Node.js crypto.createHmac() Method
The crypto.createHmac() method is used to create an Hmac object that uses the stated ‘algorithm’ and ‘key’. Syntax:
crypto.createHmac( algorithm, key, options )
Parameters: This method accept three parameters as mentioned above and described below:
- algorithm: It is dependent on the accessible algorithms which are favored by the version of OpenSSL on the platform. It returns string. The examples are sha256, sha512, etc.
- key: It is the HMAC key which is used to create the cryptographic HMAC hash. It returns string, Buffer, TypedArray, DataView, or KeyObject. And if it is a KeyObject, then its type must be secret.
- options: It is optional parameter and used to control stream behavior. It returns an object.
Return Type: It returns Hmac object. Below examples illustrate the use of crypto.createHmac() method in Node.js: Example 1:
javascript
const crypto = require( 'crypto' );
const secret = 'GfG' ;
const hash = crypto.createHmac( 'sha256' , secret)
.update( 'GeeksforGeeks' )
.digest( 'hex' );
console.log(hash);
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Output:
a08116905e92633e4f30eefd1276206b259305c8783642fc5b7f51c089187939
Example 2:
javascript
const myfile = process.argv[1];
const crypto = require( 'crypto' );
const fs = require( 'fs' );
const creathmac = crypto.createHmac( 'sha1' , 'CS-Portal!' );
const readfile = fs.createReadStream(myfile);
readfile.on( 'readable' , () => {
const data = readfile.read();
if (data)
creathmac.update(data);
else
{
console.log("The hmac object returns:",
`${creathmac.digest( 'hex' )} ${myfile}`);
}
});
console.log("Program done!");
console.log();
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Output:
Program done!
The hmac object returns: 4605d44703c2620fc2574c9a9216bd3267457324 /run_dir/interp.js
Reference: https://nodejs.org/api/crypto.html#crypto_crypto_createhmac_algorithm_key_options
Last Updated :
27 May, 2022
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