NIST KAT test-vector integration
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- Dominant language
- C
- Stars
- 23
- Forks
- 2
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Integrate the official NIST Known Answer Test vectors for Kyber and Dilithium into the test suite, so #65 and #66 are validated against the reference test vectors, not just internal self-consistency checks (the way the ntt module was cross-checked against a naive O(n^2) reference multiplication).
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the Kyber and Dilithium implementations from issues #65 and #66, then inspect the existing ntt module's naive O(n^2) reference cross-check. Integrate the official NIST Known Answer Test vectors into the test suite and verify both implementations against them rather than only checking internal self-consistency.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- cryptography, testing
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100