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diff --git a/docs/development/custom-vectors/secp256k1.rst b/docs/development/custom-vectors/secp256k1.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b19bf4e4 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/development/custom-vectors/secp256k1.rst @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +SECP256K1 vector creation +========================= + +This page documents the code that was used to generate the SECP256K1 elliptic +curve test vectors as well as code used to verify them against another +implementation. + + +Creation +-------- + +The vectors are generated using a `pure Python ecdsa`_ implementation. The test +messages and combinations of algorithms are derived from the NIST vector data. + +.. literalinclude:: /development/custom-vectors/secp256k1/generate_secp256k1.py + +Download link: :download:`generate_secp256k1.py +</development/custom-vectors/secp256k1/generate_secp256k1.py>` + + +Verification +------------ + +``cryptography`` was modified to support the SECP256K1 curve. Then +the following python script was run to generate the vector files. + +.. literalinclude:: /development/custom-vectors/secp256k1/verify_secp256k1.py + +Download link: :download:`verify_secp256k1.py +</development/custom-vectors/secp256k1/verify_secp256k1.py>` + +.. _`pure Python ecdsa`: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/ecdsa |