Generates a public/private keypair using openssl genrsa.

This module requires OpenSSL to be installed on the system.

Usage

import keyPair from 'node-genrsa';

const options = {
  bits: 1024,
  exponent: 65537
}
const keys = await keyPair(options);
console.log(keys.private);
console.log(keys.public);

Options

parameter	default	description
bits	2048	The size of the private key to generate in bits
exponenet	65537	The public exponent to use, either 65537 or 3. The default is 65537.