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⚠️ WARNING

This repository is under active development — APIs and features may change without notice.

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NextSSL

Next Super Secure Layer

NextSSL is a comprehensive, modular cryptographic library designed for the post-quantum era. It provides a unified API for classic primitives, modern high-speed algorithms, and NIST-standardized Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC).

📚 Documentation

• Algorithm Catalog: A complete reference of every supported algorithm, variant, and API signature.
• Source Map: A detailed navigation guide to the source code directory structure.

🚀 Key Features

• Post-Quantum Ready: Full support for ML-KEM (Kyber), ML-DSA (Dilithium), Falcon, SPHINCS+, HQC, and Classic McEliece.
• High-Performance Hashing: Optimized implementations of BLAKE3, SHA-256, and SHA-512.
• Modern Encryption: Authenticated encryption via AES-GCM, AES-GCM-SIV, and ChaCha20-Poly1305.
• Elliptic Curves: Comprehensive ECC suite including Ed25519, X25519, Curve448, and Ristretto255.
• Modular Architecture: Granular build system allowing for partial, base, or full library compilation.
• Python Integration: Built-in Python test runner and build system.

🛠️ Build & Test

NextSSL uses a Python-based runner for building and testing. No external Python dependencies are required.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8+
• GCC or compatible C compiler

Quick Start

Build and run all tests:

python runner.py

Build specific components:

python runner.py --build hash      # Build hash primitives
python runner.py --build pqc       # Build PQC modules
python runner.py --build core      # Build core encryption modules

Run specific tests:

python runner.py --test hash:fast  # Test fast hash algorithms
python runner.py --test core:aead  # Test AEAD modes

For more details on the build system, refer to the script/ directory.

🔒 Security

Security is our top priority. Please see SECURITY.md for our reporting policy and supported versions.

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for details on our code of conduct and the process for submitting pull requests.

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NextSSL — A private Leyline for proper security, whether it's for a server, AI, human, or your pet frog.