{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/indutny/elliptic/issues/33","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/indutny/elliptic/issues/33/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/indutny/elliptic/issues/33/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/indutny/elliptic/issues/33/events","html_url":"https://github.com/indutny/elliptic/issues/33","id":59355505,"number":33,"title":"ed25519 ECDH encryption?","user":{"login":"beastybeast","id":673959,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/673959?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/beastybeast","html_url":"https://github.com/beastybeast","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/beastybeast/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/beastybeast/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/beastybeast/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/beastybeast/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/beastybeast/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/beastybeast/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/beastybeast/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/beastybeast/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/beastybeast/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":8,"created_at":"2015-02-28T19:55:20Z","updated_at":"2015-03-04T15:44:08Z","closed_at":null,"body":"When selecting the ed25519 curve like this:\r\n\r\nvar ec = new ellipticjs.ec('ed25519');\r\n\r\nCan it then be used for asymmetric encryption?\r\n\r\nI have searched the web with mixed results. Some say something about the possibilities to convert the keys between ed25519 and curve25519? But no clear indication as to using ed25519 directly?\r\n\r\nWhen tested with the library it seam to work fine, but I do not know about security etc.\r\n\r\nBenny"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/indutny/elliptic/issues/comments/77181758","html_url":"https://github.com/indutny/elliptic/issues/33#issuecomment-77181758","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/indutny/elliptic/issues/33","id":77181758,"user":{"login":"beastybeast","id":673959,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/673959?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/beastybeast","html_url":"https://github.com/beastybeast","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/beastybeast/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/beastybeast/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/beastybeast/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/beastybeast/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/beastybeast/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/beastybeast/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/beastybeast/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/beastybeast/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/beastybeast/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-03-04T15:44:08Z","updated_at":"2015-03-04T15:44:08Z","body":"Will test with the latest version ASAP.\r\n\r\nBTW: What is the diff between the small and big distribution?"}}