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| 115 | source of key material, you can simply generate 32 octets from it |
115 | source of key material, you can simply generate 32 octets from it |
| 116 | and use this as your secret key. |
116 | and use this as your secret key. |
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| 118 | $public_key = Crypt::Ed25519::eddsa_public_key $secret_key |
118 | $public_key = Crypt::Ed25519::eddsa_public_key $secret_key |
| 119 | Takes a secret key generated by "Crypt::Ed25519::eddsa_secret_key" |
119 | Takes a secret key generated by "Crypt::Ed25519::eddsa_secret_key" |
| 120 | and returns the corresponding $public_key. The derivation ios |
120 | and returns the corresponding $public_key. The derivation is |
| 121 | deterministic, i.e. the $public_key generated for a specific |
121 | deterministic, i.e. the $public_key generated for a specific |
| 122 | $secret_key is always the same. |
122 | $secret_key is always the same. |
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| 124 | This public key corresponds to the public key in the Ed25519 API |
124 | This public key corresponds to the public key in the Ed25519 API |
| 125 | above. |
125 | above. |
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| 156 | derive the public key as needed. On the other hand, signing using the |
156 | derive the public key as needed. On the other hand, signing using the |
| 157 | private key is faster than using the secret key, so converting the |
157 | private key is faster than using the secret key, so converting the |
| 158 | secret key to a public/private key pair allows you to sign a small |
158 | secret key to a public/private key pair allows you to sign a small |
| 159 | message, or many messages, faster. |
159 | message, or many messages, faster. |
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161 | SUPPORT FOR THE PERL MULTICORE SPECIFICATION |
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162 | This module supports the perl multicore specification |
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163 | (<http://perlmulticore.schmorp.de/>) for key generation (usually the |
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164 | slowest operation), and all signing and verification functions. |
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| 161 | IMPLEMENTATIOIN |
166 | IMPLEMENTATIOIN |
| 162 | This module currently uses "Nightcracker's Ed25519" implementation, |
167 | This module currently uses "Nightcracker's Ed25519" implementation, |
| 163 | which is unmodified except for some portability fixes and static |
168 | which is unmodified except for some portability fixes and static |
| 164 | delcarations, but the interface is kept implementation-agnostic to allow |
169 | delcarations, but the interface is kept implementation-agnostic to allow |
| 165 | usage of other implementations in the future. |
170 | usage of other implementations in the future. |
