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Creates and returns a `Sign` object that uses the given `algorithm`. On
recent OpenSSL releases, `openssl list-public-key-algorithms` will
display the available signing algorithms. One example is `'RSA-SHA256'`.
Creates and returns a `Sign` object that uses the given `algorithm`.
Use [`crypto.getHashes()`][] to obtain an array of names of the available
signing algorithms.

### crypto.createVerify(algorithm)
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added: v0.1.92
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Creates and returns a `Verify` object that uses the given algorithm. On
recent OpenSSL releases, `openssl list-public-key-algorithms` will
display the available signing algorithms. One example is `'RSA-SHA256'`.
Creates and returns a `Verify` object that uses the given algorithm.
Use [`crypto.getHashes()`][] to obtain an array of names of the available
signing algorithms.

### crypto.getCiphers()
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added: v0.9.3
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Returns an array with the names of the supported hash algorithms.
Returns an array of the names of the supported hash algorithms,
such as `RSA-SHA256`.

Example:

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