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RTCPeerConnection.generateCertificate

The generateCertificate() method of the RTCPeerConnection interface creates and stores an X.509 certificate and corresponding private key then returns an RTCCertificate, providing access to it.

Syntax

var cert = RTCPeerConnection.generateCertificate(keygenAlgorithm)

Parameters

keygenAlgorithm: A DOMString identifying the algorithm to use in creating the key.

RTCPeerConnection.generateCertificate() is a static method, so it is always called on the RTCPeerConnection interface itself, not an instance thereof.

Return value

A reference to an RTCCertificate object.

Example

RTCPeerConnection.generateCertificate({
    name: 'RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5',
    hash: 'SHA-256',
    modulusLength: 2048,
    publicExponent: new Uint8Array([1, 0, 1])
}).then(function(cert) {
  var pc = new RTCPeerConnection({certificates: [cert]});
});

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WebRTC 1.0: Real-time Communication Between Browsers The definition of 'generateCertificate()' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

Feature	Chrome	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari (WebKit)
Basic support	49 [1]	42 (42)	?	36	?

Feature	Android Webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	Firefox OS	IE Mobile	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	49 [1]	49 [1]	42.0 (42)	?	?	36	?

[1] Though this method is not prefixed, the interface it belongs to was until Chrome 56.