# [IntegrityChain]: FIPS 203 Module-Lattice-Based Key-Encapsulation Mechanism Standard
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[FIPS 203] Module-Lattice-Based Key-Encapsulation Mechanism Standard written in pure Rust for server, desktop, browser
and embedded applications. The source repository includes examples demonstrating benchmarking, code provenance, an
embedded target, constant-time statistical measurements, fuzzing harness, WASM execution, C FFI and Python bindings.
This crate implements the **released** FIPS 203 standard in pure Rust with minimal and mainstream dependencies, **and
without any unsafe code**. All three security parameter sets are fully supported and tested. The implementation operates
in constant-time (outside of rho, which is part of the encapsulation key sent across the trust boundary in the clear),
does not require the standard library, e.g. `#[no_std]`, has no heap allocations, e.g. no `alloc` needed, and optionally
exposes the `RNG` so it is suitable for the full range of applications down to the bare-metal. The API is stabilized
and the code is heavily biased towards safety and correctness; further performance optimizations will be implemented
as the standard matures. This crate will quickly follow any changes to FIPS 203 as they become available.
See <https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/FIPS/NIST.FIPS.203.pdf> for a full description of the target functionality.
The functionality is extremely simple to use, as demonstrated by the following example.
~~~rust
# #[cfg(all(feature = "ml-kem-512", feature = "default-rng"))] {
// Use the desired target parameter set.
use fips203::ml_kem_512; // Could also be ml_kem_768 or ml_kem_1024.
use fips203::traits::{Decaps, Encaps, KeyGen, SerDes};
// Alice runs `try_keygen()` and then serializes the encaps key `ek` for Bob (to bytes).
let (alice_ek, alice_dk) = ml_kem_512::KG::try_keygen().unwrap();
let alice_ek_bytes = alice_ek.into_bytes();
// Alice sends the encaps key `ek_bytes` to Bob.
let bob_ek_bytes = alice_ek_bytes;
// Bob deserializes the encaps `ek_bytes` and then runs `encaps() to get the shared
// secret `ssk` and ciphertext `ct`. He serializes the ciphertext `ct` for Alice (to bytes).
let bob_ek = ml_kem_512::EncapsKey::try_from_bytes(bob_ek_bytes).unwrap();
let (bob_ssk_bytes, bob_ct) = bob_ek.try_encaps().unwrap();
let bob_ct_bytes = bob_ct.into_bytes();
// Bob sends the ciphertext `ct_bytes` to Alice
let alice_ct_bytes = bob_ct_bytes;
// Alice deserializes the ciphertext `ct` and runs `decaps()` with her decaps key
let alice_ct = ml_kem_512::CipherText::try_from_bytes(alice_ct_bytes).unwrap();
let alice_ssk_bytes = alice_dk.try_decaps(&alice_ct).unwrap();
// Alice and Bob will now have the same secret key
assert_eq!(bob_ssk_bytes, alice_ssk_bytes);
# }
~~~
The Rust [Documentation][docs-link] lives under each **Module** corresponding to the desired
[security parameter](#modules) below.
## Notes
* This crate is fully functional and corresponds to the first **release** of FIPS 203.
* Constant-time operation targets the source-code level only on the latest version of Rust, with
confirmation via manual review/inspection, the embedded target, and the `dudect` dynamic measurements.
* Note that FIPS 203 places specific requirements on randomness per section 3.3, hence the exposed `RNG`.
* Requires Rust **1.70** or higher. The minimum supported Rust version (MSRV) may be changed in the future,
but it will be done with a minor version bump (when the major version is larger than 0).
* All on-by-default features of this library are covered by `SemVer`.
* The FIPS 203 standard is 'new' and so this software is experimental -- USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
## License
Contents are licensed under either the [Apache License Version 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
or [MIT license](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) at your option.
### Contribution
Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in the work by you, as
defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be dual licensed as above without any additional terms or conditions.
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[IntegrityChain]: https://github.com/integritychain/
[FIPS 203]: https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/fips/203/ipd