Crypto
The Crypto
interface represents basic cryptography features available in the current context. It allows access to a cryptographically strong random number generator and to cryptographic primitives.
An object with this interface is available on Web context via the Window.crypto
property.
Properties
This interface implements properties defined on RandomSource
.
Crypto.subtle
Read only- Returns a
SubtleCrypto
object providing access to common cryptographic primitives, like hashing, signing, encryption or decryption.
Methods
This interface implements methods defined on RandomSource
.
RandomSource.getRandomValues()
- Fills the passed
TypedArray
with cryptographically sound random values.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Web Cryptography API The definition of 'Crypto' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | Initial definition |
See Also
License
© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/api/crypto