Are the generated private keys safe from extraction?

Yes. Key generation occurs directly inside your browser's private memory space using window.crypto.subtle. No network requests are made, ensuring your private keys never leave your machine.

What is the difference between PKCS#8 and SPKI?

PKCS#8 (Public-Key Cryptography Standards #8) is the standard format for storing private key information. SPKI (Subject Public Key Info) is the standard X.509 format for public keys.

Should I use RSA or ECDSA?

ECDSA (such as P-256) offers equivalent 128-bit security to RSA 3072-bit with dramatically smaller key sizes (64 bytes vs 384 bytes) and significantly faster signature computation.

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Standard PEM Encodings

Public keys are serialized into RFC 5280 SPKI (SubjectPublicKeyInfo) and private keys into RFC 5208 PKCS#8 ASN.1 DER with 64-character line wraps compatible with OpenSSL, SSH, and TLS.

Modern Elliptic Curves

NIST P-256 and P-384 curves provide maximum computational efficiency with smaller key footprints, widely adopted by WebAuthn, Passkeys, and Apple Secure Enclave.

Zero-Server Isolation

Private keys are generated using CSPRNG (Cryptographically Secure Pseudorandom Number Generator) entropy inside your browser's V8 engine with zero network exposure.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use these keys with OpenSSL or AWS KMS?

Yes. The generated PEM keys are standard PKCS#8 and SPKI formats fully compatible with openssl, AWS, Google Cloud, Node.js crypto, Python cryptography, and Go.

What is JWK (JSON Web Key) format?

JWK (RFC 7517) represents cryptographic keys in structured JSON format, commonly utilized in OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect discovery (/.well-known/jwks.json), and JWT signature verification.

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Asymmetric Cryptography Architecture

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Frequently Asked Questions