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Ed25519 and EdDSA (RFC 8032)

Official docs outline

7 sections
  1. EdDSA overview

    Twisted Edwards curve signatures with deterministic nonces.

  2. Ed25519 key generation

    Secret scalar and public key derivation.

  3. Ed25519 signing

    Deterministic signature generation.

  4. Ed25519 verification

    Verification equation and cofactor handling.

  5. Ed25519ph and contexts

    Pre-hashed and contextualized variants.

  6. Security considerations

    Side channels, malleability and small-order points.

  7. Algorithm identifiers for X.509

    OIDs for Ed25519 and X25519 in certificates.

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