Make aux_rnd32==NULL behave identical to 0x0000..00. #1002

pull sipa wants to merge 1 commits into bitcoin-core:master from sipa:202110_bip341auxzero changing 3 files +20 −9

sipa commented at 5:05 PM on October 30, 2021: contributor

BIP340's default signing algorithm always requires an aux_rnd argument, but permits using an all-zero one when no randomness is available.

Make secp256k1_schnorrsig_sign follow this even when aux_rnd32==NULL, by treating the same as if an all-zero byte array was provided as input.

Make aux_rnd32==NULL behave identical to 0x0000..00.

BIP340's default signing algorithm always requires an aux_rnd argument,
but permits using an all-zero one when no randomness is available.

Make secp256k1_schnorrsig_sign follow this even when aux_rnd32==NULL,
by treating the same as if an all-zero byte array was provided as
input.

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junderw commented at 5:21 PM on October 30, 2021: none

ACK 5324f89
real-or-random commented at 10:38 PM on October 30, 2021: contributor

Concept ACK. We should stay in line with the BIP.
jonasnick commented at 4:05 PM on October 31, 2021: contributor
ACK 5324f8942dd322448fae6c9b225ecac2854fa7e2

Without this PR, the doc for secp256k1_nonce_function_bip340 is wrong:
If a data pointer is passed, it is assumed to be a pointer to 32 bytes of

auxiliary random data as defined in BIP-340. If the data pointer is NULL,

the nonce derivation procedure follows BIP-340 by setting the auxiliary

random data to zero.
elichai commented at 4:32 PM on October 31, 2021: contributor

ACK 5324f8942dd322448fae6c9b225ecac2854fa7e2
real-or-random approved
real-or-random commented at 4:41 PM on October 31, 2021: contributor

utACK 5324f8942dd322448fae6c9b225ecac2854fa7e2
real-or-random merged this on Oct 31, 2021
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