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diff --git a/vendor/filippo.io/edwards25519/README.md b/vendor/filippo.io/edwards25519/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..24e2457 --- /dev/null +++ b/vendor/filippo.io/edwards25519/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# filippo.io/edwards25519 + +``` +import "filippo.io/edwards25519" +``` + +This library implements the edwards25519 elliptic curve, exposing the necessary APIs to build a wide array of higher-level primitives. +Read the docs at [pkg.go.dev/filippo.io/edwards25519](https://pkg.go.dev/filippo.io/edwards25519). + +The code is originally derived from Adam Langley's internal implementation in the Go standard library, and includes George Tankersley's [performance improvements](https://golang.org/cl/71950). It was then further developed by Henry de Valence for use in ristretto255, and was finally [merged back into the Go standard library](https://golang.org/cl/276272) as of Go 1.17. It now tracks the upstream codebase and extends it with additional functionality. + +Most users don't need this package, and should instead use `crypto/ed25519` for signatures, `golang.org/x/crypto/curve25519` for Diffie-Hellman, or `github.com/gtank/ristretto255` for prime order group logic. However, for anyone currently using a fork of `crypto/internal/edwards25519`/`crypto/ed25519/internal/edwards25519` or `github.com/agl/edwards25519`, this package should be a safer, faster, and more powerful alternative. + +Since this package is meant to curb proliferation of edwards25519 implementations in the Go ecosystem, it welcomes requests for new APIs or reviewable performance improvements. |
