The crypto.getCiphers() method will return an array that contains names of all the supported cipher algorithms. The crypto package has a huge list of cipher algorithms we can use. But the most used cipher algorithm is 'AES – Advanced Encryption Standard'.
Syntax
crypto.getCiphers()
Parameters
Since it returns a list of all the cipher algorithms. It does not need to have any input.
Example
Create a file with name – getCipher.js and copy the below code snippet. After creating file, use the following command to run this code as shown in the example below −
node getCipher.js
getCipher.js
// A node demo program for getting all cipher algorithms
// Importing the crypto module
const crypto = require('crypto');
// Calling the getCiphers() method
const cipher = crypto.getCiphers();
// Printing the list of all the algorithms there is
console.log("The list of all cipher algorithm are as follows: ", cipher);Output
C:\home\node>> node getCipher.js The list of all cipher algorithm are as follows: [ 'aes-128-cbc', 'aes-128-cbc-hmac-sha1', 'aes-128-cbc-hmac-sha256', 'aes-128-ccm', 'aes-128-cfb', 'aes-128-cfb1', 'aes-128-cfb8', 'aes-128-ctr', 'aes-128-ecb', 'aes-128-gcm', 'aes-128-ocb', 'aes-128-ofb', 'aes-128-xts', 'aes-192-cbc', 'aes-192-ccm', 'aes-192-cfb', 'aes-192-cfb1', 'aes-192-cfb8', 'aes-192-ctr', 'aes-192-ecb', 'aes-192-gcm', 'aes-192-ocb', 'aes-192-ofb', 'aes-256-cbc', 'aes-256-cbc-hmac-sha1', 'aes-256-cbc-hmac-sha256', 'aes-256-ccm', 'aes-256-cfb', 'aes-256-cfb1', 'aes-256-cfb8', 'aes-256-ctr', 'aes-256-ecb', 'aes-256-gcm', 'aes-256-ocb', 'aes-256-ofb', 'aes-256-xts', 'aes128', 'aes128-wrap', 'aes192', 'aes192-wrap', 'aes256', 'aes256-wrap', 'aria-128-cbc', 'aria-128-ccm', 'aria-128-cfb', 'aria-128-cfb1', 'aria-128-cfb8', 'aria-128-ctr', 'aria-128-ecb', 'aria-128-gcm', 'aria-128-ofb', 'aria-192-cbc', 'aria-192-ccm', 'aria-192-cfb', 'aria-192-cfb1', 'aria-192-cfb8', 'aria-192-ctr', 'aria-192-ecb', 'aria-192-gcm', 'aria-192-ofb', 'aria-256-cbc', 'aria-256-ccm', 'aria-256-cfb', 'aria-256-cfb1', 'aria-256-cfb8', 'aria-256-ctr', 'aria-256-ecb', 'aria-256-gcm', 'aria-256-ofb', 'aria128', 'aria192', 'aria256', 'bf', 'bf-cbc', 'bf-cfb', 'bf-ecb', 'bf-ofb', 'blowfish', 'camellia-128-cbc', 'camellia-128-cfb', 'camellia-128-cfb1', 'camellia-128-cfb8', 'camellia-128-ctr', 'camellia-128-ecb', 'camellia-128-ofb', 'camellia-192-cbc', 'camellia-192-cfb', 'camellia-192-cfb1', 'camellia-192-cfb8', 'camellia-192-ctr', 'camellia-192-ecb', 'camellia-192-ofb', 'camellia-256-cbc', 'camellia-256-cfb', 'camellia-256-cfb1', 'camellia-256-cfb8', 'camellia-256-ctr', 'camellia-256-ecb', 'camellia-256-ofb', 'camellia128', ... 70 more items ]