Generate, store and retreive elliptic curve keys.
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1/* -*-c-*-
2 *
3 * $Id: field.c,v 1.2 2004/03/21 22:52:06 mdw Exp $
4 *
5 * Abstract field operations
6 *
7 * (c) 2001 Straylight/Edgeware
8 */
9
10/*----- Licensing notice --------------------------------------------------*
11 *
12 * This file is part of Catacomb.
13 *
14 * Catacomb is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
15 * it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
16 * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
17 * License, or (at your option) any later version.
18 *
19 * Catacomb is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
20 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
21 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
22 * GNU Library General Public License for more details.
23 *
24 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
25 * License along with Catacomb; if not, write to the Free
26 * Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston,
27 * MA 02111-1307, USA.
28 */
29
30/*----- Revision history --------------------------------------------------*
31 *
32 * $Log: field.c,v $
33 * Revision 1.2 2004/03/21 22:52:06 mdw
34 * Merge and close elliptic curve branch.
35 *
36 * Revision 1.1.4.1 2003/06/10 13:43:53 mdw
37 * Simple (non-projective) curves over prime fields now seem to work.
38 *
39 * Revision 1.1 2001/05/07 17:30:13 mdw
40 * Add an internal-representation no-op function.
41 *
42 */
43
44/*----- Header files ------------------------------------------------------*/
45
46#include "field.h"
47#include "mp.h"
48
49/*----- Main code ---------------------------------------------------------*/
50
51/* --- @field_id@ --- *
52 *
53 * Arguments: @field *f@ = pointer to a field
54 * @mp *d@ = a destination element
55 * @mp *x@ = a source element
56 *
57 * Returns: The result element.
58 *
59 * Use: An identity operation which can be used if your field has no
60 * internal representation.
61 */
62
63mp *field_id(field *f, mp *d, mp *x)
64{
65 x = MP_COPY(x);
66 if (d) MP_DROP(d);
67 return (x);
68}
69
70/*----- That's all, folks -------------------------------------------------*/