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diff --git a/lib/crypto/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/crypto/doc/src/notes.xml index bd1f179f7d..09ecc97ef7 100644 --- a/lib/crypto/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/crypto/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -30,6 +30,65 @@ </header> <p>This document describes the changes made to the Crypto application.</p> +<section><title>Crypto 3.0</title> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Integrate elliptic curve contribution from Andreas + Schultz </p> + <p> + In order to be able to support elliptic curve cipher + suites in SSL/TLS, additions to handle elliptic curve + infrastructure has been added to public_key and crypto.</p> + <p> + This also has resulted in a rewrite of the crypto API to + gain consistency and remove unnecessary overhead. All OTP + applications using crypto has been updated to use the new + API.</p> + <p> + Impact: Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) offers + equivalent security with smaller key sizes than other + public key algorithms. Smaller key sizes result in + savings for power, memory, bandwidth, and computational + cost that make ECC especially attractive for constrained + environments.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11009</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fixed a spelling mistake in crypto docs. Thanks to Klaus + Trainer</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11058</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Known Bugs and Problems</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Make the crypto functions interruptible by chunking input + when it is very large and bumping reductions in the nifs.</p> + <p> + Not yet implemented for block_encrypt|decrypt/4</p> + <p> + Impact: Individual calls to crypto functions may take + longer time but over all system performance should + improve as crypto calls will not become throughput + bottlenecks.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11142</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Crypto 2.3</title> <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> |