getCipherInfo - node__crypto.d.ts - Node

function getCipherInfo

Usage in Deno

```typescript import { getCipherInfo } from "node:node__crypto.d.ts"; ```



getCipherInfo(nameOrNid: string | number,
options?: CipherInfoOptions,
): CipherInfo | undefined

Returns information about a given cipher. Some ciphers accept variable length keys and initialization vectors. By default, the `crypto.getCipherInfo()` method will return the default values for these ciphers. To test if a given key length or iv length is acceptable for given cipher, use the `keyLength` and `ivLength` options. If the given values are unacceptable, `undefined` will be returned.

Parameters



nameOrNid: string | number

The name or nid of the cipher to query.

optional



options: CipherInfoOptions

Return Type

CipherInfo | undefined