Implement a strength estimator for McEliece keys based on HyMES version

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/pubkey/mce/mceliece.h b/src/lib/pubkey/mce/mceliece.h
index ee5f8ab8f..6e6dffe02 100644
--- a/src/lib/pubkey/mce/mceliece.h
+++ b/src/lib/pubkey/mce/mceliece.h
@@ -143,6 +143,12 @@ class BOTAN_DLL McEliece_Public_Operation : public PK_Ops::Encryption
   u32bit m_code_length;
 };
 
+/**
+* Estimate work factor for McEliece
+* @return estimated security level for these key parameters
+*/
+BOTAN_DLL size_t mceliece_work_factor(size_t code_size, size_t k, size_t t);
+
 }