RustCrypto / RustCrypto/crypto-bigint
Full vartime `mul` and `div` operations
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- Dominant language
- Rust
- Stars
- 309
- Forks
- 95
- Avg merge
- 1d 14h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 3
Description
Currently, both Uint and Int implement some (partially) variable time algorithms. Is there interest for full-vartime mul and div operations? I have a local PR lined up which I would love to polish up and prep for merge.
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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
Read the issue discussion and inspect the linked local PR first, focusing on the existing Uint and Int multiplication and division operations. The scope is not yet settled: done would require agreement on supporting full variable-time mul and div operations and a clear path for preparing the work for merge.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cryptography
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100