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extractBytesFromKeyPair

function extractBytesFromKeyPair(keypair): Promise<Uint8Array<ArrayBufferLike>>;

Extracts the raw key material from an extractable Ed25519 CryptoKeyPair.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
keypairCryptoKeyPair | ExtractableCryptoKeyPairAn extractable Ed25519 CryptoKeyPair

Returns

Promise<Uint8Array<ArrayBufferLike>>

Raw key bytes as Uint8Array

Remarks

  • Requires a keypair generated with extractable=true. See generateExtractableKeyPair.
  • The extracted bytes can be used to reconstruct the CryptoKeyPair with createKeyPairFromBytes.

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