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ECCurve.ECCurveType Enumeration

 

Indicates how to interpret the data contained in an ECCurve object.

Namespace:   System.Security.Cryptography
Assembly:  System.Core (in System.Core.dll)

Public Enumeration ECCurveType

Member nameDescription
Characteristic2

The curve parameters represent a characteristic 2 curve.

Implicit

No curve data is interpreted. The caller is assumed to know what the curve is.

Named

The curve parameters represent a named curve.

PrimeMontgomery

The curve parameters represent a prime curve with the formula B*y^2 = x^3 + A*x^2 + x.

PrimeShortWeierstrass

The curve parameters represent a prime curve with the formula y^2 = x^3 + A*x + B in the prime field P.

PrimeTwistedEdwards

The curve parameters represent a prime curve with the formula A*x^2 + y^2 = 1 + B*x^2*y^2 in the prime field P.

.NET Framework
Available since 4.7
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