1 The seccure toolset implements a selection of asymmetric algorithms
2 based on elliptic curve cryptography (ECC). In particular it offers
3 public key encryption / decryption, signature generation /
4 verification and key establishment.
6 ECC schemes offer a much better key size to security ratio than
7 classical systems (RSA, DSA). Keys are short enough to make direct
8 specification of keys on the command line possible (sometimes this is
9 more convenient than the management of PGP-like key rings). seccure
10 builds on this feature and therefore is the tool of choice whenever
11 lightweight asymmetric cryptography -- independent of key servers,
12 revocation certificates, the Web of Trust or even configuration files