Crate ic_core 

ic-core — foundational types for IronCrypto

Zero-dependency, no_std-first building blocks shared by every other crate in the workspace:

• Error / Result — a single, exhaustive, non-panicking error domain.
• ct — constant-time comparison and selection primitives.
• Zeroizing — scope-bound secret erasure with a compiler-fence barrier.
• traits — the object-safe algorithm contracts (Digest, Mac, Aead, …).
• codec — hex / base64 encoding used by the agent-facing surfaces.
• cpu — CPU feature detection, shared by the backends and the ontology.
• entropy — OS entropy acquisition (SP 800-90B conditioned input).

Every public function in this crate is total: it returns Result rather than panicking, so an autonomous agent can drive the library without tripping an abort in a sandbox.

Modules

codec

Hex and Base64 codecs.

cpu

CPU feature detection.

ct

Constant-time primitives.

entropy

Operating-system entropy acquisition.

traits

The algorithm contracts every IronCrypto primitive implements.

Macros

ensure

Shorthand for return Err(err!(..)) guarded by a condition.

err

Shorthand for building an Error.

Structs

Error

A failure from any IronCrypto operation.

Zeroizing

A wrapper that zeroizes its contents when dropped.

Enums

ErrorKind

Machine-actionable classification of a failure.

Constants

CORE_VERSION

The semantic version of the IronCrypto core contract.

Traits

Zeroize

Types whose in-memory representation can be securely erased.

Type Aliases

Result

Result alias used by every fallible operation in IronCrypto.