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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.	Candidate Recommendation	Initial definition.

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	56	Yes	22	?	43 43 Promise based version. 37 — 43	?

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	56	56	Yes	44	43 43 Promise based version. 37 — 43	?	6.0