<!-- Thank you for reporting a possible bug in Node.js. Please fill in as much of the template below as you can. Version: output of `node -v` Platform: output of `uname -a` (UNIX), or version and 32 or 64-bit (Windows) Subsystem: if known, please specify the affected core module name If possible, please provide code that demonstrates the problem, keeping it as simple and free of external dependencies as you can. --> * **Version**: 11.6.0 * **Platform**: Ubuntu, Windows * **Subsystem**: crypto <!-- Please provide more details below this comment. --> Passing an empty string to any function that parses a private key causes an assertion failure: ``` > crypto.createPrivateKey({ key: '' }) C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe - node[12104]: src\node_crypto.cc:2675: Assertion `(mem) != nullptr' failed. ```
Passing an empty string to any function that parses a private key causes an assertion failure: