curve25519_dalek/backend/serial/scalar_mul/variable_base.rs
1#![allow(non_snake_case)]
2
3use crate::backend::serial::curve_models::ProjectiveNielsPoint;
4use crate::edwards::EdwardsPoint;
5use crate::scalar::Scalar;
6use crate::traits::Identity;
7use crate::window::LookupTable;
8
9/// Perform constant-time, variable-base scalar multiplication.
10#[rustfmt::skip] // keep alignment of explanatory comments
11pub(crate) fn mul(point: &EdwardsPoint, scalar: &Scalar) -> EdwardsPoint {
12 // Construct a lookup table of [P,2P,3P,4P,5P,6P,7P,8P]
13 let lookup_table = LookupTable::<ProjectiveNielsPoint>::from(point);
14 // Setting s = scalar, compute
15 //
16 // s = s_0 + s_1*16^1 + ... + s_63*16^63,
17 //
18 // with `-8 ≤ s_i < 8` for `0 ≤ i < 63` and `-8 ≤ s_63 ≤ 8`.
19 // This decomposition requires s < 2^255, which is guaranteed by Scalar invariant #1.
20 let scalar_digits = scalar.as_radix_16();
21 // Compute s*P as
22 //
23 // s*P = P*(s_0 + s_1*16^1 + s_2*16^2 + ... + s_63*16^63)
24 // s*P = P*s_0 + P*s_1*16^1 + P*s_2*16^2 + ... + P*s_63*16^63
25 // s*P = P*s_0 + 16*(P*s_1 + 16*(P*s_2 + 16*( ... + P*s_63)...))
26 //
27 // We sum right-to-left.
28
29 // Unwrap first loop iteration to save computing 16*identity
30 let mut tmp2;
31 let mut tmp3 = EdwardsPoint::identity();
32 let mut tmp1 = &tmp3 + &lookup_table.select(scalar_digits[63]);
33 // Now tmp1 = s_63*P in P1xP1 coords
34 for i in (0..63).rev() {
35 tmp2 = tmp1.as_projective(); // tmp2 = (prev) in P2 coords
36 tmp1 = tmp2.double(); // tmp1 = 2*(prev) in P1xP1 coords
37 tmp2 = tmp1.as_projective(); // tmp2 = 2*(prev) in P2 coords
38 tmp1 = tmp2.double(); // tmp1 = 4*(prev) in P1xP1 coords
39 tmp2 = tmp1.as_projective(); // tmp2 = 4*(prev) in P2 coords
40 tmp1 = tmp2.double(); // tmp1 = 8*(prev) in P1xP1 coords
41 tmp2 = tmp1.as_projective(); // tmp2 = 8*(prev) in P2 coords
42 tmp1 = tmp2.double(); // tmp1 = 16*(prev) in P1xP1 coords
43 tmp3 = tmp1.as_extended(); // tmp3 = 16*(prev) in P3 coords
44 tmp1 = &tmp3 + &lookup_table.select(scalar_digits[i]);
45 // Now tmp1 = s_i*P + 16*(prev) in P1xP1 coords
46 }
47 tmp1.as_extended()
48}