# Acceleration of Curve25519 Field Operations with Java Software and Intrinsics

DevFeed: [Acceleration of Curve25519 Field Operations with Java Software and Intrinsics](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/acceleration-of-curve25519-field-operations-with-java-software-and-intrinsics-15129.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://inside.java/2026/09/03/java-acceleration-curve25519-field-operations/>)

Author: Shawn Emery

Published: 2026-09-03T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Inside Java](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/inside-java.md>)

Topics: [Java](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/java.md>), [JDK 27](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/jdk-27.md>), [JDK 28](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/jdk-28.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Post-Quantum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/post-quantum.md>)

Tags: [crypto](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/crypto.md>), [ed25519](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ed25519.md>), [java](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/java.md>), [jdk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jdk.md>), [jdk-27](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jdk-27.md>), [jdk-28](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jdk-28.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [post-quantum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/post-quantum.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [tls](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tls.md>), [x86](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/x86.md>)

## AI overview

JDK 27 and JDK 28 improve Curve25519 field-operation performance through software changes and architecture-specific intrinsics. The improvements benefit X25519, Ed25519, and X25519MLKEM768 operations, with gains varying by algorithm, JDK build, and x86_64 or AArch64 platform.

## Source excerpt

Find out about the improved Curve25519 field performance in JDK 27 and JDK 28.