[API reference](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference) › [@evolu/common](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common) › [Crypto](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common/Crypto) › createPadmePadding

```ts
function createPadmePadding(
  length: number &
    Brand<"NonNaN"> &
    Brand<"Finite"> &
    Brand<"Int"> &
    Brand<"NonNegative">,
): Uint8Array;
```

Defined in: [packages/common/src/Crypto.ts:291](https://github.com/evoluhq/evolu/blob/037c390af081e9944d616ff298a729515c5c5ab7/packages/common/src/Crypto.ts#L291)

Creates a PADMÉ padding array of zeros for the given input length.