Home- ok, err, errcode = httpd:loadKeyData(data)
- ok, err, errcode = httpd:loadKeyFile(filename)
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
This setting is necessary when using SSL/TLS with the built-in webserver.
The private key pair is used together with a local certificate for proper authentication.
The key must be kept secure and must never become public, as this compromises security.
The system can load a RSA key in X509 PEM or BER format. DSA keys are not supported.
The function httpd:loadKeyData() loads the certificate from the data passed in a string variable.
The second function, httpd:loadKeyFile() instead loads the certificate directly from a file.
It is recommended to always load the key directly from a file. If it is passed through a lua string, the private key may linger in memory until Lua does a garbage collection and reuses the memory. This makes the key prone to hacking attempts.
RETURN VALUE
Returns true on success.
In case of an error they return three values: nil, a string describing the error and a negative error code from the underlying mbed TLS implementation.