The CryptoKey object represents a cryptographic key used for
encryption,
decryption,
signing, or
verification within the webcrypto module. The CryptoKey object is created using the SubtleCrypto.generateKey() or SubtleCrypto.importKey() methods.
Properties
Property
Type
Description
type
string
Indicates the type of the key material. Possible values are public, private, secret, unspecified, or unknown.
extractable
boolean
Indicates whether the raw key material can be exported.
algorithm
object
An object containing the algorithm used to generate or import the key.
usages
string[]
An array of strings indicating the cryptographic operations that the key can be used for. Possible values are encrypt, decrypt, sign, verify, deriveKey, deriveBits, wrapKey, and unwrapKey.
