function

crypto.privateEncrypt

privateKey: KeyLike | PublicDecryptKeyObjectInput | PublicDecryptPrivateKeyInput | PublicDecryptJsonWebKeyInput,

): NonSharedBuffer;

Encrypts buffer with privateKey. The returned data can be decrypted using the corresponding public key, for example using publicDecrypt.

If privateKey is not a KeyObject, this function behaves as if privateKey had been passed to createPrivateKey. If it is an object, the padding property can be passed. Otherwise, this function uses RSA_PKCS1_PADDING.

Referenced types

type KeyLike = BinaryLike | KeyObject

interface PublicDecryptKeyObjectInput

encoding?: BufferEncoding
key: KeyObject
padding?: number

interface PublicDecryptPrivateKeyInput

encoding?: BufferEncoding
format?: 'pem' | 'der'
key: BinaryLike
padding?: number
passphrase?: BinaryLike
type?: PrivateKeyExportType

interface PublicDecryptJsonWebKeyInput

encoding?: BufferEncoding
format: 'jwk'
key: JsonWebKey
padding?: number

type BinaryLike = string | ArrayBufferLike | NodeJS.ArrayBufferView