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exportKey

The exportKey() method takes a CryptoKey object as input and exports it in an external, portable format.

Note that for a key to be exportable, it must have been created with the extractable flag set to true.

Usage

exportKey(format, key)

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
formatstringDefines the data format in which the key should be exported. Depending on the algorithm and key type, the data format could vary. Currently supported formats are raw, jwk, spki, and pkcs8.
keyCryptoKeyThe key to export.

Supported algorithms

AES-CBCAES-CTRAES-GCMAES-KWECDHECDSAHMACRSA-OAEPRSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5RSA-PSS
AesCbcParamsAesCtrParamsAesGcmParamsEcdhKeyDeriveParamsEcdsaParamsHmacKeyGenParamsRsaHashedImportParamsRsaHashedImportParamsRsaHashedImportParams

Supported formats

  • ECDH and ECDSA algorithms have support for pkcs8, spki, raw and jwk formats.
  • RSA-OAEP, RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 and RSA-PSS algorithms have support for pkcs8, spki and jwk formats.
  • AES-* and HMAC algorithms have currently support for raw and jwk formats.

Return Value

A Promise that resolves to a new ArrayBuffer or an JsonWebKey object/dictionary containing the key.

Throws

TypeDescription
InvalidAccessErrorRaised when trying to export a non-extractable key.
NotSupportedErrorRaised when trying to export in an unknown format.
TypeErrorRaised when trying to use an invalid format.

Example

JavaScript
import { crypto } from 'k6/experimental/webcrypto';

export default async function () {
  /**
   * Generate a symmetric key using the AES-CBC algorithm.
   */
  const generatedKey = await crypto.subtle.generateKey(
    {
      name: 'AES-CBC',
      length: '256',
    },
    true,
    ['encrypt', 'decrypt']
  );

  /**
   * Export the key in raw format.
   */
  const exportedKey = await crypto.subtle.exportKey('raw', generatedKey);

  /**
   * Reimport the key in raw format to verify its integrity.
   */
  const importedKey = await crypto.subtle.importKey('raw', exportedKey, 'AES-CBC', true, [
    'encrypt',
    'decrypt',
  ]);

  console.log(JSON.stringify(importedKey));
}