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| -rw-r--r-- | openssl/src/ec.rs | 10 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/openssl/src/ec.rs b/openssl/src/ec.rs index 02be6d22..c6012050 100644 --- a/openssl/src/ec.rs +++ b/openssl/src/ec.rs @@ -1,3 +1,13 @@ +//! Elliptic Curve +//! +//! Cryptology relies on the difficulty of solving mathematical problems, such as the factor +//! of large integers composed of two large prime numbers and the discrete logarithm of a +//! random eliptic curve. This module provides low-level features of the latter. +//! Elliptic Curve protocols can provide the same security with smaller keys. +//! +//! There are 2 forms of elliptic curves, `Fp` and `F2^m`. These curves use irreducible +//! trinomial or pentanomial. Being a generic interface to a wide range of algorithms, +//! the cuves are generally referenced by [`EcGroup`] use ffi; use foreign_types::{ForeignType, ForeignTypeRef}; use std::ptr; |