Curve25519 for Encryption and Signing?

[Kristian Fiskerstrand]

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On 11/07/2014 03:16 PM, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 

Hi,

> I wasn't able to create a Curve25519 key for both signing and
> encryption in the most recent 2.1.0. Is there a reason for this? Is
> it not possible to have a dual ECDH/EdDSA? Or is it still under
> development and simply not yet implemented?

Ed25519 is only for signatures, for encryption the only ECC
alternatives at this point are those mentioned in RFC6637, i.e. the
NIST, brainpool (and actually serpent that is not mentioned in the rfc)


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