// Copyright © Aptos Foundation // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 import { sha3_256 } from "@noble/hashes/sha3.js"; import { secp256k1 } from "@noble/curves/secp256k1.js"; import { HDKey } from "@scure/bip32"; import { Serializable, Deserializer, Serializer } from "../../bcs/index.js"; import { Hex } from "../hex.js"; import { HexInput, PrivateKeyVariants } from "../../types/index.js"; import { isValidBIP44Path, mnemonicToSeed } from "./hdKey.js"; import { PrivateKey } from "./privateKey.js"; import { PublicKey } from "./publicKey.js"; import { Signature } from "./signature.js"; import { convertSigningMessage } from "./utils.js"; import { TEXT_ENCODER } from "../../utils/const.js"; import { AptosConfig } from "../../api/aptosConfig.js"; /** * Represents a Secp256k1 ECDSA public key. * * @extends PublicKey * @property LENGTH - The length of the Secp256k1 public key in bytes. * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ export class Secp256k1PublicKey extends PublicKey { // Secp256k1 ecdsa public keys contain a prefix indicating compression and two 32-byte coordinates. static readonly LENGTH: number = 65; // If it's compressed, it is only 33 bytes static readonly COMPRESSED_LENGTH: number = 33; // Hex value of the public key private readonly key: Hex; // Identifier to distinguish from Secp256k1PublicKey public readonly keyType: string = "secp256k1"; /** * Create a new PublicKey instance from a HexInput, which can be a string or Uint8Array. * This constructor validates the length of the provided signature data. * * @param hexInput - A HexInput (string or Uint8Array) representing the signature data. * @throws Error if the length of the signature data is not equal to Secp256k1Signature.LENGTH. * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ constructor(hexInput: HexInput) { super(); const hex = Hex.fromHexInput(hexInput); const { length } = hex.toUint8Array(); if (length === Secp256k1PublicKey.LENGTH) { this.key = hex; } else if (length === Secp256k1PublicKey.COMPRESSED_LENGTH) { const point = secp256k1.Point.fromBytes(hex.toUint8Array()); this.key = Hex.fromHexInput(point.toBytes(false)); } else { throw new Error( `PublicKey length should be ${Secp256k1PublicKey.LENGTH} or ${Secp256k1PublicKey.COMPRESSED_LENGTH}, received ${length}`, ); } } // region PublicKey /** * Verifies a signature against the exact bytes of `message`. This is the * unambiguous form — the input is interpreted as raw bytes regardless of * what they encode. Pair with {@link Secp256k1PrivateKey.signBytes}. * * The message is SHA3-256 hashed before verification (matching the * Aptos-side Secp256k1 signing convention), and the signature is required * to be in canonical low-S form for malleability resistance. * * @param args - The arguments for verification. * @param args.message - The exact bytes that were signed. * @param args.signature - The signature to verify. * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ verifyBytes(args: { message: Uint8Array; signature: Secp256k1Signature }): boolean { const { message, signature } = args; const messageSha3Bytes = sha3_256(message); return secp256k1.verify(signature.toUint8Array(), messageSha3Bytes, this.key.toUint8Array(), { lowS: true, prehash: false, }); } /** * Verifies a signature against the UTF-8 encoding of `message`. The input * is always treated as text — there is no hex/text heuristic. Pair with * {@link Secp256k1PrivateKey.signText}. * * @param args - The arguments for verification. * @param args.message - The text that was signed. * @param args.signature - The signature to verify. * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ verifyText(args: { message: string; signature: Secp256k1Signature }): boolean { return this.verifyBytes({ message: TEXT_ENCODER.encode(args.message), signature: args.signature }); } /** * Verifies a Secp256k1 signature against the public key. * * @deprecated The polymorphic `message: HexInput` input is ambiguous — a * bare even-length string of hex characters (e.g., `"cafe"`) is verified * against the 2 bytes `[0xCA, 0xFE]`, not 4 UTF-8 text bytes. Use * {@link verifyBytes} for `Uint8Array` input or {@link verifyText} for * `string` input; both are unambiguous. See * {@link convertSigningMessage} for the full legacy rule. * * @param args - The arguments for verifying the signature. * @param args.message - The message that was signed. * @param args.signature - The signature to verify against the public key. * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ verifySignature(args: { message: HexInput; signature: Secp256k1Signature }): boolean { const { message, signature } = args; const messageToVerify = convertSigningMessage(message); const messageBytes = Hex.fromHexInput(messageToVerify).toUint8Array(); return this.verifyBytes({ message: messageBytes, signature }); } /** * Note: Secp256k1Signatures can be verified syncronously. * * Verifies the provided signature against the given message. * This function helps ensure the integrity and authenticity of the message by confirming that the signature is valid. * * @param args - The arguments for signature verification. * @param args.aptosConfig - The configuration object for connecting to the Aptos network * @param args.message - The message that was signed. * @param args.signature - The signature to verify, which must be an instance of Secp256k1Signature. * @returns A boolean indicating whether the signature is valid for the given message. * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ async verifySignatureAsync(args: { aptosConfig: AptosConfig; message: HexInput; signature: Secp256k1Signature; }): Promise { return this.verifySignature(args); } /** * Get the data as a Uint8Array representation. * * @returns Uint8Array representation of the data. * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ toUint8Array(): Uint8Array { return this.key.toUint8Array(); } // endregion // region Serializable /** * Serializes the data into a byte array using the provided serializer. * This function is essential for converting data into a format suitable for transmission or storage. * * @param serializer - The serializer instance used to convert the data. * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ serialize(serializer: Serializer): void { serializer.serializeBytes(this.key.toUint8Array()); } /** * Deserializes a Secp256k1Signature from the provided deserializer. * This function allows you to reconstruct a Secp256k1Signature object from its serialized byte representation. * * @param deserializer - The deserializer instance used to read the serialized data. * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ deserialize(deserializer: Deserializer) { const hex = deserializer.deserializeBytes(); return new Secp256k1Signature(hex); } static deserialize(deserializer: Deserializer): Secp256k1PublicKey { const bytes = deserializer.deserializeBytes(); return new Secp256k1PublicKey(bytes); } // endregion /** * Determine if the provided public key is an instance of Secp256k1PublicKey. * * @deprecated use `instanceof Secp256k1PublicKey` instead * @param publicKey - The public key to check. * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ static isPublicKey(publicKey: PublicKey): publicKey is Secp256k1PublicKey { return publicKey instanceof Secp256k1PublicKey; } /** * Determines if the provided public key is a valid instance of a Secp256k1 public key. * This function checks for the presence of a "key" property and validates the length of the key data. * * @param publicKey - The public key to validate. * @returns A boolean indicating whether the public key is a valid Secp256k1 public key. * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ static isInstance(publicKey: PublicKey): publicKey is Secp256k1PublicKey { return ( "key" in publicKey && typeof publicKey.key === "object" && publicKey.key !== null && "data" in publicKey.key && typeof publicKey.key.data === "object" && publicKey.key.data !== null && "length" in publicKey.key.data && publicKey.key?.data?.length === Secp256k1PublicKey.LENGTH && "keyType" in publicKey && typeof publicKey === "object" && publicKey.keyType === "secp256k1" ); } } /** * Represents a Secp256k1 ECDSA private key, providing functionality to create, sign messages, * derive public keys, and serialize/deserialize the key. * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ export class Secp256k1PrivateKey extends Serializable implements PrivateKey { /** * Length of Secp256k1 ecdsa private key * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ static readonly LENGTH: number = 32; /** * The private key bytes * @private * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ private key: Hex; /** * Whether the key has been cleared from memory * @private */ private cleared: boolean = false; // region Constructors /** * Create a new PrivateKey instance from a Uint8Array or String. * * [Read about AIP-80](https://github.com/aptos-foundation/AIPs/blob/main/aips/aip-80.md) * * @param hexInput A HexInput (string or Uint8Array) * @param strict If true, private key must AIP-80 compliant. * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ constructor(hexInput: HexInput, strict?: boolean) { super(); const privateKeyHex = PrivateKey.parseHexInput(hexInput, PrivateKeyVariants.Secp256k1, strict); if (privateKeyHex.toUint8Array().length !== Secp256k1PrivateKey.LENGTH) { throw new Error(`PrivateKey length should be ${Secp256k1PrivateKey.LENGTH}`); } this.key = privateKeyHex; } /** * Generate a new random private key. * * @returns Secp256k1PrivateKey - A newly generated Secp256k1 private key. * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ static generate(): Secp256k1PrivateKey { const hexInput = secp256k1.utils.randomSecretKey(); return new Secp256k1PrivateKey(hexInput, false); } /** * Derives a private key from a mnemonic seed phrase using a specified BIP44 path. * * @param path - The BIP44 path to derive the key from. * @param mnemonics - The mnemonic seed phrase used for key generation. * * @returns The generated private key. * * @throws Error if the provided path is not a valid BIP44 path. * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ static fromDerivationPath(path: string, mnemonics: string): Secp256k1PrivateKey { if (!isValidBIP44Path(path)) { throw new Error(`Invalid derivation path ${path}`); } return Secp256k1PrivateKey.fromDerivationPathInner(path, mnemonicToSeed(mnemonics)); } /** * Derives a private key from a specified BIP44 path using a given seed. * This function is essential for generating keys that follow the hierarchical deterministic (HD) wallet structure. * * @param path - The BIP44 path used for key derivation. * @param seed - The seed phrase created by the mnemonics, represented as a Uint8Array. * @returns The generated private key as an instance of Secp256k1PrivateKey. * @throws Error if the derived private key is invalid. * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ private static fromDerivationPathInner(path: string, seed: Uint8Array): Secp256k1PrivateKey { const { privateKey } = HDKey.fromMasterSeed(seed).derive(path); // library returns privateKey as Uint8Array | null if (privateKey === null) { throw new Error("Invalid key"); } return new Secp256k1PrivateKey(privateKey, false); } // endregion // region PrivateKey /** * Checks if the key has been cleared and throws an error if so. * @private */ private ensureNotCleared(): void { if (this.cleared) { throw new Error("Private key has been cleared from memory and can no longer be used"); } } /** * Overwrites the underlying private-key byte buffer with random bytes and * then zeros. After calling this method the key can no longer sign or * derive a public key. * * SECURITY: This is a best-effort window-narrowing tool, NOT a true * zeroization guarantee. In JavaScript, four classes of copies cannot be * reached from user code and so survive `clear()`: * * 1. **JS string copies.** Any value previously produced by `toString()`, * `toHexString()`, or `bcsToHex().toString()` is an immutable string * in the heap. The language provides no API to overwrite string * memory; it is reclaimed only when GC collects it. * 2. **noble-curves internals.** The sign path inside `@noble/curves` * expands the private key into scalar `BigInt` field elements, which * are also immutable. Even if noble explicitly zeroed its own byte * copies after use, the `BigInt` intermediates persist. * 3. **JIT register / stack residue.** The engine may have held key * bytes in CPU registers or on the engine stack during a sign call. * There is no JS-visible way to scrub those. * 4. **GC-relocated copies.** Generational GCs (V8, JSC) copy live * objects between heap regions during minor/major collections. The * `Uint8Array` we zeroed may have stale copies sitting in survivor * space until the next cycle reclaims them. * * This method zeros the SDK's own `Uint8Array` (the most reachable * copy), but downstream consumers should treat it as a hardening signal, * not a guarantee. If you need real key-material hygiene, prefer a * WASM-backed secp256k1 implementation that exposes explicit * `memzero`, or hardware-backed keys (HSM / TPM / secure enclave). * Note that `crypto.subtle` does NOT support secp256k1 on any major * runtime, so non-extractable WebCrypto keys are not available for * this curve. * * To minimize the size of the unreachable-copy set, avoid calling * `toString()` / `toHexString()` on private keys at all in long-lived * processes — the byte form is what gets cleared. * * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ clear(): void { if (!this.cleared) { const keyBytes = this.key.toUint8Array(); // Multiple overwrite passes for better security // Pass 1: Random data crypto.getRandomValues(keyBytes); // Pass 2: Ones pattern (0xFF) keyBytes.fill(0xff); // Pass 3: Random data again crypto.getRandomValues(keyBytes); // Pass 4: Zeros pattern (final state) keyBytes.fill(0); this.cleared = true; } } /** * Returns whether the private key has been cleared from memory. * * @returns true if the key has been cleared, false otherwise * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ isCleared(): boolean { return this.cleared; } /** * Sign exactly the bytes of `message`. The input is interpreted as raw * bytes regardless of what they encode. Pair with * {@link Secp256k1PublicKey.verifyBytes}. * * The message is SHA3-256 hashed before signing (matching the Aptos-side * Secp256k1 signing convention), and the produced signature is in * canonical low-S form for malleability resistance. * * @param message - The exact bytes to sign. * @returns The generated signature for the provided bytes. * @throws Error if the private key has been cleared from memory. * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ signBytes(message: Uint8Array): Secp256k1Signature { this.ensureNotCleared(); const messageHashBytes = sha3_256(message); const signature = secp256k1.sign(messageHashBytes, this.key.toUint8Array(), { lowS: true, prehash: false }); return new Secp256k1Signature(signature); } /** * Sign the UTF-8 encoding of `message`. The input is always treated as * text — there is no hex/text heuristic. Pair with * {@link Secp256k1PublicKey.verifyText}. * * @param message - The text to sign. * @returns The generated signature for the UTF-8 bytes of the provided text. * @throws Error if the private key has been cleared from memory. * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ signText(message: string): Secp256k1Signature { return this.signBytes(TEXT_ENCODER.encode(message)); } /** * Sign the given message with the private key. * This function generates a cryptographic signature for the provided message, ensuring the signature is canonical and non-malleable. * * @deprecated The polymorphic `message: HexInput` input is ambiguous — a * bare even-length string of hex characters (e.g., `"cafe"`) is signed * as the 2 bytes `[0xCA, 0xFE]`, not 4 UTF-8 text bytes. Use * {@link signBytes} for `Uint8Array` input or {@link signText} for * `string` input; both are unambiguous. See * {@link convertSigningMessage} for the full legacy rule. * * @param message - A message in HexInput format to be signed. * @returns Signature - The generated signature for the provided message. * @throws Error if the private key has been cleared from memory. * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ sign(message: HexInput): Secp256k1Signature { const messageToSign = convertSigningMessage(message); const messageBytes = Hex.fromHexInput(messageToSign).toUint8Array(); return this.signBytes(messageBytes); } /** * Derive the Secp256k1PublicKey from this private key. * * @returns Secp256k1PublicKey The derived public key. * @throws Error if the private key has been cleared from memory. * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ publicKey(): Secp256k1PublicKey { this.ensureNotCleared(); const bytes = secp256k1.getPublicKey(this.key.toUint8Array(), false); return new Secp256k1PublicKey(bytes); } /** * Get the private key in bytes (Uint8Array). * * @returns Uint8Array representation of the private key * @throws Error if the private key has been cleared from memory. * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ toUint8Array(): Uint8Array { this.ensureNotCleared(); return this.key.toUint8Array(); } /** * Get the private key as a string representation. * * SECURITY: This produces an immutable JS string containing the key * material in hex. Strings cannot be zeroed by `clear()` (see the * `clear()` JSDoc for the four classes of unreachable copies). Avoid * calling this method on long-lived `Secp256k1PrivateKey` instances in * processes where memory hygiene matters; prefer `toUint8Array()`, * which returns a clearable `Uint8Array`. * * @returns string representation of the private key * @throws Error if the private key has been cleared from memory. * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ toString(): string { this.ensureNotCleared(); return this.toAIP80String(); } /** * Get the private key as a hex string with the 0x prefix. * * SECURITY: Same caveat as `toString()` — the returned string is an * immutable JS heap allocation that `clear()` cannot zero. * * @returns string representation of the private key. * @throws Error if the private key has been cleared from memory. */ toHexString(): string { this.ensureNotCleared(); return this.key.toString(); } /** * Get the private key as a AIP-80 compliant hex string. * * [Read about AIP-80](https://github.com/aptos-foundation/AIPs/blob/main/aips/aip-80.md) * * SECURITY: Same caveat as `toString()` — produces an immutable JS string * containing the key material; cannot be zeroed by `clear()`. * * @returns AIP-80 compliant string representation of the private key. * @throws Error if the private key has been cleared from memory. */ toAIP80String(): string { this.ensureNotCleared(); return PrivateKey.formatPrivateKey(this.key.toString(), PrivateKeyVariants.Secp256k1); } // endregion // region Serializable serialize(serializer: Serializer): void { serializer.serializeBytes(this.toUint8Array()); } static deserialize(deserializer: Deserializer): Secp256k1PrivateKey { const bytes = deserializer.deserializeBytes(); return new Secp256k1PrivateKey(bytes, false); } // endregion /** * Determines if the provided private key is an instance of Secp256k1PrivateKey. * * @param privateKey - The private key to be checked. * * @deprecated use `instanceof Secp256k1PrivateKey` instead * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ static isPrivateKey(privateKey: PrivateKey): privateKey is Secp256k1PrivateKey { return privateKey instanceof Secp256k1PrivateKey; } } /** * Represents a signature of a message signed using a Secp256k1 ECDSA private key. * * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ export class Secp256k1Signature extends Signature { /** * Secp256k1 ecdsa signatures are 256-bit. * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ static readonly LENGTH = 64; /** * The signature bytes * @private * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ private readonly data: Hex; // region Constructors /** * Create a new Signature instance from a Uint8Array or String. * * @param hexInput A HexInput (string or Uint8Array) * @group Implementation * @category Serialization */ constructor(hexInput: HexInput) { super(); const data = Hex.fromHexInput(hexInput); if (data.toUint8Array().length !== Secp256k1Signature.LENGTH) { throw new Error( `Signature length should be ${Secp256k1Signature.LENGTH}, received ${data.toUint8Array().length}`, ); } this.data = data; } // endregion // region Signature toUint8Array(): Uint8Array { return this.data.toUint8Array(); } // endregion // region Serializable serialize(serializer: Serializer): void { serializer.serializeBytes(this.data.toUint8Array()); } static deserialize(deserializer: Deserializer): Secp256k1Signature { const hex = deserializer.deserializeBytes(); return new Secp256k1Signature(hex); } // endregion }