pub struct VerificationKey { /* private fields */ }
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A valid Ed25519 verification key.

This is also called a public key by other implementations.

This type holds decompressed state used in signature verification; if the verification key may not be used immediately, it is probably better to use VerificationKeyBytes, which is a refinement type for [u8; 32].

Consensus properties

Ed25519 checks are described in §5.4.5 of the Zcash protocol specification and in [ZIP 215]. The verification criteria for an (encoded) verification key A_bytes are:

  • A_bytes MUST be an encoding of a point A on the twisted Edwards form of Curve25519, and non-canonical encodings MUST be accepted;

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Returns the byte encoding of the verification key.

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View the byte encoding of the verification key.

Verify a purported signature on the given msg.

Consensus properties

Ed25519 checks are described in §5.4.5 of the Zcash protocol specification and in ZIP215. The verification criteria for an (encoded) signature (R_bytes, s_bytes) with (encoded) verification key A_bytes are:

  • A_bytes and R_bytes MUST be encodings of points A and R respectively on the twisted Edwards form of Curve25519, and non-canonical encodings MUST be accepted;

  • s_bytes MUST represent an integer s less than l, the order of the prime-order subgroup of Curve25519;

  • the verification equation [8][s]B = [8]R + [8][k]A MUST be satisfied;

  • the alternate verification equation [s]B = R + [k]A, allowed by RFC 8032, MUST NOT be used.

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