Trait VartimePrecomputedMultiscalarMul

pub trait VartimePrecomputedMultiscalarMul: Sized {
    type Point: Clone;

    // Required methods
    fn new<I>(static_points: I) -> Self
       where I: IntoIterator,
             I::Item: Borrow<Self::Point>;
    fn optional_mixed_multiscalar_mul<I, J, K>(
        &self,
        static_scalars: I,
        dynamic_scalars: J,
        dynamic_points: K,
    ) -> Option<Self::Point>
       where I: IntoIterator,
             I::Item: Borrow<Scalar>,
             J: IntoIterator,
             J::Item: Borrow<Scalar>,
             K: IntoIterator<Item = Option<Self::Point>>;

    // Provided methods
    fn vartime_multiscalar_mul<I>(&self, static_scalars: I) -> Self::Point
       where I: IntoIterator,
             I::Item: Borrow<Scalar> { ... }
    fn vartime_mixed_multiscalar_mul<I, J, K>(
        &self,
        static_scalars: I,
        dynamic_scalars: J,
        dynamic_points: K,
    ) -> Self::Point
       where I: IntoIterator,
             I::Item: Borrow<Scalar>,
             J: IntoIterator,
             J::Item: Borrow<Scalar>,
             K: IntoIterator,
             K::Item: Borrow<Self::Point> { ... }
}

A trait for variable-time multiscalar multiplication with precomputation.

A general multiscalar multiplication with precomputation can be written as $$ Q = a_1 A_1 + \cdots + a_n A_n + b_1 B_1 + \cdots + b_m B_m, $$ where the \(B_i\) are static points, for which precomputation is possible, and the \(A_j\) are dynamic points, for which precomputation is not possible.

This trait has three methods for performing this computation:

• Self::vartime_multiscalar_mul, which handles the special case where \(n = 0\) and there are no dynamic points;

• Self::vartime_mixed_multiscalar_mul, which takes the dynamic points as already-validated Points and is infallible;

• Self::optional_mixed_multiscalar_mul, which takes the dynamic points as Option<Point>s and returns an Option<Point>, allowing decompression to be composed into the input iterators.

All methods require that the lengths of the input iterators be known and matching, as if they were ExactSizeIterators. (It does not require ExactSizeIterator only because that trait is broken).

Required Associated Types

type Point: Clone

The type of point to be multiplied, e.g., RistrettoPoint.

Required Methods

fn new<I>(static_points: I) -> Self

where I: IntoIterator, I::Item: Borrow<Self::Point>,

Given the static points \( B_i \), perform precomputation and return the precomputation data.

fn optional_mixed_multiscalar_mul<I, J, K>( &self, static_scalars: I, dynamic_scalars: J, dynamic_points: K, ) -> Option<Self::Point>

where I: IntoIterator, I::Item: Borrow<Scalar>, J: IntoIterator, J::Item: Borrow<Scalar>, K: IntoIterator<Item = Option<Self::Point>>,

Given static_scalars, an iterator of public scalars \(b_i\), dynamic_scalars, an iterator of public scalars \(a_i\), and dynamic_points, an iterator of points \(A_i\), compute $$ Q = a_1 A_1 + \cdots + a_n A_n + b_1 B_1 + \cdots + b_m B_m, $$ where the \(B_j\) are the points that were supplied to new.

If any of the dynamic points were None, return None.

It is an error to call this function with iterators of inconsistent lengths.

This function is particularly useful when verifying statements involving compressed points. Accepting Option<Point> allows inlining point decompression into the multiscalar call, avoiding the need for temporary buffers.

Provided Methods

fn vartime_multiscalar_mul<I>(&self, static_scalars: I) -> Self::Point

where I: IntoIterator, I::Item: Borrow<Scalar>,

Given static_scalars, an iterator of public scalars \(b_i\), compute $$ Q = b_1 B_1 + \cdots + b_m B_m, $$ where the \(B_j\) are the points that were supplied to new.

It is an error to call this function with iterators of inconsistent lengths.

The trait bound aims for maximum flexibility: the input must be convertable to iterators (I: IntoIter), and the iterator’s items must be Borrow<Scalar>, to allow iterators returning either Scalars or &Scalars.

fn vartime_mixed_multiscalar_mul<I, J, K>( &self, static_scalars: I, dynamic_scalars: J, dynamic_points: K, ) -> Self::Point

where I: IntoIterator, I::Item: Borrow<Scalar>, J: IntoIterator, J::Item: Borrow<Scalar>, K: IntoIterator, K::Item: Borrow<Self::Point>,

Given static_scalars, an iterator of public scalars \(b_i\), dynamic_scalars, an iterator of public scalars \(a_i\), and dynamic_points, an iterator of points \(A_i\), compute $$ Q = a_1 A_1 + \cdots + a_n A_n + b_1 B_1 + \cdots + b_m B_m, $$ where the \(B_j\) are the points that were supplied to new.

It is an error to call this function with iterators of inconsistent lengths.

The trait bound aims for maximum flexibility: the inputs must be convertable to iterators (I: IntoIter), and the iterator’s items must be Borrow<Scalar> (or Borrow<Point>), to allow iterators returning either Scalars or &Scalars.

Dyn Compatibility

This trait is not dyn compatible.

In older versions of Rust, dyn compatibility was called "object safety", so this trait is not object safe.

Implementors

impl VartimePrecomputedMultiscalarMul for VartimeEdwardsPrecomputation

type Point = EdwardsPoint

impl VartimePrecomputedMultiscalarMul for VartimeRistrettoPrecomputation

type Point = RistrettoPoint