Re: [PATCH 0/6] Add support for ECDSA algorithm

[Nitin Kumbhar <nkumbhar@nvidia.com>]

Hello Herbert,

On 1/23/2017 7:54 PM, Herbert Xu wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 05:05:55PM +0530, Nitin Kumbhar wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> This patch series adds support for Elliptic Curve Digital Signature
>> Algorithm (ECDSA). To reuse existing ECC functionality, which is
>> added as part of ECDH, it separates out ECC and ECDH so that
>> only ECC functionality is available for ECDSA even when ECDH is in
>> a disabled state.
>>
>> Patch #1 restructures ECC and ECDH code such that ECC is not
>> dependent on ECDH config.
>>
>> Patches #2 & #3 add vli and ecc functions which are required
>> for other Elliptic curve algorithms like ECDSA and ECIES.
>>
>> Patch #4 adds support for ECDSA. This has been validated for P192
>> and P256 elliptic curves.
>>
>> Patches #5 and #6 add ECDSA tests to validate ECDSA functionality
>> and measure ECDSA performance.
>
> Who is going to use this in the kernel?

This ECDSA implementation is analogous to the RSA kernel implementation 
for signature generation / verification. It extends ECC family of 
algorithms like ECDH to support signature verification using akcipher. 
This will be used in a way similar to RSA.

>
> Thanks,
>

Regards,
- Nitin

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