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+# ristretto255
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+[![GoDoc](https://godoc.org/github.com/gtank/ristretto255?status.svg)](https://godoc.org/github.com/gtank/ristretto255)
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+Package ristretto255 implements [draft-hdevalence-cfrg-ristretto-01](https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-hdevalence-cfrg-ristretto-01).