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Precompile for secp256r1 Curve Support

EIP 7951, Precompile for secp256r1 Curve Support. Add functionality to efficiently perform ECDSA signature verification over the secp256r1 elliptic curve (also known as P-256 or prime256v1).

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Authors: Carl Beekhuizen , Ulaş Erdoğan , Doğan Alpaslan
Date: 2025
Publisher: Carl Beekhuizen , Ulaş Erdoğan , Doğan Alpaslan
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Document ID: BLC-STUDY-0381
DOI: None recorded
Last reviewed: 1 October 2026
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EIP 7951, Precompile for secp256r1 Curve Support. Add functionality to efficiently perform ECDSA signature verification over the secp256r1 elliptic curve (also known as P-256 or prime256v1).

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Beekhuizen, C., Erdoğan, U., & Alpaslan, D. (2025). Precompile for secp256r1 Curve Support. Carl Beekhuizen , Ulaş Erdoğan , Doğan Alpaslan. https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7951

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@techreport{eip79512025,
  title = {Precompile for secp256r1 Curve Support},
  author = {Carl Beekhuizen , Ulaş Erdoğan , Doğan Alpaslan},
  year = {2025},
  institution = {Carl Beekhuizen , Ulaş Erdoğan , Doğan Alpaslan},
  url = {https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7951},
  note = {Rights status: Official external source only. Blockchain Lab record: https://blockchainlab.com/research/corpus/papers/eip-7951}
}

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AU  - Ulaş Erdoğan
AU  - Doğan Alpaslan
PY  - 2025
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UR  - https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7951
N1  - Rights status: Official external source only
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