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generateKeys

method ECDH.prototype.generateKeys
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Generates private and public EC Diffie-Hellman key values, and returns the public key in the specified format and encoding. This key should be transferred to the other party.

The format argument specifies point encoding and can be 'compressed' or 'uncompressed'. If format is not specified, the point will be returned in'uncompressed' format.

If encoding is provided a string is returned; otherwise a Buffer is returned.

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Buffer
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