+#define MP_NEG 1u /* Negative (signed magnitude) */
+#define MP_BURN 2u /* Secret (viral flag) */
+#define MP_CONST 4u /* Uses strange memory allocation */
+#define MP_UNDEF 8u /* Contains nothing interesting */
+#define MP_DESTROYED 16u /* Has been destroyed */
+
+/* --- A factor for simultaneous exponentation --- *
+ *
+ * Used by the Montgomery and Barrett exponentiators.
+ */
+
+typedef struct mp_expfactor {
+ mp *base;
+ mp *exp;
+} mp_expfactor;