@hchuanz/aes-forge/lib/pki.js

JavaScript AES node-forge.

/**
 * Javascript implementation of a basic Public Key Infrastructure, including
 * support for RSA public and private keys.
 *
 * @author Dave Longley
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2010-2013 Digital Bazaar, Inc.
 */
var forge = require('./forge');
require('./asn1');
require('./oids');
require('./pem');
require('./rsa');
require('./util');

// shortcut for asn.1 API
var asn1 = forge.asn1;

/* Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) implementation. */
var pki = module.exports = forge.pki = forge.pki || {};


pki.publicKeyFromPem = function(pem) {
  var msg = forge.pem.decode(pem)[0];

  if(msg.type !== 'PUBLIC KEY' && msg.type !== 'RSA PUBLIC KEY') {
    var error = new Error('Could not convert public key from PEM; PEM header ' +
      'type is not "PUBLIC KEY" or "RSA PUBLIC KEY".');
    error.headerType = msg.type;
    throw error;
  }
  if(msg.procType && msg.procType.type === 'ENCRYPTED') {
    throw new Error('Could not convert public key from PEM; PEM is encrypted.');
  }

  // convert DER to ASN.1 object
  var obj = asn1.fromDer(msg.body);

  return pki.publicKeyFromAsn1(obj);
};