pub/, progs/: Add support for X448 key exchange, defined in RFC7748.

[catacomb] / progs / key.1

diff --git a/progs/key.1 b/progs/key.1
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@@ -846,6 +846,29 @@ the public point is then
 \(mu
 .IR G .
 .TP
+.B x25519
+Generate a private scalar and a corresponding public point on the
+(Montgomery-form) Curve25519 elliptic curve.
+The scalar is simply a random 256-bit string;
+the public key is the
+.IR x -coordinate
+of the corresponding point.
+.TP
+.B x448
+Generate a private scalar and a corresponding public point on the
+(Montgomery-form) Ed448-Goldilocks elliptic curve.
+The scalar is simply a random 256-bit string;
+the public key is the
+.IR x -coordinate
+of the corresponding point.
+.TP
+.B ed25519
+Generate a private key and a corresponding public point on the
+(twisted Edwards-form) Curve25519 elliptic curve.
+The private key is simply a random 256-bit string,
+from which a scalar and secret prefix are derived;
+the public key is the compressed form of the corresponding point.
+.TP
 .B empty
 Generate an empty key, with trivial contents.
 This is useful as a `parameters' key,