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PQClean / NTRU Prime update (#1039) 
* updating upstream algorithms

* update Kyber upstream ref

* adding compat.h

* add SPDX

* move to PQClean shims

* alpine-breaking gcc feature check changed

* remove error case as per PR review comment
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Classic McEliece

  • Algorithm type: key encapsulation mechanism
  • Main cryptographic assumption: Niederreiter's dual version of McEliece's public key encryption using binary Goppa codes
  • Scheme authors: Daniel J. Bernstein, Tung Chou, Tanja Lange, Ingo von Maurich, Rafael Misoczki, Ruben Niederhagen, Edoardo Persichetti, Christiane Peters, Peter Schwabe, Nicolas Sendrier, Jakub Szefer, Wen Wang
  • Authors' website: https://classic.mceliece.org
  • Version: SUPERCOP-20191221

Implementation

  • Source of implementation: SUPERCOP-20191221, "vec" and "avx" implementations
  • Implementation version: https://github.com/PQClean/PQClean.git, master, 89d34613364deca88659f6c2dd38708279c6bd24
  • License: Public domain
  • Constant-time: Yes
  • Optimizations: Portable C with AVX2, BMI1, POPCNT instructions (if available at run-time)

Parameter sets

Parameter set Security model Claimed NIST security level Public key size (bytes) Secret key size (bytes) Ciphertext size (bytes) Shared secret size (bytes)
Classic-McEliece-348864 IND-CCA2 1 261120 6452 128 32
Classic-McEliece-348864f IND-CCA2 1 261120 6452 128 32
Classic-McEliece-460896 IND-CCA2 3 524160 13568 188 32
Classic-McEliece-460896f IND-CCA2 3 524160 13568 188 32
Classic-McEliece-6688128 IND-CCA2 5 1044992 13892 240 32
Classic-McEliece-6688128f IND-CCA2 5 1044992 13892 240 32
Classic-McEliece-6960119 IND-CCA2 5 1047319 13908 226 32
Classic-McEliece-6960119f IND-CCA2 5 1047319 13908 226 32
Classic-McEliece-8192128 IND-CCA2 5 1357824 14080 240 32
Classic-McEliece-8192128f IND-CCA2 5 1357824 14080 240 32