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Schnorr Protocol for Non-interactive Zero-Knowledge Proofs

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The purpose of the Schnorr protocol is to allow one to prove the knowledge of a discrete logarithm without revealing its value.

## Schnorr Identification Scheme

The Schnorr protocol is an example of a Sigma protocol (<img src="/tex/813cd865c037c89fcdc609b25c465a05.svg?invert_in_darkmode&sanitize=true" align=middle width=11.87217899999999pt height=22.465723500000017pt/>-protocol).  A
Sigma protocol is a three-step protocol in which communication between prover
and verifier goes forwards once, then backwards, then forwards again.  In
general terms:

- <img src="/tex/ea9c178cb3769c43630d811b78f1ed05.svg?invert_in_darkmode&sanitize=true" align=middle width=51.64940879999999pt height=22.465723500000017pt/>:  commitment
- <img src="/tex/de16f2f1965b4e18fbb4e0789817fa67.svg?invert_in_darkmode&sanitize=true" align=middle width=51.649405499999986pt height=22.465723500000017pt/>:  challenge
- <img src="/tex/ea9c178cb3769c43630d811b78f1ed05.svg?invert_in_darkmode&sanitize=true" align=middle width=51.64940879999999pt height=22.465723500000017pt/>:  response (proof)

The protocol is defined for a cyclic group of order <img src="/tex/55a049b8f161ae7cfeb0197d75aff967.svg?invert_in_darkmode&sanitize=true" align=middle width=9.86687624999999pt height=14.15524440000002pt/>.

The prover aims to convince the verifier that he knows some private value <img src="/tex/44bc9d542a92714cac84e01cbbb7fd61.svg?invert_in_darkmode&sanitize=true" align=middle width=8.68915409999999pt height=14.15524440000002pt/>.
Therefore, <img src="/tex/e9038b8ddce37b94004bf4faad6e7264.svg?invert_in_darkmode&sanitize=true" align=middle width=77.37262994999999pt height=24.65753399999998pt/> (see [1]) will be her public key. In order to prove
knowledge of it, the prover interacts with the verifier in three passes:

- The prover commits to a random private value <img src="/tex/6c4adbc36120d62b98deef2a20d5d303.svg?invert_in_darkmode&sanitize=true" align=middle width=8.55786029999999pt height=14.15524440000002pt/>, chosen in the range <img src="/tex/7e0d17922ebb7f7727c61c114a4a6e86.svg?invert_in_darkmode&sanitize=true" align=middle width=62.83481819999999pt height=24.65753399999998pt/>. This is the first message commitment <img src="/tex/4995c46ed6c126a9e551683efedeb34a.svg?invert_in_darkmode&sanitize=true" align=middle width=71.51835075pt height=24.65753399999998pt/>.

- The verifier replies with a `challenge` chosen at random from <img src="/tex/8a1f3cd6b928ebf50788855d5a539172.svg?invert_in_darkmode&sanitize=true" align=middle width=66.97483814999998pt height=26.085962100000025pt/>.

- After receiving the `challenge`, the prover sends the third and last message
  (the response) <img src="/tex/ef26fb18eebe8a0219cbc89c6bbf5a31.svg?invert_in_darkmode&sanitize=true" align=middle width=151.2327135pt height=24.65753399999998pt/>.

The verifier accepts, if:

- The prover's public key, <img src="/tex/df5a289587a2f0247a5b97c1e8ac58ca.svg?invert_in_darkmode&sanitize=true" align=middle width=12.83677559999999pt height=22.465723500000017pt/>, is a valid public key. It means that it must be
  a valid point on the curve and <img src="/tex/44503004471f3ac6ef45826b069d0fa8.svg?invert_in_darkmode&sanitize=true" align=middle width=43.31231684999999pt height=24.65753399999998pt/> is not a point at infinity, where
  <img src="/tex/2ad9d098b937e46f9f58968551adac57.svg?invert_in_darkmode&sanitize=true" align=middle width=9.47111549999999pt height=22.831056599999986pt/> is the cofactor of the curve.
- The prover's commitment value is equal to <img src="/tex/082bdfdbb1bf27bb2ca138de799dfa4c.svg?invert_in_darkmode&sanitize=true" align=middle width=102.84822569999999pt height=24.65753399999998pt/>

## Zero Knowledge Proofs

Zero knowledge proofs are a way by which one party succeeds in convincing
another party that she knows a private value <img src="/tex/332cc365a4987aacce0ead01b8bdcc0b.svg?invert_in_darkmode&sanitize=true" align=middle width=9.39498779999999pt height=14.15524440000002pt/> without exposing any information
apart from the fact that she knows the value <img src="/tex/332cc365a4987aacce0ead01b8bdcc0b.svg?invert_in_darkmode&sanitize=true" align=middle width=9.39498779999999pt height=14.15524440000002pt/>.

All proof systems have two requirements:

- **Completeness**: An honest verifier will be convinced of this fact by an
  untrusted prover.

- **Soundness**: No prover, even if it doesn't follow the protocol, can convince
  the honest verifier that it is true, except with some small probability.

It is assumed that the verifier is always honest.

## Schnorr NIZK proof

The original Schnorr identification scheme is made non-interactive through a
Fiat-Shamir transformation, assuming that there exists a secure cryptographic
hash function (i.e., the so-called random oracle model).

An oracle is considered to be a black box that outputs unpredictable but
deterministic random values in response to a certain input. That means that,
given the same input, the oracle will give back the same random output. The
input to the random oracle, in the Fiat-Shamir heuristic, is specifically the
transcript of the interaction up to that point. The challenge is then redefined
as <img src="/tex/5f5e107456684cb7b813d5d45237d144.svg?invert_in_darkmode&sanitize=true" align=middle width=125.5208361pt height=24.65753399999998pt/>, where <img src="/tex/7b9a0316a2fcd7f01cfd556eedf72e96.svg?invert_in_darkmode&sanitize=true" align=middle width=14.99998994999999pt height=22.465723500000017pt/> is a secure cryptographic hash
function like SHA-256. The bit length of the hash output should be at least
equal to that of the order <img src="/tex/55a049b8f161ae7cfeb0197d75aff967.svg?invert_in_darkmode&sanitize=true" align=middle width=9.86687624999999pt height=14.15524440000002pt/> of the considered subgroup.

An example of the Schnorr protocol for Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Proofs
looks as follows.

```haskell
testSchnorrNIZK :: IO Bool
testSchnorrNIZK = do
  -- Setup
  let curveName = Curve25519
      basePoint = Curve.g curveName
  keyPair@(pk, sk) <- genKeys curveName basePoint

-- Prover
  proof <- Schnorr.prove curveName basePoint keyPair

-- Verifier
  pure (Schnorr.verify curveName basePoint pk proof)
```

## Curves

This Schnorr implementation offers support for both SECP256k1 and Curve25519
curves, which are Koblitz and Montgomery curves, respectively.

* SECP256k1
* Curve25519

**References**:

1.  Hao, F. "Schnorr Non-interactive Zero-Knowledge Proof." Newcastle University, UK, 2017
2. Schnorr Non-interactive Zero-Knowledge Proof [https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8235](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8235)

**Notation**:

1. <img src="/tex/b38c1f3a84b4eb88f169638e34cb23b0.svg?invert_in_darkmode&sanitize=true" align=middle width=40.89599744999999pt height=24.65753399999998pt/> : multiplication of a point <img src="/tex/df5a289587a2f0247a5b97c1e8ac58ca.svg?invert_in_darkmode&sanitize=true" align=middle width=12.83677559999999pt height=22.465723500000017pt/> with a scalar <img src="/tex/4bdc8d9bcfb35e1c9bfb51fc69687dfc.svg?invert_in_darkmode&sanitize=true" align=middle width=7.054796099999991pt height=22.831056599999986pt/> over an elliptic
   curve defined over a finite field modulo a prime number

## Disclaimer

This is experimental code meant for research-grade projects only. Please do not
use this code in production until it has matured significantly.

## License

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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