crypto_bigint/uint/rand.rs
1//! Random number generator support
2
3use super::UInt;
4use crate::{Limb, NonZero, Random, RandomMod};
5use rand_core::{CryptoRng, RngCore};
6use subtle::ConstantTimeLess;
7
8#[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "rand_core")))]
9impl<const LIMBS: usize> Random for UInt<LIMBS> {
10 /// Generate a cryptographically secure random [`UInt`].
11 fn random(mut rng: impl CryptoRng + RngCore) -> Self {
12 let mut limbs = [Limb::ZERO; LIMBS];
13
14 for limb in &mut limbs {
15 *limb = Limb::random(&mut rng)
16 }
17
18 limbs.into()
19 }
20}
21
22#[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "rand_core")))]
23impl<const LIMBS: usize> RandomMod for UInt<LIMBS> {
24 /// Generate a cryptographically secure random [`UInt`] which is less than
25 /// a given `modulus`.
26 ///
27 /// This function uses rejection sampling, a method which produces an
28 /// unbiased distribution of in-range values provided the underlying
29 /// [`CryptoRng`] is unbiased, but runs in variable-time.
30 ///
31 /// The variable-time nature of the algorithm should not pose a security
32 /// issue so long as the underlying random number generator is truly a
33 /// [`CryptoRng`], where previous outputs are unrelated to subsequent
34 /// outputs and do not reveal information about the RNG's internal state.
35 fn random_mod(mut rng: impl CryptoRng + RngCore, modulus: &NonZero<Self>) -> Self {
36 let mut n = Self::ZERO;
37
38 // TODO(tarcieri): use `div_ceil` when available
39 // See: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/88581
40 let mut n_limbs = modulus.bits_vartime() / Limb::BIT_SIZE;
41 if n_limbs < LIMBS {
42 n_limbs += 1;
43 }
44
45 // Compute the highest limb of `modulus` as a `NonZero`.
46 // Add one to ensure `Limb::random_mod` returns values inclusive of this limb.
47 let modulus_hi =
48 NonZero::new(modulus.limbs[n_limbs.saturating_sub(1)].saturating_add(Limb::ONE))
49 .unwrap(); // Always at least one due to `saturating_add`
50
51 loop {
52 for i in 0..n_limbs {
53 n.limbs[i] = if (i + 1 == n_limbs) && (*modulus_hi != Limb::MAX) {
54 // Highest limb
55 Limb::random_mod(&mut rng, &modulus_hi)
56 } else {
57 Limb::random(&mut rng)
58 }
59 }
60
61 if n.ct_lt(modulus).into() {
62 return n;
63 }
64 }
65 }
66}
67
68#[cfg(test)]
69mod tests {
70 use crate::{NonZero, RandomMod, U256};
71 use rand_core::SeedableRng;
72
73 #[test]
74 fn random_mod() {
75 let mut rng = rand_chacha::ChaCha8Rng::seed_from_u64(1);
76
77 // Ensure `random_mod` runs in a reasonable amount of time
78 let modulus = NonZero::new(U256::from(42u8)).unwrap();
79 let res = U256::random_mod(&mut rng, &modulus);
80
81 // Sanity check that the return value isn't zero
82 assert_ne!(res, U256::ZERO);
83
84 // Ensure `random_mod` runs in a reasonable amount of time
85 // when the modulus is larger than 1 limb
86 let modulus = NonZero::new(U256::from(0x10000000000000001u128)).unwrap();
87 let res = U256::random_mod(&mut rng, &modulus);
88
89 // Sanity check that the return value isn't zero
90 assert_ne!(res, U256::ZERO);
91 }
92}