Export PEM-encoded EC key pair (ECDH, ECDSA)

crypto.ec.pem.js

// (Buffer is available in Node.js as a global, but we require it this way for compatibility)
// See: https://nodejs.org/api/buffer.html#buffer_buffer
const { Buffer } = require('buffer');
const crypto = require('crypto');

const keyPair = crypto.createECDH('secp256k1');

keyPair.generateKeys();

// Print the PEM-encoded private key
console.log(`-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
${Buffer.from(`308184020100301006072a8648ce3d020106052b8104000a046d306b0201010420${keyPair.getPrivateKey('hex')}a144034200${keyPair.getPublicKey('hex')}`, 'hex').toString('base64')}
-----END PRIVATE KEY-----`);

// Print the PEM-encoded public key
console.log(`-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
${Buffer.from(`3056301006072a8648ce3d020106052b8104000a034200${keyPair.getPublicKey('hex')}`, 'hex').toString('base64')}
-----END PUBLIC KEY-----`);

For prime256v1 curve:

console.log(`-----BEGIN EC PRIVATE KEY-----
${Buffer.from(`30770201010420${keyPair.getPrivateKey('hex')}A00A06082A8648CE3D030107A144034200${keyPair.getPublicKey('hex')}`, 'hex').toString('base64')}
-----END EC PRIVATE KEY-----`);

Note the EC keyword

How find this numbers:

1. run openssl ecparam -name prime256v1 -genkey -noout -out key.pem with curve name desired
2. upload to https://lapo.it/asn1js/ or open with hex editor
3. find control characters and key blocks (compare lengths with your own key in hex format)
4. Extract control characters and replace in the code of this git
5. Generate a pem of test and validate it with the tool of step 2
6. Repeat steps 3 to 5 while not success

Thanks! Amazing how this isn't explained in the docs at all, and not available in the standard crypto module for that matter.

Hi, I'm sorry I'm new to this but can I know how can I generate a Public Key PEM for an ECDSA P-256 curve using an SPKI or JWK?