@nimiq/core / PrivateKey

Class: PrivateKey ​

Defined in: @nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1685

The secret (private) part of an asymmetric key pair that is typically used to digitally sign or decrypt data.

Constructors ​

Constructor ​

new PrivateKey(bytes): PrivateKey

Defined in: @nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1702

Creates a new private key from a byte array.

Throws when the byte array is not exactly 32 bytes long.

Parameters ​

bytes ​

Uint8Array

Returns ​

PrivateKey

Properties ​

serializedSize ​

readonly serializedSize: number

Defined in: @nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1723

PURPOSE_ID ​

readonly static PURPOSE_ID: number

Defined in: @nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1721

SIZE ​

readonly static SIZE: number

Defined in: @nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1722

Methods ​

equals() ​

equals(other): boolean

Defined in: @nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1720

Returns if this private key is equal to the other private key.

Parameters ​

other ​

PrivateKey

Returns ​

boolean

free() ​

free(): void

Defined in: @nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1686

Returns ​

void

serialize() ​

serialize(): Uint8Array

Defined in: @nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1706

Serializes the private key to a byte array.

Returns ​

Uint8Array

toHex() ​

toHex(): string

Defined in: @nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1716

Formats the private key into a hex string.

Returns ​

string

deserialize() ​

static deserialize(bytes): PrivateKey

Defined in: @nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1696

Deserializes a private key from a byte array.

Throws when the byte array contains less than 32 bytes.

Parameters ​

bytes ​

Uint8Array

Returns ​

PrivateKey

fromHex() ​

static fromHex(hex): PrivateKey

Defined in: @nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1712

Parses a private key from its hex representation.

Throws when the string is not valid hex format or when it represents less than 32 bytes.

Parameters ​

hex ​

string

Returns ​

PrivateKey

generate() ​

static generate(): PrivateKey

Defined in: @nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1690

Generates a new private key from secure randomness.

Returns ​

PrivateKey