Bare-crypto NPM

bare-crypto

Cryptographic primitives for JavaScript.

npm i bare-crypto

Usage

const crypto = require('bare-crypto')

const hash = crypto.createHash('sha256')

hash.update('Hello, world!')

const digest = hash.digest('hex')

console.log(digest)

API

`const hash = createHash(algorithm[, options])`

Create a new Hash instance with the specified algorithm and options. The options are passed to new Transform().

`const buffer = randomBytes(size)`

Generate cryptographically secure random bytes.

`randomBytes(size, callback)`

Generate cryptographically secure random bytes, asynchronously providing the result in callback. The callback signature is callback(err, buffer).

`buffer = randomFill(buffer[, offset][, size])`

Fill a buffer with cryptographically secure random bytes.

`randomFill(buffer[, offset][, size], callback)`

Fill a buffer with cryptographically secure random bytes, asynchronously providing the result in callback. The callback signature is callback(err, buffer)

`constants.hash`

The supported hash algorithms.

Constant	Description
`MD5`	A widely-used 128-bit hash function, now considered insecure due to vulnerabilities to collision attacks. Still fast but not recommended for security-sensitive purposes.
`SHA1`	A 160-bit hash function, stronger than MD5 but also broken by collision attacks. Deprecated for most cryptographic uses due to security vulnerabilities.
`SHA256`	Part of the SHA-2 family, this 256-bit hash function is widely used and considered secure for most applications. Slower than MD5 and SHA1 but much more secure.
`SHA512`	Another member of the SHA-2 family, this 512-bit hash function offers greater security than SHA256 but is slower and produces larger hashes. Suitable for high-security environments.
`BLAKE2B256`	A fast, secure alternative to SHA-2 designed for efficiency, producing a 256-bit hash. It is optimized for performance while maintaining strong cryptographic security.