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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. |