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<li><span class="stability_2"><a href="#crypto_crypto">Crypto</a></span><ul>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_determining_if_crypto_support_is_unavailable">Determining if crypto support is unavailable</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_class_certificate">Class: Certificate</a></span><ul>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_new_crypto_certificate">new crypto.Certificate()</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_certificate_exportchallenge_spkac">certificate.exportChallenge(spkac)</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_certificate_exportpublickey_spkac">certificate.exportPublicKey(spkac)</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_certificate_verifyspkac_spkac">certificate.verifySpkac(spkac)</a></span></li>
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<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_class_cipher">Class: Cipher</a></span><ul>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_cipher_final_outputencoding">cipher.final([outputEncoding])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_cipher_setaad_buffer">cipher.setAAD(buffer)</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_cipher_getauthtag">cipher.getAuthTag()</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_cipher_setautopadding_autopadding">cipher.setAutoPadding([autoPadding])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_cipher_update_data_inputencoding_outputencoding">cipher.update(data[, inputEncoding][, outputEncoding])</a></span></li>
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<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_class_decipher">Class: Decipher</a></span><ul>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_decipher_final_outputencoding">decipher.final([outputEncoding])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_decipher_setaad_buffer">decipher.setAAD(buffer)</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_decipher_setauthtag_buffer">decipher.setAuthTag(buffer)</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_decipher_setautopadding_autopadding">decipher.setAutoPadding([autoPadding])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_decipher_update_data_inputencoding_outputencoding">decipher.update(data[, inputEncoding][, outputEncoding])</a></span></li>
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<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_class_diffiehellman">Class: DiffieHellman</a></span><ul>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_diffiehellman_computesecret_otherpublickey_inputencoding_outputencoding">diffieHellman.computeSecret(otherPublicKey[, inputEncoding][, outputEncoding])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_diffiehellman_generatekeys_encoding">diffieHellman.generateKeys([encoding])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_diffiehellman_getgenerator_encoding">diffieHellman.getGenerator([encoding])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_diffiehellman_getprime_encoding">diffieHellman.getPrime([encoding])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_diffiehellman_getprivatekey_encoding">diffieHellman.getPrivateKey([encoding])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_diffiehellman_getpublickey_encoding">diffieHellman.getPublicKey([encoding])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_diffiehellman_setprivatekey_privatekey_encoding">diffieHellman.setPrivateKey(privateKey[, encoding])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_diffiehellman_setpublickey_publickey_encoding">diffieHellman.setPublicKey(publicKey[, encoding])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_diffiehellman_verifyerror">diffieHellman.verifyError</a></span></li>
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<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_class_ecdh">Class: ECDH</a></span><ul>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_ecdh_computesecret_otherpublickey_inputencoding_outputencoding">ecdh.computeSecret(otherPublicKey[, inputEncoding][, outputEncoding])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_ecdh_generatekeys_encoding_format">ecdh.generateKeys([encoding[, format]])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_ecdh_getprivatekey_encoding">ecdh.getPrivateKey([encoding])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_ecdh_getpublickey_encoding_format">ecdh.getPublicKey([encoding][, format])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_ecdh_setprivatekey_privatekey_encoding">ecdh.setPrivateKey(privateKey[, encoding])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_0"><a href="#crypto_ecdh_setpublickey_publickey_encoding">ecdh.setPublicKey(publicKey[, encoding])</a></span></li>
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</li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_class_hash">Class: Hash</a></span><ul>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_hash_digest_encoding">hash.digest([encoding])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_hash_update_data_inputencoding">hash.update(data[, inputEncoding])</a></span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_class_hmac">Class: Hmac</a></span><ul>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_hmac_digest_encoding">hmac.digest([encoding])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_hmac_update_data_inputencoding">hmac.update(data[, inputEncoding])</a></span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_class_sign">Class: Sign</a></span><ul>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_sign_sign_privatekey_outputformat">sign.sign(privateKey[, outputFormat])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_sign_update_data_inputencoding">sign.update(data[, inputEncoding])</a></span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_class_verify">Class: Verify</a></span><ul>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_verify_update_data_inputencoding">verify.update(data[, inputEncoding])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_verify_verify_object_signature_signatureformat">verify.verify(object, signature[, signatureFormat])</a></span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_module_methods_and_properties"><code>crypto</code> module methods and properties</a></span><ul>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_constants">crypto.constants</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_default_encoding">crypto.DEFAULT_ENCODING</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_fips">crypto.fips</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_createcipher_algorithm_password_options">crypto.createCipher(algorithm, password[, options])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_createcipheriv_algorithm_key_iv_options">crypto.createCipheriv(algorithm, key, iv[, options])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_0"><a href="#crypto_crypto_createcredentials_details">crypto.createCredentials(details)</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_createdecipher_algorithm_password_options">crypto.createDecipher(algorithm, password[, options])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_createdecipheriv_algorithm_key_iv_options">crypto.createDecipheriv(algorithm, key, iv[, options])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_creatediffiehellman_prime_primeencoding_generator_generatorencoding">crypto.createDiffieHellman(prime[, primeEncoding][, generator][, generatorEncoding])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_creatediffiehellman_primelength_generator">crypto.createDiffieHellman(primeLength[, generator])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_createecdh_curvename">crypto.createECDH(curveName)</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_createhash_algorithm_options">crypto.createHash(algorithm[, options])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_createhmac_algorithm_key_options">crypto.createHmac(algorithm, key[, options])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_createsign_algorithm_options">crypto.createSign(algorithm[, options])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_createverify_algorithm_options">crypto.createVerify(algorithm[, options])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_getciphers">crypto.getCiphers()</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_getcurves">crypto.getCurves()</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_getdiffiehellman_groupname">crypto.getDiffieHellman(groupName)</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_gethashes">crypto.getHashes()</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_pbkdf2_password_salt_iterations_keylen_digest_callback">crypto.pbkdf2(password, salt, iterations, keylen, digest, callback)</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_pbkdf2sync_password_salt_iterations_keylen_digest">crypto.pbkdf2Sync(password, salt, iterations, keylen, digest)</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_privatedecrypt_privatekey_buffer">crypto.privateDecrypt(privateKey, buffer)</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_privateencrypt_privatekey_buffer">crypto.privateEncrypt(privateKey, buffer)</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_publicdecrypt_key_buffer">crypto.publicDecrypt(key, buffer)</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_publicencrypt_key_buffer">crypto.publicEncrypt(key, buffer)</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_randombytes_size_callback">crypto.randomBytes(size[, callback])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_randomfillsync_buffer_offset_size">crypto.randomFillSync(buffer[, offset][, size])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_randomfill_buffer_offset_size_callback">crypto.randomFill(buffer[, offset][, size], callback)</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_setengine_engine_flags">crypto.setEngine(engine[, flags])</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_timingsafeequal_a_b">crypto.timingSafeEqual(a, b)</a></span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_notes">Notes</a></span><ul>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_legacy_streams_api_pre_node_js_v0_10">Legacy Streams API (pre Node.js v0.10)</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_recent_ecdh_changes">Recent ECDH Changes</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_support_for_weak_or_compromised_algorithms">Support for weak or compromised algorithms</a></span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_crypto_constants_1">Crypto Constants</a></span><ul>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_openssl_options">OpenSSL Options</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_openssl_engine_constants">OpenSSL Engine Constants</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_other_openssl_constants">Other OpenSSL Constants</a></span></li>
<li><span class="stability_undefined"><a href="#crypto_node_js_crypto_constants">Node.js Crypto Constants</a></span></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div id="apicontent">
<h1>Crypto<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto" id="crypto_crypto">#</a></span></h1>
<!--introduced_in=v0.3.6-->
<div class="api_stability api_stability_2"><a href="documentation.html#documentation_stability_index">Stability: 2</a> - Stable</div><p>The <code>crypto</code> module provides cryptographic functionality that includes a set of
wrappers for OpenSSL's hash, HMAC, cipher, decipher, sign, and verify functions.</p>
<p>Use <code>require('crypto')</code> to access this module.</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const crypto = require('crypto');
const secret = 'abcdefg';
const hash = crypto.createHmac('sha256', secret)
.update('I love cupcakes')
.digest('hex');
console.log(hash);
// Prints:
// c0fa1bc00531bd78ef38c628449c5102aeabd49b5dc3a2a516ea6ea959d6658e
</code></pre>
<h2>Determining if crypto support is unavailable<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_determining_if_crypto_support_is_unavailable" id="crypto_determining_if_crypto_support_is_unavailable">#</a></span></h2>
<p>It is possible for Node.js to be built without including support for the
<code>crypto</code> module. In such cases, calling <code>require('crypto')</code> will result in an
error being thrown.</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">let crypto;
try {
crypto = require('crypto');
} catch (err) {
console.log('crypto support is disabled!');
}
</code></pre>
<h2>Class: Certificate<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_class_certificate" id="crypto_class_certificate">#</a></span></h2>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.11.8</span>
</div><p>SPKAC is a Certificate Signing Request mechanism originally implemented by
Netscape and now specified formally as part of <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/html5/forms.html#the-keygen-element">HTML5's <code>keygen</code> element</a>.</p>
<p>The <code>crypto</code> module provides the <code>Certificate</code> class for working with SPKAC
data. The most common usage is handling output generated by the HTML5
<code><keygen></code> element. Node.js uses <a href="https://www.openssl.org/docs/man1.0.2/apps/spkac.html">OpenSSL's SPKAC implementation</a> internally.</p>
<h3>new crypto.Certificate()<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_new_crypto_certificate" id="crypto_new_crypto_certificate">#</a></span></h3>
<p>Instances of the <code>Certificate</code> class can be created using the <code>new</code> keyword
or by calling <code>crypto.Certificate()</code> as a function:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const crypto = require('crypto');
const cert1 = new crypto.Certificate();
const cert2 = crypto.Certificate();
</code></pre>
<h3>certificate.exportChallenge(spkac)<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_certificate_exportchallenge_spkac" id="crypto_certificate_exportchallenge_spkac">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.11.8</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>spkac</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li>Returns
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> The challenge component of the <code>spkac</code> data structure, which
includes a public key and a challenge.</li>
</ul>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const cert = require('crypto').Certificate();
const spkac = getSpkacSomehow();
const challenge = cert.exportChallenge(spkac);
console.log(challenge.toString('utf8'));
// Prints: the challenge as a UTF8 string
</code></pre>
<h3>certificate.exportPublicKey(spkac)<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_certificate_exportpublickey_spkac" id="crypto_certificate_exportpublickey_spkac">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.11.8</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>spkac</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li>Returns
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> The public key component of the <code>spkac</code> data structure,
which includes a public key and a challenge.</li>
</ul>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const cert = require('crypto').Certificate();
const spkac = getSpkacSomehow();
const publicKey = cert.exportPublicKey(spkac);
console.log(publicKey);
// Prints: the public key as <Buffer ...>
</code></pre>
<h3>certificate.verifySpkac(spkac)<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_certificate_verifyspkac_spkac" id="crypto_certificate_verifyspkac_spkac">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.11.8</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>spkac</code>
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li>Returns
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type"><boolean></a> <code>true</code> if the given <code>spkac</code> data structure is valid, <code>false</code>
otherwise.</li>
</ul>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const cert = require('crypto').Certificate();
const spkac = getSpkacSomehow();
console.log(cert.verifySpkac(Buffer.from(spkac)));
// Prints: true or false
</code></pre>
<h2>Class: Cipher<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_class_cipher" id="crypto_class_cipher">#</a></span></h2>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.1.94</span>
</div><p>Instances of the <code>Cipher</code> class are used to encrypt data. The class can be
used in one of two ways:</p>
<ul>
<li>As a <a href="stream.html">stream</a> that is both readable and writable, where plain unencrypted
data is written to produce encrypted data on the readable side, or</li>
<li>Using the <a href="#crypto_cipher_update_data_inputencoding_outputencoding"><code>cipher.update()</code></a> and <a href="#crypto_cipher_final_outputencoding"><code>cipher.final()</code></a> methods to produce
the encrypted data.</li>
</ul>
<p>The <a href="#crypto_crypto_createcipher_algorithm_password_options"><code>crypto.createCipher()</code></a> or <a href="#crypto_crypto_createcipheriv_algorithm_key_iv_options"><code>crypto.createCipheriv()</code></a> methods are
used to create <code>Cipher</code> instances. <code>Cipher</code> objects are not to be created
directly using the <code>new</code> keyword.</p>
<p>Example: Using <code>Cipher</code> objects as streams:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const crypto = require('crypto');
const cipher = crypto.createCipher('aes192', 'a password');
let encrypted = '';
cipher.on('readable', () => {
const data = cipher.read();
if (data)
encrypted += data.toString('hex');
});
cipher.on('end', () => {
console.log(encrypted);
// Prints: ca981be48e90867604588e75d04feabb63cc007a8f8ad89b10616ed84d815504
});
cipher.write('some clear text data');
cipher.end();
</code></pre>
<p>Example: Using <code>Cipher</code> and piped streams:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const crypto = require('crypto');
const fs = require('fs');
const cipher = crypto.createCipher('aes192', 'a password');
const input = fs.createReadStream('test.js');
const output = fs.createWriteStream('test.enc');
input.pipe(cipher).pipe(output);
</code></pre>
<p>Example: Using the <a href="#crypto_cipher_update_data_inputencoding_outputencoding"><code>cipher.update()</code></a> and <a href="#crypto_cipher_final_outputencoding"><code>cipher.final()</code></a> methods:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const crypto = require('crypto');
const cipher = crypto.createCipher('aes192', 'a password');
let encrypted = cipher.update('some clear text data', 'utf8', 'hex');
encrypted += cipher.final('hex');
console.log(encrypted);
// Prints: ca981be48e90867604588e75d04feabb63cc007a8f8ad89b10616ed84d815504
</code></pre>
<h3>cipher.final([outputEncoding])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_cipher_final_outputencoding" id="crypto_cipher_final_outputencoding">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.1.94</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>outputEncoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Returns any remaining enciphered contents. If <code>outputEncoding</code>
parameter is one of <code>'latin1'</code>, <code>'base64'</code> or <code>'hex'</code>, a string is returned.
If an <code>outputEncoding</code> is not provided, a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned.</p>
<p>Once the <code>cipher.final()</code> method has been called, the <code>Cipher</code> object can no
longer be used to encrypt data. Attempts to call <code>cipher.final()</code> more than
once will result in an error being thrown.</p>
<h3>cipher.setAAD(buffer)<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_cipher_setaad_buffer" id="crypto_cipher_setaad_buffer">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v1.0.0</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>buffer</code>
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a></li>
<li>Returns the <span class="type"><Cipher></span> for method chaining.</li>
</ul>
<p>When using an authenticated encryption mode (only <code>GCM</code> is currently
supported), the <code>cipher.setAAD()</code> method sets the value used for the
<em>additional authenticated data</em> (AAD) input parameter.</p>
<p>The <code>cipher.setAAD()</code> method must be called before <a href="#crypto_cipher_update_data_inputencoding_outputencoding"><code>cipher.update()</code></a>.</p>
<h3>cipher.getAuthTag()<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_cipher_getauthtag" id="crypto_cipher_getauthtag">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v1.0.0</span>
</div><p>When using an authenticated encryption mode (only <code>GCM</code> is currently
supported), the <code>cipher.getAuthTag()</code> method returns a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> containing
the <em>authentication tag</em> that has been computed from the given data.</p>
<p>The <code>cipher.getAuthTag()</code> method should only be called after encryption has
been completed using the <a href="#crypto_cipher_final_outputencoding"><code>cipher.final()</code></a> method.</p>
<h3>cipher.setAutoPadding([autoPadding])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_cipher_setautopadding_autopadding" id="crypto_cipher_setautopadding_autopadding">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.7.1</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>autoPadding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type"><boolean></a> Defaults to <code>true</code>.</li>
<li>Returns the <span class="type"><Cipher></span> for method chaining.</li>
</ul>
<p>When using block encryption algorithms, the <code>Cipher</code> class will automatically
add padding to the input data to the appropriate block size. To disable the</p>
<p>default padding call <code>cipher.setAutoPadding(false)</code>.</p>
<p>When <code>autoPadding</code> is <code>false</code>, the length of the entire input data must be a
multiple of the cipher's block size or <a href="#crypto_cipher_final_outputencoding"><code>cipher.final()</code></a> will throw an Error.
Disabling automatic padding is useful for non-standard padding, for instance
using <code>0x0</code> instead of PKCS padding.</p>
<p>The <code>cipher.setAutoPadding()</code> method must be called before
<a href="#crypto_cipher_final_outputencoding"><code>cipher.final()</code></a>.</p>
<h3>cipher.update(data[, inputEncoding][, outputEncoding])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_cipher_update_data_inputencoding_outputencoding" id="crypto_cipher_update_data_inputencoding_outputencoding">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
<td><p>The default <code>inputEncoding</code> changed from <code>binary</code> to <code>utf8</code>.</p>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>v0.1.94</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.94</span></p>
</td></tr>
</table>
</details>
</div><ul>
<li><code>data</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li><code>inputEncoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
<li><code>outputEncoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Updates the cipher with <code>data</code>. If the <code>inputEncoding</code> argument is given,
its value must be one of <code>'utf8'</code>, <code>'ascii'</code>, or <code>'latin1'</code> and the <code>data</code>
argument is a string using the specified encoding. If the <code>inputEncoding</code>
argument is not given, <code>data</code> must be a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or
<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
<code>inputEncoding</code> is ignored.</p>
<p>The <code>outputEncoding</code> specifies the output format of the enciphered
data, and can be <code>'latin1'</code>, <code>'base64'</code> or <code>'hex'</code>. If the <code>outputEncoding</code>
is specified, a string using the specified encoding is returned. If no
<code>outputEncoding</code> is provided, a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned.</p>
<p>The <code>cipher.update()</code> method can be called multiple times with new data until
<a href="#crypto_cipher_final_outputencoding"><code>cipher.final()</code></a> is called. Calling <code>cipher.update()</code> after
<a href="#crypto_cipher_final_outputencoding"><code>cipher.final()</code></a> will result in an error being thrown.</p>
<h2>Class: Decipher<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_class_decipher" id="crypto_class_decipher">#</a></span></h2>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.1.94</span>
</div><p>Instances of the <code>Decipher</code> class are used to decrypt data. The class can be
used in one of two ways:</p>
<ul>
<li>As a <a href="stream.html">stream</a> that is both readable and writable, where plain encrypted
data is written to produce unencrypted data on the readable side, or</li>
<li>Using the <a href="#crypto_decipher_update_data_inputencoding_outputencoding"><code>decipher.update()</code></a> and <a href="#crypto_decipher_final_outputencoding"><code>decipher.final()</code></a> methods to
produce the unencrypted data.</li>
</ul>
<p>The <a href="#crypto_crypto_createdecipher_algorithm_password_options"><code>crypto.createDecipher()</code></a> or <a href="#crypto_crypto_createdecipheriv_algorithm_key_iv_options"><code>crypto.createDecipheriv()</code></a> methods are
used to create <code>Decipher</code> instances. <code>Decipher</code> objects are not to be created
directly using the <code>new</code> keyword.</p>
<p>Example: Using <code>Decipher</code> objects as streams:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const crypto = require('crypto');
const decipher = crypto.createDecipher('aes192', 'a password');
let decrypted = '';
decipher.on('readable', () => {
const data = decipher.read();
if (data)
decrypted += data.toString('utf8');
});
decipher.on('end', () => {
console.log(decrypted);
// Prints: some clear text data
});
const encrypted =
'ca981be48e90867604588e75d04feabb63cc007a8f8ad89b10616ed84d815504';
decipher.write(encrypted, 'hex');
decipher.end();
</code></pre>
<p>Example: Using <code>Decipher</code> and piped streams:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const crypto = require('crypto');
const fs = require('fs');
const decipher = crypto.createDecipher('aes192', 'a password');
const input = fs.createReadStream('test.enc');
const output = fs.createWriteStream('test.js');
input.pipe(decipher).pipe(output);
</code></pre>
<p>Example: Using the <a href="#crypto_decipher_update_data_inputencoding_outputencoding"><code>decipher.update()</code></a> and <a href="#crypto_decipher_final_outputencoding"><code>decipher.final()</code></a> methods:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const crypto = require('crypto');
const decipher = crypto.createDecipher('aes192', 'a password');
const encrypted =
'ca981be48e90867604588e75d04feabb63cc007a8f8ad89b10616ed84d815504';
let decrypted = decipher.update(encrypted, 'hex', 'utf8');
decrypted += decipher.final('utf8');
console.log(decrypted);
// Prints: some clear text data
</code></pre>
<h3>decipher.final([outputEncoding])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_decipher_final_outputencoding" id="crypto_decipher_final_outputencoding">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.1.94</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>outputEncoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Returns any remaining deciphered contents. If <code>outputEncoding</code>
parameter is one of <code>'latin1'</code>, <code>'ascii'</code> or <code>'utf8'</code>, a string is returned.
If an <code>outputEncoding</code> is not provided, a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned.</p>
<p>Once the <code>decipher.final()</code> method has been called, the <code>Decipher</code> object can
no longer be used to decrypt data. Attempts to call <code>decipher.final()</code> more
than once will result in an error being thrown.</p>
<h3>decipher.setAAD(buffer)<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_decipher_setaad_buffer" id="crypto_decipher_setaad_buffer">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v7.2.0</td>
<td><p>This method now returns a reference to <code>decipher</code>.</p>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>v1.0.0</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v1.0.0</span></p>
</td></tr>
</table>
</details>
</div><ul>
<li><code>buffer</code>
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li>Returns the <span class="type"><Cipher></span> for method chaining.</li>
</ul>
<p>When using an authenticated encryption mode (only <code>GCM</code> is currently
supported), the <code>decipher.setAAD()</code> method sets the value used for the
<em>additional authenticated data</em> (AAD) input parameter.</p>
<p>The <code>decipher.setAAD()</code> method must be called before <a href="#crypto_decipher_update_data_inputencoding_outputencoding"><code>decipher.update()</code></a>.</p>
<h3>decipher.setAuthTag(buffer)<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_decipher_setauthtag_buffer" id="crypto_decipher_setauthtag_buffer">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v7.2.0</td>
<td><p>This method now returns a reference to <code>decipher</code>.</p>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>v1.0.0</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v1.0.0</span></p>
</td></tr>
</table>
</details>
</div><ul>
<li><code>buffer</code>
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li>Returns the <span class="type"><Cipher></span> for method chaining.</li>
</ul>
<p>When using an authenticated encryption mode (only <code>GCM</code> is currently
supported), the <code>decipher.setAuthTag()</code> method is used to pass in the
received <em>authentication tag</em>. If no tag is provided, or if the cipher text
has been tampered with, <a href="#crypto_decipher_final_outputencoding"><code>decipher.final()</code></a> will throw, indicating that the
cipher text should be discarded due to failed authentication.</p>
<p>The <code>decipher.setAuthTag()</code> method must be called before
<a href="#crypto_decipher_final_outputencoding"><code>decipher.final()</code></a>.</p>
<h3>decipher.setAutoPadding([autoPadding])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_decipher_setautopadding_autopadding" id="crypto_decipher_setautopadding_autopadding">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.7.1</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>autoPadding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type" class="type"><boolean></a> Defaults to <code>true</code>.</li>
<li>Returns the <span class="type"><Cipher></span> for method chaining.</li>
</ul>
<p>When data has been encrypted without standard block padding, calling
<code>decipher.setAutoPadding(false)</code> will disable automatic padding to prevent
<a href="#crypto_decipher_final_outputencoding"><code>decipher.final()</code></a> from checking for and removing padding.</p>
<p>Turning auto padding off will only work if the input data's length is a
multiple of the ciphers block size.</p>
<p>The <code>decipher.setAutoPadding()</code> method must be called before
<a href="#crypto_decipher_final_outputencoding"><code>decipher.final()</code></a>.</p>
<h3>decipher.update(data[, inputEncoding][, outputEncoding])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_decipher_update_data_inputencoding_outputencoding" id="crypto_decipher_update_data_inputencoding_outputencoding">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
<td><p>The default <code>inputEncoding</code> changed from <code>binary</code> to <code>utf8</code>.</p>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>v0.1.94</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.94</span></p>
</td></tr>
</table>
</details>
</div><ul>
<li><code>data</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li><code>inputEncoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
<li><code>outputEncoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Updates the decipher with <code>data</code>. If the <code>inputEncoding</code> argument is given,
its value must be one of <code>'latin1'</code>, <code>'base64'</code>, or <code>'hex'</code> and the <code>data</code>
argument is a string using the specified encoding. If the <code>inputEncoding</code>
argument is not given, <code>data</code> must be a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>. If <code>data</code> is a
<a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> then <code>inputEncoding</code> is ignored.</p>
<p>The <code>outputEncoding</code> specifies the output format of the enciphered
data, and can be <code>'latin1'</code>, <code>'ascii'</code> or <code>'utf8'</code>. If the <code>outputEncoding</code>
is specified, a string using the specified encoding is returned. If no
<code>outputEncoding</code> is provided, a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned.</p>
<p>The <code>decipher.update()</code> method can be called multiple times with new data until
<a href="#crypto_decipher_final_outputencoding"><code>decipher.final()</code></a> is called. Calling <code>decipher.update()</code> after
<a href="#crypto_decipher_final_outputencoding"><code>decipher.final()</code></a> will result in an error being thrown.</p>
<h2>Class: DiffieHellman<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_class_diffiehellman" id="crypto_class_diffiehellman">#</a></span></h2>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.5.0</span>
</div><p>The <code>DiffieHellman</code> class is a utility for creating Diffie-Hellman key
exchanges.</p>
<p>Instances of the <code>DiffieHellman</code> class can be created using the
<a href="#crypto_crypto_creatediffiehellman_prime_primeencoding_generator_generatorencoding"><code>crypto.createDiffieHellman()</code></a> function.</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const crypto = require('crypto');
const assert = require('assert');
// Generate Alice's keys...
const alice = crypto.createDiffieHellman(2048);
const aliceKey = alice.generateKeys();
// Generate Bob's keys...
const bob = crypto.createDiffieHellman(alice.getPrime(), alice.getGenerator());
const bobKey = bob.generateKeys();
// Exchange and generate the secret...
const aliceSecret = alice.computeSecret(bobKey);
const bobSecret = bob.computeSecret(aliceKey);
// OK
assert.strictEqual(aliceSecret.toString('hex'), bobSecret.toString('hex'));
</code></pre>
<h3>diffieHellman.computeSecret(otherPublicKey[, inputEncoding][, outputEncoding])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_diffiehellman_computesecret_otherpublickey_inputencoding_outputencoding" id="crypto_diffiehellman_computesecret_otherpublickey_inputencoding_outputencoding">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.5.0</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>otherPublicKey</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li><code>inputEncoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
<li><code>outputEncoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Computes the shared secret using <code>otherPublicKey</code> as the other
party's public key and returns the computed shared secret. The supplied
key is interpreted using the specified <code>inputEncoding</code>, and secret is
encoded using specified <code>outputEncoding</code>. Encodings can be
<code>'latin1'</code>, <code>'hex'</code>, or <code>'base64'</code>. If the <code>inputEncoding</code> is not
provided, <code>otherPublicKey</code> is expected to be a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>,
<code>TypedArray</code>, or <code>DataView</code>.</p>
<p>If <code>outputEncoding</code> is given a string is returned; otherwise, a
<a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned.</p>
<h3>diffieHellman.generateKeys([encoding])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_diffiehellman_generatekeys_encoding" id="crypto_diffiehellman_generatekeys_encoding">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.5.0</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>encoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Generates private and public Diffie-Hellman key values, and returns
the public key in the specified <code>encoding</code>. This key should be
transferred to the other party. Encoding can be <code>'latin1'</code>, <code>'hex'</code>,
or <code>'base64'</code>. If <code>encoding</code> is provided a string is returned; otherwise a
<a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned.</p>
<h3>diffieHellman.getGenerator([encoding])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_diffiehellman_getgenerator_encoding" id="crypto_diffiehellman_getgenerator_encoding">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.5.0</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>encoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Returns the Diffie-Hellman generator in the specified <code>encoding</code>, which can
be <code>'latin1'</code>, <code>'hex'</code>, or <code>'base64'</code>. If <code>encoding</code> is provided a string is
returned; otherwise a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned.</p>
<h3>diffieHellman.getPrime([encoding])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_diffiehellman_getprime_encoding" id="crypto_diffiehellman_getprime_encoding">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.5.0</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>encoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Returns the Diffie-Hellman prime in the specified <code>encoding</code>, which can
be <code>'latin1'</code>, <code>'hex'</code>, or <code>'base64'</code>. If <code>encoding</code> is provided a string is
returned; otherwise a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned.</p>
<h3>diffieHellman.getPrivateKey([encoding])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_diffiehellman_getprivatekey_encoding" id="crypto_diffiehellman_getprivatekey_encoding">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.5.0</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>encoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Returns the Diffie-Hellman private key in the specified <code>encoding</code>,
which can be <code>'latin1'</code>, <code>'hex'</code>, or <code>'base64'</code>. If <code>encoding</code> is provided a
string is returned; otherwise a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned.</p>
<h3>diffieHellman.getPublicKey([encoding])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_diffiehellman_getpublickey_encoding" id="crypto_diffiehellman_getpublickey_encoding">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.5.0</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>encoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Returns the Diffie-Hellman public key in the specified <code>encoding</code>, which
can be <code>'latin1'</code>, <code>'hex'</code>, or <code>'base64'</code>. If <code>encoding</code> is provided a
string is returned; otherwise a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned.</p>
<h3>diffieHellman.setPrivateKey(privateKey[, encoding])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_diffiehellman_setprivatekey_privatekey_encoding" id="crypto_diffiehellman_setprivatekey_privatekey_encoding">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.5.0</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>privateKey</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li><code>encoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Sets the Diffie-Hellman private key. If the <code>encoding</code> argument is provided
and is either <code>'latin1'</code>, <code>'hex'</code>, or <code>'base64'</code>, <code>privateKey</code> is expected
to be a string. If no <code>encoding</code> is provided, <code>privateKey</code> is expected
to be a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or <code>DataView</code>.</p>
<h3>diffieHellman.setPublicKey(publicKey[, encoding])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_diffiehellman_setpublickey_publickey_encoding" id="crypto_diffiehellman_setpublickey_publickey_encoding">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.5.0</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>publicKey</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li><code>encoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Sets the Diffie-Hellman public key. If the <code>encoding</code> argument is provided
and is either <code>'latin1'</code>, <code>'hex'</code> or <code>'base64'</code>, <code>publicKey</code> is expected
to be a string. If no <code>encoding</code> is provided, <code>publicKey</code> is expected
to be a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or <code>DataView</code>.</p>
<h3>diffieHellman.verifyError<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_diffiehellman_verifyerror" id="crypto_diffiehellman_verifyerror">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.11.12</span>
</div><p>A bit field containing any warnings and/or errors resulting from a check
performed during initialization of the <code>DiffieHellman</code> object.</p>
<p>The following values are valid for this property (as defined in <code>constants</code>
module):</p>
<ul>
<li><code>DH_CHECK_P_NOT_SAFE_PRIME</code></li>
<li><code>DH_CHECK_P_NOT_PRIME</code></li>
<li><code>DH_UNABLE_TO_CHECK_GENERATOR</code></li>
<li><code>DH_NOT_SUITABLE_GENERATOR</code></li>
</ul>
<h2>Class: ECDH<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_class_ecdh" id="crypto_class_ecdh">#</a></span></h2>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.11.14</span>
</div><p>The <code>ECDH</code> class is a utility for creating Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH)
key exchanges.</p>
<p>Instances of the <code>ECDH</code> class can be created using the
<a href="#crypto_crypto_createecdh_curvename"><code>crypto.createECDH()</code></a> function.</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const crypto = require('crypto');
const assert = require('assert');
// Generate Alice's keys...
const alice = crypto.createECDH('secp521r1');
const aliceKey = alice.generateKeys();
// Generate Bob's keys...
const bob = crypto.createECDH('secp521r1');
const bobKey = bob.generateKeys();
// Exchange and generate the secret...
const aliceSecret = alice.computeSecret(bobKey);
const bobSecret = bob.computeSecret(aliceKey);
assert.strictEqual(aliceSecret.toString('hex'), bobSecret.toString('hex'));
// OK
</code></pre>
<h3>ecdh.computeSecret(otherPublicKey[, inputEncoding][, outputEncoding])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_ecdh_computesecret_otherpublickey_inputencoding_outputencoding" id="crypto_ecdh_computesecret_otherpublickey_inputencoding_outputencoding">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
<td><p>The default <code>inputEncoding</code> changed from <code>binary</code> to <code>utf8</code>.</p>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>v0.11.14</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v0.11.14</span></p>
</td></tr>
</table>
</details>
</div><ul>
<li><code>otherPublicKey</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li><code>inputEncoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
<li><code>outputEncoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Computes the shared secret using <code>otherPublicKey</code> as the other
party's public key and returns the computed shared secret. The supplied
key is interpreted using specified <code>inputEncoding</code>, and the returned secret
is encoded using the specified <code>outputEncoding</code>. Encodings can be
<code>'latin1'</code>, <code>'hex'</code>, or <code>'base64'</code>. If the <code>inputEncoding</code> is not
provided, <code>otherPublicKey</code> is expected to be a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or
<code>DataView</code>.</p>
<p>If <code>outputEncoding</code> is given a string will be returned; otherwise a
<a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned.</p>
<h3>ecdh.generateKeys([encoding[, format]])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_ecdh_generatekeys_encoding_format" id="crypto_ecdh_generatekeys_encoding_format">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.11.14</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>encoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
<li><code>format</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> Defaults to <code>uncompressed</code>.</li>
</ul>
<p>Generates private and public EC Diffie-Hellman key values, and returns
the public key in the specified <code>format</code> and <code>encoding</code>. This key should be
transferred to the other party.</p>
<p>The <code>format</code> argument specifies point encoding and can be <code>'compressed'</code> or
<code>'uncompressed'</code>. If <code>format</code> is not specified, the point will be returned in
<code>'uncompressed'</code> format.</p>
<p>The <code>encoding</code> argument can be <code>'latin1'</code>, <code>'hex'</code>, or <code>'base64'</code>. If
<code>encoding</code> is provided a string is returned; otherwise a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>
is returned.</p>
<h3>ecdh.getPrivateKey([encoding])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_ecdh_getprivatekey_encoding" id="crypto_ecdh_getprivatekey_encoding">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.11.14</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>encoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Returns the EC Diffie-Hellman private key in the specified <code>encoding</code>,
which can be <code>'latin1'</code>, <code>'hex'</code>, or <code>'base64'</code>. If <code>encoding</code> is provided
a string is returned; otherwise a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned.</p>
<h3>ecdh.getPublicKey([encoding][, format])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_ecdh_getpublickey_encoding_format" id="crypto_ecdh_getpublickey_encoding_format">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.11.14</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>encoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
<li><code>format</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> Defaults to <code>uncompressed</code>.</li>
</ul>
<p>Returns the EC Diffie-Hellman public key in the specified <code>encoding</code> and
<code>format</code>.</p>
<p>The <code>format</code> argument specifies point encoding and can be <code>'compressed'</code> or
<code>'uncompressed'</code>. If <code>format</code> is not specified the point will be returned in
<code>'uncompressed'</code> format.</p>
<p>The <code>encoding</code> argument can be <code>'latin1'</code>, <code>'hex'</code>, or <code>'base64'</code>. If
<code>encoding</code> is specified, a string is returned; otherwise a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is
returned.</p>
<h3>ecdh.setPrivateKey(privateKey[, encoding])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_ecdh_setprivatekey_privatekey_encoding" id="crypto_ecdh_setprivatekey_privatekey_encoding">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.11.14</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>privateKey</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li><code>encoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Sets the EC Diffie-Hellman private key. The <code>encoding</code> can be <code>'latin1'</code>,
<code>'hex'</code> or <code>'base64'</code>. If <code>encoding</code> is provided, <code>privateKey</code> is expected
to be a string; otherwise <code>privateKey</code> is expected to be a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>,
<code>TypedArray</code>, or <code>DataView</code>.</p>
<p>If <code>privateKey</code> is not valid for the curve specified when the <code>ECDH</code> object was
created, an error is thrown. Upon setting the private key, the associated
public point (key) is also generated and set in the ECDH object.</p>
<h3>ecdh.setPublicKey(publicKey[, encoding])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_ecdh_setpublickey_publickey_encoding" id="crypto_ecdh_setpublickey_publickey_encoding">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.11.14</span><span>Deprecated since: v5.2.0</span>
</div><div class="api_stability api_stability_0"><a href="documentation.html#documentation_stability_index">Stability: 0</a> - Deprecated</div><ul>
<li><code>publicKey</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li><code>encoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Sets the EC Diffie-Hellman public key. Key encoding can be <code>'latin1'</code>,
<code>'hex'</code> or <code>'base64'</code>. If <code>encoding</code> is provided <code>publicKey</code> is expected to
be a string; otherwise a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or <code>DataView</code> is expected.</p>
<p>Note that there is not normally a reason to call this method because <code>ECDH</code>
only requires a private key and the other party's public key to compute the
shared secret. Typically either <a href="#crypto_ecdh_generatekeys_encoding_format"><code>ecdh.generateKeys()</code></a> or
<a href="#crypto_ecdh_setprivatekey_privatekey_encoding"><code>ecdh.setPrivateKey()</code></a> will be called. The <a href="#crypto_ecdh_setprivatekey_privatekey_encoding"><code>ecdh.setPrivateKey()</code></a> method
attempts to generate the public point/key associated with the private key being
set.</p>
<p>Example (obtaining a shared secret):</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const crypto = require('crypto');
const alice = crypto.createECDH('secp256k1');
const bob = crypto.createECDH('secp256k1');
// Note: This is a shortcut way to specify one of Alice's previous private
// keys. It would be unwise to use such a predictable private key in a real
// application.
alice.setPrivateKey(
crypto.createHash('sha256').update('alice', 'utf8').digest()
);
// Bob uses a newly generated cryptographically strong
// pseudorandom key pair
bob.generateKeys();
const aliceSecret = alice.computeSecret(bob.getPublicKey(), null, 'hex');
const bobSecret = bob.computeSecret(alice.getPublicKey(), null, 'hex');
// aliceSecret and bobSecret should be the same shared secret value
console.log(aliceSecret === bobSecret);
</code></pre>
<h2>Class: Hash<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_class_hash" id="crypto_class_hash">#</a></span></h2>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.1.92</span>
</div><p>The <code>Hash</code> class is a utility for creating hash digests of data. It can be
used in one of two ways:</p>
<ul>
<li>As a <a href="stream.html">stream</a> that is both readable and writable, where data is written
to produce a computed hash digest on the readable side, or</li>
<li>Using the <a href="#crypto_hash_update_data_inputencoding"><code>hash.update()</code></a> and <a href="#crypto_hash_digest_encoding"><code>hash.digest()</code></a> methods to produce the
computed hash.</li>
</ul>
<p>The <a href="#crypto_crypto_createhash_algorithm_options"><code>crypto.createHash()</code></a> method is used to create <code>Hash</code> instances. <code>Hash</code>
objects are not to be created directly using the <code>new</code> keyword.</p>
<p>Example: Using <code>Hash</code> objects as streams:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const crypto = require('crypto');
const hash = crypto.createHash('sha256');
hash.on('readable', () => {
const data = hash.read();
if (data) {
console.log(data.toString('hex'));
// Prints:
// 6a2da20943931e9834fc12cfe5bb47bbd9ae43489a30726962b576f4e3993e50
}
});
hash.write('some data to hash');
hash.end();
</code></pre>
<p>Example: Using <code>Hash</code> and piped streams:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const crypto = require('crypto');
const fs = require('fs');
const hash = crypto.createHash('sha256');
const input = fs.createReadStream('test.js');
input.pipe(hash).pipe(process.stdout);
</code></pre>
<p>Example: Using the <a href="#crypto_hash_update_data_inputencoding"><code>hash.update()</code></a> and <a href="#crypto_hash_digest_encoding"><code>hash.digest()</code></a> methods:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const crypto = require('crypto');
const hash = crypto.createHash('sha256');
hash.update('some data to hash');
console.log(hash.digest('hex'));
// Prints:
// 6a2da20943931e9834fc12cfe5bb47bbd9ae43489a30726962b576f4e3993e50
</code></pre>
<h3>hash.digest([encoding])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_hash_digest_encoding" id="crypto_hash_digest_encoding">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.1.92</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>encoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Calculates the digest of all of the data passed to be hashed (using the
<a href="#crypto_hash_update_data_inputencoding"><code>hash.update()</code></a> method). The <code>encoding</code> can be <code>'hex'</code>, <code>'latin1'</code> or
<code>'base64'</code>. If <code>encoding</code> is provided a string will be returned; otherwise
a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned.</p>
<p>The <code>Hash</code> object can not be used again after <code>hash.digest()</code> method has been
called. Multiple calls will cause an error to be thrown.</p>
<h3>hash.update(data[, inputEncoding])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_hash_update_data_inputencoding" id="crypto_hash_update_data_inputencoding">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
<td><p>The default <code>inputEncoding</code> changed from <code>binary</code> to <code>utf8</code>.</p>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>v0.1.92</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.92</span></p>
</td></tr>
</table>
</details>
</div><ul>
<li><code>data</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li><code>inputEncoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Updates the hash content with the given <code>data</code>, the encoding of which
is given in <code>inputEncoding</code> and can be <code>'utf8'</code>, <code>'ascii'</code> or
<code>'latin1'</code>. If <code>encoding</code> is not provided, and the <code>data</code> is a string, an
encoding of <code>'utf8'</code> is enforced. If <code>data</code> is a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or
<code>DataView</code>, then <code>inputEncoding</code> is ignored.</p>
<p>This can be called many times with new data as it is streamed.</p>
<h2>Class: Hmac<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_class_hmac" id="crypto_class_hmac">#</a></span></h2>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.1.94</span>
</div><p>The <code>Hmac</code> Class is a utility for creating cryptographic HMAC digests. It can
be used in one of two ways:</p>
<ul>
<li>As a <a href="stream.html">stream</a> that is both readable and writable, where data is written
to produce a computed HMAC digest on the readable side, or</li>
<li>Using the <a href="#crypto_hmac_update_data_inputencoding"><code>hmac.update()</code></a> and <a href="#crypto_hmac_digest_encoding"><code>hmac.digest()</code></a> methods to produce the
computed HMAC digest.</li>
</ul>
<p>The <a href="#crypto_crypto_createhmac_algorithm_key_options"><code>crypto.createHmac()</code></a> method is used to create <code>Hmac</code> instances. <code>Hmac</code>
objects are not to be created directly using the <code>new</code> keyword.</p>
<p>Example: Using <code>Hmac</code> objects as streams:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const crypto = require('crypto');
const hmac = crypto.createHmac('sha256', 'a secret');
hmac.on('readable', () => {
const data = hmac.read();
if (data) {
console.log(data.toString('hex'));
// Prints:
// 7fd04df92f636fd450bc841c9418e5825c17f33ad9c87c518115a45971f7f77e
}
});
hmac.write('some data to hash');
hmac.end();
</code></pre>
<p>Example: Using <code>Hmac</code> and piped streams:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const crypto = require('crypto');
const fs = require('fs');
const hmac = crypto.createHmac('sha256', 'a secret');
const input = fs.createReadStream('test.js');
input.pipe(hmac).pipe(process.stdout);
</code></pre>
<p>Example: Using the <a href="#crypto_hmac_update_data_inputencoding"><code>hmac.update()</code></a> and <a href="#crypto_hmac_digest_encoding"><code>hmac.digest()</code></a> methods:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const crypto = require('crypto');
const hmac = crypto.createHmac('sha256', 'a secret');
hmac.update('some data to hash');
console.log(hmac.digest('hex'));
// Prints:
// 7fd04df92f636fd450bc841c9418e5825c17f33ad9c87c518115a45971f7f77e
</code></pre>
<h3>hmac.digest([encoding])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_hmac_digest_encoding" id="crypto_hmac_digest_encoding">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.1.94</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>encoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Calculates the HMAC digest of all of the data passed using <a href="#crypto_hmac_update_data_inputencoding"><code>hmac.update()</code></a>.
The <code>encoding</code> can be <code>'hex'</code>, <code>'latin1'</code> or <code>'base64'</code>. If <code>encoding</code> is
provided a string is returned; otherwise a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is returned;</p>
<p>The <code>Hmac</code> object can not be used again after <code>hmac.digest()</code> has been
called. Multiple calls to <code>hmac.digest()</code> will result in an error being thrown.</p>
<h3>hmac.update(data[, inputEncoding])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_hmac_update_data_inputencoding" id="crypto_hmac_update_data_inputencoding">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
<td><p>The default <code>inputEncoding</code> changed from <code>binary</code> to <code>utf8</code>.</p>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>v0.1.94</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.94</span></p>
</td></tr>
</table>
</details>
</div><ul>
<li><code>data</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li><code>inputEncoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Updates the <code>Hmac</code> content with the given <code>data</code>, the encoding of which
is given in <code>inputEncoding</code> and can be <code>'utf8'</code>, <code>'ascii'</code> or
<code>'latin1'</code>. If <code>encoding</code> is not provided, and the <code>data</code> is a string, an
encoding of <code>'utf8'</code> is enforced. If <code>data</code> is a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or
<code>DataView</code>, then <code>inputEncoding</code> is ignored.</p>
<p>This can be called many times with new data as it is streamed.</p>
<h2>Class: Sign<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_class_sign" id="crypto_class_sign">#</a></span></h2>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.1.92</span>
</div><p>The <code>Sign</code> Class is a utility for generating signatures. It can be used in one
of two ways:</p>
<ul>
<li>As a writable <a href="stream.html">stream</a>, where data to be signed is written and the
<a href="#crypto_sign_sign_privatekey_outputformat"><code>sign.sign()</code></a> method is used to generate and return the signature, or</li>
<li>Using the <a href="#crypto_sign_update_data_inputencoding"><code>sign.update()</code></a> and <a href="#crypto_sign_sign_privatekey_outputformat"><code>sign.sign()</code></a> methods to produce the
signature.</li>
</ul>
<p>The <a href="#crypto_crypto_createsign_algorithm_options"><code>crypto.createSign()</code></a> method is used to create <code>Sign</code> instances. The
argument is the string name of the hash function to use. <code>Sign</code> objects are not
to be created directly using the <code>new</code> keyword.</p>
<p>Example: Using <code>Sign</code> objects as streams:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const crypto = require('crypto');
const sign = crypto.createSign('SHA256');
sign.write('some data to sign');
sign.end();
const privateKey = getPrivateKeySomehow();
console.log(sign.sign(privateKey, 'hex'));
// Prints: the calculated signature using the specified private key and
// SHA-256. For RSA keys, the algorithm is RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 (see padding
// parameter below for RSASSA-PSS). For EC keys, the algorithm is ECDSA.
</code></pre>
<p>Example: Using the <a href="#crypto_sign_update_data_inputencoding"><code>sign.update()</code></a> and <a href="#crypto_sign_sign_privatekey_outputformat"><code>sign.sign()</code></a> methods:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const crypto = require('crypto');
const sign = crypto.createSign('SHA256');
sign.update('some data to sign');
const privateKey = getPrivateKeySomehow();
console.log(sign.sign(privateKey, 'hex'));
// Prints: the calculated signature
</code></pre>
<p>In some cases, a <code>Sign</code> instance can also be created by passing in a signature
algorithm name, such as 'RSA-SHA256'. This will use the corresponding digest
algorithm. This does not work for all signature algorithms, such as
'ecdsa-with-SHA256'. Use digest names instead.</p>
<p>Example: signing using legacy signature algorithm name</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const crypto = require('crypto');
const sign = crypto.createSign('RSA-SHA256');
sign.update('some data to sign');
const privateKey = getPrivateKeySomehow();
console.log(sign.sign(privateKey, 'hex'));
// Prints: the calculated signature
</code></pre>
<h3>sign.sign(privateKey[, outputFormat])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_sign_sign_privatekey_outputformat" id="crypto_sign_sign_privatekey_outputformat">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
<td><p>Support for RSASSA-PSS and additional options was added.</p>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>v0.1.92</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.92</span></p>
</td></tr>
</table>
</details>
</div><ul>
<li><code>privateKey</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type"><Object></a><ul>
<li><code>key</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
<li><code>passphrase</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code>outputFormat</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Calculates the signature on all the data passed through using either
<a href="#crypto_sign_update_data_inputencoding"><code>sign.update()</code></a> or <a href="stream.html#stream_writable_write_chunk_encoding_callback"><code>sign.write()</code></a>.</p>
<p>The <code>privateKey</code> argument can be an object or a string. If <code>privateKey</code> is a
string, it is treated as a raw key with no passphrase. If <code>privateKey</code> is an
object, it must contain one or more of the following properties:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>key</code>:
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> - PEM encoded private key (required)</li>
<li><code>passphrase</code>:
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> - passphrase for the private key</li>
<li><p><code>padding</code>:
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type"><integer></a> - Optional padding value for RSA, one of the following:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PADDING</code> (default)</li>
<li><code>crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING</code></li>
</ul>
<p>Note that <code>RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING</code> will use MGF1 with the same hash function
used 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>
</li>
<li><code>saltLength</code>:
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type"><integer></a> - salt length for when padding is
<code>RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING</code>. The special value
<code>crypto.constants.RSA_PSS_SALTLEN_DIGEST</code> sets the salt length to the digest
size, <code>crypto.constants.RSA_PSS_SALTLEN_MAX_SIGN</code> (default) sets it to the
maximum permissible value.</li>
</ul>
<p>The <code>outputFormat</code> can specify one of <code>'latin1'</code>, <code>'hex'</code> or <code>'base64'</code>. If
<code>outputFormat</code> is provided a string is returned; otherwise a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> is
returned.</p>
<p>The <code>Sign</code> object can not be again used after <code>sign.sign()</code> method has been
called. Multiple calls to <code>sign.sign()</code> will result in an error being thrown.</p>
<h3>sign.update(data[, inputEncoding])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_sign_update_data_inputencoding" id="crypto_sign_update_data_inputencoding">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
<td><p>The default <code>inputEncoding</code> changed from <code>binary</code> to <code>utf8</code>.</p>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>v0.1.92</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.92</span></p>
</td></tr>
</table>
</details>
</div><ul>
<li><code>data</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li><code>inputEncoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Updates the <code>Sign</code> content with the given <code>data</code>, the encoding of which
is given in <code>inputEncoding</code> and can be <code>'utf8'</code>, <code>'ascii'</code> or
<code>'latin1'</code>. If <code>encoding</code> is not provided, and the <code>data</code> is a string, an
encoding of <code>'utf8'</code> is enforced. If <code>data</code> is a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or
<code>DataView</code>, then <code>inputEncoding</code> is ignored.</p>
<p>This can be called many times with new data as it is streamed.</p>
<h2>Class: Verify<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_class_verify" id="crypto_class_verify">#</a></span></h2>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.1.92</span>
</div><p>The <code>Verify</code> class is a utility for verifying signatures. It can be used in one
of two ways:</p>
<ul>
<li>As a writable <a href="stream.html">stream</a> where written data is used to validate against the
supplied signature, or</li>
<li>Using the <a href="#crypto_verify_update_data_inputencoding"><code>verify.update()</code></a> and <a href="#crypto_verify_verify_object_signature_signatureformat"><code>verify.verify()</code></a> methods to verify
the signature.</li>
</ul>
<p>The <a href="#crypto_crypto_createverify_algorithm_options"><code>crypto.createVerify()</code></a> method is used to create <code>Verify</code> instances.
<code>Verify</code> objects are not to be created directly using the <code>new</code> keyword.</p>
<p>Example: Using <code>Verify</code> objects as streams:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const crypto = require('crypto');
const verify = crypto.createVerify('SHA256');
verify.write('some data to sign');
verify.end();
const publicKey = getPublicKeySomehow();
const signature = getSignatureToVerify();
console.log(verify.verify(publicKey, signature));
// Prints: true or false
</code></pre>
<p>Example: Using the <a href="#crypto_verify_update_data_inputencoding"><code>verify.update()</code></a> and <a href="#crypto_verify_verify_object_signature_signatureformat"><code>verify.verify()</code></a> methods:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const crypto = require('crypto');
const verify = crypto.createVerify('SHA256');
verify.update('some data to sign');
const publicKey = getPublicKeySomehow();
const signature = getSignatureToVerify();
console.log(verify.verify(publicKey, signature));
// Prints: true or false
</code></pre>
<h3>verify.update(data[, inputEncoding])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_verify_update_data_inputencoding" id="crypto_verify_update_data_inputencoding">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
<td><p>The default <code>inputEncoding</code> changed from <code>binary</code> to <code>utf8</code>.</p>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>v0.1.92</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.92</span></p>
</td></tr>
</table>
</details>
</div><ul>
<li><code>data</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li><code>inputEncoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Updates the <code>Verify</code> content with the given <code>data</code>, the encoding of which
is given in <code>inputEncoding</code> and can be <code>'utf8'</code>, <code>'ascii'</code> or
<code>'latin1'</code>. If <code>encoding</code> is not provided, and the <code>data</code> is a string, an
encoding of <code>'utf8'</code> is enforced. If <code>data</code> is a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or
<code>DataView</code>, then <code>inputEncoding</code> is ignored.</p>
<p>This can be called many times with new data as it is streamed.</p>
<h3>verify.verify(object, signature[, signatureFormat])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_verify_verify_object_signature_signatureformat" id="crypto_verify_verify_object_signature_signatureformat">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
<td><p>Support for RSASSA-PSS and additional options was added.</p>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>v0.1.92</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v0.1.92</span></p>
</td></tr>
</table>
</details>
</div><ul>
<li><code>object</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type"><Object></a></li>
<li><code>signature</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li><code>signatureFormat</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Verifies the provided data using the given <code>object</code> and <code>signature</code>.
The <code>object</code> argument can be either a string containing a PEM encoded object,
which can be an RSA public key, a DSA public key, or an X.509 certificate,
or an object with one or more of the following properties:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>key</code>:
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> - PEM encoded public key (required)</li>
<li><p><code>padding</code>:
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type"><integer></a> - Optional padding value for RSA, one of the following:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PADDING</code> (default)</li>
<li><code>crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING</code></li>
</ul>
<p>Note that <code>RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING</code> will use MGF1 with the same hash function
used to verify the message as specified in section 3.1 of <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4055.txt">RFC 4055</a>.</p>
</li>
<li><code>saltLength</code>:
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type"><integer></a> - salt length for when padding is
<code>RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING</code>. The special value
<code>crypto.constants.RSA_PSS_SALTLEN_DIGEST</code> sets the salt length to the digest
size, <code>crypto.constants.RSA_PSS_SALTLEN_AUTO</code> (default) causes it to be
determined automatically.</li>
</ul>
<p>The <code>signature</code> argument is the previously calculated signature for the data, in
the <code>signatureFormat</code> which can be <code>'latin1'</code>, <code>'hex'</code> or <code>'base64'</code>.
If a <code>signatureFormat</code> is specified, the <code>signature</code> is expected to be a
string; otherwise <code>signature</code> is expected to be a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>,
<code>TypedArray</code>, or <code>DataView</code>.</p>
<p>Returns <code>true</code> or <code>false</code> depending on the validity of the signature for
the data and public key.</p>
<p>The <code>verify</code> object can not be used again after <code>verify.verify()</code> has been
called. Multiple calls to <code>verify.verify()</code> will result in an error being
thrown.</p>
<h2><code>crypto</code> module methods and properties<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_module_methods_and_properties" id="crypto_crypto_module_methods_and_properties">#</a></span></h2>
<h3>crypto.constants<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_constants" id="crypto_crypto_constants">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v6.3.0</span>
</div><p>Returns an object containing commonly used constants for crypto and security
related operations. The specific constants currently defined are described in
<a href="#crypto_crypto_constants_1">Crypto Constants</a>.</p>
<h3>crypto.DEFAULT_ENCODING<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_default_encoding" id="crypto_crypto_default_encoding">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.9.3</span>
</div><p>The default encoding to use for functions that can take either strings
or <a href="buffer.html">buffers</a>. The default value is <code>'buffer'</code>, which makes methods</p>
<p>default to <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> objects.</p>
<p>The <code>crypto.DEFAULT_ENCODING</code> mechanism is provided for backwards compatibility
with legacy programs that expect <code>'latin1'</code> to be the default encoding.</p>
<p>New applications should expect the default to be <code>'buffer'</code>. This property may
become deprecated in a future Node.js release.</p>
<h3>crypto.fips<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_fips" id="crypto_crypto_fips">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v6.0.0</span>
</div><p>Property for checking and controlling whether a FIPS compliant crypto provider is
currently in use. Setting to true requires a FIPS build of Node.js.</p>
<h3>crypto.createCipher(algorithm, password[, options])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_createcipher_algorithm_password_options" id="crypto_crypto_createcipher_algorithm_password_options">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.1.94</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>algorithm</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
<li><code>password</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li><code>options</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type"><Object></a> <a href="stream.html#stream_new_stream_transform_options"><code>stream.transform</code> options</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Creates and returns a <code>Cipher</code> object that uses the given <code>algorithm</code> and
<code>password</code>. Optional <code>options</code> argument controls stream behavior.</p>
<p>The <code>algorithm</code> is dependent on OpenSSL, examples are <code>'aes192'</code>, etc. On
recent OpenSSL releases, <code>openssl list-cipher-algorithms</code> will display the
available cipher algorithms.</p>
<p>The <code>password</code> is used to derive the cipher key and initialization vector (IV).
The value must be either a <code>'latin1'</code> encoded string, a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>, a
<code>TypedArray</code>, or a <code>DataView</code>.</p>
<p>The implementation of <code>crypto.createCipher()</code> derives keys using the OpenSSL
function <a href="https://www.openssl.org/docs/man1.0.2/crypto/EVP_BytesToKey.html"><code>EVP_BytesToKey</code></a> with the digest algorithm set to MD5, one
iteration, and no salt. The lack of salt allows dictionary attacks as the same
password always creates the same key. The low iteration count and
non-cryptographically secure hash algorithm allow passwords to be tested very
rapidly.</p>
<p>In line with OpenSSL's recommendation to use PBKDF2 instead of
<a href="https://www.openssl.org/docs/man1.0.2/crypto/EVP_BytesToKey.html"><code>EVP_BytesToKey</code></a> it is recommended that developers derive a key and IV on
their own using <a href="#crypto_crypto_pbkdf2_password_salt_iterations_keylen_digest_callback"><code>crypto.pbkdf2()</code></a> and to use <a href="#crypto_crypto_createcipheriv_algorithm_key_iv_options"><code>crypto.createCipheriv()</code></a>
to create the <code>Cipher</code> object. Users should not use ciphers with counter mode
(e.g. CTR, GCM, or CCM) in <code>crypto.createCipher()</code>. A warning is emitted when
they are used in order to avoid the risk of IV reuse that causes
vulnerabilities. For the case when IV is reused in GCM, see <a href="https://github.com/nonce-disrespect/nonce-disrespect">Nonce-Disrespecting
Adversaries</a> for details.</p>
<h3>crypto.createCipheriv(algorithm, key, iv[, options])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_createcipheriv_algorithm_key_iv_options" id="crypto_crypto_createcipheriv_algorithm_key_iv_options">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="signature"><ul>
<li><code>algorithm</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
<li><code>key</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li><code>iv</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li><code>options</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type"><Object></a> <a href="stream.html#stream_new_stream_transform_options"><code>stream.transform</code> options</a></li>
</ul>
</div><p>Creates and returns a <code>Cipher</code> object, with the given <code>algorithm</code>, <code>key</code> and
initialization vector (<code>iv</code>). Optional <code>options</code> argument controls stream behavior.</p>
<p>The <code>algorithm</code> is dependent on OpenSSL, examples are <code>'aes192'</code>, etc. On
recent OpenSSL releases, <code>openssl list-cipher-algorithms</code> will display the
available cipher algorithms.</p>
<p>The <code>key</code> is the raw key used by the <code>algorithm</code> and <code>iv</code> is an
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initialization_vector">initialization vector</a>. Both arguments must be <code>'utf8'</code> encoded strings,
<a href="buffer.html">Buffers</a>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or <code>DataView</code>s.</p>
<h3>crypto.createCredentials(details)<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_createcredentials_details" id="crypto_crypto_createcredentials_details">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.1.92</span><span>Deprecated since: v0.11.13</span>
</div><div class="api_stability api_stability_0"><a href="documentation.html#documentation_stability_index">Stability: 0</a> - Deprecated: Use <a href="tls.html#tls_tls_createsecurecontext_options"><code>tls.createSecureContext()</code></a> instead.</div><ul>
<li><code>details</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type"><Object></a> Identical to <a href="tls.html#tls_tls_createsecurecontext_options"><code>tls.createSecureContext()</code></a>.</li>
</ul>
<p>The <code>crypto.createCredentials()</code> method is a deprecated function for creating
and returning a <code>tls.SecureContext</code>. It should not be used. Replace it with
<a href="tls.html#tls_tls_createsecurecontext_options"><code>tls.createSecureContext()</code></a> which has the exact same arguments and return
value.</p>
<p>Returns a <code>tls.SecureContext</code>, as-if <a href="tls.html#tls_tls_createsecurecontext_options"><code>tls.createSecureContext()</code></a> had been
called.</p>
<h3>crypto.createDecipher(algorithm, password[, options])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_createdecipher_algorithm_password_options" id="crypto_crypto_createdecipher_algorithm_password_options">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.1.94</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>algorithm</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
<li><code>password</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li><code>options</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type"><Object></a> <a href="stream.html#stream_new_stream_transform_options"><code>stream.transform</code> options</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Creates and returns a <code>Decipher</code> object that uses the given <code>algorithm</code> and
<code>password</code> (key). Optional <code>options</code> argument controls stream behavior.</p>
<p>The implementation of <code>crypto.createDecipher()</code> derives keys using the OpenSSL
function <a href="https://www.openssl.org/docs/man1.0.2/crypto/EVP_BytesToKey.html"><code>EVP_BytesToKey</code></a> with the digest algorithm set to MD5, one
iteration, and no salt. The lack of salt allows dictionary attacks as the same
password always creates the same key. The low iteration count and
non-cryptographically secure hash algorithm allow passwords to be tested very
rapidly.</p>
<p>In line with OpenSSL's recommendation to use PBKDF2 instead of
<a href="https://www.openssl.org/docs/man1.0.2/crypto/EVP_BytesToKey.html"><code>EVP_BytesToKey</code></a> it is recommended that developers derive a key and IV on
their own using <a href="#crypto_crypto_pbkdf2_password_salt_iterations_keylen_digest_callback"><code>crypto.pbkdf2()</code></a> and to use <a href="#crypto_crypto_createdecipheriv_algorithm_key_iv_options"><code>crypto.createDecipheriv()</code></a>
to create the <code>Decipher</code> object.</p>
<h3>crypto.createDecipheriv(algorithm, key, iv[, options])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_createdecipheriv_algorithm_key_iv_options" id="crypto_crypto_createdecipheriv_algorithm_key_iv_options">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.1.94</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>algorithm</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
<li><code>key</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li><code>iv</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li><code>options</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type"><Object></a> <a href="stream.html#stream_new_stream_transform_options"><code>stream.transform</code> options</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Creates and returns a <code>Decipher</code> object that uses the given <code>algorithm</code>, <code>key</code>
and initialization vector (<code>iv</code>). Optional <code>options</code> argument controls stream
behavior.</p>
<p>The <code>algorithm</code> is dependent on OpenSSL, examples are <code>'aes192'</code>, etc. On
recent OpenSSL releases, <code>openssl list-cipher-algorithms</code> will display the
available cipher algorithms.</p>
<p>The <code>key</code> is the raw key used by the <code>algorithm</code> and <code>iv</code> is an
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initialization_vector">initialization vector</a>. Both arguments must be <code>'utf8'</code> encoded strings or
<a href="buffer.html">buffers</a>.</p>
<h3>crypto.createDiffieHellman(prime[, primeEncoding][, generator][, generatorEncoding])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_creatediffiehellman_prime_primeencoding_generator_generatorencoding" id="crypto_crypto_creatediffiehellman_prime_primeencoding_generator_generatorencoding">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
<td><p>The <code>prime</code> argument can be any <code>TypedArray</code> or <code>DataView</code> now.</p>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
<td><p>The <code>prime</code> argument can be a <code>Uint8Array</code> now.</p>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
<td><p>The default for the encoding parameters changed from <code>binary</code> to <code>utf8</code>.</p>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>v0.11.12</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v0.11.12</span></p>
</td></tr>
</table>
</details>
</div><ul>
<li><code>prime</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li><code>primeEncoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
<li><code>generator</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type"><number></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a> Defaults to <code>2</code>.</li>
<li><code>generatorEncoding</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Creates a <code>DiffieHellman</code> key exchange object using the supplied <code>prime</code> and an
optional specific <code>generator</code>.</p>
<p>The <code>generator</code> argument can be a number, string, or <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>. If
<code>generator</code> is not specified, the value <code>2</code> is used.</p>
<p>The <code>primeEncoding</code> and <code>generatorEncoding</code> arguments can be <code>'latin1'</code>,
<code>'hex'</code>, or <code>'base64'</code>.</p>
<p>If <code>primeEncoding</code> is specified, <code>prime</code> is expected to be a string; otherwise
a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or <code>DataView</code> is expected.</p>
<p>If <code>generatorEncoding</code> is specified, <code>generator</code> is expected to be a string;
otherwise a number, <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>, <code>TypedArray</code>, or <code>DataView</code> is expected.</p>
<h3>crypto.createDiffieHellman(primeLength[, generator])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_creatediffiehellman_primelength_generator" id="crypto_crypto_creatediffiehellman_primelength_generator">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.5.0</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>primeLength</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type"><number></a></li>
<li><code>generator</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type"><number></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a> Defaults to <code>2</code>.</li>
</ul>
<p>Creates a <code>DiffieHellman</code> key exchange object and generates a prime of
<code>primeLength</code> bits using an optional specific numeric <code>generator</code>.
If <code>generator</code> is not specified, the value <code>2</code> is used.</p>
<h3>crypto.createECDH(curveName)<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_createecdh_curvename" id="crypto_crypto_createecdh_curvename">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.11.14</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>curveName</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Creates an Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (<code>ECDH</code>) key exchange object using a
predefined curve specified by the <code>curveName</code> string. Use
<a href="#crypto_crypto_getcurves"><code>crypto.getCurves()</code></a> to obtain a list of available curve names. On recent
OpenSSL releases, <code>openssl ecparam -list_curves</code> will also display the name
and description of each available elliptic curve.</p>
<h3>crypto.createHash(algorithm[, options])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_createhash_algorithm_options" id="crypto_crypto_createhash_algorithm_options">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.1.92</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>algorithm</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
<li><code>options</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type"><Object></a> <a href="stream.html#stream_new_stream_transform_options"><code>stream.transform</code> options</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Creates and returns a <code>Hash</code> object that can be used to generate hash digests
using the given <code>algorithm</code>. Optional <code>options</code> argument controls stream
behavior.</p>
<p>The <code>algorithm</code> is dependent on the available algorithms supported by the
version of OpenSSL on the platform. Examples are <code>'sha256'</code>, <code>'sha512'</code>, etc.
On recent releases of OpenSSL, <code>openssl list-message-digest-algorithms</code> will
display the available digest algorithms.</p>
<p>Example: generating the sha256 sum of a file</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const filename = process.argv[2];
const crypto = require('crypto');
const fs = require('fs');
const hash = crypto.createHash('sha256');
const input = fs.createReadStream(filename);
input.on('readable', () => {
const data = input.read();
if (data)
hash.update(data);
else {
console.log(`${hash.digest('hex')} ${filename}`);
}
});
</code></pre>
<h3>crypto.createHmac(algorithm, key[, options])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_createhmac_algorithm_key_options" id="crypto_crypto_createhmac_algorithm_key_options">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.1.94</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>algorithm</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
<li><code>key</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> |
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li><code>options</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type"><Object></a> <a href="stream.html#stream_new_stream_transform_options"><code>stream.transform</code> options</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Creates and returns an <code>Hmac</code> object that uses the given <code>algorithm</code> and <code>key</code>.
Optional <code>options</code> argument controls stream behavior.</p>
<p>The <code>algorithm</code> is dependent on the available algorithms supported by the
version of OpenSSL on the platform. Examples are <code>'sha256'</code>, <code>'sha512'</code>, etc.
On recent releases of OpenSSL, <code>openssl list-message-digest-algorithms</code> will
display the available digest algorithms.</p>
<p>The <code>key</code> is the HMAC key used to generate the cryptographic HMAC hash.</p>
<p>Example: generating the sha256 HMAC of a file</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const filename = process.argv[2];
const crypto = require('crypto');
const fs = require('fs');
const hmac = crypto.createHmac('sha256', 'a secret');
const input = fs.createReadStream(filename);
input.on('readable', () => {
const data = input.read();
if (data)
hmac.update(data);
else {
console.log(`${hmac.digest('hex')} ${filename}`);
}
});
</code></pre>
<h3>crypto.createSign(algorithm[, options])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_createsign_algorithm_options" id="crypto_crypto_createsign_algorithm_options">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.1.92</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>algorithm</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
<li><code>options</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type"><Object></a> <a href="stream.html#stream_constructor_new_stream_writable_options"><code>stream.Writable</code> options</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Creates and returns a <code>Sign</code> object that uses the given <code>algorithm</code>.
Use <a href="#crypto_crypto_gethashes"><code>crypto.getHashes()</code></a> to obtain an array of names of the available
signing algorithms. Optional <code>options</code> argument controls the
<code>stream.Writable</code> behavior.</p>
<h3>crypto.createVerify(algorithm[, options])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_createverify_algorithm_options" id="crypto_crypto_createverify_algorithm_options">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.1.92</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>algorithm</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
<li><code>options</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type"><Object></a> <a href="stream.html#stream_constructor_new_stream_writable_options"><code>stream.Writable</code> options</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Creates and returns a <code>Verify</code> object that uses the given algorithm.
Use <a href="#crypto_crypto_gethashes"><code>crypto.getHashes()</code></a> to obtain an array of names of the available
signing algorithms. Optional <code>options</code> argument controls the
<code>stream.Writable</code> behavior.</p>
<h3>crypto.getCiphers()<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_getciphers" id="crypto_crypto_getciphers">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.9.3</span>
</div><p>Returns an array with the names of the supported cipher algorithms.</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const ciphers = crypto.getCiphers();
console.log(ciphers); // ['aes-128-cbc', 'aes-128-ccm', ...]
</code></pre>
<h3>crypto.getCurves()<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_getcurves" id="crypto_crypto_getcurves">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v2.3.0</span>
</div><p>Returns an array with the names of the supported elliptic curves.</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const curves = crypto.getCurves();
console.log(curves); // ['Oakley-EC2N-3', 'Oakley-EC2N-4', ...]
</code></pre>
<h3>crypto.getDiffieHellman(groupName)<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_getdiffiehellman_groupname" id="crypto_crypto_getdiffiehellman_groupname">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.7.5</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>groupName</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Creates a predefined <code>DiffieHellman</code> key exchange object. The
supported groups are: <code>'modp1'</code>, <code>'modp2'</code>, <code>'modp5'</code> (defined in
<a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2412.txt">RFC 2412</a>, but see <a href="#crypto_support_for_weak_or_compromised_algorithms">Caveats</a>) and <code>'modp14'</code>, <code>'modp15'</code>,
<code>'modp16'</code>, <code>'modp17'</code>, <code>'modp18'</code> (defined in <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3526.txt">RFC 3526</a>). The
returned object mimics the interface of objects created by
<a href="#crypto_crypto_creatediffiehellman_prime_primeencoding_generator_generatorencoding"><code>crypto.createDiffieHellman()</code></a>, but will not allow changing
the keys (with <a href="#crypto_diffiehellman_setpublickey_publickey_encoding"><code>diffieHellman.setPublicKey()</code></a> for example). The
advantage of using this method is that the parties do not have to
generate nor exchange a group modulus beforehand, saving both processor
and communication time.</p>
<p>Example (obtaining a shared secret):</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const crypto = require('crypto');
const alice = crypto.getDiffieHellman('modp14');
const bob = crypto.getDiffieHellman('modp14');
alice.generateKeys();
bob.generateKeys();
const aliceSecret = alice.computeSecret(bob.getPublicKey(), null, 'hex');
const bobSecret = bob.computeSecret(alice.getPublicKey(), null, 'hex');
/* aliceSecret and bobSecret should be the same */
console.log(aliceSecret === bobSecret);
</code></pre>
<h3>crypto.getHashes()<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_gethashes" id="crypto_crypto_gethashes">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.9.3</span>
</div><p>Returns an array of the names of the supported hash algorithms,
such as <code>RSA-SHA256</code>.</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const hashes = crypto.getHashes();
console.log(hashes); // ['DSA', 'DSA-SHA', 'DSA-SHA1', ...]
</code></pre>
<h3>crypto.pbkdf2(password, salt, iterations, keylen, digest, callback)<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_pbkdf2_password_salt_iterations_keylen_digest_callback" id="crypto_crypto_pbkdf2_password_salt_iterations_keylen_digest_callback">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v8.0.0</td>
<td><p>The <code>digest</code> parameter is always required now.</p>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
<td><p>Calling this function without passing the <code>digest</code> parameter is deprecated now and will emit a warning.</p>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
<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>
<tr><td>v0.5.5</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v0.5.5</span></p>
</td></tr>
</table>
</details>
</div><ul>
<li><code>password</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
<li><code>salt</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
<li><code>iterations</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type"><number></a></li>
<li><code>keylen</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type"><number></a></li>
<li><code>digest</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
<li><code>callback</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type"><Function></a><ul>
<li><code>err</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type"><Error></a></li>
<li><code>derivedKey</code>
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Provides an asynchronous Password-Based Key Derivation Function 2 (PBKDF2)
implementation. A selected HMAC digest algorithm specified by <code>digest</code> is
applied to derive a key of the requested byte length (<code>keylen</code>) from the
<code>password</code>, <code>salt</code> and <code>iterations</code>.</p>
<p>The supplied <code>callback</code> function is called with two arguments: <code>err</code> and
<code>derivedKey</code>. If an error occurs, <code>err</code> will be set; otherwise <code>err</code> will be
null. The successfully generated <code>derivedKey</code> will be passed as a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>.</p>
<p>The <code>iterations</code> argument must be a number set as high as possible. The
higher the number of iterations, the more secure the derived key will be,
but will take a longer amount of time to complete.</p>
<p>The <code>salt</code> should also be as unique as possible. It is recommended that the
salts are random and their lengths are at least 16 bytes. See
<a href="http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-132.pdf">NIST SP 800-132</a> for details.</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const crypto = require('crypto');
crypto.pbkdf2('secret', 'salt', 100000, 64, 'sha512', (err, derivedKey) => {
if (err) throw err;
console.log(derivedKey.toString('hex')); // '3745e48...08d59ae'
});
</code></pre>
<p>An array of supported digest functions can be retrieved using
<a href="#crypto_crypto_gethashes"><code>crypto.getHashes()</code></a>.</p>
<p>Note that this API uses libuv's threadpool, which can have surprising and
negative performance implications for some applications, see the
<a href="cli.html#cli_uv_threadpool_size_size"><code>UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE</code></a> documentation for more information.</p>
<h3>crypto.pbkdf2Sync(password, salt, iterations, keylen, digest)<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_pbkdf2sync_password_salt_iterations_keylen_digest" id="crypto_crypto_pbkdf2sync_password_salt_iterations_keylen_digest">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<details class="changelog"><summary>History</summary>
<table>
<tr><th>Version</th><th>Changes</th></tr>
<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
<td><p>Calling this function without passing the <code>digest</code> parameter is deprecated now and will emit a warning.</p>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>v6.0.0</td>
<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>
<tr><td>v0.9.3</td>
<td><p><span>Added in: v0.9.3</span></p>
</td></tr>
</table>
</details>
</div><ul>
<li><code>password</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
<li><code>salt</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
<li><code>iterations</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type"><number></a></li>
<li><code>keylen</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type"><number></a></li>
<li><code>digest</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
</ul>
<p>Provides a synchronous Password-Based Key Derivation Function 2 (PBKDF2)
implementation. A selected HMAC digest algorithm specified by <code>digest</code> is
applied to derive a key of the requested byte length (<code>keylen</code>) from the
<code>password</code>, <code>salt</code> and <code>iterations</code>.</p>
<p>If an error occurs an Error will be thrown, otherwise the derived key will be
returned as a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>.</p>
<p>The <code>iterations</code> argument must be a number set as high as possible. The
higher the number of iterations, the more secure the derived key will be,
but will take a longer amount of time to complete.</p>
<p>The <code>salt</code> should also be as unique as possible. It is recommended that the
salts are random and their lengths are at least 16 bytes. See
<a href="http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-132.pdf">NIST SP 800-132</a> for details.</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const crypto = require('crypto');
const key = crypto.pbkdf2Sync('secret', 'salt', 100000, 64, 'sha512');
console.log(key.toString('hex')); // '3745e48...08d59ae'
</code></pre>
<p>An array of supported digest functions can be retrieved using
<a href="#crypto_crypto_gethashes"><code>crypto.getHashes()</code></a>.</p>
<h3>crypto.privateDecrypt(privateKey, buffer)<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_privatedecrypt_privatekey_buffer" id="crypto_crypto_privatedecrypt_privatekey_buffer">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.11.14</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>privateKey</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type"><Object></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a><ul>
<li><code>key</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> A PEM encoded private key.</li>
<li><code>passphrase</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> An optional passphrase for the private key.</li>
<li><code>padding</code> <span class="type"><crypto.constants></span> An optional padding value defined in
<code>crypto.constants</code>, which may be: <code>crypto.constants.RSA_NO_PADDING</code>,
<code>RSA_PKCS1_PADDING</code>, or <code>crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_OAEP_PADDING</code>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code>buffer</code>
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li>Returns:
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> A new <code>Buffer</code> with the decrypted content.</li>
</ul>
<p>Decrypts <code>buffer</code> with <code>privateKey</code>.</p>
<p><code>privateKey</code> can be an object or a string. If <code>privateKey</code> is a string, it is
treated as the key with no passphrase and will use <code>RSA_PKCS1_OAEP_PADDING</code>.</p>
<h3>crypto.privateEncrypt(privateKey, buffer)<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_privateencrypt_privatekey_buffer" id="crypto_crypto_privateencrypt_privatekey_buffer">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v1.1.0</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>privateKey</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type"><Object></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a><ul>
<li><code>key</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> A PEM encoded private key.</li>
<li><code>passphrase</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> An optional passphrase for the private key.</li>
<li><code>padding</code> <span class="type"><crypto.constants></span> An optional padding value defined in
<code>crypto.constants</code>, which may be: <code>crypto.constants.RSA_NO_PADDING</code> or
<code>RSA_PKCS1_PADDING</code>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code>buffer</code>
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li>Returns:
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> A new <code>Buffer</code> with the encrypted content.</li>
</ul>
<p>Encrypts <code>buffer</code> with <code>privateKey</code>.</p>
<p><code>privateKey</code> can be an object or a string. If <code>privateKey</code> is a string, it is
treated as the key with no passphrase and will use <code>RSA_PKCS1_PADDING</code>.</p>
<h3>crypto.publicDecrypt(key, buffer)<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_publicdecrypt_key_buffer" id="crypto_crypto_publicdecrypt_key_buffer">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v1.1.0</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>key</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type"><Object></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a><ul>
<li><code>key</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> A PEM encoded public or private key.</li>
<li><code>passphrase</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> An optional passphrase for the private key.</li>
<li><code>padding</code> <span class="type"><crypto.constants></span> An optional padding value defined in
<code>crypto.constants</code>, which may be: <code>crypto.constants.RSA_NO_PADDING</code> or
<code>RSA_PKCS1_PADDING</code>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code>buffer</code>
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li>Returns:
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> A new <code>Buffer</code> with the decrypted content.</li>
</ul>
<p>Decrypts <code>buffer</code> with <code>key</code>.</p>
<p><code>key</code> can be an object or a string. If <code>key</code> is a string, it is treated as
the key with no passphrase and will use <code>RSA_PKCS1_PADDING</code>.</p>
<p>Because RSA public keys can be derived from private keys, a private key may
be passed instead of a public key.</p>
<h3>crypto.publicEncrypt(key, buffer)<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_publicencrypt_key_buffer" id="crypto_crypto_publicencrypt_key_buffer">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.11.14</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>key</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type"><Object></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a><ul>
<li><code>key</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> A PEM encoded public or private key.</li>
<li><code>passphrase</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a> An optional passphrase for the private key.</li>
<li><code>padding</code> <span class="type"><crypto.constants></span> An optional padding value defined in
<code>crypto.constants</code>, which may be: <code>crypto.constants.RSA_NO_PADDING</code>,
<code>RSA_PKCS1_PADDING</code>, or <code>crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_OAEP_PADDING</code>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code>buffer</code>
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li>Returns:
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> A new <code>Buffer</code> with the encrypted content.</li>
</ul>
<p>Encrypts the content of <code>buffer</code> with <code>key</code> and returns a new
<a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> with encrypted content.</p>
<p><code>key</code> can be an object or a string. If <code>key</code> is a string, it is treated as
the key with no passphrase and will use <code>RSA_PKCS1_OAEP_PADDING</code>.</p>
<p>Because RSA public keys can be derived from private keys, a private key may
be passed instead of a public key.</p>
<h3>crypto.randomBytes(size[, callback])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_randombytes_size_callback" id="crypto_crypto_randombytes_size_callback">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.5.8</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>size</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type"><number></a></li>
<li><code>callback</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type"><Function></a><ul>
<li><code>err</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error" class="type"><Error></a></li>
<li><code>buf</code>
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Generates cryptographically strong pseudo-random data. The <code>size</code> argument
is a number indicating the number of bytes to generate.</p>
<p>If a <code>callback</code> function is provided, the bytes are generated asynchronously
and the <code>callback</code> function is invoked with two arguments: <code>err</code> and <code>buf</code>.
If an error occurs, <code>err</code> will be an Error object; otherwise it is null. The
<code>buf</code> argument is a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> containing the generated bytes.</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">// Asynchronous
const crypto = require('crypto');
crypto.randomBytes(256, (err, buf) => {
if (err) throw err;
console.log(`${buf.length} bytes of random data: ${buf.toString('hex')}`);
});
</code></pre>
<p>If the <code>callback</code> function is not provided, the random bytes are generated
synchronously and returned as a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a>. An error will be thrown if
there is a problem generating the bytes.</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">// Synchronous
const buf = crypto.randomBytes(256);
console.log(
`${buf.length} bytes of random data: ${buf.toString('hex')}`);
</code></pre>
<p>The <code>crypto.randomBytes()</code> method will not complete until there is
sufficient entropy available.
This should normally never take longer than a few milliseconds. The only time
when generating the random bytes may conceivably block for a longer period of
time is right after boot, when the whole system is still low on entropy.</p>
<p>Note that this API uses libuv's threadpool, which can have surprising and
negative performance implications for some applications, see the
<a href="cli.html#cli_uv_threadpool_size_size"><code>UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE</code></a> documentation for more information.</p>
<p><em>Note</em>: The asynchronous version of <code>crypto.randomBytes()</code> is carried out
in a single threadpool request. To minimize threadpool task length variation,
partition large <code>randomBytes</code> requests when doing so as part of fulfilling a
client request.</p>
<h3>crypto.randomFillSync(buffer[, offset][, size])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_randomfillsync_buffer_offset_size" id="crypto_crypto_randomfillsync_buffer_offset_size">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v7.10.0</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>buffer</code>
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Uint8Array" class="type"><Uint8Array></a> Must be supplied.</li>
<li><code>offset</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type"><number></a> Defaults to <code>0</code>.</li>
<li><code>size</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type"><number></a> Defaults to <code>buffer.length - offset</code>.</li>
</ul>
<p>Synchronous version of <a href="#crypto_crypto_randomfill_buffer_offset_size_callback"><code>crypto.randomFill()</code></a>.</p>
<p>Returns <code>buffer</code></p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const buf = Buffer.alloc(10);
console.log(crypto.randomFillSync(buf).toString('hex'));
crypto.randomFillSync(buf, 5);
console.log(buf.toString('hex'));
// The above is equivalent to the following:
crypto.randomFillSync(buf, 5, 5);
console.log(buf.toString('hex'));
</code></pre>
<h3>crypto.randomFill(buffer[, offset][, size], callback)<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_randomfill_buffer_offset_size_callback" id="crypto_crypto_randomfill_buffer_offset_size_callback">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v7.10.0</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>buffer</code>
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Uint8Array" class="type"><Uint8Array></a> Must be supplied.</li>
<li><code>offset</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type"><number></a> Defaults to <code>0</code>.</li>
<li><code>size</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type" class="type"><number></a> Defaults to <code>buffer.length - offset</code>.</li>
<li><code>callback</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type"><Function></a> <code>function(err, buf) {}</code>.</li>
</ul>
<p>This function is similar to <a href="#crypto_crypto_randombytes_size_callback"><code>crypto.randomBytes()</code></a> but requires the first
argument to be a <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> that will be filled. It also
requires that a callback is passed in.</p>
<p>If the <code>callback</code> function is not provided, an error will be thrown.</p>
<pre><code class="lang-js">const buf = Buffer.alloc(10);
crypto.randomFill(buf, (err, buf) => {
if (err) throw err;
console.log(buf.toString('hex'));
});
crypto.randomFill(buf, 5, (err, buf) => {
if (err) throw err;
console.log(buf.toString('hex'));
});
// The above is equivalent to the following:
crypto.randomFill(buf, 5, 5, (err, buf) => {
if (err) throw err;
console.log(buf.toString('hex'));
});
</code></pre>
<p>Note that this API uses libuv's threadpool, which can have surprising and
negative performance implications for some applications, see the
<a href="cli.html#cli_uv_threadpool_size_size"><code>UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE</code></a> documentation for more information.</p>
<p><em>Note</em>: The asynchronous version of <code>crypto.randomFill()</code> is carried out
in a single threadpool request. To minimize threadpool task length variation,
partition large <code>randomFill</code> requests when doing so as part of fulfilling a
client request.</p>
<h3>crypto.setEngine(engine[, flags])<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_setengine_engine_flags" id="crypto_crypto_setengine_engine_flags">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.11.11</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>engine</code>
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type" class="type"><string></a></li>
<li><code>flags</code> <span class="type"><crypto.constants></span> Defaults to <code>crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_ALL</code>.</li>
</ul>
<p>Load and set the <code>engine</code> for some or all OpenSSL functions (selected by flags).</p>
<p><code>engine</code> could be either an id or a path to the engine's shared library.</p>
<p>The optional <code>flags</code> argument uses <code>ENGINE_METHOD_ALL</code> by default. The <code>flags</code>
is a bit field taking one of or a mix of the following flags (defined in
<code>crypto.constants</code>):</p>
<ul>
<li><code>crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_RSA</code></li>
<li><code>crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_DSA</code></li>
<li><code>crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_DH</code></li>
<li><code>crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_RAND</code></li>
<li><code>crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_ECDH</code></li>
<li><code>crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_ECDSA</code></li>
<li><code>crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_CIPHERS</code></li>
<li><code>crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_DIGESTS</code></li>
<li><code>crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_STORE</code></li>
<li><code>crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_PKEY_METHS</code></li>
<li><code>crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_PKEY_ASN1_METHS</code></li>
<li><code>crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_ALL</code></li>
<li><code>crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_NONE</code></li>
</ul>
<h3>crypto.timingSafeEqual(a, b)<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_timingsafeequal_a_b" id="crypto_crypto_timingsafeequal_a_b">#</a></span></h3>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v6.6.0</span>
</div><ul>
<li><code>a</code>
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
<li><code>b</code>
<a href="buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer" class="type"><Buffer></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray" class="type"><TypedArray></a> |
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/DataView" class="type"><DataView></a></li>
</ul>
<p>This function is based on a constant-time algorithm.
Returns true if <code>a</code> is equal to <code>b</code>, without leaking timing information that
would allow an attacker to guess one of the values. This is suitable for
comparing HMAC digests or secret values like authentication cookies or
<a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/capability-urls/">capability urls</a>.</p>
<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
must have the same length.</p>
<p><em>Note</em>: Use of <code>crypto.timingSafeEqual</code> does not guarantee that the
<em>surrounding</em> code is timing-safe. Care should be taken to ensure that the
surrounding code does not introduce timing vulnerabilities.</p>
<h2>Notes<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_notes" id="crypto_notes">#</a></span></h2>
<h3>Legacy Streams API (pre Node.js v0.10)<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_legacy_streams_api_pre_node_js_v0_10" id="crypto_legacy_streams_api_pre_node_js_v0_10">#</a></span></h3>
<p>The Crypto module was added to Node.js before there was the concept of a
unified Stream API, and before there were <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> objects for handling
binary data. As such, the many of the <code>crypto</code> defined classes have methods not
typically found on other Node.js classes that implement the <a href="stream.html">streams</a>
API (e.g. <code>update()</code>, <code>final()</code>, or <code>digest()</code>). Also, many methods accepted
and returned <code>'latin1'</code> encoded strings by default rather than Buffers. This</p>
<p>default was changed after Node.js v0.8 to use <a href="buffer.html"><code>Buffer</code></a> objects by default
instead.</p>
<h3>Recent ECDH Changes<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_recent_ecdh_changes" id="crypto_recent_ecdh_changes">#</a></span></h3>
<p>Usage of <code>ECDH</code> with non-dynamically generated key pairs has been simplified.
Now, <a href="#crypto_ecdh_setprivatekey_privatekey_encoding"><code>ecdh.setPrivateKey()</code></a> can be called with a preselected private key
and the associated public point (key) will be computed and stored in the object.
This allows code to only store and provide the private part of the EC key pair.
<a href="#crypto_ecdh_setprivatekey_privatekey_encoding"><code>ecdh.setPrivateKey()</code></a> now also validates that the private key is valid for
the selected curve.</p>
<p>The <a href="#crypto_ecdh_setpublickey_publickey_encoding"><code>ecdh.setPublicKey()</code></a> method is now deprecated as its inclusion in the
API is not useful. Either a previously stored private key should be set, which
automatically generates the associated public key, or <a href="#crypto_ecdh_generatekeys_encoding_format"><code>ecdh.generateKeys()</code></a>
should be called. The main drawback of using <a href="#crypto_ecdh_setpublickey_publickey_encoding"><code>ecdh.setPublicKey()</code></a> is that
it can be used to put the ECDH key pair into an inconsistent state.</p>
<h3>Support for weak or compromised algorithms<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_support_for_weak_or_compromised_algorithms" id="crypto_support_for_weak_or_compromised_algorithms">#</a></span></h3>
<p>The <code>crypto</code> module still supports some algorithms which are already
compromised and are not currently recommended for use. The API also allows
the use of ciphers and hashes with a small key size that are considered to be
too weak for safe use.</p>
<p>Users should take full responsibility for selecting the crypto
algorithm and key size according to their security requirements.</p>
<p>Based on the recommendations of <a href="http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800-131Ar1.pdf">NIST SP 800-131A</a>:</p>
<ul>
<li>MD5 and SHA-1 are no longer acceptable where collision resistance is
required such as digital signatures.</li>
<li>The key used with RSA, DSA, and DH algorithms is recommended to have
at least 2048 bits and that of the curve of ECDSA and ECDH at least
224 bits, to be safe to use for several years.</li>
<li>The DH groups of <code>modp1</code>, <code>modp2</code> and <code>modp5</code> have a key size
smaller than 2048 bits and are not recommended.</li>
</ul>
<p>See the reference for other recommendations and details.</p>
<h2>Crypto Constants<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_crypto_constants_1" id="crypto_crypto_constants_1">#</a></span></h2>
<p>The following constants exported by <code>crypto.constants</code> apply to various uses of
the <code>crypto</code>, <code>tls</code>, and <code>https</code> modules and are generally specific to OpenSSL.</p>
<h3>OpenSSL Options<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_openssl_options" id="crypto_openssl_options">#</a></span></h3>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Constant</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_ALL</code></td>
<td>Applies multiple bug workarounds within OpenSSL. See
<a href="https://www.openssl.org/docs/man1.0.2/ssl/SSL_CTX_set_options.html">https://www.openssl.org/docs/man1.0.2/ssl/SSL_CTX_set_options.html</a> for
detail.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_ALLOW_UNSAFE_LEGACY_RENEGOTIATION</code></td>
<td>Allows legacy insecure renegotiation between OpenSSL and unpatched
clients or servers. See
<a href="https://www.openssl.org/docs/man1.0.2/ssl/SSL_CTX_set_options.html">https://www.openssl.org/docs/man1.0.2/ssl/SSL_CTX_set_options.html</a>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_CIPHER_SERVER_PREFERENCE</code></td>
<td>Attempts to use the server's preferences instead of the client's when
selecting a cipher. Behavior depends on protocol version. See
<a href="https://www.openssl.org/docs/man1.0.2/ssl/SSL_CTX_set_options.html">https://www.openssl.org/docs/man1.0.2/ssl/SSL_CTX_set_options.html</a>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_CISCO_ANYCONNECT</code></td>
<td>Instructs OpenSSL to use Cisco's "speshul" version of DTLS_BAD_VER.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_COOKIE_EXCHANGE</code></td>
<td>Instructs OpenSSL to turn on cookie exchange.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_CRYPTOPRO_TLSEXT_BUG</code></td>
<td>Instructs OpenSSL to add server-hello extension from an early version
of the cryptopro draft.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_DONT_INSERT_EMPTY_FRAGMENTS</code></td>
<td>Instructs OpenSSL to disable a SSL 3.0/TLS 1.0 vulnerability
workaround added in OpenSSL 0.9.6d.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_EPHEMERAL_RSA</code></td>
<td>Instructs OpenSSL to always use the tmp_rsa key when performing RSA
operations.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_LEGACY_SERVER_CONNECT</code></td>
<td>Allows initial connection to servers that do not support RI.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_MICROSOFT_BIG_SSLV3_BUFFER</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_MICROSOFT_SESS_ID_BUG</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_MSIE_SSLV2_RSA_PADDING</code></td>
<td>Instructs OpenSSL to disable the workaround for a man-in-the-middle
protocol-version vulnerability in the SSL 2.0 server implementation.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_CA_DN_BUG</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_CHALLENGE_BUG</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_DEMO_CIPHER_CHANGE_BUG</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_NETSCAPE_REUSE_CIPHER_CHANGE_BUG</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_NO_COMPRESSION</code></td>
<td>Instructs OpenSSL to disable support for SSL/TLS compression.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_NO_QUERY_MTU</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_NO_SESSION_RESUMPTION_ON_RENEGOTIATION</code></td>
<td>Instructs OpenSSL to always start a new session when performing
renegotiation.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_NO_SSLv2</code></td>
<td>Instructs OpenSSL to turn off SSL v2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_NO_SSLv3</code></td>
<td>Instructs OpenSSL to turn off SSL v3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_NO_TICKET</code></td>
<td>Instructs OpenSSL to disable use of RFC4507bis tickets.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1</code></td>
<td>Instructs OpenSSL to turn off TLS v1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_1</code></td>
<td>Instructs OpenSSL to turn off TLS v1.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1_2</code></td>
<td>Instructs OpenSSL to turn off TLS v1.2</td>
</tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_PKCS1_CHECK_1</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_PKCS1_CHECK_2</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_SINGLE_DH_USE</code></td>
<td>Instructs OpenSSL to always create a new key when using
temporary/ephemeral DH parameters.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_SINGLE_ECDH_USE</code></td>
<td>Instructs OpenSSL to always create a new key when using
temporary/ephemeral ECDH parameters.</td>
</tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_SSLEAY_080_CLIENT_DH_BUG</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_SSLREF2_REUSE_CERT_TYPE_BUG</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_TLS_BLOCK_PADDING_BUG</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_TLS_D5_BUG</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>SSL_OP_TLS_ROLLBACK_BUG</code></td>
<td>Instructs OpenSSL to disable version rollback attack detection.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>OpenSSL Engine Constants<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_openssl_engine_constants" id="crypto_openssl_engine_constants">#</a></span></h3>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Constant</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ENGINE_METHOD_RSA</code></td>
<td>Limit engine usage to RSA</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ENGINE_METHOD_DSA</code></td>
<td>Limit engine usage to DSA</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ENGINE_METHOD_DH</code></td>
<td>Limit engine usage to DH</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ENGINE_METHOD_RAND</code></td>
<td>Limit engine usage to RAND</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ENGINE_METHOD_ECDH</code></td>
<td>Limit engine usage to ECDH</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ENGINE_METHOD_ECDSA</code></td>
<td>Limit engine usage to ECDSA</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ENGINE_METHOD_CIPHERS</code></td>
<td>Limit engine usage to CIPHERS</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ENGINE_METHOD_DIGESTS</code></td>
<td>Limit engine usage to DIGESTS</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ENGINE_METHOD_STORE</code></td>
<td>Limit engine usage to STORE</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ENGINE_METHOD_PKEY_METHS</code></td>
<td>Limit engine usage to PKEY_METHDS</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ENGINE_METHOD_PKEY_ASN1_METHS</code></td>
<td>Limit engine usage to PKEY_ASN1_METHS</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ENGINE_METHOD_ALL</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ENGINE_METHOD_NONE</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Other OpenSSL Constants<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_other_openssl_constants" id="crypto_other_openssl_constants">#</a></span></h3>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Constant</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>DH_CHECK_P_NOT_SAFE_PRIME</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>DH_CHECK_P_NOT_PRIME</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>DH_UNABLE_TO_CHECK_GENERATOR</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>DH_NOT_SUITABLE_GENERATOR</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>NPN_ENABLED</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>ALPN_ENABLED</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>RSA_PKCS1_PADDING</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>RSA_SSLV23_PADDING</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>RSA_NO_PADDING</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>RSA_PKCS1_OAEP_PADDING</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>RSA_X931_PADDING</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>RSA_PSS_SALTLEN_DIGEST</code></td>
<td>Sets the salt length for <code>RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING</code> to the digest size
when signing or verifying.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>RSA_PSS_SALTLEN_MAX_SIGN</code></td>
<td>Sets the salt length for <code>RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING</code> to the maximum
permissible value when signing data.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>RSA_PSS_SALTLEN_AUTO</code></td>
<td>Causes the salt length for <code>RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING</code> to be determined
automatically when verifying a signature.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>POINT_CONVERSION_COMPRESSED</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>POINT_CONVERSION_UNCOMPRESSED</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>POINT_CONVERSION_HYBRID</code></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Node.js Crypto Constants<span><a class="mark" href="#crypto_node_js_crypto_constants" id="crypto_node_js_crypto_constants">#</a></span></h3>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Constant</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>defaultCoreCipherList</code></td>
<td>Specifies the built-in default cipher list used by Node.js.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>defaultCipherList</code></td>
<td>Specifies the active default cipher list used by the current Node.js
process.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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