5 * Secret sharing over %$\gf{2^8}$%
7 * (c) 2000 Straylight/Edgeware
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30 /*----- Notes on the system -----------------------------------------------*
32 * This uses a variant of Shamir's secret sharing system. Shamir's original
33 * system used polynomials modulo a large prime. This implementation instead
34 * uses the field %$\gf{2^8}$%, represented by
36 * %$\gf{2}[x]/(x^8 + x^4 + x^3 + x^2 + 1)$%
38 * and shares each byte of the secret independently. It is therefore limited
39 * to 255 players, although this probably isn't a serious limitation in
42 * Share creation and reconstruction is extremely efficient. Contrast the
43 * performance of the straightforward implementation based on multiprecision
47 #ifndef CATACOMB_GFSHARE_H
48 #define CATACOMB_GFSHARE_H
54 /*----- Header files ------------------------------------------------------*/
56 #include <mLib/bits.h>
58 #ifndef CATACOMB_GRAND_H
62 /*----- Data structures ---------------------------------------------------*/
64 /* --- A secret sharing context --- */
66 typedef struct gfshare {
67 unsigned t; /* Threshold */
68 unsigned i; /* Next free slot in vector */
69 size_t sz; /* Size of the secret and shares */
70 octet *v; /* Vector of share information */
73 #define GFSHARE_INIT(t, sz) { t, 0, sz, 0 }
75 #define GFSHARE_INDEX(s, i) ((s)->v[(i) * ((s)->sz + 1)])
77 /*----- Functions provided ------------------------------------------------*/
79 /* --- @gfshare_create@ --- *
81 * Arguments: @gfshare *s@ = pointer to share context to initialize
82 * @unsigned t@ = threshold for the system
83 * @size_t sz@ = size of the secret
87 * Use: Initializes a sharing context.
90 extern void gfshare_create(gfshare */*s*/, unsigned /*t*/, size_t /*sz*/);
92 /* --- @gfshare_destroy@ --- *
94 * Arguments: @gfshare *s@ = pointer to share context to destroy
98 * Use: Disposes of a sharing context. The allocations for the
99 * individual shares and the vector @v@ are freed; the secret is
103 extern void gfshare_destroy(gfshare */*s*/);
105 /* --- @gfshare_mkshares@ --- *
107 * Arguments: @gfshare *s@ = pointer to share context to fill in
108 * @grand *r@ = pointer to random number source
109 * @const void *buf@ = pointer to the secret to share
113 * Use: Initializes a sharing context to be able to create shares.
114 * The context structure is expected to be mostly filled in. In
115 * particular, @t@ must be initialized. If @v@ is zero, a
116 * vector of appropriate size is allocated. You should use the
117 * macro @GFSHARE_INIT@ or @gfshare_create@ to construct sharing
121 extern void gfshare_mkshares(gfshare */*s*/, grand */*r*/,
122 const void */*buf*/);
124 /* --- @gfshare_get@ --- *
126 * Arguments: @gfshare *s@ = pointer to share conext
127 * @unsigned x@ = share index to fetch
128 * @void *buf@ = pointer to output buffer
132 * Use: Extracts a share from the system. You may extract up to 255
133 * shares from the system. Shares are indexed from 0.
136 extern void gfshare_get(gfshare */*s*/, unsigned /*x*/, void */*buf*/);
138 /* --- @gfshare_addedp@ --- *
140 * Arguments: @gfshare *s@ = pointer to sharing context
141 * @unsigned x@ = which share number to check
143 * Returns: Nonzero if share @x@ has been added already, zero if it
147 extern int gfshare_addedp(gfshare */*s*/, unsigned /*x*/);
149 /* --- @gfshare_add@ --- *
151 * Arguments: @gfshare *s@ = pointer to sharing context
152 * @unsigned x@ = which share number this is
153 * @const void *y@ = the share value
155 * Returns: Number of shares required before recovery may be performed.
157 * Use: Adds a share to the context. The context must have been
158 * initialized with the correct threshold @t@.
161 extern unsigned gfshare_add(gfshare */*s*/,
162 unsigned /*x*/, const void */*y*/);
164 /* --- @gfshare_combine@ --- *
166 * Arguments: @gfshare *s@ = pointer to share context
167 * @void *buf@ = pointer to output buffer for the secret
171 * Use: Reconstructs a secret, given enough shares.
174 extern void gfshare_combine(gfshare */*s*/, void */*buf*/);
176 /*----- That's all, folks -------------------------------------------------*/