OpenPrinting / OpenPrinting/libcups

Support Post-Quantum ML-DSA signing algorithm for JWS

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enhancement priority-high security
Dominant language
C
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81
Forks
48
Avg merge
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Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

RFC 9964 adds the post-quantum ML-DSA signing algorithms to JWS. The algorithm is already supported by OpenSSL, LibreSSL, and GNU TLS and we should support it in libcups 3.1.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading RFC 9964 and locating libcups' existing JWS signing implementation. Compare its supported algorithms with ML-DSA support in OpenSSL, LibreSSL, and GNU TLS. Done means libcups 3.1 can use the ML-DSA JWS signing algorithms.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
cryptography, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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