require PKCS#8 v2 format for better security

Notably, this format requires that the public key also be present.
This format is what ed25519_new_keypair/1 generates, and it is
strongly encouraged for higher security.
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Markus Triska
2020-05-20 23:51:31 +02:00
parent 2845f55157
commit b43f27030e
2 changed files with 5 additions and 5 deletions

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@@ -644,9 +644,9 @@ encoding_bytes(utf8, Cs, Bs) :-
The public key is represented as a list of characters.
- ed25519_sign(+Key, +Data, -Signature, +Options)
Key and Data must be lists of characters. Key is a private key or
key pair in PKCS#8 (v1 or v2) DER format. Sign Data with Key,
yielding Signature as a list of hexadecimal characters.
Key and Data must be lists of characters. Key is a key pair in
PKCS#8 v2 format as generated by ed25519_new_keypair/1. Sign Data
with Key, yielding Signature as a list of hexadecimal characters.
- ed25519_verify(+Key, +Data, +Signature, +Options)
Key and Data must be lists of characters. Key is a public key.