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ECDH.prototype.getPublicKey - crypto - Node documentation
method ECDH.prototype.getPublicKey

Usage in Deno

import { ECDH } from "node:crypto";
ECDH.prototype.getPublicKey(
encoding?: null,
format?: ECDHKeyFormat,
): Buffer

The format argument specifies point encoding and can be 'compressed' or 'uncompressed'. If format is not specified the point will be returned in'uncompressed' format.

If encoding is specified, a string is returned; otherwise a Buffer is returned.

Parameters

optional
encoding: null

The encoding of the return value.

optional
format: ECDHKeyFormat = 'uncompressed'

Return Type

Buffer

The EC Diffie-Hellman public key in the specified encoding and format.

ECDH.prototype.getPublicKey(): string

Parameters

optional
format: ECDHKeyFormat

Return Type

string