Function createPrivateKey

  • Creates and returns a new key object containing a private key. If key is a string or Buffer, format is assumed to be 'pem'; otherwise, key must be an object with the properties described above.

    If the private key is encrypted, a passphrase must be specified. The length of the passphrase is limited to 1024 bytes.

    Parameters

    Returns KeyObject

    v11.6.0