Derive a named key from a master key
npm install derive-key
const derive = require('derive-key')
const masterKey = crypto.randomBytes(32) // make sure this is cryptographic seed
const key = derive('a namespace', masterKey, 'my-named-key')
console.log('the derived key is:', key)
outputKey = derive(namespace, masterKey, name, [outputKey])Derive a named key from a 32 byte master key.
The namespace should be an ascii string (fx your application name) and name can be a buffer or string reflecting the name of the key you want to derive.
Optionally you can pass in the output key parameter and the result will be copied into that buffer instead of a new buffer being allocated internally.
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Derive a named key from a master key
The npm package derive-key receives a total of 57 weekly downloads. As such, derive-key popularity was classified as not popular.
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