/** * Utils for modular division and fields. * Field over 11 is a finite (Galois) field is integer number operations `mod 11`. * There is no division: it is replaced by modular multiplicative inverse. * @module */ /*! noble-curves - MIT License (c) 2022 Paul Miller (paulmillr.com) */ import { abool, abytes, anumber, asafenumber, bitLen, bytesToNumberBE, bytesToNumberLE, numberToBytesBE, numberToBytesLE, validateObject, type TArg, type TRet, } from '../utils.ts'; // Numbers aren't used in x25519 / x448 builds // prettier-ignore const _0n = /* @__PURE__ */ BigInt(0), _1n = /* @__PURE__ */ BigInt(1), _2n = /* @__PURE__ */ BigInt(2); // prettier-ignore const _3n = /* @__PURE__ */ BigInt(3), _4n = /* @__PURE__ */ BigInt(4), _5n = /* @__PURE__ */ BigInt(5); // prettier-ignore const _7n = /* @__PURE__ */ BigInt(7), _8n = /* @__PURE__ */ BigInt(8), _9n = /* @__PURE__ */ BigInt(9); const _16n = /* @__PURE__ */ BigInt(16); /** * @param a - Dividend value. * @param b - Positive modulus. * @returns Reduced value in `[0, b)` only when `b` is positive. * @throws If the modulus is not positive. {@link Error} * @example * Normalize a bigint into one field residue. * * ```ts * mod(-1n, 5n); * ``` */ export function mod(a: bigint, b: bigint): bigint { if (b <= _0n) throw new Error('mod: expected positive modulus, got ' + b); const result = a % b; return result >= _0n ? result : b + result; } /** * Efficiently raise num to a power with modular reduction. * Unsafe in some contexts: uses ladder, so can expose bigint bits. * Low-level helper: callers that need canonical residues must pass a valid `num` for the chosen * modulus instead of relying on the `power===0/1` fast paths to normalize it. * @param num - Base value. * @param power - Exponent value. * @param modulo - Reduction modulus. * @returns Modular exponentiation result. * @throws If the modulus or exponent is invalid. {@link Error} * @example * Raise one bigint to a modular power. * * ```ts * pow(2n, 6n, 11n) // 64n % 11n == 9n * ``` */ export function pow(num: bigint, power: bigint, modulo: bigint): bigint { return FpPow(Field(modulo), num, power); } /** * Does `x^(2^power)` mod p. `pow2(30, 4)` == `30^(2^4)`. * Low-level helper: callers that need canonical residues must pass a valid `x` for the chosen * modulus; the `power===0` fast path intentionally returns the input unchanged. * @param x - Base value. * @param power - Number of squarings. * @param modulo - Reduction modulus. * @returns Repeated-squaring result. * @throws If the exponent is negative. {@link Error} * @example * Apply repeated squaring inside one field. * * ```ts * pow2(3n, 2n, 11n); * ``` */ export function pow2(x: bigint, power: bigint, modulo: bigint): bigint { if (power < _0n) throw new Error('pow2: expected non-negative exponent, got ' + power); let res = x; while (power-- > _0n) { res *= res; res %= modulo; } return res; } /** * Inverses number over modulo. * Implemented using the {@link https://brilliant.org/wiki/extended-euclidean-algorithm/ | extended Euclidean algorithm}. * @param number - Value to invert. * @param modulo - Positive modulus. * @returns Multiplicative inverse. * @throws If the modulus is invalid or the inverse does not exist. {@link Error} * @example * Compute one modular inverse with the extended Euclidean algorithm. * * ```ts * invert(3n, 11n); * ``` */ export function invert(number: bigint, modulo: bigint): bigint { if (number === _0n) throw new Error('invert: expected non-zero number'); if (modulo <= _0n) throw new Error('invert: expected positive modulus, got ' + modulo); // Fermat's little theorem "CT-like" version inv(n) = n^(m-2) mod m is 30x slower. let a = mod(number, modulo); let b = modulo; // prettier-ignore let x = _0n, y = _1n, u = _1n, v = _0n; while (a !== _0n) { const q = b / a; const r = b - a * q; const m = x - u * q; const n = y - v * q; // prettier-ignore b = a, a = r, x = u, y = v, u = m, v = n; } const gcd = b; if (gcd !== _1n) throw new Error('invert: does not exist'); return mod(x, modulo); } function assertIsSquare(Fp: TArg>, root: T, n: T): void { const F = Fp as IField; if (!F.eql(F.sqr(root), n)) throw new Error('Cannot find square root'); } // Not all roots are possible! Example which will throw: // const NUM = // n = 72057594037927816n; // Fp = Field(BigInt('0x1a0111ea397fe69a4b1ba7b6434bacd764774b84f38512bf6730d2a0f6b0f6241eabfffeb153ffffb9feffffffffaaab')); function sqrt3mod4(Fp: TArg>, n: T) { const F = Fp as IField; const p1div4 = (F.ORDER + _1n) / _4n; const root = F.pow(n, p1div4); assertIsSquare(F, root, n); return root; } // Equivalent `q = 5 (mod 8)` square-root formula (Atkin-style), not the RFC Appendix I.2 CMOV // pseudocode verbatim. function sqrt5mod8(Fp: TArg>, n: T) { const F = Fp as IField; const p5div8 = (F.ORDER - _5n) / _8n; const n2 = F.mul(n, _2n); const v = F.pow(n2, p5div8); const nv = F.mul(n, v); const i = F.mul(F.mul(nv, _2n), v); const root = F.mul(nv, F.sub(i, F.ONE)); assertIsSquare(F, root, n); return root; } // Based on RFC9380, Kong algorithm // prettier-ignore function sqrt9mod16(P: bigint): TRet<(Fp: IField, n: T) => T> { const Fp_ = Field(P); const tn = tonelliShanks(P); const c1 = tn(Fp_, Fp_.neg(Fp_.ONE));// 1. c1 = sqrt(-1) in F, i.e., (c1^2) == -1 in F const c2 = tn(Fp_, c1); // 2. c2 = sqrt(c1) in F, i.e., (c2^2) == c1 in F const c3 = tn(Fp_, Fp_.neg(c1)); // 3. c3 = sqrt(-c1) in F, i.e., (c3^2) == -c1 in F const c4 = (P + _7n) / _16n; // 4. c4 = (q + 7) / 16 # Integer arithmetic return ((Fp: TArg>, n: T): T => { const F = Fp as IField; let tv1 = F.pow(n, c4); // 1. tv1 = x^c4 let tv2 = F.mul(tv1, c1); // 2. tv2 = c1 * tv1 const tv3 = F.mul(tv1, c2); // 3. tv3 = c2 * tv1 const tv4 = F.mul(tv1, c3); // 4. tv4 = c3 * tv1 const e1 = F.eql(F.sqr(tv2), n); // 5. e1 = (tv2^2) == x const e2 = F.eql(F.sqr(tv3), n); // 6. e2 = (tv3^2) == x tv1 = F.cmov(tv1, tv2, e1); // 7. tv1 = CMOV(tv1, tv2, e1) # Select tv2 if (tv2^2) == x tv2 = F.cmov(tv4, tv3, e2); // 8. tv2 = CMOV(tv4, tv3, e2) # Select tv3 if (tv3^2) == x const e3 = F.eql(F.sqr(tv2), n); // 9. e3 = (tv2^2) == x const root = F.cmov(tv1, tv2, e3); // 10. z = CMOV(tv1, tv2, e3) # Select sqrt from tv1 & tv2 assertIsSquare(F, root, n); return root; }) as TRet<(Fp: IField, n: T) => T>; } /** * Tonelli-Shanks square root search algorithm. * This implementation is variable-time: it searches data-dependently for the first non-residue `Z` * and for the smallest `i` in the main loop, unlike RFC 9380 Appendix I.4's constant-time shape. * 1. {@link https://eprint.iacr.org/2012/685.pdf | eprint 2012/685}, page 12 * 2. Square Roots from 1; 24, 51, 10 to Dan Shanks * @param P - field order * @returns function that takes field Fp (created from P) and number n * @throws If the field is too small, non-prime, or the square root does not exist. {@link Error} * @example * Construct a square-root helper for primes that need Tonelli-Shanks. * * ```ts * import { Field, tonelliShanks } from '@noble/curves/abstract/modular.js'; * const Fp = Field(17n); * const sqrt = tonelliShanks(17n)(Fp, 4n); * ``` */ export function tonelliShanks(P: bigint): TRet<(Fp: IField, n: T) => T> { // Initialization (precomputation). // Caching initialization could boost perf by 7%. if (P < _3n) throw new Error('sqrt is not defined for small field'); // Factor P - 1 = Q * 2^S, where Q is odd let Q = P - _1n; let S = 0; while (Q % _2n === _0n) { Q /= _2n; S++; } // Find the first quadratic non-residue Z >= 2 let Z = _2n; const _Fp = Field(P); while (FpLegendre(_Fp, Z) === 1) { // Basic primality test for P. After x iterations, chance of // not finding quadratic non-residue is 2^x, so 2^1000. if (Z++ > 1000) throw new Error('Cannot find square root: probably non-prime P'); } // Fast-path; usually done before Z, but we do "primality test". if (S === 1) return sqrt3mod4 as TRet<(Fp: IField, n: T) => T>; // Slow-path // TODO: test on Fp2 and others let cc = _Fp.pow(Z, Q); // c = z^Q const Q1div2 = (Q + _1n) / _2n; return function tonelliSlow(Fp: TArg>, n: T): T { const F = Fp as IField; if (F.is0(n)) return n; // Check if n is a quadratic residue using Legendre symbol if (FpLegendre(F, n) !== 1) throw new Error('Cannot find square root'); // Initialize variables for the main loop let M = S; let c = F.mul(F.ONE, cc); // c = z^Q, move cc from field _Fp into field Fp let t = F.pow(n, Q); // t = n^Q, first guess at the fudge factor let R = F.pow(n, Q1div2); // R = n^((Q+1)/2), first guess at the square root // Main loop // while t != 1 while (!F.eql(t, F.ONE)) { if (F.is0(t)) return F.ZERO; // if t=0 return R=0 let i = 1; // Find the smallest i >= 1 such that t^(2^i) ≡ 1 (mod P) let t_tmp = F.sqr(t); // t^(2^1) while (!F.eql(t_tmp, F.ONE)) { i++; t_tmp = F.sqr(t_tmp); // t^(2^2)... if (i === M) throw new Error('Cannot find square root'); } // Calculate the exponent for b: 2^(M - i - 1) const exponent = _1n << BigInt(M - i - 1); // bigint is important const b = F.pow(c, exponent); // b = 2^(M - i - 1) // Update variables M = i; c = F.sqr(b); // c = b^2 t = F.mul(t, c); // t = (t * b^2) R = F.mul(R, b); // R = R*b } return R; } as TRet<(Fp: IField, n: T) => T>; } /** * Square root for a finite field. Will try optimized versions first: * * 1. P ≡ 3 (mod 4) * 2. P ≡ 5 (mod 8) * 3. P ≡ 9 (mod 16) * 4. Tonelli-Shanks algorithm * * Different algorithms can give different roots, it is up to user to decide which one they want. * For example there is FpSqrtOdd/FpSqrtEven to choose a root by oddness * (used for hash-to-curve). * @param P - Field order. * @returns Square-root helper. The generic fallback inherits Tonelli-Shanks' variable-time * behavior and this selector assumes prime-field-style integer moduli. * @throws If the field is unsupported or the square root does not exist. {@link Error} * @example * Choose the square-root helper appropriate for one field modulus. * * ```ts * import { Field, FpSqrt } from '@noble/curves/abstract/modular.js'; * const Fp = Field(17n); * const sqrt = FpSqrt(17n)(Fp, 4n); * ``` */ export function FpSqrt(P: bigint): TRet<(Fp: IField, n: T) => T> { // P ≡ 3 (mod 4) => √n = n^((P+1)/4) if (P % _4n === _3n) return sqrt3mod4 as TRet<(Fp: IField, n: T) => T>; // P ≡ 5 (mod 8) => Atkin algorithm, page 10 of https://eprint.iacr.org/2012/685.pdf if (P % _8n === _5n) return sqrt5mod8 as TRet<(Fp: IField, n: T) => T>; // P ≡ 9 (mod 16) => Kong algorithm, page 11 of https://eprint.iacr.org/2012/685.pdf (algorithm 4) if (P % _16n === _9n) return sqrt9mod16(P); // Tonelli-Shanks algorithm return tonelliShanks(P); } /** * @param num - Value to inspect. * @param modulo - Field modulus. * @returns `true` when the least-significant little-endian bit is set. * @throws If the modulus is invalid for `mod(...)`. {@link Error} * @example * Inspect the low bit used by little-endian sign conventions. * * ```ts * isNegativeLE(3n, 11n); * ``` */ export const isNegativeLE = (num: bigint, modulo: bigint): boolean => (mod(num, modulo) & _1n) === _1n; /** Generic field interface used by prime and extension fields alike. * Generic helpers treat field operations as pure functions: implementations MUST treat provided * values/byte buffers as read-only and return detached results instead of mutating arguments. */ export interface IField { /** Field order `q`, which may be prime or a prime power. */ ORDER: bigint; /** Canonical encoded byte length. */ BYTES: number; /** Canonical encoded bit length. */ BITS: number; /** Whether encoded field elements use little-endian bytes. */ isLE: boolean; /** Additive identity. */ ZERO: T; /** Multiplicative identity. */ ONE: T; // 1-arg /** * Normalize one value into the field. * @param num - Input value. * @returns Normalized field value. */ create: (num: T) => T; /** * Check whether one value already belongs to the field. * @param num - Input value. * Implementations may throw `TypeError` on malformed input types instead of returning `false`. * @returns Whether the value already belongs to the field. */ isValid: (num: T) => boolean; /** * Check whether one value is zero. * @param num - Input value. * @returns Whether the value is zero. */ is0: (num: T) => boolean; /** * Check whether one value is non-zero and belongs to the field. * @param num - Input value. * Implementations may throw `TypeError` on malformed input types instead of returning `false`. * @returns Whether the value is non-zero and valid. */ isValidNot0: (num: T) => boolean; /** * Negate one value. * @param num - Input value. * @returns Negated value. */ neg(num: T): T; /** * Invert one value multiplicatively. * @param num - Input value. * @returns Multiplicative inverse. */ inv(num: T): T; /** * Compute one square root when it exists. * @param num - Input value. * @returns Square root. */ sqrt(num: T): T; /** * Square one value. * @param num - Input value. * @returns Squared value. */ sqr(num: T): T; // 2-args /** * Compare two field values. * @param lhs - Left value. * @param rhs - Right value. * @returns Whether both values are equal. */ eql(lhs: T, rhs: T): boolean; /** * Add two normalized field values. * @param lhs - Left value. * @param rhs - Right value. * @returns Sum value. */ add(lhs: T, rhs: T): T; /** * Subtract two normalized field values. * @param lhs - Left value. * @param rhs - Right value. * @returns Difference value. */ sub(lhs: T, rhs: T): T; /** * Multiply two field values. * @param lhs - Left value. * @param rhs - Right value or scalar. * @returns Product value. */ mul(lhs: T, rhs: T | bigint): T; /** * Raise one field value to a power. * @param lhs - Base value. * @param power - Exponent. * @returns Power value. */ pow(lhs: T, power: bigint): T; /** * Divide one field value by another. * @param lhs - Dividend. * @param rhs - Divisor or scalar. * @returns Quotient value. */ div(lhs: T, rhs: T | bigint): T; // N for NonNormalized (for now) /** * Add two values without re-normalizing the result. * @param lhs - Left value. * @param rhs - Right value. * @returns Non-normalized sum. */ addN(lhs: T, rhs: T): T; /** * Subtract two values without re-normalizing the result. * @param lhs - Left value. * @param rhs - Right value. * @returns Non-normalized difference. */ subN(lhs: T, rhs: T): T; /** * Multiply two values without re-normalizing the result. * @param lhs - Left value. * @param rhs - Right value or scalar. * @returns Non-normalized product. */ mulN(lhs: T, rhs: T | bigint): T; /** * Square one value without re-normalizing the result. * @param num - Input value. * @returns Non-normalized square. */ sqrN(num: T): T; // Optional // Should be same as sgn0 function in // [RFC9380](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9380#section-4.1). // NOTE: sgn0 is "negative in LE", which is the same as odd. // Negative in LE is a somewhat strange definition anyway. /** * Return the RFC 9380 `sgn0`-style oddness bit when supported. * This uses oddness instead of evenness so extension fields like Fp2 can expose the same hook. * Returns whether the value is odd under the field encoding. */ isOdd?(num: T): boolean; // legendre?(num: T): T; /** * Invert many field elements in one batch. * @param lst - Values to invert. * @returns Batch of inverses. */ invertBatch: (lst: T[]) => T[]; /** * Encode one field value into fixed-width bytes. * Callers that need canonical encodings MUST supply a valid field element. * Low-level protocols may also use this to serialize raw / non-canonical residues. * @param num - Input value. * @returns Fixed-width byte encoding. */ toBytes(num: T): Uint8Array; /** * Decode one field value from fixed-width bytes. * @param bytes - Fixed-width byte encoding. * @param skipValidation - Whether to skip range validation. * Implementations MUST treat `bytes` as read-only. * @returns Decoded field value. */ fromBytes(bytes: Uint8Array, skipValidation?: boolean): T; // If c is False, CMOV returns a, otherwise it returns b. /** * Constant-time conditional move. * @param a - Value used when the condition is false. * @param b - Value used when the condition is true. * @param c - Selection bit. * @returns Selected value. */ cmov(a: T, b: T, c: boolean): T; } // prettier-ignore // Arithmetic-only subset checked by validateField(). This is intentionally not the full runtime // IField contract: helpers like `isValidNot0`, `invertBatch`, `toBytes`, `fromBytes`, `cmov`, and // field-specific extras like `isOdd` are left to the callers that actually need them. const FIELD_FIELDS = [ 'create', 'isValid', 'is0', 'neg', 'inv', 'sqrt', 'sqr', 'eql', 'add', 'sub', 'mul', 'pow', 'div', 'addN', 'subN', 'mulN', 'sqrN' ] as const; /** * @param field - Field implementation. * @returns Validated field. This only checks the arithmetic subset needed by generic helpers; it * does not guarantee full runtime-method coverage for serialization, batching, `cmov`, or * field-specific extras beyond positive `BYTES` / `BITS`. * @throws If the field shape or numeric metadata are invalid. {@link Error} * @example * Check that a field implementation exposes the operations curve code expects. * * ```ts * import { Field, validateField } from '@noble/curves/abstract/modular.js'; * const Fp = validateField(Field(17n)); * ``` */ export function validateField(field: TArg>): TRet> { const initial = { ORDER: 'bigint', BYTES: 'number', BITS: 'number', } as Record; const opts = FIELD_FIELDS.reduce((map, val: string) => { map[val] = 'function'; return map; }, initial); validateObject(field, opts); // Runtime field implementations must expose real integer byte/bit sizes; fractional / NaN / // infinite metadata leaks through validateObject(type='number') but breaks encoders and caches. asafenumber(field.BYTES, 'BYTES'); asafenumber(field.BITS, 'BITS'); // Runtime field implementations must expose positive byte/bit sizes; zero leaks through the // numeric shape checks above but still breaks encoding helpers and cached-length assumptions. if (field.BYTES < 1 || field.BITS < 1) throw new Error('invalid field: expected BYTES/BITS > 0'); if (field.ORDER <= _1n) throw new Error('invalid field: expected ORDER > 1, got ' + field.ORDER); return field as TRet>; } // Generic field functions /** * Same as `pow` but for Fp: non-constant-time. * Unsafe in some contexts: uses ladder, so can expose bigint bits. * @param Fp - Field implementation. * @param num - Base value. * @param power - Exponent value. * @returns Powered field element. * @throws If the exponent is negative. {@link Error} * @example * Raise one field element to a public exponent. * * ```ts * import { Field, FpPow } from '@noble/curves/abstract/modular.js'; * const Fp = Field(17n); * const x = FpPow(Fp, 3n, 5n); * ``` */ export function FpPow(Fp: TArg>, num: T, power: bigint): T { const F = Fp as IField; if (power < _0n) throw new Error('invalid exponent, negatives unsupported'); if (power === _0n) return F.ONE; if (power === _1n) return num; let p = F.ONE; let d = num; while (power > _0n) { if (power & _1n) p = F.mul(p, d); d = F.sqr(d); power >>= _1n; } return p; } /** * Efficiently invert an array of Field elements. * Exception-free. Zero-valued field elements stay `undefined` unless `passZero` is enabled. * @param Fp - Field implementation. * @param nums - Values to invert. * @param passZero - map 0 to 0 (instead of undefined) * @returns Inverted values. * @example * Invert several field elements with one shared inversion. * * ```ts * import { Field, FpInvertBatch } from '@noble/curves/abstract/modular.js'; * const Fp = Field(17n); * const inv = FpInvertBatch(Fp, [1n, 2n, 4n]); * ``` */ export function FpInvertBatch(Fp: TArg>, nums: T[], passZero = false): T[] { const F = Fp as IField; const inverted = new Array(nums.length).fill(passZero ? F.ZERO : undefined) as T[]; // Walk from first to last, multiply them by each other MOD p const multipliedAcc = nums.reduce((acc, num, i) => { if (F.is0(num)) return acc; inverted[i] = acc; return F.mul(acc, num); }, F.ONE); // Invert last element const invertedAcc = F.inv(multipliedAcc); // Walk from last to first, multiply them by inverted each other MOD p nums.reduceRight((acc, num, i) => { if (F.is0(num)) return acc; inverted[i] = F.mul(acc, inverted[i]); return F.mul(acc, num); }, invertedAcc); return inverted; } /** * @param Fp - Field implementation. * @param lhs - Dividend value. * @param rhs - Divisor value. * @returns Division result. * @throws If the divisor is non-invertible. {@link Error} * @example * Divide one field element by another. * * ```ts * import { Field, FpDiv } from '@noble/curves/abstract/modular.js'; * const Fp = Field(17n); * const x = FpDiv(Fp, 6n, 3n); * ``` */ export function FpDiv(Fp: TArg>, lhs: T, rhs: T | bigint): T { const F = Fp as IField; return F.mul(lhs, typeof rhs === 'bigint' ? invert(rhs, F.ORDER) : F.inv(rhs)); } /** * Legendre symbol. * Legendre constant is used to calculate Legendre symbol (a | p) * which denotes the value of a^((p-1)/2) (mod p). * * * (a | p) ≡ 1 if a is a square (mod p), quadratic residue * * (a | p) ≡ -1 if a is not a square (mod p), quadratic non residue * * (a | p) ≡ 0 if a ≡ 0 (mod p) * @param Fp - Field implementation. * @param n - Value to inspect. * @returns Legendre symbol. * @throws If the field returns an invalid Legendre symbol value. {@link Error} * @example * Compute the Legendre symbol of one field element. * * ```ts * import { Field, FpLegendre } from '@noble/curves/abstract/modular.js'; * const Fp = Field(17n); * const symbol = FpLegendre(Fp, 4n); * ``` */ export function FpLegendre(Fp: TArg>, n: T): -1 | 0 | 1 { const F = Fp as IField; // We can use 3rd argument as optional cache of this value // but seems unneeded for now. The operation is very fast. const p1mod2 = (F.ORDER - _1n) / _2n; const powered = F.pow(n, p1mod2); const yes = F.eql(powered, F.ONE); const zero = F.eql(powered, F.ZERO); const no = F.eql(powered, F.neg(F.ONE)); if (!yes && !zero && !no) throw new Error('invalid Legendre symbol result'); return yes ? 1 : zero ? 0 : -1; } /** * @param Fp - Field implementation. * @param n - Value to inspect. * @returns `true` when `Fp.sqrt(n)` exists. This includes `0`, even though strict "quadratic * residue" terminology often reserves that name for the non-zero square class. * @throws If the field returns an invalid Legendre symbol value. {@link Error} * @example * Check whether one field element has a square root in the field. * * ```ts * import { Field, FpIsSquare } from '@noble/curves/abstract/modular.js'; * const Fp = Field(17n); * const isSquare = FpIsSquare(Fp, 4n); * ``` */ export function FpIsSquare(Fp: TArg>, n: T): boolean { const l = FpLegendre(Fp as IField, n); // Zero is a square too: 0 = 0^2, and Fp.sqrt(0) already returns 0. return l !== -1; } /** Byte and bit lengths derived from one scalar order. */ export type NLength = { /** Canonical byte length. */ nByteLength: number; /** Canonical bit length. */ nBitLength: number; }; /** * @param n - Curve order. Callers are expected to pass a positive order. * @param nBitLength - Optional cached bit length. Callers are expected to pass a positive cached * value when overriding the derived bit length. * @returns Byte and bit lengths. * @throws If the order or cached bit length is invalid. {@link Error} * @example * Measure the encoding sizes needed for one modulus. * * ```ts * nLength(255n); * ``` */ export function nLength(n: bigint, nBitLength?: number): NLength { // Bit size, byte size of CURVE.n if (nBitLength !== undefined) anumber(nBitLength); if (n <= _0n) throw new Error('invalid n length: expected positive n, got ' + n); if (nBitLength !== undefined && nBitLength < 1) throw new Error('invalid n length: expected positive bit length, got ' + nBitLength); const bits = bitLen(n); // Cached bit lengths smaller than ORDER would truncate serialized scalars/elements and poison // any math that relies on the derived field metadata. if (nBitLength !== undefined && nBitLength < bits) throw new Error(`invalid n length: expected bit length (${bits}) >= n.length (${nBitLength})`); const _nBitLength = nBitLength !== undefined ? nBitLength : bits; const nByteLength = Math.ceil(_nBitLength / 8); return { nBitLength: _nBitLength, nByteLength }; } type FpField = IField & Required, 'isOdd'>>; type SqrtFn = (n: bigint) => bigint; type FieldOpts = Partial<{ isLE: boolean; BITS: number; sqrt: SqrtFn; allowedLengths?: readonly number[]; // for P521 (adds padding for smaller sizes); must stay > 0 modFromBytes: boolean; // bls12-381 requires mod(n) instead of rejecting keys >= n }>; // Keep the lazy sqrt cache off-instance so Field(...) can return a frozen object. Otherwise the // cached helper write would keep the field surface externally mutable. const FIELD_SQRT = new WeakMap>(); class _Field implements IField { readonly ORDER: bigint; readonly BITS: number; readonly BYTES: number; readonly isLE: boolean; readonly ZERO = _0n; readonly ONE = _1n; readonly _lengths?: readonly number[]; private readonly _mod?: boolean; constructor(ORDER: bigint, opts: FieldOpts = {}) { // ORDER <= 1 is degenerate: ONE would not be a valid field element and helpers like pow/inv // would stop modeling field arithmetic. if (ORDER <= _1n) throw new Error('invalid field: expected ORDER > 1, got ' + ORDER); let _nbitLength: number | undefined = undefined; this.isLE = false; if (opts != null && typeof opts === 'object') { // Cached bit lengths are trusted here and should already be positive / consistent with ORDER. if (typeof opts.BITS === 'number') _nbitLength = opts.BITS; if (typeof opts.sqrt === 'function') // `_Field.prototype` is frozen below, so custom sqrt hooks must become own properties // explicitly instead of relying on writable prototype shadowing via assignment. Object.defineProperty(this, 'sqrt', { value: opts.sqrt, enumerable: true }); if (typeof opts.isLE === 'boolean') this.isLE = opts.isLE; if (opts.allowedLengths) this._lengths = Object.freeze(opts.allowedLengths.slice()); if (typeof opts.modFromBytes === 'boolean') this._mod = opts.modFromBytes; } const { nBitLength, nByteLength } = nLength(ORDER, _nbitLength); if (nByteLength > 2048) throw new Error('invalid field: expected ORDER of <= 2048 bytes'); this.ORDER = ORDER; this.BITS = nBitLength; this.BYTES = nByteLength; Object.freeze(this); } create(num: bigint) { return mod(num, this.ORDER); } isValid(num: bigint) { if (typeof num !== 'bigint') throw new TypeError('invalid field element: expected bigint, got ' + typeof num); return _0n <= num && num < this.ORDER; // 0 is valid element, but it's not invertible } is0(num: bigint) { return num === _0n; } // is valid and invertible isValidNot0(num: bigint) { return !this.is0(num) && this.isValid(num); } isOdd(num: bigint) { return (num & _1n) === _1n; } neg(num: bigint) { return mod(-num, this.ORDER); } eql(lhs: bigint, rhs: bigint) { return lhs === rhs; } sqr(num: bigint) { return mod(num * num, this.ORDER); } add(lhs: bigint, rhs: bigint) { return mod(lhs + rhs, this.ORDER); } sub(lhs: bigint, rhs: bigint) { return mod(lhs - rhs, this.ORDER); } mul(lhs: bigint, rhs: bigint) { return mod(lhs * rhs, this.ORDER); } pow(num: bigint, power: bigint): bigint { return FpPow(this, num, power); } div(lhs: bigint, rhs: bigint) { return mod(lhs * invert(rhs, this.ORDER), this.ORDER); } // Same as above, but doesn't normalize sqrN(num: bigint) { return num * num; } addN(lhs: bigint, rhs: bigint) { return lhs + rhs; } subN(lhs: bigint, rhs: bigint) { return lhs - rhs; } mulN(lhs: bigint, rhs: bigint) { return lhs * rhs; } inv(num: bigint) { return invert(num, this.ORDER); } sqrt(num: bigint): bigint { // Caching sqrt helpers speeds up sqrt9mod16 by 5x and Tonelli-Shanks by about 10% without keeping // the field instance itself mutable. let sqrt = FIELD_SQRT.get(this); if (!sqrt) FIELD_SQRT.set(this, (sqrt = FpSqrt(this.ORDER))); return sqrt(this, num); } toBytes(num: bigint) { // Serialize fixed-width limbs without re-validating the field range. Callers that need a // canonical encoding must pass a valid element; some protocols intentionally serialize raw // residues here and reduce or validate them elsewhere. return this.isLE ? numberToBytesLE(num, this.BYTES) : numberToBytesBE(num, this.BYTES); } fromBytes(bytes: Uint8Array, skipValidation = false) { abytes(bytes); const { _lengths: allowedLengths, BYTES, isLE, ORDER, _mod: modFromBytes } = this; if (allowedLengths) { // `allowedLengths` must list real positive byte lengths; otherwise empty input would get // padded into zero and silently decode as a field element. if (bytes.length < 1 || !allowedLengths.includes(bytes.length) || bytes.length > BYTES) { throw new Error( 'Field.fromBytes: expected ' + allowedLengths + ' bytes, got ' + bytes.length ); } const padded = new Uint8Array(BYTES); // isLE add 0 to right, !isLE to the left. padded.set(bytes, isLE ? 0 : padded.length - bytes.length); bytes = padded; } if (bytes.length !== BYTES) throw new Error('Field.fromBytes: expected ' + BYTES + ' bytes, got ' + bytes.length); let scalar = isLE ? bytesToNumberLE(bytes) : bytesToNumberBE(bytes); if (modFromBytes) scalar = mod(scalar, ORDER); if (!skipValidation) if (!this.isValid(scalar)) throw new Error('invalid field element: outside of range 0..ORDER'); // Range validation is optional here because some protocols intentionally decode raw residues // and reduce or validate them elsewhere. return scalar; } // TODO: we don't need it here, move out to separate fn invertBatch(lst: bigint[]): bigint[] { return FpInvertBatch(this, lst); } // We can't move this out because Fp6, Fp12 implement it // and it's unclear what to return in there. cmov(a: bigint, b: bigint, condition: boolean) { // Field elements have `isValid(...)`; the CMOV branch bit is a direct runtime input, so reject // non-boolean selectors here instead of letting JS truthiness silently change arithmetic. abool(condition, 'condition'); return condition ? b : a; } } // Freeze the shared method surface too; otherwise callers can still poison every Field instance by // monkey-patching `_Field.prototype` even if each instance is frozen. Object.freeze(_Field.prototype); /** * Creates a finite field. Major performance optimizations: * * 1. Denormalized operations like mulN instead of mul. * * 2. Identical object shape: never add or remove keys. * * 3. Frozen stable object shape; the lazy sqrt cache lives in a module-level `WeakMap`. * Fragile: always run a benchmark on a change. * Security note: operations and low-level serializers like `toBytes` don't check `isValid` for * all elements for performance and protocol-flexibility reasons; callers are responsible for * supplying valid elements when they need canonical field behavior. * This is low-level code, please make sure you know what you're doing. * * Note about field properties: * * CHARACTERISTIC p = prime number, number of elements in main subgroup. * * ORDER q = similar to cofactor in curves, may be composite `q = p^m`. * * @param ORDER - field order, probably prime, or could be composite * @param opts - Field options such as bit length or endianness. See {@link FieldOpts}. * @returns Frozen field instance with a stable object shape. This wrapper forwards `opts` straight * into `_Field`, so it inherits `_Field`'s assumptions about cached sizes and `allowedLengths`. * @example * Construct one prime field with optional overrides. * * ```ts * Field(11n); * ``` */ export function Field(ORDER: bigint, opts: FieldOpts = {}): TRet> { return new _Field(ORDER, opts); } // Generic random scalar, we can do same for other fields if via Fp2.mul(Fp2.ONE, Fp2.random)? // This allows unsafe methods like ignore bias or zero. These unsafe, but often used in different protocols (if deterministic RNG). // which mean we cannot force this via opts. // Not sure what to do with randomBytes, we can accept it inside opts if wanted. // Probably need to export getMinHashLength somewhere? // random(bytes?: Uint8Array, unsafeAllowZero = false, unsafeAllowBias = false) { // const LEN = !unsafeAllowBias ? getMinHashLength(ORDER) : BYTES; // if (bytes === undefined) bytes = randomBytes(LEN); // _opts.randomBytes? // const num = isLE ? bytesToNumberLE(bytes) : bytesToNumberBE(bytes); // // `mod(x, 11)` can sometimes produce 0. `mod(x, 10) + 1` is the same, but no 0 // const reduced = unsafeAllowZero ? mod(num, ORDER) : mod(num, ORDER - _1n) + _1n; // return reduced; // }, /** * @param Fp - Field implementation. * @param elm - Value to square-root. * @returns Odd square root when two roots exist. The special case `elm = 0` still returns `0`, * which is the only square root but is not odd. * @throws If the field lacks oddness checks or the square root does not exist. {@link Error} * @example * Select the odd square root when two roots exist. * * ```ts * import { Field, FpSqrtOdd } from '@noble/curves/abstract/modular.js'; * const Fp = Field(17n); * const root = FpSqrtOdd(Fp, 4n); * ``` */ export function FpSqrtOdd(Fp: TArg>, elm: T): T { const F = Fp as IField; if (!F.isOdd) throw new Error("Field doesn't have isOdd"); const root = F.sqrt(elm); return F.isOdd(root) ? root : F.neg(root); } /** * @param Fp - Field implementation. * @param elm - Value to square-root. * @returns Even square root. * @throws If the field lacks oddness checks or the square root does not exist. {@link Error} * @example * Select the even square root when two roots exist. * * ```ts * import { Field, FpSqrtEven } from '@noble/curves/abstract/modular.js'; * const Fp = Field(17n); * const root = FpSqrtEven(Fp, 4n); * ``` */ export function FpSqrtEven(Fp: TArg>, elm: T): T { const F = Fp as IField; if (!F.isOdd) throw new Error("Field doesn't have isOdd"); const root = F.sqrt(elm); return F.isOdd(root) ? F.neg(root) : root; } /** * Returns total number of bytes consumed by the field element. * For example, 32 bytes for usual 256-bit weierstrass curve. * @param fieldOrder - number of field elements, usually CURVE.n. Callers are expected to pass an * order greater than 1. * @returns byte length of field * @throws If the field order is not a bigint. {@link Error} * @example * Read the fixed-width byte length of one field. * * ```ts * getFieldBytesLength(255n); * ``` */ export function getFieldBytesLength(fieldOrder: bigint): number { if (typeof fieldOrder !== 'bigint') throw new Error('field order must be bigint'); // Valid field elements are in 0..ORDER-1, so ORDER <= 1 would make the encoded range degenerate. if (fieldOrder <= _1n) throw new Error('field order must be greater than 1'); // Valid field elements are < ORDER, so the maximal encoded element is ORDER - 1. const bitLength = bitLen(fieldOrder - _1n); return Math.ceil(bitLength / 8); } /** * Returns minimal amount of bytes that can be safely reduced * by field order. * Should be 2^-128 for 128-bit curve such as P256. * This is the reduction / modulo-bias lower bound; higher-level helpers may still impose a larger * absolute floor for policy reasons. * @param fieldOrder - number of field elements greater than 1, usually CURVE.n. * @returns byte length of target hash * @throws If the field order is invalid. {@link Error} * @example * Compute the minimum hash length needed for field reduction. * * ```ts * getMinHashLength(255n); * ``` */ export function getMinHashLength(fieldOrder: bigint): number { const length = getFieldBytesLength(fieldOrder); return length + Math.ceil(length / 2); } /** * "Constant-time" private key generation utility. * Can take (n + n/2) or more bytes of uniform input e.g. from CSPRNG or KDF * and convert them into private scalar, with the modulo bias being negligible. * Needs at least 48 bytes of input for 32-byte private key. The implementation also keeps a hard * 16-byte minimum even when `getMinHashLength(...)` is smaller, so toy-small inputs do not look * accidentally acceptable for real scalar derivation. * See {@link https://research.kudelskisecurity.com/2020/07/28/the-definitive-guide-to-modulo-bias-and-how-to-avoid-it/ | Kudelski's modulo-bias guide}, * {@link https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/fips/186/5/final | FIPS 186-5 appendix A.2}, and * {@link https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9380#section-5 | RFC 9380 section 5}. Unlike RFC 9380 * `hash_to_field`, this helper intentionally maps into the non-zero private-scalar range `1..n-1`. * @param key - Uniform input bytes. * @param fieldOrder - Size of subgroup. * @param isLE - interpret hash bytes as LE num * @returns valid private scalar * @throws If the hash length or field order is invalid for scalar reduction. {@link Error} * @example * Map hash output into a private scalar range. * * ```ts * mapHashToField(new Uint8Array(48).fill(1), 255n); * ``` */ export function mapHashToField( key: TArg, fieldOrder: bigint, isLE = false ): TRet { abytes(key); const len = key.length; const fieldLen = getFieldBytesLength(fieldOrder); const minLen = Math.max(getMinHashLength(fieldOrder), 16); // No toy-small inputs: the helper is for real scalar derivation, not tiny test curves. No huge // inputs: easier to reason about JS timing / allocation behavior. if (len < minLen || len > 1024) throw new Error('expected ' + minLen + '-1024 bytes of input, got ' + len); const num = isLE ? bytesToNumberLE(key) : bytesToNumberBE(key); // `mod(x, 11)` can sometimes produce 0. `mod(x, 10) + 1` is the same, but no 0 const reduced = mod(num, fieldOrder - _1n) + _1n; return isLE ? numberToBytesLE(reduced, fieldLen) : numberToBytesBE(reduced, fieldLen); }