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Crypto API documentation for x509.keyUsage is wrong for all versions #48727
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https://nodejs.org/api/crypto.html#x509keyusage
Description of the problem
The page for
x509.keyUsageindicates that it returnsAn array detailing the key usages for this certificate.while in fact it only returns the extended key usage for the certificate. For example:1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1forTLS Web server1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.2forTLS Web clientKey usages (not extend) are completely different are related to certificate extension under OID
2.5.29.15to contain value in a bit array format.Key usage can have for definition: Digital signature, Non-repudiation, Key encipherment, Data encipherment, Key agreement, Certificate signing, CRL signing, Encipher only, Decipher only.
Therefore the API should be
x509.extKeyUsageand the definitionAn array detailing the key extended usages for this certificate.to match the reality of the function.