cloudflare/circl

hpke: investigate bidirectional encryption mode

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#314 opened on Jan 28, 2022

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enhancementgood first issueneeds investigation

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Research direction
Read the HPKE RFC section on bidirectional encryption and check the current implementation in circl for that mode. Compare the implementation with the spec to verify if it's already supported.
Tech stack
go
Domain
security
Issue type
Research
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
Gocryptography concepts
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50