function

crypto.createDiffieHellman

primeLength: number,
generator?: number

Creates a DiffieHellman key exchange object using the supplied prime and an optional specific generator.

The generator argument can be a number, string, or Buffer. If generator is not specified, the value 2 is used.

If primeEncoding is specified, prime is expected to be a string; otherwise a Buffer, TypedArray, or DataView is expected.

If generatorEncoding is specified, generator is expected to be a string; otherwise a number, Buffer, TypedArray, or DataView is expected.

prime: ArrayBuffer | ArrayBufferView<ArrayBufferLike>,
generator?: number | ArrayBuffer | ArrayBufferView<ArrayBufferLike>

Creates a DiffieHellman key exchange object using the supplied prime and an optional specific generator.

The generator argument can be a number, string, or Buffer. If generator is not specified, the value 2 is used.

If primeEncoding is specified, prime is expected to be a string; otherwise a Buffer, TypedArray, or DataView is expected.

If generatorEncoding is specified, generator is expected to be a string; otherwise a number, Buffer, TypedArray, or DataView is expected.

prime: ArrayBuffer | ArrayBufferView<ArrayBufferLike>,
generator: string,
generatorEncoding: BinaryToTextEncoding

Creates a DiffieHellman key exchange object using the supplied prime and an optional specific generator.

The generator argument can be a number, string, or Buffer. If generator is not specified, the value 2 is used.

If primeEncoding is specified, prime is expected to be a string; otherwise a Buffer, TypedArray, or DataView is expected.

If generatorEncoding is specified, generator is expected to be a string; otherwise a number, Buffer, TypedArray, or DataView is expected.

@param generatorEncoding

The encoding of the generator string.

prime: string,
primeEncoding: BinaryToTextEncoding,
generator?: number | ArrayBuffer | ArrayBufferView<ArrayBufferLike>

Creates a DiffieHellman key exchange object using the supplied prime and an optional specific generator.

The generator argument can be a number, string, or Buffer. If generator is not specified, the value 2 is used.

If primeEncoding is specified, prime is expected to be a string; otherwise a Buffer, TypedArray, or DataView is expected.

If generatorEncoding is specified, generator is expected to be a string; otherwise a number, Buffer, TypedArray, or DataView is expected.

@param primeEncoding

The encoding of the prime string.

prime: string,
primeEncoding: BinaryToTextEncoding,
generator: string,
generatorEncoding: BinaryToTextEncoding

Creates a DiffieHellman key exchange object using the supplied prime and an optional specific generator.

The generator argument can be a number, string, or Buffer. If generator is not specified, the value 2 is used.

If primeEncoding is specified, prime is expected to be a string; otherwise a Buffer, TypedArray, or DataView is expected.

If generatorEncoding is specified, generator is expected to be a string; otherwise a number, Buffer, TypedArray, or DataView is expected.

@param primeEncoding

The encoding of the prime string.

@param generatorEncoding

The encoding of the generator string.

Referenced types

class ArrayBuffer

Represents a raw buffer of binary data, which is used to store data for the different typed arrays. ArrayBuffers cannot be read from or written to directly, but can be passed to a typed array or DataView Object to interpret the raw buffer as needed.

  • readonly [Symbol.toStringTag]: string
  • readonly byteLength: number

    Read-only. The length of the ArrayBuffer (in bytes).

  • newByteLength?: number
    ): void;

    Resizes the ArrayBuffer to the specified size (in bytes).

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    byteLength: number

    Resize an ArrayBuffer in-place.

  • begin: number,
    end?: number

    Returns a section of an ArrayBuffer.

  • newByteLength?: number

    Creates a new ArrayBuffer with the same byte content as this buffer, then detaches this buffer.

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  • newByteLength?: number

    Creates a new non-resizable ArrayBuffer with the same byte content as this buffer, then detaches this buffer.

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