IBE is Identity Based Encryption, and it allows you to use your identity (name, email, etc.) as your public key. There's nothing special about EdDSA compared t

IBE is Identity Based Encryption, and it allows you to use your identity (name, email, etc.) as your public key. There's nothing special about EdDSA compared to other digital signature schemes. EDIT: Oh, I realize you were saying that ECC allows much shorter public keys than most signature schemes.