nova-snark 0.68.0

//! Demonstrates how to use Nova to produce a recursive proof of the correct execution of
//! iterations of the `MinRoot` function, thereby realizing a Nova-based verifiable delay function (VDF).
//! We execute a configurable number of iterations of the `MinRoot` function per step of Nova's recursion.
use ff::Field;
use flate2::{write::ZlibEncoder, Compression};
use nova_snark::{
  frontend::{num::AllocatedNum, ConstraintSystem, SynthesisError},
  nova::{CompressedSNARK, PublicParams, RecursiveSNARK},
  provider::{Bn256EngineKZG, GrumpkinEngine},
  traits::{circuit::StepCircuit, snark::RelaxedR1CSSNARKTrait, Engine, Group},
};
use num_bigint::BigUint;
use std::time::Instant;

type E1 = Bn256EngineKZG;
type E2 = GrumpkinEngine;
type EE1 = nova_snark::provider::hyperkzg::EvaluationEngine<E1>;
type EE2 = nova_snark::provider::ipa_pc::EvaluationEngine<E2>;
type S1 = nova_snark::spartan::snark::RelaxedR1CSSNARK<E1, EE1>; // non-preprocessing SNARK
type S2 = nova_snark::spartan::snark::RelaxedR1CSSNARK<E2, EE2>; // non-preprocessing SNARK

#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
struct MinRootIteration<G: Group> {
  x_i: G::Scalar,
  y_i: G::Scalar,
  x_i_plus_1: G::Scalar,
  y_i_plus_1: G::Scalar,
}

impl<G: Group> MinRootIteration<G> {
  // produces a sample non-deterministic advice, executing one invocation of MinRoot per step
  fn new(num_iters: usize, x_0: &G::Scalar, y_0: &G::Scalar) -> (Vec<G::Scalar>, Vec<Self>) {
    // exp = (p - 3) * 5^(-1) mod p, where p is the order of the group
    // This computes the exponent such that x^exp ≡ x^(1/5) (mod p)
    // x^{exp} mod p provides the fifth root of x
    let exp = {
      let p = G::group_params().2.to_biguint().unwrap();
      let two = BigUint::parse_bytes(b"2", 10).unwrap();
      let three = BigUint::parse_bytes(b"3", 10).unwrap();
      let five = BigUint::parse_bytes(b"5", 10).unwrap();
      let five_inv = five.modpow(&(&p - &two), &p);
      (&five_inv * (&p - &three)) % &p
    };

    let mut res = Vec::new();
    let mut x_i = *x_0;
    let mut y_i = *y_0;
    for _i in 0..num_iters {
      let x_i_plus_1 = (x_i + y_i).pow_vartime(exp.to_u64_digits()); // computes the fifth root of x_i + y_i

      // sanity check
      if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
        let sq = x_i_plus_1 * x_i_plus_1;
        let quad = sq * sq;
        let fifth = quad * x_i_plus_1;
        assert_eq!(fifth, x_i + y_i);
      }

      let y_i_plus_1 = x_i;

      res.push(Self {
        x_i,
        y_i,
        x_i_plus_1,
        y_i_plus_1,
      });

      x_i = x_i_plus_1;
      y_i = y_i_plus_1;
    }

    let z0 = vec![*x_0, *y_0];

    (z0, res)
  }
}

#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
struct MinRootCircuit<G: Group> {
  seq: Vec<MinRootIteration<G>>,
}

impl<G: Group> StepCircuit<G::Scalar> for MinRootCircuit<G> {
  fn arity(&self) -> usize {
    2
  }

  fn synthesize<CS: ConstraintSystem<G::Scalar>>(
    &self,
    cs: &mut CS,
    z: &[AllocatedNum<G::Scalar>],
  ) -> Result<Vec<AllocatedNum<G::Scalar>>, SynthesisError> {
    // Handle empty sequence case
    if self.seq.is_empty() {
      return Ok(z.to_vec());
    }

    // use the provided inputs
    let x_0 = z[0].clone();
    let y_0 = z[1].clone();

    // variables to hold running x_i and y_i
    let mut x_i = x_0;
    let mut y_i = y_0;
    for i in 0..self.seq.len() {
      // non deterministic advice
      let x_i_plus_1 =
        AllocatedNum::alloc(cs.namespace(|| format!("x_i_plus_1_iter_{i}")), || {
          Ok(self.seq[i].x_i_plus_1)
        })?;

      // check the following conditions hold:
      // (i) x_i_plus_1 = (x_i + y_i)^{1/5}, which can be more easily checked with x_i_plus_1^5 = x_i + y_i
      // (ii) y_i_plus_1 = x_i
      // (1) constraints for condition (i) are below
      // (2) constraints for condition (ii) is avoided because we just used x_i wherever y_i_plus_1 is used
      let x_i_plus_1_sq = x_i_plus_1.square(cs.namespace(|| format!("x_i_plus_1_sq_iter_{i}")))?;
      let x_i_plus_1_quad =
        x_i_plus_1_sq.square(cs.namespace(|| format!("x_i_plus_1_quad_{i}")))?;
      cs.enforce(
        || format!("x_i_plus_1_quad * x_i_plus_1 = x_i + y_i_iter_{i}"),
        |lc| lc + x_i_plus_1_quad.get_variable(),
        |lc| lc + x_i_plus_1.get_variable(),
        |lc| lc + x_i.get_variable() + y_i.get_variable(),
      );

      // update x_i and y_i for the next iteration
      y_i = x_i;
      x_i = x_i_plus_1;
    }

    // Return final state
    Ok(vec![x_i, y_i])
  }
}

/// cargo run --release --example minroot
fn main() {
  println!("Nova-based VDF with MinRoot delay function");
  println!("=========================================================");

  let num_steps = 10;
  for num_iters_per_step in [1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384, 32768, 65536] {
    // number of iterations of MinRoot per Nova's recursive step
    let circuit = MinRootCircuit {
      seq: vec![
        MinRootIteration {
          x_i: <E1 as Engine>::Scalar::zero(),
          y_i: <E1 as Engine>::Scalar::zero(),
          x_i_plus_1: <E1 as Engine>::Scalar::zero(),
          y_i_plus_1: <E1 as Engine>::Scalar::zero(),
        };
        num_iters_per_step
      ],
    };

    println!("Proving {num_iters_per_step} iterations of MinRoot per step");

    // produce public parameters
    let start = Instant::now();
    println!("Producing public parameters...");
    let pp = PublicParams::<E1, E2, MinRootCircuit<<E1 as Engine>::GE>>::setup(
      &circuit,
      &*S1::ck_floor(),
      &*S2::ck_floor(),
    )
    .unwrap();
    println!("PublicParams::setup, took {:?} ", start.elapsed());

    println!(
      "Number of constraints per step (primary circuit): {}",
      pp.num_constraints().0
    );
    println!(
      "Number of constraints per step (secondary circuit): {}",
      pp.num_constraints().1
    );

    println!(
      "Number of variables per step (primary circuit): {}",
      pp.num_variables().0
    );
    println!(
      "Number of variables per step (secondary circuit): {}",
      pp.num_variables().1
    );

    // produce non-deterministic advice
    let (z0, minroot_iterations) = MinRootIteration::<<E1 as Engine>::GE>::new(
      num_iters_per_step * num_steps,
      &<E1 as Engine>::Scalar::zero(),
      &<E1 as Engine>::Scalar::one(),
    );
    let minroot_circuits = (0..num_steps)
      .map(|i| MinRootCircuit {
        seq: (0..num_iters_per_step)
          .map(|j| MinRootIteration {
            x_i: minroot_iterations[i * num_iters_per_step + j].x_i,
            y_i: minroot_iterations[i * num_iters_per_step + j].y_i,
            x_i_plus_1: minroot_iterations[i * num_iters_per_step + j].x_i_plus_1,
            y_i_plus_1: minroot_iterations[i * num_iters_per_step + j].y_i_plus_1,
          })
          .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
      })
      .collect::<Vec<_>>();

    type C = MinRootCircuit<<E1 as Engine>::GE>;
    // produce a recursive SNARK
    println!("Generating a RecursiveSNARK...");
    let mut recursive_snark: RecursiveSNARK<E1, E2, C> =
      RecursiveSNARK::<E1, E2, C>::new(&pp, &minroot_circuits[0], &z0).unwrap();

    for (i, circuit) in minroot_circuits.iter().enumerate() {
      let start = Instant::now();
      let res = recursive_snark.prove_step(&pp, circuit);
      assert!(res.is_ok());
      println!(
        "RecursiveSNARK::prove_step {}: {:?}, took {:?} ",
        i,
        res.is_ok(),
        start.elapsed()
      );
    }

    // verify the recursive SNARK
    println!("Verifying a RecursiveSNARK...");
    let start = Instant::now();
    let res = recursive_snark.verify(&pp, num_steps, &z0);
    println!(
      "RecursiveSNARK::verify: {:?}, took {:?}",
      res.is_ok(),
      start.elapsed()
    );
    assert!(res.is_ok());

    // produce a compressed SNARK
    println!("Generating a CompressedSNARK using Spartan with HyperKZG...");
    let (pk, vk) = CompressedSNARK::<_, _, _, S1, S2>::setup(&pp).unwrap();

    let start = Instant::now();

    let res = CompressedSNARK::<_, _, _, S1, S2>::prove(&pp, &pk, &recursive_snark);
    println!(
      "CompressedSNARK::prove: {:?}, took {:?}",
      res.is_ok(),
      start.elapsed()
    );
    assert!(res.is_ok());
    let compressed_snark = res.unwrap();

    let mut encoder = ZlibEncoder::new(Vec::new(), Compression::default());
    bincode::serde::encode_into_std_write(
      &compressed_snark,
      &mut encoder,
      bincode::config::legacy(),
    )
    .expect("Failed to serialize compressed SNARK");
    let compressed_snark_encoded = encoder.finish().unwrap();
    println!(
      "CompressedSNARK::len {:?} bytes",
      compressed_snark_encoded.len()
    );

    // verify the compressed SNARK
    println!("Verifying a CompressedSNARK...");
    let start = Instant::now();
    let res = compressed_snark.verify(&vk, num_steps, &z0);
    println!(
      "CompressedSNARK::verify: {:?}, took {:?}",
      res.is_ok(),
      start.elapsed()
    );
    assert!(res.is_ok());
    println!("=========================================================");
  }
}