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authorJ08nY2018-03-06 01:21:48 +0100
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Add points on non-generator subgroup for SECG curves to cofactor category.
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@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ tests all curves for which test-vectors are provided.
Tests on a category of wrong curves. These curves are not really curves as they have:
- non-prime field in the prime-field case
- reducible polynomial as the field polynomial in the binary case
+
This test suite also does some additional tests with corrupting the field parameter:
- Fp:
- p = 0
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ does all wrong curve tests.
## Composite
Tests using curves that don't have a prime order/nearly prime order.
-These tests should generally fail, a success here implies the card **WILL** use a non-secure curve if such curve is set
+These tests should generally fail, a success here implies the card will use a non-secure curve if such curve is set
by the applet. Operations over such curves are susceptible to small-subgroup attacks.
For example: