HUKS Development

When to Use

Openharmony Universal KeyStore (HUKS) provides KeyStore (KS) capabilities for applications, including key management and key cryptography operations. HUKS also provides APIs for applications to import or generate keys.

Available APIs

API Description
function generateKey(keyAlias: string, options: HuksOptions, callback: AsyncCallback) : void; Generates a private key. This method uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.
function generateKey(keyAlias: string, options: HuksOptions) : Promise; Generates a private key. This method uses a promise to return the result.
function exportKey(keyAlias: string, options: HuksOptions, callback: AsyncCallback) : void; Exports the public key. This method uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.
function exportKey(keyAlias: string, options: HuksOptions) : Promise; Exports the public key. This method uses a promise to return the result.
function isKeyExist(keyAlias: string, options: HuksOptions, callback: AsyncCallback) : void; Check whether a key exists. This method uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.
function isKeyExist(keyAlias: string, options: HuksOptions) : Promise; Check whether a key exists. This method uses a promise to return the result.
function deleteKey(keyAlias: string, options: HuksOptions, callback: AsyncCallback) : void; Deletes a key. This method uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.
function deleteKey(keyAlias: string, options: HuksOptions) : Promise; Deletes a key. This method uses a promise to return the result.

How to Develop

  1. Import the HUKS module.

    import huks from '@ohos.security.huks'
    
  2. Call generateKey() to generate a private key.

    keyAlias indicates the alias of the key generated. options indicates the parameters used for generating the key. Set options based on the actual situation.

    The value returned indicates whether the key is successfully generated.

    var alias = 'testAlias';
    var properties = new Array();
    properties[0] = {
      tag: huks.HuksTag.HUKS_TAG_ALGORITHM,
      value: huks.HuksKeyAlg.HUKS_ALG_ECC
    };
    properties[1] = {
      tag: huks.HuksTag.HUKS_TAG_KEY_SIZE,
      value: huks.HuksKeySize.HUKS_ECC_KEY_SIZE_224
    };
    properties[2] = {
      tag: huks.HuksTag.HUKS_TAG_PURPOSE,
      value: huks.HuksKeyPurpose.HUKS_KEY_PURPOSE_AGREE
    };
    properties[3] = {
      tag: huks.HuksTag.HUKS_TAG_DIGEST,
      value: huks.HuksKeyDigest.HUKS_DIGEST_NONE
    };
    var options = {
      properties: properties
    }
    var resultA = huks.generateKey(alias, options);
    
  3. Call Init() to initialize the key.

    Alias indicates the alias of the key to initialize, and options indicates the parameters used for initializing the key.

    The value returned indicates whether the Init operation is successful.

    var alias = 'test001'
    var properties = new Array();
    properties[0] = {
      tag: huks.HuksTag.HUKS_TAG_ALGORITHM,
      value: huks.HuksKeyAlg.HUKS_ALG_DH
    };
    properties[1] = {
      tag: huks.HuksTag.HUKS_TAG_PURPOSE,
      value: huks.HuksKeyPurpose.HUKS_KEY_PURPOSE_AGREE
    };
    properties[2] = {
      tag: huks.HuksTag.HUKS_TAG_KEY_SIZE,
      value: huks.HuksKeySize.HUKS_DH_KEY_SIZE_4096
    };
    var options = {
      properties: properties
    };
    huks.init(alias, options, function(err, data) {
        if (err.code !== 0) {
            console.log("test init err information: " + JSON.stringify(err));
        } else {
            console.log(`test init data: ${JSON.stringify(data)}`);
        }
    })
    
  4. Call update() to update the key.

    handle indicates the session ID for updating the key. options indicates the parameters used for updating the key.

    The value returned indicates whether the Update operation is successful.

    var properties = new Array();
    properties[0] = {
      tag: huks.HuksTag.HUKS_TAG_ALGORITHM,
      value: huks.HuksKeyAlg.HUKS_ALG_DH
    };
    properties[1] = {
      tag: huks.HuksTag.HUKS_TAG_PURPOSE,
      value: huks.HuksKeyPurpose.HUKS_KEY_PURPOSE_AGREE
    };
    properties[2] = {
      tag: huks.HuksTag.HUKS_TAG_KEY_SIZE,
      value: huks.HuksKeySize.HUKS_DH_KEY_SIZE_4096
    };
    var options = {
      properties: properties
    };
    var result = huks.update(handle, options)
    
  5. Call finish() to complete the operation.

    handle indicates the session ID of the Finish operation. options indicates the parameters used for this operation.

    The value returned indicates whether the Finish operation is successful.

    var properties = new Array();
    properties[0] = {
      tag: huks.HuksTag.HUKS_TAG_ALGORITHM,
      value: huks.HuksKeyAlg.HUKS_ALG_DH
    };
    properties[1] = {
      tag: huks.HuksTag.HUKS_TAG_PURPOSE,
      value: huks.HuksKeyPurpose.HUKS_KEY_PURPOSE_AGREE
    };
    properties[2] = {
      tag: huks.HuksTag.HUKS_TAG_KEY_SIZE,
      value: huks.HuksKeySize.HUKS_DH_KEY_SIZE_4096
    };
    var options = {
      properties: properties
    };
    var result = huks.finish(handle, options)