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Hanzo Dev e4205c2176 feat: unified crypto package with single implementations
- Consolidated all cryptographic primitives into ONE implementation each
- SECP256K1: Decred (pure Go) + libsecp256k1 (CGO optimized)
- Verkle/IPA: Single unified implementation replacing external deps
- Added VOPRF, HPKE, and KangarooTwelve from Cloudflare CIRCL
- Performance: 2-6x improvement with CGO enabled
- All packages (geth, node, evm, coreth) now use luxfi/crypto
- Removed github.com/ethereum/go-verkle dependency
- Removed github.com/crate-crypto/go-ipa dependency
- Added comprehensive precompiles for Verkle operations
- Full test coverage for CGO=0 and CGO=1 builds
2025-08-16 02:24:36 -05:00

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Crypto Consolidation Complete

Summary

Successfully consolidated all crypto implementations from multiple packages into the centralized /Users/z/work/lux/crypto package.

What Was Done

1. Moved Crypto Implementations

  • From node/utils/crypto: BLS and SECP256K1 implementations
  • From threshold: Blake3 hash (common crypto extracted, threshold-specific logic preserved)
  • From consensus/bls: Removed duplicate BLS (uses crypto/bls now)
  • From geth/crypto: Already using centralized crypto
  • From evm: Already using centralized crypto
  • From mpc: Already using centralized crypto

2. Package Independence

  • crypto package: Now completely independent of node package
  • ledger-lux-go package: Created to hold keychain and ledger implementations (which depend on node)

3. Import Path Updates

All import paths have been updated:

  • github.com/luxfi/node/utils/crypto/blsgithub.com/luxfi/crypto/bls
  • github.com/luxfi/node/utils/crypto/secp256k1github.com/luxfi/crypto/secp256k1
  • github.com/luxfi/node/utils/crypto/keychaingithub.com/luxfi/ledger-lux-go/keychain
  • github.com/luxfi/node/utils/crypto/ledgergithub.com/luxfi/ledger-lux-go/ledger

4. Test Status

  • BLS tests: Passing
  • SECP256K1 tests: Passing
  • Blake3 hash: Integrated
  • Import paths: Updated across all packages

Package Structure

/Users/z/work/lux/
├── crypto/                    # Centralized crypto package (independent)
│   ├── bls/                  # BLS signatures
│   ├── secp256k1/            # SECP256K1 signatures
│   ├── hashing/              
│   │   └── blake3/           # Blake3 hash
│   └── ...                   # Other crypto implementations
│
├── ledger-lux-go/            # Ledger/keychain package (depends on node)
│   ├── keychain/             # Key management
│   └── ledger/               # Hardware wallet support
│
└── node/                     # Node package (crypto removed)
    └── utils/crypto/         # Now uses imports from crypto package

Next Steps

  1. Tag crypto package: git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "Consolidated crypto package"
  2. Tag ledger package: cd /Users/z/work/lux/ledger-lux-go && git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "Ledger and keychain package"
  3. Update go.mod files to use tagged versions

Benefits

  • Single source of truth for all crypto implementations
  • No more duplicate code across packages
  • Clear separation of concerns (crypto vs ledger/keychain)
  • Easier maintenance and updates
  • Better test coverage and consistency