secure-destroy-key
v1.0.1
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Destroy a Secure Buffer key safely
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secure-destroy-key
Destroy a Secure Buffer key safely
A piece in the puzzle towards secure-key-management
Usage
var destroyKey = require('secure-destroy-key')
destroyKey(key)
:warning: Warnings:
- Once the key is destroyed, any access to it (whether read or write) will crash your program with no mercy
API
destroyKey(secureBuf)
secureBuf
must be a Secure Buffer created with [email protected]
or greater.
Destroying the secureBuf
will safely wipe the key from memory and mark it for
noaccess
, to prevent any accidental misuse.
Note that the secureBuf
looks like a normal Buffer
, but has some extra
properties. You can read more about
Secure Buffers on secure-key-management
Be wary about using any of the default Buffer operations on this Secure Buffer.
Install
npm install secure-destroy-key