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NIST P-256 elliptic curve (a.k.a. prime256v1, secp256r1)
About
NIST P-256 is a Weierstrass curve specified in FIPS 186-4: Digital Signature Standard (DSS):
https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/FIPS/NIST.FIPS.186-4.pdf
Also known as prime256v1 (ANSI X9.62) and secp256r1 (SECG), it’s included in the US National Security Agency’s “Suite B” and is widely used in protocols like TLS and the associated X.509 PKI.
Structs
- NIST P-256 elliptic curve.
Type Definitions
- ECDSA/P-256 signature (fixed-size)
- ECDSA/P-256 signer