README.md

ICE-FROST

A modular Rust implementation of ICE-FROST: Identifiable Cheating Entity Flexible Round-Optimised Schnorr Threshold signatures supporting static group keys.

Usage

Please see the documentation for usage examples.

Modular Backend

This library has a modular backend supporting

• arbitrary curves defined with the arkworks library suite;
• arbitrary hash functions for the internal random oracles of the ICE-FROST ciphersuite;
• an arbitrary AEAD for the secret shares encryption part of the DKG / Key resharing phase.

Note however that two parameters are not modular, at least in the current version:

• the hash function targeted security parameter: this crate assumes 128 bits of collision security for the ciphersuite's internal hashers. One MUST provide a hasher with at least 128 bits of collision security when instantiating an ICE-FROST ciphersuite.
• the secret share encryption mechanism: this part of the distributed key generation currently relies on the ciphersuite's AEAD but with a fixed HKDF instantiated from SHA-256.

This library also provides by default an example instantiation over the Secp256k1 curve with SHA-256, to be used in tests and benchmarks.

Note on no_std usage

This crate can be made no_std compliant, by relying on the alloc crate instead.

Features

• std: activated by-default, allowing use of the Rust standard library
• asm: deactivated by-default, allowing x86-64 assembly optimization for finite field operations. This feature also activates the std one.

WARNING

This codebase is under development and is at an academic proof-of-concept prototype level. In particular, this implementation has not received careful code review yet, and hence is NOT ready for production use.

License

Licensed under either of

• Apache License, Version 2.0, (LICENSE-APACHE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
• MIT license (LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

at your option.