use hacl-star as curve25519 backend #39
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The hacl-star project [1] provides verified C code for Curve25519 together with shallow OCaml bindings. Using them as a backend for the Rfc7748.X25519 module gives a nice 15x speed-up, and arguably improves the security posture. Fixes #29. [1]: https://hacl-star.github.io/
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The hacl-star project 1 provides verified C code for Curve25519
together with shallow OCaml bindings. Using them as a backend for the
Rfc7748.X25519 module gives a nice 15x speed-up, and arguably improves
the security posture.
Fixes #29.