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CH04::ecc: Replace OpenSSL callout with libsecp256k1

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David A. Harding 2023-02-07 14:43:54 -10:00
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@ -441,10 +441,9 @@ geometric operation on the curve.
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((("OpenSSL cryptographic library")))Most bitcoin implementations use
the http://bit.ly/1ql7bn8[OpenSSL cryptographic library] to do the
elliptic curve math. For example, to derive the public key, the function
+EC_POINT_mul()+ is used.((("", startref="KAover04")))
((("OpenSSL cryptographic library")))Many Bitcoin implementations use
the https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1[libsecp256k1 crytographic
library] to do the elliptic curve math.
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[[ecc_illustrated]]