ECDH.prototype.getPublicKey

method ECDH.prototype.getPublicKey

Usage

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.


        ECDH.prototype.getPublicKey(encoding: BinaryToTextEncoding, format?: ECDHKeyFormat): string

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.

Parameters

encoding: BinaryToTextEncoding

optional

format: ECDHKeyFormat

Return Type

string