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Provides support for building signature contexts. This class allows the configuration of digital signature operations, including setting the signing algorithm and digest method.

Extends

  • BaseCryptoClass

Extended by

Accessors

digestAlgorithm

Set Signature

set digestAlgorithm(algorithm): void Set the digest algorithm to use for hashing message contents. This will default to SHA-256 if not specified.
Throws
InvalidArgumentError If the algorithm is invalid.
Parameters
algorithm
DigestAlgorithm The digest algorithm to use.
Returns
void

signingAlgorithm

Set Signature

set signingAlgorithm(algorithm): void Set the algorithm to use for signing. If not specified, this will be determined from the key type if possible.
Throws
InvalidArgumentError If the algorithm is invalid.
Parameters
algorithm
AsymmetricAlgorithm The asymmetric algorithm to use for signing.
Returns
void

Methods

buildSigningContext()

buildSigningContext(key): SigningContext Build a context for signing operations. This context can be used to create digital signatures using the specified private key.

Parameters

key
PrivateKey The private key to use for signing.

Returns

SigningContext A signing context object.

Throws

AccessDeniedError If the key lacks the KeyPurpose.SIGN purpose.

Throws

InvalidArgumentError If the signing algorithm is not supported.
Last modified on October 2, 2025