function getCipherInfo
#getCipherInfo(nameOrNid: string | number,options?: CipherInfoOptions,): CipherInfo | undefined
Returns information about a given cipher.
Some ciphers accept variable length keys and initialization vectors. By default,
the crypto.getCipherInfo()
method will return the default values for these
ciphers. To test if a given key length or iv length is acceptable for given
cipher, use the keyLength
and ivLength
options. If the given values are
unacceptable, undefined
will be returned.
Parameters #
#nameOrNid: string | number
The name or nid of the cipher to query.
optional
#options: CipherInfoOptions
Return Type #
CipherInfo | undefined