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22 * @file include/gnunet_secretsharing_service.h
23 * @brief verified additive secret sharing and cooperative decryption
24 * @author Florian Dold
27 #ifndef GNUNET_SECRETSHARING_SERVICE_H
28 #define GNUNET_SECRETSHARING_SERVICE_H
33 #if 0 /* keep Emacsens' auto-indent happy */
39 #include "gnunet_common.h"
40 #include "gnunet_time_lib.h"
41 #include "gnunet_configuration_lib.h"
46 * Session that will eventually establish a shared secred between
47 * the involved peers and allow encryption and cooperative decryption.
49 struct GNUNET_SECRETSHARING_Session;
53 * Handle to cancel a cooperative decryption operation.
55 struct GNUNET_SECRETSHARING_DecryptionHandle;
59 * Parameters of the crypto system.
61 struct GNUNET_SECRETSHARING_Parameters
64 * Threshold, that is, minimum number of peers that
65 * must cooperate to decrypt a value.
69 * Prime with p = 2q+1.
84 * Encrypted field element.
86 struct GNUNET_SECRETSHARING_Ciphertext
100 * Called once the secret has been established.
103 * @param public_key public key of the session
104 * @param num_ready_peers number of peers in @ready_peers
105 * @parem ready_peers peers that successfuly participated in establishing
108 typedef void (*GNUNET_SECRETSHARING_SecretReadyCallback) (void *cls,
109 gcry_mpi_t public_key,
110 unsigned int num_ready_peers,
111 const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *ready_peers);
115 * Create a session that will eventually establish a shared secret
116 * with the other peers.
118 * @param cfg configuration to use
119 * @param num_peers number of peers in @peers
120 * @param session_id unique session id
121 * @param deadline point in time where the session must be established; taken as hint
122 * by underlying consensus sessions
123 * @param cb called when the secret has been established
124 * @param cls closure for cb
126 struct GNUNET_SECRETSHARING_Session *
127 GNUNET_SECRETSHARING_create_session (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg,
128 unsigned int num_peers,
129 const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *peers,
130 const struct GNUNET_HashCode *session_id,
131 struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute deadline,
132 struct GNUNET_SECRETSHARING_Parameters *parameters,
133 GNUNET_SECRETSHARING_SecretReadyCallback *cb,
138 * Destroy a secret sharing session.
140 * @param session session to destroy
143 GNUNET_SECRETSHARING_destroy_session (struct GNUNET_SECRETSHARING_Session *session);
147 * Encrypt a value. This operation is executed locally, no communication is
150 * This is a helper function, encryption can be done soley with a session's public key
151 * and the crypto system parameters.
153 * @param session session to take the key for encryption from,
154 * the session's ready callback must have been already called
155 * @param message message to encrypt
156 * @param result_cyphertext pointer to store the resulting ciphertext
157 * @return GNUNET_YES on succes, GNUNET_SYSERR if the message is invalid (invalid range)
160 GNUNET_SECRETSHARING_encrypt (const struct GNUNET_SECRETSHARING_Session *session,
162 struct GNUNET_SECRETSHARING_Ciphertext *result_ciphertext);
166 * Publish the given ciphertext for decryption. Once a sufficient (>=k) number of peers has
167 * published the same value, it will be decrypted.
169 * When the operation is canceled, the decrypt_cb is not called anymore, but the calling
170 * peer may already have irrevocably contributed his share for the decryption of the value.
172 * @param session session to use for the decryption
173 * @param ciphertext ciphertext to publish in order to decrypt it (if enough peers agree)
174 * @param decrypt_cb callback called once the decryption succeeded
175 * @param cls closure for decrypt_cb
176 * @return handle to cancel the operation
178 struct GNUNET_SECRETSHARING_DecryptionHandle
179 GNUNET_SECRETSHARING_publish_decrypt (struct GNUNET_SECRETSHARING_Session *session,
180 struct GNUNET_SECRETSHARING_Ciphertext *ciphertext,
181 GNUNET_SECRETSHARING_DecryptCallback decrypt_cb,
185 * Cancel a decryption.
187 * The decrypt_cb is not called anymore, but the calling
188 * peer may already have irrevocably contributed his share for the decryption of the value.
191 GNUNET_SECRETSHARING_cancel_decrypt (struct GNUNET_SECRETSHARING_DecryptionHandle *decryption_handle);
197 #if 0 /* keep Emacsens' auto-indent happy */