[tor-bugs] #8089 [Stegotorus]: Implement the handshake and key exchange as described in the paper

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#8089: Implement the handshake and key exchange as described in the paper
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     Reporter:  vmon        |      Owner:  zwol
         Type:  defect      |     Status:  new
     Priority:  critical    |  Milestone:
    Component:  Stegotorus  |    Version:
   Resolution:              |   Keywords:
Actual Points:              |  Parent ID:  #8099
       Points:              |
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Comment (by zwol):

 Yes, definitely use Elligator instead of the mess I made up.  You may also
 want to replace AES-GCM with something that's more likely to run in
 constant time.  AES-OCB might be usable now, depending where the funding
 is coming from (OCB is patented; there's a blanket license for open source
 use, but there's also a clause specifically forbidding use for military
 purposes, which could be read to extend to anything funded by military
 tentacles of the government).  ChaCha/Poly1305 might also be a good
 choice.  In general, I have come around to the opinion that I should have
 trusted DJB instead of NIST when I designed this thing.

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