[openssl-users] Creating an X25519-based Certificate

[Michael Scott]

WellI can help with CFRG - its Crypto Forum Research Group.

Mike


On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 4:10 PM, Jakob Bohm <jb-openssl at wisemo.com> wrote:

> On 29/06/2016 16:53, Salz, Rich wrote:
>
>> How do I do this? Using the OpenSSL command line tool, a certificate
>>> request must be self-signed, but the X25519 elliptic curve (newly supported
>>> in version 1.1.0), doesn't do signature, it can only be used for key
>>> exchange.
>>>
>> You cannot do it.
>>
>> You should look at the CFRG documents on Ed25519.
>>
>> This raises two general questions:
>
> 1. What is CFRG, I don't remember that acronym.
>
> 2. What is the general procedure for generating a CSR for
>   an encryption-only algorithm, such as DH, ECDH etc.?
>
> Enjoy
>
> Jakob
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