(algorithm, key, iv[, options])</code></a></li>
606<li><a href="#cryptocreatediffiehellmanprime-primeencoding-generator-generatorencoding"><code>crypto.createDiffieHellman(prime[, primeEncoding][, generator][, generatorEncoding])</code></a></li>
607<li><a href="#cryptocreatediffiehellmanprimelength-generator"><code>crypto.createDiffieHellman(primeLength[, generator])</code></a></li>
608<li><a href="#cryptocreatediffiehellmangroupname"><code>crypto.createDiffieHellmanGroup(name)</code></a></li>
609<li><a href="#cryptocreateecdhcurvename"><code>crypto.createECDH(curveName)</code></a></li>
610<li><a href="#cryptocreatehashalgorithm-options"><code>crypto.createHash(algorithm[, options])</code></a></li>
611<li><a href="#cryptocreatehmacalgorithm-key-options"><code>crypto.createHmac(algorithm, key[, options])</code></a></li>
612<li><a href="#cryptocreateprivatekeykey"><code>crypto.createPrivateKey(key)</code></a></li>
613<li><a href="#cryptocreatepublickeykey"><code>crypto.createPublicKey(key)</code></a></li>
614<li><a href="#cryptocreatesecretkeykey-encoding"><code>crypto.createSecretKey(key[, encoding])</code></a></li>
615<li><a href="#cryptocreatesignalgorithm-options"><code>crypto.createSign(algorithm[, options])</code></a></li>
616<li><a href="#cryptocreateverifyalgorithm-options"><code>crypto.createVerify(algorithm[, options])</code></a></li>
617<li><a href="#cryptodiffiehellmanoptions"><code>crypto.diffieHellman(options)</code></a></li>
618<li><a href="#cryptogeneratekeytype-options-callback"><code>crypto.generateKey(type, options, callback)</code></a></li>
619<li><a href="#cryptogeneratekeypairtype-options-callback"><code>crypto.generateKeyPair(type, options, callback)</code></a></li>
620<li><a href="#cryptogeneratekeypairsynctype-options"><code>crypto.generateKeyPairSync(type, options)</code></a></li>
621<li><a href="#cryptogeneratekeysynctype-options"><code>crypto.generateKeySync(type, options)</code></a></li>
622<li><a href="#cryptogenerateprimesize-options-callback"><code>crypto.generatePrime(size[, options[, callback]])</code></a></li>
623<li><a href="#cryptogenerateprimesyncsize-options"><code>crypto.generatePrimeSync(size[, options])</code></a></li>
624<li><a href="#cryptogetcipherinfonameornid-options"><code>crypto.getCipherInfo(nameOrNid[, options])</code></a></li>
625<li><a href="#cryptogetciphers"><code>crypto.getCiphers()</code></a></li>
626<li><a href="#cryptogetcurves"><code>crypto.getCurves()</code></a></li>
627<li><a href="#cryptogetdiffiehellmangroupname"><code>crypto.getDiffieHellman(groupName)</code></a></li>
628<li><a href="#cryptogetfips"><code>crypto.getFips()</code></a></li>
629<li><a href="#cryptogethashes"><code>crypto.getHashes()</code></a></li>
630<li><a href="#cryptogetrandomvaluestypedarray"><code>crypto.getRandomValues(typedArray)</code></a></li>
631<li><a href="#cryptohkdfdigest-ikm-salt-info-keylen-callback"><code>crypto.hkdf(digest, ikm, salt, info, keylen, callback)</code></a></li>
632<li><a href="#cryptohkdfsyncdigest-ikm-salt-info-keylen"><code>crypto.hkdfSync(digest, ikm, salt, info, keylen)</code></a></li>
633<li><a href="#cryptopbkdf2password-salt-iterations-keylen-digest-callback"><code>crypto.pbkdf2(password, salt, iterations, keylen, digest, callback)</code></a></li>
634<li><a href="#cryptopbkdf2syncpassword-salt-iterations-keylen-digest"><code>crypto.pbkdf2Sync(password, salt, iterations, keylen, digest)</code></a></li>
635<li><a href="#cryptoprivatedecryptprivatekey-buffer"><code>crypto.privateDecrypt(privateKey, buffer)</code></a></li>
636<li><a href="#cryptoprivateencryptprivatekey-buffer"><code>crypto.privateEncrypt(privateKey, buffer)</code></a></li>
637<li><a href="#cryptopublicdecryptkey-buffer"><code>crypto.publicDecrypt(key, buffer)</code></a></li>
638<li><a href="#cryptopublicencryptkey-buffer"><code>crypto.publicEncrypt(key, buffer)</code></a></li>
639<li><a href="#cryptorandombytessize-callback"><code>crypto.randomBytes(size[, callback])</code></a></li>
640<li><a href="#cryptorandomfillsyncbuffer-offset-size"><code>crypto.randomFillSync(buffer[, offset][, size])</code></a></li>
641<li><a href="#cryptorandomfillbuffer-offset-size-callback"><code>crypto.randomFill(buffer[, offset][, size], callback)</code></a></li>
642<li><a href="#cryptorandomintmin-max-callback"><code>crypto.randomInt([min, ]max[, callback])</code></a></li>
643<li><a href="#cryptorandomuuidoptions"><code>crypto.randomUUID([options])</code></a></li>
644<li><a href="#cryptoscryptpassword-salt-keylen-options-callback"><code>crypto.scrypt(password, salt, keylen[, options], callback)</code></a></li>
645<li><a href="#cryptoscryptsyncpassword-salt-keylen-options"><code>crypto.scryptSync(password, salt, keylen[, options])</code></a></li>
646<li><a href="#cryptosecureheapused"><code>crypto.secureHeapUsed()</code></a></li>
647<li><a href="#cryptosetengineengine-flags"><code>crypto.setEngine(engine[, flags])</code></a></li>
648<li><a href="#cryptosetfipsbool"><code>crypto.setFips(bool)</code></a></li>
649<li><a href="#cryptosignalgorithm-data-key-callback"><code>crypto.sign(algorithm, data, key[, callback])</code></a></li>
650<li><a href="#cryptosubtle"><code>crypto.subtle</code></a></li>
651<li><a href="#cryptotimingsafeequala-b"><code>crypto.timingSafeEqual(a, b)</code></a></li>
652<li><a href="#cryptoverifyalgorithm-data-key-signature-callback"><code>crypto.verify(algorithm, data, key, signature[, callback])</code></a></li>
653<li><a href="#cryptowebcrypto"><code>crypto.webcrypto</code></a></li>
654</ul>
655</li>
656<li><a href="#notes">Notes</a>
657<ul>
658<li><a href="#using-strings-as-inputs-to-cryptographic-apis">Using strings as inputs to cryptographic APIs</a></li>
659<li><a href="#legacy-streams-api-prior-to-nodejs-010">Legacy streams API (prior to Node.js 0.10)</a></li>
660<li><a href="#support-for-weak-or-compromised-algorithms">Support for weak or compromised algorithms</a></li>
661<li><a href="#ccm-mode">CCM mode</a></li>
662<li><a href="#fips-mode">FIPS mode</a></li>
663</ul>
664</li>
665<li><a href="#crypto-constants">Crypto constants</a>
666<ul>
667<li><a href="#openssl-options">OpenSSL options</a></li>
668<li><a href="#openssl-engine-constants">OpenSSL engine constants</a></li>
669<li><a href="#other-openssl-constants">Other OpenSSL constants</a></li>
670<li><a href="#nodejs-crypto-constants">Node.js crypto constants</a></li>
671</ul>
672</li>
673</ul>
674</li>
675</ul></details>
676
677      <div id="apicontent">
678        <h2>Crypto<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto" id="crypto">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto"></a></h2>
679
680<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_2"><a href="documentation.html#stability-index">Stability: 2</a> - Stable</div><p></p>
681<p><strong>Source Code:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/v18.20.1/lib/crypto.js">lib/crypto.js</a></p>
682<p>The <code>node:crypto</code> module provides cryptographic functionality that includes a
683set of wrappers for OpenSSL's hash, HMAC, cipher, decipher, sign, and verify
684functions.</p>
685
686<pre class="with-51-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { createHmac } = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
687
688<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> secret = <span class="hljs-string">'abcdefg'</span>;
689<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> hash = <span class="hljs-title function_">createHmac</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'sha256'</span>, secret)
690               .<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'I love cupcakes'</span>)
691               .<span class="hljs-title function_">digest</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>);
692<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(hash);
693<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints:</span>
694<span class="hljs-comment">//   c0fa1bc00531bd78ef38c628449c5102aeabd49b5dc3a2a516ea6ea959d6658e</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { createHmac } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
695
696<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> secret = <span class="hljs-string">'abcdefg'</span>;
697<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> hash = <span class="hljs-title function_">createHmac</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'sha256'</span>, secret)
698               .<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'I love cupcakes'</span>)
699               .<span class="hljs-title function_">digest</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>);
700<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(hash);
701<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints:</span>
702<span class="hljs-comment">//   c0fa1bc00531bd78ef38c628449c5102aeabd49b5dc3a2a516ea6ea959d6658e</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
703<section><h3>Determining if crypto support is unavailable<span><a class="mark" href="#determining-if-crypto-support-is-unavailable" id="determining-if-crypto-support-is-unavailable">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_determining_if_crypto_support_is_unavailable"></a></h3>
704<p>It is possible for Node.js to be built without including support for the
705<code>node:crypto</code> module. In such cases, attempting to <code>import</code> from <code>crypto</code> or
706calling <code>require('node:crypto')</code> will result in an error being thrown.</p>
707<p>When using CommonJS, the error thrown can be caught using try/catch:</p>
708<!-- eslint-skip -->
709<pre><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> crypto;
710<span class="hljs-keyword">try</span> {
711  crypto = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
712} <span class="hljs-keyword">catch</span> (err) {
713  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'crypto support is disabled!'</span>);
714}</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
715<p>When using the lexical ESM <code>import</code> keyword, the error can only be
716caught if a handler for <code>process.on('uncaughtException')</code> is registered
717<em>before</em> any attempt to load the module is made (using, for instance,
718a preload module).</p>
719<p>When using ESM, if there is a chance that the code may be run on a build
720of Node.js where crypto support is not enabled, consider using the
721<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/import"><code>import()</code></a> function instead of the lexical <code>import</code> keyword:</p>
722<pre><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> crypto;
723<span class="hljs-keyword">try</span> {
724  crypto = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
725} <span class="hljs-keyword">catch</span> (err) {
726  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'crypto support is disabled!'</span>);
727}</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
728</section><section><h3>Class: <code>Certificate</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-certificate" id="class-certificate">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_class_certificate"></a></h3>
729<div class="api_metadata">
730<span>Added in: v0.11.8</span>
731</div>
732<p>SPKAC is a Certificate Signing Request mechanism originally implemented by
733Netscape and was specified formally as part of HTML5's <code>keygen</code> element.</p>
734<p><code>&#x3C;keygen></code> is deprecated since <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/html52/changes.html#features-removed">HTML 5.2</a> and new projects
735should not use this element anymore.</p>
736<p>The <code>node:crypto</code> module provides the <code>Certificate</code> class for working with SPKAC
737data. The most common usage is handling output generated by the HTML5
738<code>&#x3C;keygen></code> element. Node.js uses <a href="https://www.openssl.org/docs/man3.0/man1/openssl-spkac.html">OpenSSL's SPKAC implementation</a> internally.</p>
739<h4>Static method: <code>Certificate.exportChallenge(spkac[, encoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#static-method-certificateexportchallengespkac-encoding" id="static-method-certificateexportchallengespkac-encoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_static_method_certificate_exportchallenge_spkac_encoding"></a></h4>
740<div class="api_metadata">
741<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
742<table>
743<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
744<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
745<td><p>The spkac argument can be an ArrayBuffer. Limited the size of the spkac argument to a maximum of 2**31 - 1 bytes.</p></td></tr>
746<tr><td>v9.0.0</td>
747<td><p><span>Added in: v9.0.0</span></p></td></tr>
748</tbody></table>
749</details>
750</div>
751<ul>
752<li><code>spkac</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
753<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the <code>spkac</code> string.</li>
754<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> The challenge component of the <code>spkac</code> data structure, which
755includes a public key and a challenge.</li>
756</ul>
757
758<pre class="with-52-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span> } = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
759<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> spkac = <span class="hljs-title function_">getSpkacSomehow</span>();
760<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> challenge = <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">exportChallenge</span>(spkac);
761<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(challenge.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'utf8'</span>));
762<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: the challenge as a UTF8 string</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
763<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> spkac = <span class="hljs-title function_">getSpkacSomehow</span>();
764<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> challenge = <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">exportChallenge</span>(spkac);
765<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(challenge.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'utf8'</span>));
766<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: the challenge as a UTF8 string</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
767<h4>Static method: <code>Certificate.exportPublicKey(spkac[, encoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#static-method-certificateexportpublickeyspkac-encoding" id="static-method-certificateexportpublickeyspkac-encoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_static_method_certificate_exportpublickey_spkac_encoding"></a></h4>
768<div class="api_metadata">
769<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
770<table>
771<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
772<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
773<td><p>The spkac argument can be an ArrayBuffer. Limited the size of the spkac argument to a maximum of 2**31 - 1 bytes.</p></td></tr>
774<tr><td>v9.0.0</td>
775<td><p><span>Added in: v9.0.0</span></p></td></tr>
776</tbody></table>
777</details>
778</div>
779<ul>
780<li><code>spkac</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
781<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the <code>spkac</code> string.</li>
782<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> The public key component of the <code>spkac</code> data structure,
783which includes a public key and a challenge.</li>
784</ul>
785
786<pre class="with-52-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span> } = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
787<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> spkac = <span class="hljs-title function_">getSpkacSomehow</span>();
788<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> publicKey = <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">exportPublicKey</span>(spkac);
789<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(publicKey);
790<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: the public key as &#x3C;Buffer ...></span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
791<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> spkac = <span class="hljs-title function_">getSpkacSomehow</span>();
792<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> publicKey = <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">exportPublicKey</span>(spkac);
793<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(publicKey);
794<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: the public key as &#x3C;Buffer ...></span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
795<h4>Static method: <code>Certificate.verifySpkac(spkac[, encoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#static-method-certificateverifyspkacspkac-encoding" id="static-method-certificateverifyspkacspkac-encoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_static_method_certificate_verifyspkac_spkac_encoding"></a></h4>
796<div class="api_metadata">
797<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
798<table>
799<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
800<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
801<td><p>The spkac argument can be an ArrayBuffer. Added encoding. Limited the size of the spkac argument to a maximum of 2**31 - 1 bytes.</p></td></tr>
802<tr><td>v9.0.0</td>
803<td><p><span>Added in: v9.0.0</span></p></td></tr>
804</tbody></table>
805</details>
806</div>
807<ul>
808<li><code>spkac</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
809<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the <code>spkac</code> string.</li>
810<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> <code>true</code> if the given <code>spkac</code> data structure is valid,
811<code>false</code> otherwise.</li>
812</ul>
813
814<pre class="with-52-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:buffer'</span>;
815<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span> } = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
816
817<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> spkac = <span class="hljs-title function_">getSpkacSomehow</span>();
818<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">verifySpkac</span>(<span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(spkac)));
819<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: true or false</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:buffer'</span>);
820<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
821
822<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> spkac = <span class="hljs-title function_">getSpkacSomehow</span>();
823<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">verifySpkac</span>(<span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(spkac)));
824<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: true or false</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
825<h4>Legacy API<span><a class="mark" href="#legacy-api" id="legacy-api">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_legacy_api"></a></h4>
826<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_0"><a href="documentation.html#stability-index">Stability: 0</a> - Deprecated</div><p></p>
827<p>As a legacy interface, it is possible to create new instances of
828the <code>crypto.Certificate</code> class as illustrated in the examples below.</p>
829<h5><code>new crypto.Certificate()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#new-cryptocertificate" id="new-cryptocertificate">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_new_crypto_certificate"></a></h5>
830<p>Instances of the <code>Certificate</code> class can be created using the <code>new</code> keyword
831or by calling <code>crypto.Certificate()</code> as a function:</p>
832
833<pre class="with-52-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span> } = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
834
835<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> cert1 = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span>();
836<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> cert2 = <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span>();</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
837
838<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> cert1 = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span>();
839<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> cert2 = <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span>();</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
840<h5><code>certificate.exportChallenge(spkac[, encoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#certificateexportchallengespkac-encoding" id="certificateexportchallengespkac-encoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_certificate_exportchallenge_spkac_encoding"></a></h5>
841<div class="api_metadata">
842<span>Added in: v0.11.8</span>
843</div>
844<ul>
845<li><code>spkac</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
846<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the <code>spkac</code> string.</li>
847<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> The challenge component of the <code>spkac</code> data structure, which
848includes a public key and a challenge.</li>
849</ul>
850
851<pre class="with-52-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span> } = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
852<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> cert = <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span>();
853<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> spkac = <span class="hljs-title function_">getSpkacSomehow</span>();
854<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> challenge = cert.<span class="hljs-title function_">exportChallenge</span>(spkac);
855<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(challenge.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'utf8'</span>));
856<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: the challenge as a UTF8 string</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
857<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> cert = <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span>();
858<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> spkac = <span class="hljs-title function_">getSpkacSomehow</span>();
859<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> challenge = cert.<span class="hljs-title function_">exportChallenge</span>(spkac);
860<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(challenge.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'utf8'</span>));
861<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: the challenge as a UTF8 string</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
862<h5><code>certificate.exportPublicKey(spkac[, encoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#certificateexportpublickeyspkac-encoding" id="certificateexportpublickeyspkac-encoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_certificate_exportpublickey_spkac_encoding"></a></h5>
863<div class="api_metadata">
864<span>Added in: v0.11.8</span>
865</div>
866<ul>
867<li><code>spkac</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
868<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the <code>spkac</code> string.</li>
869<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> The public key component of the <code>spkac</code> data structure,
870which includes a public key and a challenge.</li>
871</ul>
872
873<pre class="with-52-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span> } = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
874<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> cert = <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span>();
875<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> spkac = <span class="hljs-title function_">getSpkacSomehow</span>();
876<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> publicKey = cert.<span class="hljs-title function_">exportPublicKey</span>(spkac);
877<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(publicKey);
878<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: the public key as &#x3C;Buffer ...></span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
879<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> cert = <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span>();
880<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> spkac = <span class="hljs-title function_">getSpkacSomehow</span>();
881<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> publicKey = cert.<span class="hljs-title function_">exportPublicKey</span>(spkac);
882<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(publicKey);
883<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: the public key as &#x3C;Buffer ...></span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
884<h5><code>certificate.verifySpkac(spkac[, encoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#certificateverifyspkacspkac-encoding" id="certificateverifyspkacspkac-encoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_certificate_verifyspkac_spkac_encoding"></a></h5>
885<div class="api_metadata">
886<span>Added in: v0.11.8</span>
887</div>
888<ul>
889<li><code>spkac</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
890<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the <code>spkac</code> string.</li>
891<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> <code>true</code> if the given <code>spkac</code> data structure is valid,
892<code>false</code> otherwise.</li>
893</ul>
894
895<pre class="with-52-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:buffer'</span>;
896<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span> } = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
897
898<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> cert = <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span>();
899<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> spkac = <span class="hljs-title function_">getSpkacSomehow</span>();
900<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(cert.<span class="hljs-title function_">verifySpkac</span>(<span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(spkac)));
901<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: true or false</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:buffer'</span>);
902<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
903
904<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> cert = <span class="hljs-title class_">Certificate</span>();
905<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> spkac = <span class="hljs-title function_">getSpkacSomehow</span>();
906<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(cert.<span class="hljs-title function_">verifySpkac</span>(<span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(spkac)));
907<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: true or false</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
908</section><section><h3>Class: <code>Cipher</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-cipher" id="class-cipher">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_class_cipher"></a></h3>
909<div class="api_metadata">
910<span>Added in: v0.1.94</span>
911</div>
912<ul>
913<li>Extends: <a href="stream.html#class-streamtransform" class="type">&#x3C;stream.Transform></a></li>
914</ul>
915<p>Instances of the <code>Cipher</code> class are used to encrypt data. The class can be
916used in one of two ways:</p>
917<ul>
918<li>As a <a href="stream.html">stream</a> that is both readable and writable, where plain unencrypted
919data is written to produce encrypted data on the readable side, or</li>
920<li>Using the <a href="#cipherupdatedata-inputencoding-outputencoding"><code>cipher.update()</code></a> and <a href="#cipherfinaloutputencoding"><code>cipher.final()</code></a> methods to produce
921the encrypted data.</li>
922</ul>
923<p>The <a href="#cryptocreatecipheralgorithm-password-options"><code>crypto.createCipher()</code></a> or <a href="#cryptocreatecipherivalgorithm-key-iv-options"><code>crypto.createCipheriv()</code></a> methods are
924used to create <code>Cipher</code> instances. <code>Cipher</code> objects are not to be created
925directly using the <code>new</code> keyword.</p>
926<p>Example: Using <code>Cipher</code> objects as streams:</p>
927
928<pre class="with-9-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
929  scrypt,
930  randomFill,
931  createCipheriv,
932} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
933
934<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> algorithm = <span class="hljs-string">'aes-192-cbc'</span>;
935<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> password = <span class="hljs-string">'Password used to generate key'</span>;
936
937<span class="hljs-comment">// First, we'll generate the key. The key length is dependent on the algorithm.</span>
938<span class="hljs-comment">// In this case for aes192, it is 24 bytes (192 bits).</span>
939<span class="hljs-title function_">scrypt</span>(password, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">24</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, key</span>) =></span> {
940  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
941  <span class="hljs-comment">// Then, we'll generate a random initialization vector</span>
942  <span class="hljs-title function_">randomFill</span>(<span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Uint8Array</span>(<span class="hljs-number">16</span>), <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, iv</span>) =></span> {
943    <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
944
945    <span class="hljs-comment">// Once we have the key and iv, we can create and use the cipher...</span>
946    <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> cipher = <span class="hljs-title function_">createCipheriv</span>(algorithm, key, iv);
947
948    <span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> encrypted = <span class="hljs-string">''</span>;
949    cipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">setEncoding</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>);
950
951    cipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'data'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">chunk</span>) =></span> encrypted += chunk);
952    cipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'end'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(encrypted));
953
954    cipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">write</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'some clear text data'</span>);
955    cipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">end</span>();
956  });
957});</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
958  scrypt,
959  randomFill,
960  createCipheriv,
961} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
962
963<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> algorithm = <span class="hljs-string">'aes-192-cbc'</span>;
964<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> password = <span class="hljs-string">'Password used to generate key'</span>;
965
966<span class="hljs-comment">// First, we'll generate the key. The key length is dependent on the algorithm.</span>
967<span class="hljs-comment">// In this case for aes192, it is 24 bytes (192 bits).</span>
968<span class="hljs-title function_">scrypt</span>(password, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">24</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, key</span>) =></span> {
969  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
970  <span class="hljs-comment">// Then, we'll generate a random initialization vector</span>
971  <span class="hljs-title function_">randomFill</span>(<span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Uint8Array</span>(<span class="hljs-number">16</span>), <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, iv</span>) =></span> {
972    <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
973
974    <span class="hljs-comment">// Once we have the key and iv, we can create and use the cipher...</span>
975    <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> cipher = <span class="hljs-title function_">createCipheriv</span>(algorithm, key, iv);
976
977    <span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> encrypted = <span class="hljs-string">''</span>;
978    cipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">setEncoding</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>);
979
980    cipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'data'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">chunk</span>) =></span> encrypted += chunk);
981    cipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'end'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(encrypted));
982
983    cipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">write</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'some clear text data'</span>);
984    cipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">end</span>();
985  });
986});</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
987<p>Example: Using <code>Cipher</code> and piped streams:</p>
988
989<pre class="with-19-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> {
990  createReadStream,
991  createWriteStream,
992} <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:fs'</span>;
993
994<span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> {
995  pipeline,
996} <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:stream'</span>;
997
998<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
999  scrypt,
1000  randomFill,
1001  createCipheriv,
1002} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
1003
1004<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> algorithm = <span class="hljs-string">'aes-192-cbc'</span>;
1005<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> password = <span class="hljs-string">'Password used to generate key'</span>;
1006
1007<span class="hljs-comment">// First, we'll generate the key. The key length is dependent on the algorithm.</span>
1008<span class="hljs-comment">// In this case for aes192, it is 24 bytes (192 bits).</span>
1009<span class="hljs-title function_">scrypt</span>(password, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">24</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, key</span>) =></span> {
1010  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
1011  <span class="hljs-comment">// Then, we'll generate a random initialization vector</span>
1012  <span class="hljs-title function_">randomFill</span>(<span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Uint8Array</span>(<span class="hljs-number">16</span>), <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, iv</span>) =></span> {
1013    <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
1014
1015    <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> cipher = <span class="hljs-title function_">createCipheriv</span>(algorithm, key, iv);
1016
1017    <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> input = <span class="hljs-title function_">createReadStream</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'test.js'</span>);
1018    <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> output = <span class="hljs-title function_">createWriteStream</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'test.enc'</span>);
1019
1020    <span class="hljs-title function_">pipeline</span>(input, cipher, output, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err</span>) =></span> {
1021      <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
1022    });
1023  });
1024});</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
1025  createReadStream,
1026  createWriteStream,
1027} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:fs'</span>);
1028
1029<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
1030  pipeline,
1031} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:stream'</span>);
1032
1033<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
1034  scrypt,
1035  randomFill,
1036  createCipheriv,
1037} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
1038
1039<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> algorithm = <span class="hljs-string">'aes-192-cbc'</span>;
1040<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> password = <span class="hljs-string">'Password used to generate key'</span>;
1041
1042<span class="hljs-comment">// First, we'll generate the key. The key length is dependent on the algorithm.</span>
1043<span class="hljs-comment">// In this case for aes192, it is 24 bytes (192 bits).</span>
1044<span class="hljs-title function_">scrypt</span>(password, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">24</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, key</span>) =></span> {
1045  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
1046  <span class="hljs-comment">// Then, we'll generate a random initialization vector</span>
1047  <span class="hljs-title function_">randomFill</span>(<span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Uint8Array</span>(<span class="hljs-number">16</span>), <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, iv</span>) =></span> {
1048    <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
1049
1050    <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> cipher = <span class="hljs-title function_">createCipheriv</span>(algorithm, key, iv);
1051
1052    <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> input = <span class="hljs-title function_">createReadStream</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'test.js'</span>);
1053    <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> output = <span class="hljs-title function_">createWriteStream</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'test.enc'</span>);
1054
1055    <span class="hljs-title function_">pipeline</span>(input, cipher, output, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err</span>) =></span> {
1056      <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
1057    });
1058  });
1059});</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
1060<p>Example: Using the <a href="#cipherupdatedata-inputencoding-outputencoding"><code>cipher.update()</code></a> and <a href="#cipherfinaloutputencoding"><code>cipher.final()</code></a> methods:</p>
1061
1062<pre class="with-9-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
1063  scrypt,
1064  randomFill,
1065  createCipheriv,
1066} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
1067
1068<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> algorithm = <span class="hljs-string">'aes-192-cbc'</span>;
1069<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> password = <span class="hljs-string">'Password used to generate key'</span>;
1070
1071<span class="hljs-comment">// First, we'll generate the key. The key length is dependent on the algorithm.</span>
1072<span class="hljs-comment">// In this case for aes192, it is 24 bytes (192 bits).</span>
1073<span class="hljs-title function_">scrypt</span>(password, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">24</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, key</span>) =></span> {
1074  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
1075  <span class="hljs-comment">// Then, we'll generate a random initialization vector</span>
1076  <span class="hljs-title function_">randomFill</span>(<span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Uint8Array</span>(<span class="hljs-number">16</span>), <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, iv</span>) =></span> {
1077    <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
1078
1079    <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> cipher = <span class="hljs-title function_">createCipheriv</span>(algorithm, key, iv);
1080
1081    <span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> encrypted = cipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'some clear text data'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'utf8'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>);
1082    encrypted += cipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">final</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>);
1083    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(encrypted);
1084  });
1085});</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
1086  scrypt,
1087  randomFill,
1088  createCipheriv,
1089} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
1090
1091<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> algorithm = <span class="hljs-string">'aes-192-cbc'</span>;
1092<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> password = <span class="hljs-string">'Password used to generate key'</span>;
1093
1094<span class="hljs-comment">// First, we'll generate the key. The key length is dependent on the algorithm.</span>
1095<span class="hljs-comment">// In this case for aes192, it is 24 bytes (192 bits).</span>
1096<span class="hljs-title function_">scrypt</span>(password, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">24</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, key</span>) =></span> {
1097  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
1098  <span class="hljs-comment">// Then, we'll generate a random initialization vector</span>
1099  <span class="hljs-title function_">randomFill</span>(<span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Uint8Array</span>(<span class="hljs-number">16</span>), <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, iv</span>) =></span> {
1100    <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
1101
1102    <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> cipher = <span class="hljs-title function_">createCipheriv</span>(algorithm, key, iv);
1103
1104    <span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> encrypted = cipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'some clear text data'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'utf8'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>);
1105    encrypted += cipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">final</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>);
1106    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(encrypted);
1107  });
1108});</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
1109<h4><code>cipher.final([outputEncoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cipherfinaloutputencoding" id="cipherfinaloutputencoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_cipher_final_outputencoding"></a></h4>
1110<div class="api_metadata">
1111<span>Added in: v0.1.94</span>
1112</div>
1113<ul>
1114<li><code>outputEncoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the return value.</li>
1115<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Any remaining enciphered contents.
1116If <code>outputEncoding</code> is specified, a string is
1117returned. If an <code>outputEncoding</code> is not provided, a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned.</li>
1118</ul>
1119<p>Once the <code>cipher.final()</code> method has been called, the <code>Cipher</code> object can no
1120longer be used to encrypt data. Attempts to call <code>cipher.final()</code> more than
1121once will result in an error being thrown.</p>
1122<h4><code>cipher.getAuthTag()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#ciphergetauthtag" id="ciphergetauthtag">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_cipher_getauthtag"></a></h4>
1123<div class="api_metadata">
1124<span>Added in: v1.0.0</span>
1125</div>
1126<ul>
1127<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> When using an authenticated encryption mode (<code>GCM</code>, <code>CCM</code>,
1128<code>OCB</code>, and <code>chacha20-poly1305</code> are currently supported), the
1129<code>cipher.getAuthTag()</code> method returns a
1130<a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> containing the <em>authentication tag</em> that has been computed from
1131the given data.</li>
1132</ul>
1133<p>The <code>cipher.getAuthTag()</code> method should only be called after encryption has
1134been completed using the <a href="#cipherfinaloutputencoding"><code>cipher.final()</code></a> method.</p>
1135<p>If the <code>authTagLength</code> option was set during the <code>cipher</code> instance's creation,
1136this function will return exactly <code>authTagLength</code> bytes.</p>
1137<h4><code>cipher.setAAD(buffer[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#ciphersetaadbuffer-options" id="ciphersetaadbuffer-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_cipher_setaad_buffer_options"></a></h4>
1138<div class="api_metadata">
1139<span>Added in: v1.0.0</span>
1140</div>
1141<ul>
1142<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
1143<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> <a href="stream.html#new-streamtransformoptions"><code>stream.transform</code> options</a>
1144<ul>
1145<li><code>plaintextLength</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
1146<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The string encoding to use when <code>buffer</code> is a string.</li>
1147</ul>
1148</li>
1149<li>Returns: <a href="crypto.html#class-cipher" class="type">&#x3C;Cipher></a> for method chaining.</li>
1150</ul>
1151<p>When using an authenticated encryption mode (<code>GCM</code>, <code>CCM</code>, <code>OCB</code>, and
1152<code>chacha20-poly1305</code> are
1153currently supported), the <code>cipher.setAAD()</code> method sets the value used for the
1154<em>additional authenticated data</em> (AAD) input parameter.</p>
1155<p>The <code>plaintextLength</code> option is optional for <code>GCM</code> and <code>OCB</code>. When using <code>CCM</code>,
1156the <code>plaintextLength</code> option must be specified and its value must match the
1157length of the plaintext in bytes. See <a href="#ccm-mode">CCM mode</a>.</p>
1158<p>The <code>cipher.setAAD()</code> method must be called before <a href="#cipherupdatedata-inputencoding-outputencoding"><code>cipher.update()</code></a>.</p>
1159<h4><code>cipher.setAutoPadding([autoPadding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#ciphersetautopaddingautopadding" id="ciphersetautopaddingautopadding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_cipher_setautopadding_autopadding"></a></h4>
1160<div class="api_metadata">
1161<span>Added in: v0.7.1</span>
1162</div>
1163<ul>
1164<li><code>autoPadding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>true</code></li>
1165<li>Returns: <a href="crypto.html#class-cipher" class="type">&#x3C;Cipher></a> for method chaining.</li>
1166</ul>
1167<p>When using block encryption algorithms, the <code>Cipher</code> class will automatically
1168add padding to the input data to the appropriate block size. To disable the
1169default padding call <code>cipher.setAutoPadding(false)</code>.</p>
1170<p>When <code>autoPadding</code> is <code>false</code>, the length of the entire input data must be a
1171multiple of the cipher's block size or <a href="#cipherfinaloutputencoding"><code>cipher.final()</code></a> will throw an error.
1172Disabling automatic padding is useful for non-standard padding, for instance
1173using <code>0x0</code> instead of PKCS padding.</p>
1174<p>The <code>cipher.setAutoPadding()</code> method must be called before
1175<a href="#cipherfinaloutputencoding"><code>cipher.final()</code></a>.</p>
1176<h4><code>cipher.update(data[, inputEncoding][, outputEncoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cipherupdatedata-inputencoding-outputencoding" id="cipherupdatedata-inputencoding-outputencoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_cipher_update_data_inputencoding_outputencoding"></a></h4>
1177<div class="api_metadata">
1178<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1179<table>
1180<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1181<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
1182<td><p>The default <code>inputEncoding</code> changed from <code>binary</code> to <code>utf8</code>.</p></td></tr>
1183<tr><td>v0.1.94</td>
1184<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.94</span></p></td></tr>
1185</tbody></table>
1186</details>
1187</div>
1188<ul>
1189<li><code>data</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
1190<li><code>inputEncoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the data.</li>
1191<li><code>outputEncoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the return value.</li>
1192<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1193</ul>
1194<p>Updates the cipher with <code>data</code>. If the <code>inputEncoding</code> argument is given,
1195the <code>data</code>
1196argument is a string using the specified encoding. If the <code>inputEncoding</code>
1197argument is not given, <code>data</code> must be a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or
1198<code>DataView</code>. If <code>data</code> is a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or <code>DataView</code>, then
1199<code>inputEncoding</code> is ignored.</p>
1200<p>The <code>outputEncoding</code> specifies the output format of the enciphered
1201data. If the <code>outputEncoding</code>
1202is specified, a string using the specified encoding is returned. If no
1203<code>outputEncoding</code> is provided, a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned.</p>
1204<p>The <code>cipher.update()</code> method can be called multiple times with new data until
1205<a href="#cipherfinaloutputencoding"><code>cipher.final()</code></a> is called. Calling <code>cipher.update()</code> after
1206<a href="#cipherfinaloutputencoding"><code>cipher.final()</code></a> will result in an error being thrown.</p>
1207</section><section><h3>Class: <code>Decipher</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-decipher" id="class-decipher">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_class_decipher"></a></h3>
1208<div class="api_metadata">
1209<span>Added in: v0.1.94</span>
1210</div>
1211<ul>
1212<li>Extends: <a href="stream.html#class-streamtransform" class="type">&#x3C;stream.Transform></a></li>
1213</ul>
1214<p>Instances of the <code>Decipher</code> class are used to decrypt data. The class can be
1215used in one of two ways:</p>
1216<ul>
1217<li>As a <a href="stream.html">stream</a> that is both readable and writable, where plain encrypted
1218data is written to produce unencrypted data on the readable side, or</li>
1219<li>Using the <a href="#decipherupdatedata-inputencoding-outputencoding"><code>decipher.update()</code></a> and <a href="#decipherfinaloutputencoding"><code>decipher.final()</code></a> methods to
1220produce the unencrypted data.</li>
1221</ul>
1222<p>The <a href="#cryptocreatedecipheralgorithm-password-options"><code>crypto.createDecipher()</code></a> or <a href="#cryptocreatedecipherivalgorithm-key-iv-options"><code>crypto.createDecipheriv()</code></a> methods are
1223used to create <code>Decipher</code> instances. <code>Decipher</code> objects are not to be created
1224directly using the <code>new</code> keyword.</p>
1225<p>Example: Using <code>Decipher</code> objects as streams:</p>
1226
1227<pre class="with-37-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:buffer'</span>;
1228<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
1229  scryptSync,
1230  createDecipheriv,
1231} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
1232
1233<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> algorithm = <span class="hljs-string">'aes-192-cbc'</span>;
1234<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> password = <span class="hljs-string">'Password used to generate key'</span>;
1235<span class="hljs-comment">// Key length is dependent on the algorithm. In this case for aes192, it is</span>
1236<span class="hljs-comment">// 24 bytes (192 bits).</span>
1237<span class="hljs-comment">// Use the async `crypto.scrypt()` instead.</span>
1238<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> key = <span class="hljs-title function_">scryptSync</span>(password, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">24</span>);
1239<span class="hljs-comment">// The IV is usually passed along with the ciphertext.</span>
1240<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> iv = <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">alloc</span>(<span class="hljs-number">16</span>, <span class="hljs-number">0</span>); <span class="hljs-comment">// Initialization vector.</span>
1241
1242<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> decipher = <span class="hljs-title function_">createDecipheriv</span>(algorithm, key, iv);
1243
1244<span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> decrypted = <span class="hljs-string">''</span>;
1245decipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'readable'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
1246  <span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> chunk;
1247  <span class="hljs-keyword">while</span> (<span class="hljs-literal">null</span> !== (chunk = decipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">read</span>())) {
1248    decrypted += chunk.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'utf8'</span>);
1249  }
1250});
1251decipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'end'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
1252  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(decrypted);
1253  <span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: some clear text data</span>
1254});
1255
1256<span class="hljs-comment">// Encrypted with same algorithm, key and iv.</span>
1257<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> encrypted =
1258  <span class="hljs-string">'e5f79c5915c02171eec6b212d5520d44480993d7d622a7c4c2da32f6efda0ffa'</span>;
1259decipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">write</span>(encrypted, <span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>);
1260decipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">end</span>();</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
1261  scryptSync,
1262  createDecipheriv,
1263} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
1264<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:buffer'</span>);
1265
1266<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> algorithm = <span class="hljs-string">'aes-192-cbc'</span>;
1267<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> password = <span class="hljs-string">'Password used to generate key'</span>;
1268<span class="hljs-comment">// Key length is dependent on the algorithm. In this case for aes192, it is</span>
1269<span class="hljs-comment">// 24 bytes (192 bits).</span>
1270<span class="hljs-comment">// Use the async `crypto.scrypt()` instead.</span>
1271<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> key = <span class="hljs-title function_">scryptSync</span>(password, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">24</span>);
1272<span class="hljs-comment">// The IV is usually passed along with the ciphertext.</span>
1273<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> iv = <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">alloc</span>(<span class="hljs-number">16</span>, <span class="hljs-number">0</span>); <span class="hljs-comment">// Initialization vector.</span>
1274
1275<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> decipher = <span class="hljs-title function_">createDecipheriv</span>(algorithm, key, iv);
1276
1277<span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> decrypted = <span class="hljs-string">''</span>;
1278decipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'readable'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
1279  <span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> chunk;
1280  <span class="hljs-keyword">while</span> (<span class="hljs-literal">null</span> !== (chunk = decipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">read</span>())) {
1281    decrypted += chunk.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'utf8'</span>);
1282  }
1283});
1284decipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'end'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
1285  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(decrypted);
1286  <span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: some clear text data</span>
1287});
1288
1289<span class="hljs-comment">// Encrypted with same algorithm, key and iv.</span>
1290<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> encrypted =
1291  <span class="hljs-string">'e5f79c5915c02171eec6b212d5520d44480993d7d622a7c4c2da32f6efda0ffa'</span>;
1292decipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">write</span>(encrypted, <span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>);
1293decipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">end</span>();</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
1294<p>Example: Using <code>Decipher</code> and piped streams:</p>
1295
1296<pre class="with-19-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> {
1297  createReadStream,
1298  createWriteStream,
1299} <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:fs'</span>;
1300<span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:buffer'</span>;
1301<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
1302  scryptSync,
1303  createDecipheriv,
1304} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
1305
1306<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> algorithm = <span class="hljs-string">'aes-192-cbc'</span>;
1307<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> password = <span class="hljs-string">'Password used to generate key'</span>;
1308<span class="hljs-comment">// Use the async `crypto.scrypt()` instead.</span>
1309<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> key = <span class="hljs-title function_">scryptSync</span>(password, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">24</span>);
1310<span class="hljs-comment">// The IV is usually passed along with the ciphertext.</span>
1311<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> iv = <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">alloc</span>(<span class="hljs-number">16</span>, <span class="hljs-number">0</span>); <span class="hljs-comment">// Initialization vector.</span>
1312
1313<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> decipher = <span class="hljs-title function_">createDecipheriv</span>(algorithm, key, iv);
1314
1315<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> input = <span class="hljs-title function_">createReadStream</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'test.enc'</span>);
1316<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> output = <span class="hljs-title function_">createWriteStream</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'test.js'</span>);
1317
1318input.<span class="hljs-title function_">pipe</span>(decipher).<span class="hljs-title function_">pipe</span>(output);</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
1319  createReadStream,
1320  createWriteStream,
1321} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:fs'</span>);
1322<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
1323  scryptSync,
1324  createDecipheriv,
1325} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
1326<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:buffer'</span>);
1327
1328<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> algorithm = <span class="hljs-string">'aes-192-cbc'</span>;
1329<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> password = <span class="hljs-string">'Password used to generate key'</span>;
1330<span class="hljs-comment">// Use the async `crypto.scrypt()` instead.</span>
1331<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> key = <span class="hljs-title function_">scryptSync</span>(password, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">24</span>);
1332<span class="hljs-comment">// The IV is usually passed along with the ciphertext.</span>
1333<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> iv = <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">alloc</span>(<span class="hljs-number">16</span>, <span class="hljs-number">0</span>); <span class="hljs-comment">// Initialization vector.</span>
1334
1335<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> decipher = <span class="hljs-title function_">createDecipheriv</span>(algorithm, key, iv);
1336
1337<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> input = <span class="hljs-title function_">createReadStream</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'test.enc'</span>);
1338<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> output = <span class="hljs-title function_">createWriteStream</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'test.js'</span>);
1339
1340input.<span class="hljs-title function_">pipe</span>(decipher).<span class="hljs-title function_">pipe</span>(output);</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
1341<p>Example: Using the <a href="#decipherupdatedata-inputencoding-outputencoding"><code>decipher.update()</code></a> and <a href="#decipherfinaloutputencoding"><code>decipher.final()</code></a> methods:</p>
1342
1343<pre class="with-37-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:buffer'</span>;
1344<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
1345  scryptSync,
1346  createDecipheriv,
1347} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
1348
1349<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> algorithm = <span class="hljs-string">'aes-192-cbc'</span>;
1350<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> password = <span class="hljs-string">'Password used to generate key'</span>;
1351<span class="hljs-comment">// Use the async `crypto.scrypt()` instead.</span>
1352<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> key = <span class="hljs-title function_">scryptSync</span>(password, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">24</span>);
1353<span class="hljs-comment">// The IV is usually passed along with the ciphertext.</span>
1354<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> iv = <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">alloc</span>(<span class="hljs-number">16</span>, <span class="hljs-number">0</span>); <span class="hljs-comment">// Initialization vector.</span>
1355
1356<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> decipher = <span class="hljs-title function_">createDecipheriv</span>(algorithm, key, iv);
1357
1358<span class="hljs-comment">// Encrypted using same algorithm, key and iv.</span>
1359<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> encrypted =
1360  <span class="hljs-string">'e5f79c5915c02171eec6b212d5520d44480993d7d622a7c4c2da32f6efda0ffa'</span>;
1361<span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> decrypted = decipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(encrypted, <span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'utf8'</span>);
1362decrypted += decipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">final</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'utf8'</span>);
1363<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(decrypted);
1364<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: some clear text data</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
1365  scryptSync,
1366  createDecipheriv,
1367} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
1368<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:buffer'</span>);
1369
1370<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> algorithm = <span class="hljs-string">'aes-192-cbc'</span>;
1371<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> password = <span class="hljs-string">'Password used to generate key'</span>;
1372<span class="hljs-comment">// Use the async `crypto.scrypt()` instead.</span>
1373<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> key = <span class="hljs-title function_">scryptSync</span>(password, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">24</span>);
1374<span class="hljs-comment">// The IV is usually passed along with the ciphertext.</span>
1375<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> iv = <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">alloc</span>(<span class="hljs-number">16</span>, <span class="hljs-number">0</span>); <span class="hljs-comment">// Initialization vector.</span>
1376
1377<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> decipher = <span class="hljs-title function_">createDecipheriv</span>(algorithm, key, iv);
1378
1379<span class="hljs-comment">// Encrypted using same algorithm, key and iv.</span>
1380<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> encrypted =
1381  <span class="hljs-string">'e5f79c5915c02171eec6b212d5520d44480993d7d622a7c4c2da32f6efda0ffa'</span>;
1382<span class="hljs-keyword">let</span> decrypted = decipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(encrypted, <span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'utf8'</span>);
1383decrypted += decipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">final</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'utf8'</span>);
1384<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(decrypted);
1385<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: some clear text data</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
1386<h4><code>decipher.final([outputEncoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#decipherfinaloutputencoding" id="decipherfinaloutputencoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_decipher_final_outputencoding"></a></h4>
1387<div class="api_metadata">
1388<span>Added in: v0.1.94</span>
1389</div>
1390<ul>
1391<li><code>outputEncoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the return value.</li>
1392<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Any remaining deciphered contents.
1393If <code>outputEncoding</code> is specified, a string is
1394returned. If an <code>outputEncoding</code> is not provided, a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned.</li>
1395</ul>
1396<p>Once the <code>decipher.final()</code> method has been called, the <code>Decipher</code> object can
1397no longer be used to decrypt data. Attempts to call <code>decipher.final()</code> more
1398than once will result in an error being thrown.</p>
1399<h4><code>decipher.setAAD(buffer[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#deciphersetaadbuffer-options" id="deciphersetaadbuffer-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_decipher_setaad_buffer_options"></a></h4>
1400<div class="api_metadata">
1401<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1402<table>
1403<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1404<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
1405<td><p>The buffer argument can be a string or ArrayBuffer and is limited to no more than 2 ** 31 - 1 bytes.</p></td></tr>
1406<tr><td>v7.2.0</td>
1407<td><p>This method now returns a reference to <code>decipher</code>.</p></td></tr>
1408<tr><td>v1.0.0</td>
1409<td><p><span>Added in: v1.0.0</span></p></td></tr>
1410</tbody></table>
1411</details>
1412</div>
1413<ul>
1414<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
1415<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> <a href="stream.html#new-streamtransformoptions"><code>stream.transform</code> options</a>
1416<ul>
1417<li><code>plaintextLength</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
1418<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> String encoding to use when <code>buffer</code> is a string.</li>
1419</ul>
1420</li>
1421<li>Returns: <a href="crypto.html#class-decipher" class="type">&#x3C;Decipher></a> for method chaining.</li>
1422</ul>
1423<p>When using an authenticated encryption mode (<code>GCM</code>, <code>CCM</code>, <code>OCB</code>, and
1424<code>chacha20-poly1305</code> are
1425currently supported), the <code>decipher.setAAD()</code> method sets the value used for the
1426<em>additional authenticated data</em> (AAD) input parameter.</p>
1427<p>The <code>options</code> argument is optional for <code>GCM</code>. When using <code>CCM</code>, the
1428<code>plaintextLength</code> option must be specified and its value must match the length
1429of the ciphertext in bytes. See <a href="#ccm-mode">CCM mode</a>.</p>
1430<p>The <code>decipher.setAAD()</code> method must be called before <a href="#decipherupdatedata-inputencoding-outputencoding"><code>decipher.update()</code></a>.</p>
1431<p>When passing a string as the <code>buffer</code>, please consider
1432<a href="#using-strings-as-inputs-to-cryptographic-apis">caveats when using strings as inputs to cryptographic APIs</a>.</p>
1433<h4><code>decipher.setAuthTag(buffer[, encoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#deciphersetauthtagbuffer-encoding" id="deciphersetauthtagbuffer-encoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_decipher_setauthtag_buffer_encoding"></a></h4>
1434<div class="api_metadata">
1435<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1436<table>
1437<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1438<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
1439<td><p>The buffer argument can be a string or ArrayBuffer and is limited to no more than 2 ** 31 - 1 bytes.</p></td></tr>
1440<tr><td>v11.0.0</td>
1441<td><p>This method now throws if the GCM tag length is invalid.</p></td></tr>
1442<tr><td>v7.2.0</td>
1443<td><p>This method now returns a reference to <code>decipher</code>.</p></td></tr>
1444<tr><td>v1.0.0</td>
1445<td><p><span>Added in: v1.0.0</span></p></td></tr>
1446</tbody></table>
1447</details>
1448</div>
1449<ul>
1450<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
1451<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> String encoding to use when <code>buffer</code> is a string.</li>
1452<li>Returns: <a href="crypto.html#class-decipher" class="type">&#x3C;Decipher></a> for method chaining.</li>
1453</ul>
1454<p>When using an authenticated encryption mode (<code>GCM</code>, <code>CCM</code>, <code>OCB</code>, and
1455<code>chacha20-poly1305</code> are
1456currently supported), the <code>decipher.setAuthTag()</code> method is used to pass in the
1457received <em>authentication tag</em>. If no tag is provided, or if the cipher text
1458has been tampered with, <a href="#decipherfinaloutputencoding"><code>decipher.final()</code></a> will throw, indicating that the
1459cipher text should be discarded due to failed authentication. If the tag length
1460is invalid according to <a href="https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-38d.pdf">NIST SP 800-38D</a> or does not match the value of the
1461<code>authTagLength</code> option, <code>decipher.setAuthTag()</code> will throw an error.</p>
1462<p>The <code>decipher.setAuthTag()</code> method must be called before <a href="#decipherupdatedata-inputencoding-outputencoding"><code>decipher.update()</code></a>
1463for <code>CCM</code> mode or before <a href="#decipherfinaloutputencoding"><code>decipher.final()</code></a> for <code>GCM</code> and <code>OCB</code> modes and
1464<code>chacha20-poly1305</code>.
1465<code>decipher.setAuthTag()</code> can only be called once.</p>
1466<p>When passing a string as the authentication tag, please consider
1467<a href="#using-strings-as-inputs-to-cryptographic-apis">caveats when using strings as inputs to cryptographic APIs</a>.</p>
1468<h4><code>decipher.setAutoPadding([autoPadding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#deciphersetautopaddingautopadding" id="deciphersetautopaddingautopadding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_decipher_setautopadding_autopadding"></a></h4>
1469<div class="api_metadata">
1470<span>Added in: v0.7.1</span>
1471</div>
1472<ul>
1473<li><code>autoPadding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>true</code></li>
1474<li>Returns: <a href="crypto.html#class-decipher" class="type">&#x3C;Decipher></a> for method chaining.</li>
1475</ul>
1476<p>When data has been encrypted without standard block padding, calling
1477<code>decipher.setAutoPadding(false)</code> will disable automatic padding to prevent
1478<a href="#decipherfinaloutputencoding"><code>decipher.final()</code></a> from checking for and removing padding.</p>
1479<p>Turning auto padding off will only work if the input data's length is a
1480multiple of the ciphers block size.</p>
1481<p>The <code>decipher.setAutoPadding()</code> method must be called before
1482<a href="#decipherfinaloutputencoding"><code>decipher.final()</code></a>.</p>
1483<h4><code>decipher.update(data[, inputEncoding][, outputEncoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#decipherupdatedata-inputencoding-outputencoding" id="decipherupdatedata-inputencoding-outputencoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_decipher_update_data_inputencoding_outputencoding"></a></h4>
1484<div class="api_metadata">
1485<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1486<table>
1487<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1488<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
1489<td><p>The default <code>inputEncoding</code> changed from <code>binary</code> to <code>utf8</code>.</p></td></tr>
1490<tr><td>v0.1.94</td>
1491<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.94</span></p></td></tr>
1492</tbody></table>
1493</details>
1494</div>
1495<ul>
1496<li><code>data</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
1497<li><code>inputEncoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the <code>data</code> string.</li>
1498<li><code>outputEncoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the return value.</li>
1499<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1500</ul>
1501<p>Updates the decipher with <code>data</code>. If the <code>inputEncoding</code> argument is given,
1502the <code>data</code>
1503argument is a string using the specified encoding. If the <code>inputEncoding</code>
1504argument is not given, <code>data</code> must be a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>. If <code>data</code> is a
1505<a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> then <code>inputEncoding</code> is ignored.</p>
1506<p>The <code>outputEncoding</code> specifies the output format of the enciphered
1507data. If the <code>outputEncoding</code>
1508is specified, a string using the specified encoding is returned. If no
1509<code>outputEncoding</code> is provided, a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned.</p>
1510<p>The <code>decipher.update()</code> method can be called multiple times with new data until
1511<a href="#decipherfinaloutputencoding"><code>decipher.final()</code></a> is called. Calling <code>decipher.update()</code> after
1512<a href="#decipherfinaloutputencoding"><code>decipher.final()</code></a> will result in an error being thrown.</p>
1513</section><section><h3>Class: <code>DiffieHellman</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-diffiehellman" id="class-diffiehellman">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_class_diffiehellman"></a></h3>
1514<div class="api_metadata">
1515<span>Added in: v0.5.0</span>
1516</div>
1517<p>The <code>DiffieHellman</code> class is a utility for creating Diffie-Hellman key
1518exchanges.</p>
1519<p>Instances of the <code>DiffieHellman</code> class can be created using the
1520<a href="#cryptocreatediffiehellmanprime-primeencoding-generator-generatorencoding"><code>crypto.createDiffieHellman()</code></a> function.</p>
1521
1522<pre class="with-38-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> assert <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:assert'</span>;
1523
1524<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
1525  createDiffieHellman,
1526} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
1527
1528<span class="hljs-comment">// Generate Alice's keys...</span>
1529<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> alice = <span class="hljs-title function_">createDiffieHellman</span>(<span class="hljs-number">2048</span>);
1530<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> aliceKey = alice.<span class="hljs-title function_">generateKeys</span>();
1531
1532<span class="hljs-comment">// Generate Bob's keys...</span>
1533<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> bob = <span class="hljs-title function_">createDiffieHellman</span>(alice.<span class="hljs-title function_">getPrime</span>(), alice.<span class="hljs-title function_">getGenerator</span>());
1534<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> bobKey = bob.<span class="hljs-title function_">generateKeys</span>();
1535
1536<span class="hljs-comment">// Exchange and generate the secret...</span>
1537<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> aliceSecret = alice.<span class="hljs-title function_">computeSecret</span>(bobKey);
1538<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> bobSecret = bob.<span class="hljs-title function_">computeSecret</span>(aliceKey);
1539
1540<span class="hljs-comment">// OK</span>
1541assert.<span class="hljs-title function_">strictEqual</span>(aliceSecret.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>), bobSecret.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> assert = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:assert'</span>);
1542
1543<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
1544  createDiffieHellman,
1545} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
1546
1547<span class="hljs-comment">// Generate Alice's keys...</span>
1548<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> alice = <span class="hljs-title function_">createDiffieHellman</span>(<span class="hljs-number">2048</span>);
1549<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> aliceKey = alice.<span class="hljs-title function_">generateKeys</span>();
1550
1551<span class="hljs-comment">// Generate Bob's keys...</span>
1552<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> bob = <span class="hljs-title function_">createDiffieHellman</span>(alice.<span class="hljs-title function_">getPrime</span>(), alice.<span class="hljs-title function_">getGenerator</span>());
1553<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> bobKey = bob.<span class="hljs-title function_">generateKeys</span>();
1554
1555<span class="hljs-comment">// Exchange and generate the secret...</span>
1556<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> aliceSecret = alice.<span class="hljs-title function_">computeSecret</span>(bobKey);
1557<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> bobSecret = bob.<span class="hljs-title function_">computeSecret</span>(aliceKey);
1558
1559<span class="hljs-comment">// OK</span>
1560assert.<span class="hljs-title function_">strictEqual</span>(aliceSecret.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>), bobSecret.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
1561<h4><code>diffieHellman.computeSecret(otherPublicKey[, inputEncoding][, outputEncoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#diffiehellmancomputesecretotherpublickey-inputencoding-outputencoding" id="diffiehellmancomputesecretotherpublickey-inputencoding-outputencoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_diffiehellman_computesecret_otherpublickey_inputencoding_outputencoding"></a></h4>
1562<div class="api_metadata">
1563<span>Added in: v0.5.0</span>
1564</div>
1565<ul>
1566<li><code>otherPublicKey</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
1567<li><code>inputEncoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of an <code>otherPublicKey</code> string.</li>
1568<li><code>outputEncoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the return value.</li>
1569<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1570</ul>
1571<p>Computes the shared secret using <code>otherPublicKey</code> as the other
1572party's public key and returns the computed shared secret. The supplied
1573key is interpreted using the specified <code>inputEncoding</code>, and secret is
1574encoded using specified <code>outputEncoding</code>.
1575If the <code>inputEncoding</code> is not
1576provided, <code>otherPublicKey</code> is expected to be a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>,
1577<code>TypedArray</code>, or <code>DataView</code>.</p>
1578<p>If <code>outputEncoding</code> is given a string is returned; otherwise, a
1579<a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned.</p>
1580<h4><code>diffieHellman.generateKeys([encoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#diffiehellmangeneratekeysencoding" id="diffiehellmangeneratekeysencoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_diffiehellman_generatekeys_encoding"></a></h4>
1581<div class="api_metadata">
1582<span>Added in: v0.5.0</span>
1583</div>
1584<ul>
1585<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the return value.</li>
1586<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1587</ul>
1588<p>Generates private and public Diffie-Hellman key values unless they have been
1589generated or computed already, and returns
1590the public key in the specified <code>encoding</code>. This key should be
1591transferred to the other party.
1592If <code>encoding</code> is provided a string is returned; otherwise a
1593<a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned.</p>
1594<p>This function is a thin wrapper around <a href="https://www.openssl.org/docs/man3.0/man3/DH_generate_key.html"><code>DH_generate_key()</code></a>. In particular,
1595once a private key has been generated or set, calling this function only updates
1596the public key but does not generate a new private key.</p>
1597<h4><code>diffieHellman.getGenerator([encoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#diffiehellmangetgeneratorencoding" id="diffiehellmangetgeneratorencoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_diffiehellman_getgenerator_encoding"></a></h4>
1598<div class="api_metadata">
1599<span>Added in: v0.5.0</span>
1600</div>
1601<ul>
1602<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the return value.</li>
1603<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1604</ul>
1605<p>Returns the Diffie-Hellman generator in the specified <code>encoding</code>.
1606If <code>encoding</code> is provided a string is
1607returned; otherwise a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned.</p>
1608<h4><code>diffieHellman.getPrime([encoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#diffiehellmangetprimeencoding" id="diffiehellmangetprimeencoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_diffiehellman_getprime_encoding"></a></h4>
1609<div class="api_metadata">
1610<span>Added in: v0.5.0</span>
1611</div>
1612<ul>
1613<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the return value.</li>
1614<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1615</ul>
1616<p>Returns the Diffie-Hellman prime in the specified <code>encoding</code>.
1617If <code>encoding</code> is provided a string is
1618returned; otherwise a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned.</p>
1619<h4><code>diffieHellman.getPrivateKey([encoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#diffiehellmangetprivatekeyencoding" id="diffiehellmangetprivatekeyencoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_diffiehellman_getprivatekey_encoding"></a></h4>
1620<div class="api_metadata">
1621<span>Added in: v0.5.0</span>
1622</div>
1623<ul>
1624<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the return value.</li>
1625<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1626</ul>
1627<p>Returns the Diffie-Hellman private key in the specified <code>encoding</code>.
1628If <code>encoding</code> is provided a
1629string is returned; otherwise a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned.</p>
1630<h4><code>diffieHellman.getPublicKey([encoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#diffiehellmangetpublickeyencoding" id="diffiehellmangetpublickeyencoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_diffiehellman_getpublickey_encoding"></a></h4>
1631<div class="api_metadata">
1632<span>Added in: v0.5.0</span>
1633</div>
1634<ul>
1635<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the return value.</li>
1636<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1637</ul>
1638<p>Returns the Diffie-Hellman public key in the specified <code>encoding</code>.
1639If <code>encoding</code> is provided a
1640string is returned; otherwise a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned.</p>
1641<h4><code>diffieHellman.setPrivateKey(privateKey[, encoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#diffiehellmansetprivatekeyprivatekey-encoding" id="diffiehellmansetprivatekeyprivatekey-encoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_diffiehellman_setprivatekey_privatekey_encoding"></a></h4>
1642<div class="api_metadata">
1643<span>Added in: v0.5.0</span>
1644</div>
1645<ul>
1646<li><code>privateKey</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
1647<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the <code>privateKey</code> string.</li>
1648</ul>
1649<p>Sets the Diffie-Hellman private key. If the <code>encoding</code> argument is provided,
1650<code>privateKey</code> is expected
1651to be a string. If no <code>encoding</code> is provided, <code>privateKey</code> is expected
1652to be a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or <code>DataView</code>.</p>
1653<p>This function does not automatically compute the associated public key. Either
1654<a href="#diffiehellmansetpublickeypublickey-encoding"><code>diffieHellman.setPublicKey()</code></a> or <a href="#diffiehellmangeneratekeysencoding"><code>diffieHellman.generateKeys()</code></a> can be
1655used to manually provide the public key or to automatically derive it.</p>
1656<h4><code>diffieHellman.setPublicKey(publicKey[, encoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#diffiehellmansetpublickeypublickey-encoding" id="diffiehellmansetpublickeypublickey-encoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_diffiehellman_setpublickey_publickey_encoding"></a></h4>
1657<div class="api_metadata">
1658<span>Added in: v0.5.0</span>
1659</div>
1660<ul>
1661<li><code>publicKey</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
1662<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the <code>publicKey</code> string.</li>
1663</ul>
1664<p>Sets the Diffie-Hellman public key. If the <code>encoding</code> argument is provided,
1665<code>publicKey</code> is expected
1666to be a string. If no <code>encoding</code> is provided, <code>publicKey</code> is expected
1667to be a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or <code>DataView</code>.</p>
1668<h4><code>diffieHellman.verifyError</code><span><a class="mark" href="#diffiehellmanverifyerror" id="diffiehellmanverifyerror">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_diffiehellman_verifyerror"></a></h4>
1669<div class="api_metadata">
1670<span>Added in: v0.11.12</span>
1671</div>
1672<p>A bit field containing any warnings and/or errors resulting from a check
1673performed during initialization of the <code>DiffieHellman</code> object.</p>
1674<p>The following values are valid for this property (as defined in <code>node:constants</code> module):</p>
1675<ul>
1676<li><code>DH_CHECK_P_NOT_SAFE_PRIME</code></li>
1677<li><code>DH_CHECK_P_NOT_PRIME</code></li>
1678<li><code>DH_UNABLE_TO_CHECK_GENERATOR</code></li>
1679<li><code>DH_NOT_SUITABLE_GENERATOR</code></li>
1680</ul>
1681</section><section><h3>Class: <code>DiffieHellmanGroup</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-diffiehellmangroup" id="class-diffiehellmangroup">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_class_diffiehellmangroup"></a></h3>
1682<div class="api_metadata">
1683<span>Added in: v0.7.5</span>
1684</div>
1685<p>The <code>DiffieHellmanGroup</code> class takes a well-known modp group as its argument.
1686It works the same as <code>DiffieHellman</code>, except that it does not allow changing
1687its keys after creation. In other words, it does not implement <code>setPublicKey()</code>
1688or <code>setPrivateKey()</code> methods.</p>
1689
1690<pre class="with-65-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { createDiffieHellmanGroup } = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
1691<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> dh = <span class="hljs-title function_">createDiffieHellmanGroup</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'modp16'</span>);</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { createDiffieHellmanGroup } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
1692<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> dh = <span class="hljs-title function_">createDiffieHellmanGroup</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'modp16'</span>);</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
1693<p>The following groups are supported:</p>
1694<ul>
1695<li><code>'modp14'</code> (2048 bits, <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3526.txt">RFC 3526</a> Section 3)</li>
1696<li><code>'modp15'</code> (3072 bits, <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3526.txt">RFC 3526</a> Section 4)</li>
1697<li><code>'modp16'</code> (4096 bits, <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3526.txt">RFC 3526</a> Section 5)</li>
1698<li><code>'modp17'</code> (6144 bits, <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3526.txt">RFC 3526</a> Section 6)</li>
1699<li><code>'modp18'</code> (8192 bits, <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3526.txt">RFC 3526</a> Section 7)</li>
1700</ul>
1701<p>The following groups are still supported but deprecated (see <a href="#support-for-weak-or-compromised-algorithms">Caveats</a>):</p>
1702<ul>
1703<li><code>'modp1'</code> (768 bits, <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2409.txt">RFC 2409</a> Section 6.1) <span class="deprecated-inline"></span></li>
1704<li><code>'modp2'</code> (1024 bits, <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2409.txt">RFC 2409</a> Section 6.2) <span class="deprecated-inline"></span></li>
1705<li><code>'modp5'</code> (1536 bits, <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3526.txt">RFC 3526</a> Section 2) <span class="deprecated-inline"></span></li>
1706</ul>
1707<p>These deprecated groups might be removed in future versions of Node.js.</p>
1708</section><section><h3>Class: <code>ECDH</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-ecdh" id="class-ecdh">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_class_ecdh"></a></h3>
1709<div class="api_metadata">
1710<span>Added in: v0.11.14</span>
1711</div>
1712<p>The <code>ECDH</code> class is a utility for creating Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH)
1713key exchanges.</p>
1714<p>Instances of the <code>ECDH</code> class can be created using the
1715<a href="#cryptocreateecdhcurvename"><code>crypto.createECDH()</code></a> function.</p>
1716
1717<pre class="with-38-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> assert <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:assert'</span>;
1718
1719<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
1720  createECDH,
1721} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
1722
1723<span class="hljs-comment">// Generate Alice's keys...</span>
1724<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> alice = <span class="hljs-title function_">createECDH</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'secp521r1'</span>);
1725<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> aliceKey = alice.<span class="hljs-title function_">generateKeys</span>();
1726
1727<span class="hljs-comment">// Generate Bob's keys...</span>
1728<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> bob = <span class="hljs-title function_">createECDH</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'secp521r1'</span>);
1729<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> bobKey = bob.<span class="hljs-title function_">generateKeys</span>();
1730
1731<span class="hljs-comment">// Exchange and generate the secret...</span>
1732<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> aliceSecret = alice.<span class="hljs-title function_">computeSecret</span>(bobKey);
1733<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> bobSecret = bob.<span class="hljs-title function_">computeSecret</span>(aliceKey);
1734
1735assert.<span class="hljs-title function_">strictEqual</span>(aliceSecret.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>), bobSecret.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
1736<span class="hljs-comment">// OK</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> assert = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:assert'</span>);
1737
1738<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
1739  createECDH,
1740} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
1741
1742<span class="hljs-comment">// Generate Alice's keys...</span>
1743<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> alice = <span class="hljs-title function_">createECDH</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'secp521r1'</span>);
1744<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> aliceKey = alice.<span class="hljs-title function_">generateKeys</span>();
1745
1746<span class="hljs-comment">// Generate Bob's keys...</span>
1747<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> bob = <span class="hljs-title function_">createECDH</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'secp521r1'</span>);
1748<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> bobKey = bob.<span class="hljs-title function_">generateKeys</span>();
1749
1750<span class="hljs-comment">// Exchange and generate the secret...</span>
1751<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> aliceSecret = alice.<span class="hljs-title function_">computeSecret</span>(bobKey);
1752<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> bobSecret = bob.<span class="hljs-title function_">computeSecret</span>(aliceKey);
1753
1754assert.<span class="hljs-title function_">strictEqual</span>(aliceSecret.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>), bobSecret.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
1755<span class="hljs-comment">// OK</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
1756<h4>Static method: <code>ECDH.convertKey(key, curve[, inputEncoding[, outputEncoding[, format]]])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#static-method-ecdhconvertkeykey-curve-inputencoding-outputencoding-format" id="static-method-ecdhconvertkeykey-curve-inputencoding-outputencoding-format">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_static_method_ecdh_convertkey_key_curve_inputencoding_outputencoding_format"></a></h4>
1757<div class="api_metadata">
1758<span>Added in: v10.0.0</span>
1759</div>
1760<ul>
1761<li><code>key</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
1762<li><code>curve</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1763<li><code>inputEncoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the <code>key</code> string.</li>
1764<li><code>outputEncoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the return value.</li>
1765<li><code>format</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>'uncompressed'</code></li>
1766<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1767</ul>
1768<p>Converts the EC Diffie-Hellman public key specified by <code>key</code> and <code>curve</code> to the
1769format specified by <code>format</code>. The <code>format</code> argument specifies point encoding
1770and can be <code>'compressed'</code>, <code>'uncompressed'</code> or <code>'hybrid'</code>. The supplied key is
1771interpreted using the specified <code>inputEncoding</code>, and the returned key is encoded
1772using the specified <code>outputEncoding</code>.</p>
1773<p>Use <a href="#cryptogetcurves"><code>crypto.getCurves()</code></a> to obtain a list of available curve names.
1774On recent OpenSSL releases, <code>openssl ecparam -list_curves</code> will also display
1775the name and description of each available elliptic curve.</p>
1776<p>If <code>format</code> is not specified the point will be returned in <code>'uncompressed'</code>
1777format.</p>
1778<p>If the <code>inputEncoding</code> is not provided, <code>key</code> is expected to be a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>,
1779<code>TypedArray</code>, or <code>DataView</code>.</p>
1780<p>Example (uncompressing a key):</p>
1781
1782<pre class="with-13-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
1783  createECDH,
1784  <span class="hljs-variable constant_">ECDH</span>,
1785} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
1786
1787<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ecdh = <span class="hljs-title function_">createECDH</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'secp256k1'</span>);
1788ecdh.<span class="hljs-title function_">generateKeys</span>();
1789
1790<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> compressedKey = ecdh.<span class="hljs-title function_">getPublicKey</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'compressed'</span>);
1791
1792<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> uncompressedKey = <span class="hljs-variable constant_">ECDH</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">convertKey</span>(compressedKey,
1793                                        <span class="hljs-string">'secp256k1'</span>,
1794                                        <span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>,
1795                                        <span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>,
1796                                        <span class="hljs-string">'uncompressed'</span>);
1797
1798<span class="hljs-comment">// The converted key and the uncompressed public key should be the same</span>
1799<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(uncompressedKey === ecdh.<span class="hljs-title function_">getPublicKey</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
1800  createECDH,
1801  <span class="hljs-variable constant_">ECDH</span>,
1802} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
1803
1804<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ecdh = <span class="hljs-title function_">createECDH</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'secp256k1'</span>);
1805ecdh.<span class="hljs-title function_">generateKeys</span>();
1806
1807<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> compressedKey = ecdh.<span class="hljs-title function_">getPublicKey</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'compressed'</span>);
1808
1809<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> uncompressedKey = <span class="hljs-variable constant_">ECDH</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">convertKey</span>(compressedKey,
1810                                        <span class="hljs-string">'secp256k1'</span>,
1811                                        <span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>,
1812                                        <span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>,
1813                                        <span class="hljs-string">'uncompressed'</span>);
1814
1815<span class="hljs-comment">// The converted key and the uncompressed public key should be the same</span>
1816<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(uncompressedKey === ecdh.<span class="hljs-title function_">getPublicKey</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
1817<h4><code>ecdh.computeSecret(otherPublicKey[, inputEncoding][, outputEncoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#ecdhcomputesecretotherpublickey-inputencoding-outputencoding" id="ecdhcomputesecretotherpublickey-inputencoding-outputencoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_ecdh_computesecret_otherpublickey_inputencoding_outputencoding"></a></h4>
1818<div class="api_metadata">
1819<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
1820<table>
1821<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
1822<tr><td>v10.0.0</td>
1823<td><p>Changed error format to better support invalid public key error.</p></td></tr>
1824<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
1825<td><p>The default <code>inputEncoding</code> changed from <code>binary</code> to <code>utf8</code>.</p></td></tr>
1826<tr><td>v0.11.14</td>
1827<td><p><span>Added in: v0.11.14</span></p></td></tr>
1828</tbody></table>
1829</details>
1830</div>
1831<ul>
1832<li><code>otherPublicKey</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
1833<li><code>inputEncoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the <code>otherPublicKey</code> string.</li>
1834<li><code>outputEncoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the return value.</li>
1835<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1836</ul>
1837<p>Computes the shared secret using <code>otherPublicKey</code> as the other
1838party's public key and returns the computed shared secret. The supplied
1839key is interpreted using specified <code>inputEncoding</code>, and the returned secret
1840is encoded using the specified <code>outputEncoding</code>.
1841If the <code>inputEncoding</code> is not
1842provided, <code>otherPublicKey</code> is expected to be a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or
1843<code>DataView</code>.</p>
1844<p>If <code>outputEncoding</code> is given a string will be returned; otherwise a
1845<a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned.</p>
1846<p><code>ecdh.computeSecret</code> will throw an
1847<code>ERR_CRYPTO_ECDH_INVALID_PUBLIC_KEY</code> error when <code>otherPublicKey</code>
1848lies outside of the elliptic curve. Since <code>otherPublicKey</code> is
1849usually supplied from a remote user over an insecure network,
1850be sure to handle this exception accordingly.</p>
1851<h4><code>ecdh.generateKeys([encoding[, format]])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#ecdhgeneratekeysencoding-format" id="ecdhgeneratekeysencoding-format">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_ecdh_generatekeys_encoding_format"></a></h4>
1852<div class="api_metadata">
1853<span>Added in: v0.11.14</span>
1854</div>
1855<ul>
1856<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the return value.</li>
1857<li><code>format</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>'uncompressed'</code></li>
1858<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
1859</ul>
1860<p>Generates private and public EC Diffie-Hellman key values, and returns
1861the public key in the specified <code>format</code> and <code>encoding</code>. This key should be
1862transferred to the other party.</p>
1863<p>The <code>format</code> argument specifies point encoding and can be <code>'compressed'</code> or
1864<code>'uncompressed'</code>. If <code>format</code> is not specified, the point will be returned in
1865<code>'uncompressed'</code> format.</p>
1866<p>If <code>encoding</code> is provided a string is returned; otherwise a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>
1867is returned.</p>
1868<h4><code>ecdh.getPrivateKey([encoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#ecdhgetprivatekeyencoding" id="ecdhgetprivatekeyencoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_ecdh_getprivatekey_encoding"></a></h4>
1869<div class="api_metadata">
1870<span>Added in: v0.11.14</span>
1871</div>
1872<ul>
1873<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the return value.</li>
1874<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The EC Diffie-Hellman in the specified <code>encoding</code>.</li>
1875</ul>
1876<p>If <code>encoding</code> is specified, a string is returned; otherwise a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is
1877returned.</p>
1878<h4><code>ecdh.getPublicKey([encoding][, format])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#ecdhgetpublickeyencoding-format" id="ecdhgetpublickeyencoding-format">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_ecdh_getpublickey_encoding_format"></a></h4>
1879<div class="api_metadata">
1880<span>Added in: v0.11.14</span>
1881</div>
1882<ul>
1883<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the return value.</li>
1884<li><code>format</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>'uncompressed'</code></li>
1885<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The EC Diffie-Hellman public key in the specified
1886<code>encoding</code> and <code>format</code>.</li>
1887</ul>
1888<p>The <code>format</code> argument specifies point encoding and can be <code>'compressed'</code> or
1889<code>'uncompressed'</code>. If <code>format</code> is not specified the point will be returned in
1890<code>'uncompressed'</code> format.</p>
1891<p>If <code>encoding</code> is specified, a string is returned; otherwise a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is
1892returned.</p>
1893<h4><code>ecdh.setPrivateKey(privateKey[, encoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#ecdhsetprivatekeyprivatekey-encoding" id="ecdhsetprivatekeyprivatekey-encoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_ecdh_setprivatekey_privatekey_encoding"></a></h4>
1894<div class="api_metadata">
1895<span>Added in: v0.11.14</span>
1896</div>
1897<ul>
1898<li><code>privateKey</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
1899<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the <code>privateKey</code> string.</li>
1900</ul>
1901<p>Sets the EC Diffie-Hellman private key.
1902If <code>encoding</code> is provided, <code>privateKey</code> is expected
1903to be a string; otherwise <code>privateKey</code> is expected to be a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>,
1904<code>TypedArray</code>, or <code>DataView</code>.</p>
1905<p>If <code>privateKey</code> is not valid for the curve specified when the <code>ECDH</code> object was
1906created, an error is thrown. Upon setting the private key, the associated
1907public point (key) is also generated and set in the <code>ECDH</code> object.</p>
1908<h4><code>ecdh.setPublicKey(publicKey[, encoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#ecdhsetpublickeypublickey-encoding" id="ecdhsetpublickeypublickey-encoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_ecdh_setpublickey_publickey_encoding"></a></h4>
1909<div class="api_metadata">
1910<span>Added in: v0.11.14</span><span>Deprecated since: v5.2.0</span>
1911</div>
1912<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_0"><a href="documentation.html#stability-index">Stability: 0</a> - Deprecated</div><p></p>
1913<ul>
1914<li><code>publicKey</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
1915<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the <code>publicKey</code> string.</li>
1916</ul>
1917<p>Sets the EC Diffie-Hellman public key.
1918If <code>encoding</code> is provided <code>publicKey</code> is expected to
1919be a string; otherwise a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or <code>DataView</code> is expected.</p>
1920<p>There is not normally a reason to call this method because <code>ECDH</code>
1921only requires a private key and the other party's public key to compute the
1922shared secret. Typically either <a href="#ecdhgeneratekeysencoding-format"><code>ecdh.generateKeys()</code></a> or
1923<a href="#ecdhsetprivatekeyprivatekey-encoding"><code>ecdh.setPrivateKey()</code></a> will be called. The <a href="#ecdhsetprivatekeyprivatekey-encoding"><code>ecdh.setPrivateKey()</code></a> method
1924attempts to generate the public point/key associated with the private key being
1925set.</p>
1926<p>Example (obtaining a shared secret):</p>
1927
1928<pre class="with-13-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
1929  createECDH,
1930  createHash,
1931} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
1932
1933<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> alice = <span class="hljs-title function_">createECDH</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'secp256k1'</span>);
1934<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> bob = <span class="hljs-title function_">createECDH</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'secp256k1'</span>);
1935
1936<span class="hljs-comment">// This is a shortcut way of specifying one of Alice's previous private</span>
1937<span class="hljs-comment">// keys. It would be unwise to use such a predictable private key in a real</span>
1938<span class="hljs-comment">// application.</span>
1939alice.<span class="hljs-title function_">setPrivateKey</span>(
1940  <span class="hljs-title function_">createHash</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'sha256'</span>).<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'alice'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'utf8'</span>).<span class="hljs-title function_">digest</span>(),
1941);
1942
1943<span class="hljs-comment">// Bob uses a newly generated cryptographically strong</span>
1944<span class="hljs-comment">// pseudorandom key pair</span>
1945bob.<span class="hljs-title function_">generateKeys</span>();
1946
1947<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> aliceSecret = alice.<span class="hljs-title function_">computeSecret</span>(bob.<span class="hljs-title function_">getPublicKey</span>(), <span class="hljs-literal">null</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>);
1948<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> bobSecret = bob.<span class="hljs-title function_">computeSecret</span>(alice.<span class="hljs-title function_">getPublicKey</span>(), <span class="hljs-literal">null</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>);
1949
1950<span class="hljs-comment">// aliceSecret and bobSecret should be the same shared secret value</span>
1951<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(aliceSecret === bobSecret);</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
1952  createECDH,
1953  createHash,
1954} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
1955
1956<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> alice = <span class="hljs-title function_">createECDH</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'secp256k1'</span>);
1957<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> bob = <span class="hljs-title function_">createECDH</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'secp256k1'</span>);
1958
1959<span class="hljs-comment">// This is a shortcut way of specifying one of Alice's previous private</span>
1960<span class="hljs-comment">// keys. It would be unwise to use such a predictable private key in a real</span>
1961<span class="hljs-comment">// application.</span>
1962alice.<span class="hljs-title function_">setPrivateKey</span>(
1963  <span class="hljs-title function_">createHash</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'sha256'</span>).<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'alice'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'utf8'</span>).<span class="hljs-title function_">digest</span>(),
1964);
1965
1966<span class="hljs-comment">// Bob uses a newly generated cryptographically strong</span>
1967<span class="hljs-comment">// pseudorandom key pair</span>
1968bob.<span class="hljs-title function_">generateKeys</span>();
1969
1970<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> aliceSecret = alice.<span class="hljs-title function_">computeSecret</span>(bob.<span class="hljs-title function_">getPublicKey</span>(), <span class="hljs-literal">null</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>);
1971<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> bobSecret = bob.<span class="hljs-title function_">computeSecret</span>(alice.<span class="hljs-title function_">getPublicKey</span>(), <span class="hljs-literal">null</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>);
1972
1973<span class="hljs-comment">// aliceSecret and bobSecret should be the same shared secret value</span>
1974<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(aliceSecret === bobSecret);</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
1975</section><section><h3>Class: <code>Hash</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-hash" id="class-hash">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_class_hash"></a></h3>
1976<div class="api_metadata">
1977<span>Added in: v0.1.92</span>
1978</div>
1979<ul>
1980<li>Extends: <a href="stream.html#class-streamtransform" class="type">&#x3C;stream.Transform></a></li>
1981</ul>
1982<p>The <code>Hash</code> class is a utility for creating hash digests of data. It can be
1983used in one of two ways:</p>
1984<ul>
1985<li>As a <a href="stream.html">stream</a> that is both readable and writable, where data is written
1986to produce a computed hash digest on the readable side, or</li>
1987<li>Using the <a href="#hashupdatedata-inputencoding"><code>hash.update()</code></a> and <a href="#hashdigestencoding"><code>hash.digest()</code></a> methods to produce the
1988computed hash.</li>
1989</ul>
1990<p>The <a href="#cryptocreatehashalgorithm-options"><code>crypto.createHash()</code></a> method is used to create <code>Hash</code> instances. <code>Hash</code>
1991objects are not to be created directly using the <code>new</code> keyword.</p>
1992<p>Example: Using <code>Hash</code> objects as streams:</p>
1993
1994<pre class="with-13-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
1995  createHash,
1996} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
1997
1998<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> hash = <span class="hljs-title function_">createHash</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'sha256'</span>);
1999
2000hash.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'readable'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
2001  <span class="hljs-comment">// Only one element is going to be produced by the</span>
2002  <span class="hljs-comment">// hash stream.</span>
2003  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> data = hash.<span class="hljs-title function_">read</span>();
2004  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (data) {
2005    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(data.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
2006    <span class="hljs-comment">// Prints:</span>
2007    <span class="hljs-comment">//   6a2da20943931e9834fc12cfe5bb47bbd9ae43489a30726962b576f4e3993e50</span>
2008  }
2009});
2010
2011hash.<span class="hljs-title function_">write</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'some data to hash'</span>);
2012hash.<span class="hljs-title function_">end</span>();</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
2013  createHash,
2014} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
2015
2016<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> hash = <span class="hljs-title function_">createHash</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'sha256'</span>);
2017
2018hash.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'readable'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
2019  <span class="hljs-comment">// Only one element is going to be produced by the</span>
2020  <span class="hljs-comment">// hash stream.</span>
2021  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> data = hash.<span class="hljs-title function_">read</span>();
2022  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (data) {
2023    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(data.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
2024    <span class="hljs-comment">// Prints:</span>
2025    <span class="hljs-comment">//   6a2da20943931e9834fc12cfe5bb47bbd9ae43489a30726962b576f4e3993e50</span>
2026  }
2027});
2028
2029hash.<span class="hljs-title function_">write</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'some data to hash'</span>);
2030hash.<span class="hljs-title function_">end</span>();</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
2031<p>Example: Using <code>Hash</code> and piped streams:</p>
2032
2033<pre class="with-48-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { createReadStream } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:fs'</span>;
2034<span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { stdout } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:process'</span>;
2035<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { createHash } = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
2036
2037<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> hash = <span class="hljs-title function_">createHash</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'sha256'</span>);
2038
2039<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> input = <span class="hljs-title function_">createReadStream</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'test.js'</span>);
2040input.<span class="hljs-title function_">pipe</span>(hash).<span class="hljs-title function_">setEncoding</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>).<span class="hljs-title function_">pipe</span>(stdout);</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { createReadStream } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:fs'</span>);
2041<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { createHash } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
2042<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { stdout } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:process'</span>);
2043
2044<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> hash = <span class="hljs-title function_">createHash</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'sha256'</span>);
2045
2046<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> input = <span class="hljs-title function_">createReadStream</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'test.js'</span>);
2047input.<span class="hljs-title function_">pipe</span>(hash).<span class="hljs-title function_">setEncoding</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>).<span class="hljs-title function_">pipe</span>(stdout);</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
2048<p>Example: Using the <a href="#hashupdatedata-inputencoding"><code>hash.update()</code></a> and <a href="#hashdigestencoding"><code>hash.digest()</code></a> methods:</p>
2049
2050<pre class="with-13-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
2051  createHash,
2052} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
2053
2054<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> hash = <span class="hljs-title function_">createHash</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'sha256'</span>);
2055
2056hash.<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'some data to hash'</span>);
2057<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(hash.<span class="hljs-title function_">digest</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
2058<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints:</span>
2059<span class="hljs-comment">//   6a2da20943931e9834fc12cfe5bb47bbd9ae43489a30726962b576f4e3993e50</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
2060  createHash,
2061} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
2062
2063<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> hash = <span class="hljs-title function_">createHash</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'sha256'</span>);
2064
2065hash.<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'some data to hash'</span>);
2066<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(hash.<span class="hljs-title function_">digest</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
2067<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints:</span>
2068<span class="hljs-comment">//   6a2da20943931e9834fc12cfe5bb47bbd9ae43489a30726962b576f4e3993e50</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
2069<h4><code>hash.copy([options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#hashcopyoptions" id="hashcopyoptions">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_hash_copy_options"></a></h4>
2070<div class="api_metadata">
2071<span>Added in: v13.1.0</span>
2072</div>
2073<ul>
2074<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> <a href="stream.html#new-streamtransformoptions"><code>stream.transform</code> options</a></li>
2075<li>Returns: <a href="crypto.html#class-hash" class="type">&#x3C;Hash></a></li>
2076</ul>
2077<p>Creates a new <code>Hash</code> object that contains a deep copy of the internal state
2078of the current <code>Hash</code> object.</p>
2079<p>The optional <code>options</code> argument controls stream behavior. For XOF hash
2080functions such as <code>'shake256'</code>, the <code>outputLength</code> option can be used to
2081specify the desired output length in bytes.</p>
2082<p>An error is thrown when an attempt is made to copy the <code>Hash</code> object after
2083its <a href="#hashdigestencoding"><code>hash.digest()</code></a> method has been called.</p>
2084
2085<pre class="with-28-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-comment">// Calculate a rolling hash.</span>
2086<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
2087  createHash,
2088} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
2089
2090<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> hash = <span class="hljs-title function_">createHash</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'sha256'</span>);
2091
2092hash.<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'one'</span>);
2093<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(hash.<span class="hljs-title function_">copy</span>().<span class="hljs-title function_">digest</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
2094
2095hash.<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'two'</span>);
2096<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(hash.<span class="hljs-title function_">copy</span>().<span class="hljs-title function_">digest</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
2097
2098hash.<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'three'</span>);
2099<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(hash.<span class="hljs-title function_">copy</span>().<span class="hljs-title function_">digest</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
2100
2101<span class="hljs-comment">// Etc.</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-comment">// Calculate a rolling hash.</span>
2102<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
2103  createHash,
2104} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
2105
2106<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> hash = <span class="hljs-title function_">createHash</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'sha256'</span>);
2107
2108hash.<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'one'</span>);
2109<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(hash.<span class="hljs-title function_">copy</span>().<span class="hljs-title function_">digest</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
2110
2111hash.<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'two'</span>);
2112<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(hash.<span class="hljs-title function_">copy</span>().<span class="hljs-title function_">digest</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
2113
2114hash.<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'three'</span>);
2115<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(hash.<span class="hljs-title function_">copy</span>().<span class="hljs-title function_">digest</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
2116
2117<span class="hljs-comment">// Etc.</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
2118<h4><code>hash.digest([encoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#hashdigestencoding" id="hashdigestencoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_hash_digest_encoding"></a></h4>
2119<div class="api_metadata">
2120<span>Added in: v0.1.92</span>
2121</div>
2122<ul>
2123<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the return value.</li>
2124<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
2125</ul>
2126<p>Calculates the digest of all of the data passed to be hashed (using the
2127<a href="#hashupdatedata-inputencoding"><code>hash.update()</code></a> method).
2128If <code>encoding</code> is provided a string will be returned; otherwise
2129a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned.</p>
2130<p>The <code>Hash</code> object can not be used again after <code>hash.digest()</code> method has been
2131called. Multiple calls will cause an error to be thrown.</p>
2132<h4><code>hash.update(data[, inputEncoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#hashupdatedata-inputencoding" id="hashupdatedata-inputencoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_hash_update_data_inputencoding"></a></h4>
2133<div class="api_metadata">
2134<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
2135<table>
2136<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
2137<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
2138<td><p>The default <code>inputEncoding</code> changed from <code>binary</code> to <code>utf8</code>.</p></td></tr>
2139<tr><td>v0.1.92</td>
2140<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.92</span></p></td></tr>
2141</tbody></table>
2142</details>
2143</div>
2144<ul>
2145<li><code>data</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
2146<li><code>inputEncoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the <code>data</code> string.</li>
2147</ul>
2148<p>Updates the hash content with the given <code>data</code>, the encoding of which
2149is given in <code>inputEncoding</code>.
2150If <code>encoding</code> is not provided, and the <code>data</code> is a string, an
2151encoding of <code>'utf8'</code> is enforced. If <code>data</code> is a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or
2152<code>DataView</code>, then <code>inputEncoding</code> is ignored.</p>
2153<p>This can be called many times with new data as it is streamed.</p>
2154</section><section><h3>Class: <code>Hmac</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-hmac" id="class-hmac">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_class_hmac"></a></h3>
2155<div class="api_metadata">
2156<span>Added in: v0.1.94</span>
2157</div>
2158<ul>
2159<li>Extends: <a href="stream.html#class-streamtransform" class="type">&#x3C;stream.Transform></a></li>
2160</ul>
2161<p>The <code>Hmac</code> class is a utility for creating cryptographic HMAC digests. It can
2162be used in one of two ways:</p>
2163<ul>
2164<li>As a <a href="stream.html">stream</a> that is both readable and writable, where data is written
2165to produce a computed HMAC digest on the readable side, or</li>
2166<li>Using the <a href="#hmacupdatedata-inputencoding"><code>hmac.update()</code></a> and <a href="#hmacdigestencoding"><code>hmac.digest()</code></a> methods to produce the
2167computed HMAC digest.</li>
2168</ul>
2169<p>The <a href="#cryptocreatehmacalgorithm-key-options"><code>crypto.createHmac()</code></a> method is used to create <code>Hmac</code> instances. <code>Hmac</code>
2170objects are not to be created directly using the <code>new</code> keyword.</p>
2171<p>Example: Using <code>Hmac</code> objects as streams:</p>
2172
2173<pre class="with-13-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
2174  createHmac,
2175} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
2176
2177<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> hmac = <span class="hljs-title function_">createHmac</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'sha256'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'a secret'</span>);
2178
2179hmac.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'readable'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
2180  <span class="hljs-comment">// Only one element is going to be produced by the</span>
2181  <span class="hljs-comment">// hash stream.</span>
2182  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> data = hmac.<span class="hljs-title function_">read</span>();
2183  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (data) {
2184    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(data.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
2185    <span class="hljs-comment">// Prints:</span>
2186    <span class="hljs-comment">//   7fd04df92f636fd450bc841c9418e5825c17f33ad9c87c518115a45971f7f77e</span>
2187  }
2188});
2189
2190hmac.<span class="hljs-title function_">write</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'some data to hash'</span>);
2191hmac.<span class="hljs-title function_">end</span>();</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
2192  createHmac,
2193} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
2194
2195<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> hmac = <span class="hljs-title function_">createHmac</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'sha256'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'a secret'</span>);
2196
2197hmac.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'readable'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
2198  <span class="hljs-comment">// Only one element is going to be produced by the</span>
2199  <span class="hljs-comment">// hash stream.</span>
2200  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> data = hmac.<span class="hljs-title function_">read</span>();
2201  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (data) {
2202    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(data.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
2203    <span class="hljs-comment">// Prints:</span>
2204    <span class="hljs-comment">//   7fd04df92f636fd450bc841c9418e5825c17f33ad9c87c518115a45971f7f77e</span>
2205  }
2206});
2207
2208hmac.<span class="hljs-title function_">write</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'some data to hash'</span>);
2209hmac.<span class="hljs-title function_">end</span>();</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
2210<p>Example: Using <code>Hmac</code> and piped streams:</p>
2211
2212<pre class="with-43-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { createReadStream } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:fs'</span>;
2213<span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { stdout } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:process'</span>;
2214<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
2215  createHmac,
2216} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
2217
2218<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> hmac = <span class="hljs-title function_">createHmac</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'sha256'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'a secret'</span>);
2219
2220<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> input = <span class="hljs-title function_">createReadStream</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'test.js'</span>);
2221input.<span class="hljs-title function_">pipe</span>(hmac).<span class="hljs-title function_">pipe</span>(stdout);</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
2222  createReadStream,
2223} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:fs'</span>);
2224<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
2225  createHmac,
2226} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
2227<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { stdout } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:process'</span>);
2228
2229<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> hmac = <span class="hljs-title function_">createHmac</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'sha256'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'a secret'</span>);
2230
2231<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> input = <span class="hljs-title function_">createReadStream</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'test.js'</span>);
2232input.<span class="hljs-title function_">pipe</span>(hmac).<span class="hljs-title function_">pipe</span>(stdout);</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
2233<p>Example: Using the <a href="#hmacupdatedata-inputencoding"><code>hmac.update()</code></a> and <a href="#hmacdigestencoding"><code>hmac.digest()</code></a> methods:</p>
2234
2235<pre class="with-13-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
2236  createHmac,
2237} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
2238
2239<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> hmac = <span class="hljs-title function_">createHmac</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'sha256'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'a secret'</span>);
2240
2241hmac.<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'some data to hash'</span>);
2242<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(hmac.<span class="hljs-title function_">digest</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
2243<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints:</span>
2244<span class="hljs-comment">//   7fd04df92f636fd450bc841c9418e5825c17f33ad9c87c518115a45971f7f77e</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
2245  createHmac,
2246} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
2247
2248<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> hmac = <span class="hljs-title function_">createHmac</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'sha256'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'a secret'</span>);
2249
2250hmac.<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'some data to hash'</span>);
2251<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(hmac.<span class="hljs-title function_">digest</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
2252<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints:</span>
2253<span class="hljs-comment">//   7fd04df92f636fd450bc841c9418e5825c17f33ad9c87c518115a45971f7f77e</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
2254<h4><code>hmac.digest([encoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#hmacdigestencoding" id="hmacdigestencoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_hmac_digest_encoding"></a></h4>
2255<div class="api_metadata">
2256<span>Added in: v0.1.94</span>
2257</div>
2258<ul>
2259<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the return value.</li>
2260<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
2261</ul>
2262<p>Calculates the HMAC digest of all of the data passed using <a href="#hmacupdatedata-inputencoding"><code>hmac.update()</code></a>.
2263If <code>encoding</code> is
2264provided a string is returned; otherwise a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned;</p>
2265<p>The <code>Hmac</code> object can not be used again after <code>hmac.digest()</code> has been
2266called. Multiple calls to <code>hmac.digest()</code> will result in an error being thrown.</p>
2267<h4><code>hmac.update(data[, inputEncoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#hmacupdatedata-inputencoding" id="hmacupdatedata-inputencoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_hmac_update_data_inputencoding"></a></h4>
2268<div class="api_metadata">
2269<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
2270<table>
2271<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
2272<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
2273<td><p>The default <code>inputEncoding</code> changed from <code>binary</code> to <code>utf8</code>.</p></td></tr>
2274<tr><td>v0.1.94</td>
2275<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.94</span></p></td></tr>
2276</tbody></table>
2277</details>
2278</div>
2279<ul>
2280<li><code>data</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
2281<li><code>inputEncoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the <code>data</code> string.</li>
2282</ul>
2283<p>Updates the <code>Hmac</code> content with the given <code>data</code>, the encoding of which
2284is given in <code>inputEncoding</code>.
2285If <code>encoding</code> is not provided, and the <code>data</code> is a string, an
2286encoding of <code>'utf8'</code> is enforced. If <code>data</code> is a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or
2287<code>DataView</code>, then <code>inputEncoding</code> is ignored.</p>
2288<p>This can be called many times with new data as it is streamed.</p>
2289</section><section><h3>Class: <code>KeyObject</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-keyobject" id="class-keyobject">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_class_keyobject"></a></h3>
2290<div class="api_metadata">
2291<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
2292<table>
2293<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
2294<tr><td>v14.5.0, v12.19.0</td>
2295<td><p>Instances of this class can now be passed to worker threads using <code>postMessage</code>.</p></td></tr>
2296<tr><td>v11.13.0</td>
2297<td><p>This class is now exported.</p></td></tr>
2298<tr><td>v11.6.0</td>
2299<td><p><span>Added in: v11.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
2300</tbody></table>
2301</details>
2302</div>
2303<p>Node.js uses a <code>KeyObject</code> class to represent a symmetric or asymmetric key,
2304and each kind of key exposes different functions. The
2305<a href="#cryptocreatesecretkeykey-encoding"><code>crypto.createSecretKey()</code></a>, <a href="#cryptocreatepublickeykey"><code>crypto.createPublicKey()</code></a> and
2306<a href="#cryptocreateprivatekeykey"><code>crypto.createPrivateKey()</code></a> methods are used to create <code>KeyObject</code>
2307instances. <code>KeyObject</code> objects are not to be created directly using the <code>new</code>
2308keyword.</p>
2309<p>Most applications should consider using the new <code>KeyObject</code> API instead of
2310passing keys as strings or <code>Buffer</code>s due to improved security features.</p>
2311<p><code>KeyObject</code> instances can be passed to other threads via <a href="worker_threads.html#portpostmessagevalue-transferlist"><code>postMessage()</code></a>.
2312The receiver obtains a cloned <code>KeyObject</code>, and the <code>KeyObject</code> does not need to
2313be listed in the <code>transferList</code> argument.</p>
2314<h4>Static method: <code>KeyObject.from(key)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#static-method-keyobjectfromkey" id="static-method-keyobjectfromkey">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_static_method_keyobject_from_key"></a></h4>
2315<div class="api_metadata">
2316<span>Added in: v15.0.0</span>
2317</div>
2318<ul>
2319<li><code>key</code> <a href="webcrypto.html#class-cryptokey" class="type">&#x3C;CryptoKey></a></li>
2320<li>Returns: <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a></li>
2321</ul>
2322<p>Example: Converting a <code>CryptoKey</code> instance to a <code>KeyObject</code>:</p>
2323
2324<pre class="with-61-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { webcrypto, <span class="hljs-title class_">KeyObject</span> } = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
2325<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { subtle } = webcrypto;
2326
2327<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> key = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> subtle.<span class="hljs-title function_">generateKey</span>({
2328  <span class="hljs-attr">name</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'HMAC'</span>,
2329  <span class="hljs-attr">hash</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'SHA-256'</span>,
2330  <span class="hljs-attr">length</span>: <span class="hljs-number">256</span>,
2331}, <span class="hljs-literal">true</span>, [<span class="hljs-string">'sign'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'verify'</span>]);
2332
2333<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> keyObject = <span class="hljs-title class_">KeyObject</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(key);
2334<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(keyObject.<span class="hljs-property">symmetricKeySize</span>);
2335<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: 32 (symmetric key size in bytes)</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
2336  <span class="hljs-attr">webcrypto</span>: {
2337    subtle,
2338  },
2339  <span class="hljs-title class_">KeyObject</span>,
2340} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
2341
2342(<span class="hljs-keyword">async</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">function</span>(<span class="hljs-params"></span>) {
2343  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> key = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> subtle.<span class="hljs-title function_">generateKey</span>({
2344    <span class="hljs-attr">name</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'HMAC'</span>,
2345    <span class="hljs-attr">hash</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'SHA-256'</span>,
2346    <span class="hljs-attr">length</span>: <span class="hljs-number">256</span>,
2347  }, <span class="hljs-literal">true</span>, [<span class="hljs-string">'sign'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'verify'</span>]);
2348
2349  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> keyObject = <span class="hljs-title class_">KeyObject</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(key);
2350  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(keyObject.<span class="hljs-property">symmetricKeySize</span>);
2351  <span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: 32 (symmetric key size in bytes)</span>
2352})();</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
2353<h4><code>keyObject.asymmetricKeyDetails</code><span><a class="mark" href="#keyobjectasymmetrickeydetails" id="keyobjectasymmetrickeydetails">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_keyobject_asymmetrickeydetails"></a></h4>
2354<div class="api_metadata">
2355<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
2356<table>
2357<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
2358<tr><td>v16.9.0</td>
2359<td><p>Expose <code>RSASSA-PSS-params</code> sequence parameters for RSA-PSS keys.</p></td></tr>
2360<tr><td>v15.7.0</td>
2361<td><p><span>Added in: v15.7.0</span></p></td></tr>
2362</tbody></table>
2363</details>
2364</div>
2365<ul>
2366<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
2367<ul>
2368<li><code>modulusLength</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Key size in bits (RSA, DSA).</li>
2369<li><code>publicExponent</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/BigInt" class="type">&#x3C;bigint></a> Public exponent (RSA).</li>
2370<li><code>hashAlgorithm</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Name of the message digest (RSA-PSS).</li>
2371<li><code>mgf1HashAlgorithm</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Name of the message digest used by
2372MGF1 (RSA-PSS).</li>
2373<li><code>saltLength</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Minimal salt length in bytes (RSA-PSS).</li>
2374<li><code>divisorLength</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Size of <code>q</code> in bits (DSA).</li>
2375<li><code>namedCurve</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Name of the curve (EC).</li>
2376</ul>
2377</li>
2378</ul>
2379<p>This property exists only on asymmetric keys. Depending on the type of the key,
2380this object contains information about the key. None of the information obtained
2381through this property can be used to uniquely identify a key or to compromise
2382the security of the key.</p>
2383<p>For RSA-PSS keys, if the key material contains a <code>RSASSA-PSS-params</code> sequence,
2384the <code>hashAlgorithm</code>, <code>mgf1HashAlgorithm</code>, and <code>saltLength</code> properties will be
2385set.</p>
2386<p>Other key details might be exposed via this API using additional attributes.</p>
2387<h4><code>keyObject.asymmetricKeyType</code><span><a class="mark" href="#keyobjectasymmetrickeytype" id="keyobjectasymmetrickeytype">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_keyobject_asymmetrickeytype"></a></h4>
2388<div class="api_metadata">
2389<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
2390<table>
2391<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
2392<tr><td>v13.9.0, v12.17.0</td>
2393<td><p>Added support for <code>'dh'</code>.</p></td></tr>
2394<tr><td>v12.0.0</td>
2395<td><p>Added support for <code>'rsa-pss'</code>.</p></td></tr>
2396<tr><td>v12.0.0</td>
2397<td><p>This property now returns <code>undefined</code> for KeyObject instances of unrecognized type instead of aborting.</p></td></tr>
2398<tr><td>v12.0.0</td>
2399<td><p>Added support for <code>'x25519'</code> and <code>'x448'</code>.</p></td></tr>
2400<tr><td>v12.0.0</td>
2401<td><p>Added support for <code>'ed25519'</code> and <code>'ed448'</code>.</p></td></tr>
2402<tr><td>v11.6.0</td>
2403<td><p><span>Added in: v11.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
2404</tbody></table>
2405</details>
2406</div>
2407<ul>
2408<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
2409</ul>
2410<p>For asymmetric keys, this property represents the type of the key. Supported key
2411types are:</p>
2412<ul>
2413<li><code>'rsa'</code> (OID 1.2.840.113549.1.1.1)</li>
2414<li><code>'rsa-pss'</code> (OID 1.2.840.113549.1.1.10)</li>
2415<li><code>'dsa'</code> (OID 1.2.840.10040.4.1)</li>
2416<li><code>'ec'</code> (OID 1.2.840.10045.2.1)</li>
2417<li><code>'x25519'</code> (OID 1.3.101.110)</li>
2418<li><code>'x448'</code> (OID 1.3.101.111)</li>
2419<li><code>'ed25519'</code> (OID 1.3.101.112)</li>
2420<li><code>'ed448'</code> (OID 1.3.101.113)</li>
2421<li><code>'dh'</code> (OID 1.2.840.113549.1.3.1)</li>
2422</ul>
2423<p>This property is <code>undefined</code> for unrecognized <code>KeyObject</code> types and symmetric
2424keys.</p>
2425<h4><code>keyObject.export([options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#keyobjectexportoptions" id="keyobjectexportoptions">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_keyobject_export_options"></a></h4>
2426<div class="api_metadata">
2427<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
2428<table>
2429<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
2430<tr><td>v15.9.0</td>
2431<td><p>Added support for <code>'jwk'</code> format.</p></td></tr>
2432<tr><td>v11.6.0</td>
2433<td><p><span>Added in: v11.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
2434</tbody></table>
2435</details>
2436</div>
2437<ul>
2438<li><code>options</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></li>
2439<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></li>
2440</ul>
2441<p>For symmetric keys, the following encoding options can be used:</p>
2442<ul>
2443<li><code>format</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Must be <code>'buffer'</code> (default) or <code>'jwk'</code>.</li>
2444</ul>
2445<p>For public keys, the following encoding options can be used:</p>
2446<ul>
2447<li><code>type</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Must be one of <code>'pkcs1'</code> (RSA only) or <code>'spki'</code>.</li>
2448<li><code>format</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Must be <code>'pem'</code>, <code>'der'</code>, or <code>'jwk'</code>.</li>
2449</ul>
2450<p>For private keys, the following encoding options can be used:</p>
2451<ul>
2452<li><code>type</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Must be one of <code>'pkcs1'</code> (RSA only), <code>'pkcs8'</code> or
2453<code>'sec1'</code> (EC only).</li>
2454<li><code>format</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Must be <code>'pem'</code>, <code>'der'</code>, or <code>'jwk'</code>.</li>
2455<li><code>cipher</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> If specified, the private key will be encrypted with
2456the given <code>cipher</code> and <code>passphrase</code> using PKCS#5 v2.0 password based
2457encryption.</li>
2458<li><code>passphrase</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> The passphrase to use for encryption, see
2459<code>cipher</code>.</li>
2460</ul>
2461<p>The result type depends on the selected encoding format, when PEM the
2462result is a string, when DER it will be a buffer containing the data
2463encoded as DER, when <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7517">JWK</a> it will be an object.</p>
2464<p>When <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7517">JWK</a> encoding format was selected, all other encoding options are
2465ignored.</p>
2466<p>PKCS#1, SEC1, and PKCS#8 type keys can be encrypted by using a combination of
2467the <code>cipher</code> and <code>format</code> options. The PKCS#8 <code>type</code> can be used with any
2468<code>format</code> to encrypt any key algorithm (RSA, EC, or DH) by specifying a
2469<code>cipher</code>. PKCS#1 and SEC1 can only be encrypted by specifying a <code>cipher</code>
2470when the PEM <code>format</code> is used. For maximum compatibility, use PKCS#8 for
2471encrypted private keys. Since PKCS#8 defines its own
2472encryption mechanism, PEM-level encryption is not supported when encrypting
2473a PKCS#8 key. See <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5208.txt">RFC 5208</a> for PKCS#8 encryption and <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1421.txt">RFC 1421</a> for
2474PKCS#1 and SEC1 encryption.</p>
2475<h4><code>keyObject.equals(otherKeyObject)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#keyobjectequalsotherkeyobject" id="keyobjectequalsotherkeyobject">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_keyobject_equals_otherkeyobject"></a></h4>
2476<div class="api_metadata">
2477<span>Added in: v17.7.0</span>
2478</div>
2479<ul>
2480<li><code>otherKeyObject</code>: <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a> A <code>KeyObject</code> with which to
2481compare <code>keyObject</code>.</li>
2482<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a></li>
2483</ul>
2484<p>Returns <code>true</code> or <code>false</code> depending on whether the keys have exactly the same
2485type, value, and parameters. This method is not
2486<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timing_attack">constant time</a>.</p>
2487<h4><code>keyObject.symmetricKeySize</code><span><a class="mark" href="#keyobjectsymmetrickeysize" id="keyobjectsymmetrickeysize">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_keyobject_symmetrickeysize"></a></h4>
2488<div class="api_metadata">
2489<span>Added in: v11.6.0</span>
2490</div>
2491<ul>
2492<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
2493</ul>
2494<p>For secret keys, this property represents the size of the key in bytes. This
2495property is <code>undefined</code> for asymmetric keys.</p>
2496<h4><code>keyObject.type</code><span><a class="mark" href="#keyobjecttype" id="keyobjecttype">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_keyobject_type"></a></h4>
2497<div class="api_metadata">
2498<span>Added in: v11.6.0</span>
2499</div>
2500<ul>
2501<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
2502</ul>
2503<p>Depending on the type of this <code>KeyObject</code>, this property is either
2504<code>'secret'</code> for secret (symmetric) keys, <code>'public'</code> for public (asymmetric) keys
2505or <code>'private'</code> for private (asymmetric) keys.</p>
2506</section><section><h3>Class: <code>Sign</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-sign" id="class-sign">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_class_sign"></a></h3>
2507<div class="api_metadata">
2508<span>Added in: v0.1.92</span>
2509</div>
2510<ul>
2511<li>Extends: <a href="stream.html#class-streamwritable" class="type">&#x3C;stream.Writable></a></li>
2512</ul>
2513<p>The <code>Sign</code> class is a utility for generating signatures. It can be used in one
2514of two ways:</p>
2515<ul>
2516<li>As a writable <a href="stream.html">stream</a>, where data to be signed is written and the
2517<a href="#signsignprivatekey-outputencoding"><code>sign.sign()</code></a> method is used to generate and return the signature, or</li>
2518<li>Using the <a href="#signupdatedata-inputencoding"><code>sign.update()</code></a> and <a href="#signsignprivatekey-outputencoding"><code>sign.sign()</code></a> methods to produce the
2519signature.</li>
2520</ul>
2521<p>The <a href="#cryptocreatesignalgorithm-options"><code>crypto.createSign()</code></a> method is used to create <code>Sign</code> instances. The
2522argument is the string name of the hash function to use. <code>Sign</code> objects are not
2523to be created directly using the <code>new</code> keyword.</p>
2524<p>Example: Using <code>Sign</code> and <a href="#class-verify"><code>Verify</code></a> objects as streams:</p>
2525
2526<pre class="with-22-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
2527  generateKeyPairSync,
2528  createSign,
2529  createVerify,
2530} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
2531
2532<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { privateKey, publicKey } = <span class="hljs-title function_">generateKeyPairSync</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'ec'</span>, {
2533  <span class="hljs-attr">namedCurve</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'sect239k1'</span>,
2534});
2535
2536<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> sign = <span class="hljs-title function_">createSign</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'SHA256'</span>);
2537sign.<span class="hljs-title function_">write</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'some data to sign'</span>);
2538sign.<span class="hljs-title function_">end</span>();
2539<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> signature = sign.<span class="hljs-title function_">sign</span>(privateKey, <span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>);
2540
2541<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> verify = <span class="hljs-title function_">createVerify</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'SHA256'</span>);
2542verify.<span class="hljs-title function_">write</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'some data to sign'</span>);
2543verify.<span class="hljs-title function_">end</span>();
2544<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(verify.<span class="hljs-title function_">verify</span>(publicKey, signature, <span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
2545<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: true</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
2546  generateKeyPairSync,
2547  createSign,
2548  createVerify,
2549} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
2550
2551<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { privateKey, publicKey } = <span class="hljs-title function_">generateKeyPairSync</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'ec'</span>, {
2552  <span class="hljs-attr">namedCurve</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'sect239k1'</span>,
2553});
2554
2555<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> sign = <span class="hljs-title function_">createSign</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'SHA256'</span>);
2556sign.<span class="hljs-title function_">write</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'some data to sign'</span>);
2557sign.<span class="hljs-title function_">end</span>();
2558<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> signature = sign.<span class="hljs-title function_">sign</span>(privateKey, <span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>);
2559
2560<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> verify = <span class="hljs-title function_">createVerify</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'SHA256'</span>);
2561verify.<span class="hljs-title function_">write</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'some data to sign'</span>);
2562verify.<span class="hljs-title function_">end</span>();
2563<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(verify.<span class="hljs-title function_">verify</span>(publicKey, signature, <span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
2564<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: true</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
2565<p>Example: Using the <a href="#signupdatedata-inputencoding"><code>sign.update()</code></a> and <a href="#verifyupdatedata-inputencoding"><code>verify.update()</code></a> methods:</p>
2566
2567<pre class="with-22-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
2568  generateKeyPairSync,
2569  createSign,
2570  createVerify,
2571} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
2572
2573<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { privateKey, publicKey } = <span class="hljs-title function_">generateKeyPairSync</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'rsa'</span>, {
2574  <span class="hljs-attr">modulusLength</span>: <span class="hljs-number">2048</span>,
2575});
2576
2577<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> sign = <span class="hljs-title function_">createSign</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'SHA256'</span>);
2578sign.<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'some data to sign'</span>);
2579sign.<span class="hljs-title function_">end</span>();
2580<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> signature = sign.<span class="hljs-title function_">sign</span>(privateKey);
2581
2582<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> verify = <span class="hljs-title function_">createVerify</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'SHA256'</span>);
2583verify.<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'some data to sign'</span>);
2584verify.<span class="hljs-title function_">end</span>();
2585<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(verify.<span class="hljs-title function_">verify</span>(publicKey, signature));
2586<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: true</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
2587  generateKeyPairSync,
2588  createSign,
2589  createVerify,
2590} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
2591
2592<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { privateKey, publicKey } = <span class="hljs-title function_">generateKeyPairSync</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'rsa'</span>, {
2593  <span class="hljs-attr">modulusLength</span>: <span class="hljs-number">2048</span>,
2594});
2595
2596<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> sign = <span class="hljs-title function_">createSign</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'SHA256'</span>);
2597sign.<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'some data to sign'</span>);
2598sign.<span class="hljs-title function_">end</span>();
2599<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> signature = sign.<span class="hljs-title function_">sign</span>(privateKey);
2600
2601<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> verify = <span class="hljs-title function_">createVerify</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'SHA256'</span>);
2602verify.<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'some data to sign'</span>);
2603verify.<span class="hljs-title function_">end</span>();
2604<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(verify.<span class="hljs-title function_">verify</span>(publicKey, signature));
2605<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints: true</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
2606<h4><code>sign.sign(privateKey[, outputEncoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#signsignprivatekey-outputencoding" id="signsignprivatekey-outputencoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_sign_sign_privatekey_outputencoding"></a></h4>
2607<div class="api_metadata">
2608<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
2609<table>
2610<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
2611<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
2612<td><p>The privateKey can also be an ArrayBuffer and CryptoKey.</p></td></tr>
2613<tr><td>v13.2.0, v12.16.0</td>
2614<td><p>This function now supports IEEE-P1363 DSA and ECDSA signatures.</p></td></tr>
2615<tr><td>v12.0.0</td>
2616<td><p>This function now supports RSA-PSS keys.</p></td></tr>
2617<tr><td>v11.6.0</td>
2618<td><p>This function now supports key objects.</p></td></tr>
2619<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
2620<td><p>Support for RSASSA-PSS and additional options was added.</p></td></tr>
2621<tr><td>v0.1.92</td>
2622<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.92</span></p></td></tr>
2623</tbody></table>
2624</details>
2625</div>
2626<!--lint disable maximum-line-length remark-lint-->
2627<ul>
2628<li><code>privateKey</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a> | <a href="webcrypto.html#class-cryptokey" class="type">&#x3C;CryptoKey></a>
2629<ul>
2630<li><code>dsaEncoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
2631<li><code>padding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a></li>
2632<li><code>saltLength</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a></li>
2633</ul>
2634</li>
2635<li><code>outputEncoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the return value.</li>
2636<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
2637</ul>
2638<!--lint enable maximum-line-length remark-lint-->
2639<p>Calculates the signature on all the data passed through using either
2640<a href="#signupdatedata-inputencoding"><code>sign.update()</code></a> or <a href="stream.html#writablewritechunk-encoding-callback"><code>sign.write()</code></a>.</p>
2641<p>If <code>privateKey</code> is not a <a href="#class-keyobject"><code>KeyObject</code></a>, this function behaves as if
2642<code>privateKey</code> had been passed to <a href="#cryptocreateprivatekeykey"><code>crypto.createPrivateKey()</code></a>. If it is an
2643object, the following additional properties can be passed:</p>
2644<ul>
2645<li>
2646<p><code>dsaEncoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> For DSA and ECDSA, this option specifies the
2647format of the generated signature. It can be one of the following:</p>
2648<ul>
2649<li><code>'der'</code> (default): DER-encoded ASN.1 signature structure encoding <code>(r, s)</code>.</li>
2650<li><code>'ieee-p1363'</code>: Signature format <code>r || s</code> as proposed in IEEE-P1363.</li>
2651</ul>
2652</li>
2653<li>
2654<p><code>padding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> Optional padding value for RSA, one of the following:</p>
2655<ul>
2656<li><code>crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PADDING</code> (default)</li>
2657<li><code>crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING</code></li>
2658</ul>
2659<p><code>RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING</code> will use MGF1 with the same hash function
2660used to sign the message as specified in section 3.1 of <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4055.txt">RFC 4055</a>, unless
2661an MGF1 hash function has been specified as part of the key in compliance with
2662section 3.3 of <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4055.txt">RFC 4055</a>.</p>
2663</li>
2664<li>
2665<p><code>saltLength</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> Salt length for when padding is
2666<code>RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING</code>. The special value
2667<code>crypto.constants.RSA_PSS_SALTLEN_DIGEST</code> sets the salt length to the digest
2668size, <code>crypto.constants.RSA_PSS_SALTLEN_MAX_SIGN</code> (default) sets it to the
2669maximum permissible value.</p>
2670</li>
2671</ul>
2672<p>If <code>outputEncoding</code> is provided a string is returned; otherwise a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>
2673is returned.</p>
2674<p>The <code>Sign</code> object can not be again used after <code>sign.sign()</code> method has been
2675called. Multiple calls to <code>sign.sign()</code> will result in an error being thrown.</p>
2676<h4><code>sign.update(data[, inputEncoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#signupdatedata-inputencoding" id="signupdatedata-inputencoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_sign_update_data_inputencoding"></a></h4>
2677<div class="api_metadata">
2678<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
2679<table>
2680<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
2681<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
2682<td><p>The default <code>inputEncoding</code> changed from <code>binary</code> to <code>utf8</code>.</p></td></tr>
2683<tr><td>v0.1.92</td>
2684<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.92</span></p></td></tr>
2685</tbody></table>
2686</details>
2687</div>
2688<ul>
2689<li><code>data</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
2690<li><code>inputEncoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the <code>data</code> string.</li>
2691</ul>
2692<p>Updates the <code>Sign</code> content with the given <code>data</code>, the encoding of which
2693is given in <code>inputEncoding</code>.
2694If <code>encoding</code> is not provided, and the <code>data</code> is a string, an
2695encoding of <code>'utf8'</code> is enforced. If <code>data</code> is a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or
2696<code>DataView</code>, then <code>inputEncoding</code> is ignored.</p>
2697<p>This can be called many times with new data as it is streamed.</p>
2698</section><section><h3>Class: <code>Verify</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-verify" id="class-verify">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_class_verify"></a></h3>
2699<div class="api_metadata">
2700<span>Added in: v0.1.92</span>
2701</div>
2702<ul>
2703<li>Extends: <a href="stream.html#class-streamwritable" class="type">&#x3C;stream.Writable></a></li>
2704</ul>
2705<p>The <code>Verify</code> class is a utility for verifying signatures. It can be used in one
2706of two ways:</p>
2707<ul>
2708<li>As a writable <a href="stream.html">stream</a> where written data is used to validate against the
2709supplied signature, or</li>
2710<li>Using the <a href="#verifyupdatedata-inputencoding"><code>verify.update()</code></a> and <a href="#verifyverifyobject-signature-signatureencoding"><code>verify.verify()</code></a> methods to verify
2711the signature.</li>
2712</ul>
2713<p>The <a href="#cryptocreateverifyalgorithm-options"><code>crypto.createVerify()</code></a> method is used to create <code>Verify</code> instances.
2714<code>Verify</code> objects are not to be created directly using the <code>new</code> keyword.</p>
2715<p>See <a href="#class-sign"><code>Sign</code></a> for examples.</p>
2716<h4><code>verify.update(data[, inputEncoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#verifyupdatedata-inputencoding" id="verifyupdatedata-inputencoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_verify_update_data_inputencoding"></a></h4>
2717<div class="api_metadata">
2718<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
2719<table>
2720<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
2721<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
2722<td><p>The default <code>inputEncoding</code> changed from <code>binary</code> to <code>utf8</code>.</p></td></tr>
2723<tr><td>v0.1.92</td>
2724<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.92</span></p></td></tr>
2725</tbody></table>
2726</details>
2727</div>
2728<ul>
2729<li><code>data</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
2730<li><code>inputEncoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the <code>data</code> string.</li>
2731</ul>
2732<p>Updates the <code>Verify</code> content with the given <code>data</code>, the encoding of which
2733is given in <code>inputEncoding</code>.
2734If <code>inputEncoding</code> is not provided, and the <code>data</code> is a string, an
2735encoding of <code>'utf8'</code> is enforced. If <code>data</code> is a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or
2736<code>DataView</code>, then <code>inputEncoding</code> is ignored.</p>
2737<p>This can be called many times with new data as it is streamed.</p>
2738<h4><code>verify.verify(object, signature[, signatureEncoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#verifyverifyobject-signature-signatureencoding" id="verifyverifyobject-signature-signatureencoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_verify_verify_object_signature_signatureencoding"></a></h4>
2739<div class="api_metadata">
2740<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
2741<table>
2742<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
2743<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
2744<td><p>The object can also be an ArrayBuffer and CryptoKey.</p></td></tr>
2745<tr><td>v13.2.0, v12.16.0</td>
2746<td><p>This function now supports IEEE-P1363 DSA and ECDSA signatures.</p></td></tr>
2747<tr><td>v12.0.0</td>
2748<td><p>This function now supports RSA-PSS keys.</p></td></tr>
2749<tr><td>v11.7.0</td>
2750<td><p>The key can now be a private key.</p></td></tr>
2751<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
2752<td><p>Support for RSASSA-PSS and additional options was added.</p></td></tr>
2753<tr><td>v0.1.92</td>
2754<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.92</span></p></td></tr>
2755</tbody></table>
2756</details>
2757</div>
2758<!--lint disable maximum-line-length remark-lint-->
2759<ul>
2760<li><code>object</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a> | <a href="webcrypto.html#class-cryptokey" class="type">&#x3C;CryptoKey></a>
2761<ul>
2762<li><code>dsaEncoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
2763<li><code>padding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a></li>
2764<li><code>saltLength</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a></li>
2765</ul>
2766</li>
2767<li><code>signature</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
2768<li><code>signatureEncoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the <code>signature</code> string.</li>
2769<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> <code>true</code> or <code>false</code> depending on the validity of the
2770signature for the data and public key.</li>
2771</ul>
2772<!--lint enable maximum-line-length remark-lint-->
2773<p>Verifies the provided data using the given <code>object</code> and <code>signature</code>.</p>
2774<p>If <code>object</code> is not a <a href="#class-keyobject"><code>KeyObject</code></a>, this function behaves as if
2775<code>object</code> had been passed to <a href="#cryptocreatepublickeykey"><code>crypto.createPublicKey()</code></a>. If it is an
2776object, the following additional properties can be passed:</p>
2777<ul>
2778<li>
2779<p><code>dsaEncoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> For DSA and ECDSA, this option specifies the
2780format of the signature. It can be one of the following:</p>
2781<ul>
2782<li><code>'der'</code> (default): DER-encoded ASN.1 signature structure encoding <code>(r, s)</code>.</li>
2783<li><code>'ieee-p1363'</code>: Signature format <code>r || s</code> as proposed in IEEE-P1363.</li>
2784</ul>
2785</li>
2786<li>
2787<p><code>padding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> Optional padding value for RSA, one of the following:</p>
2788<ul>
2789<li><code>crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PADDING</code> (default)</li>
2790<li><code>crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING</code></li>
2791</ul>
2792<p><code>RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING</code> will use MGF1 with the same hash function
2793used to verify the message as specified in section 3.1 of <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4055.txt">RFC 4055</a>, unless
2794an MGF1 hash function has been specified as part of the key in compliance with
2795section 3.3 of <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4055.txt">RFC 4055</a>.</p>
2796</li>
2797<li>
2798<p><code>saltLength</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> Salt length for when padding is
2799<code>RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING</code>. The special value
2800<code>crypto.constants.RSA_PSS_SALTLEN_DIGEST</code> sets the salt length to the digest
2801size, <code>crypto.constants.RSA_PSS_SALTLEN_AUTO</code> (default) causes it to be
2802determined automatically.</p>
2803</li>
2804</ul>
2805<p>The <code>signature</code> argument is the previously calculated signature for the data, in
2806the <code>signatureEncoding</code>.
2807If a <code>signatureEncoding</code> is specified, the <code>signature</code> is expected to be a
2808string; otherwise <code>signature</code> is expected to be a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>,
2809<code>TypedArray</code>, or <code>DataView</code>.</p>
2810<p>The <code>verify</code> object can not be used again after <code>verify.verify()</code> has been
2811called. Multiple calls to <code>verify.verify()</code> will result in an error being
2812thrown.</p>
2813<p>Because public keys can be derived from private keys, a private key may
2814be passed instead of a public key.</p>
2815</section><section><h3>Class: <code>X509Certificate</code><span><a class="mark" href="#class-x509certificate" id="class-x509certificate">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_class_x509certificate"></a></h3>
2816<div class="api_metadata">
2817<span>Added in: v15.6.0</span>
2818</div>
2819<p>Encapsulates an X509 certificate and provides read-only access to
2820its information.</p>
2821
2822<pre class="with-56-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { X509Certificate } = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
2823
2824<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> x509 = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">X509Certificate</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'{... pem encoded cert ...}'</span>);
2825
2826<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(x509.<span class="hljs-property">subject</span>);</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { X509Certificate } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
2827
2828<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> x509 = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title function_">X509Certificate</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'{... pem encoded cert ...}'</span>);
2829
2830<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(x509.<span class="hljs-property">subject</span>);</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
2831<h4><code>new X509Certificate(buffer)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#new-x509certificatebuffer" id="new-x509certificatebuffer">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_new_x509certificate_buffer"></a></h4>
2832<div class="api_metadata">
2833<span>Added in: v15.6.0</span>
2834</div>
2835<ul>
2836<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> A PEM or DER encoded
2837X509 Certificate.</li>
2838</ul>
2839<h4><code>x509.ca</code><span><a class="mark" href="#x509ca" id="x509ca">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_x509_ca"></a></h4>
2840<div class="api_metadata">
2841<span>Added in: v15.6.0</span>
2842</div>
2843<ul>
2844<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> Will be <code>true</code> if this is a Certificate Authority (CA)
2845certificate.</li>
2846</ul>
2847<h4><code>x509.checkEmail(email[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#x509checkemailemail-options" id="x509checkemailemail-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_x509_checkemail_email_options"></a></h4>
2848<div class="api_metadata">
2849<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
2850<table>
2851<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
2852<tr><td>v18.0.0</td>
2853<td><p>The subject option now defaults to <code>'default'</code>.</p></td></tr>
2854<tr><td>v17.5.0</td>
2855<td><p>The subject option can now be set to <code>'default'</code>.</p></td></tr>
2856<tr><td>v17.5.0, v16.14.1</td>
2857<td><p>The <code>wildcards</code>, <code>partialWildcards</code>, <code>multiLabelWildcards</code>, and <code>singleLabelSubdomains</code> options have been removed since they had no effect.</p></td></tr>
2858<tr><td>v15.6.0</td>
2859<td><p><span>Added in: v15.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
2860</tbody></table>
2861</details>
2862</div>
2863<ul>
2864<li><code>email</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
2865<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
2866<ul>
2867<li><code>subject</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> <code>'default'</code>, <code>'always'</code>, or <code>'never'</code>.
2868<strong>Default:</strong> <code>'default'</code>.</li>
2869</ul>
2870</li>
2871<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Undefined_type" class="type">&#x3C;undefined></a> Returns <code>email</code> if the certificate matches,
2872<code>undefined</code> if it does not.</li>
2873</ul>
2874<p>Checks whether the certificate matches the given email address.</p>
2875<p>If the <code>'subject'</code> option is undefined or set to <code>'default'</code>, the certificate
2876subject is only considered if the subject alternative name extension either does
2877not exist or does not contain any email addresses.</p>
2878<p>If the <code>'subject'</code> option is set to <code>'always'</code> and if the subject alternative
2879name extension either does not exist or does not contain a matching email
2880address, the certificate subject is considered.</p>
2881<p>If the <code>'subject'</code> option is set to <code>'never'</code>, the certificate subject is never
2882considered, even if the certificate contains no subject alternative names.</p>
2883<h4><code>x509.checkHost(name[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#x509checkhostname-options" id="x509checkhostname-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_x509_checkhost_name_options"></a></h4>
2884<div class="api_metadata">
2885<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
2886<table>
2887<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
2888<tr><td>v18.0.0</td>
2889<td><p>The subject option now defaults to <code>'default'</code>.</p></td></tr>
2890<tr><td>v17.5.0</td>
2891<td><p>The subject option can now be set to <code>'default'</code>.</p></td></tr>
2892<tr><td>v15.6.0</td>
2893<td><p><span>Added in: v15.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
2894</tbody></table>
2895</details>
2896</div>
2897<ul>
2898<li><code>name</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
2899<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
2900<ul>
2901<li><code>subject</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> <code>'default'</code>, <code>'always'</code>, or <code>'never'</code>.
2902<strong>Default:</strong> <code>'default'</code>.</li>
2903<li><code>wildcards</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>true</code>.</li>
2904<li><code>partialWildcards</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>true</code>.</li>
2905<li><code>multiLabelWildcards</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
2906<li><code>singleLabelSubdomains</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
2907</ul>
2908</li>
2909<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Undefined_type" class="type">&#x3C;undefined></a> Returns a subject name that matches <code>name</code>,
2910or <code>undefined</code> if no subject name matches <code>name</code>.</li>
2911</ul>
2912<p>Checks whether the certificate matches the given host name.</p>
2913<p>If the certificate matches the given host name, the matching subject name is
2914returned. The returned name might be an exact match (e.g., <code>foo.example.com</code>)
2915or it might contain wildcards (e.g., <code>*.example.com</code>). Because host name
2916comparisons are case-insensitive, the returned subject name might also differ
2917from the given <code>name</code> in capitalization.</p>
2918<p>If the <code>'subject'</code> option is undefined or set to <code>'default'</code>, the certificate
2919subject is only considered if the subject alternative name extension either does
2920not exist or does not contain any DNS names. This behavior is consistent with
2921<a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2818.txt">RFC 2818</a> ("HTTP Over TLS").</p>
2922<p>If the <code>'subject'</code> option is set to <code>'always'</code> and if the subject alternative
2923name extension either does not exist or does not contain a matching DNS name,
2924the certificate subject is considered.</p>
2925<p>If the <code>'subject'</code> option is set to <code>'never'</code>, the certificate subject is never
2926considered, even if the certificate contains no subject alternative names.</p>
2927<h4><code>x509.checkIP(ip)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#x509checkipip" id="x509checkipip">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_x509_checkip_ip"></a></h4>
2928<div class="api_metadata">
2929<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
2930<table>
2931<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
2932<tr><td>v17.5.0, v16.14.1</td>
2933<td><p>The <code>options</code> argument has been removed since it had no effect.</p></td></tr>
2934<tr><td>v15.6.0</td>
2935<td><p><span>Added in: v15.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
2936</tbody></table>
2937</details>
2938</div>
2939<ul>
2940<li><code>ip</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
2941<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Undefined_type" class="type">&#x3C;undefined></a> Returns <code>ip</code> if the certificate matches,
2942<code>undefined</code> if it does not.</li>
2943</ul>
2944<p>Checks whether the certificate matches the given IP address (IPv4 or IPv6).</p>
2945<p>Only <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5280.txt">RFC 5280</a> <code>iPAddress</code> subject alternative names are considered, and they
2946must match the given <code>ip</code> address exactly. Other subject alternative names as
2947well as the subject field of the certificate are ignored.</p>
2948<h4><code>x509.checkIssued(otherCert)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#x509checkissuedothercert" id="x509checkissuedothercert">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_x509_checkissued_othercert"></a></h4>
2949<div class="api_metadata">
2950<span>Added in: v15.6.0</span>
2951</div>
2952<ul>
2953<li><code>otherCert</code> <a href="crypto.html#class-x509certificate" class="type">&#x3C;X509Certificate></a></li>
2954<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a></li>
2955</ul>
2956<p>Checks whether this certificate was issued by the given <code>otherCert</code>.</p>
2957<h4><code>x509.checkPrivateKey(privateKey)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#x509checkprivatekeyprivatekey" id="x509checkprivatekeyprivatekey">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_x509_checkprivatekey_privatekey"></a></h4>
2958<div class="api_metadata">
2959<span>Added in: v15.6.0</span>
2960</div>
2961<ul>
2962<li><code>privateKey</code> <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a> A private key.</li>
2963<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a></li>
2964</ul>
2965<p>Checks whether the public key for this certificate is consistent with
2966the given private key.</p>
2967<h4><code>x509.fingerprint</code><span><a class="mark" href="#x509fingerprint" id="x509fingerprint">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_x509_fingerprint"></a></h4>
2968<div class="api_metadata">
2969<span>Added in: v15.6.0</span>
2970</div>
2971<ul>
2972<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
2973</ul>
2974<p>The SHA-1 fingerprint of this certificate.</p>
2975<p>Because SHA-1 is cryptographically broken and because the security of SHA-1 is
2976significantly worse than that of algorithms that are commonly used to sign
2977certificates, consider using <a href="#x509fingerprint256"><code>x509.fingerprint256</code></a> instead.</p>
2978<h4><code>x509.fingerprint256</code><span><a class="mark" href="#x509fingerprint256" id="x509fingerprint256">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_x509_fingerprint256"></a></h4>
2979<div class="api_metadata">
2980<span>Added in: v15.6.0</span>
2981</div>
2982<ul>
2983<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
2984</ul>
2985<p>The SHA-256 fingerprint of this certificate.</p>
2986<h4><code>x509.fingerprint512</code><span><a class="mark" href="#x509fingerprint512" id="x509fingerprint512">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_x509_fingerprint512"></a></h4>
2987<div class="api_metadata">
2988<span>Added in: v17.2.0, v16.14.0</span>
2989</div>
2990<ul>
2991<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
2992</ul>
2993<p>The SHA-512 fingerprint of this certificate.</p>
2994<p>Because computing the SHA-256 fingerprint is usually faster and because it is
2995only half the size of the SHA-512 fingerprint, <a href="#x509fingerprint256"><code>x509.fingerprint256</code></a> may be
2996a better choice. While SHA-512 presumably provides a higher level of security in
2997general, the security of SHA-256 matches that of most algorithms that are
2998commonly used to sign certificates.</p>
2999<h4><code>x509.infoAccess</code><span><a class="mark" href="#x509infoaccess" id="x509infoaccess">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_x509_infoaccess"></a></h4>
3000<div class="api_metadata">
3001<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
3002<table>
3003<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
3004<tr><td>v17.3.1, v16.13.2</td>
3005<td><p>Parts of this string may be encoded as JSON string literals in response to CVE-2021-44532.</p></td></tr>
3006<tr><td>v15.6.0</td>
3007<td><p><span>Added in: v15.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
3008</tbody></table>
3009</details>
3010</div>
3011<ul>
3012<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
3013</ul>
3014<p>A textual representation of the certificate's authority information access
3015extension.</p>
3016<p>This is a line feed separated list of access descriptions. Each line begins with
3017the access method and the kind of the access location, followed by a colon and
3018the value associated with the access location.</p>
3019<p>After the prefix denoting the access method and the kind of the access location,
3020the remainder of each line might be enclosed in quotes to indicate that the
3021value is a JSON string literal. For backward compatibility, Node.js only uses
3022JSON string literals within this property when necessary to avoid ambiguity.
3023Third-party code should be prepared to handle both possible entry formats.</p>
3024<h4><code>x509.issuer</code><span><a class="mark" href="#x509issuer" id="x509issuer">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_x509_issuer"></a></h4>
3025<div class="api_metadata">
3026<span>Added in: v15.6.0</span>
3027</div>
3028<ul>
3029<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
3030</ul>
3031<p>The issuer identification included in this certificate.</p>
3032<h4><code>x509.issuerCertificate</code><span><a class="mark" href="#x509issuercertificate" id="x509issuercertificate">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_x509_issuercertificate"></a></h4>
3033<div class="api_metadata">
3034<span>Added in: v15.9.0</span>
3035</div>
3036<ul>
3037<li>Type: <a href="crypto.html#class-x509certificate" class="type">&#x3C;X509Certificate></a></li>
3038</ul>
3039<p>The issuer certificate or <code>undefined</code> if the issuer certificate is not
3040available.</p>
3041<h4><code>x509.keyUsage</code><span><a class="mark" href="#x509keyusage" id="x509keyusage">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_x509_keyusage"></a></h4>
3042<div class="api_metadata">
3043<span>Added in: v15.6.0</span>
3044</div>
3045<ul>
3046<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string[]></a></li>
3047</ul>
3048<p>An array detailing the key usages for this certificate.</p>
3049<h4><code>x509.publicKey</code><span><a class="mark" href="#x509publickey" id="x509publickey">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_x509_publickey"></a></h4>
3050<div class="api_metadata">
3051<span>Added in: v15.6.0</span>
3052</div>
3053<ul>
3054<li>Type: <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a></li>
3055</ul>
3056<p>The public key <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a> for this certificate.</p>
3057<h4><code>x509.raw</code><span><a class="mark" href="#x509raw" id="x509raw">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_x509_raw"></a></h4>
3058<div class="api_metadata">
3059<span>Added in: v15.6.0</span>
3060</div>
3061<ul>
3062<li>Type: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a></li>
3063</ul>
3064<p>A <code>Buffer</code> containing the DER encoding of this certificate.</p>
3065<h4><code>x509.serialNumber</code><span><a class="mark" href="#x509serialnumber" id="x509serialnumber">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_x509_serialnumber"></a></h4>
3066<div class="api_metadata">
3067<span>Added in: v15.6.0</span>
3068</div>
3069<ul>
3070<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
3071</ul>
3072<p>The serial number of this certificate.</p>
3073<p>Serial numbers are assigned by certificate authorities and do not uniquely
3074identify certificates. Consider using <a href="#x509fingerprint256"><code>x509.fingerprint256</code></a> as a unique
3075identifier instead.</p>
3076<h4><code>x509.subject</code><span><a class="mark" href="#x509subject" id="x509subject">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_x509_subject"></a></h4>
3077<div class="api_metadata">
3078<span>Added in: v15.6.0</span>
3079</div>
3080<ul>
3081<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
3082</ul>
3083<p>The complete subject of this certificate.</p>
3084<h4><code>x509.subjectAltName</code><span><a class="mark" href="#x509subjectaltname" id="x509subjectaltname">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_x509_subjectaltname"></a></h4>
3085<div class="api_metadata">
3086<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
3087<table>
3088<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
3089<tr><td>v17.3.1, v16.13.2</td>
3090<td><p>Parts of this string may be encoded as JSON string literals in response to CVE-2021-44532.</p></td></tr>
3091<tr><td>v15.6.0</td>
3092<td><p><span>Added in: v15.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
3093</tbody></table>
3094</details>
3095</div>
3096<ul>
3097<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
3098</ul>
3099<p>The subject alternative name specified for this certificate.</p>
3100<p>This is a comma-separated list of subject alternative names. Each entry begins
3101with a string identifying the kind of the subject alternative name followed by
3102a colon and the value associated with the entry.</p>
3103<p>Earlier versions of Node.js incorrectly assumed that it is safe to split this
3104property at the two-character sequence <code>', '</code> (see <a href="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-44532">CVE-2021-44532</a>). However,
3105both malicious and legitimate certificates can contain subject alternative names
3106that include this sequence when represented as a string.</p>
3107<p>After the prefix denoting the type of the entry, the remainder of each entry
3108might be enclosed in quotes to indicate that the value is a JSON string literal.
3109For backward compatibility, Node.js only uses JSON string literals within this
3110property when necessary to avoid ambiguity. Third-party code should be prepared
3111to handle both possible entry formats.</p>
3112<h4><code>x509.toJSON()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#x509tojson" id="x509tojson">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_x509_tojson"></a></h4>
3113<div class="api_metadata">
3114<span>Added in: v15.6.0</span>
3115</div>
3116<ul>
3117<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
3118</ul>
3119<p>There is no standard JSON encoding for X509 certificates. The
3120<code>toJSON()</code> method returns a string containing the PEM encoded
3121certificate.</p>
3122<h4><code>x509.toLegacyObject()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#x509tolegacyobject" id="x509tolegacyobject">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_x509_tolegacyobject"></a></h4>
3123<div class="api_metadata">
3124<span>Added in: v15.6.0</span>
3125</div>
3126<ul>
3127<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></li>
3128</ul>
3129<p>Returns information about this certificate using the legacy
3130<a href="tls.html#certificate-object">certificate object</a> encoding.</p>
3131<h4><code>x509.toString()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#x509tostring" id="x509tostring">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_x509_tostring"></a></h4>
3132<div class="api_metadata">
3133<span>Added in: v15.6.0</span>
3134</div>
3135<ul>
3136<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
3137</ul>
3138<p>Returns the PEM-encoded certificate.</p>
3139<h4><code>x509.validFrom</code><span><a class="mark" href="#x509validfrom" id="x509validfrom">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_x509_validfrom"></a></h4>
3140<div class="api_metadata">
3141<span>Added in: v15.6.0</span>
3142</div>
3143<ul>
3144<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
3145</ul>
3146<p>The date/time from which this certificate is considered valid.</p>
3147<h4><code>x509.validTo</code><span><a class="mark" href="#x509validto" id="x509validto">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_x509_validto"></a></h4>
3148<div class="api_metadata">
3149<span>Added in: v15.6.0</span>
3150</div>
3151<ul>
3152<li>Type: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
3153</ul>
3154<p>The date/time until which this certificate is considered valid.</p>
3155<h4><code>x509.verify(publicKey)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#x509verifypublickey" id="x509verifypublickey">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_x509_verify_publickey"></a></h4>
3156<div class="api_metadata">
3157<span>Added in: v15.6.0</span>
3158</div>
3159<ul>
3160<li><code>publicKey</code> <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a> A public key.</li>
3161<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a></li>
3162</ul>
3163<p>Verifies that this certificate was signed by the given public key.
3164Does not perform any other validation checks on the certificate.</p>
3165</section><section><h3><code>node:crypto</code> module methods and properties<span><a class="mark" href="#nodecrypto-module-methods-and-properties" id="nodecrypto-module-methods-and-properties">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_node_crypto_module_methods_and_properties"></a></h3>
3166<h4><code>crypto.constants</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptoconstants" id="cryptoconstants">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_constants"></a></h4>
3167<div class="api_metadata">
3168<span>Added in: v6.3.0</span>
3169</div>
3170<ul>
3171<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></li>
3172</ul>
3173<p>An object containing commonly used constants for crypto and security related
3174operations. The specific constants currently defined are described in
3175<a href="#crypto-constants">Crypto constants</a>.</p>
3176<h4><code>crypto.DEFAULT_ENCODING</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptodefault_encoding" id="cryptodefault_encoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_default_encoding"></a></h4>
3177<div class="api_metadata">
3178<span>Added in: v0.9.3</span><span>Deprecated since: v10.0.0</span>
3179</div>
3180<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_0"><a href="documentation.html#stability-index">Stability: 0</a> - Deprecated</div><p></p>
3181<p>The default encoding to use for functions that can take either strings
3182or <a href="buffer.html">buffers</a>. The default value is <code>'buffer'</code>, which makes methods
3183default to <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> objects.</p>
3184<p>The <code>crypto.DEFAULT_ENCODING</code> mechanism is provided for backward compatibility
3185with legacy programs that expect <code>'latin1'</code> to be the default encoding.</p>
3186<p>New applications should expect the default to be <code>'buffer'</code>.</p>
3187<p>This property is deprecated.</p>
3188<h4><code>crypto.fips</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptofips" id="cryptofips">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_fips"></a></h4>
3189<div class="api_metadata">
3190<span>Added in: v6.0.0</span><span>Deprecated since: v10.0.0</span>
3191</div>
3192<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_0"><a href="documentation.html#stability-index">Stability: 0</a> - Deprecated</div><p></p>
3193<p>Property for checking and controlling whether a FIPS compliant crypto provider
3194is currently in use. Setting to true requires a FIPS build of Node.js.</p>
3195<p>This property is deprecated. Please use <code>crypto.setFips()</code> and
3196<code>crypto.getFips()</code> instead.</p>
3197<h4><code>crypto.checkPrime(candidate[, options], callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptocheckprimecandidate-options-callback" id="cryptocheckprimecandidate-options-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_checkprime_candidate_options_callback"></a></h4>
3198<div class="api_metadata">
3199<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
3200<table>
3201<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
3202<tr><td>v18.0.0</td>
3203<td><p>Passing an invalid callback to the <code>callback</code> argument now throws <code>ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE</code> instead of <code>ERR_INVALID_CALLBACK</code>.</p></td></tr>
3204<tr><td>v15.8.0</td>
3205<td><p><span>Added in: v15.8.0</span></p></td></tr>
3206</tbody></table>
3207</details>
3208</div>
3209<ul>
3210<li><code>candidate</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/SharedArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;SharedArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/BigInt" class="type">&#x3C;bigint></a>
3211A possible prime encoded as a sequence of big endian octets of arbitrary
3212length.</li>
3213<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
3214<ul>
3215<li><code>checks</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> The number of Miller-Rabin probabilistic primality
3216iterations to perform. When the value is <code>0</code> (zero), a number of checks
3217is used that yields a false positive rate of at most 2<sup>-64</sup> for
3218random input. Care must be used when selecting a number of checks. Refer
3219to the OpenSSL documentation for the <a href="https://www.openssl.org/docs/man1.1.1/man3/BN_is_prime_ex.html"><code>BN_is_prime_ex</code></a> function <code>nchecks</code>
3220options for more details. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>0</code></li>
3221</ul>
3222</li>
3223<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
3224<ul>
3225<li><code>err</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a> Set to an <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a> object if an error occurred during check.</li>
3226<li><code>result</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> <code>true</code> if the candidate is a prime with an error
3227probability less than <code>0.25 ** options.checks</code>.</li>
3228</ul>
3229</li>
3230</ul>
3231<p>Checks the primality of the <code>candidate</code>.</p>
3232<h4><code>crypto.checkPrimeSync(candidate[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptocheckprimesynccandidate-options" id="cryptocheckprimesynccandidate-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_checkprimesync_candidate_options"></a></h4>
3233<div class="api_metadata">
3234<span>Added in: v15.8.0</span>
3235</div>
3236<ul>
3237<li><code>candidate</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/SharedArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;SharedArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/BigInt" class="type">&#x3C;bigint></a>
3238A possible prime encoded as a sequence of big endian octets of arbitrary
3239length.</li>
3240<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
3241<ul>
3242<li><code>checks</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> The number of Miller-Rabin probabilistic primality
3243iterations to perform. When the value is <code>0</code> (zero), a number of checks
3244is used that yields a false positive rate of at most 2<sup>-64</sup> for
3245random input. Care must be used when selecting a number of checks. Refer
3246to the OpenSSL documentation for the <a href="https://www.openssl.org/docs/man1.1.1/man3/BN_is_prime_ex.html"><code>BN_is_prime_ex</code></a> function <code>nchecks</code>
3247options for more details. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>0</code></li>
3248</ul>
3249</li>
3250<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> <code>true</code> if the candidate is a prime with an error
3251probability less than <code>0.25 ** options.checks</code>.</li>
3252</ul>
3253<p>Checks the primality of the <code>candidate</code>.</p>
3254<h4><code>crypto.createCipher(algorithm, password[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptocreatecipheralgorithm-password-options" id="cryptocreatecipheralgorithm-password-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_createcipher_algorithm_password_options"></a></h4>
3255<div class="api_metadata">
3256<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
3257<table>
3258<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
3259<tr><td>v17.9.0</td>
3260<td><p>The <code>authTagLength</code> option is now optional when using the <code>chacha20-poly1305</code> cipher and defaults to 16 bytes.</p></td></tr>
3261<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
3262<td><p>The password argument can be an ArrayBuffer and is limited to a maximum of 2 ** 31 - 1 bytes.</p></td></tr>
3263<tr><td>v10.10.0</td>
3264<td><p>Ciphers in OCB mode are now supported.</p></td></tr>
3265<tr><td>v10.2.0</td>
3266<td><p>The <code>authTagLength</code> option can now be used to produce shorter authentication tags in GCM mode and defaults to 16 bytes.</p></td></tr>
3267<tr><td>v10.0.0</td>
3268<td><p><span>Deprecated since: v10.0.0</span></p></td></tr>
3269<tr><td>v0.1.94</td>
3270<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.94</span></p></td></tr>
3271</tbody></table>
3272</details>
3273</div>
3274<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_0"><a href="documentation.html#stability-index">Stability: 0</a> - Deprecated: Use <a href="#cryptocreatecipherivalgorithm-key-iv-options"><code>crypto.createCipheriv()</code></a> instead.</div><p></p>
3275<ul>
3276<li><code>algorithm</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
3277<li><code>password</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
3278<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> <a href="stream.html#new-streamtransformoptions"><code>stream.transform</code> options</a></li>
3279<li>Returns: <a href="crypto.html#class-cipher" class="type">&#x3C;Cipher></a></li>
3280</ul>
3281<p>Creates and returns a <code>Cipher</code> object that uses the given <code>algorithm</code> and
3282<code>password</code>.</p>
3283<p>The <code>options</code> argument controls stream behavior and is optional except when a
3284cipher in CCM or OCB mode (e.g. <code>'aes-128-ccm'</code>) is used. In that case, the
3285<code>authTagLength</code> option is required and specifies the length of the
3286authentication tag in bytes, see <a href="#ccm-mode">CCM mode</a>. In GCM mode, the <code>authTagLength</code>
3287option is not required but can be used to set the length of the authentication
3288tag that will be returned by <code>getAuthTag()</code> and defaults to 16 bytes.
3289For <code>chacha20-poly1305</code>, the <code>authTagLength</code> option defaults to 16 bytes.</p>
3290<p>The <code>algorithm</code> is dependent on OpenSSL, examples are <code>'aes192'</code>, etc. On
3291recent OpenSSL releases, <code>openssl list -cipher-algorithms</code> will
3292display the available cipher algorithms.</p>
3293<p>The <code>password</code> is used to derive the cipher key and initialization vector (IV).
3294The value must be either a <code>'latin1'</code> encoded string, a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>, a
3295<code>TypedArray</code>, or a <code>DataView</code>.</p>
3296<p><strong class="critical">This function is semantically insecure for all
3297supported ciphers and fatally flawed for ciphers in counter mode (such as CTR,
3298GCM, or CCM).</strong></p>
3299<p>The implementation of <code>crypto.createCipher()</code> derives keys using the OpenSSL
3300function <a href="https://www.openssl.org/docs/man3.0/man3/EVP_BytesToKey.html"><code>EVP_BytesToKey</code></a> with the digest algorithm set to MD5, one
3301iteration, and no salt. The lack of salt allows dictionary attacks as the same
3302password always creates the same key. The low iteration count and
3303non-cryptographically secure hash algorithm allow passwords to be tested very
3304rapidly.</p>
3305<p>In line with OpenSSL's recommendation to use a more modern algorithm instead of
3306<a href="https://www.openssl.org/docs/man3.0/man3/EVP_BytesToKey.html"><code>EVP_BytesToKey</code></a> it is recommended that developers derive a key and IV on
3307their own using <a href="#cryptoscryptpassword-salt-keylen-options-callback"><code>crypto.scrypt()</code></a> and to use <a href="#cryptocreatecipherivalgorithm-key-iv-options"><code>crypto.createCipheriv()</code></a>
3308to create the <code>Cipher</code> object. Users should not use ciphers with counter mode
3309(e.g. CTR, GCM, or CCM) in <code>crypto.createCipher()</code>. A warning is emitted when
3310they are used in order to avoid the risk of IV reuse that causes
3311vulnerabilities. For the case when IV is reused in GCM, see <a href="https://github.com/nonce-disrespect/nonce-disrespect">Nonce-Disrespecting
3312Adversaries</a> for details.</p>
3313<h4><code>crypto.createCipheriv(algorithm, key, iv[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptocreatecipherivalgorithm-key-iv-options" id="cryptocreatecipherivalgorithm-key-iv-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_createcipheriv_algorithm_key_iv_options"></a></h4>
3314<div class="api_metadata">
3315<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
3316<table>
3317<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
3318<tr><td>v17.9.0</td>
3319<td><p>The <code>authTagLength</code> option is now optional when using the <code>chacha20-poly1305</code> cipher and defaults to 16 bytes.</p></td></tr>
3320<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
3321<td><p>The password and iv arguments can be an ArrayBuffer and are each limited to a maximum of 2 ** 31 - 1 bytes.</p></td></tr>
3322<tr><td>v11.6.0</td>
3323<td><p>The <code>key</code> argument can now be a <code>KeyObject</code>.</p></td></tr>
3324<tr><td>v11.2.0, v10.17.0</td>
3325<td><p>The cipher <code>chacha20-poly1305</code> (the IETF variant of ChaCha20-Poly1305) is now supported.</p></td></tr>
3326<tr><td>v10.10.0</td>
3327<td><p>Ciphers in OCB mode are now supported.</p></td></tr>
3328<tr><td>v10.2.0</td>
3329<td><p>The <code>authTagLength</code> option can now be used to produce shorter authentication tags in GCM mode and defaults to 16 bytes.</p></td></tr>
3330<tr><td>v9.9.0</td>
3331<td><p>The <code>iv</code> parameter may now be <code>null</code> for ciphers which do not need an initialization vector.</p></td></tr>
3332<tr><td>v0.1.94</td>
3333<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.94</span></p></td></tr>
3334</tbody></table>
3335</details>
3336</div>
3337<ul>
3338<li><code>algorithm</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
3339<li><code>key</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a> | <a href="webcrypto.html#class-cryptokey" class="type">&#x3C;CryptoKey></a></li>
3340<li><code>iv</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Null_type" class="type">&#x3C;null></a></li>
3341<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> <a href="stream.html#new-streamtransformoptions"><code>stream.transform</code> options</a></li>
3342<li>Returns: <a href="crypto.html#class-cipher" class="type">&#x3C;Cipher></a></li>
3343</ul>
3344<p>Creates and returns a <code>Cipher</code> object, with the given <code>algorithm</code>, <code>key</code> and
3345initialization vector (<code>iv</code>).</p>
3346<p>The <code>options</code> argument controls stream behavior and is optional except when a
3347cipher in CCM or OCB mode (e.g. <code>'aes-128-ccm'</code>) is used. In that case, the
3348<code>authTagLength</code> option is required and specifies the length of the
3349authentication tag in bytes, see <a href="#ccm-mode">CCM mode</a>. In GCM mode, the <code>authTagLength</code>
3350option is not required but can be used to set the length of the authentication
3351tag that will be returned by <code>getAuthTag()</code> and defaults to 16 bytes.
3352For <code>chacha20-poly1305</code>, the <code>authTagLength</code> option defaults to 16 bytes.</p>
3353<p>The <code>algorithm</code> is dependent on OpenSSL, examples are <code>'aes192'</code>, etc. On
3354recent OpenSSL releases, <code>openssl list -cipher-algorithms</code> will
3355display the available cipher algorithms.</p>
3356<p>The <code>key</code> is the raw key used by the <code>algorithm</code> and <code>iv</code> is an
3357<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initialization_vector">initialization vector</a>. Both arguments must be <code>'utf8'</code> encoded strings,
3358<a href="buffer.html">Buffers</a>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or <code>DataView</code>s. The <code>key</code> may optionally be
3359a <a href="#class-keyobject"><code>KeyObject</code></a> of type <code>secret</code>. If the cipher does not need
3360an initialization vector, <code>iv</code> may be <code>null</code>.</p>
3361<p>When passing strings for <code>key</code> or <code>iv</code>, please consider
3362<a href="#using-strings-as-inputs-to-cryptographic-apis">caveats when using strings as inputs to cryptographic APIs</a>.</p>
3363<p>Initialization vectors should be unpredictable and unique; ideally, they will be
3364cryptographically random. They do not have to be secret: IVs are typically just
3365added to ciphertext messages unencrypted. It may sound contradictory that
3366something has to be unpredictable and unique, but does not have to be secret;
3367remember that an attacker must not be able to predict ahead of time what a
3368given IV will be.</p>
3369<h4><code>crypto.createDecipher(algorithm, password[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptocreatedecipheralgorithm-password-options" id="cryptocreatedecipheralgorithm-password-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_createdecipher_algorithm_password_options"></a></h4>
3370<div class="api_metadata">
3371<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
3372<table>
3373<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
3374<tr><td>v17.9.0</td>
3375<td><p>The <code>authTagLength</code> option is now optional when using the <code>chacha20-poly1305</code> cipher and defaults to 16 bytes.</p></td></tr>
3376<tr><td>v10.10.0</td>
3377<td><p>Ciphers in OCB mode are now supported.</p></td></tr>
3378<tr><td>v10.0.0</td>
3379<td><p><span>Deprecated since: v10.0.0</span></p></td></tr>
3380<tr><td>v0.1.94</td>
3381<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.94</span></p></td></tr>
3382</tbody></table>
3383</details>
3384</div>
3385<p></p><div class="api_stability api_stability_0"><a href="documentation.html#stability-index">Stability: 0</a> - Deprecated: Use <a href="#cryptocreatedecipherivalgorithm-key-iv-options"><code>crypto.createDecipheriv()</code></a> instead.</div><p></p>
3386<ul>
3387<li><code>algorithm</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
3388<li><code>password</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
3389<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> <a href="stream.html#new-streamtransformoptions"><code>stream.transform</code> options</a></li>
3390<li>Returns: <a href="crypto.html#class-decipher" class="type">&#x3C;Decipher></a></li>
3391</ul>
3392<p>Creates and returns a <code>Decipher</code> object that uses the given <code>algorithm</code> and
3393<code>password</code> (key).</p>
3394<p>The <code>options</code> argument controls stream behavior and is optional except when a
3395cipher in CCM or OCB mode (e.g. <code>'aes-128-ccm'</code>) is used. In that case, the
3396<code>authTagLength</code> option is required and specifies the length of the
3397authentication tag in bytes, see <a href="#ccm-mode">CCM mode</a>.
3398For <code>chacha20-poly1305</code>, the <code>authTagLength</code> option defaults to 16 bytes.</p>
3399<p><strong class="critical">This function is semantically insecure for all
3400supported ciphers and fatally flawed for ciphers in counter mode (such as CTR,
3401GCM, or CCM).</strong></p>
3402<p>The implementation of <code>crypto.createDecipher()</code> derives keys using the OpenSSL
3403function <a href="https://www.openssl.org/docs/man3.0/man3/EVP_BytesToKey.html"><code>EVP_BytesToKey</code></a> with the digest algorithm set to MD5, one
3404iteration, and no salt. The lack of salt allows dictionary attacks as the same
3405password always creates the same key. The low iteration count and
3406non-cryptographically secure hash algorithm allow passwords to be tested very
3407rapidly.</p>
3408<p>In line with OpenSSL's recommendation to use a more modern algorithm instead of
3409<a href="https://www.openssl.org/docs/man3.0/man3/EVP_BytesToKey.html"><code>EVP_BytesToKey</code></a> it is recommended that developers derive a key and IV on
3410their own using <a href="#cryptoscryptpassword-salt-keylen-options-callback"><code>crypto.scrypt()</code></a> and to use <a href="#cryptocreatedecipherivalgorithm-key-iv-options"><code>crypto.createDecipheriv()</code></a>
3411to create the <code>Decipher</code> object.</p>
3412<h4><code>crypto.createDecipheriv(algorithm, key, iv[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptocreatedecipherivalgorithm-key-iv-options" id="cryptocreatedecipherivalgorithm-key-iv-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_createdecipheriv_algorithm_key_iv_options"></a></h4>
3413<div class="api_metadata">
3414<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
3415<table>
3416<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
3417<tr><td>v17.9.0</td>
3418<td><p>The <code>authTagLength</code> option is now optional when using the <code>chacha20-poly1305</code> cipher and defaults to 16 bytes.</p></td></tr>
3419<tr><td>v11.6.0</td>
3420<td><p>The <code>key</code> argument can now be a <code>KeyObject</code>.</p></td></tr>
3421<tr><td>v11.2.0, v10.17.0</td>
3422<td><p>The cipher <code>chacha20-poly1305</code> (the IETF variant of ChaCha20-Poly1305) is now supported.</p></td></tr>
3423<tr><td>v10.10.0</td>
3424<td><p>Ciphers in OCB mode are now supported.</p></td></tr>
3425<tr><td>v10.2.0</td>
3426<td><p>The <code>authTagLength</code> option can now be used to restrict accepted GCM authentication tag lengths.</p></td></tr>
3427<tr><td>v9.9.0</td>
3428<td><p>The <code>iv</code> parameter may now be <code>null</code> for ciphers which do not need an initialization vector.</p></td></tr>
3429<tr><td>v0.1.94</td>
3430<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.94</span></p></td></tr>
3431</tbody></table>
3432</details>
3433</div>
3434<ul>
3435<li><code>algorithm</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
3436<li><code>key</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a> | <a href="webcrypto.html#class-cryptokey" class="type">&#x3C;CryptoKey></a></li>
3437<li><code>iv</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Null_type" class="type">&#x3C;null></a></li>
3438<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> <a href="stream.html#new-streamtransformoptions"><code>stream.transform</code> options</a></li>
3439<li>Returns: <a href="crypto.html#class-decipher" class="type">&#x3C;Decipher></a></li>
3440</ul>
3441<p>Creates and returns a <code>Decipher</code> object that uses the given <code>algorithm</code>, <code>key</code>
3442and initialization vector (<code>iv</code>).</p>
3443<p>The <code>options</code> argument controls stream behavior and is optional except when a
3444cipher in CCM or OCB mode (e.g. <code>'aes-128-ccm'</code>) is used. In that case, the
3445<code>authTagLength</code> option is required and specifies the length of the
3446authentication tag in bytes, see <a href="#ccm-mode">CCM mode</a>. In GCM mode, the <code>authTagLength</code>
3447option is not required but can be used to restrict accepted authentication tags
3448to those with the specified length.
3449For <code>chacha20-poly1305</code>, the <code>authTagLength</code> option defaults to 16 bytes.</p>
3450<p>The <code>algorithm</code> is dependent on OpenSSL, examples are <code>'aes192'</code>, etc. On
3451recent OpenSSL releases, <code>openssl list -cipher-algorithms</code> will
3452display the available cipher algorithms.</p>
3453<p>The <code>key</code> is the raw key used by the <code>algorithm</code> and <code>iv</code> is an
3454<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initialization_vector">initialization vector</a>. Both arguments must be <code>'utf8'</code> encoded strings,
3455<a href="buffer.html">Buffers</a>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or <code>DataView</code>s. The <code>key</code> may optionally be
3456a <a href="#class-keyobject"><code>KeyObject</code></a> of type <code>secret</code>. If the cipher does not need
3457an initialization vector, <code>iv</code> may be <code>null</code>.</p>
3458<p>When passing strings for <code>key</code> or <code>iv</code>, please consider
3459<a href="#using-strings-as-inputs-to-cryptographic-apis">caveats when using strings as inputs to cryptographic APIs</a>.</p>
3460<p>Initialization vectors should be unpredictable and unique; ideally, they will be
3461cryptographically random. They do not have to be secret: IVs are typically just
3462added to ciphertext messages unencrypted. It may sound contradictory that
3463something has to be unpredictable and unique, but does not have to be secret;
3464remember that an attacker must not be able to predict ahead of time what a given
3465IV will be.</p>
3466<h4><code>crypto.createDiffieHellman(prime[, primeEncoding][, generator][, generatorEncoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptocreatediffiehellmanprime-primeencoding-generator-generatorencoding" id="cryptocreatediffiehellmanprime-primeencoding-generator-generatorencoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_creatediffiehellman_prime_primeencoding_generator_generatorencoding"></a></h4>
3467<div class="api_metadata">
3468<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
3469<table>
3470<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
3471<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
3472<td><p>The <code>prime</code> argument can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code> now.</p></td></tr>
3473<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
3474<td><p>The <code>prime</code> argument can be a <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p></td></tr>
3475<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
3476<td><p>The default for the encoding parameters changed from <code>binary</code> to <code>utf8</code>.</p></td></tr>
3477<tr><td>v0.11.12</td>
3478<td><p><span>Added in: v0.11.12</span></p></td></tr>
3479</tbody></table>
3480</details>
3481</div>
3482<ul>
3483<li><code>prime</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
3484<li><code>primeEncoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the <code>prime</code> string.</li>
3485<li><code>generator</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a>
3486<strong>Default:</strong> <code>2</code></li>
3487<li><code>generatorEncoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The <a href="buffer.html#buffers-and-character-encodings">encoding</a> of the <code>generator</code> string.</li>
3488<li>Returns: <a href="crypto.html#class-diffiehellman" class="type">&#x3C;DiffieHellman></a></li>
3489</ul>
3490<p>Creates a <code>DiffieHellman</code> key exchange object using the supplied <code>prime</code> and an
3491optional specific <code>generator</code>.</p>
3492<p>The <code>generator</code> argument can be a number, string, or <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>. If
3493<code>generator</code> is not specified, the value <code>2</code> is used.</p>
3494<p>If <code>primeEncoding</code> is specified, <code>prime</code> is expected to be a string; otherwise
3495a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or <code>DataView</code> is expected.</p>
3496<p>If <code>generatorEncoding</code> is specified, <code>generator</code> is expected to be a string;
3497otherwise a number, <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or <code>DataView</code> is expected.</p>
3498<h4><code>crypto.createDiffieHellman(primeLength[, generator])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptocreatediffiehellmanprimelength-generator" id="cryptocreatediffiehellmanprimelength-generator">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_creatediffiehellman_primelength_generator"></a></h4>
3499<div class="api_metadata">
3500<span>Added in: v0.5.0</span>
3501</div>
3502<ul>
3503<li><code>primeLength</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
3504<li><code>generator</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>2</code></li>
3505<li>Returns: <a href="crypto.html#class-diffiehellman" class="type">&#x3C;DiffieHellman></a></li>
3506</ul>
3507<p>Creates a <code>DiffieHellman</code> key exchange object and generates a prime of
3508<code>primeLength</code> bits using an optional specific numeric <code>generator</code>.
3509If <code>generator</code> is not specified, the value <code>2</code> is used.</p>
3510<h4><code>crypto.createDiffieHellmanGroup(name)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptocreatediffiehellmangroupname" id="cryptocreatediffiehellmangroupname">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_creatediffiehellmangroup_name"></a></h4>
3511<div class="api_metadata">
3512<span>Added in: v0.9.3</span>
3513</div>
3514<ul>
3515<li><code>name</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
3516<li>Returns: <a href="crypto.html#class-diffiehellmangroup" class="type">&#x3C;DiffieHellmanGroup></a></li>
3517</ul>
3518<p>An alias for <a href="#cryptogetdiffiehellmangroupname"><code>crypto.getDiffieHellman()</code></a></p>
3519<h4><code>crypto.createECDH(curveName)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptocreateecdhcurvename" id="cryptocreateecdhcurvename">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_createecdh_curvename"></a></h4>
3520<div class="api_metadata">
3521<span>Added in: v0.11.14</span>
3522</div>
3523<ul>
3524<li><code>curveName</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
3525<li>Returns: <a href="crypto.html#class-ecdh" class="type">&#x3C;ECDH></a></li>
3526</ul>
3527<p>Creates an Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (<code>ECDH</code>) key exchange object using a
3528predefined curve specified by the <code>curveName</code> string. Use
3529<a href="#cryptogetcurves"><code>crypto.getCurves()</code></a> to obtain a list of available curve names. On recent
3530OpenSSL releases, <code>openssl ecparam -list_curves</code> will also display the name
3531and description of each available elliptic curve.</p>
3532<h4><code>crypto.createHash(algorithm[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptocreatehashalgorithm-options" id="cryptocreatehashalgorithm-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_createhash_algorithm_options"></a></h4>
3533<div class="api_metadata">
3534<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
3535<table>
3536<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
3537<tr><td>v12.8.0</td>
3538<td><p>The <code>outputLength</code> option was added for XOF hash functions.</p></td></tr>
3539<tr><td>v0.1.92</td>
3540<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.92</span></p></td></tr>
3541</tbody></table>
3542</details>
3543</div>
3544<ul>
3545<li><code>algorithm</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
3546<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> <a href="stream.html#new-streamtransformoptions"><code>stream.transform</code> options</a></li>
3547<li>Returns: <a href="crypto.html#class-hash" class="type">&#x3C;Hash></a></li>
3548</ul>
3549<p>Creates and returns a <code>Hash</code> object that can be used to generate hash digests
3550using the given <code>algorithm</code>. Optional <code>options</code> argument controls stream
3551behavior. For XOF hash functions such as <code>'shake256'</code>, the <code>outputLength</code> option
3552can be used to specify the desired output length in bytes.</p>
3553<p>The <code>algorithm</code> is dependent on the available algorithms supported by the
3554version of OpenSSL on the platform. Examples are <code>'sha256'</code>, <code>'sha512'</code>, etc.
3555On recent releases of OpenSSL, <code>openssl list -digest-algorithms</code> will
3556display the available digest algorithms.</p>
3557<p>Example: generating the sha256 sum of a file</p>
3558
3559<pre class="with-19-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> {
3560  createReadStream,
3561} <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:fs'</span>;
3562<span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { argv } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:process'</span>;
3563<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
3564  createHash,
3565} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
3566
3567<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> filename = argv[<span class="hljs-number">2</span>];
3568
3569<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> hash = <span class="hljs-title function_">createHash</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'sha256'</span>);
3570
3571<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> input = <span class="hljs-title function_">createReadStream</span>(filename);
3572input.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'readable'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
3573  <span class="hljs-comment">// Only one element is going to be produced by the</span>
3574  <span class="hljs-comment">// hash stream.</span>
3575  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> data = input.<span class="hljs-title function_">read</span>();
3576  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (data)
3577    hash.<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(data);
3578  <span class="hljs-keyword">else</span> {
3579    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">`<span class="hljs-subst">${hash.digest(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>)}</span> <span class="hljs-subst">${filename}</span>`</span>);
3580  }
3581});</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
3582  createReadStream,
3583} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:fs'</span>);
3584<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
3585  createHash,
3586} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
3587<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { argv } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:process'</span>);
3588
3589<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> filename = argv[<span class="hljs-number">2</span>];
3590
3591<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> hash = <span class="hljs-title function_">createHash</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'sha256'</span>);
3592
3593<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> input = <span class="hljs-title function_">createReadStream</span>(filename);
3594input.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'readable'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
3595  <span class="hljs-comment">// Only one element is going to be produced by the</span>
3596  <span class="hljs-comment">// hash stream.</span>
3597  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> data = input.<span class="hljs-title function_">read</span>();
3598  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (data)
3599    hash.<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(data);
3600  <span class="hljs-keyword">else</span> {
3601    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">`<span class="hljs-subst">${hash.digest(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>)}</span> <span class="hljs-subst">${filename}</span>`</span>);
3602  }
3603});</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
3604<h4><code>crypto.createHmac(algorithm, key[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptocreatehmacalgorithm-key-options" id="cryptocreatehmacalgorithm-key-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_createhmac_algorithm_key_options"></a></h4>
3605<div class="api_metadata">
3606<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
3607<table>
3608<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
3609<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
3610<td><p>The key can also be an ArrayBuffer or CryptoKey. The encoding option was added. The key cannot contain more than 2 ** 32 - 1 bytes.</p></td></tr>
3611<tr><td>v11.6.0</td>
3612<td><p>The <code>key</code> argument can now be a <code>KeyObject</code>.</p></td></tr>
3613<tr><td>v0.1.94</td>
3614<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.94</span></p></td></tr>
3615</tbody></table>
3616</details>
3617</div>
3618<ul>
3619<li><code>algorithm</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
3620<li><code>key</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a> | <a href="webcrypto.html#class-cryptokey" class="type">&#x3C;CryptoKey></a></li>
3621<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> <a href="stream.html#new-streamtransformoptions"><code>stream.transform</code> options</a>
3622<ul>
3623<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The string encoding to use when <code>key</code> is a string.</li>
3624</ul>
3625</li>
3626<li>Returns: <a href="crypto.html#class-hmac" class="type">&#x3C;Hmac></a></li>
3627</ul>
3628<p>Creates and returns an <code>Hmac</code> object that uses the given <code>algorithm</code> and <code>key</code>.
3629Optional <code>options</code> argument controls stream behavior.</p>
3630<p>The <code>algorithm</code> is dependent on the available algorithms supported by the
3631version of OpenSSL on the platform. Examples are <code>'sha256'</code>, <code>'sha512'</code>, etc.
3632On recent releases of OpenSSL, <code>openssl list -digest-algorithms</code> will
3633display the available digest algorithms.</p>
3634<p>The <code>key</code> is the HMAC key used to generate the cryptographic HMAC hash. If it is
3635a <a href="#class-keyobject"><code>KeyObject</code></a>, its type must be <code>secret</code>. If it is a string, please consider
3636<a href="#using-strings-as-inputs-to-cryptographic-apis">caveats when using strings as inputs to cryptographic APIs</a>. If it was
3637obtained from a cryptographically secure source of entropy, such as
3638<a href="#cryptorandombytessize-callback"><code>crypto.randomBytes()</code></a> or <a href="#cryptogeneratekeytype-options-callback"><code>crypto.generateKey()</code></a>, its length should not
3639exceed the block size of <code>algorithm</code> (e.g., 512 bits for SHA-256).</p>
3640<p>Example: generating the sha256 HMAC of a file</p>
3641
3642<pre class="with-19-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> {
3643  createReadStream,
3644} <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:fs'</span>;
3645<span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { argv } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:process'</span>;
3646<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
3647  createHmac,
3648} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
3649
3650<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> filename = argv[<span class="hljs-number">2</span>];
3651
3652<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> hmac = <span class="hljs-title function_">createHmac</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'sha256'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'a secret'</span>);
3653
3654<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> input = <span class="hljs-title function_">createReadStream</span>(filename);
3655input.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'readable'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
3656  <span class="hljs-comment">// Only one element is going to be produced by the</span>
3657  <span class="hljs-comment">// hash stream.</span>
3658  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> data = input.<span class="hljs-title function_">read</span>();
3659  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (data)
3660    hmac.<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(data);
3661  <span class="hljs-keyword">else</span> {
3662    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">`<span class="hljs-subst">${hmac.digest(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>)}</span> <span class="hljs-subst">${filename}</span>`</span>);
3663  }
3664});</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
3665  createReadStream,
3666} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:fs'</span>);
3667<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
3668  createHmac,
3669} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
3670<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { argv } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:process'</span>);
3671
3672<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> filename = argv[<span class="hljs-number">2</span>];
3673
3674<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> hmac = <span class="hljs-title function_">createHmac</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'sha256'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'a secret'</span>);
3675
3676<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> input = <span class="hljs-title function_">createReadStream</span>(filename);
3677input.<span class="hljs-title function_">on</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'readable'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
3678  <span class="hljs-comment">// Only one element is going to be produced by the</span>
3679  <span class="hljs-comment">// hash stream.</span>
3680  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> data = input.<span class="hljs-title function_">read</span>();
3681  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (data)
3682    hmac.<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(data);
3683  <span class="hljs-keyword">else</span> {
3684    <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">`<span class="hljs-subst">${hmac.digest(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>)}</span> <span class="hljs-subst">${filename}</span>`</span>);
3685  }
3686});</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
3687<h4><code>crypto.createPrivateKey(key)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptocreateprivatekeykey" id="cryptocreateprivatekeykey">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_createprivatekey_key"></a></h4>
3688<div class="api_metadata">
3689<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
3690<table>
3691<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
3692<tr><td>v15.12.0</td>
3693<td><p>The key can also be a JWK object.</p></td></tr>
3694<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
3695<td><p>The key can also be an ArrayBuffer. The encoding option was added. The key cannot contain more than 2 ** 32 - 1 bytes.</p></td></tr>
3696<tr><td>v11.6.0</td>
3697<td><p><span>Added in: v11.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
3698</tbody></table>
3699</details>
3700</div>
3701<!--lint disable maximum-line-length remark-lint-->
3702<ul>
3703<li><code>key</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a>
3704<ul>
3705<li><code>key</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> The key
3706material, either in PEM, DER, or JWK format.</li>
3707<li><code>format</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Must be <code>'pem'</code>, <code>'der'</code>, or '<code>'jwk'</code>.
3708<strong>Default:</strong> <code>'pem'</code>.</li>
3709<li><code>type</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Must be <code>'pkcs1'</code>, <code>'pkcs8'</code> or <code>'sec1'</code>. This option is
3710required only if the <code>format</code> is <code>'der'</code> and ignored otherwise.</li>
3711<li><code>passphrase</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> The passphrase to use for decryption.</li>
3712<li><code>encoding</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The string encoding to use when <code>key</code> is a string.</li>
3713</ul>
3714</li>
3715<li>Returns: <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a></li>
3716</ul>
3717<!--lint enable maximum-line-length remark-lint-->
3718<p>Creates and returns a new key object containing a private key. If <code>key</code> is a
3719string or <code>Buffer</code>, <code>format</code> is assumed to be <code>'pem'</code>; otherwise, <code>key</code>
3720must be an object with the properties described above.</p>
3721<p>If the private key is encrypted, a <code>passphrase</code> must be specified. The length
3722of the passphrase is limited to 1024 bytes.</p>
3723<h4><code>crypto.createPublicKey(key)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptocreatepublickeykey" id="cryptocreatepublickeykey">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_createpublickey_key"></a></h4>
3724<div class="api_metadata">
3725<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
3726<table>
3727<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
3728<tr><td>v15.12.0</td>
3729<td><p>The key can also be a JWK object.</p></td></tr>
3730<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
3731<td><p>The key can also be an ArrayBuffer. The encoding option was added. The key cannot contain more than 2 ** 32 - 1 bytes.</p></td></tr>
3732<tr><td>v11.13.0</td>
3733<td><p>The <code>key</code> argument can now be a <code>KeyObject</code> with type <code>private</code>.</p></td></tr>
3734<tr><td>v11.7.0</td>
3735<td><p>The <code>key</code> argument can now be a private key.</p></td></tr>
3736<tr><td>v11.6.0</td>
3737<td><p><span>Added in: v11.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
3738</tbody></table>
3739</details>
3740</div>
3741<!--lint disable maximum-line-length remark-lint-->
3742<ul>
3743<li><code>key</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a>
3744<ul>
3745<li><code>key</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> The key
3746material, either in PEM, DER, or JWK format.</li>
3747<li><code>format</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Must be <code>'pem'</code>, <code>'der'</code>, or <code>'jwk'</code>.
3748<strong>Default:</strong> <code>'pem'</code>.</li>
3749<li><code>type</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Must be <code>'pkcs1'</code> or <code>'spki'</code>. This option is
3750required only if the <code>format</code> is <code>'der'</code> and ignored otherwise.</li>
3751<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The string encoding to use when <code>key</code> is a string.</li>
3752</ul>
3753</li>
3754<li>Returns: <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a></li>
3755</ul>
3756<!--lint enable maximum-line-length remark-lint-->
3757<p>Creates and returns a new key object containing a public key. If <code>key</code> is a
3758string or <code>Buffer</code>, <code>format</code> is assumed to be <code>'pem'</code>; if <code>key</code> is a <code>KeyObject</code>
3759with type <code>'private'</code>, the public key is derived from the given private key;
3760otherwise, <code>key</code> must be an object with the properties described above.</p>
3761<p>If the format is <code>'pem'</code>, the <code>'key'</code> may also be an X.509 certificate.</p>
3762<p>Because public keys can be derived from private keys, a private key may be
3763passed instead of a public key. In that case, this function behaves as if
3764<a href="#cryptocreateprivatekeykey"><code>crypto.createPrivateKey()</code></a> had been called, except that the type of the
3765returned <code>KeyObject</code> will be <code>'public'</code> and that the private key cannot be
3766extracted from the returned <code>KeyObject</code>. Similarly, if a <code>KeyObject</code> with type
3767<code>'private'</code> is given, a new <code>KeyObject</code> with type <code>'public'</code> will be returned
3768and it will be impossible to extract the private key from the returned object.</p>
3769<h4><code>crypto.createSecretKey(key[, encoding])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptocreatesecretkeykey-encoding" id="cryptocreatesecretkeykey-encoding">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_createsecretkey_key_encoding"></a></h4>
3770<div class="api_metadata">
3771<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
3772<table>
3773<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
3774<tr><td>v18.8.0</td>
3775<td><p>The key can now be zero-length.</p></td></tr>
3776<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
3777<td><p>The key can also be an ArrayBuffer or string. The encoding argument was added. The key cannot contain more than 2 ** 32 - 1 bytes.</p></td></tr>
3778<tr><td>v11.6.0</td>
3779<td><p><span>Added in: v11.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
3780</tbody></table>
3781</details>
3782</div>
3783<ul>
3784<li><code>key</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
3785<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The string encoding when <code>key</code> is a string.</li>
3786<li>Returns: <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a></li>
3787</ul>
3788<p>Creates and returns a new key object containing a secret key for symmetric
3789encryption or <code>Hmac</code>.</p>
3790<h4><code>crypto.createSign(algorithm[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptocreatesignalgorithm-options" id="cryptocreatesignalgorithm-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_createsign_algorithm_options"></a></h4>
3791<div class="api_metadata">
3792<span>Added in: v0.1.92</span>
3793</div>
3794<ul>
3795<li><code>algorithm</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
3796<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> <a href="stream.html#new-streamwritableoptions"><code>stream.Writable</code> options</a></li>
3797<li>Returns: <a href="crypto.html#class-sign" class="type">&#x3C;Sign></a></li>
3798</ul>
3799<p>Creates and returns a <code>Sign</code> object that uses the given <code>algorithm</code>. Use
3800<a href="#cryptogethashes"><code>crypto.getHashes()</code></a> to obtain the names of the available digest algorithms.
3801Optional <code>options</code> argument controls the <code>stream.Writable</code> behavior.</p>
3802<p>In some cases, a <code>Sign</code> instance can be created using the name of a signature
3803algorithm, such as <code>'RSA-SHA256'</code>, instead of a digest algorithm. This will use
3804the corresponding digest algorithm. This does not work for all signature
3805algorithms, such as <code>'ecdsa-with-SHA256'</code>, so it is best to always use digest
3806algorithm names.</p>
3807<h4><code>crypto.createVerify(algorithm[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptocreateverifyalgorithm-options" id="cryptocreateverifyalgorithm-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_createverify_algorithm_options"></a></h4>
3808<div class="api_metadata">
3809<span>Added in: v0.1.92</span>
3810</div>
3811<ul>
3812<li><code>algorithm</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
3813<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> <a href="stream.html#new-streamwritableoptions"><code>stream.Writable</code> options</a></li>
3814<li>Returns: <a href="crypto.html#class-verify" class="type">&#x3C;Verify></a></li>
3815</ul>
3816<p>Creates and returns a <code>Verify</code> object that uses the given algorithm.
3817Use <a href="#cryptogethashes"><code>crypto.getHashes()</code></a> to obtain an array of names of the available
3818signing algorithms. Optional <code>options</code> argument controls the
3819<code>stream.Writable</code> behavior.</p>
3820<p>In some cases, a <code>Verify</code> instance can be created using the name of a signature
3821algorithm, such as <code>'RSA-SHA256'</code>, instead of a digest algorithm. This will use
3822the corresponding digest algorithm. This does not work for all signature
3823algorithms, such as <code>'ecdsa-with-SHA256'</code>, so it is best to always use digest
3824algorithm names.</p>
3825<h4><code>crypto.diffieHellman(options)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptodiffiehellmanoptions" id="cryptodiffiehellmanoptions">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_diffiehellman_options"></a></h4>
3826<div class="api_metadata">
3827<span>Added in: v13.9.0, v12.17.0</span>
3828</div>
3829<ul>
3830<li><code>options</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
3831<ul>
3832<li><code>privateKey</code>: <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a></li>
3833<li><code>publicKey</code>: <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a></li>
3834</ul>
3835</li>
3836<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a></li>
3837</ul>
3838<p>Computes the Diffie-Hellman secret based on a <code>privateKey</code> and a <code>publicKey</code>.
3839Both keys must have the same <code>asymmetricKeyType</code>, which must be one of <code>'dh'</code>
3840(for Diffie-Hellman), <code>'ec'</code> (for ECDH), <code>'x448'</code>, or <code>'x25519'</code> (for ECDH-ES).</p>
3841<h4><code>crypto.generateKey(type, options, callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptogeneratekeytype-options-callback" id="cryptogeneratekeytype-options-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_generatekey_type_options_callback"></a></h4>
3842<div class="api_metadata">
3843<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
3844<table>
3845<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
3846<tr><td>v18.0.0</td>
3847<td><p>Passing an invalid callback to the <code>callback</code> argument now throws <code>ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE</code> instead of <code>ERR_INVALID_CALLBACK</code>.</p></td></tr>
3848<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
3849<td><p><span>Added in: v15.0.0</span></p></td></tr>
3850</tbody></table>
3851</details>
3852</div>
3853<ul>
3854<li><code>type</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The intended use of the generated secret key. Currently
3855accepted values are <code>'hmac'</code> and <code>'aes'</code>.</li>
3856<li><code>options</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
3857<ul>
3858<li><code>length</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> The bit length of the key to generate. This must be a
3859value greater than 0.
3860<ul>
3861<li>If <code>type</code> is <code>'hmac'</code>, the minimum is 8, and the maximum length is
38622<sup>31</sup>-1. If the value is not a multiple of 8, the generated
3863key will be truncated to <code>Math.floor(length / 8)</code>.</li>
3864<li>If <code>type</code> is <code>'aes'</code>, the length must be one of <code>128</code>, <code>192</code>, or <code>256</code>.</li>
3865</ul>
3866</li>
3867</ul>
3868</li>
3869<li><code>callback</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
3870<ul>
3871<li><code>err</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
3872<li><code>key</code>: <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a></li>
3873</ul>
3874</li>
3875</ul>
3876<p>Asynchronously generates a new random secret key of the given <code>length</code>. The
3877<code>type</code> will determine which validations will be performed on the <code>length</code>.</p>
3878
3879<pre class="with-14-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
3880  generateKey,
3881} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
3882
3883<span class="hljs-title function_">generateKey</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hmac'</span>, { <span class="hljs-attr">length</span>: <span class="hljs-number">512</span> }, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, key</span>) =></span> {
3884  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
3885  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(key.<span class="hljs-title function_">export</span>().<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));  <span class="hljs-comment">// 46e..........620</span>
3886});</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
3887  generateKey,
3888} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
3889
3890<span class="hljs-title function_">generateKey</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hmac'</span>, { <span class="hljs-attr">length</span>: <span class="hljs-number">512</span> }, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, key</span>) =></span> {
3891  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
3892  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(key.<span class="hljs-title function_">export</span>().<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));  <span class="hljs-comment">// 46e..........620</span>
3893});</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
3894<p>The size of a generated HMAC key should not exceed the block size of the
3895underlying hash function. See <a href="#cryptocreatehmacalgorithm-key-options"><code>crypto.createHmac()</code></a> for more information.</p>
3896<h4><code>crypto.generateKeyPair(type, options, callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptogeneratekeypairtype-options-callback" id="cryptogeneratekeypairtype-options-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_generatekeypair_type_options_callback"></a></h4>
3897<div class="api_metadata">
3898<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
3899<table>
3900<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
3901<tr><td>v18.0.0</td>
3902<td><p>Passing an invalid callback to the <code>callback</code> argument now throws <code>ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE</code> instead of <code>ERR_INVALID_CALLBACK</code>.</p></td></tr>
3903<tr><td>v16.10.0</td>
3904<td><p>Add ability to define <code>RSASSA-PSS-params</code> sequence parameters for RSA-PSS keys pairs.</p></td></tr>
3905<tr><td>v13.9.0, v12.17.0</td>
3906<td><p>Add support for Diffie-Hellman.</p></td></tr>
3907<tr><td>v12.0.0</td>
3908<td><p>Add support for RSA-PSS key pairs.</p></td></tr>
3909<tr><td>v12.0.0</td>
3910<td><p>Add ability to generate X25519 and X448 key pairs.</p></td></tr>
3911<tr><td>v12.0.0</td>
3912<td><p>Add ability to generate Ed25519 and Ed448 key pairs.</p></td></tr>
3913<tr><td>v11.6.0</td>
3914<td><p>The <code>generateKeyPair</code> and <code>generateKeyPairSync</code> functions now produce key objects if no encoding was specified.</p></td></tr>
3915<tr><td>v10.12.0</td>
3916<td><p><span>Added in: v10.12.0</span></p></td></tr>
3917</tbody></table>
3918</details>
3919</div>
3920<ul>
3921<li><code>type</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Must be <code>'rsa'</code>, <code>'rsa-pss'</code>, <code>'dsa'</code>, <code>'ec'</code>, <code>'ed25519'</code>,
3922<code>'ed448'</code>, <code>'x25519'</code>, <code>'x448'</code>, or <code>'dh'</code>.</li>
3923<li><code>options</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
3924<ul>
3925<li><code>modulusLength</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Key size in bits (RSA, DSA).</li>
3926<li><code>publicExponent</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Public exponent (RSA). <strong>Default:</strong> <code>0x10001</code>.</li>
3927<li><code>hashAlgorithm</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Name of the message digest (RSA-PSS).</li>
3928<li><code>mgf1HashAlgorithm</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Name of the message digest used by
3929MGF1 (RSA-PSS).</li>
3930<li><code>saltLength</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Minimal salt length in bytes (RSA-PSS).</li>
3931<li><code>divisorLength</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Size of <code>q</code> in bits (DSA).</li>
3932<li><code>namedCurve</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Name of the curve to use (EC).</li>
3933<li><code>prime</code>: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> The prime parameter (DH).</li>
3934<li><code>primeLength</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Prime length in bits (DH).</li>
3935<li><code>generator</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Custom generator (DH). <strong>Default:</strong> <code>2</code>.</li>
3936<li><code>groupName</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Diffie-Hellman group name (DH). See
3937<a href="#cryptogetdiffiehellmangroupname"><code>crypto.getDiffieHellman()</code></a>.</li>
3938<li><code>paramEncoding</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Must be <code>'named'</code> or <code>'explicit'</code> (EC).
3939<strong>Default:</strong> <code>'named'</code>.</li>
3940<li><code>publicKeyEncoding</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> See <a href="#keyobjectexportoptions"><code>keyObject.export()</code></a>.</li>
3941<li><code>privateKeyEncoding</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> See <a href="#keyobjectexportoptions"><code>keyObject.export()</code></a>.</li>
3942</ul>
3943</li>
3944<li><code>callback</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
3945<ul>
3946<li><code>err</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
3947<li><code>publicKey</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a></li>
3948<li><code>privateKey</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a></li>
3949</ul>
3950</li>
3951</ul>
3952<p>Generates a new asymmetric key pair of the given <code>type</code>. RSA, RSA-PSS, DSA, EC,
3953Ed25519, Ed448, X25519, X448, and DH are currently supported.</p>
3954<p>If a <code>publicKeyEncoding</code> or <code>privateKeyEncoding</code> was specified, this function
3955behaves as if <a href="#keyobjectexportoptions"><code>keyObject.export()</code></a> had been called on its result. Otherwise,
3956the respective part of the key is returned as a <a href="#class-keyobject"><code>KeyObject</code></a>.</p>
3957<p>It is recommended to encode public keys as <code>'spki'</code> and private keys as
3958<code>'pkcs8'</code> with encryption for long-term storage:</p>
3959
3960<pre class="with-18-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
3961  generateKeyPair,
3962} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
3963
3964<span class="hljs-title function_">generateKeyPair</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'rsa'</span>, {
3965  <span class="hljs-attr">modulusLength</span>: <span class="hljs-number">4096</span>,
3966  <span class="hljs-attr">publicKeyEncoding</span>: {
3967    <span class="hljs-attr">type</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'spki'</span>,
3968    <span class="hljs-attr">format</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'pem'</span>,
3969  },
3970  <span class="hljs-attr">privateKeyEncoding</span>: {
3971    <span class="hljs-attr">type</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'pkcs8'</span>,
3972    <span class="hljs-attr">format</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'pem'</span>,
3973    <span class="hljs-attr">cipher</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'aes-256-cbc'</span>,
3974    <span class="hljs-attr">passphrase</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'top secret'</span>,
3975  },
3976}, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, publicKey, privateKey</span>) =></span> {
3977  <span class="hljs-comment">// Handle errors and use the generated key pair.</span>
3978});</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
3979  generateKeyPair,
3980} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
3981
3982<span class="hljs-title function_">generateKeyPair</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'rsa'</span>, {
3983  <span class="hljs-attr">modulusLength</span>: <span class="hljs-number">4096</span>,
3984  <span class="hljs-attr">publicKeyEncoding</span>: {
3985    <span class="hljs-attr">type</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'spki'</span>,
3986    <span class="hljs-attr">format</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'pem'</span>,
3987  },
3988  <span class="hljs-attr">privateKeyEncoding</span>: {
3989    <span class="hljs-attr">type</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'pkcs8'</span>,
3990    <span class="hljs-attr">format</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'pem'</span>,
3991    <span class="hljs-attr">cipher</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'aes-256-cbc'</span>,
3992    <span class="hljs-attr">passphrase</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'top secret'</span>,
3993  },
3994}, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, publicKey, privateKey</span>) =></span> {
3995  <span class="hljs-comment">// Handle errors and use the generated key pair.</span>
3996});</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
3997<p>On completion, <code>callback</code> will be called with <code>err</code> set to <code>undefined</code> and
3998<code>publicKey</code> / <code>privateKey</code> representing the generated key pair.</p>
3999<p>If this method is invoked as its <a href="util.html#utilpromisifyoriginal"><code>util.promisify()</code></a>ed version, it returns
4000a <code>Promise</code> for an <code>Object</code> with <code>publicKey</code> and <code>privateKey</code> properties.</p>
4001<h4><code>crypto.generateKeyPairSync(type, options)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptogeneratekeypairsynctype-options" id="cryptogeneratekeypairsynctype-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_generatekeypairsync_type_options"></a></h4>
4002<div class="api_metadata">
4003<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
4004<table>
4005<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
4006<tr><td>v16.10.0</td>
4007<td><p>Add ability to define <code>RSASSA-PSS-params</code> sequence parameters for RSA-PSS keys pairs.</p></td></tr>
4008<tr><td>v13.9.0, v12.17.0</td>
4009<td><p>Add support for Diffie-Hellman.</p></td></tr>
4010<tr><td>v12.0.0</td>
4011<td><p>Add support for RSA-PSS key pairs.</p></td></tr>
4012<tr><td>v12.0.0</td>
4013<td><p>Add ability to generate X25519 and X448 key pairs.</p></td></tr>
4014<tr><td>v12.0.0</td>
4015<td><p>Add ability to generate Ed25519 and Ed448 key pairs.</p></td></tr>
4016<tr><td>v11.6.0</td>
4017<td><p>The <code>generateKeyPair</code> and <code>generateKeyPairSync</code> functions now produce key objects if no encoding was specified.</p></td></tr>
4018<tr><td>v10.12.0</td>
4019<td><p><span>Added in: v10.12.0</span></p></td></tr>
4020</tbody></table>
4021</details>
4022</div>
4023<ul>
4024<li><code>type</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Must be <code>'rsa'</code>, <code>'rsa-pss'</code>, <code>'dsa'</code>, <code>'ec'</code>, <code>'ed25519'</code>,
4025<code>'ed448'</code>, <code>'x25519'</code>, <code>'x448'</code>, or <code>'dh'</code>.</li>
4026<li><code>options</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
4027<ul>
4028<li><code>modulusLength</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Key size in bits (RSA, DSA).</li>
4029<li><code>publicExponent</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Public exponent (RSA). <strong>Default:</strong> <code>0x10001</code>.</li>
4030<li><code>hashAlgorithm</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Name of the message digest (RSA-PSS).</li>
4031<li><code>mgf1HashAlgorithm</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Name of the message digest used by
4032MGF1 (RSA-PSS).</li>
4033<li><code>saltLength</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Minimal salt length in bytes (RSA-PSS).</li>
4034<li><code>divisorLength</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Size of <code>q</code> in bits (DSA).</li>
4035<li><code>namedCurve</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Name of the curve to use (EC).</li>
4036<li><code>prime</code>: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> The prime parameter (DH).</li>
4037<li><code>primeLength</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Prime length in bits (DH).</li>
4038<li><code>generator</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Custom generator (DH). <strong>Default:</strong> <code>2</code>.</li>
4039<li><code>groupName</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Diffie-Hellman group name (DH). See
4040<a href="#cryptogetdiffiehellmangroupname"><code>crypto.getDiffieHellman()</code></a>.</li>
4041<li><code>paramEncoding</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> Must be <code>'named'</code> or <code>'explicit'</code> (EC).
4042<strong>Default:</strong> <code>'named'</code>.</li>
4043<li><code>publicKeyEncoding</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> See <a href="#keyobjectexportoptions"><code>keyObject.export()</code></a>.</li>
4044<li><code>privateKeyEncoding</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> See <a href="#keyobjectexportoptions"><code>keyObject.export()</code></a>.</li>
4045</ul>
4046</li>
4047<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
4048<ul>
4049<li><code>publicKey</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a></li>
4050<li><code>privateKey</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a></li>
4051</ul>
4052</li>
4053</ul>
4054<p>Generates a new asymmetric key pair of the given <code>type</code>. RSA, RSA-PSS, DSA, EC,
4055Ed25519, Ed448, X25519, X448, and DH are currently supported.</p>
4056<p>If a <code>publicKeyEncoding</code> or <code>privateKeyEncoding</code> was specified, this function
4057behaves as if <a href="#keyobjectexportoptions"><code>keyObject.export()</code></a> had been called on its result. Otherwise,
4058the respective part of the key is returned as a <a href="#class-keyobject"><code>KeyObject</code></a>.</p>
4059<p>When encoding public keys, it is recommended to use <code>'spki'</code>. When encoding
4060private keys, it is recommended to use <code>'pkcs8'</code> with a strong passphrase,
4061and to keep the passphrase confidential.</p>
4062
4063<pre class="with-22-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
4064  generateKeyPairSync,
4065} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4066
4067<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
4068  publicKey,
4069  privateKey,
4070} = <span class="hljs-title function_">generateKeyPairSync</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'rsa'</span>, {
4071  <span class="hljs-attr">modulusLength</span>: <span class="hljs-number">4096</span>,
4072  <span class="hljs-attr">publicKeyEncoding</span>: {
4073    <span class="hljs-attr">type</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'spki'</span>,
4074    <span class="hljs-attr">format</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'pem'</span>,
4075  },
4076  <span class="hljs-attr">privateKeyEncoding</span>: {
4077    <span class="hljs-attr">type</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'pkcs8'</span>,
4078    <span class="hljs-attr">format</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'pem'</span>,
4079    <span class="hljs-attr">cipher</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'aes-256-cbc'</span>,
4080    <span class="hljs-attr">passphrase</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'top secret'</span>,
4081  },
4082});</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
4083  generateKeyPairSync,
4084} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4085
4086<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
4087  publicKey,
4088  privateKey,
4089} = <span class="hljs-title function_">generateKeyPairSync</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'rsa'</span>, {
4090  <span class="hljs-attr">modulusLength</span>: <span class="hljs-number">4096</span>,
4091  <span class="hljs-attr">publicKeyEncoding</span>: {
4092    <span class="hljs-attr">type</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'spki'</span>,
4093    <span class="hljs-attr">format</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'pem'</span>,
4094  },
4095  <span class="hljs-attr">privateKeyEncoding</span>: {
4096    <span class="hljs-attr">type</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'pkcs8'</span>,
4097    <span class="hljs-attr">format</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'pem'</span>,
4098    <span class="hljs-attr">cipher</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'aes-256-cbc'</span>,
4099    <span class="hljs-attr">passphrase</span>: <span class="hljs-string">'top secret'</span>,
4100  },
4101});</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
4102<p>The return value <code>{ publicKey, privateKey }</code> represents the generated key pair.
4103When PEM encoding was selected, the respective key will be a string, otherwise
4104it will be a buffer containing the data encoded as DER.</p>
4105<h4><code>crypto.generateKeySync(type, options)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptogeneratekeysynctype-options" id="cryptogeneratekeysynctype-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_generatekeysync_type_options"></a></h4>
4106<div class="api_metadata">
4107<span>Added in: v15.0.0</span>
4108</div>
4109<ul>
4110<li><code>type</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The intended use of the generated secret key. Currently
4111accepted values are <code>'hmac'</code> and <code>'aes'</code>.</li>
4112<li><code>options</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
4113<ul>
4114<li><code>length</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> The bit length of the key to generate.
4115<ul>
4116<li>If <code>type</code> is <code>'hmac'</code>, the minimum is 8, and the maximum length is
41172<sup>31</sup>-1. If the value is not a multiple of 8, the generated
4118key will be truncated to <code>Math.floor(length / 8)</code>.</li>
4119<li>If <code>type</code> is <code>'aes'</code>, the length must be one of <code>128</code>, <code>192</code>, or <code>256</code>.</li>
4120</ul>
4121</li>
4122</ul>
4123</li>
4124<li>Returns: <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a></li>
4125</ul>
4126<p>Synchronously generates a new random secret key of the given <code>length</code>. The
4127<code>type</code> will determine which validations will be performed on the <code>length</code>.</p>
4128
4129<pre class="with-18-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
4130  generateKeySync,
4131} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4132
4133<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> key = <span class="hljs-title function_">generateKeySync</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hmac'</span>, { <span class="hljs-attr">length</span>: <span class="hljs-number">512</span> });
4134<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(key.<span class="hljs-title function_">export</span>().<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));  <span class="hljs-comment">// e89..........41e</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
4135  generateKeySync,
4136} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4137
4138<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> key = <span class="hljs-title function_">generateKeySync</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hmac'</span>, { <span class="hljs-attr">length</span>: <span class="hljs-number">512</span> });
4139<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(key.<span class="hljs-title function_">export</span>().<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));  <span class="hljs-comment">// e89..........41e</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
4140<p>The size of a generated HMAC key should not exceed the block size of the
4141underlying hash function. See <a href="#cryptocreatehmacalgorithm-key-options"><code>crypto.createHmac()</code></a> for more information.</p>
4142<h4><code>crypto.generatePrime(size[, options[, callback]])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptogenerateprimesize-options-callback" id="cryptogenerateprimesize-options-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_generateprime_size_options_callback"></a></h4>
4143<div class="api_metadata">
4144<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
4145<table>
4146<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
4147<tr><td>v18.0.0</td>
4148<td><p>Passing an invalid callback to the <code>callback</code> argument now throws <code>ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE</code> instead of <code>ERR_INVALID_CALLBACK</code>.</p></td></tr>
4149<tr><td>v15.8.0</td>
4150<td><p><span>Added in: v15.8.0</span></p></td></tr>
4151</tbody></table>
4152</details>
4153</div>
4154<ul>
4155<li><code>size</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> The size (in bits) of the prime to generate.</li>
4156<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
4157<ul>
4158<li><code>add</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/SharedArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;SharedArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/BigInt" class="type">&#x3C;bigint></a></li>
4159<li><code>rem</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/SharedArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;SharedArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/BigInt" class="type">&#x3C;bigint></a></li>
4160<li><code>safe</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
4161<li><code>bigint</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> When <code>true</code>, the generated prime is returned
4162as a <code>bigint</code>.</li>
4163</ul>
4164</li>
4165<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
4166<ul>
4167<li><code>err</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
4168<li><code>prime</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/BigInt" class="type">&#x3C;bigint></a></li>
4169</ul>
4170</li>
4171</ul>
4172<p>Generates a pseudorandom prime of <code>size</code> bits.</p>
4173<p>If <code>options.safe</code> is <code>true</code>, the prime will be a safe prime -- that is,
4174<code>(prime - 1) / 2</code> will also be a prime.</p>
4175<p>The <code>options.add</code> and <code>options.rem</code> parameters can be used to enforce additional
4176requirements, e.g., for Diffie-Hellman:</p>
4177<ul>
4178<li>If <code>options.add</code> and <code>options.rem</code> are both set, the prime will satisfy the
4179condition that <code>prime % add = rem</code>.</li>
4180<li>If only <code>options.add</code> is set and <code>options.safe</code> is not <code>true</code>, the prime will
4181satisfy the condition that <code>prime % add = 1</code>.</li>
4182<li>If only <code>options.add</code> is set and <code>options.safe</code> is set to <code>true</code>, the prime
4183will instead satisfy the condition that <code>prime % add = 3</code>. This is necessary
4184because <code>prime % add = 1</code> for <code>options.add > 2</code> would contradict the condition
4185enforced by <code>options.safe</code>.</li>
4186<li><code>options.rem</code> is ignored if <code>options.add</code> is not given.</li>
4187</ul>
4188<p>Both <code>options.add</code> and <code>options.rem</code> must be encoded as big-endian sequences
4189if given as an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>, <code>SharedArrayBuffer</code>, <code>TypedArray</code>, <code>Buffer</code>, or
4190<code>DataView</code>.</p>
4191<p>By default, the prime is encoded as a big-endian sequence of octets
4192in an <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a>. If the <code>bigint</code> option is <code>true</code>, then a <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/BigInt" class="type">&#x3C;bigint></a>
4193is provided.</p>
4194<h4><code>crypto.generatePrimeSync(size[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptogenerateprimesyncsize-options" id="cryptogenerateprimesyncsize-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_generateprimesync_size_options"></a></h4>
4195<div class="api_metadata">
4196<span>Added in: v15.8.0</span>
4197</div>
4198<ul>
4199<li><code>size</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> The size (in bits) of the prime to generate.</li>
4200<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
4201<ul>
4202<li><code>add</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/SharedArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;SharedArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/BigInt" class="type">&#x3C;bigint></a></li>
4203<li><code>rem</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/SharedArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;SharedArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/BigInt" class="type">&#x3C;bigint></a></li>
4204<li><code>safe</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
4205<li><code>bigint</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> When <code>true</code>, the generated prime is returned
4206as a <code>bigint</code>.</li>
4207</ul>
4208</li>
4209<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/BigInt" class="type">&#x3C;bigint></a></li>
4210</ul>
4211<p>Generates a pseudorandom prime of <code>size</code> bits.</p>
4212<p>If <code>options.safe</code> is <code>true</code>, the prime will be a safe prime -- that is,
4213<code>(prime - 1) / 2</code> will also be a prime.</p>
4214<p>The <code>options.add</code> and <code>options.rem</code> parameters can be used to enforce additional
4215requirements, e.g., for Diffie-Hellman:</p>
4216<ul>
4217<li>If <code>options.add</code> and <code>options.rem</code> are both set, the prime will satisfy the
4218condition that <code>prime % add = rem</code>.</li>
4219<li>If only <code>options.add</code> is set and <code>options.safe</code> is not <code>true</code>, the prime will
4220satisfy the condition that <code>prime % add = 1</code>.</li>
4221<li>If only <code>options.add</code> is set and <code>options.safe</code> is set to <code>true</code>, the prime
4222will instead satisfy the condition that <code>prime % add = 3</code>. This is necessary
4223because <code>prime % add = 1</code> for <code>options.add > 2</code> would contradict the condition
4224enforced by <code>options.safe</code>.</li>
4225<li><code>options.rem</code> is ignored if <code>options.add</code> is not given.</li>
4226</ul>
4227<p>Both <code>options.add</code> and <code>options.rem</code> must be encoded as big-endian sequences
4228if given as an <code>ArrayBuffer</code>, <code>SharedArrayBuffer</code>, <code>TypedArray</code>, <code>Buffer</code>, or
4229<code>DataView</code>.</p>
4230<p>By default, the prime is encoded as a big-endian sequence of octets
4231in an <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a>. If the <code>bigint</code> option is <code>true</code>, then a <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/BigInt" class="type">&#x3C;bigint></a>
4232is provided.</p>
4233<h4><code>crypto.getCipherInfo(nameOrNid[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptogetcipherinfonameornid-options" id="cryptogetcipherinfonameornid-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_getcipherinfo_nameornid_options"></a></h4>
4234<div class="api_metadata">
4235<span>Added in: v15.0.0</span>
4236</div>
4237<ul>
4238<li><code>nameOrNid</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> The name or nid of the cipher to query.</li>
4239<li><code>options</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
4240<ul>
4241<li><code>keyLength</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> A test key length.</li>
4242<li><code>ivLength</code>: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> A test IV length.</li>
4243</ul>
4244</li>
4245<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
4246<ul>
4247<li><code>name</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The name of the cipher</li>
4248<li><code>nid</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> The nid of the cipher</li>
4249<li><code>blockSize</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> The block size of the cipher in bytes. This property
4250is omitted when <code>mode</code> is <code>'stream'</code>.</li>
4251<li><code>ivLength</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> The expected or default initialization vector length in
4252bytes. This property is omitted if the cipher does not use an initialization
4253vector.</li>
4254<li><code>keyLength</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> The expected or default key length in bytes.</li>
4255<li><code>mode</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The cipher mode. One of <code>'cbc'</code>, <code>'ccm'</code>, <code>'cfb'</code>, <code>'ctr'</code>,
4256<code>'ecb'</code>, <code>'gcm'</code>, <code>'ocb'</code>, <code>'ofb'</code>, <code>'stream'</code>, <code>'wrap'</code>, <code>'xts'</code>.</li>
4257</ul>
4258</li>
4259</ul>
4260<p>Returns information about a given cipher.</p>
4261<p>Some ciphers accept variable length keys and initialization vectors. By default,
4262the <code>crypto.getCipherInfo()</code> method will return the default values for these
4263ciphers. To test if a given key length or iv length is acceptable for given
4264cipher, use the <code>keyLength</code> and <code>ivLength</code> options. If the given values are
4265unacceptable, <code>undefined</code> will be returned.</p>
4266<h4><code>crypto.getCiphers()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptogetciphers" id="cryptogetciphers">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_getciphers"></a></h4>
4267<div class="api_metadata">
4268<span>Added in: v0.9.3</span>
4269</div>
4270<ul>
4271<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string[]></a> An array with the names of the supported cipher
4272algorithms.</li>
4273</ul>
4274
4275<pre class="with-13-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
4276  getCiphers,
4277} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4278
4279<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">getCiphers</span>()); <span class="hljs-comment">// ['aes-128-cbc', 'aes-128-ccm', ...]</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
4280  getCiphers,
4281} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4282
4283<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">getCiphers</span>()); <span class="hljs-comment">// ['aes-128-cbc', 'aes-128-ccm', ...]</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
4284<h4><code>crypto.getCurves()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptogetcurves" id="cryptogetcurves">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_getcurves"></a></h4>
4285<div class="api_metadata">
4286<span>Added in: v2.3.0</span>
4287</div>
4288<ul>
4289<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string[]></a> An array with the names of the supported elliptic curves.</li>
4290</ul>
4291
4292<pre class="with-12-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
4293  getCurves,
4294} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4295
4296<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">getCurves</span>()); <span class="hljs-comment">// ['Oakley-EC2N-3', 'Oakley-EC2N-4', ...]</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
4297  getCurves,
4298} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4299
4300<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">getCurves</span>()); <span class="hljs-comment">// ['Oakley-EC2N-3', 'Oakley-EC2N-4', ...]</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
4301<h4><code>crypto.getDiffieHellman(groupName)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptogetdiffiehellmangroupname" id="cryptogetdiffiehellmangroupname">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_getdiffiehellman_groupname"></a></h4>
4302<div class="api_metadata">
4303<span>Added in: v0.7.5</span>
4304</div>
4305<ul>
4306<li><code>groupName</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
4307<li>Returns: <a href="crypto.html#class-diffiehellmangroup" class="type">&#x3C;DiffieHellmanGroup></a></li>
4308</ul>
4309<p>Creates a predefined <code>DiffieHellmanGroup</code> key exchange object. The
4310supported groups are listed in the documentation for <a href="#class-diffiehellmangroup"><code>DiffieHellmanGroup</code></a>.</p>
4311<p>The returned object mimics the interface of objects created by
4312<a href="#cryptocreatediffiehellmanprime-primeencoding-generator-generatorencoding"><code>crypto.createDiffieHellman()</code></a>, but will not allow changing
4313the keys (with <a href="#diffiehellmansetpublickeypublickey-encoding"><code>diffieHellman.setPublicKey()</code></a>, for example). The
4314advantage of using this method is that the parties do not have to
4315generate nor exchange a group modulus beforehand, saving both processor
4316and communication time.</p>
4317<p>Example (obtaining a shared secret):</p>
4318
4319<pre class="with-19-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
4320  getDiffieHellman,
4321} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4322<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> alice = <span class="hljs-title function_">getDiffieHellman</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'modp14'</span>);
4323<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> bob = <span class="hljs-title function_">getDiffieHellman</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'modp14'</span>);
4324
4325alice.<span class="hljs-title function_">generateKeys</span>();
4326bob.<span class="hljs-title function_">generateKeys</span>();
4327
4328<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> aliceSecret = alice.<span class="hljs-title function_">computeSecret</span>(bob.<span class="hljs-title function_">getPublicKey</span>(), <span class="hljs-literal">null</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>);
4329<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> bobSecret = bob.<span class="hljs-title function_">computeSecret</span>(alice.<span class="hljs-title function_">getPublicKey</span>(), <span class="hljs-literal">null</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>);
4330
4331<span class="hljs-comment">/* aliceSecret and bobSecret should be the same */</span>
4332<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(aliceSecret === bobSecret);</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
4333  getDiffieHellman,
4334} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4335
4336<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> alice = <span class="hljs-title function_">getDiffieHellman</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'modp14'</span>);
4337<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> bob = <span class="hljs-title function_">getDiffieHellman</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'modp14'</span>);
4338
4339alice.<span class="hljs-title function_">generateKeys</span>();
4340bob.<span class="hljs-title function_">generateKeys</span>();
4341
4342<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> aliceSecret = alice.<span class="hljs-title function_">computeSecret</span>(bob.<span class="hljs-title function_">getPublicKey</span>(), <span class="hljs-literal">null</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>);
4343<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> bobSecret = bob.<span class="hljs-title function_">computeSecret</span>(alice.<span class="hljs-title function_">getPublicKey</span>(), <span class="hljs-literal">null</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>);
4344
4345<span class="hljs-comment">/* aliceSecret and bobSecret should be the same */</span>
4346<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(aliceSecret === bobSecret);</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
4347<h4><code>crypto.getFips()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptogetfips" id="cryptogetfips">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_getfips"></a></h4>
4348<div class="api_metadata">
4349<span>Added in: v10.0.0</span>
4350</div>
4351<ul>
4352<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> <code>1</code> if and only if a FIPS compliant crypto provider is
4353currently in use, <code>0</code> otherwise. A future semver-major release may change
4354the return type of this API to a <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a>.</li>
4355</ul>
4356<h4><code>crypto.getHashes()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptogethashes" id="cryptogethashes">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_gethashes"></a></h4>
4357<div class="api_metadata">
4358<span>Added in: v0.9.3</span>
4359</div>
4360<ul>
4361<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string[]></a> An array of the names of the supported hash algorithms,
4362such as <code>'RSA-SHA256'</code>. Hash algorithms are also called "digest" algorithms.</li>
4363</ul>
4364
4365<pre class="with-12-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
4366  getHashes,
4367} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4368
4369<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">getHashes</span>()); <span class="hljs-comment">// ['DSA', 'DSA-SHA', 'DSA-SHA1', ...]</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
4370  getHashes,
4371} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4372
4373<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">getHashes</span>()); <span class="hljs-comment">// ['DSA', 'DSA-SHA', 'DSA-SHA1', ...]</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
4374<h4><code>crypto.getRandomValues(typedArray)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptogetrandomvaluestypedarray" id="cryptogetrandomvaluestypedarray">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_getrandomvalues_typedarray"></a></h4>
4375<div class="api_metadata">
4376<span>Added in: v17.4.0</span>
4377</div>
4378<ul>
4379<li><code>typedArray</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a></li>
4380<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> Returns <code>typedArray</code>.</li>
4381</ul>
4382<p>A convenient alias for <a href="webcrypto.html#cryptogetrandomvaluestypedarray"><code>crypto.webcrypto.getRandomValues()</code></a>. This
4383implementation is not compliant with the Web Crypto spec, to write
4384web-compatible code use <a href="webcrypto.html#cryptogetrandomvaluestypedarray"><code>crypto.webcrypto.getRandomValues()</code></a> instead.</p>
4385<h4><code>crypto.hkdf(digest, ikm, salt, info, keylen, callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptohkdfdigest-ikm-salt-info-keylen-callback" id="cryptohkdfdigest-ikm-salt-info-keylen-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_hkdf_digest_ikm_salt_info_keylen_callback"></a></h4>
4386<div class="api_metadata">
4387<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
4388<table>
4389<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
4390<tr><td>v18.8.0</td>
4391<td><p>The input keying material can now be zero-length.</p></td></tr>
4392<tr><td>v18.0.0</td>
4393<td><p>Passing an invalid callback to the <code>callback</code> argument now throws <code>ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE</code> instead of <code>ERR_INVALID_CALLBACK</code>.</p></td></tr>
4394<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
4395<td><p><span>Added in: v15.0.0</span></p></td></tr>
4396</tbody></table>
4397</details>
4398</div>
4399<ul>
4400<li><code>digest</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The digest algorithm to use.</li>
4401<li><code>ikm</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a> The input
4402keying material. Must be provided but can be zero-length.</li>
4403<li><code>salt</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> The salt value. Must
4404be provided but can be zero-length.</li>
4405<li><code>info</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> Additional info value.
4406Must be provided but can be zero-length, and cannot be more than 1024 bytes.</li>
4407<li><code>keylen</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> The length of the key to generate. Must be greater than 0.
4408The maximum allowable value is <code>255</code> times the number of bytes produced by
4409the selected digest function (e.g. <code>sha512</code> generates 64-byte hashes, making
4410the maximum HKDF output 16320 bytes).</li>
4411<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
4412<ul>
4413<li><code>err</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
4414<li><code>derivedKey</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a></li>
4415</ul>
4416</li>
4417</ul>
4418<p>HKDF is a simple key derivation function defined in RFC 5869. The given <code>ikm</code>,
4419<code>salt</code> and <code>info</code> are used with the <code>digest</code> to derive a key of <code>keylen</code> bytes.</p>
4420<p>The supplied <code>callback</code> function is called with two arguments: <code>err</code> and
4421<code>derivedKey</code>. If an errors occurs while deriving the key, <code>err</code> will be set;
4422otherwise <code>err</code> will be <code>null</code>. The successfully generated <code>derivedKey</code> will
4423be passed to the callback as an <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a>. An error will be thrown if any
4424of the input arguments specify invalid values or types.</p>
4425
4426<pre class="with-37-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:buffer'</span>;
4427<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
4428  hkdf,
4429} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4430
4431<span class="hljs-title function_">hkdf</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'sha512'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'key'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'info'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">64</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, derivedKey</span>) =></span> {
4432  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
4433  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(derivedKey).<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));  <span class="hljs-comment">// '24156e2...5391653'</span>
4434});</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
4435  hkdf,
4436} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4437<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:buffer'</span>);
4438
4439<span class="hljs-title function_">hkdf</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'sha512'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'key'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'info'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">64</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, derivedKey</span>) =></span> {
4440  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
4441  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(derivedKey).<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));  <span class="hljs-comment">// '24156e2...5391653'</span>
4442});</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
4443<h4><code>crypto.hkdfSync(digest, ikm, salt, info, keylen)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptohkdfsyncdigest-ikm-salt-info-keylen" id="cryptohkdfsyncdigest-ikm-salt-info-keylen">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_hkdfsync_digest_ikm_salt_info_keylen"></a></h4>
4444<div class="api_metadata">
4445<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
4446<table>
4447<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
4448<tr><td>v18.8.0</td>
4449<td><p>The input keying material can now be zero-length.</p></td></tr>
4450<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
4451<td><p><span>Added in: v15.0.0</span></p></td></tr>
4452</tbody></table>
4453</details>
4454</div>
4455<ul>
4456<li><code>digest</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The digest algorithm to use.</li>
4457<li><code>ikm</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a> The input
4458keying material. Must be provided but can be zero-length.</li>
4459<li><code>salt</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> The salt value. Must
4460be provided but can be zero-length.</li>
4461<li><code>info</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> Additional info value.
4462Must be provided but can be zero-length, and cannot be more than 1024 bytes.</li>
4463<li><code>keylen</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> The length of the key to generate. Must be greater than 0.
4464The maximum allowable value is <code>255</code> times the number of bytes produced by
4465the selected digest function (e.g. <code>sha512</code> generates 64-byte hashes, making
4466the maximum HKDF output 16320 bytes).</li>
4467<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a></li>
4468</ul>
4469<p>Provides a synchronous HKDF key derivation function as defined in RFC 5869. The
4470given <code>ikm</code>, <code>salt</code> and <code>info</code> are used with the <code>digest</code> to derive a key of
4471<code>keylen</code> bytes.</p>
4472<p>The successfully generated <code>derivedKey</code> will be returned as an <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a>.</p>
4473<p>An error will be thrown if any of the input arguments specify invalid values or
4474types, or if the derived key cannot be generated.</p>
4475
4476<pre class="with-37-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:buffer'</span>;
4477<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
4478  hkdfSync,
4479} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4480
4481<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> derivedKey = <span class="hljs-title function_">hkdfSync</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'sha512'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'key'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'info'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">64</span>);
4482<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(derivedKey).<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));  <span class="hljs-comment">// '24156e2...5391653'</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
4483  hkdfSync,
4484} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4485<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:buffer'</span>);
4486
4487<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> derivedKey = <span class="hljs-title function_">hkdfSync</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'sha512'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'key'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'info'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">64</span>);
4488<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(derivedKey).<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));  <span class="hljs-comment">// '24156e2...5391653'</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
4489<h4><code>crypto.pbkdf2(password, salt, iterations, keylen, digest, callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptopbkdf2password-salt-iterations-keylen-digest-callback" id="cryptopbkdf2password-salt-iterations-keylen-digest-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_pbkdf2_password_salt_iterations_keylen_digest_callback"></a></h4>
4490<div class="api_metadata">
4491<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
4492<table>
4493<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
4494<tr><td>v18.0.0</td>
4495<td><p>Passing an invalid callback to the <code>callback</code> argument now throws <code>ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE</code> instead of <code>ERR_INVALID_CALLBACK</code>.</p></td></tr>
4496<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
4497<td><p>The password and salt arguments can also be ArrayBuffer instances.</p></td></tr>
4498<tr><td>v14.0.0</td>
4499<td><p>The <code>iterations</code> parameter is now restricted to positive values. Earlier releases treated other values as one.</p></td></tr>
4500<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
4501<td><p>The <code>digest</code> parameter is always required now.</p></td></tr>
4502<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
4503<td><p>Calling this function without passing the <code>digest</code> parameter is deprecated now and will emit a warning.</p></td></tr>
4504<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
4505<td><p>The default encoding for <code>password</code> if it is a string changed from <code>binary</code> to <code>utf8</code>.</p></td></tr>
4506<tr><td>v0.5.5</td>
4507<td><p><span>Added in: v0.5.5</span></p></td></tr>
4508</tbody></table>
4509</details>
4510</div>
4511<ul>
4512<li><code>password</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
4513<li><code>salt</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
4514<li><code>iterations</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
4515<li><code>keylen</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
4516<li><code>digest</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
4517<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
4518<ul>
4519<li><code>err</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
4520<li><code>derivedKey</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a></li>
4521</ul>
4522</li>
4523</ul>
4524<p>Provides an asynchronous Password-Based Key Derivation Function 2 (PBKDF2)
4525implementation. A selected HMAC digest algorithm specified by <code>digest</code> is
4526applied to derive a key of the requested byte length (<code>keylen</code>) from the
4527<code>password</code>, <code>salt</code> and <code>iterations</code>.</p>
4528<p>The supplied <code>callback</code> function is called with two arguments: <code>err</code> and
4529<code>derivedKey</code>. If an error occurs while deriving the key, <code>err</code> will be set;
4530otherwise <code>err</code> will be <code>null</code>. By default, the successfully generated
4531<code>derivedKey</code> will be passed to the callback as a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>. An error will be
4532thrown if any of the input arguments specify invalid values or types.</p>
4533<p>The <code>iterations</code> argument must be a number set as high as possible. The
4534higher the number of iterations, the more secure the derived key will be,
4535but will take a longer amount of time to complete.</p>
4536<p>The <code>salt</code> should be as unique as possible. It is recommended that a salt is
4537random and at least 16 bytes long. See <a href="https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-132.pdf">NIST SP 800-132</a> for details.</p>
4538<p>When passing strings for <code>password</code> or <code>salt</code>, please consider
4539<a href="#using-strings-as-inputs-to-cryptographic-apis">caveats when using strings as inputs to cryptographic APIs</a>.</p>
4540
4541<pre class="with-9-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
4542  pbkdf2,
4543} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4544
4545<span class="hljs-title function_">pbkdf2</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'secret'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">100000</span>, <span class="hljs-number">64</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'sha512'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, derivedKey</span>) =></span> {
4546  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
4547  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(derivedKey.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));  <span class="hljs-comment">// '3745e48...08d59ae'</span>
4548});</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
4549  pbkdf2,
4550} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4551
4552<span class="hljs-title function_">pbkdf2</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'secret'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">100000</span>, <span class="hljs-number">64</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'sha512'</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, derivedKey</span>) =></span> {
4553  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
4554  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(derivedKey.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));  <span class="hljs-comment">// '3745e48...08d59ae'</span>
4555});</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
4556<p>An array of supported digest functions can be retrieved using
4557<a href="#cryptogethashes"><code>crypto.getHashes()</code></a>.</p>
4558<p>This API uses libuv's threadpool, which can have surprising and
4559negative performance implications for some applications; see the
4560<a href="cli.html#uv_threadpool_sizesize"><code>UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE</code></a> documentation for more information.</p>
4561<h4><code>crypto.pbkdf2Sync(password, salt, iterations, keylen, digest)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptopbkdf2syncpassword-salt-iterations-keylen-digest" id="cryptopbkdf2syncpassword-salt-iterations-keylen-digest">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_pbkdf2sync_password_salt_iterations_keylen_digest"></a></h4>
4562<div class="api_metadata">
4563<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
4564<table>
4565<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
4566<tr><td>v14.0.0</td>
4567<td><p>The <code>iterations</code> parameter is now restricted to positive values. Earlier releases treated other values as one.</p></td></tr>
4568<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
4569<td><p>Calling this function without passing the <code>digest</code> parameter is deprecated now and will emit a warning.</p></td></tr>
4570<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
4571<td><p>The default encoding for <code>password</code> if it is a string changed from <code>binary</code> to <code>utf8</code>.</p></td></tr>
4572<tr><td>v0.9.3</td>
4573<td><p><span>Added in: v0.9.3</span></p></td></tr>
4574</tbody></table>
4575</details>
4576</div>
4577<ul>
4578<li><code>password</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
4579<li><code>salt</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
4580<li><code>iterations</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
4581<li><code>keylen</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
4582<li><code>digest</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
4583<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a></li>
4584</ul>
4585<p>Provides a synchronous Password-Based Key Derivation Function 2 (PBKDF2)
4586implementation. A selected HMAC digest algorithm specified by <code>digest</code> is
4587applied to derive a key of the requested byte length (<code>keylen</code>) from the
4588<code>password</code>, <code>salt</code> and <code>iterations</code>.</p>
4589<p>If an error occurs an <code>Error</code> will be thrown, otherwise the derived key will be
4590returned as a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>.</p>
4591<p>The <code>iterations</code> argument must be a number set as high as possible. The
4592higher the number of iterations, the more secure the derived key will be,
4593but will take a longer amount of time to complete.</p>
4594<p>The <code>salt</code> should be as unique as possible. It is recommended that a salt is
4595random and at least 16 bytes long. See <a href="https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-132.pdf">NIST SP 800-132</a> for details.</p>
4596<p>When passing strings for <code>password</code> or <code>salt</code>, please consider
4597<a href="#using-strings-as-inputs-to-cryptographic-apis">caveats when using strings as inputs to cryptographic APIs</a>.</p>
4598
4599<pre class="with-13-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
4600  pbkdf2Sync,
4601} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4602
4603<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> key = <span class="hljs-title function_">pbkdf2Sync</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'secret'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">100000</span>, <span class="hljs-number">64</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'sha512'</span>);
4604<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(key.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));  <span class="hljs-comment">// '3745e48...08d59ae'</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
4605  pbkdf2Sync,
4606} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4607
4608<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> key = <span class="hljs-title function_">pbkdf2Sync</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'secret'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">100000</span>, <span class="hljs-number">64</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'sha512'</span>);
4609<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(key.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));  <span class="hljs-comment">// '3745e48...08d59ae'</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
4610<p>An array of supported digest functions can be retrieved using
4611<a href="#cryptogethashes"><code>crypto.getHashes()</code></a>.</p>
4612<h4><code>crypto.privateDecrypt(privateKey, buffer)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptoprivatedecryptprivatekey-buffer" id="cryptoprivatedecryptprivatekey-buffer">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_privatedecrypt_privatekey_buffer"></a></h4>
4613<div class="api_metadata">
4614<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
4615<table>
4616<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
4617<tr><td>v21.6.2, v20.11.1, v18.19.1</td>
4618<td><p>The <code>RSA_PKCS1_PADDING</code> padding was disabled unless the OpenSSL build supports implicit rejection.</p></td></tr>
4619<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
4620<td><p>Added string, ArrayBuffer, and CryptoKey as allowable key types. The oaepLabel can be an ArrayBuffer. The buffer can be a string or ArrayBuffer. All types that accept buffers are limited to a maximum of 2 ** 31 - 1 bytes.</p></td></tr>
4621<tr><td>v12.11.0</td>
4622<td><p>The <code>oaepLabel</code> option was added.</p></td></tr>
4623<tr><td>v12.9.0</td>
4624<td><p>The <code>oaepHash</code> option was added.</p></td></tr>
4625<tr><td>v11.6.0</td>
4626<td><p>This function now supports key objects.</p></td></tr>
4627<tr><td>v0.11.14</td>
4628<td><p><span>Added in: v0.11.14</span></p></td></tr>
4629</tbody></table>
4630</details>
4631</div>
4632<!--lint disable maximum-line-length remark-lint-->
4633<ul>
4634<li><code>privateKey</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a> | <a href="webcrypto.html#class-cryptokey" class="type">&#x3C;CryptoKey></a>
4635<ul>
4636<li><code>oaepHash</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The hash function to use for OAEP padding and MGF1.
4637<strong>Default:</strong> <code>'sha1'</code></li>
4638<li><code>oaepLabel</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> The label to
4639use for OAEP padding. If not specified, no label is used.</li>
4640<li><code>padding</code> <a href="crypto.html#cryptoconstants" class="type">&#x3C;crypto.constants></a> An optional padding value defined in
4641<code>crypto.constants</code>, which may be: <code>crypto.constants.RSA_NO_PADDING</code>,
4642<code>crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PADDING</code>, or
4643<code>crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_OAEP_PADDING</code>.</li>
4644</ul>
4645</li>
4646<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
4647<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> A new <code>Buffer</code> with the decrypted content.</li>
4648</ul>
4649<!--lint enable maximum-line-length remark-lint-->
4650<p>Decrypts <code>buffer</code> with <code>privateKey</code>. <code>buffer</code> was previously encrypted using
4651the corresponding public key, for example using <a href="#cryptopublicencryptkey-buffer"><code>crypto.publicEncrypt()</code></a>.</p>
4652<p>If <code>privateKey</code> is not a <a href="#class-keyobject"><code>KeyObject</code></a>, this function behaves as if
4653<code>privateKey</code> had been passed to <a href="#cryptocreateprivatekeykey"><code>crypto.createPrivateKey()</code></a>. If it is an
4654object, the <code>padding</code> property can be passed. Otherwise, this function uses
4655<code>RSA_PKCS1_OAEP_PADDING</code>.</p>
4656<p>Using <code>crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PADDING</code> in <a href="#cryptoprivatedecryptprivatekey-buffer"><code>crypto.privateDecrypt()</code></a>
4657requires OpenSSL to support implicit rejection (<code>rsa_pkcs1_implicit_rejection</code>).
4658If the version of OpenSSL used by Node.js does not support this feature,
4659attempting to use <code>RSA_PKCS1_PADDING</code> will fail.</p>
4660<h4><code>crypto.privateEncrypt(privateKey, buffer)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptoprivateencryptprivatekey-buffer" id="cryptoprivateencryptprivatekey-buffer">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_privateencrypt_privatekey_buffer"></a></h4>
4661<div class="api_metadata">
4662<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
4663<table>
4664<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
4665<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
4666<td><p>Added string, ArrayBuffer, and CryptoKey as allowable key types. The passphrase can be an ArrayBuffer. The buffer can be a string or ArrayBuffer. All types that accept buffers are limited to a maximum of 2 ** 31 - 1 bytes.</p></td></tr>
4667<tr><td>v11.6.0</td>
4668<td><p>This function now supports key objects.</p></td></tr>
4669<tr><td>v1.1.0</td>
4670<td><p><span>Added in: v1.1.0</span></p></td></tr>
4671</tbody></table>
4672</details>
4673</div>
4674<!--lint disable maximum-line-length remark-lint-->
4675<ul>
4676<li><code>privateKey</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a> | <a href="webcrypto.html#class-cryptokey" class="type">&#x3C;CryptoKey></a>
4677<ul>
4678<li><code>key</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a> | <a href="webcrypto.html#class-cryptokey" class="type">&#x3C;CryptoKey></a>
4679A PEM encoded private key.</li>
4680<li><code>passphrase</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> An optional
4681passphrase for the private key.</li>
4682<li><code>padding</code> <a href="crypto.html#cryptoconstants" class="type">&#x3C;crypto.constants></a> An optional padding value defined in
4683<code>crypto.constants</code>, which may be: <code>crypto.constants.RSA_NO_PADDING</code> or
4684<code>crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PADDING</code>.</li>
4685<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The string encoding to use when <code>buffer</code>, <code>key</code>,
4686or <code>passphrase</code> are strings.</li>
4687</ul>
4688</li>
4689<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
4690<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> A new <code>Buffer</code> with the encrypted content.</li>
4691</ul>
4692<!--lint enable maximum-line-length remark-lint-->
4693<p>Encrypts <code>buffer</code> with <code>privateKey</code>. The returned data can be decrypted using
4694the corresponding public key, for example using <a href="#cryptopublicdecryptkey-buffer"><code>crypto.publicDecrypt()</code></a>.</p>
4695<p>If <code>privateKey</code> is not a <a href="#class-keyobject"><code>KeyObject</code></a>, this function behaves as if
4696<code>privateKey</code> had been passed to <a href="#cryptocreateprivatekeykey"><code>crypto.createPrivateKey()</code></a>. If it is an
4697object, the <code>padding</code> property can be passed. Otherwise, this function uses
4698<code>RSA_PKCS1_PADDING</code>.</p>
4699<h4><code>crypto.publicDecrypt(key, buffer)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptopublicdecryptkey-buffer" id="cryptopublicdecryptkey-buffer">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_publicdecrypt_key_buffer"></a></h4>
4700<div class="api_metadata">
4701<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
4702<table>
4703<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
4704<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
4705<td><p>Added string, ArrayBuffer, and CryptoKey as allowable key types. The passphrase can be an ArrayBuffer. The buffer can be a string or ArrayBuffer. All types that accept buffers are limited to a maximum of 2 ** 31 - 1 bytes.</p></td></tr>
4706<tr><td>v11.6.0</td>
4707<td><p>This function now supports key objects.</p></td></tr>
4708<tr><td>v1.1.0</td>
4709<td><p><span>Added in: v1.1.0</span></p></td></tr>
4710</tbody></table>
4711</details>
4712</div>
4713<!--lint disable maximum-line-length remark-lint-->
4714<ul>
4715<li><code>key</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a> | <a href="webcrypto.html#class-cryptokey" class="type">&#x3C;CryptoKey></a>
4716<ul>
4717<li><code>passphrase</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> An optional
4718passphrase for the private key.</li>
4719<li><code>padding</code> <a href="crypto.html#cryptoconstants" class="type">&#x3C;crypto.constants></a> An optional padding value defined in
4720<code>crypto.constants</code>, which may be: <code>crypto.constants.RSA_NO_PADDING</code> or
4721<code>crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PADDING</code>.</li>
4722<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The string encoding to use when <code>buffer</code>, <code>key</code>,
4723or <code>passphrase</code> are strings.</li>
4724</ul>
4725</li>
4726<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
4727<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> A new <code>Buffer</code> with the decrypted content.</li>
4728</ul>
4729<!--lint enable maximum-line-length remark-lint-->
4730<p>Decrypts <code>buffer</code> with <code>key</code>.<code>buffer</code> was previously encrypted using
4731the corresponding private key, for example using <a href="#cryptoprivateencryptprivatekey-buffer"><code>crypto.privateEncrypt()</code></a>.</p>
4732<p>If <code>key</code> is not a <a href="#class-keyobject"><code>KeyObject</code></a>, this function behaves as if
4733<code>key</code> had been passed to <a href="#cryptocreatepublickeykey"><code>crypto.createPublicKey()</code></a>. If it is an
4734object, the <code>padding</code> property can be passed. Otherwise, this function uses
4735<code>RSA_PKCS1_PADDING</code>.</p>
4736<p>Because RSA public keys can be derived from private keys, a private key may
4737be passed instead of a public key.</p>
4738<h4><code>crypto.publicEncrypt(key, buffer)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptopublicencryptkey-buffer" id="cryptopublicencryptkey-buffer">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_publicencrypt_key_buffer"></a></h4>
4739<div class="api_metadata">
4740<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
4741<table>
4742<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
4743<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
4744<td><p>Added string, ArrayBuffer, and CryptoKey as allowable key types. The oaepLabel and passphrase can be ArrayBuffers. The buffer can be a string or ArrayBuffer. All types that accept buffers are limited to a maximum of 2 ** 31 - 1 bytes.</p></td></tr>
4745<tr><td>v12.11.0</td>
4746<td><p>The <code>oaepLabel</code> option was added.</p></td></tr>
4747<tr><td>v12.9.0</td>
4748<td><p>The <code>oaepHash</code> option was added.</p></td></tr>
4749<tr><td>v11.6.0</td>
4750<td><p>This function now supports key objects.</p></td></tr>
4751<tr><td>v0.11.14</td>
4752<td><p><span>Added in: v0.11.14</span></p></td></tr>
4753</tbody></table>
4754</details>
4755</div>
4756<!--lint disable maximum-line-length remark-lint-->
4757<ul>
4758<li><code>key</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a> | <a href="webcrypto.html#class-cryptokey" class="type">&#x3C;CryptoKey></a>
4759<ul>
4760<li><code>key</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a> | <a href="webcrypto.html#class-cryptokey" class="type">&#x3C;CryptoKey></a>
4761A PEM encoded public or private key, <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a>, or <a href="webcrypto.html#class-cryptokey" class="type">&#x3C;CryptoKey></a>.</li>
4762<li><code>oaepHash</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The hash function to use for OAEP padding and MGF1.
4763<strong>Default:</strong> <code>'sha1'</code></li>
4764<li><code>oaepLabel</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> The label to
4765use for OAEP padding. If not specified, no label is used.</li>
4766<li><code>passphrase</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> An optional
4767passphrase for the private key.</li>
4768<li><code>padding</code> <a href="crypto.html#cryptoconstants" class="type">&#x3C;crypto.constants></a> An optional padding value defined in
4769<code>crypto.constants</code>, which may be: <code>crypto.constants.RSA_NO_PADDING</code>,
4770<code>crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PADDING</code>, or
4771<code>crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_OAEP_PADDING</code>.</li>
4772<li><code>encoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> The string encoding to use when <code>buffer</code>, <code>key</code>,
4773<code>oaepLabel</code>, or <code>passphrase</code> are strings.</li>
4774</ul>
4775</li>
4776<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
4777<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> A new <code>Buffer</code> with the encrypted content.</li>
4778</ul>
4779<!--lint enable maximum-line-length remark-lint-->
4780<p>Encrypts the content of <code>buffer</code> with <code>key</code> and returns a new
4781<a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> with encrypted content. The returned data can be decrypted using
4782the corresponding private key, for example using <a href="#cryptoprivatedecryptprivatekey-buffer"><code>crypto.privateDecrypt()</code></a>.</p>
4783<p>If <code>key</code> is not a <a href="#class-keyobject"><code>KeyObject</code></a>, this function behaves as if
4784<code>key</code> had been passed to <a href="#cryptocreatepublickeykey"><code>crypto.createPublicKey()</code></a>. If it is an
4785object, the <code>padding</code> property can be passed. Otherwise, this function uses
4786<code>RSA_PKCS1_OAEP_PADDING</code>.</p>
4787<p>Because RSA public keys can be derived from private keys, a private key may
4788be passed instead of a public key.</p>
4789<h4><code>crypto.randomBytes(size[, callback])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptorandombytessize-callback" id="cryptorandombytessize-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_randombytes_size_callback"></a></h4>
4790<div class="api_metadata">
4791<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
4792<table>
4793<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
4794<tr><td>v18.0.0</td>
4795<td><p>Passing an invalid callback to the <code>callback</code> argument now throws <code>ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE</code> instead of <code>ERR_INVALID_CALLBACK</code>.</p></td></tr>
4796<tr><td>v9.0.0</td>
4797<td><p>Passing <code>null</code> as the <code>callback</code> argument now throws <code>ERR_INVALID_CALLBACK</code>.</p></td></tr>
4798<tr><td>v0.5.8</td>
4799<td><p><span>Added in: v0.5.8</span></p></td></tr>
4800</tbody></table>
4801</details>
4802</div>
4803<ul>
4804<li><code>size</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> The number of bytes to generate.  The <code>size</code> must
4805not be larger than <code>2**31 - 1</code>.</li>
4806<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
4807<ul>
4808<li><code>err</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
4809<li><code>buf</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a></li>
4810</ul>
4811</li>
4812<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> if the <code>callback</code> function is not provided.</li>
4813</ul>
4814<p>Generates cryptographically strong pseudorandom data. The <code>size</code> argument
4815is a number indicating the number of bytes to generate.</p>
4816<p>If a <code>callback</code> function is provided, the bytes are generated asynchronously
4817and the <code>callback</code> function is invoked with two arguments: <code>err</code> and <code>buf</code>.
4818If an error occurs, <code>err</code> will be an <code>Error</code> object; otherwise it is <code>null</code>. The
4819<code>buf</code> argument is a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> containing the generated bytes.</p>
4820
4821<pre class="with-15-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-comment">// Asynchronous</span>
4822<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
4823  randomBytes,
4824} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4825
4826<span class="hljs-title function_">randomBytes</span>(<span class="hljs-number">256</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, buf</span>) =></span> {
4827  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
4828  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">`<span class="hljs-subst">${buf.length}</span> bytes of random data: <span class="hljs-subst">${buf.toString(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>)}</span>`</span>);
4829});</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-comment">// Asynchronous</span>
4830<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
4831  randomBytes,
4832} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4833
4834<span class="hljs-title function_">randomBytes</span>(<span class="hljs-number">256</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, buf</span>) =></span> {
4835  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
4836  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">`<span class="hljs-subst">${buf.length}</span> bytes of random data: <span class="hljs-subst">${buf.toString(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>)}</span>`</span>);
4837});</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
4838<p>If the <code>callback</code> function is not provided, the random bytes are generated
4839synchronously and returned as a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>. An error will be thrown if
4840there is a problem generating the bytes.</p>
4841
4842<pre class="with-14-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-comment">// Synchronous</span>
4843<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
4844  randomBytes,
4845} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4846
4847<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> buf = <span class="hljs-title function_">randomBytes</span>(<span class="hljs-number">256</span>);
4848<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(
4849  <span class="hljs-string">`<span class="hljs-subst">${buf.length}</span> bytes of random data: <span class="hljs-subst">${buf.toString(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>)}</span>`</span>);</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-comment">// Synchronous</span>
4850<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
4851  randomBytes,
4852} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4853
4854<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> buf = <span class="hljs-title function_">randomBytes</span>(<span class="hljs-number">256</span>);
4855<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(
4856  <span class="hljs-string">`<span class="hljs-subst">${buf.length}</span> bytes of random data: <span class="hljs-subst">${buf.toString(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>)}</span>`</span>);</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
4857<p>The <code>crypto.randomBytes()</code> method will not complete until there is
4858sufficient entropy available.
4859This should normally never take longer than a few milliseconds. The only time
4860when generating the random bytes may conceivably block for a longer period of
4861time is right after boot, when the whole system is still low on entropy.</p>
4862<p>This API uses libuv's threadpool, which can have surprising and
4863negative performance implications for some applications; see the
4864<a href="cli.html#uv_threadpool_sizesize"><code>UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE</code></a> documentation for more information.</p>
4865<p>The asynchronous version of <code>crypto.randomBytes()</code> is carried out in a single
4866threadpool request. To minimize threadpool task length variation, partition
4867large <code>randomBytes</code> requests when doing so as part of fulfilling a client
4868request.</p>
4869<h4><code>crypto.randomFillSync(buffer[, offset][, size])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptorandomfillsyncbuffer-offset-size" id="cryptorandomfillsyncbuffer-offset-size">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_randomfillsync_buffer_offset_size"></a></h4>
4870<div class="api_metadata">
4871<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
4872<table>
4873<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
4874<tr><td>v9.0.0</td>
4875<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> argument may be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
4876<tr><td>v7.10.0, v6.13.0</td>
4877<td><p><span>Added in: v7.10.0, v6.13.0</span></p></td></tr>
4878</tbody></table>
4879</details>
4880</div>
4881<ul>
4882<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> Must be supplied. The
4883size of the provided <code>buffer</code> must not be larger than <code>2**31 - 1</code>.</li>
4884<li><code>offset</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>0</code></li>
4885<li><code>size</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>buffer.length - offset</code>. The <code>size</code> must
4886not be larger than <code>2**31 - 1</code>.</li>
4887<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> The object passed as
4888<code>buffer</code> argument.</li>
4889</ul>
4890<p>Synchronous version of <a href="#cryptorandomfillbuffer-offset-size-callback"><code>crypto.randomFill()</code></a>.</p>
4891
4892<pre class="with-55-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:buffer'</span>;
4893<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { randomFillSync } = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4894
4895<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> buf = <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">alloc</span>(<span class="hljs-number">10</span>);
4896<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">randomFillSync</span>(buf).<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
4897
4898<span class="hljs-title function_">randomFillSync</span>(buf, <span class="hljs-number">5</span>);
4899<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(buf.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
4900
4901<span class="hljs-comment">// The above is equivalent to the following:</span>
4902<span class="hljs-title function_">randomFillSync</span>(buf, <span class="hljs-number">5</span>, <span class="hljs-number">5</span>);
4903<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(buf.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { randomFillSync } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4904<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:buffer'</span>);
4905
4906<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> buf = <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">alloc</span>(<span class="hljs-number">10</span>);
4907<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">randomFillSync</span>(buf).<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
4908
4909<span class="hljs-title function_">randomFillSync</span>(buf, <span class="hljs-number">5</span>);
4910<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(buf.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
4911
4912<span class="hljs-comment">// The above is equivalent to the following:</span>
4913<span class="hljs-title function_">randomFillSync</span>(buf, <span class="hljs-number">5</span>, <span class="hljs-number">5</span>);
4914<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(buf.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
4915<p>Any <code>ArrayBuffer</code>, <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code> instance may be passed as
4916<code>buffer</code>.</p>
4917
4918<pre class="with-55-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:buffer'</span>;
4919<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { randomFillSync } = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4920
4921<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> a = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Uint32Array</span>(<span class="hljs-number">10</span>);
4922<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">randomFillSync</span>(a).<span class="hljs-property">buffer</span>,
4923                        a.<span class="hljs-property">byteOffset</span>, a.<span class="hljs-property">byteLength</span>).<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
4924
4925<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> b = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">DataView</span>(<span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">ArrayBuffer</span>(<span class="hljs-number">10</span>));
4926<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">randomFillSync</span>(b).<span class="hljs-property">buffer</span>,
4927                        b.<span class="hljs-property">byteOffset</span>, b.<span class="hljs-property">byteLength</span>).<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
4928
4929<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> c = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">ArrayBuffer</span>(<span class="hljs-number">10</span>);
4930<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">randomFillSync</span>(c)).<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { randomFillSync } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4931<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:buffer'</span>);
4932
4933<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> a = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Uint32Array</span>(<span class="hljs-number">10</span>);
4934<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">randomFillSync</span>(a).<span class="hljs-property">buffer</span>,
4935                        a.<span class="hljs-property">byteOffset</span>, a.<span class="hljs-property">byteLength</span>).<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
4936
4937<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> b = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">DataView</span>(<span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">ArrayBuffer</span>(<span class="hljs-number">10</span>));
4938<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">randomFillSync</span>(b).<span class="hljs-property">buffer</span>,
4939                        b.<span class="hljs-property">byteOffset</span>, b.<span class="hljs-property">byteLength</span>).<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
4940
4941<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> c = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">ArrayBuffer</span>(<span class="hljs-number">10</span>);
4942<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(<span class="hljs-title function_">randomFillSync</span>(c)).<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
4943<h4><code>crypto.randomFill(buffer[, offset][, size], callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptorandomfillbuffer-offset-size-callback" id="cryptorandomfillbuffer-offset-size-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_randomfill_buffer_offset_size_callback"></a></h4>
4944<div class="api_metadata">
4945<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
4946<table>
4947<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
4948<tr><td>v18.0.0</td>
4949<td><p>Passing an invalid callback to the <code>callback</code> argument now throws <code>ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE</code> instead of <code>ERR_INVALID_CALLBACK</code>.</p></td></tr>
4950<tr><td>v9.0.0</td>
4951<td><p>The <code>buffer</code> argument may be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code>.</p></td></tr>
4952<tr><td>v7.10.0, v6.13.0</td>
4953<td><p><span>Added in: v7.10.0, v6.13.0</span></p></td></tr>
4954</tbody></table>
4955</details>
4956</div>
4957<ul>
4958<li><code>buffer</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> Must be supplied. The
4959size of the provided <code>buffer</code> must not be larger than <code>2**31 - 1</code>.</li>
4960<li><code>offset</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>0</code></li>
4961<li><code>size</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>buffer.length - offset</code>. The <code>size</code> must
4962not be larger than <code>2**31 - 1</code>.</li>
4963<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> <code>function(err, buf) {}</code>.</li>
4964</ul>
4965<p>This function is similar to <a href="#cryptorandombytessize-callback"><code>crypto.randomBytes()</code></a> but requires the first
4966argument to be a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> that will be filled. It also
4967requires that a callback is passed in.</p>
4968<p>If the <code>callback</code> function is not provided, an error will be thrown.</p>
4969
4970<pre class="with-51-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:buffer'</span>;
4971<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { randomFill } = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4972
4973<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> buf = <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">alloc</span>(<span class="hljs-number">10</span>);
4974<span class="hljs-title function_">randomFill</span>(buf, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, buf</span>) =></span> {
4975  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
4976  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(buf.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
4977});
4978
4979<span class="hljs-title function_">randomFill</span>(buf, <span class="hljs-number">5</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, buf</span>) =></span> {
4980  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
4981  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(buf.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
4982});
4983
4984<span class="hljs-comment">// The above is equivalent to the following:</span>
4985<span class="hljs-title function_">randomFill</span>(buf, <span class="hljs-number">5</span>, <span class="hljs-number">5</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, buf</span>) =></span> {
4986  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
4987  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(buf.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
4988});</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { randomFill } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
4989<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:buffer'</span>);
4990
4991<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> buf = <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">alloc</span>(<span class="hljs-number">10</span>);
4992<span class="hljs-title function_">randomFill</span>(buf, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, buf</span>) =></span> {
4993  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
4994  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(buf.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
4995});
4996
4997<span class="hljs-title function_">randomFill</span>(buf, <span class="hljs-number">5</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, buf</span>) =></span> {
4998  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
4999  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(buf.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
5000});
5001
5002<span class="hljs-comment">// The above is equivalent to the following:</span>
5003<span class="hljs-title function_">randomFill</span>(buf, <span class="hljs-number">5</span>, <span class="hljs-number">5</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, buf</span>) =></span> {
5004  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
5005  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(buf.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
5006});</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
5007<p>Any <code>ArrayBuffer</code>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or <code>DataView</code> instance may be passed as
5008<code>buffer</code>.</p>
5009<p>While this includes instances of <code>Float32Array</code> and <code>Float64Array</code>, this
5010function should not be used to generate random floating-point numbers. The
5011result may contain <code>+Infinity</code>, <code>-Infinity</code>, and <code>NaN</code>, and even if the array
5012contains finite numbers only, they are not drawn from a uniform random
5013distribution and have no meaningful lower or upper bounds.</p>
5014
5015<pre class="with-51-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:buffer'</span>;
5016<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { randomFill } = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
5017
5018<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> a = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Uint32Array</span>(<span class="hljs-number">10</span>);
5019<span class="hljs-title function_">randomFill</span>(a, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, buf</span>) =></span> {
5020  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
5021  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(buf.<span class="hljs-property">buffer</span>, buf.<span class="hljs-property">byteOffset</span>, buf.<span class="hljs-property">byteLength</span>)
5022    .<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
5023});
5024
5025<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> b = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">DataView</span>(<span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">ArrayBuffer</span>(<span class="hljs-number">10</span>));
5026<span class="hljs-title function_">randomFill</span>(b, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, buf</span>) =></span> {
5027  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
5028  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(buf.<span class="hljs-property">buffer</span>, buf.<span class="hljs-property">byteOffset</span>, buf.<span class="hljs-property">byteLength</span>)
5029    .<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
5030});
5031
5032<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> c = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">ArrayBuffer</span>(<span class="hljs-number">10</span>);
5033<span class="hljs-title function_">randomFill</span>(c, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, buf</span>) =></span> {
5034  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
5035  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(buf).<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
5036});</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { randomFill } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
5037<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:buffer'</span>);
5038
5039<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> a = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Uint32Array</span>(<span class="hljs-number">10</span>);
5040<span class="hljs-title function_">randomFill</span>(a, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, buf</span>) =></span> {
5041  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
5042  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(buf.<span class="hljs-property">buffer</span>, buf.<span class="hljs-property">byteOffset</span>, buf.<span class="hljs-property">byteLength</span>)
5043    .<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
5044});
5045
5046<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> b = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">DataView</span>(<span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">ArrayBuffer</span>(<span class="hljs-number">10</span>));
5047<span class="hljs-title function_">randomFill</span>(b, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, buf</span>) =></span> {
5048  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
5049  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(buf.<span class="hljs-property">buffer</span>, buf.<span class="hljs-property">byteOffset</span>, buf.<span class="hljs-property">byteLength</span>)
5050    .<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
5051});
5052
5053<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> c = <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">ArrayBuffer</span>(<span class="hljs-number">10</span>);
5054<span class="hljs-title function_">randomFill</span>(c, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, buf</span>) =></span> {
5055  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
5056  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(buf).<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));
5057});</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
5058<p>This API uses libuv's threadpool, which can have surprising and
5059negative performance implications for some applications; see the
5060<a href="cli.html#uv_threadpool_sizesize"><code>UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE</code></a> documentation for more information.</p>
5061<p>The asynchronous version of <code>crypto.randomFill()</code> is carried out in a single
5062threadpool request. To minimize threadpool task length variation, partition
5063large <code>randomFill</code> requests when doing so as part of fulfilling a client
5064request.</p>
5065<h4><code>crypto.randomInt([min, ]max[, callback])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptorandomintmin-max-callback" id="cryptorandomintmin-max-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_randomint_min_max_callback"></a></h4>
5066<div class="api_metadata">
5067<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
5068<table>
5069<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
5070<tr><td>v18.0.0</td>
5071<td><p>Passing an invalid callback to the <code>callback</code> argument now throws <code>ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE</code> instead of <code>ERR_INVALID_CALLBACK</code>.</p></td></tr>
5072<tr><td>v14.10.0, v12.19.0</td>
5073<td><p><span>Added in: v14.10.0, v12.19.0</span></p></td></tr>
5074</tbody></table>
5075</details>
5076</div>
5077<ul>
5078<li><code>min</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> Start of random range (inclusive). <strong>Default:</strong> <code>0</code>.</li>
5079<li><code>max</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> End of random range (exclusive).</li>
5080<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> <code>function(err, n) {}</code>.</li>
5081</ul>
5082<p>Return a random integer <code>n</code> such that <code>min &#x3C;= n &#x3C; max</code>.  This
5083implementation avoids <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher%E2%80%93Yates_shuffle#Modulo_bias">modulo bias</a>.</p>
5084<p>The range (<code>max - min</code>) must be less than 2<sup>48</sup>. <code>min</code> and <code>max</code> must
5085be <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Number/isSafeInteger">safe integers</a>.</p>
5086<p>If the <code>callback</code> function is not provided, the random integer is
5087generated synchronously.</p>
5088
5089<pre class="with-15-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-comment">// Asynchronous</span>
5090<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
5091  randomInt,
5092} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
5093
5094<span class="hljs-title function_">randomInt</span>(<span class="hljs-number">3</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, n</span>) =></span> {
5095  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
5096  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">`Random number chosen from (0, 1, 2): <span class="hljs-subst">${n}</span>`</span>);
5097});</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-comment">// Asynchronous</span>
5098<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
5099  randomInt,
5100} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
5101
5102<span class="hljs-title function_">randomInt</span>(<span class="hljs-number">3</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, n</span>) =></span> {
5103  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
5104  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">`Random number chosen from (0, 1, 2): <span class="hljs-subst">${n}</span>`</span>);
5105});</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
5106
5107<pre class="with-14-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-comment">// Synchronous</span>
5108<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
5109  randomInt,
5110} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
5111
5112<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> n = <span class="hljs-title function_">randomInt</span>(<span class="hljs-number">3</span>);
5113<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">`Random number chosen from (0, 1, 2): <span class="hljs-subst">${n}</span>`</span>);</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-comment">// Synchronous</span>
5114<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
5115  randomInt,
5116} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
5117
5118<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> n = <span class="hljs-title function_">randomInt</span>(<span class="hljs-number">3</span>);
5119<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">`Random number chosen from (0, 1, 2): <span class="hljs-subst">${n}</span>`</span>);</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
5120
5121<pre class="with-22-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-comment">// With `min` argument</span>
5122<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
5123  randomInt,
5124} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
5125
5126<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> n = <span class="hljs-title function_">randomInt</span>(<span class="hljs-number">1</span>, <span class="hljs-number">7</span>);
5127<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">`The dice rolled: <span class="hljs-subst">${n}</span>`</span>);</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-comment">// With `min` argument</span>
5128<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
5129  randomInt,
5130} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
5131
5132<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> n = <span class="hljs-title function_">randomInt</span>(<span class="hljs-number">1</span>, <span class="hljs-number">7</span>);
5133<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(<span class="hljs-string">`The dice rolled: <span class="hljs-subst">${n}</span>`</span>);</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
5134<h4><code>crypto.randomUUID([options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptorandomuuidoptions" id="cryptorandomuuidoptions">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_randomuuid_options"></a></h4>
5135<div class="api_metadata">
5136<span>Added in: v15.6.0, v14.17.0</span>
5137</div>
5138<ul>
5139<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
5140<ul>
5141<li><code>disableEntropyCache</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> By default, to improve performance,
5142Node.js generates and caches enough
5143random data to generate up to 128 random UUIDs. To generate a UUID
5144without using the cache, set <code>disableEntropyCache</code> to <code>true</code>.
5145<strong>Default:</strong> <code>false</code>.</li>
5146</ul>
5147</li>
5148<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
5149</ul>
5150<p>Generates a random <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4122.txt">RFC 4122</a> version 4 UUID. The UUID is generated using a
5151cryptographic pseudorandom number generator.</p>
5152<h4><code>crypto.scrypt(password, salt, keylen[, options], callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptoscryptpassword-salt-keylen-options-callback" id="cryptoscryptpassword-salt-keylen-options-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_scrypt_password_salt_keylen_options_callback"></a></h4>
5153<div class="api_metadata">
5154<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
5155<table>
5156<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
5157<tr><td>v18.0.0</td>
5158<td><p>Passing an invalid callback to the <code>callback</code> argument now throws <code>ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE</code> instead of <code>ERR_INVALID_CALLBACK</code>.</p></td></tr>
5159<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
5160<td><p>The password and salt arguments can also be ArrayBuffer instances.</p></td></tr>
5161<tr><td>v12.8.0, v10.17.0</td>
5162<td><p>The <code>maxmem</code> value can now be any safe integer.</p></td></tr>
5163<tr><td>v10.9.0</td>
5164<td><p>The <code>cost</code>, <code>blockSize</code> and <code>parallelization</code> option names have been added.</p></td></tr>
5165<tr><td>v10.5.0</td>
5166<td><p><span>Added in: v10.5.0</span></p></td></tr>
5167</tbody></table>
5168</details>
5169</div>
5170<ul>
5171<li><code>password</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
5172<li><code>salt</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
5173<li><code>keylen</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
5174<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
5175<ul>
5176<li><code>cost</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> CPU/memory cost parameter. Must be a power of two greater
5177than one. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>16384</code>.</li>
5178<li><code>blockSize</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Block size parameter. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>8</code>.</li>
5179<li><code>parallelization</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Parallelization parameter. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>1</code>.</li>
5180<li><code>N</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Alias for <code>cost</code>. Only one of both may be specified.</li>
5181<li><code>r</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Alias for <code>blockSize</code>. Only one of both may be specified.</li>
5182<li><code>p</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Alias for <code>parallelization</code>. Only one of both may be specified.</li>
5183<li><code>maxmem</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Memory upper bound. It is an error when (approximately)
5184<code>128 * N * r > maxmem</code>. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>32 * 1024 * 1024</code>.</li>
5185</ul>
5186</li>
5187<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
5188<ul>
5189<li><code>err</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
5190<li><code>derivedKey</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a></li>
5191</ul>
5192</li>
5193</ul>
5194<p>Provides an asynchronous <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrypt">scrypt</a> implementation. Scrypt is a password-based
5195key derivation function that is designed to be expensive computationally and
5196memory-wise in order to make brute-force attacks unrewarding.</p>
5197<p>The <code>salt</code> should be as unique as possible. It is recommended that a salt is
5198random and at least 16 bytes long. See <a href="https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-132.pdf">NIST SP 800-132</a> for details.</p>
5199<p>When passing strings for <code>password</code> or <code>salt</code>, please consider
5200<a href="#using-strings-as-inputs-to-cryptographic-apis">caveats when using strings as inputs to cryptographic APIs</a>.</p>
5201<p>The <code>callback</code> function is called with two arguments: <code>err</code> and <code>derivedKey</code>.
5202<code>err</code> is an exception object when key derivation fails, otherwise <code>err</code> is
5203<code>null</code>. <code>derivedKey</code> is passed to the callback as a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>.</p>
5204<p>An exception is thrown when any of the input arguments specify invalid values
5205or types.</p>
5206
5207<pre class="with-9-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
5208  scrypt,
5209} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
5210
5211<span class="hljs-comment">// Using the factory defaults.</span>
5212<span class="hljs-title function_">scrypt</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'password'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">64</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, derivedKey</span>) =></span> {
5213  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
5214  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(derivedKey.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));  <span class="hljs-comment">// '3745e48...08d59ae'</span>
5215});
5216<span class="hljs-comment">// Using a custom N parameter. Must be a power of two.</span>
5217<span class="hljs-title function_">scrypt</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'password'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">64</span>, { <span class="hljs-attr">N</span>: <span class="hljs-number">1024</span> }, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, derivedKey</span>) =></span> {
5218  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
5219  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(derivedKey.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));  <span class="hljs-comment">// '3745e48...aa39b34'</span>
5220});</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
5221  scrypt,
5222} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
5223
5224<span class="hljs-comment">// Using the factory defaults.</span>
5225<span class="hljs-title function_">scrypt</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'password'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">64</span>, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, derivedKey</span>) =></span> {
5226  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
5227  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(derivedKey.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));  <span class="hljs-comment">// '3745e48...08d59ae'</span>
5228});
5229<span class="hljs-comment">// Using a custom N parameter. Must be a power of two.</span>
5230<span class="hljs-title function_">scrypt</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'password'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">64</span>, { <span class="hljs-attr">N</span>: <span class="hljs-number">1024</span> }, <span class="hljs-function">(<span class="hljs-params">err, derivedKey</span>) =></span> {
5231  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (err) <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> err;
5232  <span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(derivedKey.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));  <span class="hljs-comment">// '3745e48...aa39b34'</span>
5233});</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
5234<h4><code>crypto.scryptSync(password, salt, keylen[, options])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptoscryptsyncpassword-salt-keylen-options" id="cryptoscryptsyncpassword-salt-keylen-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_scryptsync_password_salt_keylen_options"></a></h4>
5235<div class="api_metadata">
5236<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
5237<table>
5238<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
5239<tr><td>v12.8.0, v10.17.0</td>
5240<td><p>The <code>maxmem</code> value can now be any safe integer.</p></td></tr>
5241<tr><td>v10.9.0</td>
5242<td><p>The <code>cost</code>, <code>blockSize</code> and <code>parallelization</code> option names have been added.</p></td></tr>
5243<tr><td>v10.5.0</td>
5244<td><p><span>Added in: v10.5.0</span></p></td></tr>
5245</tbody></table>
5246</details>
5247</div>
5248<ul>
5249<li><code>password</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
5250<li><code>salt</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
5251<li><code>keylen</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a></li>
5252<li><code>options</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
5253<ul>
5254<li><code>cost</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> CPU/memory cost parameter. Must be a power of two greater
5255than one. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>16384</code>.</li>
5256<li><code>blockSize</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Block size parameter. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>8</code>.</li>
5257<li><code>parallelization</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Parallelization parameter. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>1</code>.</li>
5258<li><code>N</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Alias for <code>cost</code>. Only one of both may be specified.</li>
5259<li><code>r</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Alias for <code>blockSize</code>. Only one of both may be specified.</li>
5260<li><code>p</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Alias for <code>parallelization</code>. Only one of both may be specified.</li>
5261<li><code>maxmem</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> Memory upper bound. It is an error when (approximately)
5262<code>128 * N * r > maxmem</code>. <strong>Default:</strong> <code>32 * 1024 * 1024</code>.</li>
5263</ul>
5264</li>
5265<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a></li>
5266</ul>
5267<p>Provides a synchronous <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrypt">scrypt</a> implementation. Scrypt is a password-based
5268key derivation function that is designed to be expensive computationally and
5269memory-wise in order to make brute-force attacks unrewarding.</p>
5270<p>The <code>salt</code> should be as unique as possible. It is recommended that a salt is
5271random and at least 16 bytes long. See <a href="https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-132.pdf">NIST SP 800-132</a> for details.</p>
5272<p>When passing strings for <code>password</code> or <code>salt</code>, please consider
5273<a href="#using-strings-as-inputs-to-cryptographic-apis">caveats when using strings as inputs to cryptographic APIs</a>.</p>
5274<p>An exception is thrown when key derivation fails, otherwise the derived key is
5275returned as a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>.</p>
5276<p>An exception is thrown when any of the input arguments specify invalid values
5277or types.</p>
5278
5279<pre class="with-13-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
5280  scryptSync,
5281} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
5282<span class="hljs-comment">// Using the factory defaults.</span>
5283
5284<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> key1 = <span class="hljs-title function_">scryptSync</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'password'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">64</span>);
5285<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(key1.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));  <span class="hljs-comment">// '3745e48...08d59ae'</span>
5286<span class="hljs-comment">// Using a custom N parameter. Must be a power of two.</span>
5287<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> key2 = <span class="hljs-title function_">scryptSync</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'password'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">64</span>, { <span class="hljs-attr">N</span>: <span class="hljs-number">1024</span> });
5288<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(key2.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));  <span class="hljs-comment">// '3745e48...aa39b34'</span></code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
5289  scryptSync,
5290} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
5291<span class="hljs-comment">// Using the factory defaults.</span>
5292
5293<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> key1 = <span class="hljs-title function_">scryptSync</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'password'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">64</span>);
5294<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(key1.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));  <span class="hljs-comment">// '3745e48...08d59ae'</span>
5295<span class="hljs-comment">// Using a custom N parameter. Must be a power of two.</span>
5296<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> key2 = <span class="hljs-title function_">scryptSync</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'password'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'salt'</span>, <span class="hljs-number">64</span>, { <span class="hljs-attr">N</span>: <span class="hljs-number">1024</span> });
5297<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(key2.<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>));  <span class="hljs-comment">// '3745e48...aa39b34'</span></code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
5298<h4><code>crypto.secureHeapUsed()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptosecureheapused" id="cryptosecureheapused">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_secureheapused"></a></h4>
5299<div class="api_metadata">
5300<span>Added in: v15.6.0</span>
5301</div>
5302<ul>
5303<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a>
5304<ul>
5305<li><code>total</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> The total allocated secure heap size as specified
5306using the <code>--secure-heap=n</code> command-line flag.</li>
5307<li><code>min</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> The minimum allocation from the secure heap as
5308specified using the <code>--secure-heap-min</code> command-line flag.</li>
5309<li><code>used</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> The total number of bytes currently allocated from
5310the secure heap.</li>
5311<li><code>utilization</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;number></a> The calculated ratio of <code>used</code> to <code>total</code>
5312allocated bytes.</li>
5313</ul>
5314</li>
5315</ul>
5316<h4><code>crypto.setEngine(engine[, flags])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptosetengineengine-flags" id="cryptosetengineengine-flags">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_setengine_engine_flags"></a></h4>
5317<div class="api_metadata">
5318<span>Added in: v0.11.11</span>
5319</div>
5320<ul>
5321<li><code>engine</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a></li>
5322<li><code>flags</code> <a href="crypto.html#cryptoconstants" class="type">&#x3C;crypto.constants></a> <strong>Default:</strong> <code>crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_ALL</code></li>
5323</ul>
5324<p>Load and set the <code>engine</code> for some or all OpenSSL functions (selected by flags).</p>
5325<p><code>engine</code> could be either an id or a path to the engine's shared library.</p>
5326<p>The optional <code>flags</code> argument uses <code>ENGINE_METHOD_ALL</code> by default. The <code>flags</code>
5327is a bit field taking one of or a mix of the following flags (defined in
5328<code>crypto.constants</code>):</p>
5329<ul>
5330<li><code>crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_RSA</code></li>
5331<li><code>crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_DSA</code></li>
5332<li><code>crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_DH</code></li>
5333<li><code>crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_RAND</code></li>
5334<li><code>crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_EC</code></li>
5335<li><code>crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_CIPHERS</code></li>
5336<li><code>crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_DIGESTS</code></li>
5337<li><code>crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_PKEY_METHS</code></li>
5338<li><code>crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_PKEY_ASN1_METHS</code></li>
5339<li><code>crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_ALL</code></li>
5340<li><code>crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_NONE</code></li>
5341</ul>
5342<h4><code>crypto.setFips(bool)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptosetfipsbool" id="cryptosetfipsbool">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_setfips_bool"></a></h4>
5343<div class="api_metadata">
5344<span>Added in: v10.0.0</span>
5345</div>
5346<ul>
5347<li><code>bool</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> <code>true</code> to enable FIPS mode.</li>
5348</ul>
5349<p>Enables the FIPS compliant crypto provider in a FIPS-enabled Node.js build.
5350Throws an error if FIPS mode is not available.</p>
5351<h4><code>crypto.sign(algorithm, data, key[, callback])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptosignalgorithm-data-key-callback" id="cryptosignalgorithm-data-key-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_sign_algorithm_data_key_callback"></a></h4>
5352<div class="api_metadata">
5353<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
5354<table>
5355<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
5356<tr><td>v18.0.0</td>
5357<td><p>Passing an invalid callback to the <code>callback</code> argument now throws <code>ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE</code> instead of <code>ERR_INVALID_CALLBACK</code>.</p></td></tr>
5358<tr><td>v15.12.0</td>
5359<td><p>Optional callback argument added.</p></td></tr>
5360<tr><td>v13.2.0, v12.16.0</td>
5361<td><p>This function now supports IEEE-P1363 DSA and ECDSA signatures.</p></td></tr>
5362<tr><td>v12.0.0</td>
5363<td><p><span>Added in: v12.0.0</span></p></td></tr>
5364</tbody></table>
5365</details>
5366</div>
5367<!--lint disable maximum-line-length remark-lint-->
5368<ul>
5369<li><code>algorithm</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Null_type" class="type">&#x3C;null></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Undefined_type" class="type">&#x3C;undefined></a></li>
5370<li><code>data</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
5371<li><code>key</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a> | <a href="webcrypto.html#class-cryptokey" class="type">&#x3C;CryptoKey></a></li>
5372<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
5373<ul>
5374<li><code>err</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
5375<li><code>signature</code> <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a></li>
5376</ul>
5377</li>
5378<li>Returns: <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> if the <code>callback</code> function is not provided.</li>
5379</ul>
5380<!--lint enable maximum-line-length remark-lint-->
5381<p>Calculates and returns the signature for <code>data</code> using the given private key and
5382algorithm. If <code>algorithm</code> is <code>null</code> or <code>undefined</code>, then the algorithm is
5383dependent upon the key type (especially Ed25519 and Ed448).</p>
5384<p>If <code>key</code> is not a <a href="#class-keyobject"><code>KeyObject</code></a>, this function behaves as if <code>key</code> had been
5385passed to <a href="#cryptocreateprivatekeykey"><code>crypto.createPrivateKey()</code></a>. If it is an object, the following
5386additional properties can be passed:</p>
5387<ul>
5388<li>
5389<p><code>dsaEncoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> For DSA and ECDSA, this option specifies the
5390format of the generated signature. It can be one of the following:</p>
5391<ul>
5392<li><code>'der'</code> (default): DER-encoded ASN.1 signature structure encoding <code>(r, s)</code>.</li>
5393<li><code>'ieee-p1363'</code>: Signature format <code>r || s</code> as proposed in IEEE-P1363.</li>
5394</ul>
5395</li>
5396<li>
5397<p><code>padding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> Optional padding value for RSA, one of the following:</p>
5398<ul>
5399<li><code>crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PADDING</code> (default)</li>
5400<li><code>crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING</code></li>
5401</ul>
5402<p><code>RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING</code> will use MGF1 with the same hash function
5403used to sign the message as specified in section 3.1 of <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4055.txt">RFC 4055</a>.</p>
5404</li>
5405<li>
5406<p><code>saltLength</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> Salt length for when padding is
5407<code>RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING</code>. The special value
5408<code>crypto.constants.RSA_PSS_SALTLEN_DIGEST</code> sets the salt length to the digest
5409size, <code>crypto.constants.RSA_PSS_SALTLEN_MAX_SIGN</code> (default) sets it to the
5410maximum permissible value.</p>
5411</li>
5412</ul>
5413<p>If the <code>callback</code> function is provided this function uses libuv's threadpool.</p>
5414<h4><code>crypto.subtle</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptosubtle" id="cryptosubtle">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_subtle"></a></h4>
5415<div class="api_metadata">
5416<span>Added in: v17.4.0</span>
5417</div>
5418<ul>
5419<li>Type: <a href="webcrypto.html#class-subtlecrypto" class="type">&#x3C;SubtleCrypto></a></li>
5420</ul>
5421<p>A convenient alias for <a href="webcrypto.html#class-subtlecrypto"><code>crypto.webcrypto.subtle</code></a>.</p>
5422<h4><code>crypto.timingSafeEqual(a, b)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptotimingsafeequala-b" id="cryptotimingsafeequala-b">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_timingsafeequal_a_b"></a></h4>
5423<div class="api_metadata">
5424<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
5425<table>
5426<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
5427<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
5428<td><p>The a and b arguments can also be ArrayBuffer.</p></td></tr>
5429<tr><td>v6.6.0</td>
5430<td><p><span>Added in: v6.6.0</span></p></td></tr>
5431</tbody></table>
5432</details>
5433</div>
5434<ul>
5435<li><code>a</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
5436<li><code>b</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
5437<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a></li>
5438</ul>
5439<p>This function compares the underlying bytes that represent the given
5440<code>ArrayBuffer</code>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or <code>DataView</code> instances using a constant-time
5441algorithm.</p>
5442<p>This function does not leak timing information that
5443would allow an attacker to guess one of the values. This is suitable for
5444comparing HMAC digests or secret values like authentication cookies or
5445<a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/capability-urls/">capability urls</a>.</p>
5446<p><code>a</code> and <code>b</code> must both be <code>Buffer</code>s, <code>TypedArray</code>s, or <code>DataView</code>s, and they
5447must have the same byte length. An error is thrown if <code>a</code> and <code>b</code> have
5448different byte lengths.</p>
5449<p>If at least one of <code>a</code> and <code>b</code> is a <code>TypedArray</code> with more than one byte per
5450entry, such as <code>Uint16Array</code>, the result will be computed using the platform
5451byte order.</p>
5452<p><strong class="critical">When both of the inputs are <code>Float32Array</code>s or
5453<code>Float64Array</code>s, this function might return unexpected results due to IEEE 754
5454encoding of floating-point numbers. In particular, neither <code>x === y</code> nor
5455<code>Object.is(x, y)</code> implies that the byte representations of two floating-point
5456numbers <code>x</code> and <code>y</code> are equal.</strong></p>
5457<p>Use of <code>crypto.timingSafeEqual</code> does not guarantee that the <em>surrounding</em> code
5458is timing-safe. Care should be taken to ensure that the surrounding code does
5459not introduce timing vulnerabilities.</p>
5460<h4><code>crypto.verify(algorithm, data, key, signature[, callback])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptoverifyalgorithm-data-key-signature-callback" id="cryptoverifyalgorithm-data-key-signature-callback">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_verify_algorithm_data_key_signature_callback"></a></h4>
5461<div class="api_metadata">
5462<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
5463<table>
5464<tbody><tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
5465<tr><td>v18.0.0</td>
5466<td><p>Passing an invalid callback to the <code>callback</code> argument now throws <code>ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE</code> instead of <code>ERR_INVALID_CALLBACK</code>.</p></td></tr>
5467<tr><td>v15.12.0</td>
5468<td><p>Optional callback argument added.</p></td></tr>
5469<tr><td>v15.0.0</td>
5470<td><p>The data, key, and signature arguments can also be ArrayBuffer.</p></td></tr>
5471<tr><td>v13.2.0, v12.16.0</td>
5472<td><p>This function now supports IEEE-P1363 DSA and ECDSA signatures.</p></td></tr>
5473<tr><td>v12.0.0</td>
5474<td><p><span>Added in: v12.0.0</span></p></td></tr>
5475</tbody></table>
5476</details>
5477</div>
5478<!--lint disable maximum-line-length remark-lint-->
5479<ul>
5480<li><code>algorithm</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Null_type" class="type">&#x3C;null></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Undefined_type" class="type">&#x3C;undefined></a></li>
5481<li><code>data</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
5482<li><code>key</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a> | <a href="crypto.html#class-keyobject" class="type">&#x3C;KeyObject></a> | <a href="webcrypto.html#class-cryptokey" class="type">&#x3C;CryptoKey></a></li>
5483<li><code>signature</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/ArrayBuffer" class="type">&#x3C;ArrayBuffer></a> | <a href="buffer.html#class-buffer" class="type">&#x3C;Buffer></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type">&#x3C;TypedArray></a> | <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type">&#x3C;DataView></a></li>
5484<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a>
5485<ul>
5486<li><code>err</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type">&#x3C;Error></a></li>
5487<li><code>result</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a></li>
5488</ul>
5489</li>
5490<li>Returns: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type">&#x3C;boolean></a> <code>true</code> or <code>false</code> depending on the validity of the
5491signature for the data and public key if the <code>callback</code> function is not
5492provided.</li>
5493</ul>
5494<!--lint enable maximum-line-length remark-lint-->
5495<p>Verifies the given signature for <code>data</code> using the given key and algorithm. If
5496<code>algorithm</code> is <code>null</code> or <code>undefined</code>, then the algorithm is dependent upon the
5497key type (especially Ed25519 and Ed448).</p>
5498<p>If <code>key</code> is not a <a href="#class-keyobject"><code>KeyObject</code></a>, this function behaves as if <code>key</code> had been
5499passed to <a href="#cryptocreatepublickeykey"><code>crypto.createPublicKey()</code></a>. If it is an object, the following
5500additional properties can be passed:</p>
5501<ul>
5502<li>
5503<p><code>dsaEncoding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type">&#x3C;string></a> For DSA and ECDSA, this option specifies the
5504format of the signature. It can be one of the following:</p>
5505<ul>
5506<li><code>'der'</code> (default): DER-encoded ASN.1 signature structure encoding <code>(r, s)</code>.</li>
5507<li><code>'ieee-p1363'</code>: Signature format <code>r || s</code> as proposed in IEEE-P1363.</li>
5508</ul>
5509</li>
5510<li>
5511<p><code>padding</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> Optional padding value for RSA, one of the following:</p>
5512<ul>
5513<li><code>crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PADDING</code> (default)</li>
5514<li><code>crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING</code></li>
5515</ul>
5516<p><code>RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING</code> will use MGF1 with the same hash function
5517used to sign the message as specified in section 3.1 of <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4055.txt">RFC 4055</a>.</p>
5518</li>
5519<li>
5520<p><code>saltLength</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type">&#x3C;integer></a> Salt length for when padding is
5521<code>RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING</code>. The special value
5522<code>crypto.constants.RSA_PSS_SALTLEN_DIGEST</code> sets the salt length to the digest
5523size, <code>crypto.constants.RSA_PSS_SALTLEN_MAX_SIGN</code> (default) sets it to the
5524maximum permissible value.</p>
5525</li>
5526</ul>
5527<p>The <code>signature</code> argument is the previously calculated signature for the <code>data</code>.</p>
5528<p>Because public keys can be derived from private keys, a private key or a public
5529key may be passed for <code>key</code>.</p>
5530<p>If the <code>callback</code> function is provided this function uses libuv's threadpool.</p>
5531<h4><code>crypto.webcrypto</code><span><a class="mark" href="#cryptowebcrypto" id="cryptowebcrypto">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_webcrypto"></a></h4>
5532<div class="api_metadata">
5533<span>Added in: v15.0.0</span>
5534</div>
5535<p>Type: <a href="webcrypto.html#class-crypto" class="type">&#x3C;Crypto></a> An implementation of the Web Crypto API standard.</p>
5536<p>See the <a href="webcrypto.html">Web Crypto API documentation</a> for details.</p>
5537</section><section><h3>Notes<span><a class="mark" href="#notes" id="notes">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_notes"></a></h3>
5538<h4>Using strings as inputs to cryptographic APIs<span><a class="mark" href="#using-strings-as-inputs-to-cryptographic-apis" id="using-strings-as-inputs-to-cryptographic-apis">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_using_strings_as_inputs_to_cryptographic_apis"></a></h4>
5539<p>For historical reasons, many cryptographic APIs provided by Node.js accept
5540strings as inputs where the underlying cryptographic algorithm works on byte
5541sequences. These instances include plaintexts, ciphertexts, symmetric keys,
5542initialization vectors, passphrases, salts, authentication tags,
5543and additional authenticated data.</p>
5544<p>When passing strings to cryptographic APIs, consider the following factors.</p>
5545<ul>
5546<li>
5547<p>Not all byte sequences are valid UTF-8 strings. Therefore, when a byte
5548sequence of length <code>n</code> is derived from a string, its entropy is generally
5549lower than the entropy of a random or pseudorandom <code>n</code> byte sequence.
5550For example, no UTF-8 string will result in the byte sequence <code>c0 af</code>. Secret
5551keys should almost exclusively be random or pseudorandom byte sequences.</p>
5552</li>
5553<li>
5554<p>Similarly, when converting random or pseudorandom byte sequences to UTF-8
5555strings, subsequences that do not represent valid code points may be replaced
5556by the Unicode replacement character (<code>U+FFFD</code>). The byte representation of
5557the resulting Unicode string may, therefore, not be equal to the byte sequence
5558that the string was created from.</p>
5559<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> original = [<span class="hljs-number">0xc0</span>, <span class="hljs-number">0xaf</span>];
5560<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> bytesAsString = <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(original).<span class="hljs-title function_">toString</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'utf8'</span>);
5561<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> stringAsBytes = <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(bytesAsString, <span class="hljs-string">'utf8'</span>);
5562<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(stringAsBytes);
5563<span class="hljs-comment">// Prints '&#x3C;Buffer ef bf bd ef bf bd>'.</span></code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
5564<p>The outputs of ciphers, hash functions, signature algorithms, and key
5565derivation functions are pseudorandom byte sequences and should not be
5566used as Unicode strings.</p>
5567</li>
5568<li>
5569<p>When strings are obtained from user input, some Unicode characters can be
5570represented in multiple equivalent ways that result in different byte
5571sequences. For example, when passing a user passphrase to a key derivation
5572function, such as PBKDF2 or scrypt, the result of the key derivation function
5573depends on whether the string uses composed or decomposed characters. Node.js
5574does not normalize character representations. Developers should consider using
5575<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/normalize"><code>String.prototype.normalize()</code></a> on user inputs before passing them to
5576cryptographic APIs.</p>
5577</li>
5578</ul>
5579<h4>Legacy streams API (prior to Node.js 0.10)<span><a class="mark" href="#legacy-streams-api-prior-to-nodejs-010" id="legacy-streams-api-prior-to-nodejs-010">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_legacy_streams_api_prior_to_node_js_0_10"></a></h4>
5580<p>The Crypto module was added to Node.js before there was the concept of a
5581unified Stream API, and before there were <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> objects for handling
5582binary data. As such, many <code>crypto</code> classes have methods not
5583typically found on other Node.js classes that implement the <a href="stream.html">streams</a>
5584API (e.g. <code>update()</code>, <code>final()</code>, or <code>digest()</code>). Also, many methods accepted
5585and returned <code>'latin1'</code> encoded strings by default rather than <code>Buffer</code>s. This
5586default was changed after Node.js v0.8 to use <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> objects by default
5587instead.</p>
5588<h4>Support for weak or compromised algorithms<span><a class="mark" href="#support-for-weak-or-compromised-algorithms" id="support-for-weak-or-compromised-algorithms">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_support_for_weak_or_compromised_algorithms"></a></h4>
5589<p>The <code>node:crypto</code> module still supports some algorithms which are already
5590compromised and are not recommended for use. The API also allows
5591the use of ciphers and hashes with a small key size that are too weak for safe
5592use.</p>
5593<p>Users should take full responsibility for selecting the crypto
5594algorithm and key size according to their security requirements.</p>
5595<p>Based on the recommendations of <a href="https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800-131Ar2.pdf">NIST SP 800-131A</a>:</p>
5596<ul>
5597<li>MD5 and SHA-1 are no longer acceptable where collision resistance is
5598required such as digital signatures.</li>
5599<li>The key used with RSA, DSA, and DH algorithms is recommended to have
5600at least 2048 bits and that of the curve of ECDSA and ECDH at least
5601224 bits, to be safe to use for several years.</li>
5602<li>The DH groups of <code>modp1</code>, <code>modp2</code> and <code>modp5</code> have a key size
5603smaller than 2048 bits and are not recommended.</li>
5604</ul>
5605<p>See the reference for other recommendations and details.</p>
5606<p>Some algorithms that have known weaknesses and are of little relevance in
5607practice are only available through the <a href="cli.html#--openssl-legacy-provider">legacy provider</a>, which is not
5608enabled by default.</p>
5609<h4>CCM mode<span><a class="mark" href="#ccm-mode" id="ccm-mode">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_ccm_mode"></a></h4>
5610<p>CCM is one of the supported <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authenticated_encryption">AEAD algorithms</a>. Applications which use this
5611mode must adhere to certain restrictions when using the cipher API:</p>
5612<ul>
5613<li>The authentication tag length must be specified during cipher creation by
5614setting the <code>authTagLength</code> option and must be one of 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 or
561516 bytes.</li>
5616<li>The length of the initialization vector (nonce) <code>N</code> must be between 7 and 13
5617bytes (<code>7 ≤ N ≤ 13</code>).</li>
5618<li>The length of the plaintext is limited to <code>2 ** (8 * (15 - N))</code> bytes.</li>
5619<li>When decrypting, the authentication tag must be set via <code>setAuthTag()</code> before
5620calling <code>update()</code>.
5621Otherwise, decryption will fail and <code>final()</code> will throw an error in
5622compliance with section 2.6 of <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3610.txt">RFC 3610</a>.</li>
5623<li>Using stream methods such as <code>write(data)</code>, <code>end(data)</code> or <code>pipe()</code> in CCM
5624mode might fail as CCM cannot handle more than one chunk of data per instance.</li>
5625<li>When passing additional authenticated data (AAD), the length of the actual
5626message in bytes must be passed to <code>setAAD()</code> via the <code>plaintextLength</code>
5627option.
5628Many crypto libraries include the authentication tag in the ciphertext,
5629which means that they produce ciphertexts of the length
5630<code>plaintextLength + authTagLength</code>. Node.js does not include the authentication
5631tag, so the ciphertext length is always <code>plaintextLength</code>.
5632This is not necessary if no AAD is used.</li>
5633<li>As CCM processes the whole message at once, <code>update()</code> must be called exactly
5634once.</li>
5635<li>Even though calling <code>update()</code> is sufficient to encrypt/decrypt the message,
5636applications <em>must</em> call <code>final()</code> to compute or verify the
5637authentication tag.</li>
5638</ul>
5639
5640<pre class="with-42-chars"><input class="js-flavor-selector" type="checkbox" checked aria-label="Show modern ES modules syntax"><code class="language-js mjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span> } <span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> <span class="hljs-string">'node:buffer'</span>;
5641<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
5642  createCipheriv,
5643  createDecipheriv,
5644  randomBytes,
5645} = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
5646
5647<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> key = <span class="hljs-string">'keykeykeykeykeykeykeykey'</span>;
5648<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> nonce = <span class="hljs-title function_">randomBytes</span>(<span class="hljs-number">12</span>);
5649
5650<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> aad = <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'0123456789'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>);
5651
5652<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> cipher = <span class="hljs-title function_">createCipheriv</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'aes-192-ccm'</span>, key, nonce, {
5653  <span class="hljs-attr">authTagLength</span>: <span class="hljs-number">16</span>,
5654});
5655<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> plaintext = <span class="hljs-string">'Hello world'</span>;
5656cipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">setAAD</span>(aad, {
5657  <span class="hljs-attr">plaintextLength</span>: <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">byteLength</span>(plaintext),
5658});
5659<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ciphertext = cipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(plaintext, <span class="hljs-string">'utf8'</span>);
5660cipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">final</span>();
5661<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> tag = cipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">getAuthTag</span>();
5662
5663<span class="hljs-comment">// Now transmit { ciphertext, nonce, tag }.</span>
5664
5665<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> decipher = <span class="hljs-title function_">createDecipheriv</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'aes-192-ccm'</span>, key, nonce, {
5666  <span class="hljs-attr">authTagLength</span>: <span class="hljs-number">16</span>,
5667});
5668decipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">setAuthTag</span>(tag);
5669decipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">setAAD</span>(aad, {
5670  <span class="hljs-attr">plaintextLength</span>: ciphertext.<span class="hljs-property">length</span>,
5671});
5672<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> receivedPlaintext = decipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(ciphertext, <span class="hljs-literal">null</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'utf8'</span>);
5673
5674<span class="hljs-keyword">try</span> {
5675  decipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">final</span>();
5676} <span class="hljs-keyword">catch</span> (err) {
5677  <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'Authentication failed!'</span>, { <span class="hljs-attr">cause</span>: err });
5678}
5679
5680<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(receivedPlaintext);</code><code class="language-js cjs"><span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> { <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span> } = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:buffer'</span>);
5681<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> {
5682  createCipheriv,
5683  createDecipheriv,
5684  randomBytes,
5685} = <span class="hljs-built_in">require</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'node:crypto'</span>);
5686
5687<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> key = <span class="hljs-string">'keykeykeykeykeykeykeykey'</span>;
5688<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> nonce = <span class="hljs-title function_">randomBytes</span>(<span class="hljs-number">12</span>);
5689
5690<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> aad = <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">from</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'0123456789'</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'hex'</span>);
5691
5692<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> cipher = <span class="hljs-title function_">createCipheriv</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'aes-192-ccm'</span>, key, nonce, {
5693  <span class="hljs-attr">authTagLength</span>: <span class="hljs-number">16</span>,
5694});
5695<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> plaintext = <span class="hljs-string">'Hello world'</span>;
5696cipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">setAAD</span>(aad, {
5697  <span class="hljs-attr">plaintextLength</span>: <span class="hljs-title class_">Buffer</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">byteLength</span>(plaintext),
5698});
5699<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> ciphertext = cipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(plaintext, <span class="hljs-string">'utf8'</span>);
5700cipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">final</span>();
5701<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> tag = cipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">getAuthTag</span>();
5702
5703<span class="hljs-comment">// Now transmit { ciphertext, nonce, tag }.</span>
5704
5705<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> decipher = <span class="hljs-title function_">createDecipheriv</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'aes-192-ccm'</span>, key, nonce, {
5706  <span class="hljs-attr">authTagLength</span>: <span class="hljs-number">16</span>,
5707});
5708decipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">setAuthTag</span>(tag);
5709decipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">setAAD</span>(aad, {
5710  <span class="hljs-attr">plaintextLength</span>: ciphertext.<span class="hljs-property">length</span>,
5711});
5712<span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> receivedPlaintext = decipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">update</span>(ciphertext, <span class="hljs-literal">null</span>, <span class="hljs-string">'utf8'</span>);
5713
5714<span class="hljs-keyword">try</span> {
5715  decipher.<span class="hljs-title function_">final</span>();
5716} <span class="hljs-keyword">catch</span> (err) {
5717  <span class="hljs-keyword">throw</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span> <span class="hljs-title class_">Error</span>(<span class="hljs-string">'Authentication failed!'</span>, { <span class="hljs-attr">cause</span>: err });
5718}
5719
5720<span class="hljs-variable language_">console</span>.<span class="hljs-title function_">log</span>(receivedPlaintext);</code><button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
5721<h4>FIPS mode<span><a class="mark" href="#fips-mode" id="fips-mode">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_fips_mode"></a></h4>
5722<p>When using OpenSSL 3, Node.js supports FIPS 140-2 when used with an appropriate
5723OpenSSL 3 provider, such as the <a href="https://www.openssl.org/docs/man3.0/man7/crypto.html#FIPS-provider">FIPS provider from OpenSSL 3</a> which can be
5724installed by following the instructions in <a href="https://github.com/openssl/openssl/blob/openssl-3.0/README-FIPS.md">OpenSSL's FIPS README file</a>.</p>
5725<p>For FIPS support in Node.js you will need:</p>
5726<ul>
5727<li>A correctly installed OpenSSL 3 FIPS provider.</li>
5728<li>An OpenSSL 3 <a href="https://www.openssl.org/docs/man3.0/man5/fips_config.html">FIPS module configuration file</a>.</li>
5729<li>An OpenSSL 3 configuration file that references the FIPS module
5730configuration file.</li>
5731</ul>
5732<p>Node.js will need to be configured with an OpenSSL configuration file that
5733points to the FIPS provider. An example configuration file looks like this:</p>
5734<pre><code class="language-text">nodejs_conf = nodejs_init
5735
5736.include /&#x3C;absolute path>/fipsmodule.cnf
5737
5738[nodejs_init]
5739providers = provider_sect
5740
5741[provider_sect]
5742default = default_sect
5743# The fips section name should match the section name inside the
5744# included fipsmodule.cnf.
5745fips = fips_sect
5746
5747[default_sect]
5748activate = 1</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
5749<p>where <code>fipsmodule.cnf</code> is the FIPS module configuration file generated from the
5750FIPS provider installation step:</p>
5751<pre><code class="language-bash">openssl fipsinstall</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
5752<p>Set the <code>OPENSSL_CONF</code> environment variable to point to
5753your configuration file and <code>OPENSSL_MODULES</code> to the location of the FIPS
5754provider dynamic library. e.g.</p>
5755<pre><code class="language-bash"><span class="hljs-built_in">export</span> OPENSSL_CONF=/&#x3C;path to configuration file>/nodejs.cnf
5756<span class="hljs-built_in">export</span> OPENSSL_MODULES=/&#x3C;path to openssl lib>/ossl-modules</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
5757<p>FIPS mode can then be enabled in Node.js either by:</p>
5758<ul>
5759<li>Starting Node.js with <code>--enable-fips</code> or <code>--force-fips</code> command line flags.</li>
5760<li>Programmatically calling <code>crypto.setFips(true)</code>.</li>
5761</ul>
5762<p>Optionally FIPS mode can be enabled in Node.js via the OpenSSL configuration
5763file. e.g.</p>
5764<pre><code class="language-text">nodejs_conf = nodejs_init
5765
5766.include /&#x3C;absolute path>/fipsmodule.cnf
5767
5768[nodejs_init]
5769providers = provider_sect
5770alg_section = algorithm_sect
5771
5772[provider_sect]
5773default = default_sect
5774# The fips section name should match the section name inside the
5775# included fipsmodule.cnf.
5776fips = fips_sect
5777
5778[default_sect]
5779activate = 1
5780
5781[algorithm_sect]
5782default_properties = fips=yes</code> <button class="copy-button">copy</button></pre>
5783</section><section><h3>Crypto constants<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto-constants" id="crypto-constants">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_crypto_constants_1"></a></h3>
5784<p>The following constants exported by <code>crypto.constants</code> apply to various uses of
5785the <code>node:crypto</code>, <code>node:tls</code>, and <code>node:https</code> modules and are generally
5786specific to OpenSSL.</p>
5787<h4>OpenSSL options<span><a class="mark" href="#openssl-options" id="openssl-options">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_openssl_options"></a></h4>
5788<p>See the <a href="https://wiki.openssl.org/index.php/List_of_SSL_OP_Flags#Table_of_Options">list of SSL OP Flags</a> for details.</p>
5789<table>
5790  <tbody><tr>
5791    <th>Constant</th>
5792    <th>Description</th>
5793  </tr>
5794  <tr>
5795    <td><code>SSL_OP_ALL</code></td>
5796    <td>Applies multiple bug workarounds within OpenSSL. See
5797    <a href="https://www.openssl.org/docs/man3.0/man3/SSL_CTX_set_options.html">https://www.openssl.org/docs/man3.0/man3/SSL_CTX_set_options.html</a>
5798    for detail.</td>
5799  </tr>
5800  <tr>
5801    <td><code>SSL_OP_ALLOW_NO_DHE_KEX</code></td>
5802    <td>Instructs OpenSSL to allow a non-[EC]DHE-based key exchange mode
5803    for TLS v1.3</td>
5804  </tr>
5805  <tr>
5806    <td><code>SSL_OP_ALLOW_UNSAFE_LEGACY_RENEGOTIATION</code></td>
5807    <td>Allows legacy insecure renegotiation between OpenSSL and unpatched
5808    clients or servers. See
5809    <a href="https://www.openssl.org/docs/man3.0/man3/SSL_CTX_set_options.html">https://www.openssl.org/docs/man3.0/man3/SSL_CTX_set_options.html</a>.</td>
5810  </tr>
5811  <tr>
5812    <td><code>SSL_OP_CIPHER_SERVER_PREFERENCE</code></td>
5813    <td>Attempts to use the server's preferences instead of the client's when
5814    selecting a cipher. Behavior depends on protocol version. See
5815    <a href="https://www.openssl.org/docs/man3.0/man3/SSL_CTX_set_options.html">https://www.openssl.org/docs/man3.0/man3/SSL_CTX_set_options.html</a>.</td>
5816  </tr>
5817  <tr>
5818    <td><code>SSL_OP_CISCO_ANYCONNECT</code></td>
5819    <td>Instructs OpenSSL to use Cisco's "speshul" version of DTLS_BAD_VER.</td>
5820  </tr>
5821  <tr>
5822    <td><code>SSL_OP_COOKIE_EXCHANGE</code></td>
5823    <td>Instructs OpenSSL to turn on cookie exchange.</td>
5824  </tr>
5825  <tr>
5826    <td><code>SSL_OP_CRYPTOPRO_TLSEXT_BUG</code></td>
5827    <td>Instructs OpenSSL to add server-hello extension from an early version
5828    of the cryptopro draft.</td>
5829  </tr>
5830  <tr>
5831    <td><code>SSL_OP_DONT_INSERT_EMPTY_FRAGMENTS</code></td>
5832    <td>Instructs OpenSSL to disable a SSL 3.0/TLS 1.0 vulnerability
5833    workaround added in OpenSSL 0.9.6d.</td>
5834  </tr>
5835  <tr>
5836    <td><code>SSL_OP_LEGACY_SERVER_CONNECT</code></td>
5837    <td>Allows initial connection to servers that do not support RI.</td>
5838  </tr>
5839  <tr>
5840    <td><code>SSL_OP_NO_COMPRESSION</code></td>
5841    <td>Instructs OpenSSL to disable support for SSL/TLS compression.</td>
5842  </tr>
5843  <tr>
5844    <td><code>SSL_OP_NO_ENCRYPT_THEN_MAC</code></td>
5845    <td>Instructs OpenSSL to disable encrypt-then-MAC.</td>
5846  </tr>
5847  <tr>
5848    <td><code>SSL_OP_NO_QUERY_MTU</code></td>
5849    <td></td>
5850  </tr>
5851  <tr>
5852    <td><code>SSL_OP_NO_RENEGOTIATION</code></td>
5853    <td>Instructs OpenSSL to disable renegotiation.</td>
5854  </tr>
5855  <tr>
5856    <td><code>SSL_OP_NO_SESSION_RESUMPTION_ON_RENEGOTIATION</code></td>
5857    <td>Instructs OpenSSL to always start a new session when performing
5858    renegotiation.</td>
5859  </tr>
5860  <tr>
5861    <td><code>SSL_OP_NO_SSLv2</code></td>
5862    <td>Instructs OpenSSL to turn off SSL v2</td>
5863  </tr>
5864  <tr>
5865    <td><code>SSL_OP_NO_SSLv3</code></td>
5866    <td>Instructs OpenSSL to turn off SSL v3</td>
5867  </tr>
5868  <tr>
5869    <td><code>SSL_OP_NO_TICKET</code></td>
5870    <td>Instructs OpenSSL to disable use of RFC4507bis tickets.</td>
5871  </tr>
5872  <tr>
5873    <td><code>SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1</code></td>
5874    <td>Instructs OpenSSL to turn off TLS v1</td>
5875  </tr>
5876  <tr>
5877    <td><code>SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_1</code></td>
5878    <td>Instructs OpenSSL to turn off TLS v1.1</td>
5879  </tr>
5880  <tr>
5881    <td><code>SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_2</code></td>
5882    <td>Instructs OpenSSL to turn off TLS v1.2</td>
5883  </tr>
5884  <tr>
5885    <td><code>SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_3</code></td>
5886    <td>Instructs OpenSSL to turn off TLS v1.3</td>
5887  </tr>
5888  <tr>
5889    <td><code>SSL_OP_PRIORITIZE_CHACHA</code></td>
5890    <td>Instructs OpenSSL server to prioritize ChaCha20-Poly1305
5891    when the client does.
5892    This option has no effect if
5893    <code>SSL_OP_CIPHER_SERVER_PREFERENCE</code>
5894    is not enabled.</td>
5895  </tr>
5896  <tr>
5897    <td><code>SSL_OP_TLS_ROLLBACK_BUG</code></td>
5898    <td>Instructs OpenSSL to disable version rollback attack detection.</td>
5899  </tr>
5900</tbody></table>
5901<h4>OpenSSL engine constants<span><a class="mark" href="#openssl-engine-constants" id="openssl-engine-constants">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_openssl_engine_constants"></a></h4>
5902<table>
5903  <tbody><tr>
5904    <th>Constant</th>
5905    <th>Description</th>
5906  </tr>
5907  <tr>
5908    <td><code>ENGINE_METHOD_RSA</code></td>
5909    <td>Limit engine usage to RSA</td>
5910  </tr>
5911  <tr>
5912    <td><code>ENGINE_METHOD_DSA</code></td>
5913    <td>Limit engine usage to DSA</td>
5914  </tr>
5915  <tr>
5916    <td><code>ENGINE_METHOD_DH</code></td>
5917    <td>Limit engine usage to DH</td>
5918  </tr>
5919  <tr>
5920    <td><code>ENGINE_METHOD_RAND</code></td>
5921    <td>Limit engine usage to RAND</td>
5922  </tr>
5923  <tr>
5924    <td><code>ENGINE_METHOD_EC</code></td>
5925    <td>Limit engine usage to EC</td>
5926  </tr>
5927  <tr>
5928    <td><code>ENGINE_METHOD_CIPHERS</code></td>
5929    <td>Limit engine usage to CIPHERS</td>
5930  </tr>
5931  <tr>
5932    <td><code>ENGINE_METHOD_DIGESTS</code></td>
5933    <td>Limit engine usage to DIGESTS</td>
5934  </tr>
5935  <tr>
5936    <td><code>ENGINE_METHOD_PKEY_METHS</code></td>
5937    <td>Limit engine usage to PKEY_METHDS</td>
5938  </tr>
5939  <tr>
5940    <td><code>ENGINE_METHOD_PKEY_ASN1_METHS</code></td>
5941    <td>Limit engine usage to PKEY_ASN1_METHS</td>
5942  </tr>
5943  <tr>
5944    <td><code>ENGINE_METHOD_ALL</code></td>
5945    <td></td>
5946  </tr>
5947  <tr>
5948    <td><code>ENGINE_METHOD_NONE</code></td>
5949    <td></td>
5950  </tr>
5951</tbody></table>
5952<h4>Other OpenSSL constants<span><a class="mark" href="#other-openssl-constants" id="other-openssl-constants">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_other_openssl_constants"></a></h4>
5953<table>
5954  <tbody><tr>
5955    <th>Constant</th>
5956    <th>Description</th>
5957  </tr>
5958  <tr>
5959    <td><code>DH_CHECK_P_NOT_SAFE_PRIME</code></td>
5960    <td></td>
5961  </tr>
5962  <tr>
5963    <td><code>DH_CHECK_P_NOT_PRIME</code></td>
5964    <td></td>
5965  </tr>
5966  <tr>
5967    <td><code>DH_UNABLE_TO_CHECK_GENERATOR</code></td>
5968    <td></td>
5969  </tr>
5970  <tr>
5971    <td><code>DH_NOT_SUITABLE_GENERATOR</code></td>
5972    <td></td>
5973  </tr>
5974  <tr>
5975    <td><code>ALPN_ENABLED</code></td>
5976    <td></td>
5977  </tr>
5978  <tr>
5979    <td><code>RSA_PKCS1_PADDING</code></td>
5980    <td></td>
5981  </tr>
5982  <tr>
5983    <td><code>RSA_SSLV23_PADDING</code></td>
5984    <td></td>
5985  </tr>
5986  <tr>
5987    <td><code>RSA_NO_PADDING</code></td>
5988    <td></td>
5989  </tr>
5990  <tr>
5991    <td><code>RSA_PKCS1_OAEP_PADDING</code></td>
5992    <td></td>
5993  </tr>
5994  <tr>
5995    <td><code>RSA_X931_PADDING</code></td>
5996    <td></td>
5997  </tr>
5998  <tr>
5999    <td><code>RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING</code></td>
6000    <td></td>
6001  </tr>
6002  <tr>
6003    <td><code>RSA_PSS_SALTLEN_DIGEST</code></td>
6004    <td>Sets the salt length for <code>RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING</code> to the
6005        digest size when signing or verifying.</td>
6006  </tr>
6007  <tr>
6008    <td><code>RSA_PSS_SALTLEN_MAX_SIGN</code></td>
6009    <td>Sets the salt length for <code>RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING</code> to the
6010        maximum permissible value when signing data.</td>
6011  </tr>
6012  <tr>
6013    <td><code>RSA_PSS_SALTLEN_AUTO</code></td>
6014    <td>Causes the salt length for <code>RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING</code> to be
6015        determined automatically when verifying a signature.</td>
6016  </tr>
6017  <tr>
6018    <td><code>POINT_CONVERSION_COMPRESSED</code></td>
6019    <td></td>
6020  </tr>
6021  <tr>
6022    <td><code>POINT_CONVERSION_UNCOMPRESSED</code></td>
6023    <td></td>
6024  </tr>
6025  <tr>
6026    <td><code>POINT_CONVERSION_HYBRID</code></td>
6027    <td></td>
6028  </tr>
6029</tbody></table>
6030<h4>Node.js crypto constants<span><a class="mark" href="#nodejs-crypto-constants" id="nodejs-crypto-constants">#</a></span><a aria-hidden="true" class="legacy" id="crypto_node_js_crypto_constants"></a></h4>
6031<table>
6032  <tbody><tr>
6033    <th>Constant</th>
6034    <th>Description</th>
6035  </tr>
6036  <tr>
6037    <td><code>defaultCoreCipherList</code></td>
6038    <td>Specifies the built-in default cipher list used by Node.js.</td>
6039  </tr>
6040  <tr>
6041    <td><code>defaultCipherList</code></td>
6042    <td>Specifies the active default cipher list used by the current Node.js
6043    process.</td>
6044  </tr>
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