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Diffstat (limited to 'pyecsca/ec/curve.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | pyecsca/ec/curve.py | 11 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/pyecsca/ec/curve.py b/pyecsca/ec/curve.py index e976289..4cfb978 100644 --- a/pyecsca/ec/curve.py +++ b/pyecsca/ec/curve.py @@ -1,3 +1,6 @@ +""" +This module provides an elliptic curve class. +""" from ast import Module from copy import copy from typing import MutableMapping, Union, List, Optional @@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ class EllipticCurve(object): def affine_add(self, one: Point, other: Point) -> Point: """ Add two affine points using the affine addition formula. - Handles the case of point at infinity gracefully. + Handles the case of point at infinity gracefully (short-circuits). :param one: One point. :param other: Another point. @@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ class EllipticCurve(object): def affine_double(self, one: Point) -> Point: """ Double an affine point using the affine doubling formula. - Handles the case of point at infinity gracefully. + Handles the case of point at infinity gracefully (short-circuits). :param one: A point. :return: The doubling of the point. @@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ class EllipticCurve(object): def affine_negate(self, one: Point) -> Point: """ Negate an affine point using the affine negation formula. - Handles the case of point at infinity gracefully. + Handles the case of point at infinity gracefully (short-circuits). :param one: A point. :return: The negation of the point. @@ -104,7 +107,7 @@ class EllipticCurve(object): def affine_multiply(self, point: Point, scalar: int) -> Point: """ Multiply an affine point by a scalar using the affine doubling and addition formulas. - Handles the case of point at infinity gracefully. + Handles the case of point at infinity gracefully (short-circuits). :param point: The point to multiply. :param scalar: The scalar to use. |