Review: golang-filippo-nistec 0.0.4-2
Package Information
| Description | Go NIST P elliptic curves (library) This package implements the NIST P elliptic curves, according to FIPS 186-4 and SEC 1, Version 2.0, exposing the necessary APIs to build a wide array of higher-level primitives. It's an exported version of crypto/internal/fips140/nistec in the standard library, which powers crypto/elliptic, crypto/ecdsa, and crypto/ecdh. The git history has been preserved, and new upstream changes are applied periodically. This package uses fiat-crypto or specialized assembly and Go code for its backend field arithmetic (not math/big) and exposes constant-time, heap allocation-free, byte slice-based safe APIs. Group operations use modern and safe complete addition formulas where possible. The point at infinity is handled and encoded according to SEC 1, Version 2.0, and invalid curve points can't be represented. This makes it particularly suitable to be used as a prime order group implementation. Use the purego build tag to exclude the assembly and rely entirely on formally verified fiat-crypto arithmetic and complete addition formulas. Read the docs at https://pkg.go.dev/filippo.io/nistec This repository generally does not accept contributions. Any changes should be submitted upstream to the Go project. This package contains the Go library source code. |
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| Maintainer | Debian Go Packaging Team <team+pkg-go@tracker.debian.org> |
| Changed By | Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org> |
| Sponsor | simon@josefsson.org |
| Distribution | unstable |
| Architecture | all |
| VCS | git: https://salsa.debian.org/go-team/packages/golang-filippo-nistec.git (browse) |
| Tracker | https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/golang-filippo-nistec |
| Uploaded | 1 day ago |
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| Date | Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:05:42 +0100 |
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| Source | golang-filippo-nistec |
| Version | 0.0.4-2 |
| Changed-By | Simon Josefsson |
| Architecture | source all |
| Distribution | unstable |
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| Section | golang |
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| Priority | optional |
| Component | main |
| Package-List | golang-filippo-nistec-dev deb golang optional arch=all |
debian/copyright
Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
Source: https://github.com/FiloSottile/nistec
Upstream-Name: nistec
Upstream-Contact: Filippo Valsorda <github@filippo.io>
Files: *
Copyright: 2009-2024 The Go Authors
License: BSD-3-clause
Files: internal/fiat/*
Copyright: 2015-2020 The fiat-crypto Authors. All rights reserved.
License: BSD-1-Clause
Comment: internal/fiat/README
Files: debian/*
Copyright: 2025-2026 Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org>
License: BSD-3-clause
Comment: Debian packaging is licensed under the same terms as upstream
License: BSD-1-Clause
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
met:
.
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY the fiat-crypto authors "AS IS"
AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL Berkeley Software Design,
Inc. BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
License: BSD-3-clause
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
met:
.
* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
distribution.
* Neither the name of Google LLC nor the names of its
contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
this software without specific prior written permission.
.
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"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
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LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
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THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
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Review Information
rejected — allocated to siretart 2 days ago, started 2 days ago, completed 2 days ago.
Final Comment
The package contains fiat-crypto derived code with a distinct copyright and license that is not properly documented in debian/copyright.
File internal/fiat/README contains:
Copyright (c) 2015-2020 The fiat-crypto Authors. All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
met:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
This represents a separate copyright holder and license from the main Go Authors BSD-3-clause license.