▸ importPKCS8(pkcs8
, alg
, options?
): Promise
<KeyLike
>
Imports an PEM-encoded PKCS8 string as a runtime-specific private key representation (KeyObject or CryptoKey). See Algorithm Key Requirements to learn about key to algorithm requirements and mapping. Encrypted keys are not supported.
example
Usage
const algorithm = 'ES256'
const pkcs8 = `-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
MIGHAgEAMBMGByqGSM49AgEGCCqGSM49AwEHBG0wawIBAQQgiyvo0X+VQ0yIrOaN
nlrnUclopnvuuMfoc8HHly3505OhRANCAAQWUcdZ8uTSAsFuwtNy4KtsKqgeqYxg
l6kwL5D4N3pEGYGIDjV69Sw0zAt43480WqJv7HCL0mQnyqFmSrxj8jMa
-----END PRIVATE KEY-----`
const ecPrivateKey = await importPKCS8(pkcs8, algorithm)
example
ESM import
import { importPKCS8 } from 'jose'
example
CJS import
const { importPKCS8 } = require('jose')
example
Deno import
import { importPKCS8 } from 'https://deno.land/x/jose@v4.1.0/index.ts'
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
pkcs8 |
string |
- |
alg |
string |
JSON Web Algorithm identifier to be used with the imported key. |
options? |
PEMImportOptions |
- |
Promise
<KeyLike
>