The seccure toolset implements a selection of asymmetric
algorithms based on elliptic curve cryptography (ECC). In
particular it offers public key encryption / decryption,
signature generation / verification and key establishment.
ECC schemes offer a much better key size to security ratio
than classical systems (RSA, DSA). Keys are short enough
to make direct specification of keys on the command line
possible (sometimes this is more convenient than the
management of PGP-like key rings). seccure builds on this
feature and therefore is the tool of choice whenever
lightweight asymmetric cryptography -- independent of key
servers, revocation certificates, the Web of Trust or even
configuration files -- is required.
PR: ports/115943
Submitted by: Lukasz Komsta <luke@novum.am.lublin.pl>
