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pkc%feat(bls): replace Hash256 with BlsShareId, expose scalars and groups through RustCrypto 0.14 traits, allow secret retagging, subtraction, expose reduction, weighted public key derivation - #29

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Motivation

In order to enable usage of crates like vsss-rs, our blst-based types needed to work with traits defined by the RustCrypto ecosystem, specifically ff::{Field, PrimeField} for the scalar field and group::{Group, GroupEncoding} for the two curve groups.

Additionally, in preparation for implementing binds that are at parity with the reference BLS library, additional functions required exposure, hence this pull request also incorporating further API expansion.

Additional Information

  • k256 has been bumped to 0.14 as a prerequisite for using ff and group as they are versioned in lockstep with the rest of RustCrypto.

  • The field and point types have been moved out of blst_ffi into dedicated modules due to the RustCrypto scaffolding expanding the total code written for those types, unsafe usage remains confined to blst_ffi.

  • GroupEncoding::from_bytes performs a subgroup check and from_bytes_unchecked does not.

  • Fr::from_share_id exists because PrimeField::from_repr takes a canonical little-endian encoding and rejects anything at or above r, while a share ID is an arbitrary 32-byte big-endian value that must be reduced.

  • A zero residue is refused with BlsError::InvalidShareId, as the polynomial evaluated there yields its constant term, the master secret itself.

  • BlsSignature::sub_insecure refuses a difference that lands on the identity, because the identity signs nothing and verifies against everything paired with an identity key. This behavior is implicitly rejected by the IETF scheme but needs to be enforced regardless of scheme for this operation.

Breaking Changes

  • Share identifiers are now dash_pkc::bls::BlsShareId instead of dash_num::Hash256, affecting the id field and accessor on BlsSkShare and BlsSigShare, BlsSecretKey::{split, derive_share}, BlsPublicKey::derive_share and BlsScheme::{split_sk, recover_sig_shares, derive_pk_share, derive_sk_share}.

Moved

  • Fr, Fp, Fp2 and FR_BITS have moved from bls::blst_ffi to bls::scalar
  • Point, G1, G1Affine, G2, G2Affine from bls::blst_ffi to bls::group.

Superseded

  • blst_ffi::Fr::one() has been replaced by <Fr as ff::Field>::ONE.

How Has This Been Tested?

cargo fmt --check
cargo test --features full
cargo clippy --features full --all-targets
./contrib/lint_all.py --exclude lint_codeql
./contrib/lint/lint_codeql.py --with-suite rust-security-and-quality

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The change adds BLS12-381 field and group primitives, typed share identifiers, threshold-share reduction, secure aggregation, signature subtraction, scheme conversion, and updated cryptographic dependency APIs.

Changes

BLS field and group foundation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Field, group, and encoding primitives
pkgs/pkc/Cargo.toml, pkgs/pkc/src/bls/{curve_consts.rs,scalar.rs,group.rs,macros.rs,blst_ffi.rs}, pkgs/pkc/src/bls/mod.rs
Adds shared BLS constants, Fr, G1, G2, point encodings, group operations, subgroup checks, and field tests.
Hash-to-curve integration
pkgs/pkc/src/bls/chia_h2c.rs
Uses shared constants and local field and group types.

Typed share identifiers and threshold flow

Layer / File(s) Summary
Share identifier and threshold APIs
pkgs/pkc/src/bls/{share_id.rs,share_ops.rs,scheme_ops.rs,sig_threshold.rs}
Replaces Hash256 share identifiers with BlsShareId and performs reduction through Fr::from_share_id.
Threshold validation and fixtures
pkgs/pkc/src/bls/tests.rs, pkgs/pkc/bench/bls.rs
Updates identifier fixtures and fallible system-randomness setup while retaining threshold validation coverage.
Secret detection policy
contrib/codeql/lib/policy.qll
Excludes BlsShareId, BlsSigShare, and __Seed from secret-type matching.

Aggregation and scheme integration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Secure aggregation and point conversion
pkgs/pkc/src/bls/public_ops.rs, pkgs/pkc/src/bls/scheme_ops.rs
Adds weighted public-key aggregation and conversions between public-key wrappers and G1.
Signature operations
pkgs/pkc/src/bls/{sig_basic.rs,sig_aggregate.rs}
Adds conversions between signatures and G2, plus insecure aggregate-signature subtraction.
Secret-key scheme conversion
pkgs/pkc/src/bls/secret_ops.rs
Adds scalar-preserving conversion between scheme tags with validation and zeroizing scalar conversions.
Scheme implementations
pkgs/pkc/src/bls/{scheme_chia.rs,scheme_ietf.rs}
Migrates scheme code to the shared group, scalar, and curve-constant APIs.

ECDSA cryptography API migration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Key generation and SEC1 serialization
pkgs/pkc/src/ecdsa/{secret_ops.rs,public_ops.rs}
Uses CryptoRng, generate_from_rng, and to_sec1_point with unchanged serialization formats.
Signature normalization
pkgs/pkc/src/ecdsa/sig_ops.rs
Checks low-S values with is_high() and returns a normalized signature only when the value changes.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Caller
  participant BlsPublicKey
  participant BlsScheme
  participant G1
  participant BlsSignature
  Caller->>BlsPublicKey: secure_aggregate(keys)
  BlsPublicKey->>BlsScheme: secure_aggregate_pk(keys)
  BlsScheme->>G1: decode and weight keys
  G1-->>BlsScheme: weighted aggregate point
  BlsScheme-->>BlsPublicKey: aggregate public key
  BlsSignature->>BlsPublicKey: verify aggregate signature
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pkgs/pkc/src/bls/mod.rs (1)

53-54: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Re-export the ff and group traits alongside the exported types.

G1, G2, and Fr are now public. Their usable surface comes from ff::Field, ff::PrimeField, group::Group, and group::GroupEncoding. G1Affine, G2Affine, and BlsPointRepr::as_bytes expose only pub(crate) methods. A downstream consumer therefore cannot call any operation on these types without adding ff and group as its own dependencies at exactly matching versions.

Re-export the traits, or the crates, so consumers bind to the versions this crate compiled against.

Proposed change
     pub use group::{BlsPointRepr, G1Affine, G2Affine, G1, G2};
     pub use scalar::Fr;
+
+    // Re-export the trait sources so consumers do not pin their own copies.
+    pub use ::ff;
+    pub use ::group as group_traits;
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In `@pkgs/pkc/src/bls/mod.rs` around lines 53 - 54, Update the public exports in
the BLS module to re-export the ff and group traits required by Fr, G1, G2,
G1Affine, and G2Affine, including Field, PrimeField, Group, and GroupEncoding,
so downstream users can access their public APIs through this crate’s dependency
versions.
pkgs/pkc/src/bls/curve_consts.rs (1)

118-126: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add the unwrap_used expectation to this test module.

The workspace denies clippy::unwrap_used, and line 229 calls .invert().unwrap(). Add #[expect(clippy::unwrap_used, reason = "test code")] before mod tests.

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#[expect(clippy::unwrap_used, reason = "test code")] immediately before the
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leaving the test implementation unchanged.

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pkgs/pkc/src/bls/scheme_ops.rs (1)

243-243: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Wrap the function signature.

Line 243 exceeds 120 characters. Split the parameters and return type across lines.

As per coding guidelines, Rust source has a maximum line width of 120.

Proposed formatting change
-  fn secure_verify_aggregates(sig: &Self::InnerSig, msg: &Self::Msg, pks: &[&Self::InnerPk]) -> Result<(), BlsError> {
+  fn secure_verify_aggregates(
+    sig: &Self::InnerSig,
+    msg: &Self::Msg,
+    pks: &[&Self::InnerPk],
+  ) -> Result<(), BlsError> {
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Inline comments:
In `@pkgs/pkc/src/bls/secret_ops.rs`:
- Around line 157-163: Update the scalar conversion helpers Fr::to_bendian,
Fr::to_le_bytes, and Fr::from_bendian to zeroize all intermediate byte arrays
and blst_scalar temporaries after producing or consuming their results. Keep the
BlsSecretKey conversion implementations unchanged except as needed to rely on
these helper guarantees, ensuring every secret intermediate is wiped.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@pkgs/pkc/src/bls/curve_consts.rs`:
- Around line 118-126: Add #[expect(clippy::unwrap_used, reason = "test code")]
immediately before the tests module declaration, covering the existing
invert().unwrap() call while leaving the test implementation unchanged.

In `@pkgs/pkc/src/bls/mod.rs`:
- Around line 53-54: Update the public exports in the BLS module to re-export
the ff and group traits required by Fr, G1, G2, G1Affine, and G2Affine,
including Field, PrimeField, Group, and GroupEncoding, so downstream users can
access their public APIs through this crate’s dependency versions.

In `@pkgs/pkc/src/bls/scheme_ops.rs`:
- Line 243: Reformat the secure_verify_aggregates function signature so its
parameters and return type span multiple lines, keeping the existing types and
behavior unchanged and ensuring every line is within the 120-character limit.
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  • pkgs/pkc/src/bls/chia_h2c.rs
  • pkgs/pkc/src/bls/curve_consts.rs
  • pkgs/pkc/src/bls/group.rs
  • pkgs/pkc/src/bls/macros.rs
  • pkgs/pkc/src/bls/mod.rs
  • pkgs/pkc/src/bls/public_ops.rs
  • pkgs/pkc/src/bls/scalar.rs
  • pkgs/pkc/src/bls/scheme_chia.rs
  • pkgs/pkc/src/bls/scheme_ietf.rs
  • pkgs/pkc/src/bls/scheme_ops.rs
  • pkgs/pkc/src/bls/secret_ops.rs
  • pkgs/pkc/src/bls/share_id.rs
  • pkgs/pkc/src/bls/share_ops.rs
  • pkgs/pkc/src/bls/sig_aggregate.rs
  • pkgs/pkc/src/bls/sig_basic.rs
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  • pkgs/pkc/src/bls/tests.rs
  • pkgs/pkc/src/ecdsa/public_ops.rs
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In `@pkgs/pkc/src/bls/blst_ffi.rs`:
- Around line 120-124: Zeroize secret-derived temporaries in both sites: in
blst_ffi.rs, update Fr::from_le_bytes_wide to bind the converted result, wipe
scalar.b with zeroize, then return the bound value; in scalar.rs, update
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@kwvg kwvg self-assigned this Aug 24, 2026
@kwvg kwvg changed the title pkc%feat(bls): replace Hash256 with BlsShareId, expose scalars and groups through RustCrypto 0.14 crates, allow secret retagging, subtraction, expose reduction, weighted public key derivation pkc%feat(bls): replace Hash256 with BlsShareId, expose scalars and groups through RustCrypto 0.14 traits, allow secret retagging, subtraction, expose reduction, weighted public key derivation Aug 24, 2026
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