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Proof of Concept of the Chalkias Ed25519 Implementation Vulnerability in Python

Konstantinos Chalkias from MystenLabs has reported a major vulnerability in the implementation of the Ed25519 (EdDSA) signature method on a range of libraries [2, 3]. It should be noted the Ed25519 is a highly secure method, but it has been let down by the implementation of the method in around 40 libraries. This is a MAJOR implementation vulnerability…