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This PR adds documentation for Key Encapsulation Mechanism (KEM) in Polykey, covering:

  • How KEM enables secure key exchange in hybrid cryptography
  • The difference between KEM and traditional key exchange methods
  • Why Polykey uses Elliptic Curve KEM (EC-KEM) for better security

This document ensures that developers understand how Polykey protects symmetric keys in a hybrid encryption system.

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Tasks

  • 1. Added kem.md to docs/reference/
  • 2. Ensured formatting consistency
  • 3. Verified cryptographic accuracy

Final checklist

  • Domain specific tests
  • Full tests
  • Updated inline-comment documentation
  • Lint fixed
  • Squash and rebased
  • Sanity check the final build

@xrissoula xrissoula added the documentation Improvements or additions to documentation label Mar 12, 2025
@xrissoula xrissoula requested a review from CMCDragonkai March 12, 2025 07:53
@xrissoula xrissoula self-assigned this Mar 12, 2025
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This PR is closed in favor of #135

@xrissoula xrissoula closed this Mar 17, 2025
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