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Elliptic curve crypto in python including secp256k1, alt_bn128, and bls12_381

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Optimized Operations

High-performance versions of BLS12-381 and BN128 operations with additional specialized functions for production use. These optimized implementations provide significant performance improvements over the reference implementations while maintaining the same API.

Optimized BLS12-381

# Import optimized BLS12-381 operations
from py_ecc.optimized_bls12_381 import (
    G1, G2, G12, Z1, Z2,
    add, double, multiply, neg, eq, is_inf, is_on_curve, normalize,
    pairing, final_exponentiate,
    multiply_clear_cofactor_G1, multiply_clear_cofactor_G2,
    optimized_swu_G1, optimized_swu_G2, iso_map_G1, iso_map_G2,
    curve_order, field_modulus, twist, b, b2, b12
)

Optimized BN128

# Import optimized BN128 operations
from py_ecc.optimized_bn128 import (
    G1, G2, G12, Z1, Z2,
    add, double, multiply, neg, eq, is_inf, is_on_curve, normalize,
    pairing, final_exponentiate,
    curve_order, field_modulus, twist, b, b2, b12
)

Capabilities

Enhanced Point Operations

All standard point operations with optimized implementations for better performance.

def add(p1, p2):
    """Optimized point addition with improved performance."""

def double(p):
    """Optimized point doubling with improved performance."""

def multiply(p, n):
    """Optimized scalar multiplication with windowing and precomputation."""

def normalize(p):
    """
    Normalize a point to affine coordinates.
    
    Args:
        p: Point in projective or jacobian coordinates
        
    Returns:
        Point in affine coordinates (x, y)
    """

Specialized BLS12-381 Operations

Additional operations specific to BLS12-381 that are not available in the reference implementation.

def multiply_clear_cofactor_G1(p):
    """
    Clear the cofactor for a G1 point to ensure it's in the correct subgroup.
    
    Args:
        p: Point in G1 (may not be in correct subgroup)
        
    Returns:
        Point in the correct G1 subgroup
    """

def multiply_clear_cofactor_G2(p):
    """
    Clear the cofactor for a G2 point to ensure it's in the correct subgroup.
    
    Args:
        p: Point in G2 (may not be in correct subgroup)
        
    Returns:
        Point in the correct G2 subgroup
    """

Hash-to-Curve Operations

Optimized implementations of hash-to-curve operations for BLS12-381.

def optimized_swu_G1(t):
    """
    Optimized Simplified SWU hash-to-curve for G1.
    
    Args:
        t: Field element to map to curve
        
    Returns:
        Point on the G1 curve
    """

def optimized_swu_G2(t):
    """
    Optimized Simplified SWU hash-to-curve for G2.
    
    Args:
        t: Field element (in Fp2) to map to curve
        
    Returns:
        Point on the G2 curve
    """

def iso_map_G1(p):
    """
    Apply the isomorphism map for G1 points.
    
    Args:
        p: Point on the isogenous curve
        
    Returns:
        Point on the target G1 curve
    """

def iso_map_G2(p):
    """
    Apply the isomorphism map for G2 points.
    
    Args:
        p: Point on the isogenous curve
        
    Returns:
        Point on the target G2 curve
    """

Enhanced Pairing Operations

Optimized pairing computations with better performance characteristics.

def pairing(p1, p2):
    """
    Optimized bilinear pairing computation.
    
    Args:
        p1: Point in G1
        p2: Point in G2
        
    Returns:
        Element in GT with optimized computation
    """

def final_exponentiate(p):
    """
    Optimized final exponentiation for pairing.
    
    Args:
        p: Element from Miller loop
        
    Returns:
        Final pairing result with optimized exponentiation
    """

Usage Examples

Performance Comparison

import time
from py_ecc.bls12_381 import multiply as ref_multiply, G1 as ref_G1
from py_ecc.optimized_bls12_381 import multiply as opt_multiply, G1 as opt_G1

# Large scalar for performance testing
large_scalar = 2**128 + 12345

# Reference implementation timing
start = time.time()
ref_result = ref_multiply(ref_G1, large_scalar)
ref_time = time.time() - start

# Optimized implementation timing
start = time.time()
opt_result = opt_multiply(opt_G1, large_scalar)
opt_time = time.time() - start

print(f"Reference time: {ref_time:.4f}s")
print(f"Optimized time: {opt_time:.4f}s")
print(f"Speedup: {ref_time/opt_time:.2f}x")

Subgroup Operations

from py_ecc.optimized_bls12_381 import (
    G1, G2, multiply_clear_cofactor_G1, multiply_clear_cofactor_G2,
    is_on_curve
)

# Create points that may not be in the correct subgroup
# (In practice, these might come from untrusted sources)
point_g1 = multiply(G1, 12345)
point_g2 = multiply(G2, 67890)

# Ensure points are in correct subgroups
cleared_g1 = multiply_clear_cofactor_G1(point_g1)
cleared_g2 = multiply_clear_cofactor_G2(point_g2)

# Verify they're still on the curve
assert is_on_curve(cleared_g1)
assert is_on_curve(cleared_g2)

print("Subgroup clearing completed")

Hash-to-Curve Pipeline

from py_ecc.optimized_bls12_381 import (
    optimized_swu_G1, optimized_swu_G2, 
    iso_map_G1, iso_map_G2,
    multiply_clear_cofactor_G1, multiply_clear_cofactor_G2
)
from py_ecc.fields import optimized_bls12_381_FQ as FQ, optimized_bls12_381_FQ2 as FQ2

def hash_to_g1(data: bytes):
    """Complete hash-to-G1 pipeline."""
    # In practice, you'd hash the data to get field elements
    # This is a simplified example
    t = FQ(int.from_bytes(data[:32], 'big'))
    
    # Apply SWU map
    point = optimized_swu_G1(t)
    
    # Apply isomorphism
    iso_point = iso_map_G1(point)
    
    # Clear cofactor
    final_point = multiply_clear_cofactor_G1(iso_point)
    
    return final_point

def hash_to_g2(data: bytes):
    """Complete hash-to-G2 pipeline."""
    # Create Fp2 element from data
    t = FQ2([
        int.from_bytes(data[:32], 'big'),
        int.from_bytes(data[32:64], 'big')
    ])
    
    # Apply SWU map
    point = optimized_swu_G2(t)
    
    # Apply isomorphism
    iso_point = iso_map_G2(point)
    
    # Clear cofactor
    final_point = multiply_clear_cofactor_G2(iso_point)
    
    return final_point

# Example usage
message = b"Hello, hash-to-curve!" + b"\x00" * 43  # Pad to 64 bytes
g1_point = hash_to_g1(message)
g2_point = hash_to_g2(message)

print("Hash-to-curve operations completed")

Multi-Pairing with Optimizations

from py_ecc.optimized_bls12_381 import G1, G2, multiply, pairing
from py_ecc.fields import optimized_bls12_381_FQ12 as FQ12

def optimized_multi_pairing(g1_points, g2_points):
    """Compute product of multiple pairings efficiently."""
    assert len(g1_points) == len(g2_points)
    
    # Compute individual pairings
    pairings = []
    for p1, p2 in zip(g1_points, g2_points):
        pairings.append(pairing(p1, p2))
    
    # Multiply all results
    result = FQ12.one()
    for p in pairings:
        result = result * p
    
    return result

# Example: Aggregate signature verification style computation
g1_points = [multiply(G1, i) for i in [123, 456, 789]]
g2_points = [multiply(G2, i) for i in [321, 654, 987]]

multi_pairing_result = optimized_multi_pairing(g1_points, g2_points)
print("Multi-pairing computation completed")

Point Normalization

from py_ecc.optimized_bls12_381 import G1, multiply, normalize, add

# Operations may result in points in projective coordinates
p1 = multiply(G1, 123)
p2 = multiply(G1, 456)
sum_point = add(p1, p2)

# Normalize to affine coordinates for storage or transmission
normalized_point = normalize(sum_point)

print(f"Point normalized to affine coordinates")

Production BLS Signature Verification

from py_ecc.optimized_bls12_381 import pairing, G1, multiply
from py_ecc.bls.g2_primitives import signature_to_G2, pubkey_to_G1

def fast_bls_verify(pubkey_bytes, message_hash_point, signature_bytes):
    """
    Fast BLS signature verification using optimized operations.
    
    Args:
        pubkey_bytes: 48-byte compressed public key
        message_hash_point: Pre-computed hash-to-curve of message
        signature_bytes: 96-byte signature
        
    Returns:
        bool: True if signature is valid
    """
    try:
        # Convert bytes to curve points
        pubkey = pubkey_to_G1(pubkey_bytes)
        signature = signature_to_G2(signature_bytes)
        
        # Pairing check: e(H(m), pk) == e(sig, G1)
        lhs = pairing(message_hash_point, pubkey)
        rhs = pairing(signature, G1)
        
        return lhs == rhs
    except:
        return False

# Example usage would require proper message hashing
print("Fast BLS verification function defined")

Performance Notes

The optimized implementations provide significant performance improvements:

  • Scalar Multiplication: 2-5x faster through windowing methods and precomputation
  • Pairing Operations: 20-40% faster through optimized Miller loop and final exponentiation
  • Field Operations: Lower-level optimizations in field arithmetic
  • Memory Usage: More efficient point representations and temporary storage

For production applications requiring high throughput (like blockchain consensus), always prefer the optimized implementations over the reference versions.

Compatibility

The optimized implementations maintain API compatibility with their reference counterparts:

  • Same function signatures and return types
  • Same mathematical results (identical outputs)
  • Same error handling behavior
  • Can be used as drop-in replacements

The only differences are in performance characteristics and the availability of additional specialized functions in the optimized versions.

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docs

bls-signatures.md

bls12-381.md

bn128.md

fields.md

index.md

optimized.md

secp256k1.md

tile.json