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The decrypt()
method of the SubtleCrypto
interface decrypts some encrypted data. It takes as arguments a key to decrypt with, some optional extra parameters, and the data to decrypt (also known as "ciphertext"). It returns a Promise
which will be fulfilled with the decrypted data (also known as "plaintext").
decrypt(algorithm, key, data)
Parameters
algorithm
An object specifying the algorithm to be used, and any extra parameters as required. The values given for the extra parameters must match those passed into the corresponding encrypt()
call.
RsaOaepParams
object.AesCtrParams
object.AesCbcParams
object.AesGcmParams
object.key
A CryptoKey
containing the key to be used for decryption. If using RSA-OAEP, this is the privateKey
property of the CryptoKeyPair
object.
data
An ArrayBuffer
, a TypedArray
, or a DataView
containing the data to be decrypted (also known as ciphertext).
A Promise
that fulfills with an ArrayBuffer
containing the plaintext.
The promise is rejected when the following exceptions are encountered:
InvalidAccessError
DOMException
Raised when the requested operation is not valid for the provided key (e.g., invalid encryption algorithm, or invalid key for the specified encryption algorithm).
OperationError
DOMException
Raised when the operation failed for an operation-specific reason (e.g., algorithm parameters of invalid sizes, or there was an error decrypting the ciphertext).
The decrypt()
method supports the same algorithms as the encrypt()
method.
Note: You can try the working examples on GitHub.
RSA-OAEPThis code decrypts ciphertext
using RSA-OAEP. See the complete code on GitHub.
function decryptMessage(privateKey, ciphertext) {
return window.crypto.subtle.decrypt(
{ name: "RSA-OAEP" },
privateKey,
ciphertext,
);
}
AES-CTR
This code decrypts ciphertext
using AES in CTR mode. Note that counter
must match the value that was used for encryption. See the complete code on GitHub.
function decryptMessage(key, ciphertext) {
return window.crypto.subtle.decrypt(
{ name: "AES-CTR", counter, length: 64 },
key,
ciphertext,
);
}
AES-CBC
This code decrypts ciphertext
using AES in CBC mode. Note that iv
must match the value that was used for encryption. See the complete code on GitHub.
function decryptMessage(key, ciphertext) {
// The iv value is the same as that used for encryption
return window.crypto.subtle.decrypt({ name: "AES-CBC", iv }, key, ciphertext);
}
AES-GCM
This code decrypts ciphertext
using AES in GCM mode. Note that iv
must match the value that was used for encryption. See the complete code on GitHub.
function decryptMessage(key, ciphertext) {
// The iv value is the same as that used for encryption
return window.crypto.subtle.decrypt({ name: "AES-GCM", iv }, key, ciphertext);
}
Specifications Browser compatibility See also
SubtleCrypto.encrypt()
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