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Node.js diffieHellman.setPrivateKey() Method

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The diffieHellman.setPrivateKey() method is an inbuilt application programming interface of class DiffieHellman (dh) within the crypto module which is used to set the private key of dh object.

Syntax:

diffieHellman.setPrivateKey(privateKey[, encoding])

Parameters: This method accepts the following two parameters:

  • privateKey: It is used to denote the private Key.
  • encoding: It is used to denote the encoding of privateKey. If encoding is provided privateKey expected to be String otherwise Buffer, TypedArray, or DataView.

 

Example 1:

index.js




// Node.js program to demonstrate the
// diffieHellman.setPrivateKey() Method
  
const crypto = require('crypto')
  
// Generate DH Key pair
crypto.generateKeyPair('dh'
    {
        primeLength: 512,
         publicKeyEncoding: {
            type: 'spki',
            format: 'der'
        },
        privateKeyEncoding: {
            type: 'pkcs8',
            format: 'der'
        }
    },
    cb
)
  
function cb(err, publicKey, privateKey){
    // Create Diffie-Hellman instance
    const dh = crypto.createDiffieHellman(512)
    // Set the dh's privateKey
    dh.setPrivateKey(privateKey)
  
    if( privateKey.equals(dh.getPrivateKey()) )
        console.log("DH private Key is set successfully")
}


Run index.js file using the following command

node index.js

Output:

DH private Key is set successfully

Example 2 :

index.js




// Node.js program to demonstrate the
// diffieHellman.setPrivateKey() Method
  
const crypto = require( 'crypto' )
  
crypto.generateKeyPair( 
    'dh'
    { primeLength: 512 }, 
    cb 
)
  
function cb( err, publicKey, privateKey ){
    // Export key from KeyObject
    privateKey = privateKey.export( {type: 'pkcs8', format: 'der'} )
    // Encode key in base64
    privateKey = privateKey.toString('base64');
    // Create Diffie-Hellman instance
    const dh = crypto.createDiffieHellman( 512 )
    // Set the dh's privateKey
    dh.setPrivateKey( privateKey, 'base64' )
  
    if( privateKey === dh.getPrivateKey('base64')  )
        console.log( "DH private Key is set successfully" )
}


Run index.js file using the following command

node index.js

Output:

DH private Key is set successfully

Reference: https://nodejs.org/api/crypto.html#crypto_ecdh_setprivatekey_privatekey_encoding



Last Updated : 28 Jun, 2021
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