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186 | derive the public key as needed. On the other hand, signing using the |
186 | derive the public key as needed. On the other hand, signing using the |
187 | private key is faster than using the secret key, so converting the secret |
187 | private key is faster than using the secret key, so converting the secret |
188 | key to a public/private key pair allows you to sign a small message, or |
188 | key to a public/private key pair allows you to sign a small message, or |
189 | many messages, faster. |
189 | many messages, faster. |
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191 | =head1 SUPPORT FOR THE PERL MULTICORE SPECIFICATION |
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193 | This module supports the perl multicore specification |
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194 | (L<http://perlmulticore.schmorp.de/>) for key generation (usually the |
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195 | slowest operation), and all signing and verification functions. |
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191 | =head1 IMPLEMENTATIOIN |
197 | =head1 IMPLEMENTATIOIN |
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193 | This module currently uses "Nightcracker's Ed25519" implementation, which |
199 | This module currently uses "Nightcracker's Ed25519" implementation, which |
194 | is unmodified except for some portability fixes and static delcarations, |
200 | is unmodified except for some portability fixes and static delcarations, |
195 | but the interface is kept implementation-agnostic to allow usage of other |
201 | but the interface is kept implementation-agnostic to allow usage of other |