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// Copyright (C) 2026, Lux Industries, Inc. All rights reserved.
// See the file LICENSE for licensing terms.
// Property-based tests for ZK ceremony security and precompile gas safety.
//
// These tests verify:
// - Powers-of-tau ceremony: single-honest-party sufficiency, chain integrity,
// toxic waste destruction, pairing consistency
// - Groth16: soundness and completeness with valid SRS
// - Precompile gas: verification CPU cost vs. charged gas at target rate
//
// Uses gnark-crypto bn254 for real pairing arithmetic. No mocks.
//
// References:
// - Ceremony: ~/work/lux/node/cmd/ceremony/ceremony.go
// - Verifier: ~/work/lux/chains/zkvm/verifier.go
// - EIP-1108: https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-1108
// - EIP-197: https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-197
package property
import (
"crypto/rand"
"crypto/sha256"
"math/big"
"testing"
"time"
"github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto/ecc/bn254"
"github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto/ecc/bn254/fr"
)
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Ceremony model (mirrors ~/work/lux/node/cmd/ceremony/)
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// srsState holds a simplified powers-of-tau SRS for testing.
type srsState struct {
tauG1 []bn254.G1Affine // tau^i * G1
tauG2 []bn254.G2Affine // tau^i * G2 (indices 0 and 1)
alphaG1 []bn254.G1Affine // alpha * tau^i * G1
betaG1 []bn254.G1Affine // beta * tau^i * G1
betaG2 bn254.G2Affine // beta * G2
hashes [][]byte // contribution hashes (chain)
}
// initSRS creates identity SRS (all generators, no randomness applied).
func initSRS(n int) srsState {
_, _, g1, g2 := bn254.Generators()
s := srsState{
tauG1: make([]bn254.G1Affine, n),
tauG2: make([]bn254.G2Affine, 2),
alphaG1: make([]bn254.G1Affine, n),
betaG1: make([]bn254.G1Affine, n),
}
for i := range s.tauG1 {
s.tauG1[i].Set(&g1)
s.alphaG1[i].Set(&g1)
s.betaG1[i].Set(&g1)
}
s.tauG2[0].Set(&g2)
s.tauG2[1].Set(&g2)
s.betaG2.Set(&g2)
return s
}
// contributeSRS applies a participant's random (tau, alpha, beta) to the SRS.
// Returns the contribution hash. Mirrors ceremony.go contribute().
func contributeSRS(s *srsState, tau, alpha, beta *fr.Element) []byte {
var tauBI, alphaBI, betaBI big.Int
tau.BigInt(&tauBI)
alpha.BigInt(&alphaBI)
beta.BigInt(&betaBI)
// Hash commitment before applying
h := sha256.New()
tb := tau.Bytes()
h.Write(tb[:])
ab := alpha.Bytes()
h.Write(ab[:])
bb := beta.Bytes()
h.Write(bb[:])
commitHash := h.Sum(nil)
// tauG1[i] *= tau^i
var tauPow big.Int
tauPow.SetInt64(1)
for i := range s.tauG1 {
s.tauG1[i].ScalarMultiplication(&s.tauG1[i], &tauPow)
if i < len(s.tauG1)-1 {
tauPow.Mul(&tauPow, &tauBI)
tauPow.Mod(&tauPow, fr.Modulus())
}
}
// tauG2[i] *= tau^i
tauPow.SetInt64(1)
for i := range s.tauG2 {
s.tauG2[i].ScalarMultiplication(&s.tauG2[i], &tauPow)
if i < len(s.tauG2)-1 {
tauPow.Mul(&tauPow, &tauBI)
tauPow.Mod(&tauPow, fr.Modulus())
}
}
// alphaG1[i] *= alpha * tau^i
tauPow.SetInt64(1)
for i := range s.alphaG1 {
var scale big.Int
scale.Mul(&alphaBI, &tauPow)
scale.Mod(&scale, fr.Modulus())
s.alphaG1[i].ScalarMultiplication(&s.alphaG1[i], &scale)
if i < len(s.alphaG1)-1 {
tauPow.Mul(&tauPow, &tauBI)
tauPow.Mod(&tauPow, fr.Modulus())
}
}
// betaG1[i] *= beta * tau^i
tauPow.SetInt64(1)
for i := range s.betaG1 {
var scale big.Int
scale.Mul(&betaBI, &tauPow)
scale.Mod(&scale, fr.Modulus())
s.betaG1[i].ScalarMultiplication(&s.betaG1[i], &scale)
if i < len(s.betaG1)-1 {
tauPow.Mul(&tauPow, &tauBI)
tauPow.Mod(&tauPow, fr.Modulus())
}
}
// betaG2 *= beta
s.betaG2.ScalarMultiplication(&s.betaG2, &betaBI)
// Chain the hash
if len(s.hashes) > 0 {
prevHash := s.hashes[len(s.hashes)-1]
chainH := sha256.New()
chainH.Write(prevHash)
chainH.Write(commitHash)
commitHash = chainH.Sum(nil)
}
s.hashes = append(s.hashes, commitHash)
return commitHash
}
// sameRatioG1G2 checks that tauG1[i+1]/tauG1[i] == tauG2[1]/tauG2[0]
// via the pairing equation: e(a, g2_0) == e(b, g2_1).
// Parameters: a = tauG1[i+1], b = tauG1[i], g2_0 = tauG2[0], g2_1 = tauG2[1].
// Pairing check: e(a, g2_0) * e(-b, g2_1) == 1.
func sameRatioG1G2(a, b bn254.G1Affine, g2_0, g2_1 bn254.G2Affine) bool {
var negB bn254.G1Affine
negB.Neg(&b)
ok, err := bn254.PairingCheck(
[]bn254.G1Affine{a, negB},
[]bn254.G2Affine{g2_0, g2_1},
)
if err != nil {
return false
}
return ok
}
// verifySRSConsistency checks the SRS forms a valid geometric sequence.
func verifySRSConsistency(s *srsState) bool {
for i := 0; i < len(s.tauG1)-1; i++ {
if !sameRatioG1G2(s.tauG1[i+1], s.tauG1[i], s.tauG2[0], s.tauG2[1]) {
return false
}
}
for i := 0; i < len(s.alphaG1)-1; i++ {
if !sameRatioG1G2(s.alphaG1[i+1], s.alphaG1[i], s.tauG2[0], s.tauG2[1]) {
return false
}
}
for i := 0; i < len(s.betaG1)-1; i++ {
if !sameRatioG1G2(s.betaG1[i+1], s.betaG1[i], s.tauG2[0], s.tauG2[1]) {
return false
}
}
return true
}
// randomScalar generates a random bn254 field element.
func randomScalar(t *testing.T) fr.Element {
t.Helper()
var s fr.Element
if _, err := s.SetRandom(); err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
return s
}
// fixedScalar returns a deterministic field element from a seed.
func fixedScalar(seed int64) fr.Element {
var s fr.Element
s.SetInt64(seed)
return s
}
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// TestCeremony_SingleHonestSufficient
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Property: if 1 of N contributors uses true randomness, the SRS is
// indistinguishable from a correctly generated SRS (even if N-1 are
// malicious and use known scalars).
//
// We test: N-1 participants use the fixed scalar 42. One participant uses
// crypto/rand randomness. The resulting SRS passes all consistency checks
// and differs from the all-malicious case.
func TestCeremony_SingleHonestSufficient(t *testing.T) {
const (
powers = 8
participants = 5
honestIdx = 2 // participant index using real randomness
)
// All-malicious baseline: every contributor uses scalar 42.
malicious := initSRS(powers)
for i := 0; i < participants; i++ {
tau := fixedScalar(42)
alpha := fixedScalar(42)
beta := fixedScalar(42)
contributeSRS(&malicious, &tau, &alpha, &beta)
}
// One-honest case: participant at honestIdx uses real randomness.
honest := initSRS(powers)
for i := 0; i < participants; i++ {
var tau, alpha, beta fr.Element
if i == honestIdx {
tau = randomScalar(t)
alpha = randomScalar(t)
beta = randomScalar(t)
} else {
tau = fixedScalar(42)
alpha = fixedScalar(42)
beta = fixedScalar(42)
}
contributeSRS(&honest, &tau, &alpha, &beta)
}
// Both must be structurally valid.
if !verifySRSConsistency(&malicious) {
t.Fatal("all-malicious SRS failed consistency check")
}
if !verifySRSConsistency(&honest) {
t.Fatal("one-honest SRS failed consistency check")
}
// The honest SRS must differ from the malicious SRS.
// (With overwhelming probability over the random scalars.)
if honest.tauG1[1].Equal(&malicious.tauG1[1]) {
t.Fatal("honest SRS tauG1[1] equals malicious -- randomness not incorporated")
}
// The honest SRS must not have tauG1[0] at infinity.
if honest.tauG1[0].IsInfinity() {
t.Fatal("tauG1[0] is point at infinity")
}
t.Logf("single-honest-party: SRS with %d powers, %d participants, honest at index %d -- PASS",
powers, participants, honestIdx)
}
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// TestCeremony_ContributionChainIntegrity
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Property: each contribution hash chains to the previous. Tampering with
// any intermediate contribution changes the final hash.
func TestCeremony_ContributionChainIntegrity(t *testing.T) {
const (
powers = 4
participants = 4
)
// Run ceremony normally.
s := initSRS(powers)
for i := 0; i < participants; i++ {
tau := randomScalar(t)
alpha := randomScalar(t)
beta := randomScalar(t)
contributeSRS(&s, &tau, &alpha, &beta)
}
if len(s.hashes) != participants {
t.Fatalf("expected %d hashes, got %d", participants, len(s.hashes))
}
// Verify chain integrity: recompute hash[i] from hash[i-1] and raw contribution.
// Here we test the simpler property: mutating an intermediate hash produces
// a different final hash.
originalFinal := make([]byte, len(s.hashes[participants-1]))
copy(originalFinal, s.hashes[participants-1])
// Tamper with intermediate hash (index 1).
tamperedHashes := make([][]byte, len(s.hashes))
for i := range s.hashes {
tamperedHashes[i] = make([]byte, len(s.hashes[i]))
copy(tamperedHashes[i], s.hashes[i])
}
// Flip one bit in hash[1].
tamperedHashes[1][0] ^= 0x01
// Recompute downstream hashes (simulate what would happen if contribution
// 2 and 3 re-chained on top of the tampered hash[1]).
for i := 2; i < participants; i++ {
chainH := sha256.New()
chainH.Write(tamperedHashes[i-1])
// Use the raw contribution hash from the original (which is unknown to
// the tamperer). For this test we use the original hash itself as a
// stand-in -- the key point is the output differs.
chainH.Write(s.hashes[i])
tamperedHashes[i] = chainH.Sum(nil)
}
// Tampered final hash must differ from original.
if bytesEqual(originalFinal, tamperedHashes[participants-1]) {
t.Fatal("tampered intermediate hash produced same final hash -- chain integrity broken")
}
t.Logf("contribution chain integrity: %d participants, tamper at index 1 -- detected, PASS", participants)
}
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// TestCeremony_ToxicWasteDestruction
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Property: after contribution, the random scalar cannot be recovered from
// the ceremony state. We verify this by showing that knowing the SRS output
// is insufficient to compute tau without solving discrete log.
//
// Specifically: given tauG1[0]=G1 and tauG1[1]=tau*G1, recovering tau
// requires solving ECDL on bn254 (~128-bit security). We verify the
// relationship holds but tau is not trivially extractable.
func TestCeremony_ToxicWasteDestruction(t *testing.T) {
const powers = 4
s := initSRS(powers)
tau := randomScalar(t)
alpha := randomScalar(t)
beta := randomScalar(t)
// Save tau value before contributing (simulates what an honest party knows).
var tauCopy fr.Element
tauCopy.Set(&tau)
contributeSRS(&s, &tau, &alpha, &beta)
// Verify the scalar was zeroed in our model (Go semantics: we passed
// a pointer, so the original is modified after contributeSRS).
// In the real ceremony code, tau.SetZero() is called.
// Our model does not zero (it is a test helper), so instead we verify
// the structural property: the SRS does not contain tau in the clear.
// The SRS contains tau*G1 but NOT tau as a scalar.
// Verify tauG1[1] == tauCopy * G1 (proving the relationship is correct).
_, _, g1, _ := bn254.Generators()
var tauBI big.Int
tauCopy.BigInt(&tauBI)
var expected bn254.G1Affine
expected.ScalarMultiplication(&g1, &tauBI)
if !s.tauG1[1].Equal(&expected) {
t.Fatal("tauG1[1] does not equal tau*G1 -- contribution incorrect")
}
// Verify that tauG1[1] is NOT the generator (tau was applied).
if s.tauG1[1].Equal(&g1) {
t.Fatal("tauG1[1] equals generator -- tau was not applied")
}
// Verify the SRS is in G1 subgroup (no rogue-key attack vector).
for i, p := range s.tauG1 {
if !p.IsInSubGroup() {
t.Fatalf("tauG1[%d] is not in G1 subgroup", i)
}
}
// Verify tau^2 * G1 = tauG1[2] (geometric progression proves tau is embedded).
var tauSq big.Int
tauSq.Mul(&tauBI, &tauBI)
tauSq.Mod(&tauSq, fr.Modulus())
var expectedSq bn254.G1Affine
expectedSq.ScalarMultiplication(&g1, &tauSq)
if !s.tauG1[2].Equal(&expectedSq) {
t.Fatal("tauG1[2] does not equal tau^2*G1 -- geometric sequence broken")
}
t.Logf("toxic waste: tau embedded in SRS as tau*G1 (ECDL-protected), %d powers -- PASS", powers)
}
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// TestCeremony_PairingConsistency
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Property: e(tau^i * G1, G2) = e(G1, tau^i * G2) for all powers in the SRS.
// This ensures G1 and G2 components encode the same tau.
func TestCeremony_PairingConsistency(t *testing.T) {
const powers = 8
s := initSRS(powers)
tau := randomScalar(t)
alpha := randomScalar(t)
beta := randomScalar(t)
contributeSRS(&s, &tau, &alpha, &beta)
_, _, g1, g2 := bn254.Generators()
// Check e(tauG1[i], G2) == e(G1, tauG2[i]) for i in {0, 1}.
// (Our SRS only stores tauG2[0] and tauG2[1].)
for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
lhs, err := bn254.Pair([]bn254.G1Affine{s.tauG1[i]}, []bn254.G2Affine{g2})
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("pairing LHS failed at i=%d: %v", i, err)
}
rhs, err := bn254.Pair([]bn254.G1Affine{g1}, []bn254.G2Affine{s.tauG2[i]})
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("pairing RHS failed at i=%d: %v", i, err)
}
if !lhs.Equal(&rhs) {
t.Fatalf("pairing inconsistency at power %d: e(tau^%d*G1, G2) != e(G1, tau^%d*G2)", i, i, i)
}
}
// Cross-check consecutive powers: e(tauG1[i+1], tauG2[0]) == e(tauG1[i], tauG2[1]).
// This is the core ceremony verification from verifyCeremony().
for i := 0; i < powers-1; i++ {
if !sameRatioG1G2(s.tauG1[i+1], s.tauG1[i], s.tauG2[0], s.tauG2[1]) {
t.Fatalf("same-ratio check failed at tauG1[%d]", i)
}
}
t.Logf("pairing consistency: %d powers, all e(tau^i*G1, G2) == e(G1, tau^i*G2) -- PASS", powers)
}
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// TestGroth16_SoundnessWithValidSRS
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Property: with a valid SRS, a proof constructed with wrong witness is
// rejected by the pairing check.
//
// We simulate a minimal Groth16 circuit (trivial: public input x, prove
// knowledge of x). Construct a valid VK from a real SRS, then forge a
// proof with wrong witness and verify it is rejected.
func TestGroth16_SoundnessWithValidSRS(t *testing.T) {
_, _, g1, g2 := bn254.Generators()
// Generate toxic waste (trusted setup).
alpha := randomScalar(t)
beta := randomScalar(t)
delta := randomScalar(t)
gamma := randomScalar(t)
// Build minimal verifying key.
var vkAlpha, vkK0 bn254.G1Affine
vkAlpha.ScalarMultiplication(&g1, toBigInt(&alpha))
var vkBeta, vkGamma, vkDelta bn254.G2Affine
vkBeta.ScalarMultiplication(&g2, toBigInt(&beta))
vkGamma.ScalarMultiplication(&g2, toBigInt(&gamma))
vkDelta.ScalarMultiplication(&g2, toBigInt(&delta))
// K[0] = (alpha + beta) / gamma * G1 (for trivial circuit with 1 public input).
var abSum fr.Element
abSum.Add(&alpha, &beta)
var gammaInv fr.Element
gammaInv.Inverse(&gamma)
var k0Scalar fr.Element
k0Scalar.Mul(&abSum, &gammaInv)
vkK0.ScalarMultiplication(&g1, toBigInt(&k0Scalar))
// Construct a WRONG proof (random points -- not derived from valid witness).
var fakeAr, fakeKrs bn254.G1Affine
var fakeBs bn254.G2Affine
var r1, r2, r3 fr.Element
r1 = randomScalar(t)
r2 = randomScalar(t)
r3 = randomScalar(t)
fakeAr.ScalarMultiplication(&g1, toBigInt(&r1))
fakeBs.ScalarMultiplication(&g2, toBigInt(&r2))
fakeKrs.ScalarMultiplication(&g1, toBigInt(&r3))
// Pairing check: e(A, B) == e(alpha, beta) * e(K[0], gamma) * e(C, delta).
lhs, err := bn254.Pair([]bn254.G1Affine{fakeAr}, []bn254.G2Affine{fakeBs})
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("pairing LHS: %v", err)
}
ab, err := bn254.Pair([]bn254.G1Affine{vkAlpha}, []bn254.G2Affine{vkBeta})
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("pairing alpha*beta: %v", err)
}
kg, err := bn254.Pair([]bn254.G1Affine{vkK0}, []bn254.G2Affine{vkGamma})
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("pairing K*gamma: %v", err)
}
cd, err := bn254.Pair([]bn254.G1Affine{fakeKrs}, []bn254.G2Affine{vkDelta})
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("pairing C*delta: %v", err)
}
var rhs bn254.GT
rhs.Set(&ab)
rhs.Mul(&rhs, &kg)
rhs.Mul(&rhs, &cd)
if lhs.Equal(&rhs) {
t.Fatal("SOUNDNESS VIOLATION: fake proof passed pairing check")
}
t.Log("Groth16 soundness: random proof rejected by pairing check -- PASS")
}
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// TestGroth16_CompletenessWithValidSRS
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Property: with a valid SRS, a correctly constructed proof is accepted.
//
// We build a minimal valid Groth16 proof for the trivial statement and
// verify the pairing equation holds.
func TestGroth16_CompletenessWithValidSRS(t *testing.T) {
_, _, g1, g2 := bn254.Generators()
// Toxic waste.
alpha := randomScalar(t)
beta := randomScalar(t)
gamma := randomScalar(t)
delta := randomScalar(t)
// Build VK.
var vkAlpha bn254.G1Affine
vkAlpha.ScalarMultiplication(&g1, toBigInt(&alpha))
var vkBeta, vkGamma, vkDelta bn254.G2Affine
vkBeta.ScalarMultiplication(&g2, toBigInt(&beta))
vkGamma.ScalarMultiplication(&g2, toBigInt(&gamma))
vkDelta.ScalarMultiplication(&g2, toBigInt(&delta))
// For a trivial circuit (no public inputs), the pairing equation simplifies to:
// e(A, B) == e(alpha, beta) * e(C, delta)
// where A, B, C are constructed so the equation holds.
//
// Construct: pick random r, s.
// A = alpha + r*delta (in G1)
// B = beta + s*delta (in G2)
// C = (r*s*delta + r*beta + s*alpha) / delta (in G1)
// Then e(A,B) = e(alpha, beta) + e(alpha, s*delta) + e(r*delta, beta) + e(r*delta, s*delta)
// = e(alpha, beta) * e(s*alpha + r*beta + r*s*delta, delta) [via bilinearity]
// = e(alpha, beta) * e(C, delta)
var r, s fr.Element
r = randomScalar(t)
s = randomScalar(t)
// A = alpha*G1 + r*delta*G1
var rDeltaG1 bn254.G1Affine
var rDelta fr.Element
rDelta.Mul(&r, &delta)
rDeltaG1.ScalarMultiplication(&g1, toBigInt(&rDelta))
var proofA bn254.G1Affine
proofA.Add(&vkAlpha, &rDeltaG1)
// B = beta*G2 + s*delta*G2
var sDeltaG2 bn254.G2Affine
var sDelta fr.Element
sDelta.Mul(&s, &delta)
sDeltaG2.ScalarMultiplication(&g2, toBigInt(&sDelta))
var proofB bn254.G2Affine
proofB.Add(&vkBeta, &sDeltaG2)
// C = (s*alpha + r*beta + r*s*delta) * G1
// Derived from bilinearity: e(A,B) = e(alpha,beta)*e(C, delta*G2)
// where e(C, delta*G2) must equal e((s*alpha + r*beta + r*s*delta)*G1, delta*G2).
var rBeta, sAlpha, rsDelta, cScalar fr.Element
rBeta.Mul(&r, &beta)
sAlpha.Mul(&s, &alpha)
rsDelta.Mul(&r, &s)
rsDelta.Mul(&rsDelta, &delta)
cScalar.Add(&sAlpha, &rBeta)
cScalar.Add(&cScalar, &rsDelta)
var proofC bn254.G1Affine
proofC.ScalarMultiplication(&g1, toBigInt(&cScalar))
// Verify: e(A, B) == e(alpha, beta) * e(C, delta).
lhs, err := bn254.Pair([]bn254.G1Affine{proofA}, []bn254.G2Affine{proofB})
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("pairing LHS: %v", err)
}
alphaBeta, err := bn254.Pair([]bn254.G1Affine{vkAlpha}, []bn254.G2Affine{vkBeta})
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("pairing alpha*beta: %v", err)
}
cDelta, err := bn254.Pair([]bn254.G1Affine{proofC}, []bn254.G2Affine{vkDelta})
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("pairing C*delta: %v", err)
}
var rhs bn254.GT
rhs.Set(&alphaBeta)
rhs.Mul(&rhs, &cDelta)
if !lhs.Equal(&rhs) {
t.Fatal("COMPLETENESS VIOLATION: valid proof rejected")
}
t.Log("Groth16 completeness: valid proof accepted by pairing check -- PASS")
}
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// TestPrecompileGasCost_SufficientForVerification
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Property: gas charged for ZK verification precompiles must cover actual
// CPU cost at the target gas/second rate. Underpriced gas enables DoS.
//
// Method: benchmark real pairing operations, compute required gas from
// Ethereum's pricing model (EIP-1108), and verify our gas >= Ethereum gas.
//
// Ethereum post-Istanbul (EIP-1108) gas costs [1]:
// ecAdd: 150 gas
// ecMul: 6,000 gas
// ecPairing: 45,000 + 34,000 * k (k = number of pairs)
//
// Groth16 verification (4 pairings, ~l ecMuls for public inputs):
// 181,000 + 6,000*l gas [2]
//
// PLONK verification (~9 pairings + MSM):
// ~350,000 gas [3]
//
// STARK verification (hash-based, no pairings):
// ~1,200,000 gas on Ethereum [4]
//
// [1] https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-1108
// [2] https://hackmd.io/@nebra-one/ByoMB8Zf6
// [3] Estimated from PLONK verifier Solidity gas reports
// [4] Estimated from STARK verifier contracts (e.g., StarkWare)
func TestPrecompileGasCost_SufficientForVerification(t *testing.T) {
// Ethereum reference gas costs (EIP-1108, post-Istanbul).
const (
ethEcAdd = 150
ethEcMul = 6_000
ethPairBase = 45_000
ethPairPoint = 34_000
)
// Groth16: 4 pairings + public input MSM.
// Gas = pairBase + 4*pairPoint + ecMul*numPublicInputs
// With 1 public input: 45000 + 136000 + 6000 = 187,000
groth16Gas := func(numPubInputs int) uint64 {
return uint64(ethPairBase) + 4*uint64(ethPairPoint) + uint64(numPubInputs)*uint64(ethEcMul)
}
// PLONK: 2 pairing points (opening check) + ~20 ecMuls (linearization) + overhead.
// Empirical Ethereum gas: ~300K-350K.
plonkGas := func() uint64 {
// 2-pairing KZG check + 20 ecMuls + transcript hashing overhead
return uint64(ethPairBase) + 2*uint64(ethPairPoint) + 20*uint64(ethEcMul) + 50_000
}
// STARK: no pairings; ~100K hash operations + Merkle verification.
// Ethereum cost: ~1.0M-1.5M gas for typical STARK.
starkGas := func() uint64 {
return 1_200_000
}
// Benchmark actual CPU time for pairing operations on this hardware.
// Single BN254 pairing.
_, _, g1, g2 := bn254.Generators()
const warmupRuns = 3
const benchRuns = 10
// Warm up.
for i := 0; i < warmupRuns; i++ {
bn254.Pair([]bn254.G1Affine{g1}, []bn254.G2Affine{g2}) //nolint:errcheck
}
// Benchmark single pairing.
var pairingTotalNs int64
for i := 0; i < benchRuns; i++ {
start := time.Now()
_, err := bn254.Pair([]bn254.G1Affine{g1}, []bn254.G2Affine{g2})
pairingTotalNs += time.Since(start).Nanoseconds()
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("pairing benchmark failed: %v", err)
}
}
pairingMedianUs := float64(pairingTotalNs) / float64(benchRuns) / 1000.0
// Benchmark ecMul (scalar multiplication).
var scalarBI big.Int
scalarBI.SetInt64(123456789)
for i := 0; i < warmupRuns; i++ {
var p bn254.G1Affine
p.ScalarMultiplication(&g1, &scalarBI)
}
var ecmulTotalNs int64
for i := 0; i < benchRuns; i++ {
start := time.Now()
var p bn254.G1Affine
p.ScalarMultiplication(&g1, &scalarBI)
ecmulTotalNs += time.Since(start).Nanoseconds()
}
ecmulMedianUs := float64(ecmulTotalNs) / float64(benchRuns) / 1000.0
// Benchmark 4-pairing check (Groth16 verification core).
for i := 0; i < warmupRuns; i++ {
bn254.Pair( //nolint:errcheck
[]bn254.G1Affine{g1, g1, g1, g1},
[]bn254.G2Affine{g2, g2, g2, g2},
)
}
var groth16TotalNs int64
for i := 0; i < benchRuns; i++ {
start := time.Now()
_, err := bn254.Pair(
[]bn254.G1Affine{g1, g1, g1, g1},
[]bn254.G2Affine{g2, g2, g2, g2},
)
groth16TotalNs += time.Since(start).Nanoseconds()
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("4-pairing benchmark failed: %v", err)
}
}
groth16VerifyUs := float64(groth16TotalNs) / float64(benchRuns) / 1000.0
// Ethereum's gas/microsecond rate derived from ecrecover:
// ecrecover = 3000 gas, ~116us => ~25.86 gas/us [EIP-1108 rationale].
const ethGasPerUs = 25.86
// Compute minimum safe gas from measured CPU times.
groth16SafeGas := uint64(groth16VerifyUs * ethGasPerUs)
pairingSafeGas := uint64(pairingMedianUs * ethGasPerUs)
// Ethereum reference values.
ethGroth16Gas := groth16Gas(1)
ethPLONKGas := plonkGas()
ethSTARKGas := starkGas()
t.Logf("=== BN254 Operation Benchmarks (this machine) ===")
t.Logf(" Single pairing: %.0f us", pairingMedianUs)
t.Logf(" ecMul: %.0f us", ecmulMedianUs)
t.Logf(" Groth16 (4-pair): %.0f us", groth16VerifyUs)
t.Logf("")
t.Logf("=== Gas/us rate: %.2f (from EIP-1108 ecrecover baseline) ===", ethGasPerUs)
t.Logf("")
t.Logf("=== Minimum Safe Gas (CPU-derived) ===")
t.Logf(" Single pairing min: %d gas", pairingSafeGas)
t.Logf(" Groth16 verify min: %d gas", groth16SafeGas)
t.Logf("")
t.Logf("=== Ethereum Reference Gas (EIP-1108) ===")
t.Logf(" Groth16 (1 pub): %d gas", ethGroth16Gas)
t.Logf(" PLONK: %d gas", ethPLONKGas)
t.Logf(" STARK: %d gas", ethSTARKGas)
// Gas safety table.
type gasEntry struct {
system string
cpuUs float64
ethGas uint64
minSafeGas uint64
safe bool
}
entries := []gasEntry{
{
system: "Groth16",
cpuUs: groth16VerifyUs,
ethGas: ethGroth16Gas,
minSafeGas: groth16SafeGas,
safe: ethGroth16Gas >= groth16SafeGas,
},
{
system: "PLONK",
cpuUs: groth16VerifyUs * 2.0, // PLONK ~2x pairing cost of Groth16
ethGas: ethPLONKGas,
minSafeGas: uint64(groth16VerifyUs * 2.0 * ethGasPerUs),
safe: ethPLONKGas >= uint64(groth16VerifyUs*2.0*ethGasPerUs),
},
{
system: "STARK",
cpuUs: groth16VerifyUs * 5.0, // STARK ~5-10x hash-based overhead
ethGas: ethSTARKGas,
minSafeGas: uint64(groth16VerifyUs * 5.0 * ethGasPerUs),
safe: ethSTARKGas >= uint64(groth16VerifyUs*5.0*ethGasPerUs),
},
}
t.Logf("")
t.Logf("=== Gas Safety Analysis ===")
t.Logf("%-10s %10s %10s %10s %5s", "System", "CPU(us)", "Eth Gas", "Min Gas", "Safe?")
t.Logf("%-10s %10s %10s %10s %5s", "------", "------", "-------", "-------", "-----")
for _, e := range entries {
safe := "YES"
if !e.safe {
safe := "NO"
t.Errorf("UNSAFE: %s gas (%d) is below minimum safe gas (%d) -- DoS vector",
e.system, e.ethGas, e.minSafeGas)
_ = safe
}
t.Logf("%-10s %10.0f %10d %10d %5s", e.system, e.cpuUs, e.ethGas, e.minSafeGas, safe)
}
// Hard requirement: if we price below Ethereum, we are underpricing.
// Z-chain must charge AT LEAST Ethereum gas for each proof system.
// This test will fail if someone lowers gas costs below safe thresholds.
for _, e := range entries {
if !e.safe {
t.Fatalf("CRITICAL: %s precompile gas (%d) < minimum safe gas (%d) at %.2f gas/us rate",
e.system, e.ethGas, e.minSafeGas, ethGasPerUs)
}
}
t.Log("all precompile gas costs are at or above minimum safe thresholds -- PASS")
}
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Helpers
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// toBigInt converts an fr.Element to *big.Int. gnark-crypto requires
// a non-nil receiver.
func toBigInt(e *fr.Element) *big.Int {
var b big.Int
e.BigInt(&b)
return &b
}
func bytesEqual(a, b []byte) bool {
if len(a) != len(b) {
return false
}
for i := range a {
if a[i] != b[i] {
return false
}
}
return true
}
// ceremonyRandomBytes fills a slice with crypto/rand bytes.
func ceremonyRandomBytes(t *testing.T, n int) []byte {
t.Helper()
buf := make([]byte, n)
if _, err := rand.Read(buf); err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
return buf
}