curve25519_dalek::constants

Constant ED25519_BASEPOINT_COMPRESSED

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pub const ED25519_BASEPOINT_COMPRESSED: CompressedEdwardsY;
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The Ed25519 basepoint, in CompressedEdwardsY format.

This is the little-endian byte encoding of \( 4/5 \pmod p \), which is the \(y\)-coordinate of the Ed25519 basepoint.

The sign bit is 0 since the basepoint has \(x\) chosen to be positive.