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// Copyright 2016 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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//
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// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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// You may obtain a copy of the License at
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//
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// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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//
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// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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// limitations under the License.
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// Package vrf defines the interface to a verifiable random function.
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package vrf
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import (
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"crypto"
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)
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// A VRF is a pseudorandom function f_k from a secret key k, such that that
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// knowledge of k not only enables one to evaluate f_k at for any message m,
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// but also to provide an NP-proof that the value f_k(m) is indeed correct
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// without compromising the unpredictability of f_k for any m' != m.
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// http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=814584
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// PrivateKey supports evaluating the VRF function.
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type PrivateKey interface {
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// Evaluate returns the output of H(f_k(m)) and its proof.
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Evaluate(m []byte) (index [32]byte, proof []byte)
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// Public returns the corresponding public key.
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Public() crypto.PublicKey
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}
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// PublicKey supports verifying output from the VRF function.
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type PublicKey interface {
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// ProofToHash verifies the NP-proof supplied by Proof and outputs Index.
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ProofToHash(m, proof []byte) (index [32]byte, err error)
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// Serialize serialize the public key into bytes
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Serialize() []byte
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// Deserialize de-serialize bytes into public key
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Deserialize([]byte)
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}
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