Class Mechanism

constructor

• new Mechanism(type, handle, slotHandle, lib): Mechanism

• Initializes the mechanism structure

  Parameters

  • type: number

    The type of mechanism

  • handle: Buffer

    The ID of mechanism

  • slotHandle: Buffer

    The ID of the token’s slot

  • lib: PKCS11

    PKCS#11 module

  Returns Mechanism

flags

maxKeySize

minKeySize

type

name

• get name(): string

• Returns string name from MechanismEnum. For unregistered mechanism returns string unknown. To register a custom mechanism in MechanismEnum use Mechanism.vendor static function

  Returns string

Static create

• create(algorithm): Mechanism

• Creates PKCS#11 mechanism structure from MechanismType

  Parameters

  • algorithm: MechanismType

    Mechanism type

  Returns Mechanism

Static vendor

• vendor(jsonFile): void

• Adds a vendor mechanisms to MechanismEnum from the specified file

  Parameters

  • jsonFile: string

    Path to JSON file with vendor mechanisms

  Returns void
• vendor(name, value): void

• Adds a vendor mechanism to MechanismEnum

  Parameters

  • name: string

    Mechanism name

  • value: number

    Mechanism value

  Returns void