Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Keygen keytype Property

The keytype property sets or gets the keytype attribute of a keygen field.

Browser Support


`Keygen keytype`	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

Return the keytype property.

var v = keygenObject.keytype

Set the keytype property.

keygenObject.keytype='rsa|dsa|ec'

Property Values

Value	Description
rsa	Default. Specifies an RSA security algorithm.
dsa	Specifies a DSA security algorithm.
ec	Specifies an EC security algorithm.

Return Value

A String type value representing the type of key used.

Example

The following code shows how to get the type of key used.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
Encryption: <keygen id="myKeygen" name="security" keytype="rsa">
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<p id="demo"></p>
<script>
function myFunction() {<!--from   ww  w  . j  ava2  s . co m-->
    var x = document.getElementById("myKeygen").keytype;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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