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createPrivateKey

function createPrivateKey
Jump to headingcreatePrivateKey(key:
PrivateKeyInput
| string
| Buffer
| JsonWebKeyInput
): KeyObject

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.

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