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KMahe.11
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March 21, 2023
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When upgrading the cryptographic library from v3 to v4, how to initialize the B parameter to keep it backward compatible(to NULL value) while instantiating ECC curve? Keeping B parameter NULL when generating digital signature gives issue.

  • March 21, 2023
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Amel NASRI
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March 30, 2023

Hi @KMahe.1​ ,

Please refer to the wiki article Security:Migration from previous Cryptographic Library version.

In this article, we precise:

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-Amel

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KMahe.11
KMahe.11Author
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April 4, 2023

Hi @Amel NASRI​ ,

Thanks for the update. Actually I had gone through this WiKi page and also initialised the B curve to a value for Curve P-256 as per DSS standards (FIPS 186-3) but just wanted to make sure if initialising it to this value keeps it backward compatible with the code where we had initialised parameter B to NULL value (while using version3). Do we see any change in signature generation due to this change in value? Please share your inputs on the same. Thanks!!