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@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ generation which uses standard OS cryptography APIs (`CryptGenRandom` on
Windows, `/dev/urandom` on nix). If you wish to be entirely portable define Windows, `/dev/urandom` on nix). If you wish to be entirely portable define
`ED25519_NO_SEED`. This disables the `ed25519_create_seed` function, so if your `ED25519_NO_SEED`. This disables the `ed25519_create_seed` function, so if your
application requires key generation you must supply your own seeding function application requires key generation you must supply your own seeding function
(which is simply a 256 byte cryptographic random number generator). (which is simply a 256 bit (32 byte) cryptographic random number generator).
Performance Performance
@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ The speeds on other machines may vary. Sign/verify times will be higher with
longer messages. The implementation significantly benefits from 64 bit longer messages. The implementation significantly benefits from 64 bit
architectures, if possible compile as 64 bit. architectures, if possible compile as 64 bit.
As a comparison, RSA-2048 (which has a lower security level than Ed25519) got As a comparison, OpenSSL's RSA-2048 implementation (which has a lower security
143 signatures per second and 4644 verifications per second on the same machine. level than Ed25519) got 143 signatures per second and 4644 verifications per
second on the same machine.
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