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Updated on 2025-03-10

A brief analysis of asymmetric encryption method

Preface

I just answered the question "Asymmetric decryption error" asked by a brother in SegmentFault. This is a security application, and there should be many people who encounter the same problem. Based on the answered questions, I will briefly summarize it here.

For theoretical knowledge of asymmetric encryption, you can refer to the author's previous article "NODEJS Advanced: Theoretical Chapter of CRYPTO Module".

The complete code can be found in "Nodejs Learning Notes", and everyone is also welcome to follow Programmer Xiaoka's GitHub.

Encryption and decryption methods

In the module responsible for security is crypto. In asymmetric encryption, the corresponding APIs of public key encryption, private key decryption, and encryption and decryption are as follows.

Encryption function:

(key, buffer)

Decryption function:

(privateKey, buffer)

Beginner examples

Assume that there is the following

// 
const crypto = require('crypto');
// Encryption method = (data, key) => {
 // Note that the second parameter is the Buffer type return (key, (data));
};
// Decryption method = (encrypted, key) => {
 // Note that encrypted is Buffer type return (key, encrypted);
};

Test code:

const utils = require('./utils');
const keys = require('./keys');
const plainText = 'Hello, I am Xiaoka, programmer';
const crypted = (plainText, ); // Encryptionconst decrypted = (crypted, ); // Decrypt(()); // Hello,I'm a programmer

Attach the public and private keys:

 = `-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----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-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
`;
 = `-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQDFWnl8fChyKI/Tgo1ILB+IlGr8
ZECKnnO8XRDwttBbf5EmG0qV8gs0aGkh649rb75I+tMu2JSNuVj61CncL/7Ct2kA
Z6CZZo1vYgtzhlFnxd4V7Ra+aIwLZaXT/h3eE+/cFsL4VAJI5wXh4Mq4Vtu7uEje
ogAOgXACaIqiFyrk3wIDAQAB
-----END PUBLIC KEY-----
`;