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 = CHERI CAP LIB
 
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 The https://github.com/CTSRD-CHERI/cheri-cap-lib[cheri-cap-lib] repository
 provides an RTL API for CHERI capabilities, as well as a reference
 implementation of it. It aims to serve as a central implementation providing