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k256

secp256k1 elliptic curve library written in pure Rust with support for ECDSA signing/verification/public-key recovery, Taproot Schnorr signatures (BIP340), Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH), and general-purpose secp256k1 elliptic curve group operations which can be used to implement arbitrary protocols

Repository

https://github.com/RustCrypto/elliptic-curves ↗

Sourced from crates.io · Updated August 13, 2026

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What is k256?

secp256k1 elliptic curve library written in pure Rust with support for ECDSA signing/verification/public-key recovery, Taproot Schnorr signatures (BIP340), Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH), and general-purpose secp256k1 elliptic curve group operations which can be used to implement arbitrary protocols

Is k256 safe to use?

No vulnerability data has been synced for k256 yet.

What license does k256 use?

k256 does not specify a license.