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# type

The read-only **`type`** property indicates which kind of key is represented by the object. It can have the following values:

- `"secret"`: This key is a secret key for use with a symmetric algorithm.
- `"private"`: This key is the private half of an asymmetric algorithm's key pair.
- `"public"`: This key is the public half of an asymmetric algorithm's key pair.

## Value

One of the following strings: `"secret"`, `"private"`, or `"public"`.
