From ccf4ff10c78080a58d40f5e085c4c65da552684d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robin Salen Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2023 08:27:41 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add deprecation notice in README --- README.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 91f1f99..7ba2ffd 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/toposware/cheetah/branch/main/graph/badge.svg?token=0NWRGPBE8Q)](https://codecov.io/gh/toposware/cheetah) ![example workflow](https://github.com/toposware/cheetah/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg) +## NOTICE + +This repository is unmaintained and therefore publicly archived. +If you have any interest in the Cheetah curve or the work from its associated preprint [eprint.iacr.org/2022/277](https://eprint.iacr.org/2022/277) +on extension-based elliptic curves, feel free to contact the authors at "research [at] toposware [dot] com". + +--- + This crate provides an implementation of the Cheetah curve over a sextic extension of the prime field `Fp`, with p = 264 - 232 + 1.