secp256k1

secp256k1 in Go

This library uses a pure Go implementation with CGO_ENABLED=0, but also uses libsecp256k1 and platform specific code when CGO_ENABLED=0 is not set, delivering better performance when CGO is enabled but keeping portability and Go cross compilation to all supported targets when CGO is not allowed.

There are some platform specific optimizations for amd64 and arm64 which can be disabled by compiling with the tag forceportable.

Benchmark against other libraries available here.

Acknowledgments

Code from the following libraries is used here:

• secp256k1: C implementation of secp256k1.
• dcrec: Pure Go secp256k1 implementation.
• btcec: Schnorr signature implementation in Go.