Class: PrivateKey

PrivateKey(packetlist)

Class that represents an OpenPGP Private key

Constructor

new PrivateKey(packetlist)

Parameters:
Name Type Description
packetlist PacketList

The packets that form this key

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Methods

(async) addSubkey() → {Promise.<PrivateKey>}

Generates a new OpenPGP subkey, and returns a clone of the Key object with the new subkey added. Supports RSA and ECC keys. Defaults to the algorithm and bit size/curve of the primary key. DSA primary keys default to RSA subkeys.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
options.type ecc | rsa

The subkey algorithm: ECC or RSA

options.curve String

(optional) Elliptic curve for ECC keys

options.rsaBits Integer

(optional) Number of bits for RSA subkeys

options.keyExpirationTime Number

(optional) Number of seconds from the key creation time after which the key expires

options.date Date

(optional) Override the creation date of the key and the key signatures

options.sign Boolean

(optional) Indicates whether the subkey should sign rather than encrypt. Defaults to false

options.config Object

(optional) custom configuration settings to overwrite those in config

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Type
Promise.<PrivateKey>

armor(configopt) → {ReadableStream.<String>}

Returns ASCII armored text of key

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
config Object <optional>

Full configuration, defaults to openpgp.config

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Returns:

ASCII armor.

Type
ReadableStream.<String>

clearPrivateParams()

Clear private key parameters

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(async) getDecryptionKeys(keyID,, date,, userID,, configopt) → {Promise.<Array.<(Key|Subkey)>>}

Returns all keys that are available for decryption, matching the keyID when given This is useful to retrieve keys for session key decryption

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
keyID, module:type/keyid~KeyID

optional

date, Date

optional

userID, String

optional

config Object <optional>

Full configuration, defaults to openpgp.config

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Returns:

Array of decryption keys.

Type
Promise.<Array.<(Key|Subkey)>>

isDecrypted()

Returns true if the primary key or any subkey is decrypted. A dummy key is considered encrypted.

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isPrivate() → {Boolean}

Returns true if this is a private key

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Returns:
Type
Boolean

(async) revoke(reasonForRevocation, date, configopt) → {Promise.<PrivateKey>}

Revokes the key

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
reasonForRevocation Object

optional, object indicating the reason for revocation

Properties
Name Type Description
flag module:enums.reasonForRevocation

optional, flag indicating the reason for revocation

string String

optional, string explaining the reason for revocation

date Date

optional, override the creationtime of the revocation signature

config Object <optional>

Full configuration, defaults to openpgp.config

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Returns:

New key with revocation signature.

Type
Promise.<PrivateKey>

toPublic() → {PublicKey}

Returns key as public key (shallow copy)

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Returns:

New public Key

Type
PublicKey

(async) validate(configopt)

Check whether the private and public primary key parameters correspond Together with verification of binding signatures, this guarantees key integrity In case of gnu-dummy primary key, it is enough to validate any signing subkeys otherwise all encryption subkeys are validated If only gnu-dummy keys are found, we cannot properly validate so we throw an error

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
config Object <optional>

Full configuration, defaults to openpgp.config

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Throws:

if validation was not successful and the key cannot be trusted

Type
Error