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CryptoKey: algorithm property

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The read-only algorithm property of the CryptoKey interface returns an object describing the algorithm for which this key can be used, and any associated extra parameters.

The object returned depends of the algorithm used to generate the key.

Value

An object matching:

Examples

js

const rawKey = window.crypto.getRandomValues(new Uint8Array(16));

// Import an AES secret key from an ArrayBuffer containing the raw bytes.
// Takes an ArrayBuffer string containing the bytes, and returns a Promise
// that will resolve to a CryptoKey representing the secret key.
function importSecretKey(rawKey) {
  return window.crypto.subtle.importKey("raw", rawKey, "AES-GCM", true, [
    "encrypt",
    "decrypt",
  ]);
}

const key = importSecretKey(rawKey);
console.log(`This key is to be used with the ${key.algorithm} algorithm.`);

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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algorithm 37 12 34 No 24 7 37 37 34 24 7 3.0

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CryptoKey/algorithm