RFC 8032: Edwards-Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (EdDSA)
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document describes elliptic curve signature scheme Edwards-curve Digital Signature Algorithm (EdDSA). The algorithm is instantiated with recommended parameters for the edwards25519 and edwards448 curves. An example implementation and test vectors are provided.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC8032
- Published
- January 2017
- Authors
- S. Josefsson; I. Liusvaara
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- IRTF
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 60
- Also known as
- —
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