SecureBlackbox 2020 Node.js Edition

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ImportFromFile Method

Adds a key to the storage.

Syntax

cryptokeystorage.importFromFile(filename, format, keyAlgorithm, scheme, schemeParams, keyType, [callback])

Callback

The 'callback' parameter specifies a function which will be called when the operation completes (or an error is encountered). If the 'callback' parameter is not specified, then the method will block and will not return until the operation completes (or an error is encountered).

The callback for this method is defined as:

function(err){ }

'err' is the error that occurred. If there was no error, then 'err' is 'null'.

'err' has 2 properties which hold detailed information:

err.code
err.message

Remarks

Use this method to add a key stored in a file.

kffUnknown0The key format was not recognized as one of the known formats.

kffAuto1The default format in current circumstances. This depends on the key being loaded or saved.

kffDER2DER (binary) format

kffPEM3PEM format (base64-encoded with headers)

kffJSON4JSON key format

ktAuto0The default key type in current circumstances. This depends on the operation, the file content, and the storage type.

ktPublic1The operation should be performed on a public key.

ktSecret2The operation should be performed on a private or secret key

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