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+/*
+* Public Key Work Factor Functions
+* (C) 1999-2007 Jack Lloyd
+*
+* Botan is released under the Simplified BSD License (see license.txt)
+*/
+
+#ifndef BOTAN_WORKFACTOR_H_
+#define BOTAN_WORKFACTOR_H_
+
+#include <botan/types.h>
+BOTAN_FUTURE_INTERNAL_HEADER(workfactor.h)
+
+namespace Botan {
+
+/**
+* Estimate work factor for discrete logarithm
+* @param prime_group_size size of the group in bits
+* @return estimated security level for this group
+*/
+BOTAN_PUBLIC_API(2,0) size_t dl_work_factor(size_t prime_group_size);
+
+/**
+* Return the appropriate exponent size to use for a particular prime
+* group. This is twice the size of the estimated cost of breaking the
+* key using an index calculus attack; the assumption is that if an
+* arbitrary discrete log on a group of size bits would take about 2^n
+* effort, and thus using an exponent of size 2^(2*n) implies that all
+* available attacks are about as easy (as e.g Pollard's kangaroo
+* algorithm can compute the DL in sqrt(x) operations) while minimizing
+* the exponent size for performance reasons.
+*/
+BOTAN_PUBLIC_API(2,0) size_t dl_exponent_size(size_t prime_group_size);
+
+/**
+* Estimate work factor for integer factorization
+* @param n_bits size of modulus in bits
+* @return estimated security level for this modulus
+*/
+BOTAN_PUBLIC_API(2,0) size_t if_work_factor(size_t n_bits);
+
+/**
+* Estimate work factor for EC discrete logarithm
+* @param prime_group_size size of the group in bits
+* @return estimated security level for this group
+*/
+BOTAN_PUBLIC_API(2,0) size_t ecp_work_factor(size_t prime_group_size);
+
+}
+
+#endif