https://github.com/sebastinas/python-picnic

Python bindings for Picnic
https://github.com/sebastinas/python-picnic

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Python bindings for Picnic

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/sebastinas/python-picnic
• Owner: sebastinas
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-08-10T12:05:54.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-12-11T07:39:12.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-14T10:26:30.999Z (about 1 month ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 1.06 MB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Python bindings for Picnic

python-picnic provides Python bindings based on [Cython](https://cython.org/) for the

[Picnic](https://microsoft.github.io/Picnic/) post-quantum signature scheme.

## Dependencies

* `Cython >= 0.28` (only for building)

* `pkgconfig` (only for building)

* [Picnic](https://github.com/IAIK/Picnic)

## Quick installation guilde

python-picnic can be installed via `pip`:

```sh

pip install python-picnic

```

or by running:

```sh

python3 setup.py install

```

Packages for Ubuntu are also available via the [picnic

PPA](https://launchpad.net/~s-ramacher/+archive/ubuntu/picnic):

```sh

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:s-ramacher/picnic

sudo apt update

sudo apt install python3-picnic

```

## Usage

```python3

import picnic

# create keypair

sk, pk = picnic.keygen(picinc.Picnic_L1_full)

# sign a message

sig = picnic.sign(sk, b"a message")

# verify a signature

picnic.verify(pk, b"a message", sig)

```

## License

The code is licensed under the MIT license.