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Keypairs

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Description

Code review comment (PR #8) from @dob regarding:

priv, pub, _ := crypto.GenerateKeyPair(crypto.RSA, 2048)

Note for the future that we may want to use an ECDSA keypair to match the ethereum ecosystem. Then again, I had a discussion this week about the need for a less computationally expensive encryption method for low latency streaming. I'm not familiar enough with the alternatives. I could see us using the ECDSA secp256k1 curve for handshake and key exchange in the kademlia "tracker" discovery, and then using something lighter for PPSPP.

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Research direction

Start with the crypto.GenerateKeyPair(crypto.RSA, 2048) call referenced in PR #8 and read the surrounding key-exchange code. Compare the issue's ECDSA, kademlia tracker, and PPSPP considerations, but note that no algorithm or implementation scope is decided. Done cannot be defined until that design choice is resolved.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cryptography, networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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