Struct nettle::ecc::Scalar

pub struct Scalar { /* fields omitted */ }

Secret scalar.

Implementations

impl Scalar

pub fn new<C: Curve>(num: &[u8]) -> Result<Scalar>

Creates a new private scalar based on the big endian integer num.

pub fn new_random<C, R>(rng: &mut R) -> Self where
    C: Curve,
    R: Random, 

Creates a new random scalar between 1 and the group order of C.

pub fn as_bytes(&self) -> Box<[u8]>

Returns the private scalar as big endian integer.

Trait Implementations

impl Clone for Scalar

fn clone(&self) -> Self

Returns a copy of the value.

fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from source.

impl Drop for Scalar

fn drop(&mut self)

Executes the destructor for this type.