Struct dusk_poseidon_merkle::Scalar

pub struct Scalar { /* fields omitted */ }

The Scalar struct holds an integer \(s < 2^{255} \) which represents an element of \(\mathbb Z / \ell\).

Methods

impl Scalar

pub fn from_bytes_mod_order(bytes: [u8; 32]) -> Scalar

Construct a Scalar by reducing a 256-bit little-endian integer modulo the group order \( \ell \).

pub fn from_bytes_mod_order_wide(input: &[u8; 64]) -> Scalar

Construct a Scalar by reducing a 512-bit little-endian integer modulo the group order \( \ell \).

pub fn from_canonical_bytes(bytes: [u8; 32]) -> Option<Scalar>

Attempt to construct a Scalar from a canonical byte representation.

Return

• Some(s), where s is the Scalar corresponding to bytes, if bytes is a canonical byte representation;
• None if bytes is not a canonical byte representation.

pub fn from_bits(bytes: [u8; 32]) -> Scalar

Construct a Scalar from the low 255 bits of a 256-bit integer.

This function is intended for applications like X25519 which require specific bit-patterns when performing scalar multiplication.

impl Scalar

pub fn random<R>(rng: &mut R) -> Scalar where
    R: RngCore + CryptoRng, 

Return a Scalar chosen uniformly at random using a user-provided RNG.

Inputs

• rng: any RNG which implements the RngCore + CryptoRng interface.

Returns

A random scalar within ℤ/lℤ.

Example

extern crate rand_os;
use curve25519_dalek::scalar::Scalar;

use rand_os::OsRng;

let mut csprng: OsRng = OsRng::new().unwrap();
let a: Scalar = Scalar::random(&mut csprng);

pub fn hash_from_bytes<D>(input: &[u8]) -> Scalar where
    D: Digest<OutputSize = UInt<UInt<UInt<UInt<UInt<UInt<UInt<UTerm, B1>, B0>, B0>, B0>, B0>, B0>, B0>> + Default, 

Hash a slice of bytes into a scalar.

Takes a type parameter D, which is any Digest producing 64 bytes (512 bits) of output.

Convenience wrapper around from_hash.

Example

extern crate sha2;

use sha2::Sha512;

let msg = "To really appreciate architecture, you may even need to commit a murder";
let s = Scalar::hash_from_bytes::<Sha512>(msg.as_bytes());

pub fn from_hash<D>(hash: D) -> Scalar where
    D: Digest<OutputSize = UInt<UInt<UInt<UInt<UInt<UInt<UInt<UTerm, B1>, B0>, B0>, B0>, B0>, B0>, B0>>, 

Construct a scalar from an existing Digest instance.

Use this instead of hash_from_bytes if it is more convenient to stream data into the Digest than to pass a single byte slice.

Example

extern crate sha2;

use sha2::Digest;
use sha2::Sha512;

let mut h = Sha512::new()
    .chain("To really appreciate architecture, you may even need to commit a murder.")
    .chain("While the programs used for The Manhattan Transcripts are of the most extreme")
    .chain("nature, they also parallel the most common formula plot: the archetype of")
    .chain("murder. Other phantasms were occasionally used to underline the fact that")
    .chain("perhaps all architecture, rather than being about functional standards, is")
    .chain("about love and death.");

let s = Scalar::from_hash(h);

println!("{:?}", s.to_bytes());
assert!(s == Scalar::from_bits([ 21,  88, 208, 252,  63, 122, 210, 152,
                                154,  38,  15,  23,  16, 167,  80, 150,
                                192, 221,  77, 226,  62,  25, 224, 148,
                                239,  48, 176,  10, 185,  69, 168,  11, ]));

pub fn to_bytes(&self) -> [u8; 32]

Convert this Scalar to its underlying sequence of bytes.

Example

use curve25519_dalek::scalar::Scalar;

let s: Scalar = Scalar::zero();

assert!(s.to_bytes() == [0u8; 32]);

pub fn as_bytes(&self) -> &[u8; 32]

View the little-endian byte encoding of the integer representing this Scalar.

Example

use curve25519_dalek::scalar::Scalar;

let s: Scalar = Scalar::zero();

assert!(s.as_bytes() == &[0u8; 32]);

pub fn zero() -> Scalar

Construct the scalar \( 0 \).

pub fn one() -> Scalar

Construct the scalar \( 1 \).

pub fn invert(&self) -> Scalar

Given a nonzero Scalar, compute its multiplicative inverse.

Warning

self MUST be nonzero. If you cannot prove that this is the case, you SHOULD NOT USE THIS FUNCTION.

Returns

The multiplicative inverse of the this Scalar.

Example

use curve25519_dalek::scalar::Scalar;

// x = 2238329342913194256032495932344128051776374960164957527413114840482143558222
let X: Scalar = Scalar::from_bytes_mod_order([
        0x4e, 0x5a, 0xb4, 0x34, 0x5d, 0x47, 0x08, 0x84,
        0x59, 0x13, 0xb4, 0x64, 0x1b, 0xc2, 0x7d, 0x52,
        0x52, 0xa5, 0x85, 0x10, 0x1b, 0xcc, 0x42, 0x44,
        0xd4, 0x49, 0xf4, 0xa8, 0x79, 0xd9, 0xf2, 0x04,
    ]);
// 1/x = 6859937278830797291664592131120606308688036382723378951768035303146619657244
let XINV: Scalar = Scalar::from_bytes_mod_order([
        0x1c, 0xdc, 0x17, 0xfc, 0xe0, 0xe9, 0xa5, 0xbb,
        0xd9, 0x24, 0x7e, 0x56, 0xbb, 0x01, 0x63, 0x47,
        0xbb, 0xba, 0x31, 0xed, 0xd5, 0xa9, 0xbb, 0x96,
        0xd5, 0x0b, 0xcd, 0x7a, 0x3f, 0x96, 0x2a, 0x0f,
    ]);

let inv_X: Scalar = X.invert();
assert!(XINV == inv_X);
let should_be_one: Scalar = &inv_X * &X;
assert!(should_be_one == Scalar::one());

pub fn batch_invert(inputs: &mut [Scalar]) -> Scalar

Given a slice of nonzero (possibly secret) Scalars, compute their inverses in a batch.

Return

Each element of inputs is replaced by its inverse.

The product of all inverses is returned.

Warning

All input Scalars MUST be nonzero. If you cannot prove that this is the case, you SHOULD NOT USE THIS FUNCTION.

Example

let mut scalars = [
    Scalar::from(3u64),
    Scalar::from(5u64),
    Scalar::from(7u64),
    Scalar::from(11u64),
];

let allinv = Scalar::batch_invert(&mut scalars);

assert_eq!(allinv, Scalar::from(3*5*7*11u64).invert());
assert_eq!(scalars[0], Scalar::from(3u64).invert());
assert_eq!(scalars[1], Scalar::from(5u64).invert());
assert_eq!(scalars[2], Scalar::from(7u64).invert());
assert_eq!(scalars[3], Scalar::from(11u64).invert());

pub fn reduce(&self) -> Scalar

Reduce this Scalar modulo \(\ell\).

pub fn is_canonical(&self) -> bool

Check whether this Scalar is the canonical representative mod \(\ell\).

This is intended for uses like input validation, where variable-time code is acceptable.

// 2^255 - 1, since `from_bits` clears the high bit
let _2_255_minus_1 = Scalar::from_bits([0xff;32]);
assert!(!_2_255_minus_1.is_canonical());

let reduced = _2_255_minus_1.reduce();
assert!(reduced.is_canonical());

Trait Implementations

impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for Scalar

fn deserialize<D>(
    deserializer: D
) -> Result<Scalar, <D as Deserializer<'de>>::Error> where
    D: Deserializer<'de>, 

Deserialize this value from the given Serde deserializer.

impl<'a> Neg for &'a Scalar

type Output = Scalar

The resulting type after applying the - operator.

fn neg(self) -> Scalar

Performs the unary - operation.

impl<'a> Neg for Scalar

type Output = Scalar

The resulting type after applying the - operator.

fn neg(self) -> Scalar

Performs the unary - operation.

impl AddAssign<Scalar> for Scalar

fn add_assign(&mut self, rhs: Scalar)

Performs the += operation.

impl<'b> AddAssign<&'b Scalar> for Scalar

fn add_assign(&mut self, _rhs: &'b Scalar)

Performs the += operation.

impl Default for Scalar

fn default() -> Scalar

Returns the "default value" for a type.

impl Clone for Scalar

fn clone(&self) -> Scalar

Returns a copy of the value.

fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from source.

impl<'a> Sub<Scalar> for &'a Scalar

type Output = Scalar

The resulting type after applying the - operator.

fn sub(self, rhs: Scalar) -> Scalar

Performs the - operation.

impl<'a, 'b> Sub<&'b Scalar> for &'a Scalar

type Output = Scalar

The resulting type after applying the - operator.

fn sub(self, rhs: &'b Scalar) -> Scalar

Performs the - operation.

impl Sub<Scalar> for Scalar

type Output = Scalar

The resulting type after applying the - operator.

fn sub(self, rhs: Scalar) -> Scalar

Performs the - operation.

impl<'b> Sub<&'b Scalar> for Scalar

type Output = Scalar

The resulting type after applying the - operator.

fn sub(self, rhs: &'b Scalar) -> Scalar

Performs the - operation.

impl<'_> TryFrom<&'_ [u8]> for Scalar

type Error = CurveError

The type returned in the event of a conversion error.

fn try_from(
    bytes: &[u8]
) -> Result<Scalar, <Scalar as TryFrom<&'_ [u8]>>::Error>

Performs the conversion.

impl<'a> Add<Scalar> for &'a Scalar

type Output = Scalar

The resulting type after applying the + operator.

fn add(self, rhs: Scalar) -> Scalar

Performs the + operation.

impl Add<Scalar> for Scalar

type Output = Scalar

The resulting type after applying the + operator.

fn add(self, rhs: Scalar) -> Scalar

Performs the + operation.

impl<'a, 'b> Add<&'b Scalar> for &'a Scalar

type Output = Scalar

The resulting type after applying the + operator.

fn add(self, _rhs: &'b Scalar) -> Scalar

Performs the + operation.

impl<'b> Add<&'b Scalar> for Scalar

type Output = Scalar

The resulting type after applying the + operator.

fn add(self, rhs: &'b Scalar) -> Scalar

Performs the + operation.

impl Debug for Scalar

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter) -> Result<(), Error>

Formats the value using the given formatter.

impl<T> Sum<T> for Scalar where
    T: Borrow<Scalar>, 

fn sum<I>(iter: I) -> Scalar where
    I: Iterator<Item = T>, 

Method which takes an iterator and generates Self from the elements by "summing up" the items.

impl Serialize for Scalar

fn serialize<S>(
    &self,
    serializer: S
) -> Result<<S as Serializer>::Ok, <S as Serializer>::Error> where
    S: Serializer, 

Serialize this value into the given Serde serializer.

impl From<u64> for Scalar

fn from(x: u64) -> Scalar

Construct a scalar from the given u64.

Inputs

An u64 to convert to a Scalar.

Returns

A Scalar corresponding to the input u64.

Example

use curve25519_dalek::scalar::Scalar;

let fourtytwo = Scalar::from(42u64);
let six = Scalar::from(6u64);
let seven = Scalar::from(7u64);

assert!(fourtytwo == six * seven);

impl From<u32> for Scalar

fn from(x: u32) -> Scalar

Performs the conversion.

impl From<u128> for Scalar

fn from(x: u128) -> Scalar

Performs the conversion.

impl From<[u8; 32]> for Scalar

fn from(bytes: [u8; 32]) -> Scalar

Performs the conversion.

impl From<u8> for Scalar

fn from(x: u8) -> Scalar

Performs the conversion.

impl From<u16> for Scalar

fn from(x: u16) -> Scalar

Performs the conversion.

impl Mul<MontgomeryPoint> for Scalar

type Output = MontgomeryPoint

The resulting type after applying the * operator.

fn mul(self, rhs: MontgomeryPoint) -> MontgomeryPoint

Performs the * operation.

impl<'a, 'b> Mul<&'b MontgomeryPoint> for &'a Scalar

type Output = MontgomeryPoint

The resulting type after applying the * operator.

fn mul(self, point: &'b MontgomeryPoint) -> MontgomeryPoint

Performs the * operation.

impl<'a> Mul<EdwardsPoint> for &'a Scalar

type Output = EdwardsPoint

The resulting type after applying the * operator.

fn mul(self, rhs: EdwardsPoint) -> EdwardsPoint

Performs the * operation.

impl<'a, 'b> Mul<&'a EdwardsBasepointTable> for &'b Scalar

type Output = EdwardsPoint

The resulting type after applying the * operator.

fn mul(self, basepoint_table: &'a EdwardsBasepointTable) -> EdwardsPoint

Construct an EdwardsPoint from a Scalar \(a\) by computing the multiple \(aB\) of this basepoint \(B\).

impl<'a, 'b> Mul<&'a RistrettoBasepointTable> for &'b Scalar

type Output = RistrettoPoint

The resulting type after applying the * operator.

fn mul(self, basepoint_table: &'a RistrettoBasepointTable) -> RistrettoPoint

Performs the * operation.

impl<'a> Mul<RistrettoPoint> for &'a Scalar

type Output = RistrettoPoint

The resulting type after applying the * operator.

fn mul(self, rhs: RistrettoPoint) -> RistrettoPoint

Performs the * operation.

impl Mul<RistrettoPoint> for Scalar

type Output = RistrettoPoint

The resulting type after applying the * operator.

fn mul(self, rhs: RistrettoPoint) -> RistrettoPoint

Performs the * operation.

impl<'b> Mul<&'b RistrettoPoint> for Scalar

type Output = RistrettoPoint

The resulting type after applying the * operator.

fn mul(self, rhs: &'b RistrettoPoint) -> RistrettoPoint

Performs the * operation.

impl<'b> Mul<&'b MontgomeryPoint> for Scalar

type Output = MontgomeryPoint

The resulting type after applying the * operator.

fn mul(self, rhs: &'b MontgomeryPoint) -> MontgomeryPoint

Performs the * operation.

impl<'b> Mul<&'b EdwardsPoint> for Scalar

type Output = EdwardsPoint

The resulting type after applying the * operator.

fn mul(self, rhs: &'b EdwardsPoint) -> EdwardsPoint

Performs the * operation.

impl Mul<EdwardsPoint> for Scalar

type Output = EdwardsPoint

The resulting type after applying the * operator.

fn mul(self, rhs: EdwardsPoint) -> EdwardsPoint

Performs the * operation.

impl Mul<Scalar> for Scalar

type Output = Scalar

The resulting type after applying the * operator.

fn mul(self, rhs: Scalar) -> Scalar

Performs the * operation.

impl<'a, 'b> Mul<&'b RistrettoPoint> for &'a Scalar

type Output = RistrettoPoint

The resulting type after applying the * operator.

fn mul(self, point: &'b RistrettoPoint) -> RistrettoPoint

Scalar multiplication: compute self * scalar.

impl<'a, 'b> Mul<&'b EdwardsPoint> for &'a Scalar

type Output = EdwardsPoint

The resulting type after applying the * operator.

fn mul(self, point: &'b EdwardsPoint) -> EdwardsPoint

Scalar multiplication: compute scalar * self.

For scalar multiplication of a basepoint, EdwardsBasepointTable is approximately 4x faster.

impl<'b> Mul<&'b Scalar> for Scalar

type Output = Scalar

The resulting type after applying the * operator.

fn mul(self, rhs: &'b Scalar) -> Scalar

Performs the * operation.

impl<'a, 'b> Mul<&'b Scalar> for &'a Scalar

type Output = Scalar

The resulting type after applying the * operator.

fn mul(self, _rhs: &'b Scalar) -> Scalar

Performs the * operation.

impl<'a> Mul<Scalar> for &'a Scalar

type Output = Scalar

The resulting type after applying the * operator.

fn mul(self, rhs: Scalar) -> Scalar

Performs the * operation.

impl<'a> Mul<MontgomeryPoint> for &'a Scalar

type Output = MontgomeryPoint

The resulting type after applying the * operator.

fn mul(self, rhs: MontgomeryPoint) -> MontgomeryPoint

Performs the * operation.

impl Eq for Scalar

impl SubAssign<Scalar> for Scalar

fn sub_assign(&mut self, rhs: Scalar)

Performs the -= operation.

impl<'b> SubAssign<&'b Scalar> for Scalar

fn sub_assign(&mut self, _rhs: &'b Scalar)

Performs the -= operation.

impl<T> Product<T> for Scalar where
    T: Borrow<Scalar>, 

fn product<I>(iter: I) -> Scalar where
    I: Iterator<Item = T>, 

Method which takes an iterator and generates Self from the elements by multiplying the items.

impl ConditionallySelectable for Scalar

fn conditional_select(a: &Scalar, b: &Scalar, choice: Choice) -> Scalar

Select a or b according to choice.

fn conditional_assign(&mut self, other: &Self, choice: Choice)

Conditionally assign other to self, according to choice.

fn conditional_swap(a: &mut Self, b: &mut Self, choice: Choice)

Conditionally swap self and other if choice == 1; otherwise, reassign both unto themselves.

impl ConstantTimeEq for Scalar

fn ct_eq(&self, other: &Scalar) -> Choice

Determine if two items are equal.

impl Copy for Scalar

impl Index<usize> for Scalar

type Output = u8

The returned type after indexing.

fn index(&self, _index: usize) -> &u8

Index the bytes of the representative for this Scalar. Mutation is not permitted.

impl PartialEq<Scalar> for Scalar

fn eq(&self, other: &Scalar) -> bool

This method tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

#[must_use] fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

This method tests for !=.

impl MulAssign<Scalar> for Scalar

fn mul_assign(&mut self, rhs: Scalar)

Performs the *= operation.

impl<'b> MulAssign<&'b Scalar> for Scalar

fn mul_assign(&mut self, _rhs: &'b Scalar)

Performs the *= operation.

impl PoseidonLeaf for Scalar