Module: keyring/keyring

keyring/keyring

new require("keyring/keyring")()

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Methods

getPublicKeyForAddress(email) → {Array.<module:key~Key>}

searches all public keys in the keyring matching the address or address part of the user ids
Parameters:
Name Type Description
email String email address to search for
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Returns:
The public keys associated with provided email address.
Type
Array.<module:key~Key>

init()

Initialization routine for the keyring. This method reads the keyring from HTML5 local storage and initializes this instance. This method is called by openpgp.init().
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<inner> exportKey(index) → {String}

returns the armored message representation of the key at key ring index
Parameters:
Name Type Description
index Integer the index of the key within the array
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Returns:
armored message representing the key object
Type
String

<inner> exportPublicKey(index) → {String}

returns the armored message representation of the public key portion of the key at key ring index
Parameters:
Name Type Description
index Integer the index of the key within the array
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Returns:
armored message representing the public key object
Type
String

<inner> getKeysForKeyId(keyId) → {Array.<module:key~Key>}

Searches the keyring for public keys having the specified key id
Parameters:
Name Type Description
keyId String provided as string of hex number (lowercase)
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Returns:
public keys found
Type
Array.<module:key~Key>

<inner> getPrivateKeyForAddress(email) → {Array.<module:key~Key>}

Searches the keyring for a private key containing the specified email address
Parameters:
Name Type Description
email String email address to search for
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Returns:
private keys found
Type
Array.<module:key~Key>

<inner> importKey(armored)

Imports a key from an ascii armored message
Parameters:
Name Type Description
armored String message to read the keys/key from
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<inner> removeKey(index) → {module:key~Key}

Removes a public key from the public key keyring at the specified index
Parameters:
Name Type Description
index Integer the index of the public key within the publicKeys array
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Returns:
The public key object which has been removed
Type
module:key~Key