w3c / w3c/webcrypto

Please add support for chacha20-poly1305

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Description

Please add support for chacha20-poly1305 to have an alternative to AES-GCM.

Details: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7539

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reading RFC 7539 and comparing the requested ChaCha20-Poly1305 support with the existing AES-GCM API; done means the algorithm is supported as an alternative and its behavior is covered by the project's relevant tests.

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Assessment

Domain
api, cryptography
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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