Add an Elliptic Curve Encryption Scheme #151
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This commits adds a Elliptic Curve Encryption Scheme, this scheme can be used in ephemeral situations where a full 3DH-based Olm session might be overkill or too hard to set up.
The canonical example where this can be used is the QR code login feature in Matrix1.
Co-authored-by: Denis Kasak [email protected]
Co-authored-by: Hugh Nimmo-Smith [email protected]
Footnotes
https:/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/4108 ↩